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

cidss 70 attack the place, win be desperate fight,
coupanied by heavy loss Of life on both sides
The article the London Times OF the ooh Of October
cepsurDg Mr.. Reeds Official conduct in this quarter, II
condemned by all Ene1shmen, and foreigners Of every
description The English officers who visit ship pro
nouDoe as catalogue Of tasehoods, and are EVIDENT,
mortified that the editor OF that paper should resort
such barefaced lies to try 10 injure Mr.. Reed
am sorry to record the fact that while the Powhatar
was giving liberty at Macao, two OF her go int
q quarrel on shore, when drew his sheath knife AID
stabbed the o,ber Killing hun instantly II Us not kDowr
whether be viii be tried out here by court martial OF
be rent TO the United States 10 this ship for trial We
also learn that lieutenant w. Place. of the sOop OF
Germantown, had his leg badly injured while he was
coming 10 an auchor at Manila, that it was found
cessary to have ampuated, and he died in eight hours
About len days ago, by invitation, paid flying vis,
to the English frieaie Cambrian. well entertained
board Of her; her Of different caibre the
largest berg fortytwo; her Of four hundred men
rather short and SLIM and bear tho marks OF the
effects of this river, she having laid here nearly six
months. As 10 cleanliness was disappointed, for ner
guns, bright work and decks actually filthy, aud
English as plenty around the decks If IL wss
that they have SO much shore duty TO do that
they let the ship take Of herself, while the
good old Mississippi IS ms pea as waxwcrk her decks aud
bright work shine like the finest oak aud silver and aloft
she Is as trim as young miss Of sweet sixteen.
report has reached us that Two American citizens are
detained by the Cinnamon on the coast about sixty miles
nom Hong Kong and that they have demanded by
the commander OF an English gunbOat, and that the
Chinese refused TO give them up This s brought
X,
Tatus 10 at that port have doubt but the old
horse will soon pry into the matter.
In regard TO the psopoacd attack upon Fab Chan there
are various causes assigned foe IT, One that the brother
OF the Governor, who ID now prisoner, has received
large part CT the indemnity money which Is to be paid TO
the Allies June next that he has ur aed REBEL
taken up his quarters with the money, at that place,
where he backed by about fifty rebels and
othee that he refused to pay the money his govern
ment or pay OYER 10 the Allies. Another Is that this
place Is great rendezvous for the rebels surrounding
Cantonn fact Il Is their headquarters; that it is very
heavily fortified, and that the rebels AL well armed
with European arms, and American also; hGs
they also have arsenals and large quantities of nmunion
therein, with the intention, at future day Of
attack pg Canton Which of the reports 10
IL is very difficult 10 fad ont, as Admiral Seymour
stanty plying up and do xn the river ia gun boat like
man In search OF runaway wife, aud SO reserved are
they as TO these movements that their gunboas, with
such forces they muster leave Hong Kong IN the
night and arrive up here In the morning What the OBJ
ject OF all this secrecy on the part OF the Admiral is
We cannot say unless TO keep all a. Hong Kong 10 the
dark In regard TO his movements the vlcioy OF Capoa
Among the allied forces at Canton and its vicinity are
about thousand sepoys, whose timely arrival at the
nDey'sx villages saved the allies from Being completely
defeated.
Now for the Fab Chan affair. Admiral Seymour having
mustered up all the gun boats steamers OF light draft
the number Of 6een and troops and to the namber
VI near three thousand, the whole feet under Admiral
Sey mour in the steamer Coromandel, proceeded up TO
Fab Cban on the 22d inst Here they met by the
chief officials and mandarDs, who gave the old Admiral
all the information asked for, and treated him 10 cola.
ton and the next day all this great Of gun boats
and troops returned TO Canton, and from there Hong
Kong and the other ports the coast where they
stationed, without having the pleasure Of shooting
Chiuaman. The whole proceeding is looked upon
silly farce, got up 10 fghten the people of that place.
The English story is that Fab Chan is opened by the
treaty TO the Euglisb and that the Admiral made all ths
great fuss and display if the people there knew
anything about the treaty and would respect it, which
they did.
AT eight AN, 21st instant we hosted our flag at half
mast as mark Of respect to the Of the amented
Lieutenant Place. which responded To by all the
ships OF war and shipping in the river.
Onp loosa In tbo
management OF affairs at the Naval Lyceum at the Brook
Ign navy YARD II we are to Judge by the letter bag which
came on board Of this ship this morning from that slow
institution The latest letters and papers contained
therein bore the date Of December, 1851. Please stir
them in paper IL lie outrageous to kesp letters
lying there go topg when there 5 chance almost
week to send them out here
Report says that the prisoners hinese) above spoken
OF are TO be hung by the allies
The assistant engineer (wnose name was unable TO
obtain) attached 70 the American steamer Willamette
running between here and Hong Kong in the American
line fell overheard and was drowned few days ago.
am informed that he 10 q native of your city.
The ship Invincible, Of New YORK; is in dock receiving
new copper. Captain johnson states that here ne
intends 10 proceed TO India for freight.
Health OF officers and men good; only -four sick
port The weather is quite cold and disagree4be. The
sun seldom makes It's appear rance TO
The English Consul paid us visit two days since. He
was welcomed with q salute Of guDs, which
promptly returned by the English feate Cambriap with
the American ensign at her fore The very OF good
feelings exist between officers and those OF the Engsh
ships in their vicinity Our English friends their
admiration OF the neatn aud good conduct Of
aud Of the cleanliness OF this ship They state that she
is the c!eanest war steamer that they have seen,
snd that ornament to the country which
they represent, which is the truth
A few days since there was quite serious riot at
Macao. between the Chinese and Portuguese. Knives
and clubs used quite freely, and several Of the
batan,s were very seriously injured. At ooe time it
10 be of very serious nature which only
prevented by the timely appearance OF the police, aided
by The military The riot originated in house Of i'll
fame. large number Of arrests made. Tnere
are two New York aud one Boston ship Low at that port