The Placer herald., 1857-09-05
Later from China.

Of China papers to date.
The trial of the officers of the American
clipper ship John Wade terminated in a ver-
dict Of manslaughter against the second
mate stewa'd, and carpenter, and sentence
Of transportation for life; and in the acquit-
tai Of the captain and his chief officer, of the
charge of aiding and abetting, or being ac-
cessory after the fact
The CANTONESE AND PORTUGUESE AT WAR.
From Ningpo we learn that the quarrel be-
twixt the Cantonese and Portuguese has at
length reached a climax, and that severe
struggle has taken place in which they were
defeated; but the treatment the latter have
received, so far as we can gather, the suffer-
ers have brought entirely upon themselves,
bv their long-contnued outrageous behavior.
On the 25th of Jnne, large fleet Of Canton
east-coast junks from Funchau made t!eir ap-
pearance in the river, and took possession of
all the Portuguese lorchas in port without
much resistance, the crews escaping on shore.
The Cantonese, led on by some foreigners,
closely followed, and after some fighting,
totally routed the Portuguese-hut not until
the victors was by no means small, and
amongst these slain were an Englishman and
Frenchman. Every place occupied by
Portuguese was p.undered; MARCUS, their
Consul, escaping by concealing himself in the
Roman Catholic chapel
INDIA.-We have dates from Singapore to
June seth. Delhi was the great centre of
the rebellion, and that city still remained in
the hands of the military insurgents. On
the Bib OF June signal victory was obtain.
ed outside Of the city walls; the insurgents
were driven back with great loss twenty y-six
guns were captured. The attacking force
numbered three or four thousand. In the
engagement Capt. Spottswoode and cornet
Newberry were killed Lieutenant Colonel
Penny fell from his horse and subsequently,
died.
The following are the particulars of vic
tory over the Mcerut mutineers:-"News ar
rived of decisive victory gained by the
portion of the Meerut force, which took
place near Ghadyednuggur, over the section
who came out to attack it at 4 P. NJ , on the
30th of May, with five guns. The enemy
were entirely defeated and five guns captur-
ed with ammunition, and a large supply Of
entrenching tools. Many Of the enemy were
destroyed-forty four of our men, chiefly of
the rifles killed and wounded, the greater
part by the explosion of an ammunition
wagon as the enemy were about abandoning
the bridge"
The Judicial Commissioners at Lahore off
cially announces, under date of June 3D. that
from hurried note written by Capt Robert
son, Of Sirsah, that all the Europeans at
Hansi and Hissar had been nassarred but
that Dr. Vaughn had escaped. Troops have
marched for Sirsah. On the 81 Of June
news was received confirming the massacre
Four troopers had arrived at Sirsah from
Delhi and induced the troops to rise, and
every European, old and Young had been
murdered. Twelve desorters of the 5lst
Bengal N. l. were hanged at peshawur on
June 3D..
Later news conveys the intelligence that
the Lahore mutiny had been completely put
down.
! BLOOD FOR BLooD.--A correspondent of
the Humboldt Times, writing from the
mountain Cottage, Redwood, Greek, on
tha l7th August, says
Last Wednesday there was an Indian
killed by some white man, on the old Trim
ity trail, about four or five miles above
this place. The Indian was in company
with two squaws and one little Indian toy
gathering some grass seeds near the trail.
The by says the man was concealed among
the rocks, and when he shot the Indian
he ran. The boy describes hun as being
TALL wearing a grey overshirt and white
hat, and the pistol which the Indian was
killed to be one Of Colts largest sized
revolvers. The Indians seemed deiermin-
ed to kill one man at least, and | think
some innocent stranger will be killed as
he is passing alone in these mountains, un
conscious OF danger | suppose those fel-
lows who delight in skulking amongst the
rocks to shoot Indians, and TO abuse them
in their ranches, never once think they are
the murderers of innocent men travelling
alone on the trails or of women and chill,
dren living exposed in the mountains.
The Humbo ct Times says the Indian,
above mentioned, was shot by brother
Indian, and not by white man. How
ever, it cautions white travellers to be on
their guard in passing through the Indian
country. 1t says:
As for the permanent safety for strag-
Cling white men on these trails, we need
never look for it until these Diggers are
removed from every hiding place between
the coast and the Trinity. and our people
should never let the matter rest till this
is accomplished.
The following is a list Of the prisoners
who escaped from San Quentin on the Goth
inst: James Webster, sent from Yuba coun-
ty for grand larceny, 25 years; John Brown,
Calaveras county, sentenced April, 1857,
for robbery, 20 years: Peter Donnrlly, do.
from October, 1856, for burglary, 10 years;
Frank Parker, do. from April, 1857, for
grand larceny, years; William Gear, Ne