New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-18

sudieaSe, rude and dirty, but mposg gr,,;nh an
isa fracture in the tleo rOoi' th'V.SS aro sr. cur
Fnol.b rocket had forced its way hhsio az W. W
tanned t'sres right and left esd.ns eSeese e, ee.s
~ privaie spsrtments. "Hst otaha a. ,st' eesS'
ana tho muskets descendd . .Ssd echo Al this moment
b 81 ,Sa o.I;Syfs il rsised and an old man. arcs'ed
in tSa ordlpsry blue Chinese aress, out wenhs % Gs a
Nsnd,xin's cap with red button, appears 10 1ne uoo
IT, has a black mustache quick eye, and
y y ;a,eagsnoe in his face than you usually see IN
Sn. sod he seeIns TO say, as plainly as gestures an
IN "Wbat can all this disquietude be about
Eyery ose felt that this could De no other tnen f9G
shoyl6~, led bin gently back into his apartment,
.ested him m a chair, and put guard round him.
The cid gentleman was quietly at breakfast when the
TnslsA Marines burst In.
A few moments' delay occurred while Chinese in
,erpeter got up, and the Governor eeens ne was
IN 70 immediate danger, recovered q composure which
be had never lost the 2 Jwer OF assuming lie was
asked for his seals Of office and his papers IL was
very unfortunate buI he had that morning mlslad his
Keys. "Tell him." said Col. Holloway, not to
trouble bimsf for l have master key; and at
sgn tall pioneer with his az made his appearance.
The Governor took up napkin, and the lost keys
were accidentally found to have been underneath 1t.
Meanwhile Capt. Parke ard his detachment had
been equsy fortunate. Turning to the left, and pro-
ceeding down the street OF Benevolence and Love,
they came 10 the large low building indicated the
Treasury Here also the doors gave way to the first
rush. The surprise complete. The guards were,
soms alec ping, some cooking, some smoking. The
military Mandarin in command drew bis sword, but
was trpped up and secured; young Tartar shOul-
dered his matchbox and pointed it at the captain bu
bsyonet was at his breast in q moment, and would
have been in il had not the captain struck il Nd All
the Others moOness under the influence Of Brit
sh bay onets brought 10 the charge within six inches
OF their bodies.
The treasury was full of silver as full, probably,
il ever Fiffy.two boxes which man could not
sDgly l. found and IS packets OF solid lngots
There also store-house of the most costly Man.
DARN far dresses, lined with sable and rare fur and
f,.l ,f naah n at "a
scene occurred The instructions to bring away
any bullion but TO touch nothing else. These orders
we're obeyed with strange and selfdenying fidelity:
The soldiers and officers in strict discipline, turned
tbeu watering eyes away from the rich dresses Bat
how to remove the heavy load of bullion Crowds
had assembled in 'front.' and happy thought occurred
TO one Of the officers: "A dollars worth OF cash TO
"eyery Coo lie who will help TO carry the silver to the
"Eppish camp" In moment the crcwd dispersed
in search Of their bamboo poles, and in another mo-
nelt there were thousand volunteer Cantonese con-
teodipg for the priv ege OF carrying Tor an enemy
their c,tys treasure With their stipulated strings
OfCssh round their necks, away they rudged with the
Engtsi soldiers and the sycce silver.
We must now go back to the general starting point,
and accompanying the chase after Yek. Mr.. Consul
PNkes who was attached as interpreter to Col Holo
ways party, a1ived too late, and was without an
escort- Wrile he was deplOring his i'll luck he met
with Com. Elliot, who fired by Parkes telling him
that had information to Yek lurking place.
ageed, upon his own responsibility, to accompany him
with 100 blue jackets. Mr.. Parkes expected TO find
Yek a; the Imperial library, but upon arriving at that
hghttled edlfice he found only great empty house.
Having ransaCked every corner, they coming
sway osgusted, when Mr. Parkes put his foot against
a closed ooOr. 1t gave way and Chinamsn was seen
inside the closet diligently studying one OF the sacred
books. Where was Yek How should the Chlnaman
know? He knew nothing of Yeh-he was only poor
student. Drawn from his hiding place and subjected
to sharp nteirogetory, he confessed bit by b that
lek had been there, but had left some days
befo,e. AT last he even thought he knew where
he was-neary three miles off, somewhere at
the soutA-west corner of the city, in small
yamUn Of one of the Lieutenant Governors. TAX
ing this " student along with them, the party
now ptoceeded to the Governors yamun. The Gov
srnof was by this time in custody Of COL Holloway,
snd the Admiral and the General had arrived there.
An examination took place. and the Governor, after
some admcntiOn, admitted that he also knew Yek's
retreat. and named the place which the student
bad named lie was made TO send second guide,
~i the two Cinnamon were placed IN front OF the |
/ ,ie jackets. Tf1ese unwilling guides, they were
rgeo al Dg at galop through the narrow streets of
tie Tatar city, did not shouting to the crowd-
which together, Good people, go about your al
" fans. These gentlemen have just had respectful
interview with Peh-kwe and they are now gong to
shave another interview with Yek. very well,
said the crowd habitualy deferensl to the cap OF
the small Mandarin As they got deeper and deeper
into the of streets, some OF the oficers seemed
to think they were doing al imprudent thing. II
1.-The worst comes to the worst said Capt. Key, I'VE
"know the direction of the walls by this com
"psss and can fight our way to thcm;" SO on
last the guides called halt at the door of hrdrate
yamue ich appeared closed and deserted. The |
doors forced open, and the bueackets were all
over the place in moment. 1t was evident that they
the right scent. The place was full OF
hastily. packed baggage Mandarins were running |
abOutyes running about; and at last one came for
ward and delivered himself up as Iek. But he was
DOT fat enough. Parkes pushed him aside, an hur-
ryiDg on, they at last sped very fat man contem-
psBg the achievement of getting over the wall at
the extreme rear of the yamun. Capt. hey and
Commodore ElliOts cO1swain rushed forward. key
took the fat gentleman around the waist and the cox
swain twisted the august tail of the Imperial COmmis
sioDez stound his fist. There was no mistake now;
this was the veritabe YeI. Instinctivey the blue
jackets felt it must be Yek and they tossed up their
hats, and gave three rafting cheers.
TEX ia BY no means the hero people thought hun.
He tNH5led violently when he was taken he
srenuousy denied bis identity; and was net till MIR.
PaIkes mad several times mad the satisfaction and
tIiumpA Of assuring his old enemy of his personal
safety ta6t he grew composed. As soon, however as
he felt himself safe, all his arrogance returned. He
posed himself magnitceutly in his chair lie laughed
at the idea Of giving up hs seals and also at the idea
nfhi, being led away. He would wait there to receive
the men, Eisin and Gros. They searched all his pack
sges for psptrs ana found among other things the orig
NAL rs catons Of the treaties with England France
and America: they were, as he lntlmated, too unll-
poran "a documents to be sent To Pekln This search
lasted three hours. The news of the capture had
beeu scot to headquarters Col Hooker dispatched
with stroi body Of mariuts and ek again ITEM
bed "a he e0tered his chsir captive.
At the foot OF the terrace before the great Joss.
houss GO Magazine Hill, of.setting from the broad
steps, is collegiate quadrangle. Here the don' OF
the ecclesiastical institution clustered Some shai
celulsr apartments opening inward toward the bill,
were doubtless the private abodes of the BONES;
two large rooms, whose windows look over the city,
tue hall and senior common room Ihis
qusdraosie is little changed in its uses. II hss
become the British headquarters. The Admiral and
Gerersl have appropriated the hall and common
room, and the staff conriving possibilities OF resi-
dencs in the cells. The servants have utilized the