The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-03 00:00:00

CHINA.

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• The only important intelligence we have to report
since we last wrote is the destruction, in a bay about
35 miles from this, of 13 piratical junks. At the
request of the Chinese authorities at Caw:oon, oppo-
site to this, her Majesty's reamer Medea, was dis
patched on the afterooon of the 4th,; with a mandarin
on board. She returned the following day with
the intelligence of having discovered the pirates,
of having killed about 220 men, and destroyed 13
of their junks. About 600 men got on shore and
escaped. It seems very evident that nothing will
deter these desperadoes from coalescing and follow-
ing their vocation, even after the severe lessons they
have ,had. Two steamers of light draught of water
and well armed to cruise along the coast would be the
best adapted to keep down piracy ; and, wood fuel
being always procurable, their expense would not
exceed that of brigs of war, which are comparatively
useless for the purposes required.
It is to be hoped that the Admiralty will give con-
sideration to the recommendations which we know
have been frequently urged upon them on this subject.
The followinglis s a. extract from Captain Lockyer's
official dispatch, addressed to Captain Morgan, senior
naval officer in China :
"H.M. Vessel Medea, at Hongkong,
March 5, 1850.

" Sir—l have the honour to report to you that on my
arrival at Kut-o, at 5.15 j yesterday evening, I found 13
piratical junks and f ur cargo junks at anchor.
"On the appearance of her Majesty's steam•vessel
under my command, 12 of the piratical vr..anl4 swept in
shore, one of the largest rut sizing at suitor w.thout
offering the slightest resistance; crew. jumped over-
board, endeavouring to make for the shore, but upwards
of 150 of them were destroyed by our shell and mus-
ketry.
"It soon became so dark that I was compelled to
dispatch the paddle-box boats of this steam-vessel,
under the command of Mr. Widism Brodie, acting-
mai' er, with orders to take possession of the junks
which had swept in shore; but finding that he was re-
sisted I proceeded to his assi,tance in t'te gig, accompa-
nied by tho pinnace of her Majesty's ship flutings, com-
manded by Uutenant Webber, the Royal Marines under

Lieut. Holland, with the iMetlea's cutter, under the com-
mand of Lieut. Gibbons, and found Mr. Brodie very
closely pressed by a very great number, who made
strong endeavours to recapture the junks. We soon re-
pulsed these pirates with a considerable lo: on their
parts, and the capture of five prisoners ; but, owing to
Lhe darkness and the very heavy rain which unfortu-
nately came on, we were unable to follow up our pursuit
of them on shore.

" I therefore brought the junks to the ship, and this
morning destroyed eight, one basing during the night
caught tire and blown up, and the remaining four hav-
ing been given up to their former owners, who were
pointed out by the mandarin.
" During my absence the ship was placed in a posi-
tion of considerable danger, from the close approach of
the burning junk; but by the able exertions of Lieute-
nant Wood, who was left in charge, she was cleared.
" Early this morning I sent th boats under the com-
mand of Lieutenant Gibbons, with the Royal Marines
under Lieutenant Holland, accompanied by Mr. Cald-
well, the assistant police magistrate, and the mandarin
who came on board from Cowloon, to scour the island,
and they succeeded in capturing fifteen prisoners. The
greater part of the crews who ma:lied the shore took
advantage of the darkness of the night to seize boats and
leave the island.
" Fortunately, from the water being so deep in the
small bay in which these piratical junks were anchored,
enabling this steamer to approach within five yards of
the shore, we succeeded in destroying a much greater
number than we could have hoped for, with little or no
damage to the town, one fisherman only having
killed by our shot.
"Four cf these junks were very large, of upwards of
250 tons, mounting 10 or more guns of various calibre,
and resembling these formerly destroyed on the west
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coast ; the remainder were evidently ent captures,
hastily fitted up for piratical purposes. been
Having completed this service, I am happy to say
without any casualties or loss on our side, and receiving
no further information, I have returned to this port."
The Apollo troop ship aailed for this on the 3d,
with the 95th Regiment on board.
From San Francisco we have accounts to the
14th January, from Shanghai to the 21st February,
Bombay 9th February, Calcutta 26th January.
The Lady M for
Shanghai Wood steamer leaves this r
Shanghai on the 11th, and is expected back before the
Mail leaves this on the 30th.
In trade, at Canton, there is little change to report.
The market for manufactured goods is rather lower,
Amlnerticeaa tchoenrseidiesrvaebrlye Ipitutrlcehdaosiensg for Eng
but it is expected to recover.
land. For
of green have been
settled at previous rates.
loading Two British vessels are nowat a rate of freight rather under whatusually
paid to Americans. Exchange on England without
c
hasng forbeen A meria,
variation, On India transactions on Company s bills
have been done at 221 r. per 100 dolls.

FRANCE.
The proclamation of M. Eugene Sue as Member
for Para
took place yesterday at the Hotel de Ville.
The numbers officially announced were—
E 127,812
ur

tions -gene Sue 119,726
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The people,
in accordance with the recommenda-
tions
of the 01l in order that the authorities
of their leaders, abstained from attending the
might have no excupse, for interfering by force. In
the Sone-et-Loire the Democratic candidates have
been elected by a majority of 10,000 ; and in the
department of the Cher M. Eugene Rollet, the De,
tnecratic candidate, bas been elected a member of the
Council-General by a majority of 1,904 to 811 polled
for his Legitimatist opponent.
The Conatitutionnel publishes an article recom-
mending the immediate adoption of a coup d'etat. It
commences by demonstrating that neither the Par-
liamentary power, nor the Legitimatist party, nor the
Orleanist
resolvi of eparty,
the nor the Revolutionists, are ca-
pable question ; that the President
ng
alone can accomplish the work, with, of course,
the co-operation of all those who are attached
to order ; that disasters would alone follow from any
attempt to do it without him ; that this solution, how-
ever desirable, ought not to be imposed as defini-
tive ; that perpetuity in favour of this form or that
Cannot be decreed, nor must the free will of
Prance be bound to the future. It declares that
the existing form of Government cannot be regarded
otherwise than transitory, in fact as is the present
state of the country itself, consequently there should
be entertained no idea of modifying it for the mo-
ment, but only of prolonging it. Tne Constitutionnel
i 3 of opinion that the promulgation should ex-
tend to ten years, being the nectssary time to re-
organise society, overturned as it hers been to its very
foundation. It thinks that there is no reasonable mo-
tive to'eompel one to adhere too strictly to the terms
l'PresOibcd uy the Constitutienof.lB4B ; the evil sought
t6te fel/id/tied is.of o violtnte kind, and the rem dy
ought to be instantaneous ; and ~it is the Natio6l