Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-09
correspondents OF tne OAnson -
Terrible Scenes I'm ChIna.--1e
Bandites Beheaded.


Correspondence Of the Canton Press
Terrible Scenes I'm ChIna.--100
Bandltes Beheaded.
Foocnow Nov. %, 1860.
The entire community here, native nno
foreign, has been thrown into state q
great excitement during the last few days.
the cause and progress Of which shall try
to give you as briefly as can.
You are already aware that for some
years past feud has existed betwee4
Cantonese and Chinc1osctte sailors 80
lorchamen. This broke out afrssh durin8
June of this current year, and in a more
formidable form than it had previously
assumed.
Ay n willy policy the warlike trchas,
numbering some twenty>three, were en-
ticod to leave this river As soon as this
was managed, the local authorities deter
mined hereafter to eonfine all Canton lor>
cbas and west coast boats TO the anchorage
ut Quantow, abont ten or twelve miles be-
low the Pagoda station. To carry out this
resolution, large body of native militia
and marines we're collected, chiefly ffsu
Quemoy oDd Annoy, several war junks aud
armed puIl-away boats were fitted up, and
the entire force was put under the com
mand of Commodore Woe, a brave and
man of war, and hated by Cantonese as a
savage william.
Commodore Woo has been on the watch,
fully anticipating the move that this out
side foe would make to bolt past b is station
and ascend the river in collected body.
They attempted this last Monday, the 10Th,
but found their match in the Commodore.
They sailed past his guard post 8, some
say lU, Canton lorchas and tymoons others
hsnging on outside in case this detachment
succeeded. They were attacked by the
Mandarin force three were burnt, two ran
up to take refuge at the Pagoda anchorage,
and the rest made out to sea as fast as they
could. The remainder of that day was
occupied in pursuing and capturing the
fugitive pirates who had escaped on shore.
Next morning, the Goth, the Mandarin
armed boats were in pursuit of the two
boats that had escaped up the river. They
came up with them about noon, lying in
shore at the Pagoda. There they were
attacked; their crews dashed into the
stream to swim ashore, and while floating
on the water, some 40 or so were speared
and shot-a fine sight to be seen for foreign
seanen and residents Early in the morn.
of the 2lst, it was evident, from the pack
ed throngs on the great bridge and the
hubbub around, that something strange
and novel and exciting had occurred.
About O'Clock some of the Mandarin
boats had came up with two prizes and two
hundred captured pirates. The latter
they commenced to lend, each man under
the guard Of at least four marines, bearing
drawn swords, spears, match locks, or
sporting gay flags. The captives were in
a terrible plight, stripped and naked,
hands tied with awful tightness behind
their backs, ard feet scarcely able to walk,
while they were driven along with the
most barbarous savageress. Eight or ten
had been beheaded on their way ND the
river, and two or three just as they were
showed on shore. for showing fight and
their reluctance to move on. The heads of
these unfortunates were sluDg on poles,
and swung before the eyes of the remain
der rs token OF what awaited them very
shortly. When all had been landed, they
were marched acrass the bridge to the
northern end. on their way, as if to crafty
the public gaze, the heads of four were
deliberately chopped off, and their corpses
iutO the river OelOW.
But we were surprised in seeing, when
1t was supposed all had crossed the bridge,
a band OF captives returning post haste
They were slowed away again on board
the war junks, bound and tied with double
fury, several hands and tails tied together.
No mercy was shown to ary. A boy Of
10 was pushed in with naked sword over
his head. An aged wretch failed to creep
back to his boat, and was flung on board
to expire as best be could. Almost all
bad their wrists so tightly tied that the
flesh was eaten into and the spectacle
bro't wildly to mind the tortures inflicted
on our countrymen in the north, over
whose cruel fate there is no one that does
not mourn. These armed boats, with g
cargo Of l1O Canton pirates, showed off tC
go back to Quantow, to have them decap
itated their the remaining 80 having beer
carried on to the north gate execution
grounds.
Upon this announcement the thick
crowds moved away, and the throngec
streets and bridges were cleared. Blu
that Mandarin move was found, after all
to be dodge. AT 0 O'Clock the crowd.
had beer thickening, and it began to b.
| apprehended that the large Canton pnpula
ton here might rise and attempt the rescue
OF their countrymeD, who were treated
before their eyes so mercilessly and brutal
| iy. The maneuvre succeeded in thinning
the streets, and, at a signal, the boats wer,
moved back to their position as in tn,
morning, the unfortunate victims were a
once landed, and, with the same guard
they were FASTENED along street of tw,
miles IN length at double quick time t
the parade ground outside the soutl
gate.
Here some Of the principal officials wer
seated at two o'clock, tribunal which
without trial or mercy, was to burr,
mU-e than $50 of their fellows into eternity
The work was short one after another th
whole lot were beheaded, and in half a
hour the Judges, troops. and standing mo-
were dispersed. Among the captives ther
there we're two youths of 10 and II: {,
one OF them seven merchants advance
their guarantee, and he was saved. TIL
other died, undecided and uncaring, unde
the executloner's knife. The executioner,
OF whom there were several, tried to &c
who could do the largest amount of work
one succeeded in cutting off 63 heads, fc
which he would receive what he woul
consider handsome douceur as $50
cash Is for each coput. Commodore Wot
the hero OF the day, went to the tribune
with blue bottom, but returned to bis fie,
with red one. honorsd and applauded b
all his CO Mandarins.
1t is worthy of note that those briganG
that made the desperate effort to break tt
blockade against Canton lorcSas did
just after the John Adams, U. S. man o
war, left the port.
RAILROAD WAGGERY.-Waggs went
the depot Of one of our railroads the 9th,
evening. and finding the best car full sail
10 loud tone: