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was constructed out of the wreck, in which we lived for three days, subsisting on a little coarse rice which the natives gave us. Walking on the morning of the third day I found we were surrounded by a party of soldiers and a mandarin all armed; after searching us, and viewing the wreck, we were taken about 7 miles along the coast northward We came to a river at the mouth of which are two ports and a town called by the natives Mangpeng. Two of the principal Chinese and myself were then taken before the head mandarin and questioned as to where we came from, and what countryman I was. I told them through Asin (the Chinese who afterwards brought my letter to Singapore) that I was an Englishmen. They then took the measure of my fore-finger and an account was sent off to the king. I was then taken where the rest of the men were, which was to a house with scarcely anything but the roof, and openly exposed to the weather. A guard of soldiers was then stationed round the building, and some brown rice brought in. Here we remained 11 days, when I was again taken before the mandarin. I was given to understand that two ships had been fighting the country and destroyed a great number of men, and I was to be detained a prisoner. I told them they were the French, but they did not seem to know the difference between the nations. I was now kept within the fort, in a prison, with a set of convicts with wooden collars round their necks, with whom I was obliged to eat and sleep: ny food was now of the coarsest kind, and having no shift of clothing, I soon became infested with vermin to the lowest degree. At this time I was constantly visited by the multitudes of people who came from all quarters to see me; I was obliged to submit to their cruel gibes (for of course they took me for an enemy), to have all sorts of filth thrown on me, and sometimes pelted with stones, at which my keeper only Jaughed.

After I had been there about a month, I was one day beset by an unusual crowd, who were continually insulting me. I ran to a short distance behind a house to hide myself from them; I was immediately pursued by a number of soldiers; being so much excited, I would not allow them to take me; as they came to take me I pushed them back; but at last, being overpowered by numbers, I was taken and carried back to prison Here the fellows who had charge

of me, laid me on the ground, and flogged me most un mercifully with a stout rattan, at which they all appeared much pleased.

A short time after this Asin came to me and told me he was going

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to Singapore. I attempted to write a few lines but they would not

Jet me.

However I watched an opportunity during the night and succeed ed in writing the scrawl which came to Singapore. The men were now allowed to depart, some for Singapore, and the rest to Canton, with the exception of three, who (for what reason I do not know) were not allowed to leave the town, but they could live outside the port and go where they pleased. These were the two supercargoes and cook of the vessel. The weather now became intensely cold, and I used to lie shivering all night; for they had not the humanity to give me the least covering, but rather stole the only piece of cloth I had given me by Asin, before he went to Singapore.

About a month after this, as I lay down to sleep, two soldiers came and told me to go with them. They took me to another part of the fort, openly exposed to the weather-for it was blowing a gale at the time and very cold-and there was not even a mat to lie on, nothing but the bare earth! I remained until they were not watching me so close, and I got up and ran away to the place where they had brought me from. They saw, and pursued me, then dragged me along the ground, at the same time kicking and beating me until we reached the place I had run from. By this time they had well uigh knocked the life out of me, and it was near a month before I recovered from the effects of it. Here I remained during the remainder of my stay at this place (which was near 5 months) in the utmost state of filth and wretchedness imaginable, and besides this half-starved.

I was now taken again before the mandarin who gave me to understand, chiefly by signs and the few words I had learned, that I was to be taken to Quengnan, 120 miles to the southward, where I was to remain 4 months more, until the vessels should sail to Canton. I was then to be conveyed there and delivered to the Chinese, and was told that I should there lose my head because I was an Englishman.

I now started for Quengnan accompanied by the three Chinese and guarded by four soldiers armed; after travelling barefooted for six days under the heat of a burning sun, we arrived at the city of Fuching, which I believe is the Capital of Cochin-china, as there the king resides. Here I was taken before three different buildings, and my cap pulled off so that they might have a good look at me; I was then taken alone to a prison where they kept convicts. During my stay there three natives came to me, two of whom could speak English, and one French, who gave me a piece of paper with a few lines of French, written upon it, and asked me if I could speak French

I told him I could not. The other two then questioned me as to where I came from, and went away.

We now started again, and after four days' travelling over rocky mountains, and through plains of burning sand, we came to Quengnan. This is a small town, and just about 10 miles south of Turon, and up the river. Here I remained for 12 days openly exposed to the gaze and sport of the multitude, and a guard of soldiers always

over me.

I was surprised one morning to see one of the interpreters that I had seen at Fuchung. He brought me three bags of white rice, some money to the value of two shillings, a quantity of cloth, with tailors to make me clothes. He told me, he had been to his King and told him I was "one true Englishman," and that his Majesty had before thought I was a Frenchman, and was sorry I had been so badly treated. The next day another interpreter came to me; he told me to sit on the highest seat, gave me segars, and all I could wish for. He told me that an English ship had arrived in search of me, and that he was come to take me to her. I could not believe him at first, especially as I found he was taking me back the same road I had travelled a fortnight before and leading from the sea. I thought it was nothing but a strategem to separate me from the three Chinese, and that they were taking me back to the Capital: however in a short time we turned off to a road leading to the sea, and in the course of an hour I came to Turon harbour, where I found the fellow who had brought me the present the day before; he told me the name of the ship. The guard was then taken off, and I found myself once more a free man, after having been kept a close prisoner for 5 months and 21 days.

The next morning Lieut. Gordon, commanding H. M. Sloop Royalist, came on shore and conveyed me on board, when she immediately sailed for Singapore. She was 8 days at Turon, during which time I was only 10 miles from it and entirely ignorant of her being there.

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ART. VII. Journal of Occurrences: singular accident; piracy: arrival of missionaries; Spanish embassy; official promotions: notes from Shanghái: disturbances in Siam; visit to the northern ports; public notice; notes on the native trade; circulars at Amoy; chaplain's visits; sickness at Hongkong. Singular accident, July 4th. A fine lad, the only child of his parents running along the streets with a bowl in his hand, tripped and fell upon the bowl, the fractured edge of which perforated the abdomen on the right side, in a horizontal line a little above the umbilicus, so that the bowels to the extent of a foot escaped. This occurred at 7 o'clock P. M. At half hast 9 o'clock he was brought to the Ophthalmic Hospital. The protruded viscera had become distended with flatus, and being strangulated, exuded blood and serum and was quite livid. After protracted and unsuccessful endeavors to return the bowel, Dr. Parker, assisted by Dr. Marjoribanks, enlarged the aperture with a bistoury and reduced the intestine. The next morning the pulse was upwards of 100, but after a natural evacuation that took place in the course of the afternoon. it rapidly fell to the natural standard. From this time not an unfavorable symptom occurred, and in ten days the wound thoroughly healed, and the lad was perfectly recovered.

Piracy. On the evening of the 9th of July, a passenger boat from Hiángshan to Canton was attacked by pirates. Boats of this class are employed by the dealers in cotton, to bring large amounts of specie to the city, and are well armed to defend themselves against pirates. This boat had swivels of foreign manufacture, was loaded and manned, and the matches were lighted. But sailing before the wind in a moonlight evening, the men were asleep at their guns, when unobserved a pirate came up astern of her, and fired a shot, aimed, apparently, at the helmsman, which passed through the body of a man near him. The men were instantly at their guns. The helmsinan brought the boat on the wind, when a broadside was fired into the piratical boat, sending a number of the pirates into the water. The engagement was brief and spirited, but successful on the part of the passenger boat, which reported that, but five oarsmen were seen in the daybright moonlight, working at the pirate boat when they parted. Of the crew of the passenger boat, five men were brought to the hospital on the 10th instant, probably at the instance of the government as a linguist came to seek adinittance for them, each having recieived an iron slug or shot. One was shot below the internal maleolus of the right foot, and the ball was extracted at the centre and bottom of the heal on the 10th inst. A second received a shot in the right arm, which passed through on the back of the humerus, a little below the deltoid muscle, and was extracted on the opposite side, also on the 10th. A third had a ball enter just over the arch of the pubis, a little to the left side, and passing in a horizontal direction, was lodged beneath the vastus externus of the right side, where it was found and extracted on the 17th inst. In a fourth, the ball entered the left breast, just opposite to one of the ribs, glanced and passed downwards about two inches, where it was found and dislodged on the 18th inst. A fifth received the iron a little below the right mastoid process, which passed along the base of the cranium, lodged near the cervical vertebrae at a depth of three and a half inches, and was extracted on the 15th. We are happy to state that they

have all nearly recovered, and none of them will sustain any permanent ininjury although considerable apprehensions were for a time entertained for the three last mentioned.

The following is a list of the missionaries and others lately arrived at Hongkong by the Ferozepore. Rev. Dr. Legge, Mrs. Legge and two children; three Chinese converts and Chinese nurse also baptised; Rev. B. Key and Mrs. Key; Rev. Thomas Gilfillan, Rev. Joseph Edking, Rev. William Young and Mrs. Young; Dr. Hislop, medical missionary, Mrs. Hislop and child; Miss James, female missionary, Miss Evans, Miss Hanson and Miss Parkes.

We have been kindly furnished with the following list of names of the members of the Spanish Legation who are residing at present at Macao.

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In a letter from the Capital, received at the Provincial City, we are informed, that Kiying Member of the Inner Court, on the 11th day of the 5th month, had an audience with the Emperor, and was honored with the imperial decree conferring the reward of the double-eyed peacock's feather. It is also stated in an express received from the seat of government, that His Excellency Su, the acting governor general is promoted to the office of governor general of the Two Kwang. The office of the governor of Kwangtung is conferred upon His Excellency Yeh, whose place as commissioner of finance is to be filled by His Excellency Li, and he is succeeded in the office of commissioner of justice by His Excellency Cháu.

From Shanghái our dates are to the 4th July, under which we have the following items.

"Poor Hienling, displaced for imbecility, quitted Shanghái last week with his family for Suchau. It is said he will have the tautaiship of Ningpo, and the present incumbent will then come to Shanghái. Be this as it may, Wu (Mr. Samqua) has taken up his residence in the old office, and will it is thought remain there for some months at least."

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Foreigners here continue to enjoy the usual security and freedom. Two gentlemen, last week, visited Taitsang chau, some twelve miles beyond Cading."

"The new Church,-"Trinity Church"-was opened on "Trinity Sunday" for the first time. It is a neat house, and for these three sundays has been well filled. A chaplain is expected soon."

"Piracy continues to be the order of the day, "out-side." In this line matters are going from "bad to worse"; and the worst of all is, that foreigners are implicated in some of these transactions. The Hongkong newspapers will give you the details."

A letter from a gentleman residing at Bangkok, has the following notice of the recent disturbances in that country.

"We have had rebellions among the Chinese for some months past which have resulted in the slaughter of several hundreds, some say two or three thousands of the rebels, and others who had the misfortune to be in their neighborhood. Nankhonchaisi and Petriu were the principal scenes of disorder. At the former place the insurgents were easily put down, but at Petrin there was some fighting. It is said the leaders are soon to be executed. We now have rumors of disturbances from the north."

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