New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-18

CHlN,.-Ihe Salem Mass Register contains
the following extracts Of letters received by the
Mary Ellen ,:
CANroS, Jan. l5 1913.
The clipper Anonyma arrived from Calcutta
about the 9th inst. in the extraordinary passage
of 81 days, up the CHINA Sea, against the mon
soon bringing part of the October mail, by which
we learn of the imposition OF a Tariff.
The Natchez arrived day or two since III
II DAYS from the West Coast of Amerlca-the
shortest run on record.
The soldiers were withdrawn from the front OF
the factories several days since, and IN their stead
we have now some 80 or 100 Hong Coolies,
valiant men. all ready TO ran dsedy in our defrner.
No danger, however, is apprehended Elepoo has
arrived and his presence it is said, will be sutf-
cent to restrain the mob, Nothing has yet been
done in the way of negotiation, and little or
thing about indemnity claims for losses. Pottin-
ger still at Hong Kong with . Com.
kearnev is lying at Macao Roads in the Constel-
lation We have appealed to him, but what he
VIII do i'll the premises no one knows. He keeps
dark
most atroclous act was committed few
days since by the local Nlandarins. Our Cooley,
fine young icllew, who stood by us during the
whole OF the row, was sent for by the Namho to
be lnterrogated on the subject They wished
HIM to say that the house was fired accidentally,
and not by the mob, in order that they might
make use of his evidence to evade paving the
losses. On his refusal TO do this, he was bam-
booed across tie face, and kept in prison several
days. This, too, by the very Mandarlns who
evlnced such laudablc actirity in flying to our
rescue the It'll.
CANTON, Jan II.
A few DAYS since, as Cant Ceclle, and some
other officers of the French 'irigae Ergone, were
walking near Macao, they were attacked by
band of Chinese, and Capt c. was very roughly
handled, receiving terrible wound on the head,
and other damage. The friga,e has come up to
Whampoa, and Capt. c. is here to demand salts
faction for the insult.
On Sunday last, 9Th inst an awful affair took
place near Macao. A Lorcha belonging to Capt.
Sharpe while on her way from Whanpoa to Ma
Gao, loaded with the drug was attacked near
the Nine Islands, and Capt. s., together with Mr..
Wilson, Tea faster for Messrs Turner & Co,
two English sailors and four Manila men muir
dered, the cargo stolen, and the Iorcha set on fire
and burned up She was taken through the
treachery OF the Chinese. Capt s. and the
others were asleep, leaving, suppose, the charge
OF the deck to one of the Englishmen or Manila
men, who got asleep, when the Chinese, seeing
ther chance, altered their course for the Ladrones
and the result was the massacre of the whole
Several Chinese were taken up in Macao, who
on Monday morning were offering the opium at ii
very low price, 50 low that suspicion was excited
and they were arrested.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULr.-An assault Of the most
violent and unjustiiabe character was committed
yesterday IN this city, by Lieut.. Devlin, OF the
Marine Corps upon Mr. John E. GoodchiId an
industrious citizen. The facts as we learn them
arc these. gentleman owned pet dog. This
animal, n playing with little child. his accus-
toned companion, CHANGED 10 nfilct bite The
parent, as was very natural, endeayored 10 take
revenge of the dog. Mr. Goodchild, knowing the
value the owner put upon him, took him away for
time On his return to the house, Devlin, who
had gratultously taken up the matter, assaulted
GoodchIld with a sword-cane, and the sword be-
coming d!sengaged, stabbed hun two or three
times IN critical places, and but for the giancinp
Of the weapon from the ribs Of Mr. Goodchild. his
lie would have been in peril. Devn was ar
rested by the active police IN this city, and Will
probably be examined to-day. The officers yery
properly refused to let such gentleman 90 free
upon his parole Of honor BROOKLYN Star.
ODD DEATH BY LIGHrSING.-A Turkey buzz
zard was struck dead In the sky by lightning on
last Wednesday afternoon. The Washington
Light Infantry were parading at the time on Cita
del Square, and some confusion was caused in
Their ranks by the poor buzzard Pumping down
among them simultaneously with the severe thun-
dsr-claP with which the RAIN began. 1t fell at the
very feet of one of the men. No house in the
vicinity was struck by the lightning.
Charleston Mercury.