New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-22
DAILY CRESCENT.


The san Francisco Wing Of the LIST inst says BY the
Pathfinder yesterday, ara in receipt Of our flies Of
shanghae and Hong Kong papers for which tender
dncere thanks to Captain John Macy the genemanly
commander Of the clipper Our dates from the north Of
China TO November % and from Hong Kong 70 De
cember 3 two weeks later
The Hong Kong Gazette contains news respecting the
rebellion but we have learned TO regard such as Of little
moment 1t states that 800 persons taken and
executed was cut to pieces and another stIaDged
The Admiral Of Kwangs has been deprived OF all his
honors and transported the frontiers for having sent
In his nation the plea Of sickness at time when
his services most required
difficulty had occurred at Whampoa between the
American and British Vice Consus relative to runaway
The matter resulted in the institution Of u suit
by Mr.. Hunt, the American Vice Consul against Mr..
Bird British Vice Consul for defamation Of character
damages laid at $4,000
The Register epeaking of the Chinese emigration to
California and Australia. says
Our American friends ought to know their own bust
best but they certainly for the present puttn
end to tradeithat was largely employing shipping
and supplying them with certainly not the worst eags
citzsnf 81 which California can boa4f ccntrmn5rsry
informs that the fear of keeps the Chinese
from enigratng to the Australian dggings. Not deny
ing directly this croche Of contemporary
only say that long there Is poor in England
desrous to eDigTae have desire tn hi- place
filed by Chinese.
There have been several praoa attacks Of the usual
Kind in the neghborhood Of Hong Kopg.
The Rev j J Roberts native Of North Carolina who
has been residing some in China writes renarka
bic letter to friend in California relative to the Chinese
rebellion. lie says:
The chief leader in this affair turns out TO be
name SawChueD He came to Canton and studied Chris
anity for several months five six years ago.
And instead Ot raising rebellion with the design Of
setting the Government ho rather struggling for
religious liberty and is upsettipg idolatry He il man
Of extraordinary appearance about i've feet iouf
FIVE inches high well built round faced regular in his
features rather handsome about middle aged and Of gen
tesnaDly While here he applied himself to the
study Of the Scriptures daily committing them to
~ and maintains a blameless department.
When he tirst came to US he brought piece Of
poetry AID other essays which he had written respecting
the Christian religion the knowledge Of which lie pro-
teed to have derived first from tract received at
Of the examinations in Canton and secondly from vision
he bad while sick which he said corroborated the doc
trues learned Of the book, and hence he believed in
the true God and to CAPTION expressly to be in
sructed and to learn the Of the Lord perfectly
from his word q ! am informed that about
100000 numbered The side Of the chief that
be ~ popular among the people treating them with
spect generosity and kindness
letter from the King of siam received at Hong Kong
states that his Queen died at the Royal Palace Of Bang
kok the 10th Of 0ctober-her infant having
on the 18th Of August.
messed at Macao took place the "a Of December Al
unusual degree Of interest had been created this
sion from the appearance the field of a new yacht
lately built Canton by American gentleman on
America
From the Sandwich Islands.
Dates from Honduras to Januaryl pave been receive,
at San Francisco The news is Of but slight interest
An election for two Representatives to have takei
| place at Honolulu on the 81 inst
joint stock company had been organized for carryn
| on sugar plantation at the Islands.
The new constitution was publicly proclaimed on tn
| 9Th Of December
The OF the death of Mr. Webster was received O.
Dor numbering sztyseyen displayed their color at halt
| mast.