The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-08
Affairs I'm Chiua.
DUR FOo-CHOw CORRESPONDENCE.


Foo CHOW, China, Feb. 20, 1858.
ArSsa fa C~aoa for 0< Protection Of British Int
yeas-Necessy Of ne Presence Of American Vessel Of
WG-Comm1cial NeWs-7eds, FreigAts, dc.
nr4thA despatch gunboat has arrived here for the
pfssecb0 q Brihsh interests kc Of any outbreak
s.sas he Canton men here Thsy muster about twenty
thousand.
Americans rather indignant al the Commodore eav-
ting them in their present unprotected state We have
many vessels idng at Hong Kong. where they are OF
stily wtaseysr and surely tho Levsnt or some other
ne following items represent the exact state Of our
markets up 70 the present date
nade for the medium good teas advance of
tses. Previous 70 China New Year the settlements
Is, common q good Is a. superior OK Ooicns., 200
half chests 1t Is for ForDoss and Foo Chow mixed leaf
as q
Tea consists OF A 900 chests cougou and half Ghosts
ooopg.
Imports No change.
Rice-Foo Chow 4.20
opnm.n.lw. held q, $50; offered, 100. Patna and
syoec-lk disc; Mexican, 92X a %.
rrssates--Nsw York, nominal, SIS; london "a Full
velocity and Blssvs Castle, London.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COMMISSIONERS YEH.
me Aoufer de Ia Ftoke publishes the following report
Of an examination OF Commissioner Yeh board the In.
dexibe by IN Engish officer before the mandarin ques
ton sailed from Hong Kong for Calcutta II is interesting
In questions vceroy saidI was born in
the village OF Kaoh Tin in the province Of HoNan My
father basket maker, and eked out bis income by
trading in rice We fourteen children At early
age acquired taste Tor readins and whenever had
any money expended In the purchase OF books. After
few years wss considered man Of learning among
the boys Of my age, and when the Inspector General
Of Public obstruction, who visited province every
Ave years, came, ] asked to be allowed TO undergo
examination Ny request was granted came into the
great book Of science OF Confuscus, and after three
DAYS successive examination appointed "terate"
q Kha Fspg, the chief in the province The man
DARN governor OF Ho Mans attention directed 70
me- and he chose me a. his secretary Two years later
he WAS summoned TO the capital, and took with him
During sojourn at Pekin acquired the degree OF lite
rate Of The second and Of the rst class My patron died
but had been noticed by the head Of the NuyKo
hands also rested the direction Of the Emperor
and attained the post OF vice President Of the Hing Pou
Tribunal OF Punshments. won no small distinction in
the discharge OF the duties of this Office and two mis-
sons which was subsequently entrusted with, had the
honor Of being noticed by the sublime sovereign who
very worthy and much regretted Housng Nyang roung,
who was invested with the government OF Canton. me
Il necessary to suppress The insurgents burned
towns and villages and slaughtered the Inhabitants by
Sin win whom we we're rave no Quarter 10 the rebels
and thus enabled to keep the nsurecton within due
bounds He died in 1853 and sue ,eeded to him fol-
lowed his example, and the rebellion gradually gave way
The crueles which he practised having been alluded
10, he said Hear me. One Of the rebel chiefs in
between two planks. Informed him that would
reprsas-put his death the same way; but he
had previously had not less than 6,000 men many Of
them ofhcers, sawn between two pianks.
ENGLISH Orr1cn-How many prisoners do you think you
have executedS
Ym-About 90 900; but the rebels have slaughtered
than 500 900.
EScilsH 0yucx-You had many people put 70 death
who had nothing TO do with the nsurrecton2
Ym-why, fancy Tie province Of Canton Ia kind OF
refuge for al thieves and murderers in the empire who
and therefore ordered frequent executions people
thus put 70 death were always thieves and murderers,
who almost Invariably confessed their crimes.
EScIIB Oxrcn-You don't seem TO have been popular
in the city.
Ym-rnever discovered that was unpopular. know
the people feared me, and kept quiet Tho public peace
In the city was never disturbed trade prospered and
pie grew rich. The Emperor. my immortal master, TO
reward me, had conferred upon the title Wan-tzio
the hghcs OF all, and had authorized take the
namc OF Mlngin chin As 10 the rcproach Of having
avaiied myseH OF nay positon 10 accumulate wealth, Is
fsse I'm rich In dgntes and tses but poor in money.
grcaf part my income send 70 my friends and rela-
ives In The village where was born have had tenn
pie bun ~ my own expense, and have had several
dwellnex erected for poor families Ny enemies
chiefly in tne upper classes They wish for my downfall
In order 10 take my place.
fhs Acniew de u Flote adds that the arrival OF the
Innexblc In Singapore Roads, with Yeh board, had
caused certain sensation among the Chinese population
The inhcxible having struck her arrival
ga M Thai Intended 10 drown the yiceroy but
fcu naturally when the tide noated the ship Off.