Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-27

THE CAPTURE OF THE TREASURY.
For six days the Western gate had been
open, and exit had been denied to neither
men nor goods, nor treasure Surely there
could be nothing left to reward the captors.
How can we strain our minds to comprc-
hend the stohd, stupid confidence of these
Chinese officials? The Treasury was full
oS Siisoi, as f&l! probably, ae il ever wae.
Fifty-two boxes which n man could not
singlg lift were found, aud 60 packets of
solid ingots. There was also storehouse
of the most costly Mandarin fur dresses
lined with sablcs and rare furs, and there
was a room full of copper cash Now
were to bring away any bullion but to
touch nothing else. These orders we're
obeyed with a strange and sclEdcnying f.
deity The sol -iers and officers in strict
discipline turned their Watering eyes away
from the rich dresses. But how to remove
the heavy load of bullion? Crowds had
assembled in front, and happy thought
occurred to one of the oUcels A dol
lars worth of cash to vooic who will
help carry thosiver 10 the English camp"
In moment the crowd dispersed in search
of their bamboo poles, and in another mo-
melt there were thousand volunteer Can
tonese contcnding for the privilege of car
rying for an enemy, their city's treasure
With theirstipulated strings Of cash around
their necks, away they trudged with the
English soldiers and the sycec silver. Colo
mel Graham, who had advanced from the
south to the same point, came up in time to
direct this operation. When the last Brit
ish soldier left the treasury, the mob pour
cd in like countless pack of famishcd
wolves. The retiring and self f-denying
English could hear their yells and shouts
as they fought over the fur drcsees and 9th
cr stores that had been left untouched
THE CAPTURE OF YEH.
The longest chase must have an end
AT last the guides called halt at the door
ofla third-rate yamun, whichappearcd close
and deserted The doors were forced and
the blue-jockots were all over the place in
a moment. 1t was evident that they were
now on the right scent, The place was
full of hastily packed baggage. Mandarins
were running about-yes, running about J;
and at last one came forward, and delivered
himselfup as Yeh. But he was not fat
enough Parkcs pushed him aside, and,
hurrying on, they ut last spicd very fat
man contemplating the achievement ofg get
ting over the wall at the extreme rear of
heiyamun. Captain Key and Commodore
Elliots coxswain rushed forward. Key
took the fat gentleman round the waist, and
the coXswain twisted the august tail of the
Imperial Commissioner round his fist
There was no mistake now-this was the
I.yeritable Yeh. Ipstinctiyoly, the blue
jackets felt it must be Yeh, and they toss
edpp their hats and gave three rattling
cheers. W.. -...
Ych is by no means the hero people
thought him. He trcmbled violently when
he was taken; he strenuously denied his
identity, and it was not till Mr.. Parkes had
several times had the satisfaction and tri-
umph of assuring his old enemy of his per-
sonal safety that he grew composed. AS
soon, however, as he felt himself safe all
hisarrogance returned. He posed himself
magniRcently in his chair. lie laughed at
theidea of giving up his seals, and also at
the idea of his being led away. 1Iewould
/ wait there to receive the men Elgin and
Gros. They searched all his packages for
papers, and found among other things the
original ratifcations of the treaties with
England, France, and America; thcy were,
as he intimated, too upimportant as docu-
ments to be sentto Pekin, This search
lasted three hours: The news of the cap
ture had been sent to headquarters; Coz
/ Hooker was despatched with a strong body
of marines, and Yeh again tremblp2 as he
entered his chair captive.
| at the foot of the tep~ce, before the
| great ioss-house on Mmiaine!hill, Offset
ting from the broad>steps, is collegiate
ouadranple. He the dons of the eeelesi-
astieal instibdon clustered. Some small
| cellular a9drtlnents, opening towards the
hill, ysfe doubtless the private abodes Of
tho 0ronzes; two large rooms, whose win
dows look over the city, were the hail and
seniog common rocsa This quadrangle is
little changed in it's uses, II is become
the British headquarters. The Admiral
and General have appropriated the hall and
common room, and the cells The servants
have utilised the small mea--Ta dozen Crit
mean skirts are there hanging to dry.
About II O'clock on Tuesday the Gallon
made Of this small quadrangle was loosely
thronged by post captains and colonels and
smaller barbarian na1dafins The news
that the city had been Dragged and all the
big fish taken bad spread Everybody was
anxious to see the prisoners brought in.
First marched Peh-kwei, whom [ have
already described, and after him, with roll
ing step, almost gigantic in statue, ana i'm
iaenscih bulk, came the Tartar General. -
AS he passed close BY mo I meas,lred him
by myself, he hapst besquite SIX feet fonr