Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-30

lot was within the British limits, but was contiguous to
Fokien burial grsuzd.
The Southern Christian Advocate publishes the &C.
quel as follows, the facts having been communicated
by the Rev. Mr.. Jenkins missionary OF the Southern
Methodist Church, stationed at Shanghai:
The clan for whose the burial ground IS Kept
took measures 10 dspute The night OF occupation Oh
the mart of foreigner lot IN such close proximity
| to them and summary seized and kept III custody
| both the original owner and the Seou-kea, dsttlci
officer whose business il to arrange hs ranset
These were liberated after lew days deten'ion
but the seizure and punishment by the Chinese author
| tiles of the concerned in such lawiess pfocee-
ding has been found less easy OF attainment and d-
ring the night OF the 29h July, the city gates and 9th
err places covered W Ith Anonymous pachfds Of
very violent and offensive character directed against
all foreigners without any dsinclion aud enuneratn2
all The alleged grisis OF the Chinese against western
naons. As matter oil curiosity pfesenI our ieausls
with copy OF these celestial pacards. They thunder
| tremendously .
| Ching. to the hateful, obnoxious barbarian.
| On hateful hateful barbarians. Look but into 8
| mirror ard see reflected your vile character. What
are you but animals, even brute beasts OF the field
Our reasonipgs though based upon justice and right
have been utterly lost upon you, stupid blocks thai
Won are YOU cannot appreciate them. What remana
then bat for to behead 10 massacre, to extermnate
| you ~.
cial purposes up the present hour, your WHO ca
| yeer has beea vicious, your perversties shameless
| Yen have imported opium to ruin us, your ships have
carried away wealth, Tor greedy as the devourina
| locust YOU seek more, the more you gain You have
usurped and taken forcble possession OF properly
bull! your devilish lofts in the city without number
and you seek to open race course, to esabl sh
praZicg place Tor your horses, and even TO build a
| church in the city OF 5ungkeang itself Your crimes
reach the very clouds, but the measure oil your ini-
oues is full, and Heaven commissions to exter-
inmate YOU roo, aud branch, most acceptable
deed. Worst OF animals though you DO, you ale en-
Gagged HELPLESS even as fish 10 the frying pan, aud
sheep in the fold. And when united rage DOES
bursi forth with Tell swoop you will be destroyed,
kefe8ded, massacfed, without one moment wherein TO
utter your di ing cry.
Take then this notice, and hear the public in une-
ton herein issued TO destroy you.
-Four public isynncii0ns to the faithful of Shanghai.
l. The faithful inhabitants OF Shan gha shall march
at the head OF numberess guns every barbarian shall
be beheaded at sight, the massacre shall cease only
with its victims, and not soul shall be left p0ute
OF action will detefmine whether they be beheaded
the spot or captured alive.
2. The faithful viii behead the barbalans with but
obect-the safety Of their own lives and the
rty of the country. Therefore man not batba-
Ran may be hurt, and no family disturbed. Any In-
fraction of this shall be punished by the people with
death.
3. The day for the massacre will be secretly de-
termlned upon, and it viii then be effected by treacil-
cry. Let any Chinese who are residing with the
hateful barbaians learning in their schools trading
with them attending theIn retire in the meantime
by slow degrees, and return TO their houses and to
tnef ltdlty, II any remain win tfe dVdfelouS
motives and fail to take this notice, they shall be de-
sroyed unfortunately with the barbarian, whenever
our awful artillery shall open uPcn them.
4. The inunctions of the faithful are very severe,
and their rewards and penalties jast aud equitable -.
Those who exterminae the hateful brood shall here
alter be rewarded with their houses wealth aud pro-
perry WrItten by all the Inhabitants.
1t is scarcely necessary 10 stale that the mlssona-
RES not much terrified with such brutum fnimen
this. Indeed the British consul attributes the
whole affair to Follen men, and does consider 1t
true expression Of the opinions OF maj 1Ity of
them. He deemed it eXpedient, however. in concert
with the consular representatives Of other foreign
powers, to address his Exceilency The Taoutae off
clay on the subject, calling upon him the
offensive placards to be removed forthwith, and 10
adopt the effective trace and pun-
ish the parties implicated in their circulation.
The papers have ia consequence been either defac-
ed or removed, and the authorities have given assur.
ance hatthey atpresen actively engaged seaII-
ing out the offenders, with view TO their punish
ment. Time is yet required to ascertain how far these
and such other STEPS the authorities may be indu-
ced to adoptn their own interest not less than that
of foreigners generay.-mav suffice to prevent all
further manifestations Of this nature. OF one ihias,
however, we are pretty copGdent--the Chinese will
be very careful how they do anything stir up again
the choler of John Bull as they have not yet lost the
smell Of the 'villanous sapere'' which he recently
scattered among them. For the sake OF the mission
airy cause we devouty hope there may be no misun-
derstanding between the Chinese authorities and for
elgn powers