Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-03
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"lioSG KONG. Jan lI.-The Chinese no long
restrict themselves 10 mere s"lf.defenee at
/ Canton and upon the riycf: they hay" issued Pm
elatnations aud pamphlet exciting the inhabi-
tant- 10 hatred aud Ia the murder of foreigners;
they prohibit th, ia from serving the barbnrinns,
| aud We have lad reason In nppfrhrnd an nsur.
recton at lleng Kong itself. Sir John Bowfing
/ has cutne 10 an understanding with Admiral Gu.
{ erin. the commouder-n chief OF the French div-
sion. aud They have decided III c"neert upon
ohectaal measures for keeping down the Chinese
| population, Ia cuse Of lced. Fifty men Of the
| French crews have taken up position IN the
east paii Of the town. aud every arrangement
lns been settled for landing at the first signal,
nli the landing companies and four the field how
tiers
II would appear that This attitude taken by
the French ~ Ia he a-cribed To- the instruction,
received hy the last mail. France aud England
had concerted. are assured before they knew
even of tho recent events Mt Canton. 10 obtain
from the Chinese Government the revision of
ihpir treaties. which expire forthwith mil their
representatives, are laid IL haze received dis-
patches. which, whilst prescribing 10 them the
identical conduct they will have to observe Tor
the attanmen, Of tn, object by common accord.
authorize them To all,td mutual suppu in all o.
Nentualiirs' BE thnt ns II may. 1t II time To
Inv" a reinforcement sent to u, aud should fresh
talc"s fail Ia come 10 China, all Europeans indis
crmIuntrly would bo exposed 10 most serious
dangers.
Private correspondence from Canton mentions
n Ia Il which has not yet been reported, which
shaw how drplorabe j. the feeling entertained
towards England by the court nj Pekin. since
tho breaking out al hosiililirs On The 9Th De-
cetuber the Mandarin Governor of Ling Ting
Sc 'Gcd III the Hong warehouses all the mrtchnn.
die heonging to the Enst ln1in Company aud
to English subjects The town ct Ling Ting j.
the principal depot for the clandoatlne opium
trnd". Independently of opium Ling Ting con
1nln> conSidcrnbl, stores Of goods of every de-
,erpan, the principal pint of which belongs to
English merchants, and was destined Tor expor-
latinn Ia Europe.
The Monifeur de la Fiotte, publishes the fol
lowing proclamation from the Mandarin Govern
~ of Nhnmpea:
Infamous Foreigners have presumed 10 raise
the STANDARD of revolt against the sublime nnd
yencraled authority Of the Emperor They hnve
attacked the city al Canton IN order 10 burn
II and .lIeudy hnVe they received the punish.
ment they m'alted, for our invneib'" troops have
iepul-cd them and killed great member of them.
Let them be stacked from every part Of the en-
prr. LIT rvrry mhahitant ii thinp who shall
meet an Euglishman iulllc; ON him the fate he
! merits. Already do our innumernble fleets and
cur mighty nimr-, which dreaded by the
whole would. advance 10 driv. them uwny. Let
.voty body unite aud tcnch foreigners 10 trem-
/ hle beiarr the viii aud before the anger of our
! Sovereign, whose enzr i, n burning rs the rays
ii thr suu, aud wdoec power i unreasonable.
! lie who ,hnll not act IN conformity with these
/ orders shnli be c"n-licredas II tfaitor, and may
/ expect from : ehasll,enent us prompt us ter
| llbr.
Yoo hcul Obey.
Inc Mandarin Governor TCuYN TOO.
/ Don NJ Nhpmpoa, the Oh day ct the l2,h
+ moon,
rU,. AIon.teur de IA Fh,te says, on the publ
+ A. III al Al
] ships anchored ia IL" roads or IN tho fchoa kI-
aug sail,d nHay, taking with them the few Euro
| praus IN thctpwn. Ia" utmost excitement pre-
| vailed.
shiuc-,. IIire ard ,l,r q nuioncSr.
! CtSlp&. jan. -, The only nctivc movement
! flat ha, hr,.n II attempted was ON yesterday. The
! dlN httrrr arrangements were made for hilng
lhn whole al The suburbs Of the city ON the north
/ bank Of the ryrr. oar o,dcrs were I" fire the
sebulb, from the wc-t corner of the cit, wall, in
! Il direction wr-twnrd~.
Al Nc hnllrt- | saw VERY made Of iron. very
, nshuicly, nnd like what We woull call slng-.
/ WA with difficulty we could prevent the men
frtn shoutiug every puar devil they surprised IN
/ u hon-r-: and lud wc uni "Xcrtcd thu grealrst
at. 'ntiou, every one If ihrm would have been
mn ier,d. This burning proceeding Is very
hort b., and with were done with IT, which,
uml s,npy sny. ilinl is tie case, nj least for
thopr. ctt The admiral had grent frhrurcncr in
n,t ute upting il h.l re. which he might easily.
rad perh p. Justly, haNe done. The extent
! which has been destroyed j. n line OF perhaps
two milps !nn. thn north hnnk at the river, aud
prnctfa'ing award, from 2NO Ia luD yards. y
considerable part IT the city has al-" been burn
al by the hrlng fren the fort, which il held by
Tho fire lasted about twenty four hours. 9he
ndmital has written frr nhout 5000 men from In
din, W. also expect 800 men from Singapore.
| We have not VT heard whit effect These pro-
cecdngs have had asi thu Chinese gafi,on; the
- trnorduArv ttnug j., that what wa do here
does MT ia the least affect the o;her ports of
China with Which we Il tde. All accounts show
that they arr quite indifferent to thi, pmee. and
Iiher Z lad than otherwise that the tnntoncsr-
whom they ln4e--Rre getting touched up. The
81 called rebels are quite chose To Us. and mnde
ovett lures to u to become our allies. hnt rs the
general imprrs sion il that the are only "A band
ut thieves, W. have not entertained their adsnn-
crs. or listened toihcm in any way 1t Is extra
ordinary that tia constant pressure does not
make the Chinese governor give in, rs these rrb-
cls are playing the devil with the whole of the
nciGbborhood-- burning and destroying villages
in every direction.
Hussinu smcronchncnts CHINA.
cor n LaltiaH ER,s)
Tho new that the land trade between Russia
and China i, not 10 he Interrupted, although the
five ports II which European nations have hltil-
erto traded are 10 be closed. cannot fail To make
II deep impression On ihase persons who are aware
of til" territ,ia acquisitions which have been
made by Russia IN u >nufheruly direction daring
the last ten years, and ot her influence at Pc
kin.
Tn u small map. which has been Published !
Tie Inst numhcr OF PeiermCans Communications
/ l,yip f., and Inn II