Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09
rRnM CHINA

| IRDM CHINA.
New YORK, November 2-By the ship lluni'
Capt. Love,t, arrived this morning, we have Ca
lAlacao] papers 10 the 18th June inclusive. " 90
they contain no news that we have not had are
but they furnish number Of items which are SOM
| interesting.
The English at Macao do not seem 10 haze !
aware OF the appointment of Sir Henry Pot;ia-'f
plenipotpntlary, for his name is not at all meH'2
AdViccs from Calcutta To the 2Sih of April had
received Great preparations were going on 'f'''
a second expedition against China, among, "h'a
mentioned the purchase Of steamer, and 'hr pre-
Of two others, supposed to be destined for China
The British tro"ps and ships had all left Cantor
retired To Hong Kong, excerpt the Herald and ea'i
which were laying at Whampoa.
| Captain Elliot had issued quite batch Of Proc
tions--one cautroning British vessels not 10 eni,i
river under present circumstances, bu, proceed % "
Kong; and threatening the Chinese with another Y
ade Of Canton should any a,iemp, be made 70 cos'
the freedom Of trade with Hong Kong
Another to the people Of Canton, urging them =
pei the imperial commissioners and The Tartar Z.
with threat that if these troops and c0n'ni>.'
had not left the city within twelve hours, The "
protection would be withdrawn. Tins vas date
22d of MaY-before the fighting.
Another, also 10 the people OF Canton, on ne Z
June, inviting them to return and resume lhtN =
pursuits.
Another on the 9Th Of June inviting The G..
merchants and traders TO resort to Hong hong :"
The Canton Press complains bitterly Of The co.,
ton, as too favorable 10 the Chinese, and ienc'Es
to prolong the war, &c.
| The Register ls even more severe than Inc !
utterly drnouncing the honesty as well as IN P"''
Captain Elliott throughout, and concluding W.
remark that the retirement Of the British oices "
thing better than dsgroceful de.rat. !
| The ksplster saws in one of its articles, 'f'' =
the ormistce and ransom alike impoli!lc: they -
The English nation as making war Ike ohccsi''
| The spirit which animates the Chinese Peope
be guessed at from the following paragraph, ""''
find in the Register Of June 5: :.
We have been told that owing TO some irregn' ~.
committed by the troops, the villagers rouno ~ w..
to the number Of some thousands, attacked the go
N. |. on the Both ult, and other parts Of the o''
the Ist inst.
], is said that they behaved with astonishing -
that they rushed on The square Of the 37th anu =
the soldiers in their ranks, while some Of '"''a
bayonctted One Chinese sna;cbed a mushe' ~
sipahs hands, fred at and wounded an oiiIce'
,7th.
The Chinese had paid up the ransom money !.
redemption of Canton, and the British feet e..
frign,e and sloop.of:war, had left. The tmp''s'
he had permitted the Barbarians to depart CIV
some "chow-chow" for their lost opium. r. ne
were determined to keep possession Of hong ~, -
10 introduce trade there, and 10 make 1t a r'''' :
Canton. ~
One American, named Sherry, son OF oapI cho
Sherry, Of this city, had been killed by inc IA
and Mr. Miller nearly go. olypbaut d Co. t naI
nearly all ;heir bnoks. Mr.. Coolidge, VINO "a n
seized and taken into Canton, had been releases
were two American ships at hamPoa, the ".,
discharging and the Ann Mckim-one al Ms
Barbara, and two at Hong Kong-ihe Ainr LIN,
James Perkins. We learn verbally, lhat r ~
teas were engaged for the ship, but the siea.f he
was 20 get them on board, in consequence u
RATS, &c.