The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-08

nation,
horror enhanced by the reflection that the crimi-
mails were natives of a portion, though distant
one, OF our common country
We earnestly hope and trust that Notwithstanding
the deep indignation which the frightul barbaries
OF the mutineers have naturally excited in lhe
breasts OF all classes of your Maestys subjects it
will not be forgotten that the offenders, with few
exceptions, belong to one class-the Sepoys of one
presldency-and that the main body of the people
have remained unaffected by the spirit of rebellion
while the majority of the Chiefs, even in the dis
turbed districts have given prompt and efectua aid
to the British Government; and trust it will be
remembered, in. favor OF the Bombay Presidency in
particular, that its population have been almost
uniformly loyal, the few exceptional cases of trea-
sonable conduct having been at once exposed and
easily suppressed by the united action of the British
and native troops, with the entire sympathy and
good will of the native inhabitants
That the criminal disturbers of the public peace
may be visited with condign punishment, and that
British power may be established in India on last
ing foundation none more anxious than your
Majesty native subjects in Bombay, whose earnest
hope and prayer it is that your Majesty may long be
preserved to reign peaceful, united and pros
porous empire.
Your Maesty's faithful subjects and servants,
JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHoY,
JUGONATH SUNKERSETT,
BOaANJEE HORMUSJEE,
CURSETJEE JAMSETJEE,
RAMLAL THAKooRsEYDAss,
and three thousand others
From the correspondence Of the London Times.l
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
GOVERNORS YAMUN, Canton, Jan %.
Much discussion was had relative to the removal
of the blockade of Canton, before the measure was
finally determined upon. Some Chinese houses
had bought up large quantities of teas at high prices
in the North, reckoning upon the continued suspen
sion of the Southern trade and the representatives
of these houses think the Chinese ought to be pun
ished by keeping up the blockade until they have
learnt that can do without the commerce of Can
ton. On the other hand, those Americans who have
intimate relations with the Chinese and people who
could not the risk of buying teas in the North
at the present prices struck with the gross
city of stopping the poor Chnaman's commerce in
his own river. They never hint that they hope to
buy II 100000 lbs of teas at lower prices
the river is open. The hope may be iusory, but it
is chance which costs them nothing
l traversed the whole city of Canton and found
the people going on with their accustomed occupa-
tons. Along the great east and west thoroughfare
a closed shop was become a exception, and the
only difficulty was to push way through the
crowd. The people were cutting up their pigs and
their fish (the abundance ofimmense carp tcnch and
roach in the streets Of the city is wonderfully and
cooking their comcstbles in full business like secur
ity ldlers were playing at Chinese hazard, and ex-
hibiting their piles of coins upon the board. The
curiosity shops in incredible numbers were spread
with curious antiques of the newest fashions. The
crowds are not even afraid to manifest curiosity at
the clothes and features of their European guests,
and the shOp-keepers invite you into their shops
with poiteness that proves they have misgiv-
ing that you will exercise any right of conquest
except a conquest by purchase. Yet the spirit of
insolence has departed ont of them. Neither in
word nor gesture is there any symptom of hostility
or even of dislike. have seen two people fright
ened very much by scolding for using the word
'Fan-queT (foreign devil) but believe they used
1T in all innocence having never heard US called by
any other name.
SO far from there being any notion of retaking
itv ha1ia hat fa, l.;
sight OF Canton would dare to raise a stick in the
presence of a British or French soldier sailor.
The Street of the Triumphal Arches is the only
exception to the general reopening movement
That street lay rather in the way the Phlegehos
hire, and the lower part of it has suffered severely
The Chinese are engaged in clearing away the rub
bish, to rebuild their burnt houses but the unin-
jured shops near the Treasury still remain sukly
closed. In the large western suburb, where the
streets and shops are quite good in the city,
not shot fell, and business goes usual.
The commercial parts of Canton have been much
over estimated We have believed that there must
be some grain of truth in the bombast and brag of
the Cinnamon. Canton is big and popuous; that
is ALL In other respects it is a very ordinary China
city. Its temples numerous, and the Confucian
temple and the Temple of Five Hundred Gods are
good of their kind but most of the others are mis-
cradle and dilapidated The nine stored pagoda is
in so ruinous condition that the General the other
day forbade the attempt to climb the fragments Of
its broken staircase Yet this pagoda is the great
1t because foreigners could not get enough to
see what miserable ruin it is. When the Gene
rat and his party went to the Pagoda, it had all
the air of not having been opened for twenty years.
have already spoken of that great district of des
olation, the Tartar Generals yamun.
hundreds OF coolies are now paperng and white
washing; carpenters are snoring up, and, believe
even painters are painting. 1t is thought that when
the jungle is cleared away, and the roofs and floors
are secured, and the bats driven out, and the at
mosphere sweetened, it will become good barracks
and that the surrounding grounds will become
'capltal camping ground for British grenadiers."
have taken some pains to ascertain the loss suf-
fered by the Chinese during the bombardment and
storm. We have all the official returns Of the first
day In our possession, and no account that have
seen places the details during the whole operations
higher than 200. Some distrust the Chinese ac-
counts, but am inclined to put faith in them. In
less you surround Chinese soldiers you never kill
many OF them. You never catch them upon is
land or In an isolated position. They fire very fierce
ly upon you you coming up to attack them, but
escape by the back door soon you get too
near.
Our escalade was a complete surprise upon them
1hey tanced you were advancing under the fire
from their walls to attack Fort Cough, they never
expected that You would turn aside and jump upon
wooden legs over the wall. Howquas Comprador,
with whom of us talked the matter over, de
clares that it is impossible that the numbers killed
could be greater than is stated.
leh, on board the Inlexibe, exhibits much the
same spectacle; and it naturally occurred to the
Ahgio-oaXOn mind that he disc must want books.
The offer was rejected; but eh is religious man,
and said nothing about romances His answer was,
"What should do with books All the books that
are proper to be read know by heart" He quoted
Caliph Omar without ever having heard his name.
lie passes his time in praying to Buddha and telling
his fortune
His papers abound in fortune telling schemes anal
ogOus to our ".Sortes FirgiiGn9," "Sortes
Biblice." One of them is headed "Scheme to de-
termine when the Kwangsi Rebellion will Termi-
nate" The Chinese very indignant with him
for not killing himself. They say, ''Eep number
one fools; he no make writee pigeon; he no make
fghtee pigeon; he number one bad Mandalin; he no
cuttee throat The wretched creature seems to
have been influenced in his conduct by these fortune
tellingttricks, which are heterodox in China as
they are in England.
Yet, although the revelations Of his State papers
and our observation of his personal habits, demon.
strate that he is without conduct or judgment, or
even the strong common sense of an ordinary China
man, his official rank is great that we are told
MS presence in the Canton river exercises an unia
vorable influence upon our dealings with the Chi
nese people. Unless early of his degradation
should be received, he will be sent away. The pres
ent idea is to send him to Calcutta, where he will
probably have an opportunity of cultivating the
friendship of the King of Dude, within the walls of
Fort William.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-The Wheeling InteUigencer
states that on Thursday, the stock trains were
leaving Iunnelton, young man named Pfarr at