New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-19
CHINA.
Cer.rord.pce Of TIE y. Y. Trisuoe-

Hone koNG, July !, lcJ'.
The GLORIOUS Fourth is jos. fading into even
ing. Not a gun fred in i.s honor-not cracker or
squib e1ploded-not rocket fzzed-not even
set ont VI pea nuts, ginger bread and small eeer
His E1cellency DR.. Peter Parker, gives d'tner
at Macao, at which probably even now, PATRIOTISM
and punch are strong and popular But lt isa
lasting shame, that of all the American ships IN
port, not one has had the public sprlt TO IRE sa
lutte or dress ship.
Lord Elgin, like the renowned d.. Root OF al.
verisipg notoriety, "hss arrived" but whether,
like the Doctor be will be able 10 cure all the evils
that flesh is beir t., remains yet TO be seen. AT
present, he is going 10 carry out the previous
policy, and occupy himself in waiting. After the
bombardment of Canton, it was determined To Walt
for some native troops from India. Inc troops
came TLes it was concluded best to walt Tor the
pIn-boats The crrn-bOats came. Then the walt
irp was for marines. The marines came. Then
the Wa. ting was for Lord Elgin. Lord Egln Z" has
arrived" and has concluded to wait for October.
Tn the meantime his LOrdship will 90 in II. VI. ;.
Pearl TO Japan to look after English Interests there
and see what prospects there may be for "anneNi-
ton" in that quarter.
Matters are perfectly quiet here, and save only
for the crowded state Of the place and the eXhorb
FAINT mice Of provisions, no would Imagine that
there was anything Ike war. The Chinese
keen out of the way of the gun-boats rs
far "a possible, and with the exception
Of a couical proclamation nov and then from Gov.
Yek. announcing imaginary victories over the bar
baIans and giving the naval officers perfect liberty
TO sweep them from the face OF the earth"
nothing traLspires worth chrOniclng. The San
JacintO is still absent. The Portsmouth made
4 fnurd ay and Off
ON lsst Thursday destination not made bic. The
fact Of taking in five months stores would indicate
that she will be absent some time; all well on board
From no tns river we hear little or nothing, and
what We DO hear as remarked in previous le ter,
we do not believe. There are two things, how
ever, which are true aud significant also. The first
IT, that great suffering prevails 10 the cry OF Can
| ton and the neichborhoOd of Whampoa, causing the
people to long earnestly for revival OF trade The
second is the fact that considerable trade already
Oppnjpp in a quiet way, which is encouraged, or at
least wnked at 10y the authorities. | was talking
| two days since with Parsee merchant, who in
formed Inc that he had within short time received,
little by little returns from all bis opium and cotton
which he supposed lost in Canton, and for which
loss he had flied his claim upon the English Govern
meDt lie has received, now batch of silk, nov II
hundred chests Of tea now bag Of dollars, all 10 a
quiet way until his while stock at Canton is sold,
| and he has withdrawn his claim for damages. The
same thing has taken place in other instances, aud
on account of this an active trade is sprngng up at
Macao which makes that place Of more impOrtan 70
than usual You are aware, long ere this that the
opium trade has been egalized at last so that
the commodity will fall from its heh political position,
to take its place with lard and tallow, beet, pork,
Gotten, lead and all the other articles of trade The
Chinese authorities having made believe try to stop
the opium wagon these many years have concluded
low to Jump in and ride. duty has been levied upon
The drug Of ~ taels about $50 per chest Sl3 OF
which goes to the Imperial Treasury. the other ~ to
pay expenses Of collection. Lastyear the opium trade
of one port, Woosung, alone amounted to no less
thsn 80; 500 chests. At SIC per chest, this yields
tie handsome revenue of nearly S5,elO,OOO a
very welcome supply to the empty treasury of the
proyiuce OF course TIE same course Will be taken
IN each Of the other opium ports. All authorities
,erce HAT this will give renewed activity to the
op.um trade and already rise has taken place IN
tie market price of the drug.