A Sampan of Coppers from the Loongmow and a Visit from an Armed Guard Ichang, Sept. 22 The str. Loongmow arrived in port from Chungking on the afternoon of September 13. There is a very great illicit trade carried on in copper cash between Chungking and here, and a sampan was seen leaving the ship, or near the ship, with a considerable quantity of copper coins on board. A person, who represented himself to be a military detective, boarded the sampan, and the rower of the boat said that the owner of the coins was on board the Loongmow and offered to take him there. This man, who was im plain clothes, visited the ship where he allege he was attacked by someone. He! rushed ashore, and reported to an officer, and the officer, also in plain clothes, hwried out with a considerable guard, and took 12 of his men armed with revolvers right ox to the ship His men went poking through cabins with revolvers in their hands, and in the meantime another lot of soldiers had been drawn up on the Bund, it was said, for the purpose of keeping down disturbance. The officer arrested on the ship and took away with him the compradore and one of the fitters. Word was sent to the British Consul, who speedily appeared, and asked for an explanation' of the outrage. Eventually the officer was persuaded to withdraw his' men, from the ship, and he was told that, if there should be any case against the compradore or the fitter, the captain would be responsible for seeing that they were produced. He then returned the men to the ship.
Serious representations have been made by the Consul to Gen. Chao about the lawlessness of his men, and to-day the General fully apologized for what has been done and so the incident may be said to have terminated.—Reuter.
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