New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-25

sst confidence In themselves. Of late the Commi.ees
have ceased their active operations against US, and
tbi. ia supposed Ia result from expectation tha pc
ing perfectly exhausted we are about 10 treat ior
o. ace But al the beginning Of the present. yesi the
hab.on gentry were in full activity. On the z'.t ..
January the younger brother writes 70 the eider nN
=" the baIbarans in very great perpletty, tha'
proclamation is Issued every day and tire eG,s OF
"regrstions come ont two days. hour bakery
had poisoned several Epf hsh devils, and beer closed
upward Of 40 people Imprisoned in Coincidence:
Encouraged by thee .igns If calamity tnan,tZe-iin
urged hs preparations which he details 10 the mex,
letter. The ten braves from Kin-ton have arrived,
he writes 10 the President Of the COMMITTEES OF ipsl
ity AID the Engsh barbarians fire guns al h'@T'iis
during the night TO keep up their spirlts. ;.
"In every devil bong is stationed guard OF devil
" with great care. The police devils or
ated de vi- in bands of 10 patrol and wh.n
" ,hey cone % dangerous place they form up mo
" large bodice ard fire before they venture 10 pro-
seed" lie then after other matters, Ieia'es
how the braves" bad seized man "pamed "onS
" tai-musk dressed in devil clothes and boot- WIN
che devil language huently." This person on
prote sting be was not "traitorous Chinese, vas
held to bail. In few days the Committee Is !u ~,
ready TO act. Chantzetn reports not only tnat ine
Eresh ale frightened but that the American devils,
seeing how things stand had gone off, Inc system oil
this Celestial guerilla was to seize any Engnsn,en o'
Al goCbiIese lie could find, and make ea;h party oe
leye they had been betrayed and murdered py the
Other. ~ have this day enlisted ten braves ne
writes "wiibout the knowledge OF any man, anI -.
morrow all get boat for the undertaking.. VIM
follows is Of particular importance: ne DINER o.u!
cot men who are 10 be PIT on ratlons when me
"attempt shall have succeeded, are people OF Tue
"place Hong Kong or CoOlCop). fest@ruf!,
he continues, "our braves seized eleven reoeiioue
"bal bariars, and have handed them up % lhe Iolu
"ulttce was delighted 10 hear this; II Is real,y
"fne thing. If we manage thus the Englsh reoei'
"aId the local vagabOnds will not be able to oeGr one
"tIother and each party will get to suspect the other
"to the advantage of the main issue. AI'er ,nese
communications we have a most interesting letter
fr,n, Chan kwesih III answer. 1t is somewhat mys
teiious beth from its illusions TO matters OF when We
know nothing and from the defects OF the translation
But the first sentence states that certain Chantsk
had bten directed by the head Committee at Canton
TO 60 TO CoOoon and that he had got a number oi
men together to fire Victoria. 81 fear, however,
says the Doctor, that he was not up TO the ta,k;
to braves" who should slaughter al Edglshnan.
"Tse-tupg-sha came in from Canton to the Commit
"tc- this morning. ait.r breakfast with 80 glt naa-
DARN buttons and goo dollars, weighing o9o tseis;
tbat is to pay the 300 dollars for the lorcha ana tne
$50 taels for every devils head" The PRESIDENT
seems TO expect that his brother will find this tarifi
too low oJ be adds in the style of Mark lane, POST
fcript-rhe price Of devils heads has been reduced
"this year." 49,
Chan tze-tin continues his letters, in which he pre-.
diets with great elee the approaching submission OF
the English. We are, he thinks, in utter extremity
Devil solders are obliged to act as watchmen. Inc
there is little business doing. Then comes passage
which shows that in the Sanon district they ilr
sbre wd guessts to what party spirit IN England Is
cspabe of doing. 1t is said that the barbarian mer
"tbsnts Of all nations have deputed some one 10
England 10 dtnounce the English devil Governor.
In Bis next letter the writer declares that our Malay
odie,s are miserable wretches, unfit for service, ard
relates that the police say the English will have one
feht moye ard if worsted, will then sue for peace.
BY February 81 We zee the head-noney system
in full operation. We may say at once tnat Il
is thought that these braves either murdered
Portuguese, or else dug up corp.es and cut oil
tie heads, for no member Of the English or American
communities was missed. But Msn-hipg gives an
J cit account Of the lumber of head. received 81
paid for. Now, Man.hipg must be believed, for he
ttlavtd very wen TO Us in revealing the nefar9ns
schemes Of his uncle Mantapshn, "a gentleman, the
"aubor of an unsuccessful ect 10 barn or blow up
"tbe City Of Victoria Mar hing writes to the COM
ittee with which he at first Connected that they
"are only giving 80 taels for devils TAKEN whether
I'd, I'd OF alive; for devils head they will probnby
"eve $50, but I'm not sure. The Sar-on Committee
"lto1sequenly do not row much prize devils heads,
If you my uncle, wish the braves OF your
can . 10 set about this service of taking devils
be IDS it would lie well that you told them plainly
" hot they will get; You need not expect to have
"a1yif il will not pay. My uncle, Chan-kwei-tslh
ard Tsefurg are much pleased with the proposition
"to de.t troy house," Whether the nephew did not
fI That ting devils heads would pay or whsther
his couract failed lT certain ii is that lie revealed
tie plot ON which lac had coIresponded with his uncle,
and thus saved Victoria from destruction.