, 1861-03-22
TERRIBLE 8eenea In Qhfuas..900 Bandits
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Correspondence Of the Canton Press-l
.: Foocnow, Nov. - 1860.
Tho entire community here, native and for
elgn, has been thrown Into state OF great ex-
element during The lust few days, the cause
and progress OF which shall try to give you
~ briefly ~ 1can.
past feud has existed between Cantonese and
Chtmeheaas1s sailors ana 1orchamen. This broke
ont atreah during June Of this current year,
and In a mora Formidable form thanit had pre-
y1ously assumed.
By WHY policy the warlike lorchas, num-
nsrtng gEhs so%n sqstssa to
the local authorities determined hereafter to-
contlne all Canton lorchns .and west coast
boats to the anchorage at Qunntow, about ten
OF twelve miles baoW the Fagoda station. To
carry ont this resolution, Large body Of M
tive militia and marines WerH collected, chiefly
from Quemoy md Annoy, several was;juoks
and armed pull-aWay boats were fitted mp, and
the entire force vas put under the command
Of Commodore Woo, . brave and fierce fellow,
dreaded BY bis own clan as man OF Wnr, and
hated by Cantonese as savage villain
Commodore Wa1 ha 6een on the watch,
fully anticlpatlng,th the move that this outeide
Zoe would make 10 bolt past his station and
ascend the river ina collected body. They at
tempted this last Monday, tht 10th, but found
their match in thd Commodore. They sailed
past his guarl post 3, some say 10, Canton
1oTchos and tJunooss: others hanging On ont
side In case tins detachment succeeded. They
were attacked By the Mandarin force; three
were burnt, two rim up to take refuge at the
Pagoda anchorage md the rest made out to
sea as fast IS they could. The. remainder Of
that day was occupied In pursuing aud captnr-
ipg the fugitive pirates who had eecaped on
shore. Next morning, the 10th, the Mandarin
armed boats were IN pursuit Of the two boats
that had escaped up the river: They CAME 9p
Paga1a. There they. werc attaeAp; their
os(Ns dashed into the stream to swfls ashore,
and while floating on the water, some - or 50
wero epeared and fhot-a fine sight to balseen
for foreign seamen and residents! Ear4tn
the morning Of the 21st, 1t was evident, f1&
the hubbub arou69 TINT something sirango'
and novel and exciting had occurred.
About o'clock some Of the Mandarin boats
had come up with t4sp prizesand two hundred
captured pirates. Tfxtatter they commenced
to land, each man under the guard Ct at least
four marines, bearing drawn swordt, spears,
matchtlocks, OF sporting gay nags. me cnp,
naked, hands tied with awinl tightness behind
their backs, and feet. scarcely able to walk.
while they we're driven along with the most
barbarous eaysseness. Eight or ten had been
beheadel on their way up the river, and two
or three Just ns they were showed on shore, for
showing tight and their reluctance to move on.
Tho heads Of these unfortuuates were sluDg on
poles, md swung before the eyes Of the re-
ma;pder az token Of what awaited them very.
shortly. When all had been landed, they were
marched acrQss the bridge to the Lorthern
end, on thsir way, as If to crafty the pnbllc
gaze, the heads Of four were deliberately
chopped of, and their corpaes aung Into tile
river below.
But VIC wero surprised In seeing, when 1t
was supposed a1l had crossed the bridge,
band Of capttyes returning post haste. 1AeJ
were slowed AWAY again On board the WIZ
junks, bound and tied with double fury, sever"
IL hands und tails tied together No mercy
was shown to any. A boy af 10 was pushedl II
with n naked sword over bis head an ageu
wretch Jailed to creep back to hls boat, and
was fung on board to expire as best he could.
Almost all had their wrists go tightly tied that
the flesh was eaten iHto; and the spectacle
brought viyldlS to mind the torture5 inflicted
ou our countrymen in the north, over whose
cruel Iate there Is no one thst does not mourn
These armed boats, with cargo Of ITO CAN
ton pirates, showed of to 70 hack 10 Quanto~,
to have them decspIt.tod there; the remaining
80 having teen carried on to the north gateex"
ccusion grounds
GpOn this announcement the THICK cfoNuf
moved away, md the tlronEed streets and
bridges were cleared. But that Mandarln move
was found, atter.l!, to be a dodge. Atoo'cloci
the crowds bad been thickeniug, and it began
to be appEehended that the ]arga Canton pop
ulation hero might rise md attempt the rescne
If their countrymen, who were treated before
their eyeR SO lnercilcss1y and bruta!ly- lhe
rnarnuyrer succeeded In thinning the streets,
and, ut signal, the boats were moved bark
to their position Us in the morning, the uu-
fortunate victims vera at once lnpdcd, and,
withthe same guard, they were lastened along
a street Of two miles In length at double quick
tin,e to The parade ground outside the south
gate,
Itsre some Of the principal o1i:tals were
scsscd ~ o'clock, at tribunal which, without
trinl OF mercy, was to hurry more than lao OF
their fellows into ct. ruity. The work was
short: one alter the other The whole lot wtTe
beheaded, and In haitian hour theju1ges. troops,
ond staring mob were GiepeEsed. Among tue
capiIves there two youths Of 10 aud l: fur
one Of them seven merchants advanced their
2uarantee, and he was Enyel. The Other died,
unheedcd and uncatlng. under the execution
er's knife. The cxecutioners, OF whom there
were several, We'd to see who could DO the
largcs: amount df work; one succeeded In
cciyo what he would consider = handsome
douceur, u 500 cash is given for each eepat
Commodore Woo, Tia herp Of lhe Day. went TO
thu tribunal with blue. bQttodt but returned
to his fest. ,xfte It'd SaFs. .aaonortd apd aps
! plauded 81 III ao. .Ma1\Rariaa.
IL ID Nbrthy o{x6kt that 1nSe br'gands that
u1sae the despet&tkeffbrt to break tbs blockade
agrlnst Canton florchas did 20 lust amer the
| John A1amt, y. e. man'oi-War, lsft the Port