The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-11 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH AT AMOY.

Lew, the Lieutenant-Gover,nor, -having made
thorough investigations in relation to the bar-
barians in Fokeen province, arranges the parti-
culars in due order, and orders them up for your
Majesty's lightning glance.
I. I have found by examination that H. E.
Yea, the Governor, had issued orders to all his
subordinates to make ready large and small ves-
sels and to plan an attack upon the enemy.
I afterwards understood that a spy made
known the intelligence to the said barbarians,
and they having put themseves in a state
of preparedness our plan was therefore stopped
in the midst of its execution. I also understood
that other schemes were devised, the secresy of
which could not be penetrated, and there-
fore no inquiries could.be instituted with regard
to them. After this it was understood that
Lieutenant Governor E. (of Canton) received the
imperial commands to repair to Fokeen to ar-
range affairs, but still matters continued to re-
main in a state of stagnation, and at present the
officers have decided to keep the troops in their
present position and wait the arrival of the Im-
perial Commissioner, when they will again pro-
ceed to join battle. At the present time, how-
ever, in each position the marine veterans and
recruitsare still continued to be drilled and prac-
tised, and all other matters remain just as they
were without the slightest movement, and I am
not yet able to report.
11. It is ascertained, upon examination, that
the barbarian ships at Hoolangsoo are as for-
inerly seven in number, and there do they make
extensive sales of opium. I understand that
when one vessel has finished her sales of
the drug and leaves, another one comes to
sell • thus incessant are their going and
coming. The said rebels have not seized upon
their trade,thepeople,
nor
any but the above territory (of HOolangsoo)
with
designs
of carryingdisturbances
among
they create
neither have they started up any other measures
whatever. I have also understood that the said
rebels, perceiving Amoy to be as warm as Can-
ton, say they design passing the year there,
111. Upon investigation I have discovered that
every passage-boat plying between Amoy and
Changchow has been ordered by the said rebels
to hoist the English flag, and they then will be
allowed to enter and depart. The said boat
people are really unwilling to assent to this ar-
rangement, and they also dare not go again to
Amoy. I have understood that recently, while
eight grass boats, belonging to our people,. were
entering the port, they were seized by the said
rebellious barbarians and burned up with fire.
IV. It is ascertained that the barbarians at
Hoolangsoo have covertly caused five traitorous
native Chinese to secret themselves at the three
places of Ainoy, Tugan, and Changchow, and
slily to 'search for intelligence concerning our
officers and troops, and for each month's use
they give them five hundred dollars ; therefore,
it is impossible for the said rebels not to be made
acquainted with our movements.

V. I have understood that when the villagers
near Hoolangsoo had received a bride, and were
passing along the road with her. in a wedding
sedan-chair, the said rebels laid
_hold of it and
the men also ; I heard that they desired to
take the bride and forcibly. detain her, giving
to the bridegroom a hundred foreign dollars,
and ordering him .to procure another wife.
The bride's relations sorrowing, interceded for
her, but they refused to give her up, and they
then petitioned at the residence -of the said re-
bel's falSe Mandarin Captain, -whereupon she was
returned, and camlets and other articles were
also given to them.