The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-22

ested in the subject This single insignifi-
cant plant can accomplish more mischief
in one day, than thousand lahorers can re-
medy.
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE OF Annoy.
We have been favored with the following
extract of letter received by the last over
land mail from China, from Rev. j. ". N.
Talmage, American missionary at Annoy,
bearing date May 2ad =
1.-THE insurgents came down upon Au,cy in num-
Der, probably, twenty thousand. They were al
natives of this region was awakened by me nIst
guns which fred, about four O'Clock ~ tne
morning. The great naval fight took place e 800
opposite our house so that we had the whole aislf III
fun view-and may say, If this battle can o' "a,
ed fair specimen of Chinese warfare then we f
reasou TO decide that there are some NJ CO.
" hich YOU Western nations know nothils ane IN
nese vessels of war kept sailing up ana uo"n . =; r.
Dor in front Of our house, from hve cioeN u .i
yo,,nr until about two O'Clock in the atternoon mr.
ing continually on the boats of the nsuI
exhibited the 'eScellency, OF i,har ide Ibont
NOT a man killed wounded on etthsi SUI, $3.50 "
two o'clock in the afternoon, the tide turned u IcH
the tide of waters) in favor OF tue ihsuI a@oo
nan;ed b,, fine breeze which enabled them TO come
40 r.,;Jffx The Imperalists remembering the old
and wise maxim that prudence Is the better part OF
yalor, ceased firing, and got out OF harms way as
60 ,ossibir This great battle being over, the in
suruents commenced landing their forces, which was
accomplished without difficulty. During me after
noon fbey were engaged i'll plunderlng the Alandar-
in establishment, and other government offices out
side the city walls. Some of them they burned
Toward evening, they entered the city, when the
officers of the imperial government fled. The SOL
diers who did not become rebels, followed the ex-
ample of the officers. Messrs Doty. Hartwell and
myself visited the chief of the rebel forces to see
whether some arrangement might NOS be made Tor
the security of the persons and property OF the mis-
In fact both sides seem disposed to treat foreigners
neutral. l am satisfied the insurrection in this
neghborhood is without the knowledge of the
chiefs of the great rebellion to the North and West
Chin-chn and Tongan have fallen into the hands of
the insurgents The first named, is large city about
forty miles west of Annoy. The other, some thirty
miles north. You will think it strange when say
that the rebels of the North have the Scriptures in
circulation among them Their law is the ten com
mandments. They keep the Sabbath-day. They wor-
ship one God, and trust in Saviour, Jesus Christ
Some of their books, which they circulate, excel
lent Others have superstitions connected with Them
We live i'll Il strange time. If the insurgents are sue
cesstui, the whole empire will doubtless be thrown
open to the preaching of the Gospel of Christi
DECIDEDLY RICH.-Our readers will re-
member that we mentioned the case of one
Dunn, convict who very ingeniously es-
capped the other day from Sing Sing, IN. "
States Prison. The Peekskill Republican,
published near Sing Sing, says that Dunn's
escape was discovered about an hour after
wards, and seventy of the guard and others
were sent off in pursuit. They first proceeded
in body TO the chief hotel in the place, which
they surrounded in strong force, but although
they closely examined all the bottles on the
premises, and drained them, they failed to find
the fugitive They then divided into several
parties and visited all the taverns in the
place, and for several miles around, closely
inspecting every decanter they met with, but
nothing could be seen of Dunn. One man
hired horse valued at $50 and rode out to
the Croton Dam, few miles off, where he
supposed that Dunn might be taking lessons
in architecture, but could Mt find him. and so
in despair got eight on his way back, and
rode the horse to death. At last the whole
party returned, mostly drunk, and all angry
at their ill-success, and about forty of them
met at the hotel from which they had set out.
One blamed another, hard words passed-the
liquor flowed freely, and at last their meeting
broke up in a tremendous drunk enrow, which
would disgrace tribe of savages. Mean
while, Dunn was cover the hills and far
away" and has not been heard of since. The
Republican says it does not blame him for
escaping from the custody of such a drunken
and brutal set of miscreants.
4 correspondent of the Charleston Courier
states that Gen. CHAs. COTEswoRTH PISck-
NEY never used the expression
millions for defence-not cent for tribute"
The circumstance out of which 1t grew
he states as follows:-While Gen. PINCKNEY
was Ambassador at the French Court, BONA
pARrE, having brought the ambassadors of
of many, and perhaps all the powers with
whom he then held friendly or diplomatic
relations, to degrading terms or pledges as to
contributions to the French treasury, with a
view to operations against Great Britain,
turned round to Gen. PISCKNEY and said
:. And what will your republic give 2" The
noble and patriotic American promptly re-
piled
mot PESNY-NoT PENNY"
The cent was then not known in our coin :
and this version of the anecdote is commu-
nicated to the Courier upon very good au-
thority.
The Washington Republic says Mr.. BEv.
TUCKER is making arrangements there for