Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-08
Commissioner Yeh.

The Mouteur de Ia Flotte published the fol- lowing report ol an examination of commission CT Yeh on board the lnfeXible hy an English ottcer before the mandarin in question sailed from Hong kon. for Calcutta. ltis interesting. In answer to questions, the ex-Ncerov said--I was born in the village of kaOh- Iib in the pro- vince of lIo Nan. My father was basket maker, ekcd out his income by trading rice We were fourteen children At an ealy age acquired taste for reading and whenever had any money l expended 1t in the purchase of books. After few years Was considered as a man of learning among the boys ol my age, and when the inspector general of public n- Struction. who visited our province every five years, came, asked to be allowed to undergo an examination. My request was granted came into the school with an elaborate com mentary on the Ta-Hio, tine great book science ol Contucious, and after three drys' successive examination I was appointed a teratc' of the third class and attached as tutor to the col lese of K,h Fang, the chief town in the pro- vince The mandarin governor of llo- Nau'S attention was directed to me, and he chose me a, his secretary Two wears later he was sum- moued to the capital and took me with hlm.-- During my soourn at Pekin, acquired the de-
 
 c,ass.
 My patron died, but had been noticed by the head of Nuvko, in whose hand, also rested the direction of the Emperoi's "Cabne5,' aud attained the post of Vice President of the Hing Pon or tribunal of punshments.
 won no small distinction in the discharge of the duties of this office, and in two missions which was subsequently, entrusted with, had the honor of being noticed bv the sublime sov- ereign who rules over Us. FualIv, in 1S47. was associated with the very worthy and much regretted llonaug- Nvaug- Toung. who was u- vested with the government of Canton. The country was then prey to terrible iusurrec- tion, which it was necessary to suppress The insurgents burnt towns and villages and slaugh- tered the inhabitants by thousahds. It was necessary to stop them. The viceroy Sin, with whom we were, gave no quarter to the rebels, and was thus enabled to keep the insurrection within due bounds. He died in 1853 and succeeded him. 1 followed his example, and the rebellion gradually gave way.
 The cruelties which he practiced having been alluded to, he said:
 Hear me. One of the rebel chiefs was in the habit of having all the prisoners he took from us sawn between two blanks. l informed him that 1 would use reprisals--have his put to death in the same way; but he had previously had not less than 5000 men, many of them of ficers, sawn between two blanks.
 English oflicer--How many prisoners do you think you have executed?
 Yeh--About 6O,O00; but the rebels have slaughtered more than 3O0OO0
 English officer--You had many people nut to death who had nothing to do with the insur- rection?
 Yeh--Why, fancy. The province of Canton is kind of refuge for all thieves or murderers in the empire who escape from justice l saw that crimes were frequent, and therefore order ed frequent executions; bnt the people thus put to death were always thieves or murlercrs, who almost invariably confessed their crimes.
 English pfficer-You don't seem to have been popular in this city.
 Yeh-l never discovered that was unpopu- lar. l know the people feared me and kept quiet. The public pelce in the city was not disturbed, trade proSpered, aud people grew rich. The Emperor, my immortal master to reward me, had conferred upon me the ttle Wantzio, the highest of all aud had authorized me to take the surname of Mingin- Chin As to the reproach of having availed myself of my position to accumulate wealth, it is false l am rich in dignitessaud titles but poor in money. great part of my income send to my friends and relatives. In the village where 1 was born I had a temple built at my own ex- pense, and have had several dwellings erected for poor families. My enemies are chiefly in in the upper classes. They wish for my down. fall in order to take my place.
 The Monteur de la Flotte adds that the ar rival of the Infiexible in Singapore roads, with Yeh on board, had caused certain sensation among the Chinese population. The Inhexi- ble having struck on her arrival, a rumor was got up that it was intended to drown the Vice roy, but it fell naturally when the tide floated the ship off