Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-02


Them of breach of faith, reminded them of
their promise and engagements, and expressed
"nl CONVICTION that the man was prejudged
anu this trial was only flint To obtain posses
sion of his person. We notwithstanding
acknowledged ourselves amenabie To the laws
lot the country, and declared no resistance
would lie made TO their enforcement, but as
'hey mad ,Ioiaied every principle of homer
ana good Faith, and rs contract violated bv
one party, is not binding on the other, we
iposit,rly declined surrrmdering the man, ex-
ccpt 10 force, and with him we struck the
flag, and surrendered the ship We are now
III your power-the ship is surrounded by
men and boats-we r. in number ONLY about
foriy--yon as many hundred-take the man
hut the nag shall never wave over the lie d,
oil those II cannot protect against iniustice.-
This circumstance, though in itself of no inn
p0rtance, had such an effect on the Pan-yu.
that he refused TO take the man, if striking
me nag was To be the consequence. The
hong merchants however, made many at
tempts to overreach us by their promises of
iair trial at Canon; but experience had
taught us wisdom, and we knew what faith
should be placed in their representations
In short we were resoluie, and striking the
| nag was the " sine qua non" of our negocia-
ton.
When the Pan-yu discovered our resolution
not facility tn submit 10 his unreasonable de
mands, he sent on board the shin and nut
Atom, The Iinguist, in chains and soon after
pacqua, fhr security merchant, suffered the
iike disgrace. Shortly after, in violent pas
sion, he left the ship, and ordered the Hong
merchants to follow him TO the city. where he.
would lay statement of thu case before the
VIceroy of the province. We were al first
at a loss in accounting for the strange and up
heard OF violation of every article agr, ed
| upon Tor the occasion; hut we have since dis
covered that the Hong MERCHANTS, relying on
the plant and acco unodaiing disposifion of
the Americans, and their own cunning to get
possession of the man under almost any cir
cumstances, deceived both the Pan-yu and
us ana rs the organ of communication be-
tween the parties, delivered false messages
| On the 9TH October, the day following the
trial, all business aud chops with the Am.ri-
cans were suspended Pacqua and Atom were
thrown INTO prison, and strong reinforce
| inent at soldiers sent 10 Wampoa, To watch
more ti1ectualiy the movements of the pro-
scrlbed Americans. This state of THINGS con
tinued for more than two weeks without any
communication between the parties Atlencth
| a depufation of Hong merchants waited on
| me committee for Il further explanation Of
the object of striking the flag, which had on
| the former Urcasiun prevented then, from
I o.
| pNed, we believed the man innoccnt. and To
deliver him to Your sanguinary laws, would
amount To mnrder on our own mart We
shall therefore s,Irrepdrr The man to nutbiur
but force, and striking the flag implies SUB
mission; besides which, it transfers the quar-
rel to our country, should they feel disposed
to espouse II. We denied cur right 10 deliver
up any man into the hands of foreign :usiicc,
yet readily acknowledged tiiat the same laws
tna' anord protection, exact proporiionate
responsibility. We are not at all prepared to
resist the enforcement cf any law, unjust and
cruel as it may be; but though necessity
makes us the subjects of your statutes. every
good feeling forbids our becoming their exc
| cutioners.
On Thursday, the esd, the Americans were
aprrized that on the following day the Chimes
wonld proceed in force to Wampoa, to take
possession of the convict. In consequence of
this information, nearly all the superca goes,
some residents, and many captains repaired on
board the American shipping to witness the
transaction. Ii was clearly understood taat
though we made no resistance, we should look
| upon 1t nearly in the same light as an act of
hostility. Early in the morning of the e9th
| the Hong merchants, with their train, and a
large number OF war boats arrived a the Emily
Some hours after, the Pan-yu came alongside
when some soldiers came on board the shin
took possession Of the maa, who made no re-
sIstancc, and conducted him into a man of war
boat alongside the Emily.
Their object being accomplished they re-
turned to Canton with their prisoner. and
confined him in the council house of the Co
hong, where he remained until his departure
'"r execution. The next day, the 25th, the
weather being unfayorabe, the Mandarins
performed no duty. On the Goth his trial
commenced, with closed doors. and was CON
tinued during the day. On Saturday r,e
Conchou- foo, the second man in the province,
win many other mandarins of distinction, al
| tended Tor q short time, and after about one
hours session this day, the trial was conclud-
co. III IS here necessary TO remark during
the whole course of the trial, we had no m
formation Of their proceedings. On the g7tb.
l(Sunday) at about o'clock in the morning
ne was called up and Informed the Vicer0V
required to see him he with many soldiers
as attendants, proceeded as directed TO the
Viceroy's palace, after having partakrn Of
some retreshment, and thence was carried in
CHAIR to the place Of execution the very
spot That four years ago witnessed the execti.
li"n OF The muiderers Of the Wabash II is
believed, and upon good grounds, that the
unfortunate man was ignorant of the death
| that awaited him, until his arrival at the fatal
place, where he was fastened tn n cross. and
there strangIed.
i The next day his body was delivered tn
the Americans, and taken to Wampoa. where
II was inferred with all proper ceremony, and
The embargo on the trade was at the same
time repealed. In conclusion, | shall only
say that the execution of this man is in direct
/ opposition to their own laws, which expressly
States " no man Gan be executed without The