Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-29
NUMBER l5s.

The imperial army all driven yesterday 10 A,
.ne sooenow creek, which Is considered far euoush
n ne foreign settlement; but to day some few came oo
capt while they were At vork thro,
,nS uown the walls Of the fort and getting upon uound
they waved their flags and brandishsd tber tn
captain leveled his howitxer and the hail ,o.s o.
ron under tn whole party, although . mile dst.pt
be seen. p'' 'o'o'er was so
In destroying the walls of the fort IL -. d,....,
,e ios OF The Chinese very great showing tbst
e soe, ud great execution The Engsh took posses-
SION OF the entire imperial feet aud hold them .a
ior the good behavior OF the land forces
large number Of American missions res re.;d. - A..
,ns p ine foreign ground aud the collector Of cus-
has had guard OF two hundred men station al
OUT ,ne United States Consul him an order th.s h
would give him to-day to them Tbe or,i.r n.
psouPly computed with so that to day We have none
ment- " ~ '''e'B" se'sie-
The forts are all destroyed and the English and Amer.
leans have occupied houses on the on, .L;,s s a.
oteiSn ground, with one hundred aud twenty men and
pieces oi artillery TO prevent them from recons,ruc
us 'neir Iortncasions too the foreigners Thus
hings stand to-day. A'1.
Now that IL is all over, we have our sober second
.noush aud all appear to be Of mind-hat II vss
e only thng We could have done to preserve the sntrs
Diieren: rumors may reach the JJoted S,.tss. h,,
you that those who the most capable ofjudy
character are perfectly satisfied OF the nten
OF the imperial soldiers attack the settlement IN ,h
hght OF The same day which We lad the r., h,,I Te
ee sooies were men from aud about the ave mort,
never nave been threatened, because their mem.
oy o' tne rngish war Is still fresh they have vre.,
respect for foreigners But the principal number ~ h
ue's are new eves from far in the Interior where each
mas us own peculiar notions OF foreigners Ihaye
caru Which one OF the missionaries has here viv
ing an example Of their notions one province Of tbs
Khas OF foreigners which said be known to them
one s,ha M described as men With no legs but hols
.hrougn tne middle OF the body, through which ham
boo stick passed and then borne along by coolies
Anotner, men with tails OF enormous length and verx
grotesque looking objects Still another with air arm:
ire he
the attempt upon Foreigners and signay defeated
ana ahough they are so ignorant yet it is impossible
Ts sue Aahdarns 70 conrol them therefore, when COM
plants were made TO the Chinese authorities about the
a~ess conduct of their men, the reply was: I'VE ara nm
aoe 10 defend you've canno; conrol soldiers" The
battle Set them in flight and to-day we learn from Chi
nese, that thousands Of them are forty miles from bsre
destroying villages and committing all kinds of depreds
lions This is the kind Of conduct to incense tbe ma,
ss IN this province against the Manchoo Emperor and n,
his officers and when that is done its entire conoue., i.
certain and easy Thus stand the imperasts while m,
teoe are pouring out upon them from the city, attempt
ing, according to Chinese CUSTOM their
all. va 'Ase '''
This morning. the rebels three thousand strong adv.n
ceu 10 attack similar number Of mperiass and vhen
within SIX hundred yards they all fred aud kent II nm
advancing in the meantime until spent balls reach some
and then all turned and back their respective quar-
ters This is Chinese fighting. But as thew wera nm.
ming back through fear they came within the nickel of
the Americans stationed for Of the settle
% mehI lhef own officer could not stop them, and he
ton. " 'uei ufee>
Thus it can be seen what ridiculous Sc. they are and
wnat godsend 10 the masses they were oyerrun by
foreigners They are capable Of great advancement as
mas oeeh proved but only in one way-by trade and COM
me aoors oil the missionaries have been Of little
AVAIL am sorry to say for the boys aud girls thew in
suc as soon as they can speak the English language
are employed billiard markers horse hovs os hnS,,
anu the girls become mistresses or this result
DO not mean to charge the missionaries Not AT ali.
they are not to blame but the facts exist to such an
tent that the result Of which speak the rule and NOT
u,e ehGepuon Commercial pursuits however, appear to
reacn 'neu more ehectualy They learn superior bnsi.
ness habits aud rules and in doing they learn other
customs, thus step by step advancing until thew become
fined and polite. e
IT,, c., APRrL 10, 1854.
me Chinese officers had placed a proclamation on the
Puoc roads stating THAT the foreigners had paid them
o e 1n ihst large amount Of Sycee silver to eyacu.
ate the forts but that there much more In The fo,e;s
settlement and that they would attack them TO-DAY 9d
; mem. This is their custom-to lie and de-
sese 'neIr sodlers aud their superiors. They did an
during the English war, as tho Emperor beiieyoS H.
were e1terminated until be was nearly starved nm, on
count oi his supplies being cut of. The city of Canton
" ransotned a. SIX millions Of dollars and the Chinese
to this day, think the English could not take IL In res
uoa 70 .ner proclamation, they have made their ap-
pearance ye aud it will be dreadful job Tor them when
they DO Tor although handful Of men, Desperation
and RI shteous cause make strong Our Captain KeI
~ u host for his daring and cool courage ON the 4th
instant when he stood up full fee, high amid the
SION that be has charmed e" Altogether the con-
duct OF each aud all was brave and fearless that the
ohnese are asonished and cannot yet for H. by
any rules OF military tactics they have ever known
Inngs are still quiet and the lines OF forthcations de-
rhed upon Gy The consuls are being Constructed with
great aiacnty When they are done, We win be able to
stand large siege but it wrong for our governmeu, to
US to defend ourselves the enjoyment of those
rights Thch Chins has guaranteed United States c,i
zens, rnen ,heIois large squadron at Japan in all
As an American have no hesitation In dscI.r;, ,h.
our policy ought TO be in China viz AT all hazards 10
sntah the rights which we have and If possible 10 ac
9aIrS more. we have not stood still home, and We
APRIL 12. 1854.
- we nave learnt from port in Japan with which the
trade that the Emperor Of China has fed into
isary. IL probably true, for we no well that the
rebels are near Pekin sud eventually take the vboe
empire Our minister has yet arrived his services
are much needed just now, the United States officers
VINO are here are pretty nearly all worked down.
are quiet even the rebels have ceased firing at
nignt, which has not occurred before for mouths
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