Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-09-29
The State of Canton.


Honan is deserted. says the Friend of
China" of July 9th. and the chances are
that the next mail will carry home news of
the destruction of what. at huge expense.
has been converted into foreign quartsr
An embargo being laid on all native boats.
vegetables poultry. mutton. and other mar
ketables, heretofore fnding their way to the
officers mess, have stopped altogether. We
had an opportunity of accompanying party
IN search Of few uecessaries on Saturday
afternoon last, and traversed the straight
street of ''Beueroleuce and Love" from the
resldrGce of the Commissioners Yamun to
the East Gate. Nearly every shop was
closed. and those with the doors open bai
very little TO sell. A. stalls by the wayside
OILY could a few tstties Of rice bo procured
| Ten pounds of tea from one store left about
twenty pounds mere in small boxes Sugar
appeared to be hidden IL some secret rcess
and a couple of pullets were the sole remains
of dozen poultry baskets Even the gates
of that resort of gamblers ard rufEians of ali
descriptions, the City Temple, are closed
Such picture of desolation was really pain
| full to witness.
But what has been the immediate cause of
this! some will ask. The answer is short
Repelling all attempt at socsbiiity, the Chi
nese meet our advances With cruelty We
give an instance Of what occurred on Satur-
day last, almost under our own eyes Four
Frenchmen landed from one of the Catinat's
boats. for the purpose of purchasing povi-
sions. When near the South Gate, and in
the new city, they were hemmed in by braves
Three cut their way through-the fourth was
captured, and his head aud hands cut eff
The French naval commr rudet on the river
| landed Il party Of men. marched to the street
where tie murder was committed, measured
of one hundred PAGES, and at one end placed
detachment, with directions - shoot every
man that tried TO escape. 4 similar party
barred the other end. Then came the re-
vepge. Every adult male, in the houses
lining the hundred PAGES. was seized, shot.
his throat cut, and then left to .welter In the
! sun. as warning to the neighborhood For
! ty-six bodies, about one 20 each yard. made
a ghasty spectacle. AS matter of course.
| only the uamed. the halt and the biud
will remain longor ia this doomed ci;,, after
occurrences such as these
As dastardiy was the murn er of the
cook of the 10Th Bengal Native Infantry
oRcers mess. Formerly servant to Gen
Van Struben5ie, he spoke excellent English
aud was a most valuabl. mau. He had Just
reached a small avenue leaiiug up to the scm-
pie in which the ofhce.s have their mJss- room
wheu he was stabbed from behind. and fal-
ling down, was hcadless in a IN Dn,eni Two
Sepoys close by. aud in such hsste were
the assassins, that the knife was left Ia the
victim. back. Brigadier CoriiII. in charge
at the time, agreed with the Suggestion taat
! an example should lie made The uho.e
street Was levelled with the ground.
House destruction, in fact, is the business
of the day. Sstu lay night. some rockies
were flung into the comluls-ariat stores from
| houses adjacent. The whole eYhborhooj
will come DOWN. in order ;hai it shall not be
repeated. Last "Wednesday, Captain Wh,-
tirS, 10Th Bengal Nativ- Iutantry, in charge
| of the East Gate, was sitting in the upper
room of the ba-rack, when two shots passed
close over his head, aud through tho roof
Looking round to sec where they could come
from, smoke was observed issuing fiouI the
loopholes in house in the Starlight street OF
BeneYolence sud Love below. Action was
prompt. \ ho9itSer stood loaded, was fired
through the gatlc eud of the building and
carried destruction to all within. Now ths
military train coolies busy moving the
! houses IN the vicinity of The gates.