The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-01
Affairs In UOehln-China.

IRON the Straits Times, October 81.
BY the arrival Of the Jadul Karin, from Turon,
We have received intelligence frsm Cochin China
to the end OF September The accounts are re-
plete with details Of distress, which seems to be
very general throughout the country. 1t would
appear that the tyfoon which occurred last year,
the day after Sir John Davis arrived at Turon,
had completely devastated the country, and de.
stroyed the whole crop Of sugar canes, which were
then nearly ready for cutting; The new, crop
was not ready IN September last, nor had any.
thing been saved from last years crop, to enable
the growers to meet the expenses of the present
one.
The new and youthful monarch has already
shown an independence offeelng and acting, in
stead Of relying on the dictatlon of his ministers
dissatisfaction, and he was dismissed from Office
| IN the middle of August last--another being ap-
pointed in his stead.
Much complaint is made by the Cochin Chinese
of the conduct Of the French the disastrous visit
took place. The sad records Of French slaughter
are constantly before the people-not merely by
the remembrance of the deaths of more than / 400
persons, but also IN the fct of there now being at
limbs and others severely wounded with hit ii H
hope of medical relief. The Cochin. Chinese YER.
sion OF the circumstances which led to the fearful
onslaught, differs greatly from the account fur.
nished BY our Gallo neighbors at the time. and
which, II entitled to any portion Of credit, reflects
on the attackers. The following forms the sub.
stance of the Cochin Chinese version =
. The French Admiral Cecille having heard. while
lying IN China, that French missionary was in
some part Of Cochin-Chlna in confinement, de-
spatched ship Of war with letter to the King
The vessel accordingly proceeded to Turon, on the
mission, and found that the Prime Minister refused
to receive the dispatches. The missionary, how.
ever, was given up immediately, with orders never
to return again to that territory. This was not
sufficiently satisfactory to the demands of our Gal.
lie neighbors; they remained in Turon for upwards
OF two months, with the expectation Of their letter
being eventually received by the Kings minister.
King, finding the two vessels did not quit the har-
Dor, sent to acquaint Commodore La Pierre, that
he must take what provisions, wood, and water he
required, and proceed to sea IN three days. and, if
he did not, that the King would open fire on the
vessels from his forts and shipping. In the mean
time, every preparation was made for an attack
vessels OF war having been sent down from Hue,
the seat of government and orders given to all the
forts to be readiness for the attack if found ne
cefsary. The Commodore took umbrage at the
threat of the KING, and determined not to be driven
quently, alter tho third day, the Kings vessels
opened fire on the French men-oi-war, az did also
the forts the latter did bat little damage the runs
being too small and the forts too far distant from
where the vessels were lying. The Commodore
Immediately returned the assault, destroyed four
vessels entirely, and killed upwards of l.0O0 per
sons. Three hundred and fiitylother poor wretshes
are now living at Hue, some with the loss Of jImha
others severely wounded. After the action. The
two ships left the harbor at their leisure. Thus
ended confiict net in any way ereditable to the
character OF civilized, and, sad 10 be, The most
pohshed nation in he world,