Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-21


The LAIR rsASsDy IN PHILApKLpHrA.-We shall
commence in tomorrow's paper, a full, accurate and
eced Of all the various matters in rela.
toa this shocking and extraordinary Affair." togo
Their with correct history Of all the prominent ac-
tors therein As obtained from their own statement. )
and drawings illustrative of the most important
scenes of the
Important froin On day. I..,cr-Ehe
BLACK Mad &cssFoyed by shc fe,s>siuss-
GrcHt progress of Temperance Societies in
Chsna-Thrcuss of she English.
The ship Horatu, Capt. How land, arrived on Sa-
turday night, in l25 days from Canton, bringing
highly iApcrtant accounts from the Celestial Empire
down to the Ilth af June. r1As
Ike English trade with China had been entirely
suspended and the last Of the American sairs, the
Horasic, has arrived We annex n variety Of ex-
tracts from the Canton papers, giving account Of
the proceedings Of the government, the destruction
Of the black mud - and other important matters
Happears that these measures of the Chinese 20
vernmen, arises from the progress Of Temperance
Societies. Opium is the article which the Chinese
use for iatoxicaion instead of whiskcy
The spe cial edicts u Lin resemble inten there
fore,the fifteen gallon law Of and it ap
pears from the result that the "tetoaIlers of Chi
have mastered the rest Of the celestals Il is said
China and compel them repeal their tetotaP' law
and eat their ssblack mud again. 1t is not impos
sible but something curious may take place between
the British and the Chinese On one side the British
power in Hindostan, the other her power in Austria
lasia Between them they might be able to carry the
war into Picking herself. Teas will be scarce in
Europe, and very probably high, in year more
The vaiue Of the black mud" destroyed by Lin,
who is regular locofoco and fifteen gallon mar was
equal 81 900 His Imperial Majesty the brother
OF the Sun and cousin Of the moon, gave directions
not TO send the "back dirt 10 p king probably
thinking ne had quite supply Of dirt there of their
own manu!ature.
Captain Rowland Of the Horatio, reports the where
abouts Of twenty-three American whaleships, with
Y, l35 barrels Ct oil on board.
CASrox, JUSE 4th lS39-The following Procla
nation from the inpe rial sioner and his col
leagues has ended all specalations to the method
OF dealing with the extorted and surrendered opium
We have been informed that the governor, &c. pro.
ceeded 10 the Bogue on Saturday; and it appears
from the proclamation that the fowery sons Of Han
are TO begin digging the grave OF e 100000 Of British
government property today. The very stones ny
and bye will pirate Of It's whereabout -
L imperial commissioner Tang governor general of the
two Kwang provinces eutgosenor Of Cant. ihis
rroelsnat The ding people
affair d the sarsendr Of opium from the ships.
AZ kn that named great Minister.
governor, ana lieutenant governor, have 30 ss3
chests 81 opium. ssrrentered from the store sh ps-We
MADE an mn dts report express requesting ts imperial
vi" seha me opium l rekns tnere TO d srciy examined
ana aesaroy.d -
INC has % 'he st moon We Efcci'ed desr<iehirom
te esost'' eou1e' . 10 ioes;
40 'nPsFlA 81 et mas oesh received. IL" I,isen ana
a. soH-Asses nave reported iA' the opium ON board the
has been and that
sen fesHs 70 oe Destroyed Ih AFFAIR has 'een extreme
"eis ina'assu ann - NC emperor certainly nave no ss,W
eion l~ uef = a ueceton or glossng ~ he mat.r;oat
ing 'aN' ,e OPIUM sn" pe sent 20 rsAng 70 oe
sosr h~' INC Instance y ges ana the ROADS
ana ~ou'o rsqure 'e OIL 100 many ne
rofsp he's - no necessity 70 ,ena ~ 70 skms
- no nv CONT ~s.ss are 70 asssn.ese t'e cNn s"o
military nesr ana destroy the opium before their syes thu.
= e na ~ aweng on .ns =. coast sna ,hs
ns-otcy respectfully"
We ioasd se'y despatched csil and military officers to
the aud nsa me "a q me m'on isr then 70 'nPern
.ns sns . s o on. ,'nel aenes INTO wa,en .ne
as IA oeS az, ai ~ ,h. "a h, ~ - 81
the er and military oacs the Jrcg. be
The sea- Tor tue natives the .ea coasts and the foreigners Of
me Outside nations must % mao :, KNOW how greatly the an
81 % ~ pIr "a oea e.cea ana 70 ,hA even os
80 :, .nss;sI ,as,s"n,;a al 60 To-, 80"
ma, 81,
-
Travelling 600le per day.
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no.os 49, ~ o,e" ,"ioN VI 'ne sipce,'y oi me
ineen''"us y, 'e IVA 20 .ow aios ."c TOT
sikn snaps Una, may ne.ea'er ehser the Por, as set
ior'h ~ 'nc '.no"ing euer from the hosg mer-
CHANTS, ua'o1 ois' "''
LrrTrs rsos rHE Hose srneHAsrs
lh nre' eiuhy ~ morm you h.t "e nave received the