New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-23
COZ. MARSHALL IN CHINA.
r,,,,e, Of letter from Canton, d,tea Dec. l. las

F.tr.et Of letter from Canton, d,tef DEC l. i''o
you will have .een in the press here the most bitter abuse
Of our Ninister Col Marshall AID our 'ice-Con'ui al
sbsr,bs but Won must that il is the British press
which abuses our Minister because be Wa not 90 IS nh
interests or caprice require VIII the press N America
MAY the tosdy to that Of Great Britain Some oil our coun
;r,men have joined in the cry because M Marshall you'd
not acquiesce in their smuggling d" 'io'u" VINO" tN7
reb.ls took Shanghai .
aeon a. II was sscertained that British subec were
o hBced 70 nav duties in cash Col Marshall claimed the
esroe for Americans under the Treaty as he could not con
sent 10 any injurious discrimination against American un
nsee and samqus, who vas paleu py Tue LnsI.n; mas
WELDED willingly the point 20 AeIoas' ~ a' oo' o'o
the solution Of the duty question the Americans
had the oton of giving notes in payment the pretense
tb1 monty was required by the Consul IL 50 piPaby in
that would require no contradiction were It not
cot nm 10 produce false impression al home.
The ext attempt 10 assa representatives. was by
cbarrnr them with not being neutral and for this plr
pose paper got up to the COrsus under the signature
Of Lin Avnn the rebel chief az Shanghai he probably
peyersaw H. or knew what was in it, if ne signed il This
Lin AyIn as formerly cook TO Mr Loureero of Macao,
end biz mother has been almoner Of Samqua for tween
ty years The letter written by foreigner and is
filed with alsehoods which the man himself could have
had 10 object in stating He is mate 10 that he agreed
TO let Sameua off at Dir Cunninghams soloiiaon an 1
on his pledge to retire 10 bis naive village nothing OF me
Kind occurred end Of course had Lin made the statement
he could have had no object in stating II Col lar
slesucgttod to Lin that the sacrifice Of Sanquas life
after bis overthrow would be useless shed ing OF blood
ard Lin finally consented 10 deliver him to Mr. Marsha
upcouditiouay but before this done oamqul es-
cared ard Of course, under no obligation ID Lin,
MI CUNNINGHAM tLen invited him stay bio house till
be could make other arrangements and he remained Sc
verll DAYS and when he LETT Il expressly understood
that be not to return, az no further protection eoui
be sf!orGod him our Il e was neutral one.
All This well known 10 The concoctors OF the letter
but tie design get up false clsmor at home against
our Minister and Consul
All Ibis time the most active and constant Interference
was going on in favor Of the Insurgents Cannon small
aims powder and ball. freely sold and delivered TO
them inside the city by Brit subjects until at last a.
tempt TO deliver cannon at the city gaze caused
difficulty between ImpeTalists and foreigners
An tfoI made 10 induce Minister to side with
The Insurgents snd because he mainta ned asrict
ra,y be has been uOunccd and accused Of siding with
tie Imperalsts Iii course has, nevertheless been char
acerzcd by good faith ard has been such became the
binister Of great Republic.
DcoemGCr s-Ihe plymouth has Just arrived; Lieut..
Mathews ard fourteen of her lost in typhoon
near the BONN Islands in October while passing from an
Island whittier they had been hunting excursion