Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-22

.ruher and hi, unfortunate companions sPTears 10 -
sealed. ~
Csp,sin Eio,. finding that tho negotiation. had shss
bccn broken or sccm, have reused himself from he
leihary. ~
"a tho s3,h the Boguc forts attacked. and sshs'
without the loss Of o singic nan allied 81 wounded
on our side Tho ca.ual,e. among the Chinese, Tho
no, sscoriAincd. believed TO have been great n
thousand prisoners taken. who we're immediately
liberated
According 10 the last accounts which reached Nc 10
tie Is, March, Cap, Elliot intended immediately 10
proceed Canton, and, u /. said that keshen had ia
vtel tho foreign oon,uls 10 mediate between him and
the Enelish. Thus fell to the ground all the flaming
of Capt Elliot, that the negotiations were
proceeding auspicou,ls. Thus annihils'ed,
one blow all the hauerng promises held out by Tho
ministerial organs at home OF speedy aud sa'issc,o
| ~ adjustment Of all differences.
| OF all the Ia which we have been engaged Ia
the East, this Is likely 10 be the mos, Troublesome
| Tho circumstances which have ttapspired cannot
therefore fail 20 produce a radical change Throughout
the whole empire-,hai the Emperor quietly acoodod
to the treaty which ahet ALL fear disgracetul
to than to him. The lofty pretens,ons Of the Tar
tar dynasty, and the erclusivcness OF the Cabnss,
might have appeared In tho 81 his subjects to be
still in,olate Bot the feeling Of hostility which he
has manifested will necessarily force ef-
to gran, China and its trade altogether. force the
Emperor into concessions at the cannon's mouth
| The Bombay Gazette concludes by severely con-
demning the government at home for its Of fore
sight and bad management of the Chinese question.
is of opinion that nothing effective be done In
the campaign which IN about TO
Letters from Slnga pore, OF the lsin March, received
by the ships John Adams and David Malcolm, state
that, the 25,h February, the island Of Chusan wss
Il.
ia the Bengal volunteers Captain Elliot, in his wis
dom, having ordered their return when he haer
ing himself keshen was behaving honestly. The 9TH
er transports with the European troops board went
fortunately to Hong Kong, where they will be toquir
ed whether the volunteers 10 60 return 10 Ma
Gao not yet decided.
Chinese goods have risen considerably 10 price aud
jung teas up from Ia Spanish dollars to Q
and 0.
An American gentleman lately from Canton, tells
us that the city Is doomed to the flames il spare it,
lie says there are 100000 Chinese starving in thu
neiehborhood for want of employment, whs are as
= ready To sink the place our sailors are.
Letters from Macao to the 28th Of March. state that
& Canton was almost deserted The Hsng merchants
remained on the spot but said that the people
afraid to trade whilst the Of remained by tho
river. The Chinese at Canton believed that no trac
of importance could be carried until The whole ques.
ton definitely settled.
letter from Random of the 18Th Of March, publish.
ed in the Hurkaru, of the i2h Of April says ,hs, the
French officer leaves this day for Calcutta, and Is
said TO be the bearer Of letter the governor Of our
bon and the King of France from his Burmese ,nses
y. I, seems he has daily interviews and audiences
with hi. Majesty.
No symptom Of receiving British resident a, Cour
had yet been exhibited by his Majesty The turn ,l,.
affairs may take after the knows our situation IN
China remains to be seen. The palace is rising 1
by magic, though there is We, no preparations Of re
. building the destroyed stockade.