The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-15
From The NJ Y Sun-Eri,g
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CHINA
TWeioe days later from Cantoa-Apprehea,L
ed Destruction Of Canton by The EagIjsL

iIiOiiLi i"i oN hN FhcM CHINA
T0eioe days later from Canton-Appreheod
ed Destruction Of Canton by The English
Captain Laud. with his ship Splendid arri,edp..
morning from China, with two weeks later nevs
Captain L.. reports the Akbsr To have left he A.
before him. with the letters and newspapers for M.
port All was quiet AT Canton when Capt l. le6
The riot had been subdued and the Chinese sutt,.s
ties had, Ia great measure, regained their ~
over the popuiace the English were concerting me-
sures for revenge. There was no doubt but that 49,
late disturbances were connived at by the Embsror
The English residents were loud in their calls a.
vengeance and the general apprehens,ons were tt.,
Sir Henry Pottinger would level the walls Of Canton
la this state Of things the utmost dstrust and apnr
hension preyaied-the vessels were all loading Tih
the greatest haste, dreadiDg the eventual result No
thing definite as to the course of the English Cover
nor had transpred when Capt l.. left.
The Splendid had made the passage in 1912 d,,,
We extract the following from late Canton paper
CANTON, Dec. 81, lS42.-Mr. Thorn has h..,
several days in Canton collecting evidence in Ga
matter Of the late Instruction aud we under,tanJ
tends to confirm the statements made 10 her Maie
TVS Plenipoentiary by the British merchants in t6s
letter to me, dated the 23d instant
| An eye witness has informed US that during ~,
very acme OF the tumult, five Lascars were seen ~
walk leisurciy and unmolested from the point to the
Danish hong, which is q clear proof that the multi
| tude, who we're then destroying the British hong Ind
not vengeance on the Lascars for their object. IN
deed, many of the compradors and hong pursers told
several foreigners that the quarrel with the Ia.c,r
was only pretext, and merely precipta,ed the long
intended and organized outbreak and that four mar
ties Of 500 men, all dressed alike with dstingusbng
badges, and armed with swords, and with pov,dep
bags IN their girdles, instantly assembled, pulled
down the garden wall of the British consulate and
pelted oil the workmen, who were repairing the We
randall, with stones and brckbats.
We presume that her Maestys plenipotentsr
will order the evidence that Mr.. Thorn has collected
to be publlsed for the general information and sails
faction Of the feeling community
II Is sand The artificers are rebuilding the garden
wall to keep out the popuace but still refuse 10 re-
build the British consular hall.
We suppose the British flag is ere now again ayinr
in Canton we think every ships boat should carry
one in her bows.
We cannot obtain any certain information as to
the time when Elepoo may be expected TO arrive in
Canton; substituting him for Keying we consider as
bad omen; he is past seventy, obstinate and pre,-
diced; and we are not entirely free from some an
prehensions that The treaty may be broken, for we
40 mol expect the Emperor will PUNISH condignly "
the murderer OF Mr. Gully and the Lascars nor sur,
render him for punishment to her Maesys penipo.
Tertiary; he would by such an act disgust his KIM
and kin too much, for most of the high Tartar Off
GERS are relations of the Emperor either by blood or
marriage and what them
THE CHINESE NAyY.-From the latest Pekio Ga.
Zetts, we perceive that much interest exists in the
Imperial cabinet on the subject of constructing ships
OF war alter foreign models. 1t appears tina, Kin
Yingln one OF the minister's laid drawings of ships
OF sundry forms before his Ma jesty accompanied by
strong recommendations for an increased number Of
efficient fighting ships Upon this, the Emperor send,
all the drawings to Yihshang at Canton ordering him
to have vessels constructed, il he considered kn,
yng's plans the most feasible. Yihshan in very
lengthy memorial shows that no kind of vessels are
at all proper for fighting, except those constructed
after foreign models.
He speaks Of the wonderful reports of the hi,h
officers of The United States ships Constellation and
Boston, during their visit at Whampoa and proposes
TIT they be the models Of all Chinese ships Of war
hereafter to be built The Emperor, therefore, or
ders ships to be built of the kind recomme nded and
OF the best materials.
HIS majesty also states, that the ships are now
needed there will not be time to wait for them to be
built but orders Yihshan send the hong merchants
to buy the ships which the barbarians have for sale
and al The same thine, to despatch proper officers to
purchase The strongest materials possible for sh p
building. fii,shan states in his memorial that one
ship after the foreign model has been built at Canton
and which is able 10 so out TO sea- and that two more
on the stocks.