News was received on Friday night through a reliable private source which was distinctly better than that of the morning. The bombardment, it said, was going on, and the position was extremely serious. The story as to nearly the whole of the foreign settlement being burnt down was, however, stated to be an exaggeration. The U. S. Consulate and Messrs. Collins and Co's "Redan bor of which are in the Extra Concession—were burnt, and perhaps a few other godowns in that vicinity, but the extent of the damage, according to this news, was not beyond that.
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