The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-18
Affairs In China.
GIDEON nYE JR.'s MONTHLY CIRCULAR.

oiDhoh oihOVLAh
snce our circular CT tbs sh u there haze been ra-k
cd changes In the actual portion OF Affairs In this country,
oommeFc. well polite Il, and as respects the safety
OF the for.gn the general aspect Of them
much imprVved-the BRUSH naval forces having, OF q,
20 become the a.saanu Of the fleets Of Jrnks % ng
ekBlkins eeks and shao inaccessible 70 steam.
Of vcry light AFT open boats several t.roag ppf
tons 10 Which have been captured after
estAnce which recalled In considerable loss TO the iasn
the particulars Of which appear In the Hong Kong
gsxeties
TIE appciplman, Of the Earl OF Egin Anbasador or
high Commissioner " China appears judicious although
RAD "a Of COS soocuni than ability aad villa comprene
sve end nrm grasp Of Affairs Qualities shisa expect
In a staicsnAn rather than IN dlponsast-Are
aesloerao sna s",susso 70 LORI tsn discussion aod
and were nos better 70 retain the sword Va the rgnl
band, with uumAiom In The len one, until The imperial
government R seers The latter, eremYIng The people,
ihe while, much may be practicable from The effects
OF The suctes directed si the mandsrin poser
II nov seems probable that sther strenuous resistance
map De made At Canton but consider tina,
raging feature OF the looa conflict spce without
prscpae o. some tenscty no efe tive or r,eraung
blow could be sfrok passive aititude Inc part Of III
maoda'ins would leave every movement indecisve, a,d
could osiy rrsuh IN embarrassing complications
In Tie mcanun me, the authorities Of Canton wrcskng
their vsnesarcc upon those OF the traders attempt 70
bring scode 70 Macao, several having been executed
merely bc,snse they we're oragns some mall pa oels Of
bca here, asd others Imprisoned and despocd OF their
gcocs VINO bringing SILK piece goods do~n the s
In semc being driven 70 sempi 70 svers sctasi
starvation among tnsr vorkpcoplc.
In short, the repesve policy stringent
or ~ ufracuon more rcsnuessy punished An sromp,
W estabssh species Of Co Hong 81 Snanghse, 10 Turner
toacauor Of this policy and oou1r the pr Informs
tsa q us vriiei and tben alluded 70 b. bin, In Noven
per 1856 which indeed, In rcspect 10 Canton, vas
nfeea socw tvo months By similar report u tne In
oes o NE imperial government These pre- scls, With
1e seNassaeo o. the import Of opium at ShAnshse and
sna me se mp, male Al The latter port, BY I'D
vsrusemeoi through NE Brih Consulate 70 e,sc, loan
severA hundred thousand dol.r upon sscury OF t1s
cs,os duties shov the Increased nscdiness Of the mpe
saos NE The political pO,pv q r,sr,., .. the mone,,
Inc nest N importance, indeed II doss 40, trssscsnf
me mos o. nose me age itux Of roe durug toe oss,
tvo veess The arrivals Of ths neoe,ary Of H! 4, Hong
Kong and this port having exceeded 500 600 oeen. rs.
has impaired appearance OF activity "a Inc hp.lns,,
Communities Of both ports, and q direct bes,,n, Ia an
people China, ever whom absolute stsrvato, "a. in
Esoa,ns, ssa N sss sonseo,oo re may sssu advert ~
The icultursl Of SIAM, undcr The -
iniuaied BY Sir John Bovrins. F"
The supplies from that country have indeed bsep mos.
timely, for al The marilne provinces Of CainA are eT ~
Tron shanshas and rccobov our sdviccs c,,ens "A N,
9oth- Sosh ultmo, and fully confirm the previous sas.
tons OF the greatly reduced available production Of tea
NAVAL VICTORIES or ENGLAND IN cHISA-ADylscs
on CANTON.
rrrom The London Times, August
EnxAos 10 II present. In ceufio win EAsH n world
From Aden 70 Boee Kong the British flag has been
sursc and varsus spo4s throughout this seat &c on
Of he GLOBE the Inhabitants Of these iiiile ISLANDS
tuay engaged IN bosies with vel nigh one half Of the
struggle to ell APPEARANCE 81 ED Had the nteHi.
gepoe the sepoy insurrcccn reached The OF the
fers monarch before peace had been uded color
ID ana dsoved "a vopld necessarily have been BY the
aneAnoe o. hat var but peaoe concluded ear win
SsxcsI be resevedL of the unhappy occurrences in
Mmss lndh Ne syeak elsewhere FOE present purpe
~ sa"osnse ssAss shsi throughout the North veto