The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-14
Interesting from China and India.
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Letters Of Our Correspondent Young America"
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intercourse ofthe European Continen-
tai Nations with the CeIestials.
What Remains to he Done by ADgio-SaxOn
influence.
TRADE BETWEEN CRIyA and SIAM.
Some Views about the Perry Japan
Treaty.
Calcutta Soeiety---Its Ladies, Warriors, Chief
and Law Dignltaries.
8indoo Temples, Worship and Burn
ing Of the Dead.
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THE MILLIONAIRE MERCHANTS OF INDIA.
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THEATRiCAlS AND OUTDOOR ADJUSTMENTS,
&C., &C., &c.
TRADE BETWEEN CRIyA IND SLAM.
Some Views about the Perry Japan
Treaty.
8indoo Temples, Worship and Burn
ing Of the Dead.
7HEATRCAlS AND OUTDOOR ADJUSTMENTS,
&C., &C., re.


&C., DC, &c.
Orr CHINA COAST, ON BOARD SrEAMsuIP)
FIERY Cross, bound to Calcutta,
Feb. q, 1856.
yViu american Trade w,th China Incrsase?-
What the Continental Countries hape Done
Their Commercial intercourse Nth China and
kheir Failures Russia more ActiUe-Intercourse
10Th Siam-NoUel Yankee Speculation-Anglo-
Saxon Enterprise-Hotc the Americans ioere In
Produced to the Chinese-Irade Statistics Of Can
ton-What the People Pay for Opium-Tsa
Frights -Ho,o young America" can get in
Missionary f,tluence-Waat american Steam
ships may do-What the People IVant and Chat
they can Return.
Will Dur commerce with China increase during
the next ten years In the same ratio it has during
the past? Ibeieve it will. Why should it not
What will prevent it So far comparatively no
thing has been accomplished. France has done lit
tie in China but to copy the English treaty. Her
foreign trade in the East Is not commensurate with
her territory, her population her energy. When
the European agitstion has subsidized by conquest or
ignoble pesoeon one side or the other--xor ! can
hardly hook for halfway measures-wM not the
head of The French throne turn his attention to the
imperial kingdom, where the fruit is al ready TO
be paucked?
Germany and the independent stsAes have been
more active in the two great staples but the whole
Continental commerce with the Eastie but dropin
ne bucket Holland threw up her cards centuries
aso. Who can forget that singular embassy in
1855 to the imperial city. where the Butch Minister
was announced with the crack of q long whip,
ushered into the presence Of Majesty nd kicked out
again in less than eight minutes. As . neutral
power, her enterprising merchants may grasp some
Of The carrying trade but aside from this little Hol
hand Is contened with her greater possessions in the
Indian Archipelago. Portugal has nothing but the
Iorchal of Macao-Femand D. AnAordu made the
first treaty with the yceroy Of Canton, few years
after Columbus found a Western continent. This
merchant captain in 1917, got his set ofeght ships
under way for China and the Portuguese capture Of
some pirate junks 30 pleased the Emperor, that he
gave them the sterile peninsula Of Macao, which for
three hundred years was the sole mart Of European
commerce Portugal is commercially dead. Russia Is
more active. Before Peters time she sent embas-
sizes to Pekin, and since the day Of the Emperor
shipbuilder she has kept up the connection, made
several treaties and grasped considerable territory
The treaty OF 1928 still gives the Russians power,
and with the secret policy Of the two nations TO stop
inquiry, few can tell the extent Of that inland
traffic. The Russian supply OF linens, cloths, vel
vets, soap, salt, hardware and many other articles
must be immense; for 1t IL barter trade, they taking
in return rice silks and brick TEA coarse cheap
article, made into the shape Of brick. Where po-
puatOn Ia 80 immense commerce must be OF no
little magnitude. Who can tell but what many OF
the manufactured goods that Russia teok from Eng
land IN pay Debt for her nemp, feathers, leather,
Ac. found their way overland to AIyol, rartary ana
China Even nov tie russians hive a college st
ske Chinere capital, where ten scholars from 81.
Petersburg and MOSCOW are taught tue coult l.ri-
gGage the Chinese ne 10 act interpreters AID
ambassadors for q long tine the Emperors
knowledge of what was passing In tue Etnvpean
W rid was obtained from the Russians, VINO now
possess the AMOR and much OF Its ocyder lands.
Although she my, however, obtain an nor, -sed In.
LaLo traffic, her maritime commerce must be small
until her policy IL changed.
Tie native islanders Ia the China and Indian seas,
tritussry aud otherwise, viii continue to despatch
their huge native craft between tue several ports ~
heretofore AID the absence Of statistics shuts oGt ali
kuoSledge OF its extent but IL ~ known 70 be lri-
rense. Foreign shtps are now beiug Owned by Chi
aalntn anu flames, sailed by Eusope9a captains.
have learned Indirectly, bit canno. endoysc the
r,port, that IN arrange IN ut hss Deen made by 10
American merchant VI Shangnae--wso Is now mad
has been ronie months the guest OF his Mlofty the
kirg OF slsm-to take That distiuEuishe petentate
into the ao esaid merchants hr'n a. Junier part
Les. II 20, Nh. CoDs-A Geneaai Harris will have 70
negotiate through fellow coustryman. Nc. II. Is
row AZ Penang waiting for the 5.n Jacinto T. usher
him into tue presence of the black king
10 do 70 take care OF CUBE aud the Philippines.
Engllnd and America, then, ere let 10 rsSolp
tiolize, con merciaize anc natua1e the Celesjsls.
Eng,isn pluck and American enterprec united. Nd
what can stop the Anglo-raxons' progressl frs
far compsral vely nothiug has been accpaaplshetin
China Fourteen cas- nave passed since me var,
ano clipper chips have had their day o. profitable
freighfs.
one hundred millions Of dollars Is a small san
for Western merchants TO invest In 80 extensive
country, ard only five or six hrrired AngoSaxom,
l.lo.
commercial men Queen Ehzauoth hrst tried 70 intro
duccd England te China about the time that WIN.
Shakspese was writing himself Immortal In 1896
The virgin sovereign wrote her htst diplomatic let
ter 10 the Emperor of China in syor Of her most en-
terprising sufjectn- Richard Allot and Thouas
Bloomfield, merchants Of London--ruta storm turn
ed IN, ship out Of The track, Gad the letter never
was delivered. In lsl3 the East india Company
nrst got taste for China tadc, and little by little
inert asel their peeer md got the entire monopoly,
which they held Wy 1884, when ne trade vas
turown open 10 oil. Lcrd Napier peaenent, the
obstruction OF opium, the war aud peace, have
ALREADY spoken oi-so mrch Tor Englanes progress
in thc trade. America In l7s6 sent Der trst shp-a
800 ton yesselaad her nstrality during the twenty
seHrs war turned the introduction 30 good account.
That ana the ffeightsng OF teas to HOLLAND IN IAN
kee vessels during kapOfcoos success, Increased the
extent OF orr ocInmerce but IN 1871 IL 1udden-
fy Stopped by tie accidental death OF China wo-
man by M Am.aricGh sailor dEDpyng pot On ner
head. Howqua, the we'll known dong merchant, did
his ties. TO adjnst ne mater eut nor "a me mia
Chin.se authorities gss the trace resumed Tne
captains acting super goes bought tcns difect
" fvorr TIE Chinese sellers and the aud fes CT
Tue old nerr hants-R,isseil and ohers-hai shs
cream OF The trade, espccishy during the
Another misunderstanding occurred IN isN,
Nv tie American C0asG erCcN8g yane
or the TOP or lila aar pole, which caussl
great excitement among ~ Craese, and rad 10
lie taken down nj once. fnis gas the year la which
he Upnd states gosLrnmcat cent the expansive
embassy 10 China, aad prcse II Attorney ,ieli-
rraf Mr. 1shing. prepared tine paper with iudg-
rent and care. 1he Chinese had previously pro-
r,lscd Commodore keasney before the Nenkin
teeiy was signed. that hmer,cl should have the
.ltt.a $50. I.