The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-11

faoa oasA- Hong-kong adgioos to July 18th have
been received.
CAGToS understandable China Mail says The gangs
of bahditti known By the general designation OF Trads
which have for time been causing much misery
throughout the province Of kwaDgtnng surprising VIII
lagos towns and cities but hitherto easily dispersed
by the military have laerly concentrated their forces
Tahan and with the assistance of the rabbe have taken
lai pGpalols cay, sIreaa4g CONSERVATION among the
weidsposed all over the country and which has
tended TO The Chinese merchants in Canton tseso much
that than hundred females of the better class
including the family of Puntingqua, left in the Canton
the other day for Macao whilst of respectable peo-
pie leaving the city in every direction The Canton
and the Sir Charles Forbes between them took Macao
about one thousand Chinese and the Spark we are told
Las been charieTeA for ngie ttlp IRON and hongkong
q ~ 300 The Tartar has brought to Hong-kong five
laos o treasure and great number Of Chinese among
whom are many ladies' enc farnily7that of iIowqua-
consisted Of at least seventy members and Eesng with
his family, Is expected here to-day And while much
wretehednes prevails shore piracy the river exists
to an extent hitherto unknown promising speedily to put
an entire stop TO trade Even the ongkong harbor boats
are afraid go outside The port, and boatmen who
month ago would gladly have earned S. in carrying de-
patches to Canton Cnmsngmoon or Macao viii scarcely
now perform such service for any amount
This sad of affairs has risen from any nsurrec-
uonary movement among the people but from general
herdng OF the ruans who much abound in tins region
we are crecitaby informed that there is general organ
on of the Trads throughout the whole south Of China
ahd though no alarmisis, fear there viii be serious
FoLk before they pat down
Shanghai where anarchy permitted smuggling to be
ea on unchecked; but in the south il is to be hoped the
morality Of trade 10 better understood at ell events its
entire deprivation viii probably compel Europeans to
Interfere and assist the government 70 crush these mis-
cresnis anu restore the Canton province TO It's woned
quiet
Native dealers here Hong kong) and at Macao decline
giving orders for money Carton because their conhfu'
ents advise them Of having closed books and buried their
4easnre SUI aooa tine is always scas2n y which
There Is fear Of outbreaks n ChRawhy we hardly know
ou we expect the present full moon and several Others VIII
pass on without seeing Canton captured II Is well, how
ever TO be prepared for the The ransom for Fat
an rs liked at rs low 10000 eas il is reported that
we so Arm hand threaten sack and burn the place
less the sum is promptly paid
Inc lhlted States surveying soop Porpoise had been
despatched to Che wreck Of the ygea and succeeded in
rescuing hive hundred OF the unfortunate Chinese on the
shoa The residents Of Hong Kong expressed their gra
tude ON all occasions
EMIGRATION TO CALIFORNIA AND AusrnaLlA-From tab
af statement IN the HcngKong Gazette appears that
he emigration OF Chinese passengers from Hong heng
Fom TIE st Of january to the Both Of dune 1854 was 10
AUSTRALIA, $500 California l3,l2o-total 1896
PmAcEs4--lt is reported from Macao snrg tbe china
MAIL that Spanish vessel bound thence for Manila with
aqpanuy OF treasure board has been taken y pirates
located on hai-lung island about thirty miles from
Aacao in which besides treasure stored quantity Of
opium The United States brig Porpoise the Portuguese
armed lorcha Amazons with three or four chartered
orchs manned by hundred of the crew of the French
gaie 10 Jeane dare left Macao or Tuesday night for
we p1aug4l stronghold