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And in sem
first gleane,
4,Witht,
aroy pmggi
on him On t
i!h T'
voyage to
eessfally.
ie French nil-,
lrer teed pipes
m4rping, it
mealy ctritted:aoci attack
the
of cleaning half-past
that day the steamer Shamrock came up, and after asoer-
tainiag that nothing was required she took in tow her
Ts.jestyfs steam-sloopTiornees boat, previously along- -
side the Thistle; and p*eeded on. Stopping Only a
Couple of hours in Canton, the Shamrock again reached
Whampoa by dtask'on. Tuesday evening, and was hardly A
at anchor when information.was breuLt to the pilot to
the effect that the Thistle had been taken into Second
Bar Creek; and set on fire, and that the foreigners On
board had been decapitated. When first told. of: "'bat
had 0
el:PtaviensSe's Wlgo4thought the report was
getting aground, 'or cf the
previous
.occurred,
on her. Ea
the silo',
Early next '-
alleging tha
earnestly "
passengers
. was their"
the Tbiath
"At da;
part was p
Chinese ser
jog tale
nnder way
:Manila-m,
towards th
aot of stoo;
from behis
:swords of _. Bong
-korg has one or more pairs. - The first engitieer,„ Mr.
-Abrelanl, an American, was on' the other side of the
batchway at the ticie, and was sithilarly assailed; two
Ilanilla•men secunnies were working at a handpnn3p
be:ow and soon shared the same fate ; 'one man got into
one of. the coal-bunkers, and there,
bafterwards unable
tb- ';'on firs' afterwards,
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murder lilts bay; perpetratedf here, the victim Wing
a German servant of,Dr. Ryder.. •
The WhaMp',a anchorage has been abandoned.
It is not expeefed that any. active 'measnresWp
be taken against the cityof Canton until the arrival
of troops an I gunboats .places in'the hands of Ad-
miral Seymour the means of .striliing a decisive
blow by laud and water.
At pre-,ent 'it is by no means an easy task to
hold his present position, but this, we doubt not,
he will do if vosuble, as any retrograde movement
would be deemed a victory by the Chinese.
• Of the Viceroy Yeh. we 'have heard nothing
lately-, nor has any_ commissioner arrived from Pe-
kin, although the Chinese assert that a very high
official is on the way.
Of the rebels in the sauthwe have no intelligenCe
teyond a rtunour that they have, come to an under-
standing with Yeh, and 'coinhined to "expel the
ba,-bari.n !' Whether this be true or not, 'it is a
peculiar fact that they do not seem to, take advan-
tage of the,present state of affairs to press the Im-.:1
• . _
perialists anywhere near Canton: -
Our present force in China is quite inadequate to
carry on with success any important operations, and.
we trust we shall not lon,g be left without large.
a d effective -reinforcements of men and ships..
Light draught ginabOats are much wanted.
in Hong Kong all remains qniet as yet, and the
stringent precautions which have been taken.lave
hid a beneficial effect.. Some of the 'Worst Charac-'
firs have been apprehended,- ,and will be
Three.nien h -aye- boen seized,
emk,saries G one Canton, sent here
in.erif. The result of their examin.
transpired. Tie ,colonial Govern
-and armed a small steamer to err"

The M Andarins have issued in various districts
the most bloodth;rstyedictsagainst the English, and
have, offered ltrge rewards to those who may suc-
ceed in assassination or incendiarism in Hong Kong.
All Chinese have been ordered to quit the ser-
vice of fereigners and return to their homes, and so
powerful is the Mandarin system that disobedience
entails much trouble, if not positive destruction,
Upon the relatives of the offender. Nearly all 'the
Chinese servants have left or are leaving, and this
creates no'small inconvenience, and also renders
private property more insecure.
Her MajEsfy's ship Calcutta is in the harbour,
and Admiral Guerrin: has in the most handsome
manner offered the services of the crews of La Vir-
ginie and steamer _Catinat whenever they may be
required ' • indeed there is now a French guard
s'ationed at one of the most unprotected points.
The Amefcans have also landed a guard at their
naval stores and at another point.
A depot ition of merchants waited on his Excel-
lency Sir J. B owring on the sth inst., and presented
a letter from those interested in property destroyed
or abandoned at Canton or els,4where, and requested
his Excellehcy's views with reference to compensa-
tirm. Sir John replied that the matter. had been
already broeg'it to the attention of, the home Go-
vernmen t.

mate (Peters's-) suc-
ceeded in getting into the cabin, and fired several Mus-
kets at the wretches as they attempted to get hold of
him. A stinkpot thrown into the cabin at last drove
him ov rboard, andhe must have-been drowned, as he was
never seen to rise. The Manilla man at the wheal was
killed from behind, without seeing the hand that wielded
the weapon. In all, as we have said, 11. persons were
thus disposed of, and search was made for the Chinese
boys in the cabin, one of whom, by jumping overboard
and hiding under the counter of the vessel, succeeded in
escaping, as did the ,others in other ways. The Chinese
firemen were then directed to remain at their work, and
the vessel was steered up the creek called by the Chinese
Chowmee, to the village of Lamkongtow, distant some
half-a-dozen miles inland. There her wood work was
set on fire, and when that was destroyed, every particle
of brass work that could be removed was taken away ;
in fact, the vessel is so much disabled that it is ques-
tionable whether it is worth while to repair her. The
assassins, said to have numbered under a dczm in all, lost
no time in walking off with the heads of their victims in
handkerchiefs, and at Canton, we suppose, will receive
the rewards said to be offered for such commodities by
the gentry and people. Having turned all the Chinese
passengers out of the steamer, as suggested by the piht,
Captain Wood started for Hong Kong, first communi-
cating the above to the Hornet off Sanchow, and to the
aim-A-war lying at the Bogue.
" The other of the postal steamers, the Rose, on her
way up on Tuesday morning, desci ied the burning yeer
and made all speed up to report the fact to her Majesty's
-hip Sybil!e at Whampoa. But nothing could be done
without the orders of the commodore, busily engaged
with his men in the Dutch Folly—and the Rose was di-
rected to pr teed on her way to Canton without delay.
Unfirtunately, owing to th,. low state of the tide, it was
not possible to get up the usual route, and she bad to
make detour by Blenhtint Mach. Before she could get
round the Barrecouta was observed coming up with the
Thistle, her Lull having been found at the mouth of the
creek. The people of the village off which she had been
taken, fearing lest the consequences might be visited on
their heads, bad prudently resolved to have her moved
by fishermen into the stream, where in a short time she
would have sunk, a stop cock being open, and a hole
made in the starboard bow, by which means she was
nearly full of water. After some little delay to arrange
the manner in which the Barracouta should be sate for
any salvage to be awarded, Captain Ricoby was per-
mitted to take cl.arge of his owner's vessel and return to
Hong Kong. Five headless bodies were found in the
hal', and in the coal bunker, as before stated, the char-
red remains of another. Summoned to an inquest on
due of these bodie', we shall be in a better position next
week to confirm or amend what is now written."—Friend
of China, Jan. 3.
"The coroner's inquest on the burnt remains of a
human body found in the coal bunker of what was the
steamer Thistle stands adjourned till after the current
criminal sessions. It has transpired that when the as-
sassins completed or were upon their bloody work they
threw off their garments and displayed the uniform of
the Che Ireovg-4 Wise Braves —a militia under the
coateo4 ot4imobotisiglaug-Long, the society at Canton that
fall always been foremost in a display of hatred to bar.
barians. The report of the safety of the Portuguese pas-
slnger Senher Francisco Di ,z de Sobrecaz ts, Consul for
j._;pain at Macao, proves incorrect, we resret to find."--
,Friend of China, Jan. 7.

We have just received. intelligence from Canton
informing us that the whole of the Suburbs west of
the city had been burnt by our force on the 12th
inst. In this service we regret to say that a party
of the 59:h Regiment missed their way, and Betting
under the city wall were 'assailed with ston s and
matchlook4, losing two men killed, 11 severely
wounded, and 10 slightly wounded.
A large fire had also taken place inside the city.
Admiral Seymour has decided on blowing up the )
Dutch Folly, retiring from the gardens, and making
the Bird's-thst Fort his outpost, where we hope he
will be able to remain until reinforcements arrive. I

We take the following items from a supplement
to the Overland Friend of China :

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"ATTEMPT TO RETAKE TRATOTIIM FORT.
"Our news from Canton was just a week old when her
Mejesty's steamship Coromandel, Lieut. Douglas, R N.,
commanding, arrivtd about half-past 10 o'clock last night,
bringing the following information :—The Coromandel
was lying with the Niger and Encounter off the Factory
Ruins, Canton, when at 20 minutes past 1 p.m., on Sun-
day last, a boat arrived from the Macao-pasFuge Fort,
adviing the admiral of the approach below the fort of a
large number of-Chinese war janks. ateam was got up im-
mediately, and, with all the available boats in company,
the Coromandel proceeded to a rxonnaissance, the En-
counter beinz directed to follow as soon as possible. By
the time the Coromandel got down to the fort the Chi-
nese had ranged that portion of their squadron, some
GO vessels, that had come down the Fatsban Creek, in a
line between Marines' Island and Barrow's Island, about
midway between the Macao passage (Teatotuno) -Fort
and the Itations of the Hornet and Curtus off the barrier
—say a mile and s-quarter from the fort, a mile and
a-half from the Barrier, and were cx3hanging shots. The
time chosen f ,r this approach had been will considered ;
it was a dead lo :v neap tide ; consequently a "vessel of the
llornees draught of water was unable to get up the pas-
sage, the Encounter being similarly disaqed from ga-
ting down. Bat just as the Encounter was under way
some 20 or 30 vessels were seen coming into Starling
Reach, and instead of proceeding directly it was deemed
best to send a few shot into them. The Niger, and the
make-shift gunboat at the boom, too, took up the fire,
and continue.' it till they retired. The Encounter then
attempted to get down the Macao Passage, but unfor-
tunately groun led somewhere off Birds' Nest Fort, and
W 11.3 unable to g. t the assistance of the others engaged.
The accident being observed from the Coromandel, Sir
M. Seymour did not deem it prudent to do more with the
Coromandel than stand on the defensive, and accordingly
dropped back with the tide, still firing from the bow
gun, and sent the boats' crews into the fort. The Chi-
nese, of course, attributed the movement to irresolution,
and came on bravely to within 400 yards of the fort,
when from Vie minis of the marines and small arm men,
till then under cover, they received repeated volleys,
which must have committed frightful execution. It
was half-past two, that d 201 b. shot from the Chinese
struck down Mr. Pearn, master's assistant of her
Majesty's ship Calcutta, in charge of one of the cutters
of his ship—a wound in the breast proving mortal.
The cutter was immediately sent to the Encounter
that he might have surgical attention, but he only
lingered till sundown, sensible, and speaking of his
family to 'the last moment. This gallant young
fellow bad been in charge of the same boat
throughout all the previous operations, and was an offi-
cer of high promise. It was about 4, or a little after, that
the Chinese, finding they had again met more than their
tch, and knowing that as the tide made they could
.not show fight a minute, gave signs of an intention to re-
turn the nay they came, to freshen which movement the
Coromandel and boats stirred up their wake, firing shot,

HONG KONG, JAN. 15, 1 P.M.
An attempt was made this morning to poison a
considerable portion of the foreign community.
The author of this diabolical act is a Chinese baker
mimed Esing, who (being doubtless induced by the
promises of reward held out by the mandarins)
mixed with his bread a large quantity of arsenic,
and after sending it round to his customers left for
Macao in a steamer at 8 a.m. All CA) partook of
this bread were shortly afterwards seized with vio-
lent retchings and other symptoms, but prompt
remedies being applied we are happy to state that
up to the present time no deaths have ensued, al-
though great numbers have been ill, and some are
still in a dangerous state. The quantity of arsenic
was too large to answer the intended purpos-, its
presence being, immediately betrayed, and anti-
dotes forthwith administered. It is fearful to con-
template what the results might otherwise have
been. A steamer has been despatched to Macao in
hopes of intercepting Esing,; but we fear he will
have gained the mainland ere she arrives.
Trade remains entirely suspended here.
Exchange on London, 4s. Bid. to 4s. 9d. ; on
Bombay, 218 r. Very little doing. Freights to
Eng!and are nominal, but some vessels are taken
up to convey emigrants to Australia.
From Amoy we have nothing important. Last
dates are to the 13th inst. A fair business was
doing at declining rates.
Foochow letters are to the 10th inst. All re-
mained tranquil, and no disturbance was appre-
hended there. Much competition existed in the
tea-market, and prices were 2 to 3 taels dearer than
last month. Stocks are small, and the previous re-
ports of short supply are confirmed.
Two vessels had sailed for London.
From Shanghai we have advices to the 7th inst.
Intelligence of fair authenticity had been received
from Nankin, from which we gather that the rebels
had fallen out among themselves and committed
many savage deeds. The leader Hung-siu-tsinen, or
Taipingwaug, still, however, remained at the head
of affairs, and had again defeated the Imperial
troops; yhe authorities at Shanghai remained as
cordial as ever towards foreigners.
Shirtings sold to a moderate extent, and at some-
what improved rates fur 6i catty goods.
Silk.--Settlements for the month are 7,000 bales,
at a decline of 10 dole. to 15 dols. Arrivals, 71,000
bales ; sold, 68,000 bales ; leaving 3,000 bales on
the market. Quotations are—No. • 3 Tsatlee, 365
dols. ; Nos. 4to 5, 340 dole. to 355 dole. ; Tay-
saams middling to fair, 280 dole. to 300 dole. • in.-
360 do le
ferior to .
mto iddlindolt '
dole, to 270 dole. ; thro 0

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shell, and rocket as fist as they' could be poured in; and
as the Chinese boats were crowded with men the havoc
among them cannot have been trifling. At all events,
they were too busily engaged in escaping to answer the
fire. By 5 o'clock they were out of reach, in water
too shallow for our approach.
" The Comus and the Hornet all this time were hard
at work, too, the former, sprung broadside to Hamilton-
m edr, pouring the contents of her gams* into another
division of Chinese junks which had made their appear-
ance in that direction—the Hornet's long 68 in the rear
of the division which had gone towards the fort commit-
ting terrible ex-cution, while the boomboats, headed by
Capt. Forsyth in his cutter, did their best in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to cut off the stragglers in their retreat.
Just as the engagement was over and the Commando 1
returning to her old berth off the Factory ruins, the
Encounter came down, anchored for a short time off
Teatotum Fort, and then returned to Shameen.
"In addition to the lamentable casualty meroioned six
men w ere wounded in the boats, and one boy of the first
class severely burnt on board the Coromandel, while in
the act of screwing in a rocket-staff, which accidentally
ignited, either from the friction of screwing or the back fire
of a previous discharge. It is supposed that not less than
7,000 Chinese, in altogether some 150 boats, were engaged
in this the most plucky action on their part that has ever
been witnessed by English naval officers. As the Coro-
mandel pasted down yesterday they were again observed
with their sails at the mastheads and flags flying, as
though they intended trying another attack. Nothing
else of importance has occurred during the past few days
and there is no further word of the absent Mr. Cowper,
Fen. Her Majesty's steamsioop Barracouta was passed
at the Blgne, taking in guns from the Calcutta for Tea-
totum Fort.
" Of course no one can feel astonishment at the Chi-
nese doing their best while they have the opportunity,
for but lade will remain for them in this way directly
our gunboats arrive. Only one of the Chinese junks was
sunk, perhaps by themselves intentionally, in the fair.
way off Sixty-sixth Point, Barrow's Island. The Coro-
mandel was struck three times, each slightly. The shot
which killed Mr. Pearn went into the Bittern's pinnace
and there remained. The intention of the Chinese, it
would appear, was to retake Teatotum Fort, and, had
they been a little smarter, and kept back our reinforce-
ments, they might have succeeded.--Jan, 7.
"The Fei•ma, just arrived, tried to get up the Junk
Passage to Canton, but finding 200 junks there came
back to Whampoa, and went up
passed
Macao Passage,
-through which she with difficult y Paed the half-a-dozen
junks found sunk at the barrier. The Admiral is to be
here in the Barraconta presently. Nothing has been heard
of Mr. Cowper, sen. No other news of importance.
"THE THISTLE MASSACRE. '
"The last paper of the year was in the course of de-
livery on Wednesday evening, when news reached this
colony of a more frightful local traed than any that
had been told in previous numbers. This was the cold-
blooded murder of the eriptain, officers, foreign crew, and
passengers, of the postal steamer Thistle—in all 11 souls.
The particulars of this dreadful deed having been
tohbe-
tained from Chinese who escaped, and who du
act will, most probably, have been in such a fright
but little power was left for observation, are
ringthat
imperfect,
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Tea.—During the month 36 chops settled for at
previous rates ; dealers, however, now ask more
'exorbitant prices for what is in thei market. Teas
which a few weeks since would have brought 14 to
15 taels are now held for 20 to 21 taels. Greens
are 4to 5 taels higher. Stocks.--Block, 14 chops,
against 130 chops last season. ; greens, 20,000
packages, against 120,000 packages. Exchange on
London 6s. Bd. against Canton epee° at 110 doll
per 100 taels. 'Bullion..—Canton sycee, 125 dots.
80 per 100 taels for chopped dollars ;
,Shanghaisd
sycee, 114 dole. 80 ; Mexican dollars, w
count. Freights to London, lk
tea. and St. for silk.
a Great Britain
The export of tea
from Chin to as coin-
-13 o°°, •
shows a decrease of nearly and the ac-
paredast2 Year,
los. iper ton for
with the same time alum, previous advises
counts from all quarters co
regarding a short supply'•
k shows an increase to Great
The export of sil 1 and to Marseilles 4,725
bales „Total increase,
from London, Nov. 10;
Britain of 28,723
Our latest dates
n 20 ; Bombay, Dec. 10 • SingaPorei
b:
33,es' 448 bales.
Calcutta, Manilla,--ec*.Jan. 5 : Sydney, Nov. 12 ; Me 1.242
.242 .
Dec. -,- , 7 ; Shanghai, Jan. 7.
bourne, Nov.

—Holloway's Ointment and Pills
astfordzriE
naalgrsemmeEtiera3for Bad Legs.—Extract of a letter
from Mr. Charles Sacre, of Church-street, Woolwich, to
professor. Holloway :—" Sir, I beg to offer you my sin
cere thanks for the miraculous cure which yourinvaluabl
ointment and pills have affected in my leg. For fon
months I was in a London hospital, and turned out after.
wards as incurable, with very little hopes of saving my
leg ; but I am happy to state that your remedies have
effected a perfect and speedy cure." Sold by all medk
tine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holies
way's establishments, 244, Strand, Lopdon, and 80
Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamps, Constanti
nople ; Guidicy, glmyrna; and E. Muir, Malta.

* "The Comus, having replaced those thrown overboard
in the typhoon last year, again mounts 14 thirty-twos."

le respect; conflict-Pg.
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the :FAA:boles in herb e , ,tio,,ffmk
Teed
t
ed Captain,. Wesli, n, un a :SEC :'
the night- of thiS 22d .ult. ‘Wa
Thistle -on Sunday last on tis clionl,,S.
Canton. The up trip was concluded snc•
On the way down, the wa,er being low
Direr„ the vessel took the mud and so choked
,es that a little below Whatnpoa, on Tuesday
became necessary to anchor for the purpose
them. At half-past 10 in the forenoon of
D atearner Shanoro,t- ~ . 1,

attack on her. Eitly next morning, however,
who had regne-ted permission to go on shore,
hat his lather was dead, came off secretly and
implored Capt.. Wood to turn all the Cainese
:s en shore, for, he a,serted, he was sure it
r intention to take the vessel in the same way
le bad been captured.
sylight all doubt regarding the truth of the re-
pot at rust by the appearance of three of the
3rvatria of the Thistle, who then told the follow-
7-The steamer, they said, had not been long
y when the captain left the upper deck with
lan secuany at the wheel, and proceeded
he engine-room hatchway, where he wain the
iping forward, looking down, when an assassin
ad stabbed him with one of those ehort-pointed
which every Chinese householder in Hong

d will be deported.; to get out when the vessel was set'on fire, was burnt. A
who are doubtleas passenger in Lae, cabin, a Portuguese gentleman, whose
with Tni„hiivii,: name we do not publi.sh until further assured of the iclen-
inatiori has ncil-yk tity—together with his servant, a Portuguese, was also
rnment has hired murdered, as was a sick artilleryman, who was lying
.eicse_iii the.kdio wn forward, and w.h..,24v,aittlie first
`." The Captain en being stabbe:l ran aft, but fell before
n d;,4,;,+,,, he reached the cabin door. The mate (Petene,l sue-