The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-25


CaINEsH PfRATEs.--Hon Kong pa.
pers give full account of recent
capture and burning OF twenty-five
pirate junks by couple of British
gunboats which sailed from Hong
Kong, July l2, for Hainnn ISLAND, and
discovered the pirates in small inlet
The place is described as q beautiful
spot, covered with luxuriant tropical
vegetation, and usually .affording u
safe retreat. The junks each mount
ed about ten large guns, and showed
fight without hesitation. The gun
boats advanced to within short range,
and were occasionally struck, though
most Of the balls from the pirate junks
passed over them.
The cannonadipg wept on for about
two hours, when new turn was given
to the course of events by means of
landing party from the gunboats.
About forty-fve men were quietly
put on shore, and under cover Of the
jungle made their way round to the
part Of the creek where the pirate yes
sells were lying, without being obssrv-
cd until they came close to the junks.
Fromthose lying close along the shore
the pirates Immediately fed sculling
in their sampans or swimming ashore
to the opposite side of the creek, end
gradually, as the landing party took
possession Of the junks along the shore,
and by means of boats began torboard
those which were anchored out in the
creek, the pirates gave up, and even
from the vessels lying furthest out,
the crew slipped over the sides and dis
appeared with or without the assist
ance of sampans.
A number. of pirates were made
prisoners, but being mostly wounded
and in need ofmedical attention, we're
allowed to escape. The junks were
all burnt, notwithstanding some of
them contained valuable cargos. 1t
is thought that the severe punishment
thus inflicted, and the organization of
of a. court at Hong Kong for the sup
preston of piracy, (the admiral Of the
station being chief justice) will have
a most salutary effect.
A VroToRY FOR THE MINORITY
The United States is now governed by
a minority. The old idea that tho
j2rity, under a republican, form Of gov.
ernment, could at all times shape the
laws, control the foreign and domestic
policy of the country, and take care of
the. constitutional liberties of.the people,
has been entirely. repn,liated by the
| D. J:o,l, bo,t tv,,,. ST Ls ,f ~ .,,>
ters of the nation rule and domineer
over the other three -ffths. The Consti
tuition is no longer accepted by the rol.
ing faction a. the ultimate arbitcr Of all
questions affecting the right Of Ameri
can citizens A higher law has beer
established. The party in power having
obtained the Offices, have proclaimed
their intention to hold them by any ant
every means that may he necessary. By
craft and usi,rpation they have manAgrr
to exclude The Southern States from al
participation M the affairs of the Gov
ernment. and the people are prevenle'
from making their voices hrastl thrnnl
tha medium Of the ballot ',nx. Accord
ing to thu Indications furnished hv til
; lale contests in the Northern States, th
, legal vo,ers Of the country are divids'
az follows: ~
| Against the Radicals (North) 2.oo7.00
Against the Radicals (South) 1'Soo'o'
' Total 3,5noO0(
For the Radicals (Norih) 2,4g,o,E
For the Radicals (south) "o'9De
: roi,, 100000
n This estimate, which is ialr one;
shows that there is to-day aHaJ'r'i;y OF
not less than one million of'a people G'
: the nation opposed to tlr iorch'and
: turpen,ins" faction. A yet the peo
+ pie are helpless.
y JoHN WnxEs Bg'H.-The papers
d now are having nh TO say about
!. ; John Wilkes Boo who was alRe on
,he ia,h d,v;o 1y 1865. The man