The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-16

the boats but fortunately without nActng any damage
the crews. The Chinese terrifying the APP
proaches 10 Fatshan and sinking barriers.
The Cantonese have not as yet commenced rebuilding
the suburbs forts They have conented themselves by
digging in salt into the soil Of the Factory gardens and
making few small batteries the left bank of the river
below the ruins OF the French Folly Not boat is to
be in Et Passage being exposed to the guns Of
the Encounter, Comus, Acorn, Elk, and Barracuda.
Whampoa is still in deserted state. Her Majestys
ships Sybille Sampson, and Hong Kong at Second
Bar
TROUBLES INDIA.
From Calcutta VIC learn that the government has re-
solved to punish the 18th regiment of native infantry
that concerned in the mutny Behampore 1t has been
ordered to Barackpore, where it will be disbanded
The Times correspondent says ''As write, the papers
bring intelligence of mutiny among the Madras troops
at Viziemgram. The truth is we are at this moment
passing through one of those periodical storms which
every and then remind that government in India
sits on bayonets The sepoys are restless and dssatis
fed.
Mr. c. E. Boileau deputy commissioner of Goudah, in
Dude, had been murdered,
REVOLT OF THE CHINESE AT sARAwAK.--onEAr SLAUGHTER
The Strait Times of March q says:
On Tuesday last we issued extra giving outline
of the recent outrages committed by the Chinese at Sara
wax, particulars of which brought from that place
by the schooner Good Luck which sailed the 2lst
ultino and arrived the 10th instant Although
had been current that the Kungs contemplated
sstng the authority of the local government the latter
Suddenly however, large body, numbering about 200
Chinese, down the river before the 18th Feb
ruary, and at midnight commenced most determined
attack the government people and property. They
first procured possession of the two FORTS above and
the other below the town of Kuchn, he seat of Raah
Brooke authority which only garrsoned by twelve
men, and having furnished themselves with all the
and ammunition in the FORTS they proceeded to the work
of destruction upon which they had ventured This
at midnight, when all asleep. One party made
attack the residence of Sir j. Brooke, whilst the
mainder assaulted the houses of Mr. Crookshank the
magistrate, and Mr. Middleton, also government Off
cial
Whilst the Chinese attacked the front OF the house. Sir
James Brooke succeeded in passing down the bathroom
and creek near his house, by which means
he succeeded in gaining the Malay village thther, also,
Others of the European residents happily reached shortly
afterwards The ASSISTANTS fired into Sir James Brookes
residence, killing Mr. Nicolet whose body was buried in
the ruins plundered the place of everything OF value IN
their estimation and set fire to the building ruthessy
destroying Sir James Brookes excellent library and the
valuable collections of his whole ea loss which friend
foe must equally regret. AT the house of Mr. Crook
shank the assaans met with resistance but that
gentleman overpowered He defended his amiable
and recently married lady with the utmost galantry
Mrs Crookshank brutaly wounded before his eyes,
and dragged away when he no longer able to defend
Her Mrs Crooshank believed to have been killed,
but happily next morning she found in the jungle.
Her wounded body covered with cocoanut leaves.
She was, at latest advices, doing well.
Mr.. Crookshank reached the Mission House almost in
sensible The house of Mr. Middleton also the service
of Sir James Brooke attacked his house fired
and two of his children unhappily persisted in the flames
Mr. Wellington metalugist in the service of the Borneo
Company guest of Mr. Middletons killed. and his
head cut off The government treasury plundered Of
everything it contained which was considerable nearly
every European had placed his money there the most
secure place About $40 900 belonging to the Bornco
Company carried of. In the of few hours
large amount Of government property was destroyed
Next day the Chinese Kungsi stated that they had
hostile intentions against any but persons connected
wi he gov wer
opened with the Chinese and it arranged that they
should depart unmoested by the Maays with the plum
der they had obtained AT four p m, they started up
| the river in their boats, 49, sssT
1he immediate cause Of this ghtful attempt to destroy
the whole of the government European authorities at Sar
awak is stated tobe the stringent measures which Sir
James Brooke has sd az expeent to adopt to prevent
1 opium smuggling.
| Sunday February 20, Sir James Brooke received in
teigence the retirement of the Chinese whereupon he
returned from Sadong the Saawak river but before he
could land the Chinese Kungsi had second time
tured down the river in great force between 500 and
! 600.
| The steamer Sir James Brooke, from Singapore, hove
in sight most timeously The site of her anchorage form
/ ed the base of all subsequent operations. Sir James
Brooke and his party at proceeded in the steamer to
Kuchn and succeeded in driving the miscreants out
| of town.
The body or main force of the Chinese driven from the
town were finally either cut off by the Dyas or
starved in the Jungle At the outset about 100 of the
Chinese killed The warfare assumed mode Of IT.
regular attack. The Dyaks let loose, who, from
large circuit battue-like drove the Chinese into their
Businesses accompanied by great loss to the rereater
where they hemmed in in other words, there took
place kind of guerrilla warfare of the most harassing
character gcvously thinning the number of the rebels
STILL the Chinese undaunted From their strong
hold they ventured attack in five prahus, and com
menced ravaging the banks OF the river. The Kungs
landed and constructed stockade, which they armed
with guns and garrisoned by about ESQ with mus
kets, &c. The Datoo with his three prahus, made q
dash at the Chinese stocade where he landed with his