Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-21
LErTER FROM NEW YORK.
| Correspondence Of tic Rirhmo,d Empire
New YORK, Dec. 18th, 1895.

portant interest. Tic SAFETY "I tiic 'i"'"'' ''"
pirc has brought relief to many an anxious
mind in this community. Montacmberi had
been par,loncd by the Emperor, but the ac-
cuscd rs far rs he could, had refused To ac-
ccpt it. and had insisted on having his ease
carried to higher court for final decision {;
and with this object in view, had formally en-
tered his appeal. This movement, on his part,
is no doubt undertaken with political objects.
He is known to he of high orlcr in the Ca
tholic Church, and an AbSolutist ofthc Bourbon
stripe; yet, because he praised the liberal insti-
buttons of England, TO the disparagcmcnt OF
the French Government, ne was prosecuted
and convicted of libel, and received the couu-
tcnance and support of the liberal journals of
Great Britain. Those papers which, during
his trial, were excluded from France now claim
that it is through their influence that he has
been pardoncd. The whole affair has been Il
tumble Of paradoyes, or of extremes coming
together. or of parallcliSmS repclling each
other. The whole case has thus been i farce.
so far as impartialy viewed from a distance.
The English funds had been depressed. hut
had slightly rallied and closed at oS a 9Sl, or
money and account.
| The news from India in the main. was CON
Sidered favorable. The suppression of the re.
bcllon was progressing. and one stronghold
after another had fallen into the hands "i The
English, while the whole number of unSuhducd
rebels in the Indian Empire. were estimated at
10000, scattered in guerrilla parties ""er t''c
! country.
The proclamation in which the British crown
| assumed entire command over India, and
| promised an amnesty on certain conditions. was
| read throughout that Empire. on the lSt oi NJ
vcmbcr, and had given grcat'Satisiactlon Inc
| first charter granted to the East India Company
OF merchants resident in London, WAS i'll the reign
| of Queen Elizabeth. only two years before her
| death. or in l600-which charter was renewed
and extended in 1609 But British possession
was not firmly established in India, until the
victory of Lord Give. won at the battle of
PlaSSy. on the Goth of June, l..5,. We now
| find that after two hundred and fiity-clcht
wears, from the date Of their first charter, the
| great Fast India Company. one Of the most re-
markablc corporations the world has ever
known, has ceased it, political existence. Its
exclusive commercial privileges were tcr.n!na-
ted by act of Parliament in lS%3
4 trigonomctrical survey OIL India, submitted
to the British Government, gives its :oal area 81
l.36S. 013 square miles. and the total population
at lbs, "a. 065-siving 4 surface cqua! 10 all
Europc, Russia alone excepted, and possessing
every variety Of climate. The fabulous Sala.
rics paid to the India officials are not affected
by the change The Governor General Of India
receives salary Of $lon.0oo per annum, with
an allowance Of extra expenses, which amounts
to about S22j. 600; his members Of Council re.
cevc about $4,000 each annually; the Go
vernorS of Madras and Bombay each receive
SGT, 000 annually; the Prime Judge gets about
81 900 per annum; there are also 80 judges
who receive about $lj.h0O to 500. 0o0 each
with large number Of civil officers whose -
larcs range from s.. 800 Ia G.n"0: the Bishop
Of Calcutta gets S2j. 00n per annum. besides an
allowance Of $G.ono per annum for expenses;
the Bishops Of Bombay and Madras get $4,000
each per annuln. besides pension oi $1,000
each, and So, 800 ior fees. connected with other
duties; Surgeons get from 81, 800 mp 10 $1,000"
per annllm. These enormous salaries are paid
from revenues derived from IN oppressed and
oyertaxcd people whom missionaries were sent
ont TO convert to Christianity. and whose fana
teal bigotry. during the late rebellion. con-
signed them. in many cases. to cruel dc>truc
ton.
1t was stated in the news from India that
Cochin China had raised and organized force
of lou. 900 men, To resist the invasion Of the
French and SpaniardS This war has been
commenced against that country, BY the allies
referred To, oStenSibly to demand satisfaction
for barbarous treatment inflicted by iiS an-
thoritics upon Jesuit missionaries. who We're
either murdered ont right. or grossly NAL
treated and driven from the country; but in
reality mainly with the view of re-cstah!~liinS
n foot hold in the East Indies and n an inter
vcning point between British possessions in
India and the Chinese Empire Cochin China,
with Tonquin and Cambodia forms the Empire
of Anam, which embraces the great Eastern
Peninsula. beyond the Ganges. intervening be-
tween China and British India. extending from
s der ~ min. to 80 de-. North latitude, and
lOj deg to 100 deg East longitude. II * 9G5
miles long by 60 to 4l5 miles wide, giving an
area of about 9S, 900 square miles, and with 4
population variously estimated at from five to iit
teen millions The chief town in Cochin China
is Hue, It's capital with about coo, 900 inhah
tant,. The chief town of Tonquin, is kecho,
or Cachao. with 100. 900 inhabitants. and llcan,
with %. 900: and the chief town Of CambOdia
is Saigon with 10000. 1onqun and Cam
bodia contain immense Of alluvial and fertile
lands. The country produces all the spice,
and fruits. with rice, cotton and sugar, tea and
silk, &C.. common to China and other Indian
countries Of the same latitudcs. Tonquin also
abounds in metallic mines, chiefly worked by
the Chinese The cthnology of its population
is of the Malay and Chinese type with miX-
turc Of darker race of aborigincS
The coast of Cochin China abo,rndS in good
harbors. one of the best Of which is Turon.-
She boasts Of no less than nine good harhor>,
several of which are equal 10 any i'll the world.
The exports and imports Of Anain are very
similar to those Of some parts Of China
The Cochin Chinese excel in boat building.
and construct them 10 carry from five TO one
hundred tons. Their government is military
dcspoti>m and hereditary, with v;ccroy GOV
ernor<, for Tonquin and Cambodia. The Fin
pcror, on Mr.. Crawfords visit in 1892 had q
BODY guard Of 50, 900 men and 500 elephants.
He had, also. <tan,lin. army Of 10000 10
80. 600 men The lower classes generally pro-
TESS Buddhism. while the upper classes follow
Confuciu>.
Christianity was introduced by Portuguese
JcsuitS. in 1926. and there are said to be
about 42j.000 Christians in the country,
800, 900 in Tonqun, 100000 in Cochin China,
and %. 600 in Cambolia But they are an
ignorant and abicct race, and of no political
influence. Thief, is the universal filling Of the
people of all crccds
inam was conquered by. the Chinese 30
wears b. C., and held until y. D.. 2i@. 1t
was recovered in 1906 and subsequently, re-
stored.
Bishop Adrian. French missionary. who
was the teacher of Louis the XIV, was instru-
mental in restoring the throne Of Anam TO
Gialong. who had been educated in France.
Gialong died. was succeeded by an illegitimatc
monarch appointed by the Court Of Pekin in
1921. and who was invested with supreme
authority over the three Provinces. thus en-
Guiding the heirs of Gia!ong from tie throne.
Ginlon,, made inportant concessions 90 the