New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-22

Prom n. rhiHdslrhs Norh Am.fcaa OF Aus
Our hcs OF Hong Kong papers as late as May
IS have come 90 hand.
The following matters which We collste from the
Mol viii be- found both interesting and important
SEINE dciacst0ns of imperial officers which oc-
CURED some years back have been made up in ssylo
which l. worthy OF attention oar AmricdG aCflahcs
pfsbp. Collins ard a. res,, Aare 90 co4<rd.ie
fArs,srss fai uss Hof a. CANA One of these Chi
nese defaulters Was Msntchoo mandarin who made
way with nine millions OF tsss from the public
~ great portion Of this has been made up hy Jay
ing the responsibility upon ali th- deiaulteI relatives
and IL will De continued 90 al his descendants, until
the amount is psd in full
The British forces from Hong hong with their hight
armed cruisers have been making serious work smOng
the native pirates who iniet the Chinese seas They
have taken several prses anks ana some hliy OF The
pirates who will no douht. te tried and executed.
The papers contain nothing new relative e. ihe Din
cultss between the BRUSH snd Chinese about The
opening Of the ports The Emperor 10 OF opinion that
the Brush must hsVe sinister object IN view a.
they seem anxious % get tree access t. his cites
and Ia the he is not wrong Contrary 20 expectation
the people Of Canton arc remarkably quiet snd con
duet themselves with courtesy and knduess H. foreign
ers Ia MAJ SAYS ihs they seem anxious 70 forget
past dinorcnces Toe literary aud educated classes
Of Canton had addressed long letter % the British
tnVoy which spcsk VI the viii Of the people IS being
the direction Of Heaven and of the Emperor rcgsrc
ins both nstive and foreigner rs Children OF com
mon family, and calls upOa the British. they reVe-
renee the religion II Jcsus and pay the highest honors
o. the supreme being 10 pay respect % tss di~at
Jrfscinls q rSs IL states the number Of armed and
drilled volunteer. ready for service in the province Of
Canton as over 2O.oO0
The Emperor ass directed that hereafter sscriace.
Of fowls pork, etc be Of red 10 tae artillery 10 give
greater efficacy TO them sud propitse toe spirit that
Is In them. The cannon ROW east on foreign
models.
Crest riots having occurred In Of the Provinces
of The Empire in hch thousands Of combAtsnt. were
engaged md cannon used. the Government kept en-.
srely sloof sni drectes th~t the cisns should
in;eTtered with. bur permitted u kill esch other they
liked. ioax ia knhd 80 ont else
There has been great Hood IN the Yang tee hisng
River. which inuRtsted eve Provinces Whole vi
lagos were destroyed thousands OF lives lost sui great
numbers OF vessels wrecked.
Iae abolition OF the Chinese custom house al NscSo
and other decided adopted BY The Portuguese
Governor 20 sssert the paramount authority Of fVrtu
gal over that peninsula although disAked by the CA
nese Imperial CommssioDrr have Dot been met BY sfr
opposition active measures his PARK The MAJ
saws that the trade OF Macao will not suffer seriously
The Mol gives an sccount a sn sttsck made upon
the British catter fmmA by sCtnesc opium snuggeT,
in which an American named Widdineli, who ~as Oh
board the kmms, severely wounded BY ire ball
He wsnt into the hold and throwing himself upon his
face remained quiet aau the Chinese hesSn - scute
the vessel. when he jumped oSsro0srd and swan
ashore Gle was conveyed % Canton.