New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02

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wiz P.I be,ore. To which Lord Elgln replied
tcos"s ,,ch ssas the case be would serve Pekln
bs, Ia already served Canton. 1t is currently
~ 49, that the blockade of the Canton River VIII
rP.nnn soain vigorously enforced ms the Chinese
u a marked partiality for American vessels OF
sub there are several now lying at WhamPoa.
o. hin. the Gray Feather OF New-l0rk, mas com
nleted ber cargo, and ls on to-ds! OF To- iivlto"
REs'o. 90 four other cargOes have been obtained
!;..o,t r,ucb difficulty. Should the blockade be
- s,forred. il will sadly interfere with our
;na;.r interests, ss there are many ships which
hsIa heen depeuding on the revival OF Canton trade
s',o ssIa "a, for a wear of comparative unrroduc.
TSs s..te OF feeling on the part Of the Chinese
c.r.ot be determined with any accuracy. ih'y
.r. I,ipp. trescher0us race, and glftea VIII sucn
oyest power Of cOnceament that II is inpossIoie 10
s.v \ hetber they are preparing to welcome or 70
ro;.oo their guests. OF violence there ls little
danger. although on last Sunday evening there was
a rnmor of an attack upon Canton by 80 0Oo braves
a false alarm, however, as usual. Inc 2Uto
tr,o,,. in Canton are fully able TO withstand Chi
aese army of 80 O0O or 100, 900 if need be, tor IN
The 6elA the Chinese are contemplate. we nave
some fssrs of poison, and are much at the mercy OF
Our servants 10 this regard. Otherwise there IS 40
alarm. .
No smau merriment has been occasiOned among
-
~ sAcrstsry Of the Navy, which compliments the
I Tsst India deet with having been the means OF
.~~;ro vat amounts Of American property aud
na..tsct;n, American interests, &c.-a statement
sbsurt that one at all acquainted with the facts Is
S,,r,lv loss 10 knew what 1t means. with re-
gan. 70 the individual bravery OF our forces, OF
course there is little question. But that the pres
ence Of the fleet at WhampOao or elsewhere has been
the means of saving American property, or of pro-
tacti lA,,,a ia
unwarfanted by facts. What American property
st Whampoa could not be removed was all de-
s.reyed And as to American citizens at the same
locality, they owe their safety partly to their own
defensS larty to the kindness of an English rigae,
s sns bort when bott the former resources were ex-
Eausted. There has lately appeared a small PAM
t,hlet containing the correspondence between silas
E. burroughs esq.,, and Commodore Armstrong,
with regard to the protection afforded American
interests at Whamp0a. Ii Is to DO hoped that the
same pamphlet may find its way to the proper quar-
ters al home as its contents are worthy of note.
The Chinese are now willing to trade with the
Americans. becsuse they have had no cause to be
afraid of them. But they are at heart more bitter
against England than ever, and if they could would
stop Ill trade with that nation, throwing their whole
traffic into other hands. However, there is little
danger Of such proceeding. There is even now
Heet On the way to the Gulf of Pe-chee-lee, which
can costly carry out the threat of the English EN-
basssdor to serve Pekin as he has served Canton.
And the regiments of native troops which have in
Inds volunteered for foreign service will soon be on
hand TO hold every advantage gained. All the fleet
which can be spared from this region is under or
ders for the rendezvous at the mouth of tho river
leading up to Pekin, and the French have like
destinstiOn. The United States ships Minnesota,
Mississippi, and the chartered steamer Antelope,
are already on their way to the scene of strife or
rIn Garfp pfo md uhafa
follow "a sooD ss they arrive ut this port. 1t is
derstOOdtha the utmost cordiality exists between
our Minister, AIr. Reed, and Lord Elgin, and that
the former assents entirely to the views Of the lat
ter &c to the part which the United States should
assume in the demonstration before Pekin. 1t is
perhaps fortunate, however, that there s no Amer
ican ship in these waters which can ascend the
Peiho, excepting the chartered steamer; so thst
the demonstration made by our Commissioner VII,
prebably be confined to the exhibition OF small
steamer, with the assurance of there being an
enoI ssously iarge outside, which wonld have
come in if ithad been able.
An attack upon Pekin, however, must, Of neces-
sity be more serious matter than that upon Can
ton, and may not unlikely include blockade upon
all the open ports of China The main thing gained
no far is, that at last communication has been
forced up 10 the Emperor himself and he has re-
piled to it--a success which has probably never
been achieved before. The Emperor did not even
know that there was such a country as the United
States until lately informed of the good conduct Of
its naval representatives. But he is ia very fair
way to become enlightened on this, as on other
points, 20 that he will be more capable of attending
to his foreign affairs than in times past.
Meanwhile the everlasting rebellion, like some
cutaneous disorders, breaks out and disappears
again in manner which defes all calculation.
The high hopes expressed by many, at the com
mencement Of the movement, that ii had
Christian basis, must have by this time quite
cooled down, as the rebels are no more than
savage bandtti, while their chief uses his re-
iigious education simply to make more contempt
ible mpostor of himself than he could possibly have
done as heather. He assumes the modest title of
Jesus Christ, while his next in command appears as
the Holy Ghost. AS regards morality and any other
good quality, there is little to choose between the
two parties, Rebel or Imperalist. The awakened
activity Of the rebels and some Important successes
gained BY them, have already driven back many of
the tea buyers at the north, as we learn from Inc
North China Herald. Encouraged perhaps by the
near approach Of the barbarian fleet, the rebel
vsO- aseaas to have fared up all at once, and We
learn of three large cities which have fallen into
their hands within a month. more unsettled
state Of affairs cannot well be imagined. The only
s, that when settlement is made il
will be on a basis which will bring considerable
benefit to the four treaty powers, whatever it may
bring to the Chinese.
The cody trade may be said to have langushed
out Of existence. There are so many distractions
thrown in the way of the traSic, and there is
strong public sentiment against it, that few English
Or American ships are found offering. The passen-
ger trade, however, to Australia and California is
most brisk, and forms the chief present employ.
ment
The last few months have been quite disastrous
TO ships on the coast, and large number have SUI.
sered. The last disaster is that of the Courser of
and for New. York from Shanghse, loaded with tea
msiplr She sras lost ON fhA Prata Shoal fha