Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-21
From tho N. Y. Tribune.
LATER FROM CANTON.

The ship Delphi, Capt. Cole, Of Boston, arrived =.
at this port yesterday afternoon, bringing Canton
dates to Dec 18th, ,wenty-one DAYS later than had
been before received. The Delphi brings as pms
sengers Messrs Appleton and Sears Of Boston.
The victories OF the British over the Chinese
seem likely to he rendered worthless by the treach-
cry and fahess cruelty OF the authorities The
Supplement to The Canton Register ofthe 18th De-
cenbef il filed with accounts of dreadful riot
which broke out there on the 9TH, though it seem
ell to have been plotted and arranged for many
days previous II had its origin in the deadly ha-
tired which exists between the native and foreign
residents, and in the obstinate determination OF
the Chinese that the British, in spite OF the treaty.
shall not have looholl upon the Celestial En-
pre u began in Y pretended scuffie between
some Chinese and LascafS, provoked us was said,
by one of the latter having stole an orange. The
Lascors wero obliged TO retreat, aud the Chinese
mob then attacked first the house of an English
man named Morrow, whence they drove the Ia
dies, and then set tho British factory on ire
They then proceeded to the house off Mr. Heard,
who with FIVE or six friends, defended his dwei-
ling with two mrskets aud two pistols The pas
sage was open-but ne soon as the crowd up-
preached one of them was shot and the rest re-
treated in terror. In this way five were killed, and
the mob then set the Creek house fire, plum
dered Mr.. Heard's treasury of three laos OF dol
lars and the factory of Mesgrs Glib, Livingston
g. Co. of $4,000 The British flagstaff was set
no effort to dispense the mob or protect the prop
erty,
Sir Hugh Cough, who came up the next day,
had q conference with the officers, and was in
clined to acquit them of all blame. They wished
him to withdraw from the city which he refused
to do. They told him that FIVE of the ringleaders
had been executed; but this was believed TO be
false. Rumors of new troubles were in circua-
ton but the evident cowardice of The natives left
the foreign residents free from any great appre-
hension. The outbreak, however, is regarded as
a decisive mark Of the fixed hatred between the
Chinese and British
The boats conveying the right wing OF ii. B.
NJ. G2d regiment to Dinapore were swamped in a
hurricane on the 5lh Sept, and the Madras Spec
tator states that the loss is ascertaned to be two
eutenants, Gasan and Scobe, five sergeants, four
corporals and thrty-6ve priyates with six women
and twelve children.
The brig Maulmen was wrecked on the 18th
Sept at the north end of the Palawan passage
and with her we're lost chief officer MIR. Smith
third officer Mr.. Rauken, four lascars and the de-
spatches.
Sir Henry Pottinger has issued Proclamation
concerning the barburous mareatment OF the per
sons wrecked in two of Her Majesty's ships by
the Chinese.
1t appears from The details, that two hundred
: and thirty persons belonging to the Ner-
budda," and forty .six belonging to the Sam
8 have either been put to death by the officers o
The Chinese Government on Formosa, or have
persisted through i'll treatment and starvation.