Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-08-14


We completely taken by surprise this
morning aud so | guess are her owners, by the
arrival Of the ship Akbar, Cumaresque, from Can
ton ~ 1913 days. She bsIngs some 10 days lat r
adelces.
/ learn from Captain D..fnarcsq, that immedi-
ateiy after the G.! Of he I;asuo forts the city Of
Canton was evacuated By all win" could afford to
leave, taking with them their families aud proper
~, and when the hkb4r left, China street aud
the business part of the suderbs, deserted.
shops closed and scarcely any one ho seen
since the news Of the attack upon the Bpguc,
reaching pclliu, Tho Emperor ordered three I'm
PeriaI commissioners lone roIa.ipel to pro
coed 10 Canton. and 10 eXteTminate the English,
swearing IN his edtct that both powers could not
stand, one the other mast conquer perish.
heshen ordered IN chains 70 the Capital 10
DO tF.c6 ; traitor for having degrade! himself
30 much to meet the PIen5pote0tIary or 20 lis-
len TO the cession of Hong Kong.-Two Of tho in
portant characters reached Caution 10 time to be
hold the success Of The British arms and 10 sign
the truce and sanction temporary trade.
Captain Elliott was at Canton, protected by
military guard, waiting the arrival of ~ eksan.'
the Emperor's nephew, who was hourly expected,
aud who woud be compelled, by force Of nccss-
sity, to sanction the afrangcmenis made by his
coiicagucs -Four men- ol-w are stationed IA
The Alocoo passage, above Canton; three or four
miles below, acd SIX at Whampoa, where they
viii remain, to insure the safety OF the foreign
local authorities. The other vessels 1T The
Bague. Mecca and Hong Kong.
Major General Sir Hugh Cough arrived 90 The
ii OF March, commander in-chtei Of the land for
Sir Gorden Bremen gone Bengal for
reint0rconents but was expected 10 return about
the first Of June, when the fleet would 20 North
again, tn make another demonstration upon The
capital, PeltIn-
ine loss Of the Chinese IN the various engage
meuts was estimated at 300 5000 men, and
about 800 pieces OF cannon. The Chinese Adm.
raj keywang, fell IN defence of tie D3gao forts
did two other madariaus Of high rank The
captain OF II British transport arriving at Chusan
after the surrender of that island to The Chinese,
was slain on landing. The day after the fall OF
the Bog"e forts rewards wete offered for the cap
tufe or destruction Of British ships; 100000 dol
lars for Irne-ot battIe ships. Sl0O 900 for steam
er, $50 900 for the Admiral or Captain Eliot II
taken alive and $4,000 for either OF their heads
Teas were high and scarce The hong mer-
chants would deal only for cash and insisted on
being paid before the teas were delivered. II was
believed that the arraugCInen; for trade cond not
last long, and that the foreigners would be agaia
compelled to leave for Macao. A large encanp-
ment OF Chinese troops visible from the fac
tories, at a little distance from Canton, and the
number daily increasing.
Green teas were very scarce IN market, having
been kept back and large quantities sent away +
when the Blush approached the city The cur
rent report on the 26lh OF April that the Chi
ncse government had LAID embargo on al!
boats, intending 10 use them for the conveyance
of troops.
The Akbar has nearly full cargo Of good teas:
the balance is silks. The Leonidas hich sailed
Oh the 2lst March, had part cargo of teas taken
IN at hacoa, and the Horatio has a full cargo
of teas. Three other ships were loading. be-
Iieve there are eleven American ships at Wham-
poa. Silks were very scarce. The truce was
bat temporary :and made against the express Gem
Enands OF the Emperor. to save the civ Of Can
ton from destruction aud letters express tho opn-
ION tia, trade would not remain open more than .
one or two months, when the merchants would
again be obliged TO leave Canton.
THE HoBnkEN MURDER -T'he murder Of a e.,
male named Mary c. Rogers. DIETER known Ia
New York as 1.-The beautiful cigar girl,') on the
2Sth ut., whose body was found m the river at
iioboken. has caused great sensation in New
/ ork. The Courier of TUESDAY says in relation
10 the mattcr:-"'Fhe unfortunate girl as far rs
we can learn, was of bameIess character but
was induced, probably in thoughtIess moment.
to accompany II young man to iloboken, where
she was dec"yed 10 a secluded spot viola ted aud
murdered. TINS could not have been The act Of
one; II must have been committed By more: it
mas every appearance of having been concerted
md thus almost stands unparalleled among the
leeds OF blood of which read. IL seems in ,
,radihlc that men could deliberately plan aud com
nat murder for such q motive, vet the facts in
'vliably lead to the conclusion That this Is one of
hose unnatural Instances of horrid crime which
ets all reason at defiance. Ten DAYS have now
elapsed since lis commissIoa; hitherto the tracks
II ITS terocIons perpetrators have not been dis
Covered, and the blood Of the helpless female will
'robaote pass unreyenged, unless the public au-
hor'ties evIncc more than ordinary actIvItr.'-
The character Of the deceased. it is also stated
y the Coroner, who held the inquest was proven
y the most respectable witnesses to have been
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