Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-19
| New EN- oire The Empire of Anam.

The Paris Moniteur de l. Armee publishes some
interesting details relative 10 the Empire Of Anam
ayainst division of which Joint French and
| Spanish expedition is by this time in foil opera
ton. The Empire Of Anam comprises three great
and separate divisions-Cochin China properly
so called. with T'iampa. Cambodia and Tonkin
are each governed by aviceroy. Sai.gong is the
capital Of Cambodin, which 10 divided into six
provinces. ketcho is the capital Of Tonkin, which
Is divided into fifteen provinces kstcho il the
largest most p"pulous, and most civilized town
in the Empire. Cambodia is the richest and most
fertile Of the three divisions. and is regarded, not
without reason, NJ the granary Of the Empire
The Government of Anam is absolute and tyran.
meal The present Emperor. Tu-Duc, nscended
the throne in 1917. lie is the second son Of the
Emperor Tben-Tr and he usurpcd the throne to
the prejudice of hi. elder BROTHER through the in
trigue Of his fathers Prime Minister whose taugh-
ter he married. lie is well educated Prince,
but cruel. His councils are directed by tho re-
trogade party, composed Of fanGtical Mandarins,
who stop ct no crime in order to obtain their
ends. The Emperor Tu- Duo is tho last descen.
dant Of the Nguyen dynasty, which has reigned
since the year 1000. The most distinguished
sovereign Of that dynasty was tho Emperor Gin
Long, who died in 1920. lie was an enlightened
and Just Prince, under whose sway the Anam En-
pire attained high degree Of prosperity. lie in
vitcd foreigners to his Court, and protected the
arts. sciences, commerce and agriculture. 1t was
at the commencement of his reign that he signed
a treaty with the French Government, transfer
ring to them valuable territory, in which the
Bay of Touraine is situate where the troops under
the command Of Admiral Rigault lie Genoully
were to land. TIE Spanish division. FROM the
Philippine Islands, which is to act with the
French, is composed of Tagals-that IL, pure In
dams on the island of Lucon. the largest aud most
northern Of the Philippine Islands. The Tagal,
whose name is not mnch known in Europe, is cop
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mouth. lie is wcll-shapcd. Of tho ordinary size,
and slight figure. He is active. courageous and
sober. being satisfied with boiled rice for food and
sugar and water for drink. The Tagal is good
o!edient soldier when wcl-commanded. n fcrycnt
Catholic, but vin'lictive when il-treated and al
ways ready to avenge any i-treatment when prac-
ticed on his comrades. lie can take turn nj any
work-build house. manu- lacturc a irearm, and
make his own clothes. lie plants cotton, dyes and
spins it, and moreover. ia nm excellent seaman.
Fighting beside the French troops, whose gallant
nv General Nozagaray the Governor Of the Phil
ippine Islands, eulogzed in an order of the day,
the Tagal WILL it is expected, double his excrtions
and distinguish himself Dr. Mailat de Bassi!an.
in work on the Tagals, relates the following, ra-
Their apocryphal facts:
IL had good servants, whom | never punished.
Domingo my coaehman. came to me one day, and
said, Master, your stable boy demands his wages,
and is going to leave YOU / sent for the man,
and asked II he vas going to leave III consequence
of il-treatmcnt. No, master, on the contrary.
What them 1T is because the master does not
love me- | behaved i'll. and wa not punished
oh, if that be ALL said l. you shall remain; and
|, much against my WILL struck him some blows
with my cane. The remedy was efhcacious. for
he returned to me shortly al,er, and said he would
not quit me-
with the Indian says NJ. Mallet, ''you must
have bread in enc hand and u in the other :
thnf ia ha inst md trpa civ VI IA
he requires, but chastisc him when he deserves to
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