Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-02
VOL. yTlI.-No. 40.
From the Liverpool Journal.
Foreign Intelligence.

es OF the Emperor OF China for peace IL
hardly borne out by the full details which
havejcome to hand by the Overland Mail.
On the contrary IL is said that the Emperor
has expressed the highest confidence in Yeh,
snd had given, him orders, in the event of
Ilenient measures failing. to "driye the bar
| barians into the. ser" The North China
| Herald says: ''We learn on the most re-
| liable authority chat in consequence of the
rebellion of the foreign barbaiians in Can
ton, the attention of the government in Pc,
kin has,olready heen directed 10 the defen-
ces at Tientsln, the port of the capital"--
The same journal, in laterissue. says
g We hear upon unquestionable authority
| that an. Imperial edict has been transmitted
To the Governor General and Governor of
thesprovinces of Keang. .su, Che Keang, and
Flu Ken. giving orders as to the treatment
OF The barbartIns in the present difficulty.
| They are TO make defensive preparation, but
/ quietly, so as not to alarm the people. Yeh
| is ordered not TO push matters K, extremity.
but to avail himself of opportunities to re-
establish peace -
FmGHTFuL TRAGEDY on. BoARD SHtp.---
Hone KoNo, Feb. I5-A Another fiiohtfuI
[ 5Coolie tr0gedy is reported from Swatow, as
having occurred on board The Freuch, shi,
| Analseof $50 Tons, which left that place on
the 29th January, with Coolies for Havana.
The following day the Coolies rose upon
and oyernowefed the crew. killed the cap
tain. ,supefoargo and chief mate, (the super
1 cargo's sons1 and run the vessel on shore al,
Tong lac, about ,6ve miles above Breakers
Point. Therest Of the crew, with the sur
geon, are. safe on shore, and welIireated by
the Chinese, but held for a ransom of FIVE
| hundred dollars; and the ringleaders among
the Coolies are in custody and will be piy-
en up TO the French authorities.
SAEeufNARY Coxr1rcrs AMONG Ttn z,r-
LIZ TmREs.---A Natal correspondent of the
Daily News, in letter of llthe December
last gives some shocking details of the iu-
terneclne warfare recently waaed between
the Zulu tribes: "The events anticipated
lnToy observations on the I'd November res
gNdng the Zulu nation beyond the Tugela
have been, realized. On Monday last n
| dreadful struggle, took place between l5..
/ 900 and 10000 blacks ON the banks OF the
Tugela, which you know is our boundary To-
the northeast. ,fIe carnage WINS horrible,
Men, women and children, from the oldest
age attained by therace. to sucking infants,
bay dead and dying in hundreds. On Tues-
day, when Mr.. Sheptone, secretary for ma
tive aff ifs, crossed the river TO make hin,e
seH acqEainted will the aspect of The war
aftereLhe pursners had left the victims Of
their ffendish rage, some of the women, with
children on heirbaeks, had been killed bv
single thrust OF the assceay. passin1
through infant and mother. The river bore
down to the sea the bodies OF those who
| were Killed IN the water, or drowned at
/ tempting TO escape into Natal. The nur-
suing party turned away from the river, and
are now spreading themselves over tie
whole country
THE NEw PARLfaMENr.4- Tire total num-
1 Der ofSmembers returned yuD 10 the Sd at
nnon, was 525. The Globe SAYS that of
these 325eare Liberals and 2lO Tories. The
gam IN the counties is 81, aRd in the Dor.
oughs 23--total 81. The Counties gained
since Saturday ave South Delbysllire. South
Essex. Herefordshires Huntngdonshire, and
/ Ayreshire, one member in each.
| ELECTION. RIOTS AT 5KmDgRM1SsrER -
iDere has been. almost shocking and dis
| graceful riot at .KiddermtIrster. The candi,
dates tor the representation Of the town
were the Right Honorable Robert Lowe
and Mr Boycott, a local solicitor and CON
ser1yat|Ne. Amongst the working. classes
thete seems to have beena very strong feel
ing against the former and in favor of Tie
lletter; and at three O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon the carpet mills hasingelosed at
two.1 ascrowd of about 5000 persons assem-.
plgd in,slront of the hustings, where the
polling was going on, and began to pelt
Mr.. Lowe and his friends with stones. A
number of persons were thus severely
wounded, and the crowd called ON Mr.
Boycott and bis supporters to 60 away. so
that they might Kill Mr. Lowe. Mr.. Bow.
colt refused toinletfete, and al Il quarter To-
tour, though reqnestedio 10 stop, he and his
friends left the bus,ings,
HhesEiheral patty had then 10 fly. bnt
they were holly pursued and stoned. Nh.
Lowe, toge'her. with the Mayor, and a few
of his principal supporters, attempted to-,
leave the spot in cool and ORDERLY nsans
ner, bat they were assaiSetf wish ssots ssry
by. the cowatdlysnob, that. they lsa,s 20 Nv
into the first place OF, refuge hat presented
itself MIR, Lowe bad his skuil fractured,
though IT is hoped not dangerously many
gentlemen were streaming with blood frohh
gsshes onsthobdads. Neeks and faces. sever
al were Knocked down aud nearly trans-
pied nm while stunned by. the blows from
missiles; and others we're ftaffully bruised
IN the less exposed paris ,ofIhe hoN Il. The
police and ahe speeisf ccustables were