The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23
Our China Correspondence.

sHASGHAE CHINA, Oct. !, 1855.
Dcoh If Mr.. 7. A. King-lMordlity Of Foreign Merchants
and Officials IN Chiaa-G. ". Meytert, the F3yer-No
United States .,aits in China- nc United STATES Eag
Ship Macedonian, Commodore joel Ab1on-The Allies in
JaTdn-Parqs Treaty.
The British bark Raonee left Foochow the 10th of
August for Ngpo and thence to this port Two China
have been found, wao state that the Rannee was
caught in typhoon, went down, and all board lost
except themselves. F. A. King Of the American firm of
King Co.. was passenger, for the purpose Of visiting
and seeing Ningpo before his departure from China He
was much esteemed M a and in business had few
superors. His late is much deplorei d. o. King his
brother has gone down tho coast to gain Information II
possible but is almost hopeless that he or the vessel
viii ever heard OF again A. King had just made
lis fortune and would have returned this fall TO the
United States have enjoyed II, out God ruled other
WISE
Few merchants there in Chiaa who DO not make
fortunes, but very few ever live TO get home to enjoy
them They either die here he way home, or TAIL
shortly after they get home The climate dreadful for
foreigners. We have fine air, bright and cool win
ters and all the surroundings TO render this eli
mate apparently healthy, bnt the destroyer like
Thief in the night, and from apparent health you sink
into death.
The British Consular establishment China consists of
nineteen ployes only OF shom have been in Chi
eight years the rest have died been obliged 10
TO Englsnd with broken down constitutions. The
United States have able 10 keep their Minister
out here than two years for the rhe
whole foreign population Of China look more Ike ghosts
than men or women. This year been very sic1ly-
dyssnery and cholera chiehy-wth the latter the Ma
douisn badly afflicted. tos she has gone on eide
cruise None OF the officers have Gle but she had
sixty. five men the sick list when she left.
This will soon be n sharp city. We lately had
Of forgery TO the amount OF ten thousand dollars The
author calls hmselfG W Meyiert and halls from Phila
delpha. IL appears he here in the American ship
Oneida n common sailor, aud runaway He then en-.
tered into bargain buy out the owner Of large
hotel stating that friends wealthy and that
had written 10 them 10 send him money and that would
be sent through the American house OF Messrs Ball. Sye
Co. The money did not come, aud Meylers forged
and then tried runaway, but the United States Consul
caught him at Nocmus ami brought him bacs. Ne is to
sulsr Court
Meyert II is understood conIesses his guilt but INV
can the ur execute their sentence Of nprsonment If
they should give opeY The United States have JAIL
and nders At large after the seoferce IS pro-
nounced. II s . shame that government does not
organise the Consular establishment In China
respectable footipg Our inscress At this port espe
ciaily getting enormous, and their attention should
be given toit Canton nss Junk INT, nsgniacsn, aud
is now the storchonse OF the C6ina trade A. present
there are seventeen American shps in this port the
aggregate amount OF tonnage Of wDisn y fseen thou
card six hundred and six. The smallest Is tho hsio
AGO tons, and the largest Is tue R,msnce OF the sea,
7s1 tons Eight 200 tons each. Is not this
commerce worth locking a'tery
The mail ia detained day or two, and take the
opportunity announce the arrival At ,hs port from Ja
pan Of the American schooner Wilmington Brown master.
This schooner fitted and loaded with Yankee NO.
tcns at the ofcommcdore Perry to trade
in Japan the basis Of his great treaty. Al japan the
authorities would scarcely let him land and would no.
buy any Of his wares but asked him sl2of small spar
worth $40. The captain has lost $1,000 thus far on the
advice Of Commodore Perry and bis humSug treaty II
would b no more than justice 70 Captain for Commc
tore Perry to pay him So 600 lost In the venture
he has made and the Commoaore could well afford !, out
Of the s26 900 he received from Congress What farce
the japan Expedition" has become excspt. cos. the