, 1859-10-22


The Shanghai correspondent Of the New
York Ere4ihy Post after giving additional de-
tails Of the Iei-lIo affair, thus refers to the
atrocious practices in that quarter:
This much have written to enable you to
realize the state oi mind existing among the
people towards foreigners, especially Euro-
stirred sp This usually opattctic people to n
slate Of unparalleled excitement It las been
known for some weeks TINT 4 French ship, (tl,c
t;ertr.lde.) engaged in the coo1ie trade, was
lying in the river near Woo-Sung, about ten
miles from here 4 good many people bare
their friends. Scarcely night passed without
several Of these strange cvents-peop!e losing
their children aud they could not be accounted
i cti~cse bog, who l,ad been invcislcd into u
boat that had started fur Woo-sune, escaped
aud returned to tell lis tale. Suspicious were
ut once turned towards the cootc shin. just
md attempted to get possession Of tho ship.
They were fred upon by the crew, and sixty or
seventy jumped overheard. While swimming
for the shore the crew continued 10 fire at them,
killing many, whose bodies Hoated down By the
ships, being seen BY Chinese as we'll as other
foreigners. Many were thus seen By the officers
and crew Of the Mississippi, which was lying
at anchor Little below The coolie ship at
tho time. Those who succeeded in reach
lug slo1e made their way to Shanghai, and
told tale Of suffering, of treaehery, ot
kidnapping, anl of heartle@s vil1any, that
would put tile blush upon the brazen faces
Of the old Spanish slave stehlers of former
years. II would seem that a French merchant
here has contracted TO furnish certain number
of coolies to be taken to the French West In
dies Us plantation laborcrs for which he receives
stipulated sum per head. The French Cor
erlmcnt sends ships 10 receive them. This agent
seems to hare employed sub agents, certain
"'ewd fellows Of the baser sort" to bring the
people in. Every sort Of prctence has been en-
p1oyed to induce men and boys TO 20 on board
and when there theY were at once confined.
Finally, regular system Of kidnapping has
been instituted, and MEN aud boys we're taken
from the bund, from the hopgs, from sam-pans,
or from fields, wherever they could be seized,
and forciblr carried on board ship, where they
were subjected to the same kind OF treatment as
stolen Africans hare been suffering these many
years. 1t is said that the French Vice Consul
and the Consul are Implicated. They have
hired agents among the Chinese, Many police
men nse suspected, and even higher Chinese off
GERS arc sniu TO wink at it. This Is the version
of the case as known aud believed by the Chi
nese people.
A sailor who had assisted in capturing one Of
the coolies. was recognized by him in the street
three days ngo, and was Immediately get upon
By an iniuriated rabble, and beaten 10 death in
tie street, in open daylight. The mob then
proceeded toward the French part Of the town,
attacking any foreigner whom, they suspected
Of being in the French interest. Two English
gentlemen and ludy were walking. mud saw
the mob beating some sailors. The gentlemen
interfcrcd to protect the sailors. when they were
in their turn nttacked, and one Of them Ia c1er-
gymnn} knocked down. The other was severely
stabbed, so that i is bclieyed he cannot live.
This fearful state Of excitement has been on the
increase for several days For two nights. pro-
ccssions numbering many thousands Of Chinese,
lave paraded the streets in some parts Of .hc
town, making threats and angry delnonstra.
tions. particularly toward the French. Seyeral
,aen have been killed, aul others beaten nearly
surpas.es anything ever heard.