The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-29

| lolloWHlg are extracts:
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce
MAcoA, Nov 90.
| Our advices from Canton (the to 24th,) report no
| important transactions in import merchandise and
change of prices except for lead which cannot be
quoted higher than &c, 40a6,50. OF gnsng we hear
| Of no sales from the parcel of Henry Pratt.
alfred p. Edlcard, Esq, Supercngo ofhe U. S. ship
Hannibat.-On the morning of the 18th November,
Alfred T. Edwards, Esq, supercargo OF the Amerl-
can ship Hannibal, Of New York, left Whampoa IN
of the ships boats for Canton and when of the
east side of the island of Honam round fort the
boat was stopped by party of Chinese soldiers and
ordered to the shore Immediately on reaching the
shore the military rushed upon the boat, secured Mr.
| Edwards and boats crew, bound their hands behind
them, and put chains around their necks taking from
Mr.. Edwards his watch, papers, &C., with the summa-
ry process OF emptying the pockets by cutting them
off they then conducted to prison surrounded by
military force of several hundred men, with drawn
| swords, spears, sc.
| While thus detained in prison bound and chained
| they placed over Mr.. Edwards guard of three men
| with spears and drawn swords after remaining IN
this situation about three hours they then taken
the island by escort of forty soldiers to each
individually and were then put into separate boats and
taken the river to the city of Canton to the resi-
dence of the mayor being led through the streets by
chains which placed around their necks, follow
ed and shouted at by the popuace they passed,
ceving the treatment of the vilest condemned crmi
mails, after remaining in close confinement for several
hours they taken separately before the mandarin
and examined, still bound and chained on MIR. Ed
wards representing his true character an Ameri-
can, he released from his chains and unbndng
his hands, they fell perfectly paralyzed to his side,
owing to the cruel manner of the bindings it was some
time before the circulation Of the blood restored.
The mandarns then expressed their at the
detention, saying it was mistake, as they supposed
them to be Engtishntel after suffering every insult
and degradation they were set at liberty because they
were not Englishmen. From this H. B. NJ. subjects
will learn what they have to expect under similar cir
! cumsanccs.
Mr.. Edwaldsis at the factory in Canton suffer
ing severely from the effects Of this cruel and unlro
voked insult. MIR. Edwards is a gentaman advanced
IN life and of the highest respecability and has fire.
quentIy visited Canton in the capacity which he
| fills
! MACAO, Nov. 23-The foreign community will be
indignant at the shameful treatment received by Mr..
Edwards from the Canton authorities our correspon-
dent does not inform if the Hannbal's boat had
| flag flying, if the U. Staess acting vice-co
has taken any steps to procure redress satisfaction
| We do not believe that the seizure of Mr. Edwards
and of the Hannibal's boat and boats mis-
take on the part of the Chinese; that is we do not
believe the assertion of the Chinese officers for we
think they afraid, however well disposed, to seize
Englishmen.
Our correspondent, in his letter to us, alludes to
the many false reports that in circulation in re-
gard to this outrageous transaction " the only report
that we have heard is, that it the captain of the
United States merchant ship Luconia who was
seized, when passing up the Blenheims channel, and
Carried into the city
Her Majesty's plenipotentiary will doubtless take
notice Of this breach Of the peace by the Chinese Off
GERS /; and as the U. S. frigae Constellation is
shortly expected to arrive in China, her captain we
suppose will take energetic to obtain redress
for the shameful grievance suffered by u S.
citizen from the public officers of the Canton govern
ment.
CHUsAN, CHINHAE, NINCPo.--Some information
which we have received since last week enables
inform our readers of few more interesting paitlcu-
lars about the capture of Tinghae and Chinhae, and
of the beautiful English city OF Nngpo
Those who have been at Chusan must recollect
osshouse, the 49th's, and l8hs hills the situation
Of the suburbs and city, and the intervening breach
between the jusshouse hill to the right and the 49ths
hill to the left, locking north 1t opposite this
breach that the English squadron anchored in July
1910; but their return in lS4l, those who had
long resided in Tinghae did not again know the place
great had been The efforts of the Chinese TO raise
Notifications.
A line of detences had been built along the whole
length of the beach, from the osshouse to the 49th's
hill-called, we think by the English on the last
attack, the long battery. The principal attack was
made by the 55th regiment, led by Sir Hugh Cough, |
the commander-n-chie which stormed the 49th's hill,
and drove all before them in half an hour here an
officer (ensign Jewell, 55th) killed and Is
wounded Sir Hugh Cough was slrack by a
spent ball on the shoulder.
Knowles, of the royal artillery, throwing shells
from his hswi,zers the Joss house hill forts, from
height on Trumbel's Island. When the rest of the
troops landed the whole force descended into the
plain without meeting any resistance and began
throwing shells into the city, which deserted
by the Chinese escaladed and possession taken by the
British troops in less than two hours from the
mencement of the attack 1t is supposed about 900
of the inhabitants left the city.
The absurdty Of the defences Of the Chinese are
here again evident for although they had strongly
fortified the oss-house and 49th's hills, their long
battery on the beach utterly useless, for it was
enfladed from both hills but they had built it with
the notion that the English ships would anchor opp0
site to it, to be fired at.
1t is said the three Chinese generals were killed,
leading their troops
The letters we have received and differ mate.
rally in their accounts of the behaviour of the tartar
troops by they represented having fought
with the most determined galantry; while others say
that they have neither stomach skill for fighting
1t appears that they always take to provide for
flight before they commence the battle thus, they are
aint-hearted before the first onset of war, and their
limbs are pased by fear before the trumpet sounds.
RESURRECTION IN MANILLA.-On Sunday, October
%, nfol nation reached Manila of raising under
Aponario who had collected bands of Talagese the
accounts of whose numbers varied from to 1000 men
The governor of the province don Joaquin Or
ega collected what force he could, consisting of mi
lima and revenue officers, and with them attempted to
que the instruction, but they deserted him, and he
was killed Lieut. Col. Huct left Manila on the
9th with three companies of infantry 10 or 80 troop
and 2 field pieces.
His proclamation not having been attended to by
the revolters he attacked them on the LIST November
some accounts say that the Tagalese trusting to the
assurances of Aponario, who trusted in his saints,
left their camp and marched to the plain where they
suffered considerably at the first attack the fol-
lowing day they were again attacked when 700 or
800 of them killed all their arms were taken
in the first attack which consisted of only 36 fowlng
pieces, spears, and the three falcons, alluded to
IN the public notice above.
1t is said that when the news of Apolinaro's cap
ture reached the captain general he sent order by
the courier to shoot him Immediately, and then
called the audiencia together and told them what he