The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-20

whom he sent shore In retaliation Of the crueties
Of the Tartars He then took possession Of the island
Of Formssa, which his followers held for some years
| A rebellion against the Tartars being organized in
the southern provinces prince Yungleib of the Ming
family, was recalled from Ava, but was treacherous-
| " slain by the Chinese general who had called in
the aid Of the Mantchoos to suppress former rebel
lion. So disastrous were all the endeavors Of the
Chinese to shake OF the Tartar yoke, and to sustain
or restore the Ming dynasty. Yung-leib had become
convert to Christianity, and adopted the name Of
Constantine, with the view of acting the same part
as the great Roman emperor In establishing the
| Christian religion. His general officers were all
Christians, and his temporary court was filled with
converts II was the mother and wife Of this prince
who addressed a letter to the Pope, in 1649, an
nouncing their conversion to the Christian faith.
We hear bat little more Of the Ming family, except
their reported preservation among the mounaineersof
Southern China, as we have stated, until the appear
ance Of Prince Choo, the present aspirant for the
throne who claims 70 be Of the true Ming stock and
whose adherents have made such rapid progress
towards final overthrow Of the present Tartar
dynasty.
As matter Of curiosity, we subjoin the following
story respecting this young prince, which we find in
the correspondence from India, in one Of the last
London papers received. We add also the remarks
Of this English correspondent on the subject Of the
| civil war In China
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protection.
Tie Tsrtars, instead Of expressing the Chinese,
treated them with great lenity when they obtained
the power Not wishing 10 initiate the people, they
adopted most Of the Chinese customs. They, how
ever compelled them TO adop. the Tartar costume Of
wearing the hair The ancient Chinese wore their
hair long and bound upon the top OF the head, and
taking pride in il glossy black, called themselves
the black haired race But, in 1877, while the
Tsrtars were in possession OF only province they
issued an order that all the Chinese under them
should adop, their coifrre, on penalty Of death, as
sign Of allegiance. The fashion thus began by COM
pulsion has been since followed from choice. The
brided in single plaid behind The Mautchoos
adopted their tail, in imitation Of the horse the cut
Of their sleeves was according to the shape OF the
forefset Of their favoie animal and even the graves
ofihese Tartars are in the form Of horse shoe In
other respects the Tartar conqueyors accommodated
themselves to the Chinese habits and customs. They
left the native MaDdarns in their places, and created
new Offices for their own chiefs. They raised 70 the
r. W
they sent to take upon themselves the admin
! istra.ion Of provinces. A descendant OF Confu-
cius vas entrusted with the government Of the
city Of Canton Although this philosopher, who
died in 40 b. c., left but one grandson, his
descendants in China at the expiration Of more than
two thousand years were estimated to amount 70
eleven thousand persons. The mild course OF the
TaItars was greatly calculated % concilatc the af
fections Ct the people, who were disguised with the
anarchy that had existed under thoir native princes
and sighed for peace Many Mantchou adventures
hearing in Tartary Of the Of their country
men in China, focked 20 their standards, and great
ly increased the conquering army.
Anxious TO promote merit, Shunc the first en-
peror Of the Tartar or Ta-tsing dynasty, insti-
tuted the strictest examination, aud a. thirty six
li;erat had been found TO have bought their rank
with money, ne sentenced thein W oealu, wills,
| those who could not answer the questions put
| 10 them at the examinations, were banished to
Tartsry. II is very evident that the Tartars great
~ pronted by the sciences Of the Chinese but the
first empero Of the Mantchou race were not 80 great
bigots a. TO despise the knowledge Of Europeans
shan che the young emperor courted the friendship
Of German jesuit adam schaal) and became his
pupil Many Of the wise regulations which gave
stability 70 the Tartar government, emanated fr,m
this Jesuit, who was in fact the prime minister q
China, though nominaly only President Of the Fri
bunal Of Mathematics.
We here repeat the names Of the Emperors Of the
Ta.tsing or Tartar dynasty with the dates Of their
accession &C., which we gave in former article,
| viz