The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-24 00:00:00

CANTON.

FURTHER PARTICULARS_ OF 'PH*I LAST ILL

NESS AND DEATH OF LORDNAPIER.

Accounts arrived yesterday in town, via Dublin, from Can-
ton, which, we regret to say, announce the death of Lord
Napier. The following are some particulars relative to this
melancholy event, which were not given in our Paper of
yesterday.

( From the Canton Register, Oct. 7.)
We regret to say that the accounts of Lord Napier's health,
received from Macao-during the week, were at one time of a
most alarming nature ; exciting in the highest degree the
sympathies and concern of the foreign community at Canton.
satisfactory to add, however, that, by the last intelligence,
his Lordship was pronounced out, of danger, though still suf-
fering from fever ; and from the severity of the attack, it is to
be feared a considerable time must elapse before we can con-
gratulate the community on his being sufficiently restored to
enable his giving attention to public affairs.
When his Lordship confided his person to the treache-
rous conveyance which the Government, in consideration
of his indisposition, engaged to provide for his speedy re-
moval to Macao (exacting at the same time his open order
for the frigates moving out to Lintin), the party were not
permitted to proceed, on the first evening, beyond the
fort in the Macao passage—about three miles from the
foreign factories. There they anchored for the night,
led by mandarin boats, containing, it is said, an
qOO men, the noise of whose perpetually
lete obstacle to sleep. Other de-
at Heangshan, which
' till Tuesday at
noise of

oacort of about ...
gmses was a cony._
lays succeeded, by which their arra,-
Sliluld have been on Monday, was protracteu
end therei in the midst of the bustle
that great erripotiurfl, they were compelled to remain at b.—.
ge.loionrgstaillildthie:tftntegrn;ncrio, Tinitidav (about forty hours) con-
. stanLt.,...-orrounded by mandarin hoitta and others, heating
repeated entreaties fromeknei? night and day, notwithstanding
Lordship's physician to desist.
:\lore wanton cruelty to one suffering-7r ever cannot be irna.
sane(' 1 and our readers will easily conceive is in
graidtirig ail his Lordship's symptoms, not to mentio
trifling with his (Mir:go in tantalizing him, from one moment
to another, with hopes of being allowed to go on, which they had
no intention of realizing. They did not Tteih till they heard of
the frigates passing the Bogue, and the =aerobic voyage was
opt permitted to terminate till Friday morning; although the
stale dr the wind would easily have enabled them to reach Ma-
e-m on the morning, of Tuesday. Thus, for three days. from
Tilesday till Friday, at the irkirnioent peril of his life was his
Britannic Majestj's representative, in a state of dangerous
sickness, held in durance by the Canton Government, under
circumstances of aggravated cruelty and base treachery,
which could not have been thought possible even by those
:ttiett aceustomed to Chinese duplicity ; the sad reality of
which however, tht)st now destroy all confidence in the ho-
nesty or strongest averments of the Chinese local officers, and
absolutely places them beyond the pale which regulates politi-
cal relations between civilised bodies of men.
We earnestly hope the British Government will resent this
131adt. outrage in a suitable manner ; and that a representation
to the Emperor will be made with a view to bring down the
vengeance of their own Government on the guilty parties.
The following private letter from Canton, dated Oct. 15,
jives some additional particulars relative to the death of Lord_

'4 We have just heard of the death of Lord Napier. What
to think or say on the subject I know not. Doubtless it will
exasperate the English community ; for, to speak in the
frildest terms, the Chinese did all in their power to accelerate
the death Of the unfortunate nobleman, cooping him up, depriv-
ing him of food titid water ; the insulting papers wttieb
must have come to his icrioisiedge working on a hit.-h
wad haughty spirit ; the behaviour he experienced whilst
en board the boats,—detaining him five days, when
Nit ttueld have sufficed for the passage,—beating gongs,
cymbals, gce.,=thaugh repeatedly made aware through
his physician that he was in a dangerous state ; the
tendency of these circumstances must havebeen very far from
proving his health, and I cannot for a moment imagine that
litid:s'h public will tacitly submit to have their representa-
tive insulted ltt a way no nation has ever before dared to do.
The embargo had been taken off when the latest accounts
came away." . _ _

The following is an extract of another letter, received yes-
terday by an eminent mercantile house in the City from their
correspondent in Canton :
" CitrrroN, Om 20, 1834.—The schooner Hellas being
under dispatch !'of Dublin, we are unwilling to omit the op-
portunity of continuing Our usual advices respecting the
Market.

" Owing to many considerable dealers not havinti yet re-
turned to Canton, and one of the most active of the Hong
merchants being still confined by the Government, on a frivo-
lous pretett connected with the recent discussion, business has
not; yet resumed any degree of activity ; nor are we able to
announce any transactions in new teas or Nankeen silk, be-
yond a few limited purchases of the latter for the Bombay
market, at about 380 dollars per Isatlee, and 340 dollars per
Taysaam ; but as these rates are too high for the English
market, it is probable they cannot be maintained.
" Notwithstanding the order of the Chinese Government
for re-opening the trade, as announced in our respects of the
Ist instant, the Chinese officers at Macao took upon them to
refuse granting pilots for a time to the numerous British ships
waiting outside of the Bogue, the first of which was, "
The East India Company's Finance Cotti:.
conse-
quently, prevented from reaching \Vhampoa till the 17th inst.
amount
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have
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as
yetbills, a
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nounced their intention to grant advances on sn:pments of
st.tme per
1°11:
realized for their bills in Bengal, although they have raised
the exchange from 204 to 20eper 100, at thirty days' sight.
It is to be apprehended that this facility of obtaining cash
will have a prejudicial effect in keeping up the prices of all
exports to Great Britain. _

Imports generally are at low nominal prices.
" Freight to London is about .5/. per ton of 50 cubic feet."
We hear that the Commerce is again open, and all is going
on well.