Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

FROM CANTON.

The very fast sailing ship Adonis, Capt. Brumley, arrived last evening, in 106 days from Canton, having been absent six days less than ten months, and not before heard of since she left this port. She had a passage of only 112 days out. Capt. Brumley has sent us the following interesting intelligence.

About the latter part of Sept. a seaman belonging to the ship Emily, Copeland of Baltimore, was accused of having killed a Chinese woman. The mandarins immediately demanded the man, in order to punish him for the alleged murder, but captain Copeland, not being satisfied respecting his guilt, declined giving him up. After considerable negotiations between Mr. Wilcocks, our Consul, joined by the American residents, captains, and supercargoes, and the Chinese authorities, during which the Americans evinced a determination not to give up the seaman without having his guilt proved, and many threats were thrown out on the other side of stopping the trade, and other coercive measures--it was at last agreed that the man should be tried for the offence on board the Emily: it was also agreed that the evidence of the white men should be admitted as well as the Chinese. These concessions on the part of the Chinese, when compared with their former conduct on similar occasions wherein the English were concerned, was considered at Canton as a proof of their favorable sentiments towards the Americans. However, if the man should be found guilty, and then not be given up to be punished according to their laws, an immediate stoppage of all trade and intercourse will no doubt immediately take place.