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McKim, at New York, brings Canton dates
o Nov. 9, twenty-nlne days later. The
Canton papers contain an abstract of the
Treaty. Ii declares that all
Foreign countries whose subjects or citizens
have hitherto traded at Canton, shall be ad-
mit,cd to the five ports of Canton, Fuch.
owfoo, Annoy, Ningpo and Sanghair, the
five at which British vessels are allowed to
trade. British subjects are allowed TO buy
or rent ground or houses-rrovisicn is made
Tor a mutual surrender of criminals. A tre-
mcnduous fire occurred at Canton on Nov.
9Th in the neighborhood of the foreign facto.
ries, which in the short space of 10 hours
swept away 1900 buildings-among them
we're the Dutch and French Hongs. A large
Cochin Chinese ship blew up killing nearly
all on board; from 60 to 100 persons. Mr..
Gushing had not arrived.
Correspondence Of the Atlas.
MACAO, Nov. 7, 1S43.
Since my arrival at this place, on the 18th
ul'., have made visit to Canton and was at
that place during the great fire which destroyed
the Spanish. French and Danish Hongs-as al.
so upwards Of fifteen hundred Chinese houses.
The only Hongs left at this time are the Ameri.
can, and in all probability they will soon share
the fate of the others, as repeated attempts have
been made the past week TO set them on fire
and but two or three nights since the mandarins,
who are using all their efforts to protect the
foreigners, took seventeen ladrones in tho act
They were on the shops in the back street, with
matches in hand, when they were caught. The
chaps are now exposed to public view, in from,
of the Consoo house, with the wooden collar
about their necks. The opinions is. that ere
Chinese new year has passed, the factories will
be destroyed. The ladrones have done so well
by the previous fires, that they will not forsake
a good business. They know this is the season
of the year when much treasure is kept in the
factories, and they hope to get some of it. The
way they got disappointed at the last fire was
fine-upwards Of three millions Of specie be lon.
ging to the foreigners, was taken on board the
chop boats, without their getting one mace
We were well armed, and knocked them about
without the least fear of them, showing them
that fthey were superior in numbers, we were
| in courage. The mandarns deserve great cre-
dit for the manner in which they acted, and all
were satisfied Of their disposition to use their
best efforts for the protection of foreigners and
their property.
A WOMAN BEHeApEp.--H ilslberg, Germany
Jan 22.--An awful spectacle has this day beer
| presented, such, az, happily in modern times.
has rarely been witnessed--,he capitation o
a woman for the murder of her husband. The
wretched murderess was native of Wlhel Inns
field an inconsiderable hamlet in Odenwald
about two leagues distant from Heiielbur
and was the wife of a peasant. A clergyman
attempted to offer her the consultations of rei
gion in her last moments. The cuprit exhb
ted no extraordinary emotion, but surveyed the
apparatus of death with perfect cnmposure.--
Her countenance presented nothing of the ash,
palencss of fear.--She assembled the scaffal,
with firm STEP and took her seat in cha
which was placed in the centre of it. A trooI
o! Dragons was drawn up round the PLATFORM
A short prayer was read by the clergyman, afte
which, part OF her attire was removed from he
neck, and cap was then drawn over her face
The remainder of the melancholy spectacle wa.
sufficiently dramatic. There were two execu
TONERS, tho principal minister of justice and al
assistant. The latter twisted the sufferer
hair, and held it up at arms length. When thin
WAS done, the principal headsman advanced will
broad two handed sword. A silent thrill raj
through the assembled multitude, who low IN
derstood the fatal moment had arrived Th,
dreadful weapon was raised by the executions
and single blow severed the head from tin
body. A great flow Of blood instantaneous
followed. The head was then held up 10 tn
gaze of the crowd. while the body sank through
a trap-door, and the dismal scene closed.