Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

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This , diVourable to the trooper than the present rates. ,
I:t:t*tertt°l:eicl placeefi s on the 17th or 18th. Such a claim put •
Ne-,ard at that particular time was most embarrassing.
understand that some of the officers
an.,9 by trains for Madras to see what could be done ;
tut; it is rumoured that the Madras Government agreed to
iindratitee on i s own responsibility the terms demanded ;
14f0 that the officers returned to Streepermatoor, and
4 ,rilled the troopers that their terms would
otd,""eti to. We state this much, however,
~. r correction The corps then marched to Poor a-
wallee th• •
dead ,_, weep miles feom Main's, and there came to a
tana`tteui bait and ,
tolivive.ihat Po•n refused to proceed on any terms. Por-
te" two guns and some artille ymea had already
mallee, and active measures were resorted
their h t delay. The troopers were at once deprived of
Gni theirs()!les, pitols, caps, and ammunition, and lef with
IfeY words ; but wt y these were nit taken away also
ilf.tilif.e act able to say. This partial disarming was quietly
i'_o t!ted to. The horses were then taken in charge by a
Elte tousariat sergeant, and ridden to Madras by the horse-
tor Pj? of the corps, and yesterday morning were eb irked
to_ btutte, where they will, no doubt, proven a veiy
fight able aequisilon. We understand that the 3rd Madras
tin ivavalry n„,,,
at Arent, is to proceed at o._ ce to
regiment
and as soon as it has cleared the station, the
do dime" in qu'Ation is to march there, and for the present
Mid c"llfed duty. This is a most unfortunate occurrence,
those as necessaily greatly disappointed and di=tresEed
kadr I°llo looked for better from a regiment in the
joar-jaata,rtnY—an army generelly so faithful and hitherto
ottamY so forward for ac ive service.
ofPsc(i,etlae Morning
ja..tiy dis on which the Bth Cavalry was
, „ armed and entirely dismounted, a detachment
ope' 'ltjesty's 43rd was seen marching toarar:d!
there! ala)lee, :but it returned to the fort without gout:,
pare up the same morning the Volunteer Cavalry were
kept'ed with loaded pistols and sharpened swords and
they stung until some intelligence was brought, when
tale; eredismissed. Great precautions have been
Itassil..,ja Madras to prevent an outbreakis amoownagttits
het,4,17,an9 during the Mohurrum which ihen
Pe: In addition to the nightly patrols of
.mounted
as we we have the Volunteer Cava'ry doing the-
teer; duty, and the ten companies of the infantry voillm
fraOre Picketed in various parts of Madras. Ju, ging
that t`ie present appearances there is not the least doubt
to- est wise precautions have not only effectually
thee,,d.the turbulent, but likewise considerably_
*4oo7ll:lent of the peacefully disposed, for thelatter
_
the s'e,lY. like to venture when there is the certaintyo_
af
Pos4hers coming down upon them in the event f
obay e Jove. (Similar precautions to those noticed
()there have been' taken in Calcutta, Bombay, and
for Parts of India when the means and necessity
tkeoes:escloing exist.) The native inhabitants ol‘fiCdras
,tioi, ~.,`" and Madura have addressed the .
Madras
the
°P
e.ll,asent on the subject of the rebilien
104 rrovinces of India, They express the utmost
have bY,,,snd the greatest concern at the outrages which
he "n committed
leBl% ersuPrtme government has sanctioned the construc-
tee -,: a line of telegraph from Calcutta to Akyab, via
erol,,.et bases, and Chittagong, and from Akyab to
A.Bl°ll ICJIYooIi Phyoo and the Tonghoo pass.
hot, we are informed that there are many extravagant
_
kaers abroad with respect to the sth Regiment of
to „raa Light Cavalry, we are happy to be in a. poqhiev.
*ere-ntfradiet them. The basis of fact on which
two
eireun:4Oded is trifli,g in the ex'r,in.. Only
14 ord-:stanceo have ocoured ; and those of a nature that
keotiolnn?,3" limes would not have been thought wont*, of

CHINA

BLOCKADE OF THE CANTON RIVER.

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ot.
"
'orreep,'g Kong advices extend to August 10. Our
The For
e Ptdent writes :
the rincipal event of the fortnight is the blockade of
taade alton River, in consequence of an improper use
the °I the liberty granted by Admiral Seymour with
It .!*,ot. provisions being supplied to the Cantonese.
re
that this step has hem brought about by the
14:1 visit of the American trading steamer Antelope to
Wham
111f-ssrs. Sturgis and Cunningham, of the firm
(Issell and Co., personally examin, d the docks at
arijell'P°a, which, with one exceptLn, was not much
Rl'
frerll. the arrival of troops and the return of Lord Elgin
aiven"t(lia nothirr, more can be done in the way of offen-
sivPerations
butrikj„°lln Bowring has been suffering much from fever,
Ne","ow convalescent.
tioe," has reached us this morning that the town of
Ivoro' ?Pposite to Canton, has been burned down—the
itteendiaries.
%gouts'. fullowinn are the terms of the proclamation an-
gil,,°! the blockade:—
NI ,-,4ten,,F, SEYMOUR, Knight. Commander of the
,I"—iiaitionOu—rathle Military Order of the.Ba.,th
•Rear-Ad-
Atai„ °I the White, and Commander-in-L. ef of tier
tp "St!'s ships and vessels employed and to bc employed
the
It tat ludios and Seas adjAcent.
lit being necessary, pending the settlement of existing
Goetenees between the Chinese Government and the
e4vernment, of her B^itannie Majesty, that the river of
tntl" should c°lttinue iu the sole occupation of the
ri
11%h forces. I do, by virtue of the power and authority
.1117_vested and with the concurrence of his Excellency
of',maisty's Plenipotentiary and chief Sup:,rintendent
6.!•-arade, hereby notify that, frem and after the 7th
entrancesst n the river and port of Canton, by all its
I)l,lka.de,
bywill abe laced in a state of strict
competent naval force of Her
;Illtannic Majesty. And it is hereby further notified thatd
eZaneasures authorised by the laws of nations, an
exe Ling treaties with neu:rat powers will be adopted and
to ~e9ted with respect to all vessels which may attempt
lial;,1:),lwe the said blockade.—G'ven on board tier
44'7-I.s ship Calcutta, at Hong Kong, this 3rd August,

(Signed) M, Srrvmoua,
B9lCommand of the Commander-in-C der,
(Signed) Was. D. JEANS.
We
E,,the real in the China Mail of August 10 :
l
Sire. state of affairs in India, with Lord
41 lip; "Arturo for Calcutta, have annihilated all hope,
n"isted, of immediate adjustment of the Canton.
,I`,:attint:L: and for many months to come matters must
,'"Liork-,..11. the present unsettled and unsatisfactory con-
bpfp even the little traffic that has been springing
4%th -"hg, &Ong will probably be put a summary end. to
)02iOti,:rekade of tt.e Canton river, which Admiral
WtititiVfas deemed it necessary, for the protection of.
-riAlill't'rests to proclaim, and which will doubtless
8Y thisl e •
th fool tefl.
-",,,e_arti,,aet, Hong mg will suffer to a small extent,
in
at,,.`qe ,'' deprivation ot market supplies, as well as
isgeneral; but Macao wid suffer still more, its
fgile eth,' "ing in a great measure drawn from the river,
mast 'aa for this colony are mostly brought from.the
'Pet• Aotwitlutandiug their plentifulness, provisions
thkitenortnously dear, both here and at Macao,.
of
-"Q4lha---',fhe baker, after an unjust corrfiaemen, six
-•Pre,-:,"as been at length liberated—we presume under
I.o,tt:Jniutietions from the home government.
lalth-r !rem the river describe the fleet there as pretty
;11 t t hough the Niger and Cruiser had suffered. some-
°"4-chn) fever; and the Esk and Saus-Pareil from