Loet.
ed the Naval suthorities to take inme-. make stronger efforts another time. It has diate steps to obtain redress, in such man- been a great triumph for the Coreans to ner as they deemed hest. But no; red-have got rid of the invaders, and their pris tapiste stepped in, and the opportunity was sent success may cost them dear, if, de England must he communicated pending on their limited resources they
mect the shock of rifled cannon and bust with; and consequently the French, haping shells which will be brought against pily untroubled by diplomatic obstructive. thom next spring to retrieve the check that ness, were left to aut by themselves. Had the late expedition sustained. It is much a suflicient force been at the disposal of to be regretted that Admiral Roze felt himself liged to withdraw his squal the French Admiral be would do in all probability, have had to retreat, and that 2m fring the Corean coast. If only one he received mr aid from as is the result of corvette and gumbout had been left in the that fear of responsibility which so pe safe anchorage of the Tle Boise," to watch what was going on in the river, it eminently distinguishes British officials in would have made the Coreans feel that the high places abroad at the present day French had not relaxed their hold, and the It is to be hoped that British subjects chain of information as to what passes in inChina generaly will protest against the the Cores would have been uninterrupted dilatory policy which thus threatens til spring, when operations will, it is ho disgrace us not only in the eyes of Euro-Same results have certainly been obtain pean nations but-of the Chinese, who am
ed already First of all, the exact survey perfectly aliye to all that is done. And we
If tho Coresh coast in the Bay of Prince regret to find that our Norili China content has been
and the action hitherto displayed by those whose duty it is to watch over British interests In this part of the world,
be resumed.
A
that there
THE CHINA MAIL.
Sterling
20,000
66,000
9,000 9,000 79,000
fully short space of time, the whole blocks only for plunder, and we heard one asy.to No. 70, No. 50, Nes, 11 to 13 and 1 and 2 a sentinel, who was true to his duty- were all ablaze.. Now serious apprehensionsNow-you look, here.--You may as well hina Fire wer
shut your eyes a bit and we can all divide Cuperial began to be felt for the settlement; as, should the wind continuo high and shift to it afterwards." We also heard one man Phonic the eastward, nothing seemed likely to save
ask his comrade if he knew which were the North British it. The fire engines were brought out the best houses in the place a question Northern instant the alarm of fire was given, but naked in a way that revealed plainly the
the Commercial... · ·· alas, for the efficiency of the Tokohama meaning of the questioner. But it is mu Lucen fire brigade, there was not the slightest necessary to dwell here on individual cases
cases Royal. of this kinkl, and
of the engine of
where organization: Some of
there
Loudon & Lancashire can be no authen- were entirely useless, haring got out of tication; our main duty is, the description Liverpool & Globe order, probably from disuse. 16 was dili of the fire. Abont past br.. the wind London Insuance 43,700 cult also, to procured a sufficient and con- changed, as it was feared it would, and timons supply of water for some of thuse the
there seemed I but little hope of
of confining Samarang that were well manned and in order, so that at length there seemed to be an ahuost entire absence of effort to make tim available."
drawn.
Nev
sl.
ฐ
Sun
No. 1139-DECEMBER 13, 1866.
Dollars. cient time to acertain before we left. } Say several dead bodies of moosmies down in 341,000 Yoshiwarra horribly burnt. The band presented a curious appearance. The night $6,900 of the five it was crowded with furniture of all descriptions, and people who had beca 306,500 burnt out were sitting or lying on.
property,
their
mayuther gloomy, as you
been thus
The furniture which placed 132,000 and the articles caught fire several times, to be pitched into the 80,000 sex to save the rest. The principal loss.
will fall on the insurance companies.
who were not.
rates of Insurance should be increased, but
ter extent.
Jardine Matheson & 05. Walsh, Hall & Co,
Wilkin & Robison.
Reiss & Cut
900-Printed
1,048-Velveta, 156nsu
of
Mixtures 1,287
piders.
The total thuse and a few Sundries is $162,
is $162,000. A large amount of curies have of course been destroyed, the chief shops: for such articles" being in the locality desolated by the fire: The Times.makes reference to Mr.
special:
156,500 only heard of two persons
20,000 insured,--Me Boyd, a spirit merchant, who the flames to the ground they occupied. Albert
be 43,000 told
had lost $33,000, and who had Wtih the change, however, cane modera-
only been in Yokohama about eightoca tion: and there was no longer that berce
£220,700 $1,145,000 nonths and was getting on very well. furnace blest that made every spark a
In round bumbers $2,150,000; the pro-house was blown up and was not insured, The other was Mr Vau der Yak, whose The fire ceased. Ahout 1 o'clock the wind shifted a little tel.
to spread,
perty uninsured and destroyed will pro houses and goal was in the new direction, reened to burn more quietly, and to com-lit a rosolation was come to, that the more easterly, and quickly laid laht of the though
several large
on the over which it had away, bably bring up the loss to the amount ori-it contained property to the amount of
rge godowns were still blazing, it ginally estimated $4,000,000. We believe
$80,000 No 71 and part of No 72 in the main street tout itself with the victims it already had,
In the Bonded Warehouses the losses as follow:--Grey Shirtings, 6,299 were as approaches to the and Nos. 61, 2 and 58,wore speedily without seeking for more. Up to past |
attacked, proceeding.
in the same direction with puraries have failed to notice the want of capital di These are acquisitions Nos. 44 i 49- Nos. 21 to 28 and 3-lo 8 on the wind continued light, and after as yet we are unable to state to what piecesChintzes, 5,794-Ginghams, 4,000
Orleans, 1,000-Figured ditto, 100 to the science of navigation, and afford a
bout that time veered to senward again. Thus About becane sharers in the general woo.
The following is a complete list of the Taffachellass, 4,000 Camlets,
lins, 900 means of safe approach in future. A know- 11 o'clock, much apprehension was felt; in danger secujet to lessen, men's minds behougs burnt down or damagel : lege also of the disposition and tactics of con the Govorument
consequence of its being reported that there me less perturbed, and apprehensions for beat btained. I shiny vengeance been taken for the three cans loaded with all the remander of the settlemant sunk to
by THE COREA.
murder of the French missionaries, by the Lot - and that the hails could not be
We hear of some attempts. by Japanese This dificulty was got over by the burning of Kanghoa. Beyni Additional interesting particulars are
is not unch gained. The Gorean (ovemary, who either removed the gang toto set fire to ruin European buildings, famished by the same thority. "Thement has not been made to feel the jujus
a place of safety, or otherwise made them in anticipation of the approach of the great fortress of Kany hoa had been pied by tine and cruelty of its misdeeds. It still cure. Shortly after, there was an alarm lige. We live that four are in enstody Corean troops, within a few days of the remains in isolated ropuce, and trying downs that was about catching, I are said to have been
spread, by the report that one of the gu for this crime-some of whom, Frunch ocenying it. The commander had to close more firmly its port against Euro- quantity of gunpowder in it.
The From all we can gather, this been ordered by the Regent to holl ic
Tut peans.
pmistake
The first an prietor aliayed any aptavhension on that a he reported his inability to do 30),
a considerable part of the cu
The worst effect of the withdrawal of the sore, by contradicting the report Up Messrs ffeacht, Lilienthal & Co's, but his tents of the fortigas was renovert, and its reach first fenn Corts will be the impres, to this time, the Naval and Military had employers dixir him to be one of coraplete lisian.tiny was only prevented minds of the Pakin authorities, and possibly worked well, as, to do them justits, all the best survants; and that lie had worko
fully sudden of the The offers and 201
of the metr and some few of The in their short sightedness the Chinese Moued to do throughout the day. Colenel
when he was taken the was mere- colurnander, wever, remainel in the fost and managed to avoid use of tions with Foreign Minister any choosing to
ly pausing to
to fight his own little
Japanese though officer with a chetachment of sal- this sort would bring about a speedy chage
to lirect the efforts of his nun-and pige, which all here know contains but
King and
Jones from the Captain searched for him in the neighbourhood of policy to the Chinese Empire by the pow- Princess Royal, with Captains Couricnay, of all was so great that an incident en tri
from the three whiffs, at the most. The excitement for a whole day. The Chinese Ambassa ers that are there represented, and per-Stevens and Wadlove with detachments ing was magnite into a conspiracy of the dors at the rean cot advised the Regent to wake terms with the French and put of what appears at present to be from H, M. S. Princess and Adventure, used Japanese to set the whole settlement on
an evil, much good may result.
It had a good effect, in one way, in- possible exertion Lieut. Bond with fire.
over their whole premises all through the night,
if
not all, taken in th
in the act.
be was at
man
Endarius may become offensive in their rela-of H. M's 2nd 9th, was in en khong the entire day to save pro-
enter upon a treaty With them. This d
thera
cised the Regent so much, that he desired go to the French camp, and, as they scenied to
The customs of the invaders, to use their knowledge in order to peranate the French to leave Curest. This the Anibagators refined to do and so were cast into prison, but they were so01 afterwards liberated ani
the
would
caine
who
to leave
rediately.
in the fort. It
every pos
The poor Christians of Curea are now his being persecuted more turcely than ever. They have been left to their fate.
TREMENDOUS FIRE AT
ТОКОНАМА.
derdes royed in
Kangra blackest days in its winals, for the confla-.
#j+=+!'
ન
aseraded two undred and fly tons. In one gratiop which consumed nearly two-thirds powder magazino alone, newly Six hundred
of the native settlement and one-sixth of
fornign. The
broke
wind which
morning
on one of
DIL
forked with the ntinnat zeal asmuch as it inlee many to set a watch
owner
to take, seemed likely
34
it the only
COUR-
cases of powder were found. The number theichtest days of the season, but the by the explosions, and much damage sent is no exception to the rule, Still the
the
Un
the last
of classic art, like the ohf Roman Consular the locality in which the fre it was, the laillings of which it
and there
-
As
a
the
W. M. Van der Tak, (blown down). Augustine Heard & Co. Ross, Barber & Co.
Hecht, Lilienthal & Co.
Charles
Rickerby.
Godowns.
X. salabelle.
Schultze, Reis & Co.
Felix Beato's Photographic Gallery.
C. Wirginan.
Carat, Lela & Co. (blown down). Ditto.
downs.
Augustine Heart & Co.'s Gorlowna. W. R. Adamson & Co.'s Offices and
Textor & Cols Offices (blown down.) Dr. Lysnar, (blown down) Bisler & Co.
bion
of
Ratow, of the Euglieblegation, winee va
services to students of the Japanese loutage are already well appreciated and will shortly be more widely known, Many found time in the course of the disastrous day to ask whether his manuscripts pad saved, and we have the great pleasure announcing that such was the case, that his servants succeeded in suring his Dic
the tionary, still in M. S. and
copy of the Colloquial dialogues now just on the point of going to the press. Mi Mitford, ale of the English Legation, was not so fortunate, - This gentleman has been for some time in Pekin and arrived here but a few weeks
ago. His manuscripts, translations of Chinese documents and notes for an importaut work on Chinese literature, have all been con- aumed. Mr Siebold, also of the English Legation, has lost a quantity of valuable notes on Japan and Mr Schnell, of the Prussian Legation, another student, has sustained similar loss.
J. Byrue, sailmaker, Meyer & de Jong, Surgeons. Dwelling House & Godowns, unoccupied. Dwelling House & Godowns, unoccupied. This & Co. and H.C. Mort Carst, Lels & Co.'s Godowns. Textor & Co.'s Godowns. Schultze, Reis & Co.'s Officrad Godowns. R. Liudau & Co.'s Offices and Godowns. Cornelius George, Livery Stables. Ch. Thorel, Ziegler & Co. Quau
A.
Morri
J
Tailor.
Clarendon Hotel.
P. Ferguson, Hairdresser.
Lily & Co., Druggist.
W
Storekeeper.
Úelke & Co., Tailors & Clothiers. Grosser & Co. Biber & Brennwald.
G. H. Carriers & Co. (Yokobaina Hotel) Bonne & &Co, Auctionecta.
00-5
Aifctioneers.
H: E: Mensa, Jelovitz & Domoney (Brewers' Arins).
A. Mavalle (Prince of Wales' Tavern.) F. E. S. da Roza.
E. M. Vau Real, Lyall
Still & Co.
Dwelling House, mioeenpied, Hooper & Clarke.
E. L. H. Crace.
Grace.
New 08. Corisulate.
Bonded Warehouse
A.
Japanese. Custom House. Olà U. 1. Consulate.
Prussian Corsakuter
Contilate.
In the same block, livad M Degron the French Post Master. His position is á His office and house very nufortunate one. were situated in the very heart of the block aud all he had in the world is destroyed-- furniture, clothing and books. He was on the
point of going to France on leave. $1,500, the savings of some yours from not
liberal Very pay, which he had economised for
for his expenses while at home, were in his gafe and are lost. And in that safe,
to, were the proceeds, in cheques and
notes, of the sale for some very consider- able quantity of postage stamps auf fees. The
exertions were used to save greatest the cheat, but in vain, and M. Tanton, mariue and Mr Degron's clerk, was severely injured in attempting to rescue it. We hear that this brave young man behaved as
as to have been recommended by Commandant for a decoration The Eng lish je
the
huts fürten Wish, lived here also,
fis office was in the Britis Consulate and out of the line of
Time of fire..
Biting
1.18
effcuta cool head
slight but
TERAS AL
the
ght moment to check wint in an incredi bly short space
of time
time night grow into great dane hucket full of water kern,
nother there,
ench
thal spark British Legation & Consular Residences, lighted on the building ami-alinost ladi-
Portugueso
French Cousulate.
Engine House
Nativo
E. Schnell.
ative Town, F. Perregnuż. -
G. Glackineyer.
Thus. Hogg
at one
row bridge which led isly be tip-Jetted so strenuously, thint the idea was, that a better system must be devised for the extent of $340,000, which it is, we be- set apart, as is customary in Japanese
wifi a cili
in
abandonal
secure i
wing into a spike at the squonit. It is which were brought the Hames were so the Main Street must inevitably gwu are inclined to estimate the tital loss in the destruction of a large quantity of Man-bate of 1863, as having been half burnt and
(steel and white vared with city posable, t
Dr
Et
rebuilt 80 moral It
the whole day; but all scenet there was no ippression mute up- general conflagration; and in spite of In the course of the morning many per everything that the proprietors and their sons who felt fearful of the spread of Gaines inployes could do the fire has its own way had cause their furniture to be removed, At length, it was determined to blow up a
as they hoped, to places of safety. In ma number of
the line the of buildings acroes
they instances the plans to which they were the country, which they dit inch
(From the "Japan Herald,” Nos. 28.)
Hones
Ca *
tits taken were destroyed, and of course It is with feelings of profound gratitude Van der Tak. A protest was mane by the and other streets, furniture, clothing or
mencement was made in the house of Mr
thing
in them. every Previous to their af all that we find ourselvas able to sit down up-
All along the Main the Town Ti deatitious of war found in
unless the athed, to one of the wand, it is and, by some of the ettents were deposite--and all are
catastrophes it has been our lot to witness.nls, but the Admiral, deening it the from ait honorable and. The 26th November, 1860, wilt ever be re-thing that could be done to cut off the nineh damaged by the usage received.
Every Japanese house in the native town reports it, that the membered in Yokohama as one of the munication, persisted. Whether the step at Ioura, is crowded with those was judicious we will not pretend to burnt out from the Japanese town, most of burnt to ashes. Flu adjoining house, the for the debris of the house caught
whom "saved very little indeed In all ou Club, was not consumed, although it caught ses of this kind there are some whose lot ; but it was terribly shak- appears barier than others; and the pre- of muskets burnt there were lover three
fire once or twice hundred thousand, besides large magazines of armour and swords, time hundred and find the asthing towing strongly was done to it. The exertions of Mr Smith visitation runst be looked upon as a gone
rried from the south dening the right recher in and his staff succeeded in extinguishing alone, and all just strive to bear their fifty brass
i jedcreasing in power, and, blowing over the every ignition that occurred.
share of the calamity. Those who are brasa olin of swali size were carrie:] j *10:0
In most in- off to be sent to France.
libacy of bay The
towards Kanagawa raised the spray instances the houses blown down subsequent-aved a do much to alleviate Kanghina, consisting of about 300 volumes,
perfect douds. At a little before time, in ship to be safe that the Arrival's the morning, the fire hell enng out its Beregnited and, became an easy prey to is a city that who have lost, and it critainty there are some amongst new proof sent to Museum at ;
alarm,
all mished to the scene, which godown belonging to Messrs Textor & Cử,
us who will in this be found wanting. besides specimens of armour and arms. was found to be the
from street leading The most enrions of
of the spoifs of
We cannot condude without saying a FO NIER 1 As only saved frola combustion by a mivel of Kaugiura Benten-deri to Yoshiwara.
few pi- as the stone work were a series of fulding white marble tablete,nutes, however, flames were
hoen :: shaken wind for the Chinese compradores and ser issuing encased in gilt mutal, highly chased, and
qatite exposed, vants come.ded with the various Hougë.
Their activity, with
exactly in various quarters simu O down, left the edged with a crimson silk
gilt much broke out at several points: the end at nightfall,
diaplyers intarest, in several inscriptions incisel in the marble. They American Consular building, ut he posite-No. Shaving been entirely flysness for their only a watcliful- were found in the tempie of the
the royal re-
a quarter a mile, sewing troyed, the wind changed, and a perfect instances came afer our abservation, and tance of fully One of these tablets has found its flaues through the roof at the same moment. sidance.
of sparks fell mongst the rubbish rain of
dus notice of their fath`ulness is justly the way hither, and it reachbles more a work The Bames worked up against the wind from us--and if it warl caught we do not know nge servanta bed very stanuchly, and How it failed to ignite, is, we say mira to thun, Tanost instances to the Japa
stopped Table," chan the production of a people and in half an hour the whole
where the mischief would have stood in spite of of
stood to their posts at their muster's houses, who are supposai to posses no taste for was destroyed With the exception of one part, escaped through the resistance the or relatives in the native town.
s for safety
it may seem when told in so- of appreliensions f
of friend
arous though it her print a few coffee cups-full of water articles of beauty!
The inscrip or two fire proof grown at the correspondius ropvol was one of For luxur
time
saved the Yokohama Club. tions are in Chinese character; and a liter- at the
On Tuesday morning, some of the Japa
For fire had lighted on the roof, and some or a single stick whe ary Chunutan who has been promitted to ing to mark the boundaries of dwelling the exception of the sparks before non-
posite side offired to the fires that with
nese were already beginning to get up shai-
timber had caught fire, when Mr mith examine these tablets pronounces them to Unhappily, we have to record that here time, the five did not reach that it woultering rais of their former daniciles
ties almost upon and certainly among, the
the Secretary, Eappening by good fortune be a code of moral tow They thus re-
The North China Daily News remarks to be in the upper story, uw the danger wes a terrible loss of if we semble the comicamente of the old law,
believe ** may
On the band the first building that escaped The extraordinary bapiuity of this fire-and as the destruction has not been total, the and stopped the fire by this simple means. the
of the Japa reports
themselves, graven on tables of stone and preserved in who state that thirty five bodies have been to blow this up-but the Commissaire ob stone godowns le sist the fates, show us loent office, the Chion Fire," is liable to known as the Yoshiwarra, a
was the French Hospital. It was proposed the comparative idolficiency of the best lases will not reach the fall amount. Our
The fire broke out in the group of houses The timple.
found.
being Then is also a helmed here from Craea, od by se
quite surroun
espe quarter being and it certainly shows that the Corean
cially and the five lieve, able to rendering
without trenching on the towns, for prostitutes with tea flouses, anaouters are he was handicraftsmen treaty in flames, intenti a certa at The bone of Mr Davies (Adamaon & Co.,) brigale trash set id work again to get itself subscribed capital. But if it is called on for bath bortees, and shops of every description
led into the street that is it happened, fortunately It resembles a Prussian holnet in form, hom which the only retreat was by istun No. 38, was in grent perit. 3 ime of the in trist in case of future necessities. this entire sam, hopes of a dividen iluring for their special use. l'his the "esta- with a real plane surmonated by a trident, provised bridges of boards, or by punts At one time it seemed that Nos. 54 to 58 sonhloring, although we can have un cer- webb. The Japan Times says the fire has dies mentioned by the Duke of Newcastle
Lother buildings on the fat were destrogent In the fire of Moulay, which is still the current year must sink to a very low blishment for the education of
of young la into use with all composed of iron, encased in moulded
tain dati on which to base our calculation, given an impulse to the Import tracte, by in the House of Lords in the Kagosima de- leather
ere happily, althoughrall received some damage, in their work of
of desolation, that it is of no very great extent. 1.mium
copper orumments.
To save Japanese and foreign property-houses, gu- setts, dry fied from the only to meet death in them, however, their owners had to use downs and gooda, at between $4,000,000 ||
chester goods. The leather case for this demiet is made of another
has always be na moment. We hear that in several almost incredible exertions, and but for and $0,000,000..
intolerable and physical nuisance, THR subjoined is from a private letter re- and besides, a great source of danger to siperior tanned leather, and the work-aris of the native town pery ns were burnt or
the manip is equal, it mat me
the assistance of a party of men from one In Otta machi, the of perior, to
ayrasher to death.
Truly Monday the 26th November was a lating to this disastrous fire" never article of European leather work.
settlement. Japanese of the lowest class, of the merchant ships we do not think that The
saw such a scene before and the citances drunken soldiers and sailors from the Gar- Black Monday for Yokohama, the like of
are shall never again. About 9 A.3. were painfully apparent
rison and fegt, and the dwellers in the den curious from their manulture. They are street, the peuple were getting their little
All along the destroyed then, are i, 2, 3, 4-4 part
we observed a fire in the direction of itself, have always made night hideous The Japanese government has been as 7,-(Bungalow saved, but unch somewhat sudi to da vaese storis, Int revealles out to fly with them to Machi eg 21, 22, 23
23 (small
nanal very polite, in condaling with us on
Yoshiwarra, which sonu spread in a terrific with their orgies, and a fire breaking out in
the wind which was almost that
to be
coinci *** 24, 25,
part of 29, blown
several a Typhoon.
quarter which happened from appease they do not seem to have place of safety, but towards the end, rear dwu, 40, 41, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 40, 47, the fire that commencal in the 'uative town.
dent & high wind blowing from the bech made in that country. The Coreans the foreign settlement, acveral
hundred yards from the shoro, and the 48, (part saved but unch injurel)
south, was
was always to be feared as an immi doubtless understand the making o of
the absence of Sir Harry Parkes, received ships were obliged to keep water playing on nont dauger for the whole of the native and their sword blades are thus cuiqua cinttels, thus making a perfect
the yards, saile, &re, in consequence of the the Governor of Kanagawa, mul in the af- that they camat he broken; they are of url here was an obstination, that eveu we building containing the Freuelt,
of the city This danger lias at in milition to those, the Lluck of tome uleiul serived from Yeddo with number of sparks which were blown across fearful reality of misfortune, and it is soft iron
the condolences of the Gorogio. and not sharp, about two foot wins were unencumbered foiad great ditli-
the bay. The latter long in the bile, and the hilt made for one culty, in overcoming, whilst those who, and the
can, Portuguese, and Prussian
It is now ascertained that the fire had its apportance after Presented a curious with the utmost pleasure that is hear that
the fire had continued the and the old British
the Yoshiwara will uct be rebuilt on the hand N wolanded hilted swords were were carrying loads were driven to desings; the newly built American Choisulats origin in a small cookshop some grease Hatoba had caught fire and were floating mile beyond the extreme nor wost of Yo
some hours,
for several boats at the English old site, but removed to a position fully a found in Chica.
પા
On a musket to be seen peration in their efforts to pass, and e
whole of:
B here, there is a silver enamel let into the many women and child
dripping on to the fire caused a blaze that hout; also numérons boxes, spara, and kohama, where the next time it takes fire, breach of the
which
betokens acer- niuchi hurt.
caught the dry woodwork, ani in a few mi- pieces of burnt timber were drifting about there will be nothing but rushes and paddy Meanwhile the fire
any all spread the dain knowledge of art, while the octagon towards nul in the foreign settlement. House and the fire Jigine house. Of
whole of the
Custom nutes attained mastery over the whole place. in all directions, making the bay appear ou Of the
to receive its sparks. shape of the barrel, like an American rifle, The new American Consulate was
Mr Locock and Mr Myburgh as the fire also. When I landed, about 1 o'clock and then at flush of the auch, is a most level with the ground, and report few destroyed within two hours of the original on the subject of the Yoshinarra space, the fire was still raging, and defied every native town, fully two thirds were utterly Guvernor of Kanagawa yesterday morning, F., the wind had gone down a little, but creditable job for these arbarau artificers. anmod, that No. 1. the private resid-bursting forth of the fumes. Many declare which was already condemned, and is not effort to stop it. They were blowing up Strange to may, B of the con found ece and godowns of Musers Jardine, the whole to have been the determined at Ranghon are brooch tors. This is Matheson, and Co, had caught. In a few
to be rebuilt upon. The Governor gave houses in all directions, which I do not effected
work of incendiarism; but there can be no his assurance that the erections new com- think did much good, for the debris of the by the Corans in a ust shople seconds it reached the whole settlement, and manner.
A smail cannon of the length of sou the private residence of Walsh, Hall or of anything of the sort, and the amending shall be of the most temporary fallen houses burat quicker than if the to charge and shot is placed in a cavity of and Co. was on fire. Simultaneously, with
panese must therefore have the benefit of description, and only such as may serve as building had been left standing. About 6 the breech, somewhat of the shape of the this the whole range of old consular build
the doubt. The fact of the origin being so shelter for a short time whilst permanent the wind went down, and the fire opened Snider Enfield breech-loading rifle.
Far from the Foreign settlement, scems to arrangements are being made. ings, Franck, Prussian, Abican, and disprove it, as it is hardly likely that for
Scutually!
decreased,
although it was still From all this it must be concluded that rigish, in which latter several gentlemenke of would be so foolish as minds us that foreigners must continue to very well indeed for the first four or five A.M. and the yachts drifted without wind An incident occurred the same morning, burning when we left, two days afterwards. above races made on Friday at 8.53 down the foreign between Kanagawa and Yoshida, which re-
blue jackets from the feet worked people, courageous of the English legation and consulate
of anal cuming
Orien. residing, were swept off like so much tinder. workers in metala! The wind increased almost to a hou, buru down the greater part of their own be on their guard beyond the limits of the hours, but after that they found means of until about 10.30 when a breeze sprung up OF RETTES. They have the sparks communicated to the obl native ruin on
phoon, towhousandɛ upon
the chance of injur
As Mr Van der Tak was driv-getting liquor, and became nearly useless. from the westward, and the vachta picking literature and a
veremonial for in i custom home, and iqálmost as shoot a time! ing hundreds. We cannot therefore thinking home from Yeddo, having a lady in the The Club (which stood night in the line of it up one after the other, Green Island was the books of the
au Kanghoa, therens i
ns it takes to per this tale of destruction, i it
passed at about 11 .. by Heather Hell load- phaton with him; a drunken Yokomin fire and now stands perfectly alone) was were usuusei int volumes containing pic was a thing of the past Now?
that incendiaris had anything to do with it. arrived
drew his sword, and gave He
exortions of Mring by about ha a mile-Celestial second, have said, that up to about 11
ave chase for a con- saved entirely owing to is aiderable distance. From the top of the Saith, the secretary, and a few naval Hilda third, Be Echo
fourth, Mayflower menced to kunek down the portion of the clock
bill warehouse buildings
worked well. By that time however, o carlle tablets already ment any exposed word, but the lebris caught as many had found the means of obtaining
that had
had found the means of obtaining tom, Mr Van der Tak was obliged to keep 2 o'clock, with the exception of Smith, and the south side of Lingting island was
his horses at full speed to avoid the fellow, some fellows of the
rounded by the yachts in the following tioned, but no doulit when further research it fell to the ground, and the frat building able and fine exceptions, almost
nearly 10 arder Benther Bell 1, Re Echo 2, Cales but he succeeded in distancing him, al We worked at itag ship is made into their habits they will be found to possess a civilisation equal at least to the perception of the impenting dangi urent Lable to keep theas inmediately under the Ohough at the risk of art accident, to horses and although it caught fire several times tied 3. Hilda 4. Magtower
danger, when
tagain, and
and keep was
LE The people complained time very light from abunt thuring the sack of Kunghon, the alarus was given, caused the shutters of eyes of their officers, and the moment they or to carriage through the rapid descent.
irty thound tacks weight of silver the bonded warehouse to he cinsed, but even were quickly and deplorably exhibited. It importance to the fact, but it certainly is ete, but I think there was great excuse for and Celestial reached towards the northward
were out of reach, their worst passions We do not know that we attach much
very much of the conduct of the jack-dually dying away. Heather Bell, Re Echo, was found under a heap of maskets, The coppered as jugots were not like Chinese sycee, but at the building to blow
no avail was was destroyed in the round plates of about six inches in diameter the
Flappily as most
their country has such ter, and refuses to allow November to pass after breakfast (biscuit and cocoa) and bad able to keep at that, the Heather and This is probable evidence of the existence saare direction as when the fire broke out ble occasion, for we never saw men so remembered that poor Baldwin and Bird work hard in a suffocating atmosphere Island, but the wind died away cont
pride, so completely lost as on this memor without trouble to foreigners. It will be tu of silver in the country, as it was and hopes entertained that and amat of thirsty, and drank anything they could lay as closed, and it
for several hours. They naturally
Sotma part of the Government treasury,
line the fire al taken, won
would be
them were, in whom so much dependence the untoward events that leave succeeded hold of. I know myself what it was, for had subsided into a dend calin at this- Corea is now left to itself, to prepare for which it wonki, exhaust itself ou reaching was placed for help. One gentleman whose each other in the history of Japanese and while I was on the roof of the club, the only time Celestial was hull down from the the struggle which will doubtless be renew the sea shore. Alrendy the uative town ed in spring. 1
The French will find the had found a boundary buyond, which it did godowns were on fire, wont into his house foreign intercourse bave happened at about way that I could see to point the hose, or steamer, in the direction of the Asses" ascunt of the river to Kanghoa, a very dif- not pass, and all was level but smoulder-adjoining them, and in the dining room the same period of the year.
pass buckets, was by dipping my face in a Ears, and as darkness was fast setting in found several who had been sent to assist The Agents of the various Fire Insurance bucket of water every two or three minutes and she ferent affair from what it was last Septem-ing, when a momentary shift of wind sent in removing soine, of the things helping Offices held a meeting, when it transpired and for three days afterwards I could not the steaner steered for her, thinking was the furthest yacht away. ber. Even when they were leaving the a spark in at the single unclosed shutter of themselves to wine with such determina that the following amounts represent the open sny eyes properly, from the effects of to take her in tow, but although they the Cureans fired on the retiring gun- the nearest godown to the native town, on tin, that he had to draw his revolver to es sustained by each in the late fire at the wood smoke. I don't know what loss steamed about the spot where they expected place, boats, and emboldened by what they must No. 89, and immediately another strip of drive them out. Many of tli men went in Yokohama. think a repulse of their invaders, they will buildigs caught, and in a most wonder-
of life there was, for they had not had suffi-" to find her for an hour and a half, they
Hicph
swords that liar & been worght bere are a fucts of thoughtlessness and disorganisation N. 58 could have been
saved. way we never experience again, m
they have a different blue, and, judging (the newly filled in ground) or some other 96. 27 part of galow save the loss that has befallen foreigners through manner, whe smoke extended
reans are a
the Coreans a and possessing the tais. They are
at have a 23 ut:
arms,
S
led up the street with their 5icade. 91, 52, 53. art of B4, 70, 71, 729 M Early yesterday morning, Mr. Loebck, in
No
Welt very
YOUR
Lhe
were
residences,
any
the
28
Consulate build-
to
was bringing certain
settlement.
last
become
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
YACHT RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS CHALLENGE CUP. We are enabled through the courtesy of the Hon. Secretary of the Victoria Regatra Club to give the subjoined account of the
The start was
tures of the court processions and rites of the and a party of soldiers, who col o'clock the men belonging to the services near the Governor's house to the bot-oucora; every one had given it up at about last-The wind was very scant all the day,
They
New
worship with desiptions of them, leave for the beautiful as
WHA
wind
were, it was
it was no
that in
· uncontrol-
we managed to put it out the fire clear. of it.
and
was about 2.30, P.M.
5. This
wind at this
and
in whom oil to see fine fellows, extraordinary that 1866 acts up to the char them: they were sent op shore immediately and then bore up for Pootoy, but not being
tacked and stood over to the Lam-
at
No. 1139-DE
to get in the L-
at thi
were unsuccessful in the sequently turned the Hongkong, arriving in o'alpick no signs of any on the way. May Flowe
reported 3.55 this 3.00 spanking breeze, in fact she could well do with, she has sustained some d Heather Bell, Hilde and harbor during the early from
the westward, so t
morning havi
the winner of the Cop over the course. Ades was given, after due d Regatta Committee. By the courtesy
of a
coru panied the Magic give the log of her The start, it will be re about 9 on Friday w about 2.9 continues:-
gr
round the S. W. end of of the Best, wind shout to lie E.S. E., then tact the East end of the Ish Hilde. This brought b the weather quarter of t still standing to the eas ing Lingling, stood to made the end of Lam tacked to the eastward a could just make out direction of the Assas and Re-Echo Hull down Hilda about three quart westward. Stood to the theu tacked to
to the nor
north
N. E breeze, with a slig past passed to leswa fetched into Tytaut pois ing with a crosa
of Sookon; carried a backstay, in
gaff 1-top-sa- whilst standing to the
thong rock, carried awa weather shrouds and doable reefed the mai shrouds and set smial ji worked up against the
th
Lyceout the y
win
Soon and had occasional pus sud
the distance, somation
the eastward. Roude
S-55 L.M.”
at
The Re-Echo set with in cht of her size an-
A facht
Voyage was so
prolonged
tertained for her safety, sent out on search
of her cruise, after dark
ed
to our contempora
narrates but
bat happened y after losing sic rose freshened and few minutes
seren past elianinel bereen Loo Everything was now i- wind which was blowing
the bout through the wa On entering the
Tarton,
began blowing fresh anl nearly eight pouts of half way between Tainio most headland Hou cessary to take a 'sing. sail, which had again within about
mile au
At ten minutes to D Weather a point, maki kong and at the entranc but the wind · Was 100 a hear them time it
to every
WAS blowing a st like the Rock, and it
too much safl, and a take a third reef. T do this, a heavy puff stri her on her beam end, hom shirt off and sy ribbons, the wind heavy gusts. The gan
Col
frted and used as a su little head suil the boat very badly, and with 12 tight she was havy fix of wind, wit from the reef band the main hoon, which in the mainsail, putting standing our award
With
but
and side row ca and as a bark at sea she was h
some" cause, them to be pirates, an a that they had no rope and her crew were laf- deed, being rapidly swe wind bowever again ves enabled to make noche mained till 4 o'clock 13 on the island with short all hands turned to repa and at seven they were sail and stand i for St arrivedl about no
no on
of the r ing passed one of and digreeable nights t experienced by any une pleasure. After securin Stauley bay they starte land, reaching hers betr in the afternoon, very anxiety which was natu Bafety of both boat and
-EXECUTION OF T Low-kum-poo, and L- day inorning paid the es with their lives for th and piracy on the the murder of ther,
and two children
to Sowkeran, aud,the: the American schooner der of Captain Rowes. scaffold hoth prisoners tut the
furt
confession revealed anything sta
they have
time during their last kom-po admits that
but denies having Juzky people overboard or fo others in doing so.
seems to base realiser awaiing him and he time found in tears. I ayook, also admits that that boarded the Lubr present
ent during the pi persistently denies that this he said was done b He would be quite com in-Tuo the other pirat with him. Since his maintained an air of er This fine and to anything
around him. On Thur
his mother and with his wife and child. braided him for the cor and asked him why he upon his own junk ins Europeans, The prese
by
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