The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-10
A Singular Fight la China-EnSIiSh
men Firing an Their COunirynien.
INrnm lhn london TlmNSI

An English steamer, the Carts
brooke, cleared from Singapore in June
last, with passengers end cargo for
llainau and Hong Kong. The vessel
was valuable, being worth $4,000, and
almost her entire trade was with the
mort Of her destinations, Hong Kong
According to the statement made by
her Captain, the whole passenger fare
and freight to Hainan amounted to
not more than 81, 800, and this fact is
dwelt upon as showing that there could
have been no evil intent in what was
done There is II port in Ilninan to
which foreigners are admitted 10y
treaty, so that intercourse with the IS
land is not prohibited; but this port,
kiung-chuW, is on the north coast OF
!tninal, and out OF the track for liong
Kong. The Carisbroke accordingly an
chored some seventy miles oil the
treaty port, ON the east SIDE OF the Is
land, for the benefit OF her Cnlnese
slassengers, who, it appears, were
buund for the treaty port OF hlHng-
chow itself. The spot where the Cdris-
brooke anchored was at the mouth OF
a river called Gilman, and some dl5-
lance up this river there is II town
called Wenohang. Junks were TO
come ont and take oil the passengers
10 their destination. 1T is admitted
that the steamer did not communicate
With the shore, and that there was no
reel using of this town of Wehchang
as Il port. But while the CarisprooEe
was at anchor the Chinese gunboal
Peng.eaO.hai came down upon her ana
arrested her on the charge OF having
violated the treaty by trading WlIl' Il
non. treaty port. The HNinan passeh
GERS were allowed to land after having
had their luggage searched the chiei
officer and the three quarIermAsleIS %
tibet Chinese gunboat Wereseht OH uot""
the CarishrOOke, and the two vessels
gtartcd together, the Captain OF Use
Gnriabrooke having promised, as Order
ed. To take his vessel to Whampoa. me
curious thing about this Chinese gun
boat is that tie priUGlpnl persons On
board were lInglishmen. lhere was
AIR. Brown, Deputy Commissioners oil
Customs at Canton, specially III thafHs
of the cruiser; there was captain
Palmer who commanded lhe vessel
and Mr.. Collins, the chief officer, VINO
was sert ON board the CarlsOrooke'
IL appears that Captain Scott OF 'ne
Carlsbrooke, after promising 10 pro-
coed to Whamp0a, RECONSTRUCTED lhc
matter. lie had desired to obtain from
the Englishmen in the Chinese service
on board the gunbOat certificate thAI
he did not take this course Of his own
free will; failing IN this, and Mr. COZ
Inns, the chief officer of the gun noat
telling him that if ne resisted lofce
would be used, the captain Of the Caiis-
brooke seems to have made up ms
mind to yield only to compul-
sion. According to his own account,
"knowing that the Catastrophe was
innocent of any Illegal trading, ana
that if there was any fault II was III
.be passengers, made up my MIMI 10
proceed direct to Hong Kong, and inns
told Capt. Palmer shortly alterWatu'.
The commander OF the Peng-ehoa-llai,
perceiving this, fired four shots at lhg
sarisbrooke, smashing her rudder ana
MERGING her hull. Some Of the crew
Of tie gnnboat were then put on ooafu
the Carlsbr0oke and took the vessel 10
Canton. Here the matter was inYes1-
tiguted by Il court, Of which the british
Consul and the Chinese Commissioner
Of Customs are members. The court
was held with closed doors, ana ~ WIZ WV,
agreed that the ship was seized Wlthln
three miles Of the coast OF Ilail"h Per
forming acts unauthorized ny the
treaty. The Chinese authority de'
mauded that the ship and cargo DC
coniiscated; to this her Majesty, con
sui would not agree, and accordingly
the matter will be preferred to IN,
hiph authorities of both nations ~
Pekin for decision, and, pending lhls
the Carisbrooke will be released Oh
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