03/04/1856 - 07/06/1856

With 322 Chinese in the Steerage. The barque Anglia, from Hong Kong, hove in sight at noon on Saturday, but was a long time beating up towards the anchorage ground. She is reported in ballast, having nothing but provisions for the Chinese passengers, one of whom died from the effect of sea sickness during the voyage. The Anglia will return directly to Hong Kong, should she land 200 of her passengers here, the rest being compelled to disembark; but should she not succeed in doing this, she is under the necessity of proceeding on to Sydney. She reports the Iron Prince screw steamer, formerly in the Port Adelaide and Melbourne trade, as having been sent up to China for sale. The Anglia reports that shortly after leaving Hong Kong, a sickly-looking Chinaman happened to be sea-sick, from the effects of which he died. The Chinese on board, feeling exasperated at the doctor's (who is a Chinaman) lack of medical skill in not saving his patient's life, exhibited the greatest animosity, and the captain was compelled to make a close prisoner of the Chinese doctor. His attention being attracted by his chief officer to a great disturbance among the crowd of Celestials on deck, to his surprise he discovered the doctor hanging in a slip-knot by the neck, swinging near the cook's galley, and suspended by four of his countrymen. Fortunately for the poor wretch, the captain's timely interference saved his life, which was fast ebbing. A like circumstance to this transpired on board the Cornelius Smit, in consequence of a Chinese dying, when his fellow passengers bound the doctor, who was bastinadoed, and just about being committed to the briny deep, but was rescued and imprisoned to keep him from further harm. The commanders of the vessels lately arrived from Hong Kong report that nearly half of their Celestial passengers are victims of disease. Register8/6/1856