British Assault on Canton Drives Hostilities Forward
The Naragansett brings news from Canton to May 24 and Macao to June 1. British forces bombard Canton, storming by sea and land, with heavy loss and property destruction. Chinese defenses collapse as 1800 troops land at the city’s rear, batteries captured, and fighting continues amid warnings of extensive casualties and rising tea prices in Europe and America.
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China
Canton
Macao
Prigners
Prigners Had Alleff
ZlHort
Santon
Eliott
Coolidge
Morse
Merri
Miller
Modeste
Alverine
Macao Passage
Fates
Seligoner
Warden
Harm’s Way
H. M. Modeste
Algerine
Pylades
Shanine
Shaning
H. Als
Pyladus
Nemesis
Fort Wa
Fatee
Terremirandes
Hall
Gough
Eihot
India
Bremer
Queen
Narrowgansett
Whampoa
Europe
Ameria
S. R. Gibbs
S.R. Gibbs
Norwalk
Fluton County
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Saith County
Eben Boalt
Elon
Elisha Whittlesey
Geo. H. Gibbs
S. R. Gibbs, Jr
Norwalk, O
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Narragansett Returns From China with Canton Ransom Report
The Narragansett, after leaving Ma yao, stopped at An sier Roads, Java, from June 1 to July 24. Canton papers arriving in mid June reveal a plan for six million dollars ransom for Canton, with one million paid May 27 aboard the Hyacinth. A new Syhtinge and troop movements prompted foreign evacuations, and Canton press details lay out conditions for withdrawal, payment, and restoration terms.
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Narragansett
Mayao
Ansier Roads
Java
Canton
American
Brooklyn Daily News
Low
Brooklyn
Whampoa
H. M.S. Hyacinth
Macao Roads
Syhtinge
Uhe
Bogue
Bilbaino
Currency reform and eastern funds lure Ohio farmers
A year after a friend hid S200 taxes to pay Michigan obligations, an Ohio farmer reports exchanging Ohio notes for Michigan funds to cover travel expenses. He shows cash in Eastern currency and silver, plans to stake savings against a rainy day, seeking best premium for converting eastern money to Ohio funds. The letter notes ready markets for such exchanges and urges Ohio farmers to imitate Michigan currency reform.
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Michigan
Tie
Walt
Ohio
Iis Oho
Exchange
Ohio Paper
Oho
Clerea and
Berald
Naval notices warn against Canton voyage during trade clash
Dispatches indicate British ships and Calliope at Whampoa with Nimrod sent to Bengal and Barlow to England. Provisions of indemnity sought for factory losses, warnings issued to Hong Kong, and threats of Canton blockade to protect trade. June reports note fire rafts and disease among Hong Kong officers.
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Iver
Calliope
Herald
Whampoa
Nimrod
Bengal
Barlow
England
Admiralty
H. M
Canton
Hong Kong
Macao
Bombay
Angier
Death of Mr Frankein B Sai at Norwalk Seminary
A Norfolk seminary teacher, Frankein B Sai, died at the Norwalk Seminary at age 19 after a brief illness. A kenyon college graduate, he had joined the seminary soon after graduation, embraced Christianity, and remained a devout Methodist. His loss is mourned by parents, siblings, and friends as the board extends condolences, approves funeral observances, and requests publication of the resolutions in local papers.
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Commercial Bank of
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Lake Combination
Ohio
Cler
Eusig
Tuscarawas
Hulmes
Whig Party
Journal
Frankein B. Sai
Norwalk Seminary
Kenyon College
Methodist Church
Earth
Heaven
Board of Fees and Instruction of
Norgfalk
Platt Benedict
EB. Thomson
FB. Sat
Norwalk Semnary
Frangery
Sais
Courre
Suuxtess
Messrs. C. Graves
Decker and Wilcox
Fraskus B.sarx
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Dudley Avery
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County of Huron
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