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London, England, 1858-02-26 00:00:00

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under gentle pressure ;—but I am anticipating the events
of subsequent days.
Room for the great Mandarin ! Preceded by Colonel
Hooker, with his sword drawn, accompanied by Commo-
dore Elliot and Captain Key, and followed by two files
of Marines, waddles the great Yeh himself, He is not
uskered into the small room, but into the Admiral's
room. To place him with the Governor and the
General would be to confine a pike with two gudgeon.
Peh-kwei and Tseang-keun shook at the sound of his
footsteps.

If he had six headmen in his train, and if we all stood
kidnapped men before him, he could not hold his head
more haughtily. It is a huge, sensual, at face. The
profile is nearly straight from the eyebrow to the chin.
He wears his mandarin cap, his red button, and his pea-
cock's tad, but in other respects has the ordinary, quilted
blue tunic and loose breeches, the universal winter wear
of this part of China. He seats himself in an armchair,
and some inferior mandarins who have pressed in after
him stand round and make him a little court. The
officers who fill the room are passing to and fro upon
their own duties, and, of course, refrain from staring at
him. Yet no one can look upon that face without feel.
isg that he its in the presence of an extraordinary man.
There is a ferocity about that restless roving eye which
which almost makes you shrink from it. It is the ex-
pression of a fierce and angry,brit not courageous animal.
While the long nails of his dirty fingers are trembling
against the table, and his eyes are ranging into every
part of the room in search of every face, his pose of dig-
nity is too palpably simulated to inspire respect, even
if you could forget his deeds. But no one can look
upon him with contempt.
The two Admirals and the General now arrive, and,
rafter some salutations, which were naturally more em-
barrassing to the captors than the captive, the English
Admiral inquired whether Mr. Cooper, sen., was still
living. You will recollect oircumitances under which this
gentleman was kidnapped. Yeh burst forth into a loud
laugh, which sounded to every one present as though he
were recollecting and enjoying the recollection of this
poor man's sufferings. When he had finished his cachin-
nations he replied, " I can't recollect about this man,
but I will make inquiries to-morrow, and if he can be
found you shall have him."
The disgust was at that moment so great, for many
in the room bad known and esteemed poor Cooper, that
if the audience could have decided the matter Yeh would
have been taken out and hanged.
He was told that his answer was not courteous, and
he replied that it was, at any rate, the only answer he
should give.
The Admiral now asked whether he had any other
prisoners alive in his custody. He appeared to have
misunderstood the question, for he replied, "Those 18
men were my prisoners of war. I took a great deal of
tronbla about those persons to have them properly
buried. I can show you their graves at this day."
" What 13 men were they ?" asked the Admiral,
" and when were they taken."
" How cau I tell you who they were, and how can I
remember when they were taken Yon were fighting
from October till January, when you were beaten off
and expelled, and your ships ran away. It was during
this time."
It was evidently not consistent with the dignity of
the Admirals and General to prolong this conversation.
After a moment's consultation they directed Mr. Parkes
to assure " his Excellency" that every care would be
taken for his personal safety and convenience, but that
he would be removed for the present on board ship.
"I don't see any necessity for going on board ship,"
replied his Excellency, " I can do everything that re-
quires to be done just as well here." But when Yeh
observed that the admirals were grave and impassible
and that they were about to retire, his eyes roved round
the room again in terror, and he added, " Well, I will
accept your invitation. In fact, I shall be very
,glad to
have as opportunity of seeing one of yosr ships.'
It wan more than an hour, however, and after delays
so frivolous that I cannot describe them, that he was at
Last fairly seated in his chair. As he progressed, with
his escort of Marines, along the walls to the landing-
place, he met a gang of our Commissariat Coolies. I am
told that these fellows put down their loads and saluted
him with a roar of laughter. This was too much. He
gnashed his teeth with rage and made a threatening
gesture.
THE GOVERNOR'S YAMUN, JAL 14.

Saturday last was a great day in the city of Canton.
Yeh being safely caged in the Inflexible, and the autho-
rities of the city being prisoners, the .Plenipotentiaries
became afraid that the city would be sacked by the
populace. It was resolred, therefore, to formally
reinstate Peli-kwei in his palace, and to assist him with
a council of three, composed of Col. Holloway, Capt.
Martineau, and Mr. Parkas.
About mid-day large bodies of English and French
troops defiled into the city, and the yamun of the Gover-
nor was strongly garrisoned.
At 3 o'clock the Plenipotentiaries and their suite and
the naval and military commanders passed through the
court-garde in their chairs and assembled in the third
pavilion, which I have already spken of as a hall of
audience.

Here they for two hours awaited the arrival of the
Chinese Governor and the Tartar General. The guns
which were to fire the salute had lost their way in
the city, the prisoners were not ready, and at last,
when the delays had been supposed to be overcome,
it was discovered that no order had been left to
deliver over the prisoners, and the faithful sentinel
apposed his bayonet to all who presented themselves
to conduct them out.
It was 5 o'clock before Peh-kwei and his gigantic
colleague appeared. It was doubtless an imposing
sight. Lord Elgin and Baron Gros were seated on a
sort of dais, the naval and military commanders were
seated on chairs at a right angle with the dais, and
oposite to those chairs were others, left vacant for the
Chinese. A throng of English and French officers, a
band, and colours filled up the hall. There were only
three Chinamen, spectators, present. When Peh.kwei
came in the Plenipotentiaries advanced and received
him, and, resuming their seats upon the dais,
motioned to him to take those assigned to him. Bat
Peh.kwei demurred, protested, jabbered, and pottered
about, and created a scene. The Plenipotentiaries
remained silent spectators of this for some minutes.
Lord Elgin at last yielded, and made way for the
Chinaman beside him, With great satisfaction, and
many grins and bows, the mandarins enjoyed the
victory granted to their pertinacity, and sat in seats of
honour, taking precedence of the English and French
Admirals and the British General—ill-omened evidence
of weakness of purpose 1
The proceedings then commenced. The ceremony
was somewhat hurried, for the sun was setting, and we
were in the heart of the unknown city. I must confess
that I think it, although admirably conceived, yet badly
ordered in the execution. If we had assembled in that
hall the inferior Chinese authorities—if Lord Elgin and
Baron Gros had then taken their seats—if Peh-kwei had
been brought in a prisoner—and if the Plenipotentiaries
had released him upon the spot, and had resigned to
him their dais, there cDuld have been no doubt in the
mind of the Chinese as to the nature of the transaction.
As it stands, the Chinese know only that Peh-kwei is
in his yamnn with a guard of honour.
Lord Elgin then addressed Teh-kwei sitting. He
said :

" We are assembled here to welcome your Excellency
on your return to your yamun, aid on your resumption of
the functions of your office, which have been momentarily
interrupted. It is proper, however, that I should apprise
your Excellency, and through your Excellency the inhabi-
tants of Canton, that the Plenipotentiaries of England and
France and the Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces
are firmly resolved to retain nailitary occupation of the
city until all questions pending between our respective
Governments and that of China shall have been firmly
settled and determined between us, the high officers
appointed by your Governments for this service, and
Plenipotentiaries of equal rack and powers whom his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China may see fit to ap-
point to treat with us. Any attempt, therefore, whether
by force or fraud, whether by treachery or violence, to dis-
turb ne in our possession of the city, will not Jail to bring
down on its authors and abettors the most severe and sig-
nal punishment. I am, however, no less to apprize your
Excellency that it is equally our determination, when the
questions to which I have referred shall have been so
settled, to withdraw from the military occupation of the
city, and restore it to the Imperial authorities. Meanwhile,
it is our sincere wish that during the period of our military
occupation the feelings of the people be respected, life and
property protected, the good rewarded, and offenders,
whether native or foreign, punished. We are desirous to
co-operate with your Excellency for these objects, and with
this view we have appointed a tribunal composed of offi-
cers of high character and discretion to act in concert with
you. We hope that through the agency of this tribunal
confidence may be restored to the people, and the founda-
tion laid of a better understanding between foreigners and
natives, so that henceforth all may pursue their avocations
in peace, and traffic together for their mutual advantage."
The address of the French Plenipotentiary was very
nearly as follows :
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These addresses were successively translated to Pkw

A.
wei, and he made an answer which the interpreter
reproduced in so low a tone that I could not catch a
word of it. It was, however, as I understand, only
an unmeaning Chinese compliment, except that in his
answer to the French Plenipotentiary, Peh-kwei eaid,
"That man Yeh has been the cause of ail the troubles."
This letter has already r 111 to such an unconscionable
length that I must reserve for another communication
all description of the virgin city of Canton, and of the
doings in the Governor's yamun, where, with the little
guard of 50 men left to retain possession, I Diund
opportunity of getting a corner to sleep. We are not
lux uriouslylocated. I am writing I hear the
following
colloquy between two Marines :
" So, Jim, the musquiters have been at your face,

too.o
gusquiterg, you calls them things—blessed it I
*int been sleeping all night in a beehive."

List of Casualties of Naval and Marine Brigades before
and in Canton, on the 28th, 29th, and 31st of December,
1857 :
Actmon—William T. Bate, captain, gingall ball in chest,
killed.
Sanspareil—Henry Thompson, midshipman, left arm and
kidney pierced by a spear-rocket, mortally, since dead,
Sybille—Edward Loft, A.B wound of chest, mortally,
line. dead.
Calcutta7Viacoult Gam], lioutcaut, arna brvion by

I a gingall ball, severely, but now recovering ; Charles Fos-
, sett, captain of forecastle, wound right thigh, severely,
doing well ; James Pearson, ordinary, wound right arm,
ditto ; William Payne, ordinary, wound right shoulder,
slightly ; and James Holland, A. 8., wound of head, ditto.
Nankin—John Jackson, blacksmith's-mate, wound of
head, mortally, since dead.
Hightlyer—Joseph Bailey, captain of the mast, wound
of head, mortally, since dead.
Sybille —John Smith, A. 8., left elbow, severely ; Jacob
Williams, A. 8., graze of breast, slightly ; John Burleigh,
A. 8., wound in ear, slightly ; Philip Palmer, bandsman,
wound in mouth, slightly ; and William Jeffries, sail-
maker's mate, wound in head, slightly.
Nankin.—J. Brumblecombe, ordinary, wound of arm,
severely ; Cornelius Sulivan, ordinary, wound of breast,
slightly ; William Bockham, A. 8., wound of shoulder,
slightly; and Alexander Charters, carpenter's mate,
slightly.
Sanspareil.—George Lane, ordinary, right foot, se-
verely ; Alfred Watson, ordinary, right knee, slightly ;
John ll`Ginness, ordinary, wound on temple, slightly;
and William Croker, ordinaryf wound on wrist, slightly.
Esk.— Charles Bowen, captain of the mizentop, wound
of chest, killed.
Highlyer.—Wm. Bissidu, ordinary, left arm, slightly ;
and Richard Sansfield, boy, first-class, wound of head,
slightly.
Niger.—Charles Smith, boy, first-class, wound of left
thigh, killed.
Furious.—William Randall, A. 8,, wound of left arm,
slightly.
Racehorse.— George Herd, armonrer, sprain, slightly.
Hornet.—William 0. Butler, lieutenant, scalp wound,
severely, doing well ; James Fisher, master's assistant,
wound of arm, slightly ; and John Davies, captain after-
guard, wound left eye, severely.
Elk.—John Manuel, A. 8., contusion, severely, and
Patrick Sweeney, leading seaman, contusion, slightly.
Cruiser.—Charles Fellowes, commander, wound left foot
and wrist, slightly; Wm. Tilbury, A. 8., wound of right
thigh, severely, doing well ; J. Dunn, captain of foretop.
left leg, slightly; 0. A, Vignold, acting foretop, wound
of arm, slightly.
Inflexible.—Samnel Polwan, leading seaman, wound of
hand, severely,
ROYAL MARINES, PROVISIONAL BATTALION (LIEUTZN.

ANT-COLONEL THOMAS LlimoN.)
Calcutta.—Private William Mason, wound of temple,
slightly ; Francis Muaselwhite, private, wound in arm,
slightly ; W. Smith, private, wound in ear, slightly ;
James Alllwood, private, wound in head, severely—doing
well.

Sybille.—lsaac Eaton, private, wound in right thigh,
dangerously ; William Emmett, ordinary, wound of ankle,
slightly.
Assistance.—Thomas Hill, private, burn, slightly ; John
Parker, private, wound of knee, slightly ; John Adams,
burn, slightly ; and Thomas Cooke, private, contusion,
slightly.
Royal Marine Artillery. —Thomas Holloway, colonel
commanding Naval Brigade, right knee, slightly; Benja-
min Wise, colour-sergeant, left arm, severely; James Fury,
gunner, loss of left arm, severely; and Robt. Hoddy, gun-
ner, wound of foot, slightly.
Ist Battalion Royal Marine Brigade.—First Lieutenant
W. F. P. S. Dadson, right arm, severely ; Sergeant Wil-
liam Rea, right leg, severely ; Privates—William Burton,
wound of head, severely ; James Lucas, .right thigh,
severely, but doing favourably ; and FrederiotMears, right
arm, slightly.
Esk.—William Oxford, cooper, Henry Page and James
Prior, ordinary, Edward Wiltshire, captain of the maintop
(dying), William Marler and William Dyer, ordinary
(since dead) ; and Thomas Williams, A.B. (since dead)—
severely burnt by an explosion of Chinese magazine.
Niger—Henry Whitehead and Simon Holloway, ordi-
nary; John Bullimore, stoker, since dead; and William
Atkins, quartermaster—severely burnt by an explosion of
Chinese magazine.
Furious—Joseph Mcßoil, stoker; Thomas White, cap-
tain of the mizentop ; and H. G. Ravenhill, leading sea-
man—severelyburnt byan explosion of Chinese magazine.
Hornet—Thomas King, ordinary, and Edward Chancy,
ordinary—severely burnt by an explosion of Chinese maga-
zine.
Woodcock—James Gorman, Quartermaster—severely
burnt by an explosion of Chinese magazine.

Nominal List of Casualties in the Land Forces oceurring
on 28th and 29th Dec., 1857 :-
59TH REGIIIEFT.

Lieut. Efacket, killed
Lieut. Thinkwin, lacerated wound of knee
Ensign Bowen, gingall ball through chest, coming out
close to spine—since dead
Private Dennis Sullivan, musket ball through right arm
Private Timothy Regan, killed
Private Matthew Walsh, shell wound in right eye
Private James Bullock, musket ball in hand
Private James Calvert, wounds in thigh and head by
shell _

Private Patrick O'Neal, contusion of knee by spent can.
non ball
Private James Wigley, wound in thigh by musket ball
Private Win. Taylor, musket ball entering under left orbit
Private Joseph Healy, musket ball In thigh.
Private Joseph M`Namara, musket ball in leg.
Private William Quinn, musket ball in arm and fracture
of ring finger.
Private John Slattley, musket ball through calf of leg.
Private Joseph Ernbley, musket ball in thigh.
Private Thos. Haddican, musket ball through shoulder.
Private Denis Sullivan, musket ball in face.
Private John Skillen, musket ball wound in knee.
Private Matthew Cronin, contusion by fall from sealing
ladder.

38TH MADRAS NATIVE INFANTRY.
Havildar Sheik I3mael, wound of scalp by rocket.

HONG KONG, JAIL 15.
Our latest dates from England are to the 16th of
November, taken to Galle by the .A.ustralian steamer
and brought hence per Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company's extra steamer from Bombay, the
Formosa, which arrived on the 9th inst. The outward
mail leaves to-day, per steamer Aden. The steamer
with the 26.1 of November mail keeps out.
The last mail took home the Government Gazette
Extrao•dinetry, containing a despatch from Rear-Admi-
ral Sir Michael Seymour announcing the fall of Canton
to the allied forces on the 29th of December. The
official announcement was not generally circulated here
till after the steamer left.
I am happy to add that the casualties during the
operations prove as slight as they were at first reported
to be, but we have not yet seen the official return.
I am sorry to report the deaths of two more officers—
Ensign Bowen, of her Majesty's 59th Regiment, and
Mr. Thompson, Midshipman of her Majesty's steamer
Sanspareil, who died of wounds received at the assault.
After the city was in our possession, and up to the
6411 inst., there ware no signs of any advance on the
part of the Chinese officials to come to terms, and it
was feared hostilities would have to be continued,
which, as there was little resistance offered, and the
people were disposed to be amicable, it was wished to
avoid. On the 6th Yeh, the Viceroy, was taken
prisoner with other Mandarins, and this occurrence has
led to arrangements being made for the occupation and
the governing of Canton.
Peh-Kwei, the former Lieut.• General is appointed
Governor, and the Tartar General the Lieutenant-
Governor, and they are to act under a commission of
two English and one Trench officer. By last accounts
matters were settling down, and the people showed
no hostility to the troops. We have not yet been
advised when the blockade is to be removed, but we
believe this is to be done at once.

Yeh is at present on board her Majesty's steamer
Inflexible, stationed in the Canton river.
Nothing is yet known as to Lord Elgin's future
policy ; it is said he will proceed to the Peiho as early
as possible.
Lord Elgin and Baron Gros are still ep the river,
but we understand they will return to Hong Kong
shortly.
From Shanghai we have received the important intel-
ligence that the city of Chin-Kiang-I'oo, which had been
iu possession of the rebels since 1853, and Kwa-chow,
on the opposite side of the river, were retaken by the
Imperialists at the end of December. These successes,
it was considered, would have a favourable effect on the
import trade in the north, as the navigation of the
Yang-se-kiang was thereby in a great measure rendered
free.
Her Majesty's ships Princess Charlotte Belleisle
arrived here on the 3d of January, and her Majestys'
steamer Fury, from Bangkok, on the sth of January.
All quiet along the coast, but as a matter of precaution
Sir M. Seymour has despatched the steamer Nimrod
to Foochow and the steamer Surprise to Amoy ; the
latter relieved the Comus, which has arrived here. Her
Majesty's ship Sibylle is here under orders for home,
and leaves immediately.
The United States steamer Mississipi arrived from
Singapore on the 13th inst.
At Hong Kong all is quiet. Business has been
checked, owing to the uncertainty which existed, and
still in a measure prevails, about matters at Canton,
but we trust shortly to see confidence returning.

(Prom the Overland China Mall, Jan. 15.)
We premised to publish a fuller account of
the fall of Canton than any we had yet been
enabled to give, and now redeem our promise,
adding thereto the letters of the Chinese spy there
referred to. Our correspondent is evidently a care-
ful observer of what happens around him, and his
"observations" might well appear in his own
phraseology ; but he prefers that we should tell the
story for him.
The bombardment of the city, of which he was an
eye-witness, he says, commenced at six in the morn-
ing of Monday, the 28th Dec., and during the
whole of that day the gunboats were busily engaged
in transferring the various arms—British and
French, seamen and marines, artillery aid engi-
neers, 59th and sepoys—from Honam, the larger
men-of-war, and the troop ships to the Canton side.
As soon as the various troops landed they filed off
to the right and left, and were soon hidden by the
trees. Boats were incessantly plying backwards
and forwards with their live freights, and strange to
say, among so many, not an accident occurred.
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