The New York herald., 1851-11-08
Our China Correspondence.

| WHAMPoA. June -, 1851.
Slip Sam. Russei-Irode at Amoy-Napy Naos-
Sar0toga's Bal--Distur ances in ChiNa--Ship-
ureckS--H B. NJ S. Reymad-Fngats from
b1amiia--D Docks, &C., &c.
There are two vessels up for your port-the Great
| Britain and Sam. Observation-Disclosures leaves first
will carry his to you The Russell has made fine
trip to the United States and back, leaving this
place the latter part Of November, and returning
about the middle of this month-thus making the
voyage out and back, and receiving and dscharg
ipg cargo, in less than seven months. BY bark
Fanny, from Shanghae for your port, gave you
all the news from the East Coast to 10th May last
since which time | have visited Annoy. Trade
there is exceedingly dul and our Consul there,
Mr. Brady, states, that wthin two years past, but
| five American vessels had touched at that port
The American squadron in these eeas is now COM
posed of sloops Saratoga, Com'r Walker, and
Marion, Com'r Glendy, and is shortly to be REIN
forced by steam ffigate Sasquehanna, bearing the
broad pennsnt Of Commodore Aulick, expected out
in August next. 1t is said that upon the Com.
modore's arrival the Marion will be ordered home
She has cow been more than one year on the sta
tion, and has visited all the important ports in
these eeas Her officers ard crew are well but
she is likely to take home among the crew some
permanent invaliis, and this summer will add to
the list.
reftted in the Typa, and proceeded over TO Hong
Kong, wheIe her cttcers gave a magnificent b~il
on board, which was attended by the nobility and
gentry Of the colony, and went off supsrbly. 1t
was admitted 10 have been equal to anything of
the kind got up there for many years. ] would
give description and list ofguests; but this is not
IN my vein. Officers and crew all well.
The disturbances of this ''Central Flowery Land"
f.r fvOp "a m ihsiI az
provinces of kevangse and kevargtuns are still
unsubdued Two generals, acting also in the ca
pacty Of commissioners, sent by the Emperor to
restore order are dead and their successors appear
unwilling to approach the disturbed districts. 1t
has been reported that the chief rebel whO held
possession o. the province of Kevangse is dead
He the most formidable opponent Of the ruling
dynasty, and took for his title that of kins of
Celestial Virtue" Be this as it may, from the
tone of the journals Of Peku, the present Emperor
appears TO be very anxious about the security of
his throne AID has despatched his prime minister,
Sac Shang-Ha, sgainst his opponents, who appears
to dread collision and has halted upon the oor-
ders Of Hoonan Upon the whole, the iasurreoton
shows formidable front, and may effect great
| change in China.
There have been q1ite a number Of shipwrecIss
in the China Sea lately. The most important that
occurs to NE just now, is that of II. b. NJ screw
propeller Reynari. She was on her return to
Ergia1d ar was ordered to accompany the brig
Pilot as fer as the Prata Shoals where ths Pilot
was TO receive on board about twenty men-crew
Of the FelooipeGe which had been wrecked on
these shoals some days before. The r. was steam
irg along at about three knots, when sue suddenly
stiu uck upon the same shoai, and soon went TO
piects, her officers and crew escaping upon raft
and with the boats. They lost everything but
whatthey had on, only saving the ships Instruments
The Portuguese corvette Dom Joab LIST 10 at
ten png to go Up to the east coast was seriously
injured IN gale as to be forced to come UP to this
place for repairs. The Manila frigate Reinha Do
Castillo has cop over here to go into dock, having
knocked hole in her bottom on the rocks of 500
loo, in tee late exped edition She was acco npanied
by the steamer Villa del Bilboa. The cause Of
this figate hayiDg to come go far to go into dock
is amusing. The Spaaar6s have navy yard at
Cavite, In Manila bay, near the town, and dock
there but it appears that the engineer who planned
| the dock, took the dimensions of vessel then at
hand and built the do;k to 6t that vessel so that
WHEN they had occasion to repair the frigate, the
| deck proved too small, and they mad to send her
here a. some risk and much expense.
Since wrotelas., more frequent rains have given
improving APPEARANCE to the crops, and the rice
| fields have much better promise. A famine, bad
enough at any time, would have disastrous effect
| just now, and would Dc more towards oyerturninl
the government than anything else that coulC
occur. As it is numbers OF the Chinese die eaci
year CT starvation.
Trade is rather dull a. p7es.lt There 10 no
much doire in tea just now The Russsi an,
Great Britain are the only American ships her
now. Tne Oriental has gone up 10 Shapghae. &
take in cargo fer Enslaz1, saii 10 have been en-
gagged for her there at "a HAsrlHGs.
CANTON, China, June -. 1851
TIE R,J,IiOn in Cilnq-kngish qu Ap,sicqn Ira
aJS--Sgl,adi1 Narqi Bats, &c 81.
The monthly mail homswari s about closing
ard viii redeem promise often made to myself
Of dropping you, in Chinese parlanee, chit AM
Why should not the universal HERALD, with it
uniyeral circulation, have correspondents on thi
side Of the universe as well as on that Newspa
;r ,ha n l., (. -, 4 ~
ton, Hong Kong, ard Shanghae; bu. they are Glle,
with uninteres,ing local matter, such as extract
from san Francisco ard Sandwich Islands papers
II it were rot for the HERALD, which reaches Us b,
every mail, ve should net know what was going OF
upon your side OF the world
China with her four hundred llioas, is said :,
be quiet as ever. There is an occasional spcck
rebellion in some Of the interior districts; but or
der never fails to be restored by the authorities
English and American trade iourishes here, a
tLis time, with as much briakneis as ever Opium
continues to find its way into the country and thei
into the mouths and nssiFils of the people. Ho'
this way is found, becomes a question which inte
rests the CE.nese, not us. Immense fortunes ar
made ard lost by spectators in " the drug" bu,
Lave Iever teaId CT fortune being made b
usipgit
The United States ship Saratoga, Comm ande
Walker, is lying at Macao, having just rcturns
from visit to the English Island Of Hong Kong
where the cheers gave grand bail, adolt. On
rho was present says it raJ altogether they gayes
affair be has witreased for many div On tht
arrival Of the Saratoga at Hong kong the officer,
were invited to the Queens Birthnight Ball, given
by the Governor, Sir George Bonham, a,
which many Of them we're present Per:eiving
the hosriiable disposition Of the English residents
the Yankee cffcers determined 10 give them " a
| hight On their decks, devoted to fsasting aad
| dancing.
Ample preparation was made, and cards Of inyi.
tation wtie Issued for the Eis sht ef May 10Th The
fsgs Of al nations, and signals Of every description,
as well as all tie spare bunting on board, we're
called Into fequisiticn .or roofing and decorating
the poop and quarter decks OF the Saratoga, which,
when brilliantly Illuminated with chandeliers, can
deIabras, AID ave hundred Chinese lanterns, pre-.