The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-03
THE DAILY GAZETTE
APPALLING BURNING OF A SHIP.


APPALLING BURNING OF A SHIP.
The following details Of a horrible
case, Of piracy and burning Of a ship
at Macao have been received AT
Lloyd's:
the Dutch ship Hanca, Capt
Heynans, 700 tons burden. with be-
tween 800 and 400 emigrants (coolies)
for Havana, put back to Macao, about
a month since (the despatch is dated
Hong Kong, Aug. 10y with her water
casks leaking and cargo shifted, hav
ing encountered boisterous weather,
and on reaching the outer roads
brought up to an anchor. There she
remained repairing, her officers exer-
cising strict vigilance in preventing
the coolies going ashore, for fear they
should make their escape. For the
three weeks, whatever discomfort may
have prevailed, no fears of an outbreak
would seem to have been entertained.
until Chinese doctor warned the
Cap, that mischief was brewing. la
preparing for such contingency as
rising Of the coolies the small arms
were placed on thepoop, and two guns
were loaded with grape, and pointed
forward. A bout o'clock of the
night Of the sth. the disturbance com
menced, and the crew took refuge on
the poop. The Captain first fired a
shot or two overhead. but As that had
no effect, and the coolies advanced to-
ward them yelling frightfully, armed
with Delaying pins, bricks torn from
the cooking places, &c, the Captain
gave orders to his men to fire, and i'm.
mediately volley was poured into
the infuriated mass from the two guns
and also from the small arms. This
had the effect Of ofchecking and putting
down the riot, and the coolies were
driven below, but they songhtrevenge
by setting fire 70 the ship, and in a
few minutes the Captain was appalled,
by seeing fames issuing up from the
fore hatch. A irightinl scene Of car
mage followed; the coolies rushed up
on deck, and no doubt murdered all
the officers Of the ship The ship
was soon in blaze, fore and ait. In
about an hour the mainmast fell with
a crash, then the fore and mizen, and
about midnight the magazine blew up
with tremendous explosion The
ship was instantly hurled t. fragments
and vast number q poor creatures.
who were clinging to the chains, per
ished with her. OF the number who
were on board. including crew and
passengers about 500, only l5n escaped
with their lives: the remainder were
either burnt or drowned The affair
has produced 4 great sensation in
Hong Kong.
To MAKE TsE HAIR GLossY.--Ab-
solute cleanliness, by means of water
alone, toeommence. followed by brush
ing in the direction of the hair itsel!
in dry state, is the true method OF
giving to the hair all the polish OF
which it is susceptible; and it is the
effect of oil ofall kinds to disturb or
iniure this; to say nothing of the dis
gust and necessary dirtiness of greasy
hair. 1t is the effect of oils also to
prevent it from curling; and this Oh.
liect is most efiectually obtained, ii
without artificial means, by curling it
when wet, and suffering it to dry ia
that state. And as it happens that
all the hair has tendency to curl in
one direction rather than in another, il
is useful to study that tendency, 30 as
to conform to it in the artificial Texture
given. As to artificial applications,
the whole of the so called curling fluids
are mere impositions while one,
which is really effectual, and at the
same time inofensive, is weak so
luton of isinglass, by which very
firm and permanent form can be given
to the hair