Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-03-29

TERRIBLE SCENE IN CHINA.--Thc Cam
ton Press gives the particulars Of fright.
ful execution by wholesale Of Canton river
pirates by the Cantonese authorities. Tie
pirates with their lorchas were first enticed
out of the river, and then a military ard
naval force was stationed ten or twelve
miles below Canton to prevent their as.
cending the river above that point. The
pirates attempted 10 get past this station in
q body, but were only partially successful,
while the Chinese Ccmrnodore pursued and
destroyed those who did. The Press says,
There sailed past his guartl post three,
some say ten, Canton lrchas and tymoo,s
Others hanging on outside in case this de-
tachmrnt succeeded. They were attacked
by the mandarin force; three were burnt,
two ran up TO take refuge at the PagDda
anchorage, and the rest made out to sea az
fat as they conll The remainder Of that
day wus occupied in pursuing and captur-
ing the fugitive pirates who had escaped on
shore. Next morning, the goth, the man.
DARN armed boats were in pursuit of thu
two boats that had esrsped up the river
They came up with them about noon, living
in shore at the Pagoda. There they we're
attacked; their crews dashed into the stream
10 swim ashore, aud while floating on the
water SONS forty Or fifty were speared and
shot; fine sight 10 be seen for foreign sea.
men and residentsl
Early on the morning. Of the 2ist, it was
evident, from the packed ihrongs on the
great bridge, and the hubbub around, that
something strange and novel and exciting
had occurred. About o'clock. some Of
the Mandarin war-boats had come up with
two prizes and two hundred captured pirates.
The latter they commence to land, each
man under the guard of at least four ma.
rines, bearing drawn swords, spears. matcb-
locks or sporting gay flags. The cap.ives
were In terrible plight stripped aud naked,
hands tied with awful fightness behind their
backs. and feet scarcely able to walk, while
they were driven along with the most BAR
barous sasagrness Eight or ten had been
beheadrd on their way up 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 pnfortun,
"'NS "SiS ottur oH Ppiro Hhu sWuHS uttOre
The eyes of the remainder. as a token Of
what awaited them very shortly. When
all had been landed, they were marched
across the bridge to the Northern end, aud
on the way, as ii topratify the public gaze,
the heads of four were deliberately chopped
off, and their corpses Aung into the river
below"
Thirty of the captives we're executed at
the Northern gate, when the remaining l70
were carried around to the South gate The
work was short; one after the other the
whole lot were beheaded, and in half an
hour the Judges, troops and staring mob
were dispersed. The execuiioners, Of uhom
there We're several, Wed to see who could
do the largest amount of work one suc-
ceedng in cutting If 63 heads, for which
he would receive what he would consider
handsome douceur, as 500 cash is given
for each coput. Commodore Woo, the hero
OF the day, went to the tribunal with blue
button but returned to his fleet with red
one, honored and applauded by all his CO.
mandarins.