Washington telegraph., 1855-05-23
LATER FROM CHINA
Naval Battle Near WhampOa !.
NIPERL4LISTS ROUTED!

AMONG THE FOREIGN RESIDENTS
! By the arrival of the bark Elvira Har-
! beck at San Francisco, we have dates from
+ China to January 11th-later than preyi-
j Gus advices
Audacity Of the Pirates-British Yes
seks Captured.
] The Chinese pirates appear to have re-
! commenced their enterprises with increased
audacity The Mail announces the receipt
of news Of the capture by pirates of bark
and two lorchas sailing under the British
I flag All their crews are believed to have
| been murdered.
! The British war steamer Rather was dis
I patched on the night of January 8, in search
of feet of II pirate junks. which had been
cruising for weeks at the back Of Hong Kong
! Island; but her trip proved unsuccessful
She visited the piratical headquarters, but
the Junks were, at the time, oat on an ex-
pedition.
The steamer Ganges, on her way down
the coast. from Shanghai to Hong Kong. fell
in with junk in distress, on board of
which were fourteen pirates, who were
handed over to the authorities of Hong
, Kong
The Foreign Residents IN Canton
The British Consul at Canton, in view Of
the critical condition of affairs at that port,
has notified bis countrymen, resident there,
| who desire or expect protection, to register
their names in the Consulate The Amer
leans in Canton have held an indignation
meeting to denounce the unconcern of their
naval commander.
Tie NaraL Battles near IVhamp0a.
We have heretofore given an account of
an attack made by large feet Of the Re
bels upon the Mandarin trading junks at
Whampoa. The Mail contains some addi-
tional particulars. from which it appears
that this attack was made in the midst of
the foreign shipping, to the damage of
property and risk of life of the foreign as
well as native residents Il number of
Americans and British were on board the
Rebel boats and were most active in the
attack. They actually cut away the loaded
chop boats alongside the American ship
StaghOupd, which vas receiving her cargo
from them. and DESPITE the remonstrances
Of the mate, carried them Of The day af-
ter the attack, the Rebels massacred in cold
blood all the prisoners, amounting 10 135.
One OF the !mperialist junks was blown up.
and her commander was on board the Brit
ish Bethel at Whampoa, dangerously wound
ed. The Rebels threatened to take him
thence by force. They destroyed number
Of houses on shore, among others that Of a
druggist, who supplied medicine to some of
the poor wretches, who. though wounded,
managed to crawl on shore 4 boats crew
from the L. S. frigate Macedonian, that was
lying all the time within stones throw of
the fight, afterwards recovered the chop
boats and their cargoes, cut away from the
Staghound. and captured three American
seamen concerned in the affair, who were
found in the Rebel fort, which the China
Mail styles piratical stronghold Three
British seamen were also taken and handed
over to the British consul. Loud complaints
we're made by the American residents Of
the inefficiency of Com Abbott The Brit
ish are equally strong in their denunciations
Of Admiral Stirling.
Another Narak Battlc-1300 ImperiaL-
astS Killed.
y correspondent of the Mail furnishes
the following description of still another ma
val fight between the Imperialists and the
Rebels. in which the former were worsted.
The Mail says it is not to be wondered at.
since large number of Europeans were
on board the Rebel feet. The writer
says:
A great battle took place last Sunday be-
tween the Rebels and imperialists, in which
the former came off victorious, having cap
tureG upwards of 40 large war junks and
taken number of prisoners and valuable
booty. On Thursday there was some heavy
firing above the Barrier when it was re-
ported the Rebel boats had been defeated
and on Saturday it was said the Mandarins
intended to make an attack on the Rebel
fort and stronghold in Blenheim Reach. I
counted no fewer than 20 large Imperial
war junks and boats between the Pagoda
and the Barrier. On Sunday morning Z
of the fastest Mandarin boats came down
among the shipping at Whampoa. and en-
tered the passage known as Pamboo Creek.
The Rebels had evidently been on the look
out for them, and they turned out at once,
when the Mandarins about ship and stood
up the river as fast as oars and sails would
drive them. The Rebels continued to pour
out in numbers. of which I had not the
slightest idea. though have visited both
their eneampmcnts several times Before
II o'clock l had counted upwards of $50
boats. large and small. pass into Whampoa
Reach, and at the smallest estimate there
must have been 10000 men they dashed
up the river and engaged the Mandarins.
The first of the Rebel boats that entered the
battle, had nearly all their men killed, but
they had fearful revenge. The fight contin-