The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
The French Opposition Journals make a great outcry about
the refusal of the Minister of the Interior to authorise the an-
nual meeting of the Anti-Slavery Society, to take place on
the Bth inst., as announced since the sth of January lase. The
Temps and the Univers explain that the meeting is not for-
bidden, but only postponed ; and that the Duke de Broglie was
to hold a private sitting of the Society to determine the period
at which the annual meeting should take place.
The Moniteur Parisien contains the following :—La
Presse, in recapitulating the different reports of a Spanish con-
spiracy, which have been spoken of for some time, adds, ' We
can confidently assert, that net only papers, but printed pam-
phlets, were seized at Father Casares's residence, and after his
arrest he was expelled the French territory.'"
The Barcelona journals have reached U 3 down to the 28th ult.
The disturban-es continued until the night of the 2 d, but,
thanks to the National Guards, who remained constantly under
arms, and to the zeal and energy displayed by the authorities,
they terminated without further bloodshed.
PUBLIC OPINION.
The Times makes some remarks on the Exchequer Bill
fraud, and is of opinion "that those who can be shown beyond
dispute to have received these bills in the common course of
business, unaccompanied by any circumstances of suspicion,
any unusual conditions, inordinate interest, or unaccountable
sources, have a plain claim for recompense. The agent of Go-
vernment, and the lax regulations under which that agent was
allowed to act, r.re here the sole causes of the mischief. We
have no justification for making an example of these persons,
and no purpose to serve by so doing. They have done all that
could be required of them, or that we have a right to require
of commercial men for the future."
The Herald has a leading article suggested by Lord Mont_
eagle's speech on Friday in the Lords, on the Exchequer Bills'
affair, of which speech our Contemporary gives the following
opinion :—" The speech delivered, last night, by his Lordship
was at once the most characteristic and the least to the purpose
we ever read. His motion, in the first place was of that fawn-
ing " publican " kind, which men do call in Parliament motions
"ad niisericordiam." W. should imagine that the Noble
Lord did not even intend, much less anticipate, that it would
be carried."

The Chronicle says of Mr. Ferrand's reply to the speeches of
Messrs. Villiers and Cobden on Friday in the Commons
4. Nothing could be more miserable than Mr. Ferrand's attempt
at explanation and reply. This cock that crowed so lustily a
week ago, cheered on by the shouts of his agricultural backers,
proved craven on the first occasion of being challenged to the
proof of his taunting assertions. He denied having imputed
cruelty to Mr. Cobden ; denied having imputed the practice of
the truck system to him ' • and finally, attempted to get out of
having charged the truck system on the League, by asserting
that he could prove his charge against some members of it, and
asserting that he had never brought the charge against all of
them."
The Post says that there seems to be no end to the impu-
dence of the beaten Corn-law League men. " After bellow-
ing," adds the Post, " through the country for four long
months about the wretched state of the British labourer, com-
pared with the foreign labourer, all owing (as they asserted) to
the diabolical Corn-laws, they now affect to be very indignant
that any comparison of the kind should be made ! As soon as
the comparison is made accurately, and upon a good foundation
of evidence, it turns out that the foreign labourer is the man
who lives ill, and not the British."

The Advertiser strenuously recommends a union of the
working classes with the middle classes, as the only means
left of accelerating the progress of Reform ; and goes on to re-
mark.—" Cencess►ons have coma from the middle classes; and
we venture to hope that they will be cordially aceepted by the
working classes. Their best and steadiest friends look with
much anxiety for their acquiescence in the proposal now made
to them for a union with the middle classes ; and they may
rely upon it, that none will be opposed tq, it, unless it be those
who foresee in such a union, the annihilation of a mischievous
power- which they have been enabled, in the absence of more
rational and influential men, to exercise over the minds and
movements of the unrepresented classes."
ECCLESIASTICAL.
The Rev. Alfred Maguire, pastor of a Roman Catholic
chapel at Hethe, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, who, during a
residence of 11 years, had never paid a church-rate, was dis-
trained upon by a new churchwarden there for 3s. 9d. this
year, and, failing compliance, a seizure of furniture, to the
amount of 31. 10s., being the costs of levy, &c., has been
made. The matter bas caused no little excitement in tha
village.

CHINA.

" CITY OF NING-PO-FOO, OCT. 17, 1841.
" Before detailing our operations, and the successes
of our arms since we left Amoy, I must set you right
upon one or two /eetle. points. The Chinese forts are
not so miserable as you imaeine them to be. The bat-
teries at Amoy, after fourliours of cannonading from
our ships of war, remained unbreached and almost unin-
jured, and those which we have more recently seen
evince the highest proofs of their knowledge of engi-
neering. They are, however as yet unacquainted with
one very material point, which is the advantage of a
flanking fire, for the lack of which their batteries .re
turned, and consequently rendered unavailable. From
the great improvement which within the last twelve-
month thlry have made in the art of war, I doubt not at
no very remote period to see them constructing their
fortifications upon that principle. Nor are they such a
vile set of eowards. In their late encounters with our
troops they have fought well, and stood their ground
bravely, clearly evincing that there is no want of moral
courage on their part. Men who will stand their ground
at' the point of the bayonet, can scarcely be cowards ; but
it is vain to expect men, almost undisciplined, to with-
stand the noble rush which the British soldier, with a
deafening cheer, makes upon his foe. The French never
could, much less the Chinese ; but it cannot be denied
that, with the discipline and weapons of the English, the
Tartar troops would be a truly formidable foe.
" OCT. 18.—And now for our adventures by flood and
field. Amoy fell to our arms on the 28th of August.
After leaving a garrison on an island adjoining, with
three vessels of war, the remainder of the troops re-
embarked, and we weighed anchor on the 4th September.
From the light and variable winds which now prevailed,
it was too evident that tha S.W. monsoon was rapidly
drawing to a close, and fears were entertained that
if the northerly winds set in with any strength, it
would be impossible for the fleet to weather the
Island of Formosa. It had been intended to have taken
the city of Fuh-chow-foo, the capital of the province in
which Amoy is situated, and a place of great trade, but
now all idea of that was abandoned. During the first
week we made about fifty miles a day, the fleet managing
to keep in company tolerably well ; but upon the 12th
the wind came right a. head, and the heavy clouds, thick
weather, and falling of the barometer, portended a
e >ming gale. During that night we had a narrow escape
from being run down by the Blenheim, one of the seventy-
fours, which ran into us, and struck the Palmyra amid
ships. The force of the encounter was most fortunately
stopped by a very thick spar intended for a bowsprit,
lashed alongside of our vessel, and which was cut in two.
The Blenheim then paid off, and with the exception of her
jib-boom being carried as% ay, and a few of our ropes
broken, the damage done was trifling, though it
was truly awful to see such an immense vessel over-
hanging us, very little more way upon her being sufficient
to have cut us to the water's edge. Next morning it was
very thick, and blowing a double-reefed-topsail breeze.
In the course of the day the fleet was totally dispersed,
each ship waking the best of her way to the northward.
From this time until the 18th it blew a complete gale of
wind, and the weather so thick that we could never get an
observation, but were obliged to trnst to our dead reck
oning, which cannot be much depended upon where un-
certain tides and currents prevail. Notwithstanding,
upon that day we managed to make the islands outside
of Chusan, and anchored for the night under the land.
Next day we stood in to Buffalo's Nose, the rendezvous
of the fleet. and found that only one vessel of war and
two or three of the transports had arrived. In the course
of the two ensuing days a grejtt number came in, and on
the 22d we moved about 15 miles further, to Keetoe
Point. A mate and a couple of sailors of an opium
vessel had been killed here a few days previously.
They had been on shore with an armed party obtain-
ing fresh provisions, and when returning were attacked
by a-party of Chinese soldiers. There is not the slightest
demand for opium in this part of China at present, but
whether the people are influenced by fear of the authori-
ties, and the severe penalties attached to those using it,
or have determined to expel the drug, I do not know.
Upon the 24th we moved into Silver Island, about seven
miles distant from Chusan. The original intention had
been to leave that place alone in the first instance, and
move on to Chinhae and Ningpo, but after we had an-
chored off Silver Island the weather again became very
thick and unsettled, and, a heavy sea running, it was
deemed impracticable to make any attempt upon Chin-
hae, it being a lee-shore, and exceedingly unsafe for
shipping. We, therefore, waited for the first fine day
to attack Chusan. In passing up we had obtained a
glimpse of the island, and could distinctly see
that it was a mass of fortiacations. We had,
moreover, learnt from our spies that they had
five thousand troops there, all good men and true.
"The next day passed, and the next, and soon, without
any change for the better in the weather, heavy rain and
high wind prevailing. At last, upon the 28th, we got a
glimpse of the sun, and the order was given to weigh.
During that day and the ensuing one, most of the ves-
sels got into what is called the outer anchorage, and the
necessary preparations were made for landirg the troops.
The men-of-war were only to act a secondary part.
Upon our first coming into the anchorage, the Chinese
had kept up a heavy fire upon the different vessels as
they passed, but our present anchorage being protected
from their batteries, they gave it up, continuing, how-
ever, to annoy us from one gun which they managed to
get into a position to bear upon us. Three or four of
the men-of-war were occupied nearly the whole day in
shelling the Chinese in a fortified encampment which they
had formed in the gorge of a hill commanding the anchor-
age. Upon the Ist inst., about nine o'clock, the troops were
landed, in two divisions, from small steamers. The Chi-
nese, perceiving that it was not our intention to enter
the harbour in front of their long line of batteries, had
assembled in considerable numbers upon the hills over-
looking the landing-place, and immediately our men got
on shore they assailed them with a brisk fire from their
matchlocks and gingals. The first division moved up the
hill to dislodge them, whilst the second proceeded round
its base to flank a long line of batteries, upon which our
howitzers now opened, and created no small clisturbar
amongst the defenders. As our men ascended the „It ,
the Chinese came boldly down to meet them, and y
loud shouts and waving of flags defied them to the con-
flict, and though the men-of-war covered our ad-
vance with their shot, and which partially drove them
back, still there were many who stood their ground.
and waited till we got up. As they neared the summit,
the Tartars, who had retired for shelter, again made
a bold stand, but our men steadily moved on, and, when
at about twenty paces, poured in a deadly volley, and
succeeding it by a rush, effectually drove them from
their position. They retreated towards the city, every
now and then making a. stand to fire their matchlocks.
Meanwhile the second division had moved round the hill,
and entered the batteries in which the Chinese were still
in considerable numbers, though our guns had annoyed
them exceedingly. Notwithstanding they met the in-
fantry as they advanced with considerable steadiness,
and though the greater number made a hasty retreat
after the first volley at close quarters had been given,
some there were who could not be driven from their post
until the bayonet came into play. The first division fol-
lowed the enemy towards the city, while the second drove
them out of the batteries. About eleven o'clock our guns
and rockets were got by great exertions " over ground
almost impracticable "(as Sir Hugh Gough calls it in his
orders, whilst thanking the troops under his command),
to a hill overlooking the city, from whence we began to
shell the place, whilst a body of troops went forward
with scaling-ladders. The opposition offered to them
w.s trifling, and they were speedily within the walls. It
wasyet some tune before the second division had cleared
the batteries, but by half-past twelve, all opposition
Ns as at an end, and once more the English were masters
of Chusan.
" The two following days we were employed destroy-
ing the Chinese arsenals and magazines, at Chinhae, and
securing the public property, which I must tell you is to
be given to the troops and navy, prize agents having
been elected by direction of Sir Henry Pottinger. The
guns we found were of a very superior 'description, and
amongst them were no less than 67 of brass. There was
also found an immense store of copper for the casting of
their guns, valued at 50,000/. We have taken in all
103 brass guns, which will give about 18,000/. more. The
public granary at Chusan contains grain to the value of
15,0001., and that at Chinhae to 2,000/. All thescecalcu-
'lations are made by the prize agents, and are, if any-
thing, below the mark. So, if they withhold the ransom
money of Canton from the forces, there is even yet some
chance ofprize-money. Upon thei 12th, the two small
steamers went up the river to reconnoitre Ningpo, much
to the surprise of the natives, who had never before seen
a barbarian vessel in these waters, much less one of so ex-
traordinary a construction. They found abundance
of water for vessels of almost any size, and
upon their arrival at Ningpo, having seen no
soldiers nor- any show of opposition, they returned
to. Chinhm. Upon the following day, after having
left a garrison there with the larger men-of-war, the
remnant of the troops, amounting to 650, embarked in
the Queen, Sesostris, Phlegethon, and Nemesis steamers,
and with the Modeste, Columbine, Cruizer, and Ben-
tinck sloops of war, proceeded up the river. It was a
grand sight ; the wind was fair, and the Bentinck
commanded by a very fine fellow (Collinson), led the
way and sailed up, beating all the steamers, sailing
where it was never known that vessels could sail. The
Modeste got aground; but was soon towed off, upon
which the other vessels also preferred being towed. The
river is a very beautiful one, varying in breadth from
800 to 1,000 yards. It flows through rich fertile val-
leys, thickly populated, the inhabitants of which crowded
the banks in thousands to gaze on our little fleet. If the
Chinese ever could feel their inferiority, I should think
they must have been aware of it that day. The mo-
tions of the steamers seemed to strike than the most.
I was in the Nemesis, which, having no ves-
sel in tow, was considerably ahead of the Ad-
miral, and lay to for him. She is a splen-
did boat, drawing only six feet of water. Her com-
mander, Hall, is a very superior fellow, a Master in
the navy, and, I rejoice to say, has just been made Lieu-
tenant, for his gallantry and spirited conduct at the
taking of the Bogue forts, and I doubt not that he will
soon rise to the rank of post-captain, and richly he de-
serves it. He can do just as he likes with his little ves-
sel, turn her and twist her in what direction he pleases.
At one time he would turn the vessel's head to the shore
for the purpose of sounding, and run her so close in that
the Chinese imagined she would run in amongst them,
and fled in dismay from the strange animal, which
snorted and uttered sounds loud as thunder as the steam
was allowed to escape. Then reversing the paddles, she
would gracefully move backwards to the centre of the
stream, and the Chinese would recover from their panic,
and again return, to gaze open-mouthed upon the vessel.
" Opposite the city of Ningpo there is a bridge of
boats across the river, upon which we landed from the
bows of the Nemesis. No opposition was offered, and
we took possession of the city without firing a shot, It
was evident that they had never meditated a defence ; a
few old guns and gingals were mounted upon the walls,
but the shadow of a soldier was not seen. Chinhae was
the place where th 9 tittp of the province was to be de'.

tided ; there they .had concentrated their forces, deter-
mined to stand or fall by the result, but they never once
calculated upon defeat. The lesson read to them that
day was a severe one, and one which it should be thought
would open the eyes of the Emperor. The loss sustained
by them was very great, and included several mandarins
of rank. Yu-Kiang, the imperial commissioner of the
province, the man who had been sent by the Eni;eror to
exterminate the barbarians, thunderstruck at the result
of the tight, and afraid to meet his wrath, endeavoured
to drown himself, but, being rescued by his officers, he
finally terminated his existence by swallowing gold,
the fashionable method of committing suicide in this
country. He it was who had counselled the Em-
peror never to make peace with us, who had poisoned
his ear by false reports, who had offered rewards for our
heads—he it was who put Captain Stead, of the Pes-
tomjee Bomajee, to a lingering death—who had be-
headed many of the unfortunate Chinese who had been
friendly to us at Chusan. He was a cruel, but he was a
most talented, man. Under his eye had these districts
been put in a state of defence, and the various improve-
ments in warfare effected. The victory was complete ;
the whole military materiel of the province fell into our
hands. In Yu-Kiang's house were found all his plans,
maps, and papers, the edicts of the Emperor— in fact,
everything of importance. Amongst .other papers they
got one, a letter to him from the Viceroy of Formosa, to
the intent that he had concluded a negotiation with the
Portuguese at Manilla for the purchase of guns, arms,
and military stores, and that a supply might soon be ex-
pected ; and another, a memorial to the Emperor, that
he purposed saving the lives of all his English prisoners,
provided they would teach them navigation, steam-boat
building, and other things connected with naval matters.
And now I have brought my history up to the occupa-
tion of Ningpo.
" NINGPO, OCTOBER 25.—We are still in this city,
and it seems probable now that we shall hold it during
the winter, the season being too far advanced for further
operations. And now we are holding five places in the
Chinese empire—Hongkong, Amoy, Chusan, Chinhae,
and Ningpo. The last report from Pekin is that the
Emperor is more obstinate than ever, and is about to
send down an, army of 100,000 men to exterminate us
in toto, and another of 50,000 to regain Hongkong. The
arsenals and magazines here were abundantly supplied
with military stores of every description. In one alone
we found 150,0001 b. of powder. In the treasury we
were fortunate enough to get 51 boxes of Sycee silver,
nearly a hundred thousand dollars worth. It had pre-
viously been broken open by the mob, and a great quan-
tity carried off. Several banking houses have been
found, with coin to the amount of a million of dollars,
all in copper pice, the only stamped money in China,
1,200 pice to a dollar. It is known that these
banking houses are some way connected with Go-
vernment, but, as it has not been determined whether
or not they are wholly public property, the
general is somewhat loth to seize them for prize-
money. A chop has been despatched to Hang-cow-foo.
the capital city of the province, whither the mandarins
have retired, to the intent that, unless they pay down six
millions of dollars, Ningpo shall be declared British pro-
perty, and the other towns in the province shall, in like
manner, be taken possession of. Much depends upon
their reply with regard to our proceedings. Should they
accede :o our demand, we shall retire to Chinhae ; but
if they refuse, there's the rub :' will the plenipotentiary
order the city to be burned, the property to be confis-
cated, and the junks, of which there are many hundreds,
to be seized ? or shall we occupy the town, and, if so,
declare the Tartar dynasty to be at an end ? A decisive
blow must be struck ; it will not do to threaten these
celestials without performing, as they invariably impute
it to fear ; and with the small force we have here we
could not occupy this city during the winter, the guards
required being so numerous that the men are ( n duty
every other day, and out in all weather ; they will very
soon be knocked up. Even now sickness is creeping in
amongst them. There have been a few cases of cholera,
brought on, it is supposed, by intemperance ; six marines
died in one day out of nine attacked. Fortunately it has
not spread.
" Anstruther, the hero of Ningpo, is our commandims,
officer, and a very fine fellow he is. The way in which
he entered this town last year differed in some degree
from this year's occupation of it. He has recognised many
old acquaintances, amongst others a man who acted as his
servant, and purchased meat, &c., for him. The China-
man was delighted to see him, and seems to have been
very fond of him. Amongst Yu-Kiang's papers was
found a lithographed copy of a drawing which Anstru-
ther made for the mandarins last year, of the manner in
which the Queen receives her ministers. Above is a de-
scription of it in Chinese, in which they say that the great
mandarins of the barbarians' country approach the royal
presence, and, bending on one knee, they smell'
her Majesty's hand. The cold weather is now
setting in, and worsted stockings and cloth trows-
ers by day are very c-mfortable, and double blankets
at night are scarcely sufficient to keep out the cold. As
yet we have not had much rain. This is a very fine city,
and a place of much trade and immense wealth. There
are several magnificent temples of Jhoss-houses, fitted
up in a truly splendid style. But I may as well give
you a short description of the city. Ning-po-foo, the
second city of the province of Cheheeang, of which
Hang-chow-foo is the capital, is situated is a vast plain,
at the distance of twelve miles from the sea. The river
Limpo runs under its walls, and is navigable to shins of
almost any size, four fathoms being found in the centre
of the channel. The walls of the city are 8,000 yards
in circumference, and 22 feet in height. Its form can-
not be exactly described, being pentagonal, approaching
to oval, with six principal gates and two water-gates.
At each gate there is a square bastion, at right angles
to the wall, and extending about fifty yards in front of
it. The streets are about 20 feet in breadth, for the
most part well paved, or rather flagged, and run
through the city at right angles to each other. Nearly
in the centre of the town there is a remarkable obelisk
of a hexagonal form; and upwards of 150 feet in height.
The ascent to the summit is by twelve flights of stairs.
At each intermediate story there are large windows,
which at night are lit up, and a lantern is moreover
placed on the summit. The date of its erection is unknown,
but, judging from its outward appearance, it must be of
very great age, the walls being in a dilapidated condi-
tion. The Chinese had been engaged in repairing it
shortly before our occupation of city. The view
from it is truly grand ; Ningpo being situated on an
immense plain, comprising 600 square miles. On every
side you behold a rich country, dotted with innumerable
villages, and every acre under cultivation. The tout
ensemble of the vale was particularly lovely and pleasing ;
in fact it more resembled a Nobleman's park. And
what would not any nobleman have given for such a
one, with two fine rivers winding gracefully through it,
and numerous canals intersecting the whole country ?
In most of the principal streets there are archways 100
yards apart, with various designs and figures cut out of
the solid stone in the most wonderful manner, and with
the most minute exactness. We have discovered several
very large stores of sugar, cotton, teas, &c., &c. There
are some large granaries here. They are disposing of
the contents of one to the Chinese at a reduction in value
of 60 per cent., and by it we shall clear 14,000 or 15,000
dollars—about 3,300/. We have also made prize of
several large bells ; amongst others, one upwards of
eight feet in height, six feet in diameter, and five tons in
weight, worth more than 500/.
" Nitic ro, OCT. 28.—The courier whomwe despatched
to Hang-chow-foo with a: chop to the mandarins re•
turned yesterday with the information that that city is
surrounded with troops, that no one is allowed to enter
without being searched, and being afraid to trust his
life amongst the soldiery, he had returned, unable to
deliver the packet. We are all ign.,rant of what may
now be the intentions of the general and admiral. The
last mail brought us out the naval promotions for the
capture of the Bogue forts, and extensive enough they
are : 1 K.C.8., 6 C.B's, 12 Post Captains, 23 Com-
manders, and 34 Lieutenants. In fact it gave every
naval officer who was present a step, if he had served
long enough in the rank he held to entitle him to one.
" OCT. 30.---I shall close this letter shortly as I have
nothing new to inform you of. There is some talk now
of our advancing on Hang-chow-foo this year. The dis-
tance across country is about a hundred miles, forty
miles of which the small steamers can traverse up the
river from this place. After that we get into a branch of
the Great Canal, and by seizing upon about two
hundred and fifty or three hundred China boats, we
could convey the whole disposable force, about
1,000 fighting men, under the walls of the city. It
would be a bold stroke, but there can be little doubt of

its success, and it would be a most desirable blow. We
could also go thither by sea, but in the strength of the
monsoon it would be difficult to beat up, though the
distance is only sixty miles by that ronte. Hang-chow-
foo is an immense city, upwards of fourteen miles in cir-
cumference within the walls. Canton, too, is fast has-
tening to its destruction. The treety made last May
has been openly broken. They are staking up the river,
erecting new fortifications, and calling in fresh bodies of
troops. It cannot be spared a third time. Several curious
documents have been discovered at Chinhae. I sup-
pose you are aware that there is a tradition in this
country that China will be conquered by a woman
from the West ; hence the extreme jealousy with which
they regard the English ladies at Macao, which, in the old
Company's time, even extended so far as to cause

the stoppage of the trade, because one of them
visited Canton in disguise. The day after
our occupation of Chusan a Chinese came to the quarters
of Sir Hugh Gough, and demanded to see the General.
He said he was a soothsayer, that he had consulted the
stars and the book of fate, and found therein that a great
change was about to take place—that the time was close
at hand when the Tartar dynasty would be otherthrown,
and the great English nation were to be the means ;
and, turning to Sir Hugh, he hailed him as Lord of
Pekin. Yesterday the same man appeared in this city.
At the entrance of the General's quarters a Hall of Jus-
tice has been established, where Dr. Gutzlaff, the chief
interpreter, sits, and dispenses it to all who requite it,
acting the part of chief mandarin, or lord mayor,
or provost, if you like it. Hundreds daily throng this
place. The soothsayer, turning to the crowd, in-
formed them of what I told you, only a great deal more
in a long harangue. I forgot to mention another
striking part of his speech to the Geneneral. " Stoop
not to low things; strike boldly at Han,g-chow-
foo; leave alone Chinhae and Ningpo." One of
the documents found at Chinhae appeared to be
the Book of Fate. One part of it said that about
three years ago a great temple in the Tchekian province
was upset by an earthquake, and disclosed to view a
marble tablet, whereon was written many wonderful
things by no mortal hand. Amongst others, that in the
reign of the Emperor Taouhwang, or some such name,
the present chap, the plains of Canton should be de-
luged with bleed ; and in another part, that 'the Em-
peror had a dream, wherein he saw a vision which in-
formed him that in the twenty. first year of his reign the
empire should pass from his hands. That year is: now
about to commence. These reports are strange ; but,
whatever may come to pass, there can be little dcubt but
that the ultimate results of the China war will be of the
utmost importance. Sir Henry Pottinger, it is said;