The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-26


b vicinity within tAe last fsrtAiShi. Toe B-i-
tih ship Thomas CASdwick and American ship
Mia Thcsnton arc the only total wrecks heard Of;
II Ne except large ship; water logged, seen % ne
xss Mere Is much 70 ss6Ssss b. Sos. enemies q
man kind, the see going pirates; and war between
the patriots and the TArtsr bro,d that lafes. the
Chinese empire. But though there IL much 70 tel
lsed INST il IL imprudent to write out all We hear.
Especially y this remark spphcabl Is In connection
wish reports from the northern provinces. The
Shan ghae rebels, Il " said, are getting tired Of
Or matters about Canton, speaking generally,
they may be said to re main a. last reported. We
hear Of horrible crueltes being perpetrated every
now and then, by the usndarins; bus, Of no impor-
eiehD Of new tess have arrived somewhat damaged
within he last two days. and il s to bs bcaed more
viii follow scor, or We shall begin 70 oscair FOR
CastoH's Tesuscitation.
Matters continue quiet at Foo-chow, and thsye ap.
peais to be no immediate prospect OF a1 outbreak.
Trade goes ON as usual, and tie people seem 70 pur
enc heir daily empl0ymt0ts without fear. Bl. in
proportion So the Chine 50 Government feel them
selves styorg In any locality, to the same extent
they manifest disposition to break their engage
Ments with Foreigners A great deal has been
written and said about Sir John B0wri1g's recsrt
wish, ana tho honorable attentions which &c re-
Never wss there greater delusion than to
suppose that His Excellsncys visit has been an
advantage to the foreign mercantile community
NJ Fo0cho0. Since his visit aud interview win
she Vlsefoy, The MandSrins have thrown every pos
sible obstacle in the way Of che foreign merc6An.s
and ses m bent upon breaking every promise which
The British pleniposentikry mag nes that tia
Chiltse viceroy made TO him. A large and brisk
ua6e cas- besn opened with tee naive merchants,
and prospects Of an immense export Of tea far be.
yoAd the most sa1grine calculations, bid Pair 10
sender Foo chew the great mart f0s black teas on
the Chinese coast during the present troubles. And
when The tea + AIDE has been diverted into tbs new
channel, 1t ia rot difficult to foreaee that Focchoo
s likely - become permanent resort Tor Cainese
traders from the interior desiYous Of selling their
produce to foreigners. Toe old duphcity and faith
kssness Of the Msndarins has, however, - usual,
come into play; and no st:Ampt is left untried by
them for preventing an extension OF intercourse
with foreigners. snd crushing the first beginnings Of
foreign settlement in the provincial capital. Many
Of the leading British end American firms have their
agents ON the spots large commercial transac
tlons have taken place; sites for godowns and dwell
mgs have been purchased by foreign Rrms; tue
prices have been settled with the naive proprietors
me limits fixed, and the ground actually occupied;
all shat remained was merely the formal afixing Of
the zeal Of the MandariDs; but Mp to the present
tIme We are told, Inconsistencies, entrestes, and
threats have proved Intellectual, and the foreign mer
chants cannot take dngle step towards b0ildiag
on their lots. Hundreds Of thousands Of dsllars
worth Of va'uable property lie unsafely deposited in
places Were there ia not tne slightest security
against FIRE or plumber, and all these atious ha
ORANGES have been more marked and aggravated
stree Sir John Bow ings interview with thc Vceroy.
The truth is, Sir John has been deceived By these
willy fuacsionarles; and all the spirited correspond
e1ce and demanding that his Excellency should be
admitted at the VcerOys va nun through the lar e
neee Viceroy ct first propossd) his sedan chair
being set down outside the narrow side door, has
ended In Acthing else but compliments and show.
g,r John carried his paint he was carried through
Ne large doorway; he made various demands,
which were al qiaciously assented to !; and the
present sense Of danger Of the Chinese government
and a.lurng prospect Of the two millions Of dollars
b abeyance st Shanghae, extorted from the viceroy
70 every demand Of the British plenipotsnt the
viceroy had . ready reply, intimatiug that it
should be granted a. master Of c,urse, and was to
be LETT 10 the amicsbe arrangement OF the acting
vice. consul and the project. No sooDer il Sir 10 m
Bowrings back turred than Mr.. Vice Consul Glngell
hndf 70 his east that gross deception has been
practised BY the Chinese Mandarlns, and to every
request and remembrance which he has addressed
TO the project the latter funcsionary has made one
uniform and unvaryiSg reply, that /" the plenipo-
tertiary and the vicercy win mske il matter Of
mutual 2rrao &c msnt, and that he himself has no
power nor an hority to act with the vice consul in
the Dstter!'
Thus the fore gin merchants vent th.ir complaints
70 the Vie Consul aud the Vice-Corsul in torn
eeDds ip nnavsihpg comp: ANTS and rsmonstraucs
70 the Chinese Mapdarins. Foreign commerce suf
ters seriously from these delays and restrictions.
Ground, already agreed for cannot be legally made
ever to the purchasers, and no woskmen csn be
found wiling 10 face the kno Tn hostility Of the
Maid rins. Thus the V.ceroy has humorsd the
British PleDip0teI tiary in the matter of mare Ell
quette, the latter mas received lesson Of their
duic'ty which, it "a TO be hoped, will open his eyes
10 the real character OF the Chinese government snd
dy nasty viii b be ia seeking to prop up.
Ningpo is quiet. but how long the Msndarias can
ward OF the coming blow Is very uncertain. An i'm
meLse number of junks block M The mouth of the
river of Chinhae, and also in the river OF the city
Of NiDgpO-pa ty unable to dispose OF their cargoe
but more generally deferred BY fear Of pirates from
venturing out 10 see. The whole country is out of
joint, and things must become much worse before
shey are likely TO get better.
The piratical feet from the south, which was in
the employ Of the Taoatae Samqua for c0rquering
the rebels at Shanghae, ia now sasrnbled 10 great
ioi ce ID the Cbusan group, attacking and destroy
Sg, without mercy or distinction, every craft,
gksthef native or European which comes within
It's reach Great fears are entertained Of their being
erlboldened to attack Ningpo, and ia that case the
city would be not unlikely 20 fall into their hands.
Apak, the noted pirate chief, is In Ningpo and
openly leves black mall The English Vice Consul
naval officer ID command at Shan ghae, representing
the danger Of the city, end the importance Of des
patching vessel OF war ia search Of the pirates.
TEis stae OF things shows to what straits tie Chi
gese government is reduced, when II calls 10 its aid
against its own rebellous subjects band Of pirates
who one month are the paid mereenaries of his
Imperial Majesty, and the next month may become
a buc.aneerng squadron, dealing destruction aud
rapiDe upon the inonsnsive and desencelos popula-
tion alorg the coast. How the present dynasty can
much longer stand on its legs viii be q marvel, e
y all but poveress for the protection Of the sea-
board.
From the same paper, Oct. Al
telligeDce has reached this port that OF tn ID
inst the Eliza Toornton, American ship which left
San Francisco the 4th 81 Angcst lost her rudder
ID heavy gale, ard was wrecked % Pedro Bfanca.
Sixteen Chinese D assengen we're drowned. The
captain and crew were landed fro fishing boat
The carpenter Of the Peruvian ship Grimeneza
hss arrived here reporting the loss Of that vessel on
the coast Of New Holland. The Grimeneza, Capt.
Penny, left Swatov for Callao il April last, with
600 cOntrac. Cninese on board, the whole Of whom
were dr0w ned.
AZ shanghae on the 9TH of September Capt Buxton,
OF the American ship Union, by cholera within twenty
Tour hours Of the first attack
At Hipgpo, September A. Of phthisis the Rev. Josiah
GODDARD, Of the American Baptist Mission.
\ Australia.