The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-14


be continually leaving that port with coolies on board,
when be knows tits strictly loroiiosn by our @SsI D
Rycer ian Englshman of Hoog Kong oas tue honor Oh
bling the situation Of surgeon boar OF tois vessel
is thought that Commodore ratDs he has gone mere
| ship IS cleared at The Custom House for Havana with
passengers and the Consul has given him bis papers, aud
shp.of war has any power TO stop him from sailing
orders in the commodcres possession TO take
| the ship as SLAYER. which, IA fact spe g.
Our most excellent ana worthy chief engineer Robert
N. Dandy E.q., intends taking our engines apart and
have them put in the best possible order 10 avoid
any accident happening 10 them long and tedious
passage home We are hourly osking for the November
mail, which 10 now due. and which expect will bring
| us our final orders appointing the day when shall
light our fres beave up our anchors and give three
cheers for home and take departure from this dreay
region OF hl,h and opium FUMES. As we have had some
changes in our officers, for the information Of all having
friends on board, enclose you q list of the same
VIM c. Nicholson, Captain; r. N. Sembe, Thomas
fatsop, j. G. sproton, Leutenants thomas b. Male
Purser; John l. Fox, Surgeon George 6acou, Master
H. ~ Dandy, Chief Engineer; ID. 9. Philips, Passed As
sstant Surgeon; Philip s Wales, Assistant Surgeon ia
COD Reed Marine officer; !. A. Jackson, V Freeman,
First Assistant Engineers; l. A. i,aus Richard Bart.e
man, Second Asssisut Engineers; II c. Bampon VIM Z.
DE Sapnos, W. Warrington, Third Assistant Engineers
James Btchett, J. Kelly T. b. NILS Byron Wilson, A. W.
Yates, Midshipmen; Captain Clerk, T. Brown Jr; Pur-
sers Clerk. Il. A. Mitchell; Boats waiu JAMES Mcdonald
| Gunner, VIM Berreice; Carpenter = Thompson; Sail
maker. Joseph Bradford; Ysoman, J. C. aapson Sur
| geon's Steward, VIM. f. Grsgg Pursers Steward, f. NJ
| Tsbsi
During the war, at the commencement Of last year,
the Chinese blew up ana destroyed dry dock in New
Town, the property of the American arm ol rnomas Hunt
Co, Of Hong Kong is stipulated IN tue settlement OF
difficulties by treaty mat THIS rm shall be paid
the Of four hupdre ed ami fifty Thousand dollars for
their popery--a hundred and fifty thousand more man
all the itself including docks worth; the dock Is
said have cost one hundred ttonsand when first built
| The very pous Rev 5. W Williams missionary, and
lately attached to the legation Of SIR Reed had junk
| lying ut Newtown, which destroyed at the same
tne probably IL cost two Thousand dollars he Is
to receive f be has already dooe SOY ths snug little
sum OF seventy five thousand collars ment for his
Junk lnat is better way OF making money tnan preach
ipr 10 She heatheDs in the vicinity If Macao.
We have to day received the intelligence the French
have succeeded, aud captured several aud villages
on the sea shore and rivers Of Cocno China Several
small steamers engaged in ace in these have been
purcbas chartered by the agents Of the French
government, to be fitted go 10 the squadron in
that quarter. We learn that LORD gin arrived Shang
hae in gunboat the G,h instant a MP
Yangtse kang. On his passage down the river he vas
fired into by the rebels, who shot mdhshpmau
arm, and sailor in the leg. Lord Egin Immediately
caused all the fes aoog the river 10 he blown Tue
English frigates RetrbutoD and Cruiser ashore hgn
and dry in the river and be OF until the spring
tides in March. Their officers ard by them.
LORD Een expected at Hong Kong in few days. The
English officers state that their forces at the present time
10 weak too contend long with the braves and Others
should they attempt 10 rctake the city, their ships
scattered all this coast II would require
bic time to get them together should necessary
to call into requston all the crews sf their vaous s
ofwar Their land forces united do not exceed tbr
thousand five hundred men, many of whom daily
dying with disease ana fatigue.
UNITED STATES STEAM FRIGArE MISSISSIPPI, I
WHAMPoA Jan. 20, 1859
The Affair." of the Ninetys,r r,1ages-CAinesc Punish
mens-Atorities of the Criminal C'ods-Tae Chinese
Brarss Headed by Engtih Dese,tsrs Good Feeling Be.
t,csen the English and AmericansTAe Former Indignant
a. the Attacks of the Loadon Tins Mr. Reed-7ae
Sernw Doing Good Service at Caat0s-Rio, at Ma
Gao, dc, dc.
You bav, doubt received by way Of England before
this the intelligence Of attack ninety six viii
lagos Canton, by the Eaglsn French, AMI the
thai in n,
the allies found the Cinnamon more than match for
them and repnsed several OCCASIONS, aud tn at
finding that with what little forces they IL
impossible and unwise for them 10 contend any
longer with the braves and others Of the ninety vii
lagos, they abandoned the field, and forces and
gunboas returned TO Canton, the rve- and Hong Kong
leaving the Chinese still 10 possession led Daring
the little time the Allies held the doomed villages tho
Eng stole everything they could lay Their hands on in
the way Of jewelry &c. / shown two valuable dia
monds by OF the of the gsh fcgate Cambran
which he found in a mandarin house He stated that
great many of his comrades made rich hlulsin
jewelry, cash, &C., &C. Beauty and phinder seem still
to be part of English friends doctrine in war.
Since my last have made another flying visit l., the
doomed city Of Canton. and aided bg English soldier
and Chnaman guides, travelled large part
OF the city. Turn which way l would my eyes rested
only upon the ruins Of temples and or dwellings
more less demolished by shells from the allies. The
famous temple or palace which the residence of
Governor Yeh is entirely destroy e.! buildings which
said to be the bandsomest the city, and covered
several OF grouni, of ruins. Ia
room OF this palace, after Yeh capsred was found
packed up il boxes twenty .taree hundred thousand
Spanish and Mexican doars which fen the hauis of
the victorious party A. one end Of The city re
mains of what in his days and used az the
thousands Of persons bheadsd the most trifng
offence The next and horrible sight seen was
the "Temple Of Horrors" Within the gals of this build
ing (Which, by the way show pretty plainly tbs effects Of
the shells and shots Of the allied forccs are images Of
every description made out Of clay aud substances
exhibiting TO the spectators the different modes Of punish
ment which will be inflicted upon them # they dsobey
the imperial laws They represent the punishment OF
saving criminal into pieces The unfortunate pla ed
in between two boards aud by uf ackscre VS. he
is squeezed fat possble hep on ;al commences
at the top of his head him slices Another
represents machine by which cuprt is ground TO
DEATH another represents an official IN the act pouring
boiling lead down criminals throat, another thrust
ing red hot bar Of iron down the into the
ears Of convict There are also eflgies showing six
officials In the act Of cutting their victim into pieces;
whilst others exhibit tue dsemboweling punish meat,
equally horrible TO behold. night 20 on ana give YOU
long catalogue Of the varons modes of resort
TO by the Chinese sf Cantoo bal sled that the
above much as your readers VII wish 10 hear Of
Imperial Court for the MURDER OF her husband she
sentenced 70 be cut six times, and then be reheaded,
which sentence Carried effect Tn. unfortunate
woman taken W the ground, the above
temple here she was stripped naked, exscu
toners carried the sentence oi tue effect: Two of
them cut on her breasts, two Oft shy part
Of her hips, Two cut OF the thick part of her
ankles. the parts cut of being front OF her to
look at this done, her head from her BODY
and her horrible sniferipgs pnt au end TO- n n
criminal happens TO be female Der seems not To gain
sympathy from her male companions I am informed
females than the males however, teves pleasure to
state that General Straubengne has aey nterposed and
has issued his proclamation, prohibiting the mandarins
from Dictng any more Of tneir puDshments at
least while the allies hold possessn Of The place He
says, however, that they may bsnead their criminals or
hang them.
visited several temples and Joss houses and from ap-
peaTapces led to be icve that previous to the late
downfall Of the city, vast amount Of money had been
spent in the decoration OF them many Them stripped
of everything valuable. On island nearly oppo.te
Canton sIands the magnitcen, nuldDg as tue
Howan temple, or the Temple " Justice Ia this nearly
all the Imperial Courts ned II covers, win ia out.
buildings and wDes several Of gro md, aud is