Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-23
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IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
CONFEDERATION ~ CAN

CONt LAURA iDN ~ IAN CN.
F"nSieen Husd,sd Pe,:on: Killed, end mO7e Man
7iro Iion.an! Houn4.d
The fire ship Rsinhow CAPTAIN Land, arrived
Yesterday from Canton. Her dates are 10 The 5h
Of June.
'rhe Rainbow was tonrdrd is bort from he
irigale Constitution On he ah .! Jntc.
The marieis M Canton were Gull when TIE
Rainbow LETT.
a le,;rr from Canton, dated June 9Th SAYS ihut
the cro,. Of tea had been nearly al shipyet
he proposed alterations in he -rslis!; sugar
duty wGuld, il was icarSd, ciitctuay cteck all
shipments Of White, q cle sd, sugar tum China.
.e;,ers, dated The 81 o, June, state I'm, hr.
bro ke out nj Inc Chinese hratre, IN Il, Chinese
pa,, Of iht CITY, which IS drr,sly ciuwtcd, and
iat fourteen hundred lives were ics,
The Friend O. China u May -, from ahcs
We copy The details ol = dreadful ne in Canton.
announces the shipment OF The entire crop Of new
teas.
From nc Friend n China, .Nop 3isil
On Sunday afternoon, fire broke ou IN
theatre within the walls Of he city; il ba. betn
the cause OF melancholy loss oil lite, as well as
the destruction oi much properly.
The theatre formed The centre OF square, TO
which here was only access by one narrow lane.
Alter the fire was Observed, the auGieE,e en-
ieavored 10 escape hy the lane, but unfortunately
the crowd from without were trying 10 tore
their way inio The square, anal prevented large
number OF hose who were within from obtaining
rsress-ihc Two bodies appear 10 have gu pan
med. The creates, .Unus,on prevailing.
The l.res were J.t Is .he he. the falling tim
her or hy The crowd and >ulucs ion. The bu-
dies are 50 horribly mutaed lherlriends cannu'
recognize th,m in Consequence 81 this. hundreds
lay unclaimed, and inc worst consequences are
10 be applrhepded from their eXpusuIc in sach
climate aithis season.
It's 10 bc hoped that lie city authorities Will
. have them bnfird at once though, i'oni the ma
ional pfrjuGict> cl the people win lesa;d 10 lie
dead aid The ii!ia afierlon which rr"mp's 'hem
10 nay s!eut respect Ia Ike ashes II ;tci ocp. rci
s,fGtd ii is feared that days will te allowed Ia
c,an,e before The unclaimed ant u'.rccoguiz are
We have had call from gentleman "h"r'i
Canton Tuesday evening, who has favored Us
wIh further particulars. 81 The Mnndaun'-
books. the total uumner q k:itu is | ~. ihoin-
ding 81 male and female actors; The wotGded are
estimated at2 100
On Monday Ii. day after he FIRE, par Il u"
ruined wall fell and killed 30 more, woundins Sc
veraI tens.
/ Ii j, rather remarkable, that thirty ye; T, ago
similar accident happened a! The same ihtaife =
/ Al that lime the authorities forbade dramatic
performances b. The inhabitants; The pres, nj COM
\ pany are outside people. II is anticipated h"I
an eirt will be issued strictly prohibiting al!
! such exhibitions in future.
The authorities have purchased 100 collins lor
the bodies that have not been claimed. ant they
will be Inferred immediately. large portion OF
the dead are females; and j; is te"red lhri mol
few were murdered by he rohfers thai inie,t thr
civ on purpose 10 oblain bracelets and oil . or
Datbenis.
Expor, of Teas 10 the United States from Jrne 80,
| 1874, up 10 April %, 1915, in a. vessels, '"ciH'