The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-23 00:00:00

DZSTRUOTION or MOUSE PIRATES.

In consequence of representations made to Admi-
ral Sir 3d. Seymour, of the tolschiel done by pirates In the
neighbourhood cif Macao, the steam voted Niger, Captain
Colville was despatched to look them up and If possible
destroy their *emerald. The following patileislars are
from the ktter of an officer who took part in the affair.
" We loft Hong Hong on Friday the 1 lth of March with
the gunboats Isms and Clown In tow, and pomaded for
Memo, whore we arrived the Game evening. The Clown
steamed In end fetched of some Chinese from Macao, who
knew the whereabouts of the pirlACI. On the morning
of the 12th we weighed sad steamed shout twelve miles,
anchored, and lent all the boats with the gunboats up the
Broadway. They returned in the afternoon, having been
nimuccenful. We then weighed and steamed down the
oosat, striving at Coulee late in the evening, so QM the
pirates would not see us or gain information of our mom-
=ante. On the following mormog, the 13th, everything w
prepared for en attack on the stronghold of the pirates, and
at seven o'clock the gunboats laft, with all the boats in tow,
for the imported place, arriving there about ten o'clock. We
then heard heavy firing, and so knew something was going
on. Is the evening the boats returned to the ship, and the
party
earave the following account of their day's work. On
the place they law by unmistakeable gigue
that the pirates anticipated us and intended a contest. The
gunboats rowed in as close ati they could ; the boats were
weaned and gave way for the shore, the pirates opened are
from a number of guns mounted on shore, bat on the boats
went through a shower of shot. Nevertheless, only one boat
was mina, but not a man was touched. The boats at lest
touched the ground, when the order was given to jump over-
board and charge. The usual cheer was given, and on they
went. The Chinese were drawn up both °MAIM and Weide
their stockades, with long spears and their nasal arose, and
appeared to foamy that, as a matter of course, they would
drive the t• Beglish berbatiasts" beck. But it was no go; on
the charging perry want, and on arriving within a few yards
of the pirates Mom outside abandoned their posts and
ran inside the fortifications. They were followed, and as
may be supposed numbers were killed. After a shoot time
we succeeded in driving them all out of the village, which
was then burnt, destroying the whole place. The mode
were so maddest% in their fighting powers, end in the moms
of reseatenee they lend prepared that dozens stood until ear
amen ran ewer harems throat them The most entreemit-
IMIT lan II dr stab attar lhat
had
set a dab Gem
wounded. shhoush shot came In perfect showers ea all
fides. On the side of the pirates there must Um been at
least one hundred killed and thrice) that number wounded.
A short lion atter the village wee Wrnt, a number of neigh-
bouring mandarins came down to sue the captain, and
thanked him for having destroyed the pirates' stronghold.
They said they had foaed them too etroag, Rod could net
manage to take than. They also said it would have taken
over 9,000 Chine‘e to have destroyed title place, and then
they of course would have taken a may long
,time in doing it,
whereas a few Englishmen in boa's did it to a very short

time.
"On the following morning, the 14th, the gneboste sad
boats were off egain, manrei and mined. in march of a num-
ber of piratical junke. reported to be collected in the Broad-
way, near Macao. The Niger at the woe time weighed
anchor and came to Macao at noon. The gunboats returned
during the night of the 16th. They bed a most alooessful
cruOie, and destroyed everything in the shape of a piratical
junk they mat with. They met the whole fleet, and sitar an
exciting chars ta the boats they destroyed it. The than was
In different directions, one host awed a junk 20 miles before
she caught her. It seems creel sometimes, when yea think
of so many human bongs being killed ; but one's
regret is dissipated when one knows that thee*
men were monsters without mercy and without honesty,
permilliag nothing to stand between them and the obtaining
any passible booty. It is reported of them that they wen
in the habit of eating the hearts sad the sinews of those
&paha of trading vends end ethos who meet stoutly re-
sided their piratical attacks."
We learn that Admiral Seymour, before leaving the sta.
don, irate a letter' which was read on the decks of the
Niger, the Janos, and the Clown, thanking all who had
taken part in this expedition to the admirable and most Imo-
cesdul manner in which it bad bees conducted. The Chasms
sad the merchants of Hong Kong are greatly delighted at
the destruction of this mot of pirstes and it is supposed
that there will be some marked recognition of the bwefit
thereby conferred.

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THE SZOOND YEAR 0 Tata SIMERTE 7311310 GAY with, the Countess of Derby, Count Vogorides, Lord and
STAKES of 10 soya, each, with 60 added, for 3.yr-olds ; cadge, Lady &Moan, Lady Trowbridge, Lady Pigott, the Earl of
Set lffib ; fillies std geldings, flat 716; untried horses or
Lomita'', his Grace 'he Duke d Bedford sad party, Lord
tones allowed 31b, but tidy one allowance ; the second to Raglan, the Lord Ward, the Lady Broughton Lady
gave his stake. Ons tails and a half. (65 suba.).-b aby Dudley Ward, Miss Burdett Coutta's party, the Kars
Bay Midd'etan -Bribery, Canine (31b), Reigns Young rhinoceri of Stades], the Earl of Shalimne, Lord
Lovell (314. Sheffield (31b), Magi° (31b), Highwoymen (31b), Suffield, Lady Marcos Hill, Earl of Lonsdale, Lord
Volcano (31b), Phantasm Scent, Matins (Sib), Arminlue, A. Lennox, Lady W. Pardett, Duchess of Richmond,
Idanduff (31b), Hallituri '
(h), b f by Joe LOPAII-Queen Lady C. Lemnos, Earl of Malmesteury, Lady Herd-
lab (31b), no Thames (3110, br f by Aray-Ingpression ache Lady Anse Mackenzie, Lady Louisa D. Pennant,
(31b), Luscious (31b), Marmalade (31b), Attraction (31b), Sir Lady 'Pollock, Lord Teropletolm, Lady Caroline Barrington,
Hercules (31b). Attevelde. Independence, Trumpeter, Astor' Sir George Armitage, Bert., Sir Ruby Cautley Bart., Malmo.
Chanticleer --Min Ann, Watchdort (31b), Newstead (NIT
(31b), Fusee, The Bride, Lay Roden (3M), Eugenie, ba by Fevard de PAturlade, Sir John Lilly. the Dowager Counters
of Harriegton, lion. Mr. Farmer, Major Bleke, Meier Pole,
Villain (31a), Bouquet (31b), The Mite (31b), Sir Irma alb , Major Lyon, Captain Warrender, CAptlill Lyle, Captain
Stockhani, Merryman (310), Pandora. Trinidad ow . ka. Wynn, Sir Junes R. Mackenzie, Sir Kelso and Lady
pod.,
_Oren' (Rh), Anemia (31b), Urallan, Fairy 'Qum. Howard, lion. Otway Toler, Hon. Idre. Villiers, Sir W.
Slop Merchant (31b), The Commodore, cby Orlando-The Prwer„, • La. a,
Broom (31b) Mies Bkenor, Clarions (316), ',Arai (1111 b),. LYIELSEA rtEW BRIDGE.-A movement ban been
The Elk (Paid), Richmond (paid), Sir Pasch Shaltos ,et os foot In Clapham and the vicinity, for the purpnae of
(laid), licenser (dtmd). g the constiucitan of a eta, ll- weal appnaach to
THE BIRAT YEAR of the BIONTE BIINNIAL BTAXLA Rect. dew Bridge, the want of which is causing great
of 10 son. wads, with 60 add's'', tor foals of 1P67; coin, public inconvenience, It seems that for the purpose of
Set lffib ; fillies and gelding., Set 71b ; untried horns or effecting the object to view it will be necessary to compel any
mores allowed 31b, but only one atlowanca, and to be claimed new railway in the locality to be oa an embankment, and ea
at the time of nailing; the second horse fa each year tomes don to the pretest South-Western line as partible, and also
his stake, and the winner In each year to ray $ sem towards to get the Crystal Palace lino raised. The road required will
"Pewee. T.F.C. (Half • mils.) (52 subs.) eby Stock. have to pan under the railways, and part of the land re.
well -Bribery (31b), Plumper (31b), Slams (31b), Bine quitted for it is trust property; an act of parliament ail
Ruin, The Leprechaun (31n), Loiterer (Sib), Hansa (31h), therefore be necessary for the purpose. As nerd the wan.
Horror (31b), ileatiock, Shealo•ne (h b) (31b), o by Bay des by which this work utast be carried outwits thought to
bilddietoa-Columbine (316), fby The Flying Dutchman be the Batleelees-park Cestamitaeret application bee been
-Roeary, The Geode (31b), Tambour (Sib), Chan Arnie made to that body= the &abject, and in theirriply they stets
(31b), o by Weatherbit - Carignan, (3M), Ancee, Quick thatlthey ban neither power to moots it nor fun& fur the
March, fby Daniel O'Rourke-Sleight (o,b), Asayrisn. EMI- purpose. At the sense thus the board asperses Ito opiniod n that
at
zeta*, cby The Flying Dutchmen-Cannon, bur to Went- the propo.cd road to=ld be vary desirable both as regars
worth, &chain (Mb), Charm, Shot (311.), Brownstown (31b), iatereat of the public generally and that of too owner. and
Reuben (h b), c by Sir Isan-Intrgtity (31b), Distend or:10m of land in the osighboorhocal. The other egenoice
(31b), Merryman, bra to Rainbow. Sank Australian King- by mesas of which the oosetanctios of the road may be w-
asher (31b), Lovelies, Eisen (Bibb eis to Pandora, oby red out will be-the Metropolitan Board of Works!, nosier
Volligeur, dam (Isla In 1861) by Cowl-Lanstroat-The the 144th mediae of the Metropolis Local Misnegweent
Nun (Sib),' Man-at-Arms (Sib), Fermata' (31b). flea King, Act ; a committee or sootaky formed by or f oat the public
Borauseer (31b), Market Gardener (31b1, o be Middlesex- for the purpose; or, lastly, the landholders thread ter.
Young lautui.h.(3lb), Roans (31b), Tratilinr, Whirlwind APOTIIECABIEt HALL.-At a court of examiners
(31b), a by Pellon-Verressent by Cotherstros (31b),
Ptilien-Fear, by_ MGM (31b), bra to Tricolour, Bay Shit- Behest Wm liatahesos, Bahama& ; Thomas Ploteran, of
lay (h b) (Sib),, Hartley A istsey (31b)., tby Stalz-Geatla North cum tannernnantes; Wollkon To) lor, Csrdiff, Gls-
Kitty, D
'dim
by °V' 4""1-11, Freneset by mnegonshire! and John Lloyd Thennas, Pwllhell, Cimarron-
fby of the Beaty of Apothecerics, on the 19th Umtata, MOWS.
Venison (Sib), t y die -nice (31b)i ?Amor, Ei- akin, pared their examination, and were thereupon ad-
mennbrama (timid). milted I.ontlates of the society. Messrs. William Bread,
Tint BATE HANDICAP of 10 Me. esch, aft if declared Bideford, Devonshire; John Alfred Illingwortb, Mender,
by 8 o'clock the evening before ruining, with 100 added by t, Newpot Moranotaibite ; Welter Fawkes Mscianzie,
, the anneittee, for three-yr-olds and spirants. The winner Wig- Lanco.hire ,• and Jaws Hoary Stedman of Not-
, of say handicap, attar toe widgets are published (May 5, at etch, who ward their examinations and were 'adruitteti
1 1011. m.), il 200 eon. vales, Varian, the wiener'. ownlice lister 11.. previous courts defter the Wean' year,ob.
slake), to cony slb ; ant of two or more each handicaps, tialLd the additional honour of 11.R.C.111. on Monday, the
101 h. Once mend, about ea milt and a Ulf. (29 intr.) 16th.

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