Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-06
lulnlnrASr Ehl,M CHM.
Lco-chor Taken by the RrG,&S-O"trd$' ." me ="
can Flag.

can Flag.
The steamer Asia brings some important ""7'
ccivcL by the overland mail. Tho lekii """e''' :"
january 81. cnntuins important ncwssr''li ii'''"'"''
in which PROVINCE the city Of l.""'''h"w WIS N wa
,lr IAN, January, unl the Lieutenant S"'crn"f'
Keapr-rhuns-vucn. was slain in its defence. III"
,;mcror. it is stated, is thereby plunged i"'"'he
dccpcst cricf md Indignation, and has "rd'r'" ''
GENERA, in command in that province, Slo"'AinG-"' 10
bc degraded from office.
rro c,,.,,. ala, r,nnrts continued rcvcrscs Ia the
,unor;ol arms with ar,.ut confusion AMI rniist'riih-
ton prevailing in the capital, which ihe Emperor o'r
not hesitate Ia acknowledge. Inc "hoic province W
| Gnan-Ilung, the wcatIirst IN Ghiil"' Is sa" . " III
the hands Of Thae- Wing, The rcnrl cmei'-
Shunchac is still held hy tho rebels, and the prospect
| or il, rerup,ure lessons with tine decreasing ilcahs
and shirt III the Imperial officers IN Its vicinity.
I'm Canton and S~Iiangllur, foreigners apreart" think
themselves SAFE, i'll person ana property" hic uiu''
fine rrotcr.iun ni Il sinnll foreign 1"rc5.
W,. ur,rMuna,ium of Shin= pa"n, regarding the
tukinn II ruI,-Icw on the Iltll January, and the sub
scaurnl murrl, of his victorious army I" meet Tue
su,,hc,,, body Of rebels, is u !alIricntinn.
Mir. Ayr,.'s pilot boat. living the American flag, and
continuing Mr.. Timklutrr nnd six Chinese, WINS lntely
fired at in the lIarbnr "f Sllnnghnc, by one ut Inc IN
uutoc's vessels and compelled III come Ia. Inc SIN
| Chinese were then ordered TN hoard the Sir Herbert
Cnmnton, where they were tied up 10 the mainili"St.
| soon after Capt. Kelly, vi the L. :. ship Portsmouth,
manned II boat, which wis placed under communal oi
Lieut.. Guest, who proceeded immediately L" TIC or
Herbert Compton, and asked for the Captain, VINO
WA, not to le found; M last, Il Portuguese ON nonTn
! the Compton, said lc WAS i'll commando, ana mr.
| Guest at once demanded show llcdarcd tn nuke lris"-
ncrs of men under The American flag ami dcninlih-
ed their r.lruse. The Portuguese replied he dli not
Io il, and tia, he Ind III authority tn act filelh irre.-
| WlicrcupoIi Lieut.. Guest ordered his ncil l" board,
| which WAS Juur with the greatest alnrrity, hio rhi
,hc rrisonGrs from the mainmnSt, where they lad
been tied by the hair.
Ii was observed at this moment, tllnt some men on
the puop of the vessel were dwelling their mIIskris ut
| the American, officer and Mr. linklnlcr, who accom-
| panied HIM: Mr.. Guest very encrgeilcnlly icVcilr'i Il
revolver ui~lhc Portuguese, telling HIM that on the
first shot being fired he would blow his brains out;
The Portuguese, in great alarm, immediately ordered
his men TO lcsist the crew and boat were then taken
utr. withou, further !indrunre. There is no plea "f-
f,rcl Tor thu gross insult Ia the american nag, cX!rpt
tint the boat had some shot un board, which II Is III
| the ha,i, nf CARRYING for ballast.
Mr.. Mur,tv, the United States Consul, III cores,
pundcmcc with The Tuuutm on The subject, has laid
DOWN The doctrine that, under M prcience whatever
shall properly or persons, while under the protection
of ,l' Ciiitca Stutcs ilas, be nmlrsted by the Chinese
authorities with IMMUNITY. But il ANY clmm Is sup
posed 10y thcm to exist against persons or property
under The United Stutcs flag. The complaint must
be- made TO lym, the only person .kn"wIi IN the treaty
Ia have the power of settlement.