The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-11
FROM CHINA

| FhOM WILMA.
A letter to the PenmsgIudniq Inquirer dated from
Hong Kong Oct. 18th, says. The work with nj
| rates and wreckers has continued since my las
letter, and the determination on the part
OF the British authorities is to break up such bar.
/ barsm by the most summary action in all cases
The pirates and wreckers swarm every where, and
are no sooner driven from one point, than they
carry on their depreciation in another. The
! Pdntatoon recently was plundered of her cargo Of
sugar, valued at Sl2, 900, and torn to pieces Ac
cordingly, village of 1000 houses and $4,000 in
habitants called Sapoo, was visited as it was the
nest of pirates, who had actually levied a tax o.
$500 each on several villages, for not supplying
men for them to take two other vessels. They were
a formidable band, and even the mandarins were in
their power. The mandarins agreed that there was
reason for action and thought the sugar might be
! recovered.
Sapoo lies but three miles up a narrow creek on
the south bank of the river Han. The forces of the
! 4Udgicienne and the FEry, under the conduct OF
Commander Leckie, prepared to make a boat
attack on the 10th instant. At six in the morning
squadron, consisting of ten boats, with 200 sea.
men and marines, and rations for two days, and
with four brass 24-pounders and four rocket tubes
small arms and ammunition, left the ships al
| Swallow, and proceeded up the creek About A.
| NJ. they arrived within 1900 yards of the town A
Mandarin had promised to pilot the boats to the
| best position, but he made his appearance
and the boats getting close, were fred on BY Chi,
namen lodged along the banks. Capt. Leckie and
a party OF seamen and marines landed and drove
them from their ambuscade and the outposts Of the
town, then took up position a small height two
hundred yards distant from the boats, got his men
| into position and gave order to open fire on the
town. In minute, rockets and balls might be seen,
houses roofess and shattered to pieces the town on
re, and the streets lanes plOughed with shot and
shell-women and children flying in every direc.
ton. The firing was kept up till II A. NJ. About
noon they opened fire again, and the work of de-
structon was renewed. Every shot and shell told
with fearful effect, until at p NJ there were about
200 houses levelled with the ground-a mere mass
of ruins.
At Canton improvementstead progresses, and
trade Is being resumed with approach to conf.
dence in the settlement of affairs. Up to the 9th
instant not less than 81 chops of Tea had been dis
posed Of at from % to 80 taels and the stock was
estimated to be about 200 chops
There is no of any Importance with respect
to the attack on Cochn-China.
On the morning of the 7th instant, 60 Spanish
and French soldiers, under the charge of two sub.
alterns were sent to destroy Notifications
on the banks of the river, and succeeded in doing
so after whole day of fighting; several guns were
spiked by this expedition and not less than 40 An
namese were killed. 1t had been proposed to award
the Cross of the Legion of Honor to Spaniard the
| only soldier wounded.
The Magieieane and AEgerine, on the 18th of last
month, after having destroyed Keu-siu, a pirate
hole, went to Mei-chow. There they fell in with
powerful fleet ofjunks. The boats were sent in
and were fired at and the junks then made sail
chased by the Aigerine, which kept up the pursuit
! that night and the following day, when eighteen
war,junks and thirty smallerpirate vessels amount
Ing IN all to htytwO guns, were captured, with large
stores of ammunition and number of prizes and
! captives liberated.
There difficulties in the way of the
Treaty with Lord Elgin, but there is no more than
vague rumor on the subject, though it is thought
here and about that the sipuations of the Treaty
will not be regarded by the Chinese.
| The Rebels in the North are at work again. They
recently issued from Nankin and killed thousands
OF the mperalists. 1t is SAID that they have taken
| several cities, and victorious everywhere on
the north side Of the Lower Yangtoze.
Captain Leckie was afraid that, if he totally de-
stroyed the town, there would be no possibility OF
getting the stolen property. 1t was concluded to
suspend operations for IS hours and to demand the
return of the sugar. falling which the town would
De destroyed with every man that attempted its
defence. message to this effect having been sent
in, the boat squadron proceeded down the creek
At p. NJ, on Sunday the 17th, came reply to
the demand for sugar. The leaders, whose cards
were enclosed, five in number, declared they woul
forward all the stolen property forthwith and sub
init to any other terms, provided Her Majesty S
ships would spare the town. The surrounding
mandarins calling loudly for the total destruc-
ton of the place; and whether the sugar be or be
not returned it is than probable the town will
be destroyed by them if not by the British.
The Export of Tea and Raw Silk to Great Britain
during the past fortnight has been:-from Shang-
hal, 165,9OO lbs. Tea, and 2,329 bales Silk; from
Fuh-chau, 505,000; from Macao, 1898, 100: ,622
bales Silk-nakng total of 1869 900 lbs Tea,
and 4,95l bales Silk; or total of 9,446, 500 lbs
Tea, and 3,SGS bales Silk from LIST July to date.
The following vessels have left Shanghai for the
United States the Quickstep, with 7S6 800 lbs Tea
Hotspur, S3l 300, Pampero, 1,2G5 300, and N B.
Palmer, ,227, 100; and from Fuh-chau, the Argon-
out, with $4,000 lbs. and Crystal Palace, Alb loo
making. total of 5,l43,3 300 lbs; or total OF
1852, 700 lbs. from lst July to date.