Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-15
From the Overland Mail.
State Of Affaifs In China.

From the Overland Mail.
State Of Affaifs In China.
At Canton everything remains, and i.
likely to remain quiet. A powerful mill
tary police has been established as patrol,
with Eve stations at different points of the
city, while body of Chinese constabulary
has been embodied under the directions OF
native authorizes. Much misery naturally
prevails in the city, but the streets are rep
resented as crowded with people, whose
alarm seems to have given way to conf
dence in British protection. Besides shops
for the retail of goops of every description,
. market has been opened, well supplied
with provisions of all kinds, which are sold
at very reasonable prices.
We have heard, however, from a Chi
nese just returned from Canton, that aa
great many people are still moving away
from the city, fearing that the Emperor,
when he learns the state of affairs, will be
greatly enraged." He says further, that
Yeh and his father, both bigoted Buddhists
had consulted the Gods regarding the safe
ty of the city, and were assured there was
no cause for fear; and hence the absence
for preparation for its defence. Our cor
respondent adds, that sin the joint procla-
nations in Chinese at Canton, the French
have the precedence of the British" be saw
several issued by the Plenipoteutiaries and
AdmiraIs, in which Lord Elgin's name Ii,
occupied the third place from the right,
and that of Baron Gros, Kot, the second;
and consequently Kot is looked upon as
the principal personage-a matter Of very
triaing interest betwixt tbe Allies, but one
evidently of sufficient importance ii the
eyes ofths Chinese TO attract attention.
Immense depots of arms have been dis
covered within the city, containing ginjalls,
bows-snd-arrows, shields, swords, spears,
de-, but all in wretched condition with
every appearance of having lain in store
for many years. Some hundreds of Coo
lies have been employed in their removal,
but so enormous is the quantity that it has
taken several days to complete the work.
Thousands of American made muskets
were also found in store.
On Monday last the remains of all the
Sortifcstions outside the city walls were
blown up, and not brick left Standing
The simultaneous explosion of SO many
mines is said to have been magnificent
sight.
The yamun of Muh, the Tartar general,
is being prepared for tho mainguard, and
for the reception of the Commissioners, but
the building was found altogether in such
dilapidated and filthy state-one room be-
ing occupied entirely by thousands Of bats;
which have evidently tenanted it for years
that it will take fortnight at least to
put it in habitable condition. This yamun
Is much larger than that of Pih.kwei, and
like it consists of succession of large, i'll
lighted, comfortless, empty rooms, covered
with common China paper, and foored
with tiles, broken in many places, and thro'
which the mud squirts upon passers BY
The court-yards and gardens are covered
with weeds, broken bricks, and rubbish of
every description, and what were intended
for fsh-ponds are mere dirty puddles,
crossed by small ruinous, fantastic.looking
bridges, which to a European, even if in
good order, would look like the play-work
Of parcel of children.
Yeh, the Governor General, is still a
prisoner on board the Inhexible, at the
Bogue; while Pih-kwei, the Governor, and
Muh, { y the Tartar General, are perform
ing their respective functions in the city,
under supervision, but without personal re-
straint.
The depredatious committed by the river
pirates upon their own countrymen have
reached such pitch as to be no longer
bearable, and therefore Admiral Seymour
has determined to put summary stop to
them.
In our weekly issue Of yesterday, we
spoke of the blockade of the Canton river
as likely 10 be maintained until after Chi
ma New Year. the 14th prox.; for until
the creeks and passages are cleared of the
desperadoes by which they are now infest-
ed, it is manifest that trade can only be
carried on at a great risk of life. The Ad-
mirals, however, are evidently in hopes
that Commander Fellows will accomplish
his task within q shorter space of time; for
by Gazette extraordinary issued last
evening and copy of which is enclosed,
We learn that the river will be thrown open
10th ofFeb., few days before the first
day of the Chinese moon.
From the coast news is scanty.