New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-14
From China.


The San Francisco Herald Of the 23d ult publishes
advices received from Hong-Kong by the ship Alex
ander The dates are not late by four days as we
have received by way Of Europe but we find some in
terestng particulars not included in the former ac
counts. Ss
The Chinese still continue to be obstinate as cver
and are numbering all Europeans who fall into their
hands. In fact they have raised the premium for She
heads of Europeans, no matter to what nation tney
belong. The premium is according to grade. For an
officers head $40 900 and for seamans 950 s5o,
600 is offered for the captare Of British frigatethe
heads Of whose officers and crew as soon as captured,
are to grace the walls OF their stronghold In Hong.
Kong things represent California in 40, as each and
every person carries his revolver and knife. The
British authorities continue 70 make arrests 10 Hong
Kong, and At present they have large number o.
ments would arrive, Admiral Seymour would COM
mence operations upon larger scale, and show the
Ceestals what they may have to contend with in fu-
ture If no terms in the meantime were not offered by
them. Business dull, aud large numbers Of CHI
nese were daily leaving in clipper ships for Australia
and other places.
The steamer Queen, with valuable cargo on board
and Iorcha in tow started from Hong Kong the other
day, and just she cleared the shipping message
was sent that she had several bad men on board who
medtated an attack. Upon hearing this, Capt. Wynn
at cast of the lorcha and after seeing her an
chored in safe place. proceeded on his way to Macao,
keeping sharp watch on the reputed robbers. They
were afterwards hailed by We willamette sent after
them 10 warn tnem Ql u2lEer, auu tkt lueth Ec-
turned to Kong Kong. On her arrival, majority of
the suspected persons confined in the ja Thus
another attempt to repeat the Thistle massacre was
defeated It was afterwards discovered that the
Gals had concealed their plans-had provided them
selves with sand and gunpowder to throw in the eyes
of the crew. while two piratical boats were awaiting
them at certain point outside, to aid in the compile
ton of the work. 7l5sss fss r..
1t is stated that after the burnings at Whampoa the
braves turned up the graves on Danes Island Of
the American seamen killed at the barrier decapita-
ted their purified trunks took the blank vsages to
Canton, and there received the customary reward.
Together with the head of the Spanish Consul and
the other Of the Thistle victims, they may now be
seen bleaching on the city wall.
We have news whatever, says the Friend OF
China of the 22d January, from Canton, beyond
rumors brought by the Chinese, who report the city
still in flames and that over 1000 houses have been
destroyed .
1t appears from statement in the Friend of China
that information had been received at Hong Kong
that an attack upon the colony BY large fleet, in
conjunction with imperiast emissaries, had been
planned. The details Of the plot are that the town
was to be set fire at various places difhcult
matter, considering the partial success Of plot to
poison all the European resdents-and in the confu
sion the colony would fall easy prey the braves
The coloniss were at last dates In great ALARM and
the local authorities were rather severely censured.
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