The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-28

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available for the information they contained we shall
in the following, give you synopsis Of events during
the last month which trust you will render in a
guise Interesting to your readers acquainted with Chi
ma and Indian affairs.
The excitement following the murder of the six Eng
lshmen within sight of factories has apparently
subsidized. No more mention is made of it than if 1t
never happened but it is only ostensble-the desire
for vengeance is unquenched and eager to be gratea
The temporxing make shift policy of Sir John
Davis, excites no comment-or if not any serious
manly expression Of opinon but derisive and sar-
castle fling at the snpineness Of II. NJ Plenipoten.
tiary They wait the returns from home with full
knowledge that the old warehouse Palmerston won't
disappoint them, if there is any fighting be done
Thus you this fearful tragedy remains in statu quo
ante beiium. Let the opinion of the home government
be what may the orders which may give for carry
ing its expression into force will meet whole set
of officials The late commander Of the forces in Chi
ma, Major General Aguila leaves for England with
his suite, in this months steamer. His departure is
much regretted by the residents Of the colony for al
though he has most of the time Joined hand in hand
with the governor Sir John, in the unpopular course of
policy of the latter, in late occurrence alude to
the trial of the charges against former Chief JUS
tce for drunkc nnesshe showed, by refusing to sup
port the private anmosites of his Exceency that his
heart was in the right place. dinner was given him.
the evening of the oath by the merchants ut which
our worthy Consul, F. I. Bush ESQ., responded in a
happy to the toast of the President Of the
United States, which the second in assuring
the gentlemen assembled that true procity of feel
ing existed between the two natons and which would
always be cultivated Notwithstanding the tone at
times of both sides of the water which
only put forth TO serve some mere party purpose.
Major General d Aguilar is succeeded in his CON-
General formerly stationed
Maurus whore he has resided for the last twenty
years He is spoken Of a very efficient officer, and
who in his previous command endeared himself to
his soldiers, and the residents His Excellency Sir
John Davis Bart f. r. S. SC, &C, leaves in the next
steamer, for England-being superseded by Samuel
Bonham, Esq, formerly Governor of Singapore Mr.
Bonham, the same as Sir John was five past years
servant of the Hon. East India Company. do not
think good policy to send out as they do from Eng
land such officers these to govern and conduct the
affairs Of and rising colony We want active,
energetic and go-ahead sort Of mannot one trained
pany-a monopoly in itself, from the beginning, its
creatures were led to admire and worship the idol
condemn Mr. Bonham we will wait and SEQ what stuff
he is made Of He will we think. have an occasion
nothing of complimentary dinner to Sir John Davis
on his retiring from Office and we will venture to assert
that lin the list of the mprobahilities of the day
Nothing but joy Is evinced at the prospect Of his
soon leaving office. II difficulties commence, we will
need large accession OF troops. We have now only
the 95th and Ceylon rifle regiments stationed here,
with few sappers and miners, and artillery mon. The
troops which Sir John wrote for in his first fright he
has again sent back. Within the last month, the
Daedalus 20 has left for home stopping few months at
the southern station, leaving us the NIcampus AZ,
''Scout' 49, and three four briggs of war which
hear of occasionally but rarely We have also two
steamers but they draw too much water to be of
any service to us, they cannot come up high
the factories -
Tue spirit OF an ne xaton Is not confined to us Yam
KEGS alone even old worn out, bedrdden Spain, has
in the person of her daughter been bitten by the
mad desire of extension of domain While striv-
ing and succeeding in carving up of her old vice.
royalties she Is endeavoring to gain another out here
Query-is this, too for rapacous NAV
The last advces from Manila bring information that
the 9th of this month. the Governor General left
that city with steamers 5000 men, and humber Of
gunboas for the ayowcd purpose Of REFRESHING pracies
in the southern PROVINCES but 1t readily be-
leved for descent upon Soooo with design Of sub
jugating it to Spanish dogi niap.
For mercantile intelligence are happy to that
Notwithstanding the unpropitious from England.
business is looking up little and if another fumina-
ton from the Hong Kong government don't knock it
into "pi we look forward to responsible trade The
dema nd for teas last has been few
desirable chops remain in market. The opium market
is in sort of s'de away state and those who have
are investing for rise in the drug The trade
at Shanghai continues steadily to increase, and will
think in few years, be but little behind Canton in
the amount of its business
This malls steamer brought us intelligence that the
"Sea Witch" was only days to Anger Point, giving
great pleasure to Cantonians who nartcul ad-
mirers Of her Captain Robert Waterman and the saucy
Sea Witch We hope she will eclipse her first brilliant
passage. The Samuel RUSSELL clipper has
thing hard to beat Nothing else think of worthy
Of mention.