New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-06
STATE nF AFFAIRS AT CANTON.

STATE " AFFAIRS Al 'ANl'-'' e.
TIE 4 NO. nas received the iolOsln- from u oHio''
serving at taft'n: -, 2:
iii, CD every bOdy's lips, How much longer =
this state Of Hing, 10 iH-l How ncch .on5ef 81
,ur irDop- ~ b. VII nigh d-cnaird - sc.u-'7 an
asrsssi,a,inu1 With tie Last I've days our ct-l'
e lave amour I'D 20 g unfortunate victims 70 me
G, ward,c- and ireach.ry "f savage ana c'"a'1:
enemy. Two men, EUROPEAN and pc ,eI.aA.
we're kidnspped N the stern tloulps' aNI' -
c.urse lever seen again. The fu.o"nS nlo'bH5
I uN..if had a harrow escsge. | sa- IL c"u-
naua Of q working party, detailed from the n'H'"'y
train, ,ullng Gown houses, 1h,re I.e SN',!, SUI.
ligLts reyl"n., t3kiiE advantage "i we 'n,-.r a.
f,r,l.d II r.y IN some rockets among the l1uin--
rl.c. eusrd | had told OF the parry 10 pun d"sn
ho ases oil either .de Of the narrow street. AH'.-s Al
open space formerly occupied BY houses - v-i -
aid uerrow canal separating as rom '.S o'-I
place small .poy guard consisting 81 one cor Pv'at
and four Iriyaies. for the 18th Regiment wen p4ei
by the Deputy Asssialt-Q uar;e rna er-Deh.la q
tie cad q this street nraresi our WORKING parry ei
srniries were posted iacIrg eitheT way: ~!
orderes were acting under my directions end seeing
that tie n.en did their work weA. A! al su'hru'
without any apparent cause, the men al Tue hsns
Chinese threw Gown their hong bamboo. win VII
they were knocking down tie hin oTck wan ai'
rsncyny with ali cir speed-ueary ~ setting p,
Dcpui, Assistant QuartrruasierG neral, ana iysrA
IN their h,atlOrg fight. followed mmedatey by the
left-leLd party European ordeTlefl, "h" oy-tIT
by, lad OILY their eide arms, and NAVY. eusl1,
We tried in vain 10 stop them tAsif pane
was 90 great thst they were beyond al control ana
only by diut ol abuse did succeed IN stopping ih!ee
oi the guard they were 10 the act oi puhs!iS
Tito the canal. then began 10 lvok about i0r me
cause when ! saw European being led along by he
eAnraGe wounded; tie ftter laid ham down. hhd, ire-
ing all the others had gone, len him. lac po"s
wounded man seemed in an agony OF despair, ara
callrd out TO them Dot to desert Inn. p ana i
went toward him TO assist, VIXEN the other man nne-
dintely returned and Jed tim on. We looked up the
.treet and saw some Chinese armed with matchiocks
aud knives sDeaking along the side OF the street evil
deltly thinking the wounded nan had been deserted
ard thin king TO cut off bis head, according Ia their
usual custom for reward; but immediately the cow
srdly villains us cornlrg round the corner trey
turned TO The right about. and cut away as hard as
they could. Pursuit among their streets and
by-lanes. with only three panic-stncken ~
poys. was out OF the question, 50 W. con-
tented ourselves with guarding the street t. prevent
their escape until strong guard should come: Ia
the time the other side OF the cana was hned
with uen who opened scattering FIRE OF muskeiry
on our side, upol think an imaginary enemy on me
house,ops and through the windows, where they DE-
clnr.d ~ saw numbers. Our subsequent search vas
no, sucsessful and fear others, but not tue guilty.
suffered IT, the afternoon We burnt down II large
portion Of the suburbs in the ncghDorhood OF the a.
lack and il that very street came across three
read -dug gravel imagine 10 receive our heoiess
bodies. one European was killed, three "ounded,
ana two Sepoys. lad heard some shots fired about
immediately before the panic. but, a. the frenchnen
on the landing place side not uncommonly fired On
their pieces thought nothing of the occurrence.
" The other day iOGf ffththlnch WITT WY ii4u IA
The suburbs and fired upon on their way back; one
was left behind. his body was afterward found ID
grave it, head cut off and three other graves dug Tor
his comrades.
a police patrol consisting Of H. was fired HPcn
few mornings ago, and Line oi the number were shot
down aud last night again another patrol was fred
upOu one killed and four wounded; IN each case the
murderers decanped in fact, they never have N any
Instance made their dastardy attacks unless perfectly
safe from detection. One OF our European "rdrrl-s
was murdered on his way up 20 headquarters the day
before Yesterday, and his body was found down Wen
tn its head and arm cut OF, and irightfniiy
gashed his musket, bayonet, &c. OF course, taken
away ty the miscreants. | was behind some houses
talking TO p al the time OF the firing on that morn
ing; had | been standing ne very often did. N the
street or wandering about looking for concealed arms
or armed men. merely with p and perhaps nv
derly. might have been wounded, or perhaps Killed.
A kind Providence was watching over Us.
"But this j. the Lind of miserable war in which We
are concerned and these the wrc,ched shifts Of hshi-
ing that these cowardy rescsls have recourse To- We
have mad several expeditions after them but have only
once seen anything of then. and that. unfortunately,
under most uniaycrabe circumstances 10 ourselves.
They tried 10 blow ~ up the other day house and all.
by exploding bag Of powder under our Veranda bu;
the powder bad and niudciously placed that
Il did further harm than 10 leave very unpleasant
taste in months and wake Us out of Teircs hng
sleep. We searched for thon but searched in vain.
If We could only catch them should so enjoy seeing
some half-iozen Of their short swords within arms
distance. / think my good old rusty long cavalry
SO brc would make good account Of any that would
main % TASTE the temper of it steel. The win aid
prsyer Of almost every soldier j. to be o. them.
"But these continual murders are very painful. No
Ciicer has yet been taken, except poor DR.. = ~
that uulucky expedition and one other al The capture
Of this place Ne go about more cautiously; Al the
time double care i required now 90 dolars Is
heavy load 10 carry on one = head