Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-07
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el,sA SOLDIERS.
The Overland Mail has arrived IN London
bringing correspondence and papers from Hong
Kong to Both January, Calcutta 9Th February
aud Bombay 10Th February.
The Kong Kong eoffes pondtnt If the London
Times says:-
Aswe were writing our last ndsioes ON the
18th inst. there was a report that an attempt
had been made 10 poison large portion of the
community. arsenic having been mixed with tho
bread at one of the principal bakeries Of the
place This proved 10 be the cnse. and several
hundred people suffered from eating the bread,
but we al e happy to add we have heard of 10 ia
tai consequence. though many ARE still suffering
from the effects. We believe it is agreed among
the medical men that The consequences were not
fatal owing 10 the large quantity of arsenic used,
which acted generally as n violent emrtic. The
head man of tho bakery, known Alum, left
per steamer for Macao enry in the morning Of
the day the occurrence took place. There
some delay on the part of government IN sending
after him but foreign gentleman, n sufferer
from the atrocous attempt, chartered a steamer
and succeeded in capturing Alum before he got
on shore AT Macao. He was brought back here,
and his trial and that of several Of the men who
were employed ON the premises, comes on at the
srssious now sitting, The man, from the first.
has asserted his innocence, but it is II significant
inct TINT tho Chinese steward, who was ON board
the small river steamer Thistle when she was
captured and the foreigners murdered, mud whose
evidence was most conflicting Mt the inquest was
the person employed 10 SEQ to the delivering of
the bread TINT morning.
After this act Of the Chinese there was strong
feeling in favor of martial law being established,
and The adyisablity Of such n course was recon-
mcnded 10 Sir John Bowring by hose ON whom
we have 10 depend for the security Of the place.
aud who hnve not over strong force at Their
disposal. His Excollency was disirclincd to
have any Interference with his authority.
The Chlne.c New Years day. the 26lh instant,
pissed over quietly here. bat apprehensions are
entertained that some mischiefis intended against
the place.
We hear of a largo number of boats and junks
bcsg collected in the neghborhood for the pur-
pose of an attack. Tie force in the harbor is no
doubt sufficient to repel any Chinese fleet, but
we have very small number Of men IL meet
attack on land. One regiment is not sufficient
for the service of This pac" in un emergency like
the present.
The community is on the alert aud with the
precautionary measures that arc in force it
j. to be hoped any editatod net will be proven
ted.
An application mnde to the Governor General
Of India for n regiment 10 be sent out here, wa
understand has been refused,
The French ships aro anchored ni tho head OF
the bay. Her Melesty's ship Calcutta IL Mt the
west. The United Suites ship Levnnt - MISC IN
Tue mn "'' oh'h'' siehh''ie ohh''" oy III" gov
eminent move about the hnrhor ut nlght'
Ia consequence ON report brought III by tho
American st'nmer Lily Tint number Of junks
aud snake boats were off LlntIn nnd had at =
tempted to intercept her. the United States
,tcnmer SIM .Jncinto Ind gone oot to look nft,,
tLrn
The wan, Of n stonmor IN crniso constantly in
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