The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-24

STILL LATER FROM CHINA.

By the ship Helena, Capt Benjamin. from Nni"'l
we have Canton papers to Aug. Goth, aud Hong hohs
10 Sept lst Also verbal intelligence to Sept ON
This is 81 DAYS later than the adyces hitherto pub
lished
The British bark Christina, Capt Burkett was lost
on the West London shoal, in lat 80 n long IL
L. The captain, together with MIR. Richardson U
Gillet, sailor and Is iascars, were lost py 'he
swapping of boat as they were about leaving inc
ship. The Christina was bound from Macao to Bonn
BAY
Macao. Aug. 23-On the 10Th instant the trans
ports, Herald and Amelia Thompson, arrived in
Hong kong bay from Chusan But all the eager hopes
and anxious expectations Of the resident British com
munity have been sadly disappointed IN not receiving
any public, certain private, information oil inc pro-
ceedngs of the eastern expeditionary unitea ha'al
and military force since the events oil The lo'h oil
June.
A friend has kindly lent us some extracts from
private letters but the rumors they contain oil the
proceedings Of the British force are uncertain ana
| not believed even by the writer's
| The dates from Chusan are to August 6; when
| rumor obtained founded on Chinese information,
that the city Of Marking had been captured Tins re-
| port is also reechoed from Canton. No vessel had
| arrived at Chusan, which had been farther up the
| Kangtszekeang than Woosung; but IT IS said the
| feet moved from before Woosung on July ., and
that part of the advanced light squadron IS IN the
grand canal and some of the steamers oil Marking
The navigation of the Son of the sea- SAID not TO
| be difficult that FIVE fathoms were found over the
bar, and a good passage to the great canal.
1t is also said that keshen is again IN the heidi mat
he has sent i'm a communication to H. MS plenipo-
Tertiary, which had been received, and reply gwen
in which was stated the sine qua non oil the BRUSH
| government All this gossip must pass Tor just as
| much as il is worth but il there has been
pause in active operations and we fear this season
| is lost
| HoSGKoNG, September Ist.-At Canton the only
topic of conversation is the news from the north
| News it can hardly be called. 1t should rather be
| called rumors and reports from the north, many OF
| which may have some foundation in fact
1t is generally believed that Marking has been taxi
en- by our troops. The details of the affair even
| given. Among others we may mention, that The
Viceroy of the Province committed suicide alter the
| fall of the city, and Mandarin of high rank who,
| with his family escaping in junk, was sunk by
the fire of one Of our vessels. Other places have al
so been occupied, among others, one situated AT the
mouth of the Imperial Canal, and which command
its enormous traffic also place called we believe,
Cumshan which is said to be the Newcastle OF China
from whence the Capital and the Northern provinces
are supplied with coal, which in those localities is
veritable necessary of life, as in England To The
supplies of and other articles OF food, this remark
also applies.
| On good authority we have been assured that the
occupation % these places must lead the Emperor TO
listen 10 terms of pacifcation. Not doing would
induce distress and misery to such frighfu extent,
tina nothing else could prevent the people from rising
against the ituied authorities. The remittance
of those taxes 10 the Imperial Court which are re-
ceivabe in kind and they form large amount Of the
revenue) would be stopped. This consideration can
not but bave much weight with the Court OF Pekng
which has also manifested according to immemoral
usagc) laudabe anxiety for the subsistence OF The
people and which will De obviously endangered IN
many districts by perseverance IN the present war
policy
king this view of the matter il is not surprising
that should now have report he latest, that let
tiers have been received by the Mandarns IN Canton
of ibe expedition being off the Pciho. That the En-
peror as relented and that this moment there are
English Off in Picking; whittier they have been
invited by the Chinese Government to arrange the
basis of treaty Of peace
This report is believed and proceeds from quar-
ter which ought to be well informed of the progress
| of events. We confess do not give credencc
thereto. 1t strikes US TO be quite premature Chinese
dipomasts too astute TO confess the nation all
weakness SO glaringly.
Marking by the invading force. The destruction of
property is said to have been great, also the loss
of life on the part of the Chinese.
One of the dis at the provincial city is that of
the six millions of Canton ransom eXtorted by Capt
Elliott four millions belonged TO the Emperor's dues.
| Indeed part we know packed and addressed to
| the Imperial Treasury. The drain of the anc
her have led to the court applying the screo
| in many pieces. The acknowledg d deficit of the
Canton duties caused the Emperor to demnnd expla-
nations To conceal the conditions of the Elliot con-
venton it is said the officials have reported that ow-
ing to the and dreadful arrangement of affairs,
| they have been compelled to lend the sum of four
millions to the Hong merchants to avoid great r
caamities. Chinese custom does sanction such
loans which analogous TO the advance of the Ex-
chequer bills by the II me government to our mer-
chants and agrIcuurers in seasons of financial s.
ress and difficulty the latest, and hope the last
instance, occurred in England in 1896, when by order
of Government the Bank of England advanced on
merchandise. This will explain the edict of the EN-
peror in our No. 20 TO the Hippo of Canton
That the Canton fuactonar.es are in disgrace is
certain. 1t seems however to be thought by the To-
reign residents that any change of the officials would
| tend to aggravate existing Inconvenience.
1t is to be hoped that shall at last compel the
Chinese to treat civilized beings if So and with
n proper treaty of commerce, Canton may yet be-
come a more important commercial emporium than
| heretofore.
THE REBELLION IN HooPm.--The rebel leader who
| hoisted his insurrectlonary standard some months
ago in ioop province, has been at last captured led
in chains to Picking, tried and formally executed by
imperial authority The GaZettes refer to a number
Of troubles of maraudlng and insurrectonary cha
racter in several of the provinces, Shantung parcu
ary, and also in of the border possessions of
the Empire. AT the present time indeed, China APP
pears to be in state of national dsquietude both IN
ternally and externally
Letters received during the week from Koolong-
soo state that considerable sickness prevailed among
the troops stationed there. The officers, and also
the missionaries, however, enjoyed good health
Captain Chads of the Cambran, appears TO be very
active and :" has captured several pirate boats and
done much to mitigate the caamities of the people
of Annoy in the absence of their rulers" On
Koolongsoo they have well filled market every
forenoon, which in the afternoon is removed TO
Annoy Business appears to be very brisk and the
Lowell made extensive sales for ready cash to Chi
nese in very few days.
From a letter dated Chusan, July 2Sth, we extract
the following: Three Cinnamon have been hanged
here for attempting to carry off Seapoys. was pre-
.k.,a e IL