The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-12
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM CBINA.
ELEVEN DAYS LATER.
. u o cxxrT G. w uRDMRs s.
More Trouble between the English
and Chinese.
TIE PROBABLE BLOCKADE OF CANTON,
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thence to New York.
We are indebted to Captain Grswola for his
attentions.
The intelligence Is of very deplorable cha.
racer. There are bloody indications of another
war between England and China
The Chinese had butchcred in the most shock
ing and cruel manner six Englishmen, who had
gone short distance into the interior.
Sir John Davis, the Governor of Hong Kong,
had arrived at Canton, and demanded from the
Chinese government the fullest redress for the
ou,rages committed; but no satisfaction having
been received, consultation of the officers was
held, and they had partly concluded to blockade
Canton. The force, however, was not sufficient
The murders were committed on the 9Th Of
December, the opposite side of the river.
When captured, two were murdered on the
spot, and four put to death shortly after.
Two British steamers Were ordered TO proceed
as far up the river as practicable in order that
they may be in readiness to blockade as soon as
determined upon.
We give the fullest details Of the intelligence,
from the China papers. We also annex an ex-
tract from letter, for which we are indebted to
the kindness of gentleman of this city -
CANTON, December 49, ls47.
Captaia Grswold, and the enclosed newspaper sip,
will give account OF most deplora bis affair thst
occurred hsre week since All Of rurlors have
hesn crrst respecting be origin Of the ARRAY, and par
tculary Of the poor fellows death; but upon Of
much reliance b placed as they all come from
tae CAinese are course favorable to the nntive
eide All killed, but how Is the mystery;
and to-day is said that they have satisfactory ey!.
denoe tha enc Of tho party wss kept tied up in josh
house twenty four hours and then after consultation
among The elders of the vis ga deihe rat.,v killed II
tis proven 1t makes matters bad the natives
and must call for sigual vengencs to be taken by the
English Sir John Davis IL now at Canton, and oonsi
hle Init AMID hat
the military he is not sufficiently strong to punish
the villages where the murder took place By raEng them
AID destroying the nhabi aucs and fterwards
test the factories, Some Fey he will order the wi hdraw
al Engsh blockade the port until he receives
orders from homo and reioforo-ment from, India but
imagine that biockadng will be the last thing he will
That before that he will destroy the sges and after
wards, he ads that no can't hold Canton that bis
Countrymcn c,nt remain here with safey, he sy than
put on blockade. Others think 1t wi but don't If
the extn to this side il Davis Should
60 up aud bomonrd the villages, and, ia event. do
think there will be any erisl long oonti ued inter-
deal OF excitement, and possibly foreigners may have
leave Canton for n time All Is mere speculation nov,
"a to tho uPshot Of this unfortunate natter bat by th
time the next nail goes shall DO sbe to sp-ak
definitely. and will then give you opinion on the
matter Poor fellows! it horrible TO s,e their
s so. q hsm wss oS snss
and disnsusred. by their numerous Wounds IL has
osed feeling OF Indignation here towards the bsgsary
Chinese who have committed this brutality and think
1t must be paid for by lives of good many Of then
AID probably evsntusts IN the long scson being
given to the Canton populaoe
From the Friend Of China Extra, Dse III
koo*ng the deep anxiety with which our iooai read
:, publish slip, with from letter received
this morning IL will be observed that the fssds have
add~d torture to their other acts OF cruelty their
eeedipss being only p,rielsd by what read of the
treStInent of prisoners by North American iRdars.
Another writer says:
Whist facts turning up, comment is premature
We are all in deep mourning grave and silest with
hsncs on our hearts. How calm We appear, bus hos
deep 90 feel
-" sincerely trust that Sir John Davis will not maize
another little His only sndesvor should bs TO in
duce toe Chinese authorities allow him to Operate
with thsm destroying TIE vlisger II they will
sent this to .tIike the nsg taftsr montns noticsJ
Blockade the port, and walt orders :rotn nor1e.n
As We we're poing press wars informed tina. thu
bodies Of Messre Ruttsr and Bsllsmy sent TIE
consulate en- ths evening Ok the 9th They were also
CANTON, 9th Dscsmbsr, ts47-Noon
Our very worst fears are being fully realized the body
poor McCsrt found ysstrdy, and sr.ived at the
ontulate durng the night He appeared 10 have becn
the ons to send rs. This mornug about TO- the body
Of poor Balkwi arrived but was so cut and covered
with mud as TO b. scarcely rssogo..ble Ga. more
cut up In bite, 20 that tbs mandarin sppesr to b.
ashsIn.d to send II down No doubt eli the remainder
there but little doubt that the mendsrips could have
sent all the bodies IN on Monday II they hsd pleased
The body Of Mozart was sent dowo - Whsmpoa for
intsrment just as the corpse Of Bsikwill arrived
A. present. there is appearances Of Gny riong
The stoppsge Of hog Lane has effected wonders IN
k..png ,hi, place free frcm mcbfsr beyond what you
ga P. MIR - has just returned from the in
qusss poor Dakwi! It appears that there IS full
syidspes 10y the ina .mmation, that he was tied NJ
therefore have died OF mis- wounds or been beaten to
death he stood bound. Two other bodir, srs row
being Is decided to be Smalls the other
is either Brown Belamy- but the features are SO
smashed and swollen that TIL they get tho Clothes the
vounSs, eyes, mouth, 60, washed they Cannot deter
mine which Surgical evidence goes direct to prove
That Baks III died not before the evening Of Monday,
twenty hours after the ettack. He powerful
and Ia bis writings, IL he must have
vsrciy chAed ana nnaned his anna In endcayoring to
The bodies spoken OF as being 10 mutated, have not
yet bren sent down Those found are-st, Mozart; ID
Bslssill; 81, small; 4th, Brown, or Belsmy. missing
--one OF theistter. and Ruter.
Your note, per B--'s boat Is jast delivered aud ]
fully sympe,hizs WITH your anxstirs Your remarks CT
tho state II affairs als how true but you know very
well hes been the habit OF Davis to pay
tentonso wha. Is the use Of rising end remonstra
ting! We all agreed that IL the Pluto had occupied
her berth, not III, would bare been taken, as sne
would have been visible, nearly from ths trsgicr
We have 10 reason 20 complain Of sny want of for.
bearanoe yet indeed, the Chinese here behavisg
very ws-snd though the excitement is great there is
or Tho body no. identified ct half-pa.t 3, now
turaa cut 20 DO Btowuso thst Rutter and Belsny
stl rissing do not like to gazs on tbe poor fellows
as they show, 80 have not seen them but the
wounds are described irishful and In forty
in runber The nnishipg blow (exscuton, proba-
by) appears have been on the top OF the sou with
blunt Poor Small appears to nave been tied seine.
where bv one wrist. satitf'd that the bodies Of
the two missing will prove TO be most shamefally
msreate otherwise they would have been brought In
era This Sir j. avis, hear, is on his way up In the
Dm isius; BIS boat parsed the C0umbne at Gnu
empsr 80 tba. she will be- Whsmpoa this evening =
The gloom which tba sight Of the bodies mss spread
over ycu well imagine both EDghen ana Am'fi-
can lsl hanging half mat, OF course
Toe Chinese want to make out that tlc row COM
Iasnced by Of people knocking down email boy
pstpg then, that this brought down all the
people, when the ARRAY commenced 10 earnest Jus.
fancy the fosps here when We heer from two medical
mr thet two II not three, OF these N were awe GER
tayly on Monday evening. Had the Pluto been on the
factories, then could her up and in all pro-
bsbity neve compelled them to give them up.
The three bodies here TO be inferred tomor-
rog morning
What Will come OF oil this, God only knows This