New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-15
CHINA.

The Hang Koro correspondent Of The London
yns. writing on the sth Of July, gives the following
as the course resolved upon by Lord Elgn: A..
"a few DAYS after the mail has been dlepatcned me
Calcutta the Shannon, the Pearl. the lnhexble, the
Hornet and two gunboats will proceed north~aid, 70
rendezvous at Shanghai and TO proceed thence 10 ne
mouth of the River Pei-ho, on which rlver fekln
stands Arrived at the nearest point to the capital,
Lord Een will dispatch to the authorities, LOT Trans
mission to the Emperor, letter requiring Tue Empeur
within specified time either to recognize or repudi
ate the acts of his officers at Canton. Ii the Court OF
P.kin repudste Yek and pay compensation Tor past
INJURIES and give security against their recurrence
well. IT, as is most probable, either no notice %
taken of the letter, disposition be shown 10 entah
ole the ambassador in questions Of ceremonial LORD
Epip will declare war, and thus relieve the relations
of the two powers from their present anamoious posi-
ton Canton will then be occupied the trade OF the
northern ports will not DE unnecessarily interfered
with but such further proceedings will be taken as
may be necessary to bring the Court Oh feAh W
Ieasop."
The same letter states that young American
named Eli Boggs had been tried at Hong Kong for
piracy and murder He was acquitted of murder, but
four guilty Of piracy, and sentenced to trans
potaton for life. The following is the correspondents
account:
mention that an American. named Eli Boggs,. was
tried at Hong Kong on Wednesday last for piracy
and murder. His name would do for villain OF
the Blackboard class, but in form and feature ne
was the hero of a sentimental novel as he stood in
the dock bravely battling for his life, 1t seemed m-
possible that that handsome boy could be the pirate
whose name had been for three years connected with
the boldest and blocdiest acts of piracy. 1t wa,
face Of feminine beauty. Not down upon the upper
lip large lustrous eyes, mouth the smile Of which
might WOO coy maiden afiluent black hair not care
lessly parted hands small and so delicately white
that they would create a sensation in Belgravia--
such was the Hong Kong pirate, Eli Boggs. tie
spoke for two hours in his defense, and he spoke
well-without remor, without an appeal ior
mercy but trying to prove that his prosecution was
the result Of conspiracy wherein Chinese bum
boat proprietor and sub.oficia of the colony both
of shom he charged with being in lesgue with all the
pirates on the coast the chief conspirators The
defense wsa of course false. 1t had been proved that
he had boarded junk and destroy ed by cannon pistol
and sword fifteen men; and that having forced all
the rest overheard he had fred at one OF the victims,
who had cutched rope and held on asterp. No wit
bess however, could prove that he saw man die
from blow or shot struck or fired by the pirate
The jury, moved by his youth and courage, and
.tranipe hard their conscences acquitted him Of the
murder but found him guilty OF piracy. He was sem
fenced to transportation for life.
az record this trial. not becsuse this young rufiian
is dandy as well cutthroat, but because the
subject of piracy of great importance while dealing
with this country, and must form an article Of our
new treaty. Where l now write there are POO junks
living in the hsrbOr before me, and every one u
them lie armed with at least two heavy guns-some
have l2. Probably one quarter of these are pirates
who live principally by piracy. and adopt the coasting
trade only TO their real profession at least
other quarter are not proof against temptation
and weak VlctlfD' IL requires gred chhrty OF cre
duty to believe that all the unks that compose the
other half honest traders. The opinion here is that
an armed Chinese junk is always pirate when oppor-
tupity offers"
The United States fngate San Jacinto and sloops-
ofwar Levant and Portsmouth were at Shanghie on
the 4th of July.
At Hong Kong, the market was very quiet, and
tunIage was abundant At oo-Chow.FoO, il was
expected that the transactions in tea duog the
would be on very limited scale. At Shanghae, the
business in tea bad been trhing. The market for
new Congou had opened with purchase at 20 per
cent in advance Of the opening price last Phe
silk crop had turned out very abundant, aud Of good
quality.
The Pays announces that conference was held a.
Hong Kong on July Z, between Lord Egin, Gen.
AshbuIn ham and Admras Seymour and Gusin.