Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-30

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| Shanghai has a card giving an example Of thr'f
notions in the provinces Of three kinds ot foreign
err which are said TO be known to them. One
| kind i described as men with no legs, but hole
through the middle OF the bniy through which a
bamboo stick il passed. aud then borne along by
enalirs Another. men with tails Of enormous
length, and very grotesqae looking objects. stu
anaihrr. with 81 arms and one leg. hese are
the ds.uded creatures who made tbs attempt up
n foreigners. and were - signally Defeated
The Cinnamon residing near the five forts, on
the contrary have great respectf for fofcighefs'
and have had ever since the English waf.
Though the Interior people are 80 ignorant.it Is
impossible for the A'Hndarins 10 restrain them;
therefore wien complaints made 10 The CHI
ose authorities about the lawless conduct Of their
men, the reply was--"lbe are unable 10 defend
yon. we cannot control our soldiers letter
from shanehee dated April ). says
The battle sci them ia flight and today we learn
from Chinese, tint thousands of them are forty
miles from here. destroying villages aud commit
ting all kinds of Expectations. This Is the kind
Of conduct Ia incense The masses in this province
against the Manehoo Emperor and all his officers
and when that done, its entire conquest Is Ger
tain aud ea-y Thus stand the imperialzts while
the rebels are pouring onl upon them from the
CITY. attempting, according to Chinese custom,
Their exterininaiion. ! will just menti N one CA
ample, which will suffice for all
in morning the rebels.three thousand strong,
advanced 10 attack a simi,nr number OF imperial
1T. when within six hundred yards they all fred
and kept il up. advancing IN tho meantime until
spent balls re- lehcd some and then all turned and
run back to their respective quarters. This X
Chinese fighting. But as they were iunning back
thfo' car, they came within the picket of the
Americans stationed for the protection of this
settlement. Their own officer could not stop
them, and he called upon the L. :. officer to do
"a. He did So by firing. when they all turned
and ran IN another direction.
Thus, il can be seen what n ridiculous set they
and what Godsepd to The masses if they
were oyerrun by foreif liners. hey are ca
pable Of great advancement. rs has been proved,
but only in one way--by trade and commerce.
The labors Of the missionaries have been of little
uyall am sorry to say for the boys and girls til
instruct. H. soon rs soon rs they can speak the
English language,are employed rs billiard makers
horse boys, or body servants, and the girls be-
come mistresses. OF his result do not mean
10 charge the missionaries. Not at all; they not
10 blame; but the facts exist - such an extent
that the result of which peak is the rule and
not the exception. Commercial pursuits, how
ever. appear 10 reach them more effectnaly.-
They learn superior business habits aud rules,
and in SO doing they learn other customs, thus
step by step advancing until hey become, las
can often be seen at this port) quite respectable,
refined and polite.
REPORTED FLIGHT or THE EMPEROR.
Arm. L. l55i.--We have learned from a
port in Japan with which the Chinese trade, that
the Emperor of China has fled INTO Tartary. 1t
Is probably true, for we know that the re-
bels ARE near Pekin aud must eventually take the
whole empire. Our minister has not yet arrived;
his services are much needed iust HOW, rs Tia
L. States officers who are here are pretty well
worked down
Affairs are quiet; even the revcls have ceased
firing at night, which has not occurred before
for months.
Up to the latest dates, 18th Of April, the rebel
force remained in possession of Shanghae, and
the impcriasts had still fortng outside the
town.
4 mercantile letter, published in the London
Times. dated Shanghai, April II, thus alludes to
the affair of the 18th
All parties here are unanimous in their appro-
val of the firm course adopted by her Britannia
Maiesty's and the American Consulh in the very
difficult position in which they were placed; by
which, and the admirable conduct of the Amcri-
can aud British naval commanders and their men.
this community and the valuable property here
have been rescued from imminent portland there
is no doubt both are now in much greater safety
than has been the case Tor many months past.