The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

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CHINA.
THE REPULSE AT THE PEIHO.

HONGKONG. Aug. 10.
From the north we have no political news of iinpor-
tance, and the repulse of our forces at the Peilio has not
as yet produced any change in our relations with the
Chinese elsewhere. It is said that %Mlle of our wounded
men are in the hands of the and are well
treated. His Excellency the Hon. Frederick Bruce re-
mains at Shanghai, and Admiral Hope with a portion of
the Beet and the invalids. is at Lookong, off the entrance
of the Ningpo river. There have been several deaths
among the wounded, but the majority are doing well.
I regret having to announce the death of • very gallant
and much esiteemed officer, Captain Vansittart, of Her
lajesty'a steamer Magicienne, who expired on the 17th
of July at Lookong, from the effects of wounds received
at the ream.

At Shanghai • very serious riot has occurred in which
sonic foreigners have lost their lives arid others have
been severely injured. The disturbi:noo originated in
the iniquitous proceedings of certain foreigners con-
nected with the French ship Gertrude, lying at Woo
-
sung, soil bound for liavannah with coolies, to procure
whom kidnapping was restored to. The Chinese very
naturally became exasperated, and made an indiscrimi-
nate attack on • number of sailors. Mr. Lay, of the
Chinese Custom-house, while attempting to remonstrate
and explain matters, was stabbed in several places, and
his recovery is doubtful. Unfortunately, the injt red
persons are mostly unconnected with the cause of the
outbreak. The authorities have taken the matter in
band and his Excellency M. de Bourboulon has, it is
understood, ordered the vessel to be brought into port
for the purpose of strict investigation. We hope some
strong measures will be taken to put an end to this
traffic in coolies, which bas already created much evil,
and, if allowed to continue, will endanger our position in

Nothing has been heard of his Excellency, Mr. Ward,
the United Stlies' Minister, since the departure of the
hut mail, but it is rumoured that he has gone to Pekin.
In Japan affairs have AMillllled a very unsatisfactory
position. On the 11th of July the Treaty was duly
ratified, but since then the Jspanese thivernnient have
attempted to evade it by seeking to confine foreigners to
a small island about 10 miles from Yed.lo, and to esta-
blish the same sort of surveillance over them as they
formerly exercised at the Dutch settlement of Decline.
They have further sought to establish a new coin es the
only one to be used in commercial dealings with foreign-
ers, but at the same time foeuidding its currency among
the natives, so that all payments in the new coin would
have to be exchanged at the tioverrieuent treasury for
the old Haddam ; and the relative values fixed by the
Coverunient produced a depreciation of iik per cent, on
foreign coins, which, according to treaty, are to be re-
ceived at their intrinsic value as metal. Mr. Alcock,
the British Consul-General, has issued a protest, and
has stopped the trade for the present. It is to be hord
that the calm, but firm attitude he has assumed, will
have the desired effect.

From Cochin China we Lear that the French troops
are suffering very severely from illness, and it is said
that Admiral Genouilly intends to evacuate Toren.
All remains quiet at Canton.
The dates from the coast are—Shanghai, let instant,
Foochow, let, and Amoy 3rd instant.
The London mails of the 10th and 27th of June ar-
rived here on the 23rd ult. and sth imit. The steamer
Cadiz, with the outward mail, left at 2 p.m. to-day.

TER AMERICAN MINISTER AT PREM.—The last
news from Shanghai, says the Pays, establishes beyond
• doubt the arrival of Mr. Ward, the American envoy,
at Pekin. This diplomatist ascended the Ki•Tcheou-
Yun-Ho, one of the branches of the Pciho, accompanied
by all the members of his legation. Arrived at the
Ning-Ho-Fou, the American corvette, which bad
brought Mr. Ward was retained in the port. The
members of the legation, under the guidance of •
mandarin, were placed in • huge box, about five metres
long by three broad, which was closed everywhere but
above, so as to prevent those it contained from seeing
the country. This box, or travelling chamber, provided
with all things necesaary to the comfort of the traveller,
wax placed on a raft, and taken first up the river and
then up the Imperial Canal, AA far as the gate of the
capital. Here it WAS placed on a large truck drawn by
ox n, and in this way the Minister of the fruited States
and the members of his legation entered the town of
Pekin. They were perfectly well treated by the
Chinese, but were not allowed to see anything. The
truck was drawn into the courtyard of • large house,
which was to be the residence of the American envoys,
but from which they were not to be allowed to go out.
At the last dates they were awaiting their interview
with the Emperor. They had not been allowed to
have any connuunication with the outer world, but
were permitted to send a despatch' to Mr. Fish, the
American Comul at Shanghai, informing him of their
safety. After time interview the American Minister was
to be recondurted to the frontier in the same way as
that in which lie came.