The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-17
M. M6cLane's xntercourss wih
the Ret els.
BlaspbemOus PretensiOms q
Tac-piDg Wang.
PROJECTS OF UNIVERSAL CONQUEST
description Of NaAkia and the Yanstzs-Aiane.
PROGRESS or Tue iG0HccLsSrS,
&c, &c, SO.
our Cniae-c oorx,spo eGeace.

tes"ef ~ hhe Su9ush1gna Tpfhc Fszgfse Rtcrg
| Our Flag Fasd on 6v ne Re5sis-CasSou,
| Later from The Rebd Chief-Nanksn. and tie
| Country Bsyond-Ns Nscoss.ly Of enforcing the
| OPENING Of ths Rjcer-- Psstens,ons of T,sy,
Wang.
| IL 10y last | gave you brief statement OF ths
visit or our Mineter, NJ. lcI,ne aud suite, %
Foochow aud Ningpo two OF tito i've ports opSa
for trsde with China. and als, tho latest occurrences
concerning the rebels Of this ty Since then NO
thing decisive has takea osue here bus A ususa
We have seen naval and lar battles two o. threo
times week, without accomplishing moe than 70
nskc great Loise.
But our Minister dotero,ined to 90 ny to head
| qua''eIs (Narkin) and sce for himself shss thes,
rbtls we're doing, and VIII At they were likely To d..
Accordingly, Mr. McLe1e empl ,yed small 500 soa
steamer rs q tender to tho magnificent U1ised
States steamship susqushanna, aud on tbs 22d
May steamed up ths Yapg4ze.Klang After ruoniux
twelve miles we came to The Blond Snoal, the spu&
wtero the Susquetaana IA aground ab mt ono yesr
| ago. Here we an hored, serding the email s.eatne<
Confucns under the commard OF Lieu. Brown. os
the U. $. Navy, In advance. to mako soupsiegs.
The water was found eighteen feet deep la twe
places. 30 that tho next day we ste smsd off, and
anchored on the night of TIE 23j of Cho,shao. On
VIC SshA ct'iiuCu Az HuUEt 3FIlv00
at Silver Island, q beautiful spot the readea-
vous, at present, OF the Imperial feet sOs-
ing, or pretending TO ast, against the rebels 8
Cbinkianafoo aad Napkin. Here Ci,t. Bacnanaa
gave the usuaI Chinese salute, three gupa Tke
Admiral came Oh board, and Mr.. Mclean had =
conference with him; but it only amour ed to tsu-
Ing him that he was going up the river to look sfsr
the rcbes and our own interests A letter was seat
fycvn bo,c IN To NJ fLa
up anchor aEd arrived, Of CoirIl.an aoo, tis siH
neer the mouth Of tie srand Csns Here sgss
fsom TIE battery wac fired at rs by tbs rebels The
| 0achs Of the Susqnehanna we're cared and t,A
purs shcs;ea with the iui ntensioa on the ,sSt OF
Capts'n Buchanan to gve thsm "a million .
E1ii ute as This Is hi motto Ia ans as veil -
lpances, when sn ample apology WAS made, to tho
eject that /, was boy whose head bat lIstIe
bar bad yet grown who he'd fred the gun ana that
ne Rad been cidercd 10 lot nothing pass; and not
kpo.iDg his foreign brothers he had fired. We
we're now in the midst Of the country held by ths
Iebe's, ard Mr. Mclean would have no insr-
coutss with them except througa Captain BA-
cbsran. He told the rebels whore ne vas goice.
Az all Chlneae will, they wanted him to wait tal
'hey could send word forward 10 NAnkin: buo
there was too much OF tNe Yankee on boacd 70 ~aB
for wind or tide WREN NC had stesm, and on Fsiday
Msy 20, &c anchored at Golden Island. THIS on0o
lovely grcs is in the hands OF this rebeIe
Here , meeic the long ine OF kings nada
resort 10 worship idols and spend tbelr summerS
srow TO be found tire most molly looEihg rot Il
men and BOYS, 30 called soloicss. tnat IL has ever
bt en- my fortune to meet with. The once beautir0
temples ana grottoes are demolished 70 completo
their frtifca.lobs, and ofteo y)u would sce beyo-
tin! cary ca Joss ldo filling space ia the sofa
what was once beautiful IN the higosst degree, =
c,Dpete. Some conversation was had With TIN
n rbels, but, AZ will refer more particularly -
their religious ideas hereafter I snail for tte orA~
sent, continue the brief narrative OF tho trip On
Saturday 27th got under way, and continued the e.
cent Of what has thus far proved to bs ono OF Tho
most magnificent streams IN the world. S,metin0
the river Iayse through what sppears great lakee,
interrpe rstd with beautiful iel,nds; they, as well =
the main land, as far as the eye can $40, cOvcseo
with the richest vs-dure, or waving with the noA
product 0f the in 1ustrous hus bandman. WITH suoa
2ene0i prospect we passed tho mouths Of tho
Grand Canal one Of the greatest Artificial works. n
point ofnagl ltlde and labor, ia tno world. 10 to
distance could be seen tue Ecking Pagoda the SskiA
bills, luttvated sggs dd cotun,. About 10 o'clYcl
Am !, pass the Kipgshan Pasoda, and Ut o'clooS
z. N anchored opposite Nankin, in front OF whs1
with wstar battery. In fe minutes tho sitios a
the two steamers were jsmmed w4h "S smpsnsh
from The boat Of q mandarin down TO that OF the
n,s 81 GO ~ dn Ia hoa1 sa pGs sa
jsbrnent at the immense size OF the Susqueha0ns,
her machinery guns, &c, was intensely Interesting
10 all OUsfrvefa. Inc correspondence DotWo0n
Captain B. and the Eastern King aow began Before
the captain could get or his letter nnoouacia6
the arrival OF the SusIuchlnna with his Exoelency
Mr.. hel4ane on boarc, letter feom the citv wss
csved, peculiar in It's style, that am induced
to give its opening, rv6ailn st fasrdtinJs-
When has any thing 70 1ay Let him say Il oasax-
"; when be has anything to 60, lot hi n do IL right
into our hsPpy waters with out lifting 't sss ;.cs nss
known, please state It, % thst msy atcnn my sups-
sors tho soldiers both rides 10 sss aimed iren
srrc Se &c.
Tbs remarkable letter was replied ", Other let
tcrs passed between tho Eastern King aud CantAn
Buchanan; but Yae-pins Wang waa .eyer seon by
wrpss eth o the iniers o,cers " Wa, i 'pses pe.sosd So
ty whica induces ms TO believe tts it mad been dis
cu'sed In higher circles. we were asked 'H ~
gsnsS VI 70 TRADE o. s1s .sr, rs ss VIE pssda s "a
No proposition. hawOscr, was ma2s or eutertain6d
With efe ence to sha trs Of this rissr, ssr roAsosa
weish win Be- p prssStly e l., = explained E
us, none Of the Cntnesa were permiiasd TO oans @
board, although We we're surrounded by small boetA
crowded with p,opae anxious to see the monster
s'en,p in %. stem 70 s,srp and to satisfy their
to turn her woeelA A dietinaushed General, how
ever, dins3 with us. He appeared to be very m
tslieent man. When asked to drink VIC: md
smoke - declinsd, looking sskant ct q little boy
With b.. II wiz be rcuemoered that about yea.
ago va British Minister visited Nankio, and tna9
No W. told u en- they were cdu attng la,ge Dua&
spk on Il actions OF high ofacis]s. Smoking 40
dv mixing ere violently condemned under t,e osW
vyrssty; and In order to eradicate ths evil tAo
,ouehly, they bavo placed bo,s 10 high posittose
who, account Of their youth, have not acquired
u VICES Of u cir fathers. But In this nsaDce H.
temptation was too great for Jeuns Chincis Who Nd
the say, ben the great GepcrsI smosed snd drAhE
| to bis carts content leaving VITA "a parone
aatisaction Tar beyoI any previous Ices he msas
have ecmed Of the quality Of cfsignezs chosc e.SI
Etme ofice.s from our so were On shore 70 day, b
~ citv and ound Its various walls Of tts -.
ara spjendor, its temOes and pAgodss, shan -
poel Inn at present; hut thoeo who would liakn -
| rssd 8 oofrec Hccoupt of n, sVNsr g d., VA
! lisms bosk. Tho Made Klnc.oAr h paGeS~