Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-06-14
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aTER FROM CHINA
Hts stap n's,ehsz, Capt. " a,crmaa. arrived
:.sil lae Hook. on Sunday nisiii. in the remask.
able shor, passage % days from Canton.
We hare received our regular files by siiis colt
veyanee, bu, Gn3 nothing Of importance il
taem.
Letters from can;oa dated 2ls, Feb mem
,;nts ,l,al r,ti,fs were again rie OF an intend.
cd siiachou The foreign factories. and that the
sl,olasc usorc ,iuimetia,eiy threatened WAS lhat
at present Inhabited by Messrs. MoIr,son g.
Thaui. Chiaese interpreters. Tho attack, nc.
cordiGs 10 these ruinors. was 10 have taken
!. ,llsce 10 Il dsy or two. but .eticrs Of The I'D
state every thing mill then 10 hayc ren,aineu'
quiet We hope The authorities. Iiliere shouid
be any truth in ihe report will have the means
: end lie will to restrain the Popnlace, whese
cSaspcrstiuno il Is said. las o. iate been much
Increased By an Imperial rcscript ccnsurinS The
!. people OF Canton SO very mildly for The partial
destruction niibc factories of the 1ih Dec. !ast
as 10 Itaya produced The Impression llial ~
peiilioa cfihe ou,ragrs would bs winacd at
by The Government. We have !easan 10 be-
lieve ilIai Sir II. Pouinser Is by 10 mea's an
inaiien,ire observer Of these storms bo,iins
signs, and that he has caused 10 be pointed out
TO the Chinese authorities, thai should Their
government 90; be iariiHei to act with goad
faith in The luliiment Of the prov isinns oi the
treaty, he has still the means Of e'lsciully
llocGading Canton and the Grand Canal. and
a, carry his complaints. which under such cir
rnrnsiances 'conld prohahiy nntbc d'sregIrJed.
30 the Peih.,. II is said the Foovucn of Can
Tan has received or'l5r~ forthwith 10 proc ID 10
(. Peking.---CGatoa Register. Feb. 2ofA.
fYosa tie Ssazaario Filipino, Of tstb 5.
Execution Of tic Rebcis IN Mdrla.-On the
: 5ih Of February upwards OF ell OF the rebels
swerc sentenced So dis the death Of traitors; Al
were executed oil ,i,e y,h, and the o,hs:s "n
i,ie'1Irh lust. each day al a. NJ. The spec.
iscie was uipsi ,u,pnsing ln' awful
The criminals. the day preriuns 10 their exc
cution, wcre imprisoned In barracks IN The
.neighbuih,,od Of the artillery siould, Accom-
panied by their confess,rs. aud their cxccn.
toners were placed Us snsrds over them. a,
about half past six cacl, morning. they were
ulssaack.ed having only their arms ted aud
were marched between two files Of soldiers
their execuipncersl t." the ground Ola which a
large farce Was airea,iy Stationed, consisting OF
abou, 5000 iIoops. foiming three sides "f n
square. As the n,ouraiul procession approach.
cd. a,i officer proeiIiued aloud TO the troops.
that whoever should ash foi pardon OF any Of
the criminals, should b. shoi.
The remainder OF :l.e regiment TO walcii The
criminals belonged. formed the bniioin oi the
square, aud behind tlicn, aspronc body of ca-
yairv was posted, before wiioa, ;ileir late coni-
: panions in arms. the muiineers, were led To
hear :iieir sentence read, which WIS quickly
.otoye,. and they were then marched up to
ilc variant side nr the square; where they 'sere
placed in Gle. knecling. ihifoBt Of u hilock.
used rs an artillery bni;; their execuiUners
filed of behind them, and in on Instant their
bayone,s were nnl;xed. The priests informed
taut The hour had clinie. ana the wOrtis-make
ready, prcscnt. fire; was given insiasier: aud
The file ofrrimii.sls simultaneously feel like
wall
Or s;a,ne from its base o'er,hrown.
There vas scarcely the space ola yard between
the !nuskeis aud their victims: mnny continued
tn wriihe on the ground, but noi snnnd Of any
Kind was tea.a. save the order 10 reload, for no
..reseYye was IN roadiness, and an asopzing do.
lay WAS thus caused in finally despatching The
unfortunate wre.cbes.
Tue troops fred in arunnus hru; 40 par:i-
? cuiaY criminal was assigned. bdtlliey were or
sieret 10 ERE a, the one n0si in front
Tho satne awful scene was performed on
tie 1fib; and oushat day The sergeant. who
led the rebels az the insnrreciion, was s;ran-
eled by thc scrcwing machine. in the same
square, and afterwards the right hand fsas cut
So sooRa was eyidenlilat life was extinct
il, alFthc criminals, The varions regimehts were
marched with music playing past the bodies.
and then home To their quarters.
Cen the 9ih, The criminals were placed clase
10 each other, to suffer death, but on the lih
he uore cnnsiicIa,c method of separating
,hem a yard or two was adopted.
Thus ended The rebclliuu Of part Of the 3,L
regiment Of The line.