New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-21

for country Astounding in gold, and that they
| would be employed in disembowelling the pre-
cious metal, whilst, in fact, the shippers con-
templated employing them as guano dggers
For some time after quitting Cum-sin moon
| all went on we'll but ere month had elapsed
the supply of water to the Coolies was curtailed
nearly one-half, upon which they expressed
much dissatisfaction, and commenced row on
board, which was suppressed on the crew being
| furnished with firearms. The latter were not
used on this occasion, but the strong and resist
ing feeling displayed by the Coolies suggested
the propriety of the firearms being thereafter
| kept in readiness.
On April 6 the vessel passed Anjier, where
supplies Of water, etc, could have been obtained,
but no water was procured, the captainalleging
as his reason that at an island beyond Anjier
an abundance Of water could be procured with
out mourning expense The Coolies appear to
have formed the design of taking the ship, and
returning to China. On the day after quitting
Anjier, while the crew were at dinner, and the
| captain and chief officer (the gunner acted ms
| second oficer) the Chinese made rush to the
| round-house to possess themselves of the arms,
in which they succeeded.
On the alarm being given, the master, his
mate and part of the crew endeavored to re-
sist, and some of the assailants were shot After
which the captain and mate retreated to their
cabins, from whence they were driven by the
Coolies pouring into the cabins boiling water
| the wretched creatures, finding the Coolies re-
| lentless escaped through the ports into the sea
whereupon several of the Chinese, having armed
themselves with pistols and cutlasses, lowered q
boat, pursed the master, and mate, and butch
cred them in the water
The carpenter, named Egan tan Englishman)
and the cook also took to the water. Some of
the crew, most of whom were Maniuamen,
jumped over the sides and held on by the ropes
others mounted the rigging. The carpenter, it
appears, succeeded in swimming on shore-dis-
tant between three and five miles-and reached
Batavia. The Coolies, having possessed them
selves of the ship, torcibly compelled one of the
crew to navigate the vessel to China, but this
man steered for Singapore.
AUSTRALIA.
The AUSTRALIAN GoLD FIELDs-By the arri-
val at Singapore of the Peninsular and Oriental
Companys steamer Chusan, mails have been
received, bringing advces from several parts to
the following dates: Sidney, April 2 Melbourne.
April ! Adelaide, April II; and King Georges
| Sound, April %. The following affords a re-
sumo of the Australian news:
The cost of provisions has reached q frightful
height, with no immediate prospect of improve
ment All kinds of goods have advanced in
price, and find a ready market; so that, either
the amount of population has wonderfully in
|
tion have greatly improved
The cost Of labor is undiminished, especially
| for female service. 1t is likely to continue 80,
| not only because ayarice secures the greater
portion Of the laborers in the search after gold,
but also because one of the sad effects Of the
| dggngs is the frightful increase of drunkenness
and idleness The moral and social injury
caused by the unrestricted sale of intoxicating
| liquors is incalculable
| The reports from the gold fields are highly
favorable. From the Cape the intelligenceis Of
a satisfactory character.
| MISCELLANEOUS
The DUBLIN EXHIBITION Tuesday the
| building, from an early hour, was literally
| thronged with visitors, and many of those Of
high distinction, among whom were Mr. Van
Buren,, ex-President of the United States, &C
companied by his son, and Mr. Campbell, Gov
ernor of one Of the States The distinguished
party were conducted through the Exhibition
! by Sir Thomas Deane, DR. Harrison, DR., Bark
or, and other members of the committee.
| FRANCE
| THE PARIS EXPOSITION or 1S5j-Libeytv ~
| the Press--.fn .Idmiral Supeyseded for Si0m-
neSS-The Emperor has been reviewing the
troops encamped at Satory. lie was accompa-
| MED by the Empress and the Duke and Duchess
| of Alba
There is no news of stiking importance
| The Constitutional mentions that merchan-
disc, now prohibited, will be admitted for exhi-
bition ut the show of 1S55--will be allowed to
be exported without charge, or may be sold in
| France, on payment of a duty Of 80 per cent
NJ Pcrsgny, the Minister Of the Interior,
summoned the proprietors and editors Of the
Paris journals to a conversation lately In
course Of the interview, the Minister stated that
the Government intended to relax rather than
increase the restrictions Of the press The an
n0uncement was, Of course, received with salts
faction 1t is necessary to add, that the
censorship of the press, which formed one of the
branches Of the late police department, is now
attached to the Ministry of the Interior
Admiral Larusse has been superseded in the
command of the Mediterranean feet by Vice
Admiral IIamelin. 1t is said that Larusse is
thus degraded for having been twenty four
! hous later than the British Admiral in bringing
up his ships to the Bay Of Besika
-Atters from lItyre mention that the late
levy Of seamen for the Navy, has caused a scar
city in the merchant service, and wages had