Ca Monday even' fay 8th, 2 Hunanese went on board the ing Merchants' hulk at Shasi and committed a nuisance. The native caretaker remonstrated with him and a quarrel resulted. The man then went off and gathered a number of Hunan men, who attacked and burnt down the Custom House, the Commissioner's house, the Japanese' Consulate, and the China Merchants' hulk. Later in the avenin; the mob went to the Swedish Mission an looted it, No lives were lost. The Commissioner and two members of the Customs st escaped in one boat, three Swedish missionaries on another, a French Father on third, and the Japanese Consul, it is said, fled to one of the yamens. Captain Grayson arrived, on board the Kuling, next moraing
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