The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-08
Awful state of Affairs.
--latest from China-A,
CANTON, August 8.

clare In favor OF the lmperlallsts, but to-
morrow it may be otherwise. All the busi-
ness of the country is done through the man
darins, or native capitalists; and, as they
are of the Imperial party, all the silks and
teas which fall into the hands of the Rebels
are confscated. All kinds of business is in
a most uncertain state. AS soon as the Reb-
els gain possession of any part of the coun-
try, they draw chain across the river, and
establish bridge of boats, thus cutting off
all communication, and shutting the goods
from market or shipment. AS the forces of
the Emperor are obliged to stay at the large
cities to afford protection, the rivers and
maritime waters are swarmng with pirates
in large junks, waiting for any boat that may
venture out, to seize the cargo and murder
the crew. So strong are they outside that
they have several times beaten off the men
of-war that have been sent out to capture
them.
.... PIRATE FLEETS.
By the last mail we have an account of
the pirate fleet being seen outside, with
large square-rigged vessel in their possession
of what nation could not be discovered.-
All ships now leaving port are forced to sup
ply themselves with additional guns, as the
danger is so great. When this state of af-
fairs will be remedied no one can tell, as the
Rebels are no sooner crushed in one place,
than they spring up in another. To-day all
is excitement, as news has just arrived that
they have appeared in great force 80 miles
north OF Canton, taken two large towns and
three men of-war unks, and are marching on
Canton. The mandarins are trembling for
fear that they might take the city and they
know if they do, it is all day with them, as
the Rebels will avenge themselves for the
thousands they have beheaded during the
last six months. At Canton, some 80, 900
men, women and children, have been behead-
ed during that time.
HORRID EXECUTIONS.
Many of the Europeans go to see the exc
cutions, as they are performed outside the
walls of the city. The ground has become
so completely saturated with blood, that the
stencil is sickening to considerable dist
ance. There are three executions day
one at morning, noon and night-50 at each
time. Two long sticks of timber laid par
allel with each other, with Just room for
the executioner to pass between them, from
the blocks. The prisoners are driven into
the inclosure like so many sheep, not chain
ed or bound in any way. In fact they
seem to look upon the whole thing with ap
athy, owing, | suppose, to their religion,
vi llIGilSlOu, WHICH is ldldilSin.
At the word from the Judge, they all kneel
and place their necks upon the logs, each
row with their heads inwards and the ia ace
of each turned towards his neighbours back
on one side, while the next on other faces
his. At another signal the executioner
grasps his heavy two-handed sword, and be-
ginning at the end of the row towards which
all faces are directed, strikes ight and left.
But one blow to each is required, the head
flying across the space and striking its oppo-
site victim bnt ere he has chance to shrink
the sword descends upon his own neck.
There are two executiOners. Ea ch has 25
to behead al each execution. The whole OPP
Grafton does not consume over five minutes
at the end of which time the whole fifty
trunks are in their last struggle, spirting the
blood and throwing their limbs convulsive-
y about. Such noisy rabbe is there pres
hat G,,I -