Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-05
FOREIGN.

From LIsBoN.-The Boston papcrs il, ,,,o,.; a, :
I s ne 'i"cyon, captain Smith. from Lisbon having
.n' place on the 18th OF September and the river on
me I'm, give the following summary of the verbal
hsence derived from the Captain.
There was skirmishng daily between the contend;,o
out there had been general attack since the 9Th
on The evening OF the 18th, party OF the Mpue,es o
possession oil convent the east side Of the CITY but i'm
The morning frgaie anchor in the river opened g..
upon it, killed about $50 men, and the
Don eue having possession the suburbs of bon and
Ion renro Of the city and fort, with open alter com
.hGa'on' me warfare may be kept up Tor long ,;mr
u is Thought that Don Pedro has sufficient force ~ n
any attack and keep the Aigu,ites out of the civ I'm,
me latter are Too strong for Pedro 10 act on The or n.;
and therefore he cannot drive them out of the counrw
Latest from China and Hndos,an-Bv the ,r,;v,,
q" The trg Bogoa at New York. the Editors of the Com
Aaverser are in the receipt OF the Canton Regis
yer an" singapore Chronicle, the former to the 2l. n,
May, and the latter to the 18th Of June last " "
me y; . s'oop OF war Peacock, Capt. Geisenger ar
rVeh AZ singapore on the LIST of May from Siam which
place she left the 7th of April The ne 1t ,nornn h
lIe salute oil thirteen guns which number was return
The Singapore Chronicle of the OH of Nav state.
mat she lett China on the 29h of December last, on Iii
p'omaic mission TO Cochin China and Siam b,vinc -,
a MT Inward Roberts as special agent Of the Anne.
"es" government The Peacock first .yored IN
make Tsro Bay, but owing contrary Winds and
was unable to do So and finally put into Phuyen
IL Is distant from Hue, the capital of Cochin chin.
"herel the King resides, about five or six dav'. jo,r
nty over land Owing TO various xpained causes, The
Je vi me mission was not accomplished; and after re.
manning at Phuyen about one month iron the 5 nj 7,
m"ay 10 The 9Th OF February the, Peacock IA
D"hkok, Town in the kingdom, OF Siam, where te NJ,
SION was more successful, houing eompiefed a Coww-r
e'd Iedfy 10Th the Si1nese gorern,nent
he vessel remained at Bankok upwa ards of six week,
oil May as before stated. " " "
The Peacock was to proceed 10 Batavia in day or two
ee '"e united states schooner of Boxer " a. SUP.
po'eh 10 he awaiting her arrival In the same p.per nj
Batavia. " ~ '" " way LOT
During the stay Of the Peacock al Bankok co,a,ar,
which " hris
santa Crdz consisting OF about $50 or 200 hut, were
on,nt down; two or three lives only were lost
Letter. signed Albrand Priest and Apostolic Mission
an" addressed to the editor ofthe CronrI.
relates that the King Of Cochin China had passed
severe edcts against The Missionaries Christians
dng "I'hin ms realms. that the French Catholic Mis-
-ionaes had suffered especial persecution that the Cbr
an Churches were pulled down, and both men and wo
Wen were thrown into prison for no other re m
oil their being Christians One of The Frsnch W;"n
aries arrived al Siam whilst the Peacock was tLer. h
ing eu ron Cochin China and obtained leave TO repair 70
b%"NVh' MANY Christians in Cochin China were report
Ell 10 nave been compelled trampe on the cross, and 70
Js me eohSue-a heavy wooden collar worn by crimi
american Treaty Nth Siam-we subi,in an ,r,;.,.
from Ihe singapore Chronicle of the 9th of June which
we believe, the only provisions of the treaty he
wen our government and that Of Siam, recently 6eqo
ciafcd by Mr. Roberts, that has ran inspired In al Il
gives, we have reason to believe. all the iniorn.nn .
spe.""g w. winch The public be anxou. to know The
"er was correspondent Of the Caronice-residi,e nm
the spot where the treaty was made-and evdsn,i . ~,
acquainted with the whole matter-.N Y Com
on eiooP o' war Peacock, Capt. ID. Geisen.
ger arrived at the bar about the latter part of
lis' having on board Edmund Roberts Eso "a Envy,
from PRESIDENT Jackson 10 Cochin China and Siam De-.
'ous me VESSELS arrival al SIAM the Embas.v rad be-.
one OF me Out ports Of Cochin China but could acco
push ho'hng' They were, however we'll received Al 81;
az w 'mgc war boats were sent outside the bar In
ong Mr. Roberts to Bankok the Peacock being too a..
10 pass over it, The party that came an con.d If ~
pe'sons' MT Roberts, Captain Geisenger the Doc
mF' MORRISON Jr, OF Canton Priv ate
S"hese translator two three leuena and m.
nue mospmen They occupied one side of the fsetorv
buili Tor foreigners. VIC ''o'y
- MT Roberts had his letter from the presden, NJ III
on'ed states 10 the King Of Siam: II was omen and h
"s %" ge seal on u, the Samese could be;s,
ne genuine letter from the President. bur The p..
socA aging outside OF the bar with 200 white men IN
.os,u was reality, therefore all must DO real W.
WI hoDes proposed TO form Treaty of Gi nds,in and
commerce. e which the Sismese made no osieciions. he
."u' aN"u'en however, TO mske a more aIvao,,oson.
o'e ,"an ue English did. hut thd The siamese ss;d
couu not bs done; they would agree 10 allow The As
'9 :" ''due Oh TIE same footing as the F,os b., -.
gou'd mol be granted After some DELAY and ,,onhi.
was 'rawD up, after The Siamese ,sbio,. b,t H.,
we nsht Tor aiera ions, amendment, NC Mr ph.,'
hsh an audience OF his Majesty and only one Ths
eay u written In the Siamese, Chinese and Portngnss
Sng""geS' and commences in The same STYLE as ,bs e.
en'h One' win "SOmde Phra Pattie Chan Y, uua q.
.e ~ I'nsis,ed IN the rreaty-"he Great and mag
nlng instead Of the literal god. like titles which
' 'iNe applied TO their God and their King Mr. Robs,,s
in o,I '"mous 10 OBTAIN the Treaty sealed n duplicate
~ oin-F 70 forward one copy TO the United S,,es e.,
aaa or elsewhere, and after having gone IN Inc ,ro,
1 craving Three copies, the foolish old PrskI,ne you'd
DC ndOced TO sign the Duplicate being 10 ,rfh 4. 80
na' MI Roberts only wanted to sell ia, dnoca,.
o oher State. so that Mr.. r. went away with ooIv
,od Wpy eeaed The Praklang was reasoned vzi,b nd
'" were he to sign hundred copies no harm couIJ