CHINA.

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 116, 21 November 1846, Page 2

CHINA.

[From the Australian Journal, Nov. 5] The papers which have come to hand by the last arrival from Hongkong, extend to the 20th Jane. We mbjoin a few extracts from the Fribnd of China and Hongkong Gazkttb of that date. PIRACY. Piracies in this neighbourhood have become «o common, that it almost becomei a labour to record them. The present outrage is particularly daring, though, a* usual, in a week it will be forgotten except by thoee who have lo.t property, or, what ie of more consequence, have had friends butchered m * lacalit y' * he ". if our ruler, were better fitted

for the high offices they Wα, » plra be heard of ' WO «W nef er

Theioliooner Privateer, Cnpt. Martell, l e f, ,v, harbour for Cma-ring-moon anchorage on the 17>, On the afternoou of that day a pl eaeure J 7 "" Cuin-sing-moon discovered ho r near Linti *** from her appearance and portion, they ,„!' ,**? (hat all was not right. Oα going her in possession of Chinamen, who wirned t! off. The party having no srme , reterned (o ' em sing-moon, where three boat. wara fitted out i" recapture the Prlrateer. T*o steered toward, th! couth, and one north. The latter fell i n w ,, h , h schooner about nine o'clock, the pirate. h ay ! n abandoned her. 8

On boarding they released throj of tho „ and a passenger; one of them was wouoded .„{ has since died. Capt. Martell and about ten were not found; and it Iβ supposed they T™ butchered, and then thrown overboard Of cargo, one losd of 27 chests of opiu*' had been earned away, and there is no doubt, th»t had the vessel not been discovered, she wou!d hare ho " gutted that night. ' ea

, Intelligence of the disaster was received on the 18th, when the aperiti promptly en-aged he CoitSAia steamer to proceed in search of the p j rßtM and endearour to deliver the missing men, who may' be prisoners, The Coreair sailed at midnight having on board a party of eeamen from H. M S ' Vestal. ' •

The Corsair returned this evening fallj C onfi, m ngthe above particulars. She had seen no.hin* of the pirates or the mis>la S crew, n U tho ht that twelve lives hav e been lost, and pronert. , n the value of £47,000. P pert, t0

A.vot HER Casb of PtaAct.~The wh.ch left Canton on Friday evening for Honkone when off Tongkoo aboat 9 o'clock on Sitard» evening, „• attacked by pir.te,. who forced their way on board, wounding gome of the crew *hit op posed them. Ono of the pirate, who .poke good Engl»h, told a young gentleman who w 3B on board as a passenger, that if he U r , t ill and made no restsUnce. no injury would be dona him. Of course they carried off his clothes and whatever goods he had on board as well b. what belonged to the crew They also cut the rigdusr of the hoet, di s ablin X her for some time. Before leaving, the same Chinese told him that a yotin? Portogurse-serrant to a Jjentfeman at Cantoo, had become terrified at the fire-balls they threw on board and jumped into the water. A* he" h«s not since been beard of there can be but little doubt he had been drowned.

Amine of the native fishermen on the river can speak EnglUh, this occurrence confirms wbtt bs been often before sarmiied, that theae piracies are generally planned aud executed by parties in onr 6*vn harbour. We heard a good deal acme time ago of gun-boats to be fitted out by our Governm >nt here for the suppression of piracy. Aβ uiual the labouring raounNin has produced a very small mouse. A paltry boat of the size of the common Chineie row-boats that ply in ihe harbour about a fortnight, it being considered unsafe, we presume, for her te go out with the crew and armament which waa intended for her. That Mr. Lena, obeyed his directions we are well aware, and mean no reflections upon that actire and z-alous public officer. At the same time this miserable abortion can only become the jest and laughing stock of 'the ptitiei it wa« meant to intimidate.

Wβ unde»stand that orders from the Admiral hare been receired for H.M.S. Saroarang to be in readiness for acti?e senrice The Samarang beinj about to proceed to England, her further detention in tbii quarter of the gbbe will be a diiappointment to the many anxioos hearts on board, longin? to return to their native ihores. It is most likely that the information received by the Admiral tinea Ms return to the Strait* (respecting the affair* at Borneo), will dispense with the nere $Uj of the Samarang'g aisistance to the ample fleet which it i* expected will shortly proceed to Borneo Prope* to impart to H. H. the Sultao a useful Icieon.— Sfraite Times, Jane fl.