The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-21 00:00:00

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CHINA.
As announced by us yesterday, the state of our re-
lations with China continues unsatisfactory. Our
correspondent says:
The city of Canton was in a state of confusion, end consi-
derable alarm prevailed. Up to the time of the Braganaa's
departure from Hong Kong, May 'Lich, 2 p.m., great excite-
ment prevailed, and even Hong Kong was but a shads better.
The following is an extract from a poetcript to a letter dated
Canton, May 23rd, p.m. :
" There are strong rumours of war : there was a little out-
break the other day, and the mob tried to set fire to one of
oar boat-hinnies, but were soon dispersed. To-day things
have rather a warlike appearance. H. M. brig Scout has
moved up the river as near as she can, and landed three guns
in the gardens. The H. C. steamer Plato, hu Won her
station last opposite the factories, wad Keying, it is reported,
has sent official notice to all the American and Dutch houses
here, warning them to leave Canton at once, as the Chinese
have determined to exterminate the Beglish, and that he
himself eon offer no protection."
We extract the following from the Friend of China
of 24th of May :
"Simon the departure of the lut monthly mail, Canton
has engrossed the attention of foreigners in this quarter. TM
results of Sir John Davies expedition are being developed.
The capitalists are leaving the vicinity of the factories, being
apprehensive of danger, either from their own countrymen,
should disturbances take place, or from foreign troops, should
the Governor of Hong Kong repeat his wanton aggres-
sions. Several of the native merchants are insolvent, being
unable to meet the demands upon them, in consequence of
the shroffs or banking houses having closed. Foreign trade
is in a state of stagnation, all the staples haying fallen in
price. Nor are foreigners free from danger; an attack on
the factories only being checked by the presence of a small
body of British troops. A crisis is approaching, the conse-
quences of which cannot be ibreseen, but • rupture with
China is all but unavoidable.

-Th The troopshipll;;;, Sibella, Minerva, and Castle
Eden are daily expected from Ceylon with part of her Majes-
ty's 37th and 95th Regiments, also a company of Royal Artil-
lery, and a detachment of the Ceylon Rifles."
From Shanghai our latest dates are of the 10th
bud. No change in imports, which remained in steady
demand. The prospects of the new crop of silk were
said to be favourable. Freight to London, 71.
From Amoy our dates are to the 10th inst. The
market for imports wee improving.
The squadron is thus distributed: Bong Kong—Her Ma-
jesty's steam-frigate Vulture, Captain MacdougalL Canton—
Hon. Compaq 's steamer, Pluto; Lieut. Commanding Airy.
Whampos—lier Majesty's ship Scout, Commander Loring.
Wocsung—Her Majesty's brig Ringdove, Commander Clif-
ford. Amoy—Her Majesty's brig Childers, Commander
Pitman. Yoo-chow-foo—Her Majesty's brig Espeigle, Com-
mander Thompson.
The China Mail of May 20 says, rumours of an at-
tempt on the part of the Chinese to surprise Hong
Kong have prevailed during the past week, and slight
circumstances have been looked upon with suspicion
which at another time would have been passed un-
heeded. The military and police have been on the
alert; but though this is highly commendable at all
times, we greatly doubt that any peculiar necessity
exists for it at present, and suspect that the whole
originates in a report of some vapouring official at
Canton, who have been besieging Keying to allow
them to take vengeance on the outside barbarians.
Upwards of a month ago our Chinese d-
ent at Canton informed us that on the 22n day
of the second moon, Yeung, the prefect of Sin-
hing-fa, a district in Kwang-tung, had come to
Canton with 2,000 soldiers, and offered to ex-
terminate the English, but Keying refused, and
three several applications on the same subject were
equally unsuccessful. Wei, the salt commissioner,
was next entreated to affix his seal to a declaration
calling upon the people to rise en masse and slaughter
the barbarians. Tins Wei positively refused, and ad-
monished the people of the illegality and danger of
any such proceedings as they contemplated.
The blood-thirsty Yeung does not seem to have
been at all satisfied with these rebuffs, for our cor-
respondent, writing on the 24th day of 3rd moon
(Mt:al:or= us that the prefect had been tempt-
ing with fresh proposals. The following is
a of the letter:
Itis nisololl that his excellency Young, the prefect of Sirs-
=Vise egine to Canton with some brave men, to be-
eping le give orders to slay end exterminate the Eng-
lish; bat would not grant his request Then Yeung
privately advised some of the people to gather together
am* sow brave am and to come to Hong Kong, pre-
tending to be truism, until they had all mumbled, and were
ready at once to set Ire to the buildings, and come over to
flay all the soldiers. At that time they had 200 or 300 men,
who, dividing into separate companies, were to arrive at Hong
Kong at the eme time in the passage end post boats. Unless
caution and care are exercised, disastrous consequences may
Mega.
Taukwang, 27th year, 3rd moon, 24th day (May 8,1847).
We do not believe there is any ground for appre-
hending en attack on Hong Kong ; and at Canton
foreign residents are now more from molestation than

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