Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-26
FROM CANTON.

reVoited colonies IA establishing their indcpendencc
oil the mother country"
FROM CANTON.
We learn, says the New York Daily Adj
vertIser, from Captain Lavender, of the shin
liuntress, arrived on Saturday from Canton.
that seaman, a Foreigner, belonging TO the
snip Emily, of Baltimore, charged with the
murder of il Chinese woman, had been given
up to the Chinese government and executed
We are indebted TO gentleman of this CITY
for the following extracts of letters on this
subject
Extract o. letter from Canton, dated SOfh
September, 1891.
very unpleasant circumstance has lately
taken pace at hampoa, where a sailor be-
longing to the ship Emily, of Baltimore has
killed Chinese woman, or at least so tho
Chinese assert, and am afraid with too much
truth-the Captain however asserts that the
man is innocent-The Vicerov has demand
ed that the man should he given rrp To he
punished under the laws Of China. and If this
is not done our trade will most likely he s,is-
pe1ded until the Emperor's pleasure is known.
We are now endeavoring to make The hest
terms we can, and have offered to produc.
the man to take his trial, provided the Man
DARN Will consent to hold court at the
American Factory, and examine all Witnesses
In may be produced on both sides. as was
formerly done on similar occasion with the
EnSish. Should they accede TO this, which
l am IN hopes will he the case, as they have
nus far proceeded with good dca. Of cour-
tesy, tins unpleasant affair will be settled
without difficulty, and trust without di,nin-
Ishing from the fair reputation we have bitIer-
To enjoyed, and at the same time without i'm,
proper submissions being asked from ns.'
Ertract q a letter, daied Cnntou, Nor. l6. 1891
" In my last mentioned that we were en-
gagged IN an unpleasant affair in consequence
OF CHINA woman having been killed. Short.
y alter wrete, this affair took different
Turn rem what we expected. On the 9Th
oc,oher, The powyec went down 20 the shin
ana u soon appeared that the trial they talked
OF was complete farce they were pl,vinc
OFF, and that their only object was Ia bring M
the man, which they would probably have
succeeded in, had not the Americans present
| toid them, they were not at all satisfied with
| their proceedings. and that if they took the
man they would haul down tie ships colours
ana abandon her To them; this the powyce
was not prepared for. and after getting iuio a
violent passion, left the ship and returned to
Canton for further orders. The next day
our trade was stopped, and The merchant who
secured the snip put in prison-several nego-
cations followed this-thcy were informed
ihat IT was entirely out of the question for us
to deliver up the man in Canton, and if thew
wanted him, they must take him bv fnrce
from the ship. At length, finding they could
do nothing better, they mustered up courage
and went down to the ship with large force
and got the man. Two days afterwards he
| underwent secret examination for a few
minutes, and was stranged the next morning
without farther ceremony"
NoTE.-lt Is said that the sailor ian Italian
IN lit of drunkenness threw heavy lar Mt .
CHINA woman, (who was in boat ajongs;d,
the ship, probably asking for washing or sell
ing liquor to the mcn,) which struck her or
the head and knocked her ovcrboard-s h,
was taken up short time after, and on ex
animation her skull was found TO be fractured
ms from heavy blow, of which the Chinese
accused the sailor.
We learn from Washington. that tbe noroi
nation by the President of the intrenid To,r
son as colonel of artillery, who so nobly sery
ca bis country, and SO galIantIy distinguishc,
himself on the northern frontier, in the Iat
war, has been rejected by the senate.
Phil. Fr. Gaz
/ LEXINGTON, (R.) March lit is expect
ed that the Governor ofths state will sbortl
issue his proclamation converting the J,ecisla
turc, the session TO be held in Nav. for In
purpose of arranging the Congressional dis
tricts. fRenorter
The Norfolk Herald Of Tuesday informs II,
that Mr. Van Buren,, our Senator in Congress
had arrived there in the steam boat Norfolk
The Evening Post ntimates, that he is work
ing to windward, in the hope of fetching tb
presidential Chair' NJ y. Gdz.
1t is announced in the London napcrs thc
another novel by the author of JDarerIy. wi
shortly .appcar. II is said TO be called JH
Fortune Of Nigh and that the story is cor
nected with the history Of Heriot, the found
er ofan hospital in Edinburg
The Spanish Minister arrived in town I'M
morning from the city of Washington.
would tie iodecOrOus, at present,to eferany r,
marks ON this sudden movement from III
seat of Government though il is apparent
connected with the contemplated m pasu
of Congress 10 recognize the Independence ,
the South amo1can (formcly Spanish proyit
ces. His Excelency has taken apartments
tenshaw's, Washington Hall Hotel.
- Phil GGz
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