The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

GOVERNOR LIN.

From the time this great man determined upon exter-
minating the whole English race, and burning every
vessel belonging to the said barbarians, a new mode of
proceedjng suggested itself to him. The grand scheme
of creating a native navy to equal ours has nearly been
given up, We do not know whether the great
Emperor would have approved of such inno-
vation, for even granting that this measure would be
ialutary and eminently contribute towards the pro.
section of the country, still it might be productive of
other changes, and nobody knows where the celestials
could finally safely stop. There was, moreover, another
lifficulty : no commanders could be obtained, and with-
mt a proper crew and an experienced captain, the ves-
sels would have been worse than useless. The offers
were favourable enough, but none of the pe-sons ap-
,lied to would put any faith in those promises ; for one
•)r two months they might have received their pay, and
afterwards been obliged to live upon the Imperial com-
passion, which is something very unsubstantial and airy.
Since the loss of plenipotentiary power, Lia has be-
come less bold, and has had recourse to edicts for fight-
ng battles and carrying on an exterminating war.
Various reasons may be assigned as the cause of this
wonderful change in his administration. There seems
to be a great want of cash, and vigorous measures re-
qure a full chest. Then again the military officers have
remonstrated against his plans, as being impracticable,
and unless he himself went to carry them into execu-
tion, nobody was anxious to put his life in jeopardy.
The grand victory at the Bogue is still kept in remem-
brance, and if a second triumph like that were obtained,
there mighr be some probability of not one oldie heroes
being left alive to bring the good news of the glorious
action. Then there remains also some lurking fear of
consequences, for the slightest misfortune would hasten
his fall.

According to all we have been able to learn, Lin is
perfectly informed of what is to take place. But he
vffeets an indifference which astonishes everybody, and
with Spartan fortitu;le expects events that never before
took place, and have therefore the air of improbability.
Confident in the terrific power of the Celestial Empire,
he has merely to open a fire upon the misguided bar-
barians, and then the very diamonds, if there are any
such baubles in the navy, will be melted. His present
policy is merely to guard the outposts, and we do not
doubt but there are some good edicts in store, which
may be hurled against any barbarian eye th.tt att..mpts
to dispute the universal sway of the great Emperor.
The concentration of troops is at the same. time going
on at a steady rate. All the provincial detachments
that can be spared are to rendezvous in anti about the
provincial city. Some militia has also been called out,
and every gun and matchlock has been put into requiii-
Lion.

Though a man of a very fickle disposition, he is not
likely to yield to any just proposals. He has so great
an idea of the terror of his name and of the bravery of
the land forces under his command, that he will scorn
the idea of coming to terms. Let the diimity of the
Celestial emcire be upheld, let implicit obedience be
yielded by all, the Son of Heaven will show ample com-
passion, and perhaps under some restrictions permit
the re-opening of the trade. Such, we suppose, are his
sentiments, and if he can carry them out, he will surely
deserve the greatest credit, as one of the most valiant
and persevering sons of Ham. Hitherto no weighty
obstacles have obstructed his course, he has had no
respectable force opposed to him to dispute his will,
and, moreover, by a train of circumstauces, been ex-
tremely fortunate in most of his uniertakings. Miv.ters,
however, will soon change, and then it will be seen whe-
ther he is a mere braggadocio, or a knight sans peer et
sans tacke.—Canton Press.
A COCHIN CHINESE STEA3IEP..—The Cochin Chi
nese, thanks to the instructions of the French mis-
sionaries and other scientific men of the same nation,
whose resort among them it was once their policy to en-
courage, have long shown themselves desirous to adopt
the European modul in the construction of their sailing
vessels ; and the King possesses a considerable number
of what he, no doubt, deems first-rate ships of war after
the European style. Resolved not to stop at this point
in the career of improvement, he has lately added a
steamer to his navy, by purchasing in Java the Nether-
Janis steamer Van der Capellen, which vessel sailed into
our roads a few days ago as his Cochin Chinese Ma-
jesty's steam-ship of war ! and towards whose dominions
she will in due time bend her course, leaving him to
boast that he possessed what perhaps no other Asiatic
potentate has yet owned, a regular " smoke-ship," quite
sufficient of itself, under proper management, to anni-
hilate the whole navy of his Lord paramount of the
Dragon Throne, and which might sail up the Siam river
unmolested and in triumph, carrying terror into the
Palace of the " angelic city" of Bangkok, the capital of
his ancient and hereditary foe! To apply the power of
steam, whether by land or by sea, to the more benefi-
cent purposes of peace, is we fear, however, a thought
that never mingled itself with the calculations of his Ma-
jesty of Cochin China.—Canton Free Press.
MACAO, APRIL 18.
IST OF OCTOBER, IBS9, TO
DATE.

EXPORT OF TEA FROM THE
THIS
lbs.
Bohea 161,257
Congou....
Casser 77,215
Souchong
Clrnssa 19,006
Hungumey......, 64,533
Pekoe
Orange Pekoe 465,140

__ _ __
lbs.
Twankay 2,012,306
Hyson..., 795,655
Upon Skin 47,398
Young Hyson 331,021
Gunpowder 419,141
Imperial ...... .. 187,801

3 793.322
14,132,062

14,132,062

17,925,384
LOADING FOR GREAT BRITAIN.—The General Kyd,
Aden, Arabian, Fortescue, Glenelg, Mangalore, Tyrer,
Heroine, Asia, Giniachan, Frances Ann.—Bombay
Courier, July 4.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert purpose leavina
Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace at the end of thrs
month. In consequence of this arrangement an additional
number of workmen have been called for to complete the
various alterations at the Palace.--Evening Paper.