Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-23

how to distinguish between the guilty and innocent,
and that peaceful merchants have to fear nothing
from ms resentment. Here the ehinese authorities
have hitherto preserved the greatest silence but
rumor Is ahoat that they understand have offered
reward Tor the apprehension OF Captains Elliot and
Smith, as likewise for the destruction of any English
vessel and II is besides said that preparations
are making TO attempt the firing of the fleet at Tung
koo care ought TO be had not TO allow of any Chi
nese boats coming too near the ships, their own
may, to obtain the reward under pretence of
selling provisions, &C., secretly conriye means to
set snip on hre.-Canton Register, Noo. 18th.
From the Picking Gazettes.l
PEKINe.--His Majesty is extremely indignant that
the officers entrusted with the management of the
annual examinations are not more clear-sighted in
distinguishing real merit Since lazy of no
capacity have been by mere patronage promoted TO
Offices and the natural consequence has been that
several branches Of the legislature are neglected
banditi have been allowed to carry on their unhal-
loves work in the very precincts of the sacred CITY,
whilst the police entrusted with putting down these
dsturbers of the public peace remain supine and
are even callons after so many admonitions and
we're reprimands.
An officer who was recommended to promotion
and to be ushered into the Imperial presence prov ed
himself unable to write a beautiful hand. For this
defect he is dismissed and his friends severely
blamed for putting such an upstart forward.
STATE OF CHINA-sHAN-TUyo PROVINCES Some
hundred Mahomedan families living in a very sandy
district, that yields scarcely any subsistence, have
of late exercised the profession of maraudcrs, and
not only troubled their peaceful neighbors, but, in
the Arab style upon the proc Of their
acres. Such has been the for many years,
whilst the valiant military hav been idly looking
1t being however dangerous to give to such unruly
fellows too much sway, the district soldiers Were
finally ordered out to meet them the point Of the
sword Great things were expected from their he
roic actions, but after many hard won victory, it
turns out that these professional robbers still
alive, and so obstinate, that they have until now
defied the terrible fire of the Ceestias Orders are
therefore issued to put them down at once and ex-
trpate them entirely.
SHANTUNG, though the land that gave birth to
Confucius, is the hobed OF instructions and con-
slant disturbances. There Budhu priests and vsta.
ries of the white water-lily, with many other agta
tors are blowing the flame of dscord. The inhabi-
tants themselves are famous for their pugnacious
propensties. Abe-bodied and easily excited to
wrath they revenge injury by blows In national
quarrels they Will always take very prominent
part; and in fact, like true-bred Irishmen engage
in every quarrel Since late there have been partial
skirmshes with lawless vagabonds, to whom his
Imperial Majesty bears a great grudge. But he is
especially indignant that the military officers have
not exterminatcd them before they have assumed
such threatening posture, and has therefore de-
graded the heroes from their ranks.
FoKEEN.-A report has been forwarded to the
Emperor describing the progress which has been
made to inure the soldery of this well Chekeang
province to the use of fire arms. They
stantly drilled and trained TO fire large guns well
as tchocks and perform evoutions that would
shame the boosted skill of Frederic William, king
of Prussia.
We have in these evil times heard much about
the probable issue of attack upon the Celestial
Empire. There are some things which might render
ii almost impossible, that China would ever be bold
enough 10 throw down the gauntlet to any civilized
nation. A great trade of vital importance 10 their
nation as late occurrences have fully proved, and
an habituel desire the part of this Government
TO avoid any collision at every risk and cost that has
hitherto marked the measures of this country are
dametrieally opposite TO any warlike enterprise
the part of the Chinese. Yet il two more men, such
Lin, put in power, and if the minister Keshen
is as brave as he speaks of himself in his memorial,
the safeguard from foreign feuds longer exists,
and the sword once drawn, China will henceforth
be embroiled in endless strife with the western
world. Old Taou kwang should pause at this
morable moment before he granted plenpoteatiary
powers to Of violent temper, devoid Of princi-
pies and statesmanlike experience Still events
upon events hurrying on, and the days Of quiet
and peace seem to have past.
The opinion most generally entertained about the
Celestial Empire, is, that il is impregnable. There
are no less than 800 millions of inhabitants, strong
and patriotic, frontiers guarded by deserts and
mountains, and coast in great part unknown.
whatsoever engages in n struggle with this nation
OF which the end cannot be fereseen, should well
count the cost. These are axioms uttered over and
again; they plausible, but want the confirmation
OF historical facts.-Canton Press, Nor. 49,