The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-18
From China.

We have received the Overland China Mail to the
2Sth OF September. With regard to the disturb
ances in Kwang ST, and Kwang-tung, reports of
the outrages committed by bandit within one hum
dred and twenty miles of the city of Canton, the
capture of district towns, and against the
Government forces sent to subdue them, continued
to arrive daily. There is, as usual much discre-
pancy between the accounts, both as regards time
and place; still it is beyond doubt that the chief
authorities view their movements with no small
alarm, and are preparing in every possible way to
protect the city from their violence.
The Mail publishes the particulars of the rescue
of the American ship Reindeer from the Straits Of
San Bernardino, by the Spanish war steamer Ma
gallanes, which was despatched to her assistance
Russell and Sturgess write to thank, in behalf of
| the underwriters, the Spanish Commandment, Don
MANUEL DE QUEsADA, who replies, and says "the
Spanish flag will always be found ready to assist
that of the Republic of the United States" and
forbearing to demand any salvage, merely asks for
the actual cost Of spars and wages, and the twenty
four tons of coal consumed in the trip; which he
calls for, he says, because he has ono authority
prejudice the interests of the State" The Mail
observes:
" Had the circumstances been reversed, and the
service been performed by an American Tor Bri-
tish) national vessel to Spanish merchantmen
the claim would probably not have been restricted
the actual cost OF spars and wages or to a re-
quest to replace twenty four tons Of Goals
sumed during the trip"
The Maii contains account of a mutiny on
board the ship Keso, which left San Francisco on
the 18th of July, and arrived at Hong Kong on the
l4th Of September, in which Captain IssEs killed
one mutineer, and MORALLY wounded another
named Palmer.
The Maii, of Sept. 10, publishes the subjoined
edict against opium smoking, issued by the Chi
nese authorities, though the authenticity of the doc
ument is somewhat questionable:
con the 10th of the 7th moon, 18th August no.
tice was received at the office of the Tau-tai Ia
Sbanghae) from that of the Governor General lat
Nanking) that the issue of fresh ordinance against
opium smoking had been determined on and that
his majestys pleasure had been made known, that
after five months all officials, and people without
distinction, who continued to smoke it, should be
sunmarily beheaded; and that all belon cling to
them should be banshcd and made to slaves
to the troops in the colonies and their descendants
for three generations not allowed to stand for de-
gree; that every ten families should enter into a
bond of mutual responsibility, and should be all
liable 10 the same punishment any of the ten
offending, If they concealed his offence. Appended
is copy OF prescription of the College Of Medi-
cine promulgated by order Of his majesty, to cure
smokers Of the habit of using the drug. Ii may be
taken in the cake or in pills.
al hien' hempseed; hdngt of the tendrils of the
Nan-kws, gourd; tsien of -sih, an insect of
the bug tribe; tsien of n star-wort grown in
kwang tung; / lang of Shansi ginseng; tsien of
| a substance egg-ikc in form, supposed TO be made
by beetle during thunder storm; tsien Of poppy
pods, with the pistils &c, of the flower sien of
the pists OF the lily tsien of CHINA mon; tsen Of
Chai-hu, sedative medicine; l lang tsien of
grass bright one side and dusk on the other
"female smokers must add 10 the above | lang
| of real old Shantung Glue"