The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01

my eide light, the rush of several footsteps
on deck. and what ] supposed was the sudden
alarm and surprise of the watch. knowing that we
were anchored just OF the pirate village these mid.
night voices brought with magnetic speed out of
my BERTH and in less time than can write it every
man in the ship ] had aroused With the cry of
pirates only to be laughed at at the breakfast
table when told it was only the voice of the pilot
who had come of the shore, and was hailing the
watch. To use the quaint language Of our Yankee
captains, was thoroughly hard
We got out with considerable difficulty, and no
wind but with 1t the entrance is nearly as safe as
the Yanytze-kiang, p. and o. agents and captains
TO ot the contrary Notwithstanding The potage
freshing, we were soon of Annoy 1870 miles south of
Foochow, the second treaty port above Canton.
We also saw the highlands of Formosa one part Of
which is 5000 feet above the water. This fertile
ports for shipping, by two of the enterprsing
firms OF Canton, and sugar, rice and camph0r has
paid them well. Between two and three millions of
industrious natives pay their yearly tribute. like
tia Son OF God as he terms himself the brother Of
Jesus Christ, the supreme King Of four hundred
millions Of people. Our ship win not stop at Annoy.
wish II did, for should like to look at that island
city, with its 100000 population in its walls and
100000 in the suburbs. They are enterprisng
commercial, and fond of emgrating-mpre amb-
tious than the lazy, indolent natives Of Shanghai
During the English war they fought brayely, and
many Of the high officers and military mandalins Of
the Tartar army-with the same bravery that charac
telized the Old Guard at Waterloo--they died by
hundreds, but never surrendered. A few opium
agents and missionaries reside at Annoy but only
one or two mercantile firms. The same may be said
of Ningpo. have heard much Of the magnificent
temple there.
Still further south our twelve knot breeze had
taken us, and the shipping at Swatow can be seen
with the glass l25 miles south of Annoy, and IT'S
north of Hong Kong. Before reached the Chinese
coast at Singapore ! used harsh language when
speaking OF the present Swatow trade : then had
the Waverley' tragedy outraging my senses but
now antold that these men that 60 away are starv
ing and killing each other here, and it is meet to
send3them Off A poor argument-but it may be 20. 1t
which must occasion some distress. as one class Of
clippers carries in opium and the other kdnaps and
takes away those whom, they say, wish to emigrate
COOhe Is q msnOMer-it does not apply to China,
Read the Chinamcns celebrated letter to Gov Ri g.
Ter, at San Francisco, before they passed the shut
em-out law. C00lie is an Indian term-the China
man disclaims it-yet all the boys in the hongs are
called coolies. Swallow is an nnwalled town of
about 90 900 sous-a daring maritime race-ready
for emigration, fishing, nautical life, or piracy
anything, when the crops fail. Several foreign
ses, thoroughly armed are now employed by the
Chinese to carry sugar up the coast. Our Com
missi0ners dr. L. ParKer,) proclamation regulating
the coohe trade has lately appeared, and, with the
customary satire Of the Canton merchants has been
duly dubbed "Saint Peters First Episte to the
Coolies
By the way, coming down, saw where Dr. Par
ker was shpwrecked, on the island of Turnabout,
in the steamer Larriston, her return voyage from
the north, going ten miles an hour-almost another
Arctic tragedy--for some thirty-three of the crew
and passengers found watery grave. The London
Ne,rS gave sketch of the wreck.