The Sun.
London, England, 1807-08-26 00:00:00

CIIM4.

We have already mentioned the circumstance of
a Chinese having been killed in the beginning-; of
March last, by a sailor belonging to ono of ourAn-
diamen at Canton. The following-letters on this
subjed are extr:lcled from the last American Papers;
-but"we hope :IlieCßuieqiiences- tit- the fracas are
much' exaggerated :
CAtsiTow,,Msacit 4.—The English Company are
irivolved in considerable trouble, consequence of
SQMP onto:ot the :crew of • their ship Neptune hay-
ing killetta chintise, for whose life this Government •
have requited one of the crew to be delivered up,
which:haa been ,pasitively refused—this refusal has
produced the stoppage of all the Chops for that ship,
and Mouquat•(Second of the Hong), by whom she
'is secured, hat been, with the Linguist forthe ship,
carried in chains inside the city. I have conversed
with Cbeongqua and Consecqua, who have assured
me no inconvenience will attend the. Americans, but
assert positively a man must be given up. The
sailors have behaved mostinfamously ;—,they.hauled
down and danced on the. Spanish flag, and then de-
stroYed it. Their Captains apologised, and the next •
day compelled the sailors to, hoist a new, one.--Sonte
few of the scoundrels shew 'a disposition to pull
down the American colours, and a part of them
Were in the 261 of lowering the Swedish, but were
prevented. They have burnt one of the IVlandariiPs
houses' in front of the fa&ories. This' shainefilt '•
conduet has induced th© Chinese to' determine no
More sailors shall be permitted to come up on
• lf-
berty. It is generally thought the English busineslt
except the country, will he stopped in a day or two.
The English; including the Lion Man of War, at the
Boeca Tigris, amount to 16040 intin.. A few days
i;ill,:tleciue the unfortunate busincss.
6.—" We are every hour afraid pfa rap-
--tore between. the -English and Chinee, in cense-
qUenoeorthe death of a Chinese .from the acciden-
0-stroke of a 'club, by. an English sailor. T•4O
3Chinesj demand an Englishman to die, confornim
ably to the laws of the country, arid the English
have refused, being unable to -Lind out the person
who gave the blow, In consequence, the Yiceroy
of this provinci": gave orders yesterdy to stop their
trade, and, •in all proba,hility. 'am.-116i, step will be'
taintercept their supplies, and seize on some person
of the factory, a 'circumstance -wliich must produce'
the Most serious consequences. • 'a

i iinderStand the English ban, no objeelion to
_giving up a Man, provided they i-..burd find the guilty
.person .; and, surety, .they 'cannot ~.be ft 4,
-Spurning at , the idea of making an innocent ;IDati
Offer. Goa 'onlyknows hew it will end !. :They ar.o
allowed three more days "to decide, and if they do
not. Comply, it is thought the Chinese Will 'endea-
vour td`compel them : should they be foOlish‘eno4l,
to attempt the latten planj: think they .Wifi get a
sound arobiog as the English have-now a force
at W-hainpoa and Bocca Tigris of .(4).090 atilt:, bodied
men, and all eager. fin; the attack." .
Extraa of .a Letter from au American Captait,l to
a gentleman -it: New York, dated • Catito.4l;Mdr"i
ssola.k—en"l,Talce,kertlee
e.has
at), Lewn
tiitai‘.sestiynced.sirogoireienalclofracao,
.t he improp6r colidua Of sonic of 5114 crews beloaP
.ing to the English East India Company's ships, wht?
-were up at Canton-on liberiy, bi getting riot*
which continued ter, three of
IfWo:lh4ty.hdayes iilnnn
siomaellei‘.te shave been list on' both sides,;
M4lnelarianshop!hoat hauled 00 the shore, and they,
chop-house abreast, of the Fa6toriea teas burnt tit tha
ground,; the consequence.has been, that strict orders:
are issued that, no Sailors should come to Can,
only.barely enough-to man a sin4ll- boat.—YeiterOY
all chops (hoots) of every, description wore, stopped
,from,fromtho Compatiy.'s e 'and soon: of die security
merchants were put in Chains.' A very heavy 'do'
1-nand-has been made by the Government, and
three days allowed the Company's Servants to coal,
sider of it. What the end wilt b,: we, cannot jitclBe;
but the opinion is, that of us being, seriOtis.---'
Thank God the American seamen, (althou,4l,
good many of ' them were in Canton the .LllllO Ogc
the disturbance) bud not any thing to do with 11., it
very favourable circumstance to time Aniericans,