The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-27

staleQAn Inc Decree OF me President, based
upon an estimate OF The national ins,i,u,e
Of geography and statistics. and i msle
70 amount, in the aggregate. 10 7 .0ii,lIO.
The population Of Texas is stated Al q,
500. Richmond Csmpiiu.
fiom the Ns~ York cammerrisI Asssni.s.
LATEST FROM CHINA.
By ihs arrival. Last evening". sf lhs
Ssedlsh br,e Albion. We are pat in pss.
session % C.nion (siaeosl isaers and %.
pefs 10 The 18Th &c September. inslasisr.
The seeosals are painfully interesting.
lesmins ss they do with details af ssnss.
cd hssoe snd dssEacslou ID hun,sn lie in
the progress oi .hs, wsr .h,eh. even Nc.
Adams 10 the contrary notwithstanding.
&c esnnat bur regard a. erufl and nnias.
almost without precedent. 80
The fact hes besa several tines brought
10 osr notice that very difIsrsnl feeling
prevails among ihs Chins.s aui 81 c.alan,
fram tha, exhibited BY The einzens snd
civic su'hos,l,es; The latter are 90, sinsd
by The spinl Of trade and eupidiiy. and
,hsir national zeal hasing hing slnrs leen
desdened BY profitable intercourse with
loTr'gnrfs. they have brvn dlspased Tor
pesce on any terms, however hnmil..pns
or sdserss 10 The long settled paliey ul
the emp,r; bur the country people lock.
npon their rslsnlless invaders with her-
ror. and wsrs their martial ability Lot
fqasl ~ ,heir good wall. the eonll,eu ihal
have taken plsee wouli hs.e psesealrd j.
. much lees pa,fnrm character Of unrssisl-
ed buichssy. lnfuenrrd b, this spirit. -
wsno~ harm. they had sunk huge hlosks \
Of granite aud olker DISTRACTIONS in some
Of The passes leading 10 The CITY. viii ..
view To hinder The spproseh ol .hs Bti.
ish ships; and these proceedings bad been.
EAGERLY lad bold oil By The eomm,ndsr
Of The squa,lson screaming near Canton.
10 make renewed attacks upon ,he fnrs.
villages. aud junks, several Of which had
been destroyed with murdsroos desuue.
lion of life. and The ships had gone up The
ri.s1 wlll Tie presumed inienuon Of De.
siroying the ciiy--unlrss, inbred, they.
should be bribed to spare IL with smother
half d"zea millions. Que letter. dated
September 18th. says: -..a 81.
- have jusi heard IL Captain Mas
(,he command aiIirer) having issued a
Proclamation in Chinese. anil romsnenssd
hosnli'ies BY attacking the villages on The.
banks OF tie river rear where The OBJ
suuc,ions were sunk. ami by blessing up
and uuerly destroying Wang Tong aud
the Qualifications q, Kow l.aon. There,
is rumnr Of his intention ia surround
Canton. and should moi be much surpri'-
ed 10 hear Of The ri,y being burn, briors
&c, away from here. Thus IL appears,
as e"njseiured and stated TO you yrs,er.
day, thai ihe least provocslinn il nov,
made the excuse Of great violence. and
the IesUli 10 as doubtful aud the sn,icipa.
linn Of as much cloudrd by fear Of SUI.
ferine 10 The innocent people. as any for.
mer period THIS news Is just IS heard.
IN letter from Canon, where The smnks
~ he burning villages was sren. the CAM
mons heard. and The people 81 CANON wrrs
fleeing in oil direeii ms. whilst the reporis
were ,hs, many people had been k'llsda
The villages" ...s H.
The process Of building up . ssllla'
men, q, Hong Kong was going On with
considerable signr, and il 10 said tina. The
native population was increasing. Sir
Henry P.i,inger and Aimirsl Parker
sailed for The North on The 22d ni August.
with the major par, Of tie forces. both
naval and mililsr, aud reports had come.
through The Chinese, tina, Annoy had been
attacked and TAKEN. aher treble resI''
lance. We may presume that il vas
held 10 ransom. buccsnisr fashion. as VAS
don- with Canton. II was reported also
that Chusan had been re,aken. but We su''
prci that The invaders would have lihls
inclination 10 mrddle with that unhealthy
Island. after The dire sxperinec they hal
Of us presidential influences. We incline
To the opinion liza, The course Of The Bf''
tish will be 10 attack the maritime cls,es
10 sucre.s,on. extnriing from each -
much com 40 possible. r,thrr BY pdlages
or ransam: and makrg no attempt uPon
Pek,n until The arrival of large reinforce
,nenls aud The favorable season. As 10.
reul,iug the Imperial city with Their hes
W ships. we believe u TO be out oil ina
question:; and they have not sieslnet'
enough in The present. rxpedin"n ineaty
80 large b"dy u hoops as would be ne'