Mariposa Democrat., 1857-05-13
Later from oh,no-progress of the War.

Later from China-Progress of the War.
The ship Kate Hooper arrived at San Francis
co on Tuesday, 9th inst, bringing dates from
Hong Kong, to March 18th. A letter from
the neighborhood of Canton to the China Mail,
gives the following intelligence:
There has been nothing Of importance done
in the river since the 10Th Of February. Oc-
casional attacks are made on the Macoa Fort
by row boats from the Canton quarter, and by
rockets and gingalls from the shore on both
sides, but they have not as yet succeeded in
injuring any person rocket making, since the
disturbances in the river commenced. The
junks are still in some force in the Fatshan
river, but there are not so many as there were
some time back. A accommodating expedition
went up the other day (2sth February as far
as Hyacinth Island, consisting Of the Encoun-
ter, Hongkong, Coromandel, Sir Charles
Forbes, and the boats of-the squadron, except
the Hornets, which vessel was cruising in the
neighborhood Of Escape Creek. Nothing was
done on this occasion, though the junks kept
up distant fire at them for three or four
hours. A fleet of about one hundred .junks is
still some distance up Escape Creek, but since
the affair with the Hornet on the 10th of Feb,
they have been rather shy the Hornet has
frequently anchored at the entrance to Escape
Creek, but they have shown no disposition to
come down. They, however, had slap at
the Auckland on the 2sth of February, when
she brought up the mail from Hongkong, but
did her no damage. As soon as they saw the
Hornet coming out of Blenheim Reach, they
made sail in retreat Whampoa was visited
the other day by the Commander-in- Chief,
and all appeared quiet II was reported that
large number of row boats were lying there,
but not single one was seen.
SEIZURE OF BRIrIsH STEAMER AND MESA.
GRE OF HER CREW BY THE CHINEsE-The British
steamer Queen, when on her passage from
IIongkong to Macoa, was seized by her Chi
ncse passengers and Chinese crew. She was
officered by Portuguese, and had on board
some European passengers. When they were
at Tifiin, the native crew and passengers, thir-
ty-five in number, turned the boats cannon
in the gangway, into the cabin door, and fired
its contents grape shoD among the officers and
European passengers in the cabin. Two engi-
neers were instantly killed The captain leap
ed overheard; his fate is unknown. Others
were killed, or escaped by jumping into the
water The female passengers and children,
and the Chinese passengers, who had not min.
gled in the affray, were carried safely to Macoa,
and liberated. The Queen was afterwards SET
on fire and destroyed by the Mandarins al
Chun Chune. She had $4,000 worth ol
opium on board, which was all lost.
The American whale ship Alice Mandel
was lost in the Japan Sea, on the 7th March
The Alice Mandell had only 400 barrels Of oil
on board, having shipped about 1000 barrels
from the Sandwich Islands and New Zealand
previous to putting in at Hongkong.
The Emperor is said to have issued a decree
directing the high authorities Of the coast pro.
vinces to be on the alert, but not to alarm the
people; and expressing confidence in Yeh's
knowledge of the barbarians and his conse
quent capacity to settle this affair with the
British