The Sun. — 1857-11-02 (London, England)

PRICES OF SHARES.  The fishermen and carrying junks, glad to be rid of the Portuguese yoke, gradually transferred their custom to the Cantonese fleet, and the Portuguese, hungry and furious, became more active in their piracies, and attacked the Cantonese ships when they could get them at an advantage, and murdered their crews with circumstances of great atrocity.  The-Cantonese do not look upon the Portuguese as Europeans. They have not the same fear of them. They can fight them man to man. M tcao would have been taken by the Chinese long since had they not dreaded the interfence of the other Western Powers. After a few of these very sanguinary provocations A'Pak—not, it is believed, without the concurrence of the Taoutai of Ningpo, determined to destroy this Portuguese convoy fleet. For this purpose A'Pak's brother collected his snake boats and convoy junks from along the whole coast, and assembled about 20 of them and perhaps 500 men. The Portuguese were not long hearing of these preparations, but they seem to have been struck with panic. Some of their vesselswent south, some were taken at the mouth of the river. Seven lorchas took refuge up the river opposite the Portuguese Consulate. The sailors on board these lorchas landed some of their big guns and put the Consulate in a state of defence, and perhaps hoped that the neighbourhood of the European houses and ihe character of the Consulate would prevent an attack. Not so. On the day I have above mentioned the Canton fleet came up the river. The Portuguese Consul immediately fled. The lorchas fired one broadside at them as they approached, and then deserted their vessels and made for the shore. About 2OO Cantonese, accompanied by a few Europeans, followed these 140 Portuguese and Manilla linen a4hore, A fight took place in the streets. It was of very sh ri duration, for the Portuguese behaved in the most dastardly manner. The Manilla men showed some spirit, but the Portuguese could not even persuade themselves to fight for their own lives behind the walls of their consulate. The fortified house was taken and sacked by these Chinamen, the Portuguese were pursued among the tombs where they sought refuge, and 40 of them were shot down or hunted and butchered with spears. The Cap,Ltieuse French frigate now came up the river, fired upon the Cantonese who were sacking the Consul's house, and put an end to the conflic. The French captain received on board the Portuguese Consul, not I am told with great and also the fugitives who had wscaped the massacre. The latter he conveyed as prisoners to Macao to be tried as pirates.  Merciless- as this massacre was, and little as is the choice between the two sets of combatants, it must be owned tint the Cantonese acted with purpose and discipline. Three trading Portu;uess lorchas which lay in the river with their flags flying were not molested, and no European, not a P, rtuguese, was even insulted by the infuriate butchers. The stories current of Souero and his Portuguese followers rivalled the worst of the tales of the buccaniers, and public opinio:u in Ningpo and the foreign settlement was strongly in favour of the Cantonese. The Chinamen lost only two Chinese. One vagabond Englishman fighting on their side was shot by a Manilla man.  prom th,e Official Last.