The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-03-04
A Chinese View OF the Recent Events Mt
Canton.


Canton.
The following translation of q letter, says the
Volcano Ledger, from Chinaman to a friend in
this State, received by the Mary Whitridge, we
are enabled to lay before our readers through
the kindness of a friend in Placerville. From
the known ability Of the translator, we can
vouch for the correctness of the version. 1t is
true exposition of the bombastic, braggadocio
style peculiar to the "children of the Flowery
Kingdom -
HoNGKoNG, Nov. 10th 1856.
10 LING We, the man Of strong mind and honest
heart You must not be angry Oh Lung We,
of ancient parentage, whose fathers are beyond
numbering and extend to that time when man
was first created from the fruits of the field, for
that the unworthy Fon Sung undertakes TO
speak with you. His parents are but of yester-
day, and he is therefore not expected to possess
that learning and graceful manner which be-
longs only to Lung We.
When this reaches you In that wild region,
among those strange barbarians who do not
even know how to eat correctly, permit It, in
the place of him who would be abashed in your
august presence, to PROSTATE itself low at your
feet and inquire of you how you relish your tea
when you arise in the morning, and whether
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your delicate taste. This having been done,
and thousand prayers Of thanks being burned
If you are still strong as the trees that grow in
favored fields then permit 1t to say to you
that Fon Sung, whose only desire is to serve the
honored Lung We in the most mental capacity,
has not refused the plain food adapted to those
of his rank
You will be surprised to hear that the outside
barbarians have again been so foolish as to adj
vance in o hostile manner, and brandish their
soft metal weapons before the mighty and count
less troops of the Flowery Kingdom; but such,
o sagacious Lung We, is the truth
This folly the sickly faces committed because
several of their strongest men were taken and
put In prison by one of our Mandarins of on
ly two tails, and when they sent twenty of their
great men to implore their release. o dexterous
and mighty Mandarin fthree tailspitched them
all into the water.
At this, the whole forces of the light-haired
tribes of the West came towards our forts.
marching with trembling knees and fear in their
hearts. Our powerful wise commanders knew
that the barbarian soldiers desired to run back
to their ships, and SO they, in very cunning
manner. lured them along and gave them seve-
raj of our mighty Notifications, so thai they
could not escape from our valient men of battle
when they wish to amuse themselves by fright
ening these weak-nerved towards till they die
from fear.
The Sublime and Puissant one, the father OF
those who live in happiness in the land blessed
of Heaven, has said to those who wait to obey
his orders, "Exterminate those ignorant and
presumptuous peoples" and il must be done.
In your exultation, you must not take the
lives of any of those with whom yon are, but
continue in business manner to amass wealth
from their stores and return to those who weep
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beautiful presence cause the dropping ones to
live.
May the smoke Of your burning prayers as
cend straight up to God.
Receive this from the illiterate one.
FoN SUNG