The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-26
News from China.

CANTON rHRFATENEp BY THE INSURGENTS -ALAsM
OF THE FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or TIE
PIBATEs-wRECK OF THE TOPAZ WITH 500 PAS
sESGEks On BoAkp-AovsMENTs or THE ALLIED
FLlE1s. ETC
from the San FRANCISCO Herald, Sept IL
By the arrival of the eark Mermaid Capain Smith ~
days from Horg Kong, we bave received int.ligenc
fiou Canton to July !, twen;yfcur days later than
The China Mcv rives the particulars of number o.
captures made by Chinese pirates around the island Of
Hong Kong kunors of mmanse tirasesasets &C .asisn
Con mar der hirggod dispatched the s. brig Porco,ss
cruise among the islands size Of Hong Kong but
in with any Of The pirate iunks. Il. ". s. Spartan,
lewsver which started she II III OF June in pursuit
OF aeet which had committed great depredstions
the m. rket boats, proved moro successful The Spartan
was lotee By one Of the crsT Of voss just plaged
By The pirates to a spot about thirty Eve miles from
crew OF fifty mon. a lumber Of smugglins boat have
recently been captured 10 she Canton river.
lie Ergli'h residents Of HcIg Kong organizing
company Of volunteers TO provde any
1more the natives wing out Of the with Russia
They drill regularly and said to be efficient body
OF meo.
The China Mat says Hong Korg ia at present reuark
ably free fro crime The better class OF Chinese
slanod Of trst BY TIE preparations going
for the defence OF Hong Kong but their
ascortsn'rs tho Of these ~oriiks movements
The French frisatc La jeanne dare, Capt Jaures,
hcnIrg the flag of Admiral Lagurre reached Singapore
the 18th of June and expected ab the last OF
tho month at Hong Kong The allied feet the China
ltal ship Hinden At CAP ION, slooY Comis, IA guus.
at Annoy, brig Bitern, u guns AT shsnghse aagshp
Wnchcsr, 90 guns; war steamers Enc ounter IA guus
Ratter IL guns; Barracontcr, 6 gans; Styx guns :
sicop Grtciaa, IL guns; and Irercn steamer Colbert
guns: and ffigste CNnstantne SO guns-sn under the
commend OF ear Adm raj Sir James sterling
Chnn-cbeun tai. Chinamap, was convicted aud exc
cuted at Rorg Kong for the murder Of Mr.. George
Pertinr, az Aeiic gentleman his way 10 Macao in
o toat
The bark Topaz Ca pt swintcn, having on board up.
wards OF 800 souls, was wrecked the frstas Shol
within days sail CT Hocg Koug soue OF the passan
gers had tsen landed but many still Icmaiued on the
wreck. Although the facts had been kuo gn tor several
days in Hong Kong steps taken either by govern
Eent or citizens 10 rescue the unortun stes from their
pcr!lous petition subscription WAS attempted but
no money could be raised.
TIE China Mail of june says:-The disturbance In
Pwsn w. tcrd ring Whsmpoa river, after consiers-
BILE bloodshed, has Teen referred to tho Lerau and
ELDERS OF the district for adjustment Tee outbreak
originated in dis ute about water course for supply
ing the paddy fields.
Bat more serious affair has occurred ct shih lung
large market 20 sn snd sugar mart or fifteen
miles to the eastward OF Wharoa and which has been
pinndered By oand Of several thousand male intent.
and Chan CT Tuog sen They defeated the truops
sent sgainst them billed the highest military officer in
the station, wounded the district maristrse burned
many houses and pa aged ths BANNERS aud vnbroksr
shops Growing oocer from S. they I,
invest the district city Of Tun kan near the Bogue 70
the relief Of which eco soldiers dispatched from
Canton on the 18th June. 1t is also said that sith n
ns'pg numbers they threaten to the Byue
forts and afterwards march upon Canton Bat tn Il OF
course mutt be mere brayAdo.
The Rcsoloag Register Of June 2T.h, I've days stAr
says that the foreign coumuuit, a. Canton great
~ arpreheIsive Of an at ack upon the city by the
surgents mentioned ob3ye Several vessels OF we're
lying abreast Of the foreign factories aud would be
to protect the ises Of the foreign community the
amounts Of properly therein contained would b, placed
In imminent jeopardy.