Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-21


"lenletNe and reasonable. The speech was vii.
oyl any burst ct eloquence, plain througbout and
eIc'eu lever cheers than the right Hon R,,ono,,
spSv' t generally 90 from his supporters Tho
I'sut Ion bironel spoke for nearly two hour, AMI
from the Chair ~ ''o''' was read
ne motion oil Sir Robert Peel of course elected
warm warm debate, which continued up to the 2d ins,
' ""''h TIME no vote had been taken.
CHINA.
fSOm he London Globe ortI, L., ;,,,,,,
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM cJ,INsiv,N
TIClPATION OF THE OVERT Ann Nan
we are indebted TO the Morning Pos, for IN. c,I.
lowing brief but important announcement. s W.
nc arrival ol The overland India Mail AT Mar
e''es , on Ihe SUN ut has brought important news
Hnn Cnna: The Bombay da'es are the Isl of
May. On Feb. 25th the Bon, Co,,s 49, 80 Va
10y the British, who marched ON Conton H.,
ms oeeh sentln disgrace TO Pckin. The Empe,or
Calcutta" 'e0" Se''' "oni
Fopi the Times.
Accounts have been received of the rsc,r,o,.r,,
''c"' Oh hostl'illes IN China Our troops took nos
SESSION. OF me iorts OF Bosue the 25lh of Februa
~, ana OF the Factory OF Canton. The Emperor
submit. NV ~
=, keshn had been disgraced and sen, in iron, n
r, SIR Geoge Bremen arrived on the 22I of AnriI n,
n ".cr'ul, 10 confer with the Governor General.
Vi
LIE OVERLAND MAIL.-CHINA, INDIA. &c.
From he B0Bab,y Gd.-fs aC Ann % 1922 >''
IL appears that kcshn, the principal commission
CT, housh apparently invested with full powers IN
treat WIN us, delayed the execution of the trr,tv
winch he had concluded with Capt Elliott pn,iI h.
could OBTAIN the Emperor's confirmation of n Tn,
'"iPc'A' CaOnet, supe hcia,ly acquainted with the
OF circumstances, has rejected the treaty.
anu determined on war. Four Imperial edic,s have
oeen received, breathing hostility and defiance "a
the English, ordering that "snce the rebelious dis
Posltloh OF the foreigners has thus become manifest
hothins Is lelt butte eSterminate themn Instead
OF welding an inch by paying down the price ofthe
opium, or granting them landing. place. the EN-
petor describes the English as having rebelled A.
SainSt heaven and opposed reason.
lhey are" says he, "lIke dogs and sheen in
their disposition. IL is difficult any longer for
heaven and earth TO bear with the English,
ana both Gods and men indignant at their con
duct. II have heard" says the Emperor that for
months past they have dcbauchcd mems wives and
daughers-made capuves-carried away property
-oWt iorts-opcned water courses-and set up a
counterfeit public officer, who issues procamations
or eating, fnd 40 quiet"
The blood of the Tartar rulers is excited by these
ehorhiiues' heshn is ordered to be delivered over
10 the board of punlshment-still, however retain-
ing MS command; and the Admiral Kivan, though
descendei from the god OF war, is to lose his hut
ton. Troops have been ordered TO proceed with niI
speed to Canton. $50
II S''s 1'ue's nave bceh sent 10 the provinces Of
fionan, Achsen, and Kivci. Chow is to proceed
immediately to Canton. Also, flying dispatches to
hean-Se, TO forward the 1000 troops already sta
TONED at Kan Chow for Canton, and il is calculated
mat on the second moon OF the year all the troops
IN succession may arrive at Canton
heshln is ordered to exhort and stimulate the SOL
derS to advance with vIorous daring and TO be fore
most IN battle, Tor It IS absolutely necessary thst
tne reoellons foreigners must give up their heads,
WINCH anu tue prisoners, are To be sent TO Pekn in
/ INgF alN,.N
Ans,ruther, and his unfortunate compapIons nm
pears To be sealed.
Captain Elliott, finding that the negotiations had
mus been broken OIL seems 10 have reused himself
from his le.hargy.
On the 25th the Bogue forts were attacked. and
taken without the loss Of a SINCE man killed or
wounded on our side. The casualties among the
'hnesc, though not ascerIaincd, arc believed to be
very great. thousand prisoners were taken,
WHO were Immediately liberated
According 20 the last accounts which reach 10
the LIST OF March, CnptNn Elliott Intended immedi-
atcly TO proceed TO Canton, and it is said that Ke-
shen had invited the consuls TO mediate between
him and the English.
or oil the wars in which we have been engaged
IN the Elst, this IS likely to be the most trouble
\ some. The circumstances which have transpired
cannot, therefore, fail to produce radical change
| throughout the whole empire Had the Emperor
quietly ncceded to tho treaty, which, after ali, VIC
/ find more disgrncolul to us than TO him. the loiiy
pretensions Of the Tartar dynasty, and The cx.
! cluslveness Of the Cabinet might have appeared,
in the eyes Of his subjects, to he still inyolate.
But the feeling OF hostility which has been now ex-
cited, will necessarily force TO more extended
| operations. We must make up our minds either
10 quit China ana its trade altogether, or force The
| Emperor into concessions at the cannons mouth.
Sir James Chrnic embarked at Bombay on tho
| 9th of A pri, for England.
Letters from Singapore, Of 18th March, received
! by the ships John Adams and David Malcolm,
state that on the 25ih Feb. the island Of Chusan
gwen up by the Chinese. These ships bring TO
CalcGttn the Bengal Volunteers; Capt Elliot, in
his wisdom, having ordered /. cir return, when he
was nltterng himself that Kcshen was behaving
honestly. The other transports, with the European
troops on board, went, for unntely, for Hong Kong
! where they will bc required. Whether the Volin-
teers arc to 60, or 10 return to Macao, not yet
decided.
Chinese goods have risen considerably in price,
and Junk teas are up from ~ spanish dollars to 81
or o dollars.
An American gentleman, lately from Canton,
tells ms the city IS doomed 90 the flames # spare
II. lie says there arc 100000 Chinese starving in
the ncighborhood for want OF employment, who arc
as ready TO sack the place as our s1i.ors arc.
a letter from RlngOon, OF tho l5tn March, pub
lishcl in the Uutkrru Of che 12th April saws that
the French official leaves this day for Calcutta and
is said 10 he tho bearer Of letter to the Governor
Of Bourbon aud King Of tho French from his Bur-
meso Majesty. !, seems no had daily interviews
| and audie.cos ofhs Majesty.
FRANcE. On Saturday evening, the goth the
Court Of Peers condemned Dirmcs 10 tho death OF
| q parrcIdo-iha Is, "to bo conducted TO the place
Of execution in his shirt his feet bnre, and his mead
covered with black veil - acquitted Considere and
DucIos but ordered tho latter 10 be sent before the
Court Of Correctional Police for the illegal posses
sion oi arms and ammunition.
"Tho sentence Of the Court Of Peers" siys Gal
gnani Of Mondays was carried into effect this
morning on Darmes. The preparations, which were
made nj taybreik nj the Bauisrro ST. Jacques, gave
notice 10 the immediate ncighhOrs that criminal
was 10 suffer tho extreme penalty Of the law short
ly, the name Of Darmcs transpifcd, ard n largo
crowd was collected Several squadrons ofmunci.
pal guards md other troops Kept the ground, and
perfect order maintained.
i Darmes was brought from tho prison of the Lux
smburg mounted the fiia scafIold nj hall past six
r o'clock and suffered immediate decopilauon. His
+ beha your was firm, and he appeared resigned TO
hrs fate From the total silence observed by the eu.
tboites with regard TO the time Of his execution
few persons expected II would take place so soon
I and the prudent motives Of the the government IT.
avoiding al needless display in case ofthis kind
and no, giving too much indulgence to the Idle cuTi
osity Of the public, arc TO be appaudtd."
4 The town Of Ham was thrown into consternatiou
on Friday, by the unexpected arrival Of cavalry
, and artillery, which had made forced marches "a
repe, as 4 was rumored, projected attack, on ,hc
citde OF Ham, for the delivery Of Prince Louis Ma
. | poeon.
, SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid OF the 23d
inst. state thsta powerful opposition TO the new