The Nevada journal., 1857-04-24
n EVADA 10 URN AL.
Chinese Opinions of the War with England.

Chinese Opinions of the War with England.
James Hanley, Chinese interpreter,
has furnished the S. r. Bulletin wit
the translation of letter written by "a
Chinaman at Canton, to a native friend
in California, which gives some idea of
their estimation of the relative strength
of the different nations. The writer be-
gins by saying:
"The times among Us are very bois-
ferrous. Our country is convulsed with
warning with our own people and for
eigners.s The sah-sam-hong thirteen
foreign factories was reduced to ashes
but few days since, which I suppose
will be the means of bringing legions of
barbariang to our shores to make war
against us. The neglect of our lhanda-
rims in enforcing the law when it is ne
.cessary, and at other times passing be-
yond the prescribed bounds assigned
them, together with the audacity OF for
eigners on our shores, have been the
means of bringing about the troubles
from which we have suffered and are
most likely to suffer for some time to
come. As, for instance, the lap-sam-
hong. Our Governor Yeh ordered each
hong factory to be destroyed, which
was done, and for which we must suffer.
Such was an injustice on our side. We
ought not to have destroyed the hongs
OF the people of the nation who were at
peace with us. But what limits can be
set to men who seek revenge %
The writer speaks of the Indignation
that burst forth among the Cinnamon at
the time the "English barbarians in
vaded their country, and then gives it
as his opinion that just retribution will
soon be dealt ont to these barbarians." :"
3" The Emperor of Russia" he says, " is
about to join our cause, and with myri-
ads of warriors suppress the rebellion of
our own people and sweep the vagabond
English barbarians off the face of the
earth, and by that means establish the
tranquility SO much desired throughout
the length and breadth of the Middle
Kingdom-[China.l'
By this it would appear that the wri-
ter is somewhat acquainted with the re-
cent quarrel between England and Rus
sia, but whether the idea 6f Russia's in
reference between the English barba-
rians" and their own Celestial people,
spruag spontaneously into his head, or
was placed there by outsiders, we don't
know. The writer, however, as well
as his Celestial brother, give evidence
that they are not vastly pleased with
the idea.
Speaking of England as being onc\of
the three great nations of the earth, Chi
ma and Russia being the others, he
says:
"Yet withal they are weak when COM
pared with Russia, which has been tho
roughly tested of late. They with my
riads from other nations for two years
could not succeed in taking one city,
[Sebastopol :? but had to return home
well beaten, and thereby frustrated in
their designs on the honorable Russian
nation. What success can they expect
when the great Russian naticn will be
at our aid None whatever"
The following, which is portion Of
the letter, smacks somewhat of proscrip-
ton:
"Now the red-haired barbarians, En-
glish and other foreign devils, fan qui
who come to our shores, add nothing TO
our benefit We supply them with tea,
rhubarb, silks and many other valuable
commodities, while they in return bring
us nothing but opium.
Our Central Empire furnishing for many
years, teas, sugar, and other commodf
ties, to these ungrateful barbarians, will
henceforth be closed against them, de-
priving them thereby of the valuable
products of our Empire. In few years
they will know themselves better, when
they have suffered from the wants of
that with which we furnish them, as we
are determined from hence onward,
never to admit any more foreigners on
our coast.
END OF THE WORLD AT HAND.-Par-