The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-03
NEW YoRk, January IS.
LATEST FROM CANTON.

BY the Brig Sylph, captain Daniel, from Can
ton, the Editor of the fiercartlle Advertiser has
received the following articles of intelligence
Nine sail of British East-Inda Company's
ships, a 81, a frigate and a gan,brig, wc,n lay
INK at ChurnPee, being detained there by the
Chinese, until they received permission from the
Court of pesin. to proceed to Wbampoa.-This
was IN consequence of the misunderstanding If
the affair which occurred last year
r. The Ladrones are disaffected to the Chinese
Government, and daily increasing in power,
are very daring, making frequent excursions up
the rivers, burning and plundering the villages.
aud massacreing all that attempt to resist them
Their force by sea, is estimated from 900 to 1000
Junks, OF from 3 10 2S guas, and powerfully
msnned--their connexions and abettors on shore
are much more numerous and widely disseminst-
ed through the maritime provinces, who smply
supply the rebels with provisions s. ammunition
The efforts to suppress them by the Vice Roy
OF Canton, is feeble and of no effect, lie having
no confidence in those he sends against them
AS they are often inclined to act with the La
drones as against them.-So wide is the disaffec-
ton spread, that the lower order of the Mandarins
are not to be trusted with the executing the orders
!ot government. Their mode of warfare, is
sanguinaryt to the highest degree, rs they murder
the native prisoners on both sides, with all the
horrors OF savage bsrbarity. Application was
made by government, through the security mer-
chants to the Americans at Canton for their shies
TO drop down the river for few days, to protect
the passage from the Boga- Tygriss TO Whampoa,
which the Americans could not consistently com.
ply with, as being defenceless merchant ships,
and not calculated TO fight their battles altho'
number of American seamen volunteered their
services on board of country ship that govern
ment had chartered for cr:ize of IS DAYS, to
act in conjunction with fest of men of war
Junks, to cruize between the Boga- Tygriss and
Maccow-the latter made off to man, as soon as
they saw the enemy, and left ship to sustain
the conflict alone, in case the Ladrones thought
1t proper to engage her. They, however, shelter
ed themselves IN shoal water, not wishing to
come near her. Previous to this, about the latter
endof August, 20 or 90 sail of Iadrone hunks,
OF the largest size, made formal attack on the
ship Atahualpa, captain Sturges, while at anchor
IN Maccow roads. Captain s. Notwithstanding
part OF his crew were on shore, repealed their
united attack with the utmost bravery for length
OF time, when taking the advantage of breeze,
cut his cable, and run under the guns of the fort
At rsiaccow The spectators OF this affair from
the town OF Maccow, speak in the highest terms
OF praise of capt. SIS Conduct, by whose spirited
bravery, and excellent management, the Atahu-
alpa was rescued from such s superior force !;
the attack was led OH the side of the Iadrones,
by the Ad. Junks of % guns. The Atahualpa
mounted six Founders, and had her rigging
much cut, and several shot in her hull, but fortu-
nateiy, no person on board was injured. short
time before, they captured Portuguese brig
from Goa bound to Maccow, which they fell in
with among the Lena Islands two masted YES
sells are much more the object of their attack
than ships. Measures have been taken to apprize
the Americans of their danger, that they may be
OH their guard. The Ladrones only attack a
single vessel at time, and when they fall in with
more than one, they stand off. None of the A.
merican vessels at Whahpoa, would sail singly,
while the Lad1ones were in the river, and there
is not the least danger to be apprehcnded for their
safety. The Sylph came down the river under
the escort of the British country ship Russell,
capt Ferguson, who politely gave his protection.
Mere Adp.