New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-01
CHINA AND JAPAN.
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Fror ON Crr C,r.ssrcnGss,
HoNG KONG, June Z, 1853.
On Sunday evening, tue 5ih inst, about
Is O'Clock, the 1.-the Alden, on which | was a
passenger, s~ep. into Hong Kong harbOr two
whole days before her tina The gun from
Fort Williaur-an old East Iodis tea wagon no "
u.ad as re ceivue sbp by the European aud Oriental
Company startled the town fro It's apathy, ADD
before We anchored score of boats containing
ofhcsrs, usy,l AID military, Pdrsee merchants and
European CLERKS, host OF people from shore, ger
for news surrounded tie vessel, aud we csme ~ a
full stop in the midst nf small fleet of samp,ns,
cutters young juuks, &c. / might ill cOlu
piih dr.criptl.D the anima'ei scrne-of Chinese
bost.w"mep, with hair coidt Ia t-a pot, AMI arms
aud legs eloquent Of muscular eXerGlou-0t the
White tJaD, Triangle, creepog up the rugged
slope Of Victoria Prak-of the s-enlpsy circular
lake, i've n elk miles vide which constitutes thu
barb"r, ana of the novelties Witnessed GA every
side the moment after landing. But all t1i3 has
been done before, nsqas al nauSean, and reserve
descriptions for tlluie scenes more fresh and tho.
roughly ChlD-se.
With regard IL news am a. barren as Canping's
kDi'e. grinder, or, 10 use local slulle Victoria
Pess. There are Only Two topics here, Europesa
politics ODD colonial subsidies The former You
know ell about; the latter will scarcely interest
Ntw-YoIh. But | forget, there is japan. Les.
than month hence July A., the ports are t. bs
opened and r considerable influx OF guers,
mostly Engllsh, Will take p,:e. Indeed, some
eager specul,tOrs have attempted, 10 their cost q
anticipate the event, add sailed WITH various goods
and chattrls, for Nosa.ahi ard other port. 10 the
steamer Italian, some Weeks ago. One OF the
largest e.keepers here sold his stock, house,
store &c, and lhyes.ed the proceed. 10 goods for
D
refused admission Ia the sdvrntur-rs, toroafe the
exchange OF morey, and compelled the ex oectaut
settlers 10 return dlsc0nsol, tely and nearly
rui1ed blther. II is stated that the reason
Of tbs teysslty WAS al attempt made By some
II the party 10 Introduce d quantity Of opium,
the import Of which perricions drug Is strictly for
hidden. The Japane-e ENJOYS H. .1e UGit-d States,
Who were Ia have started thus month and ~ fetch
whom the Mississippi w.nt to leddO, have ST.
pohrd toeir departure uutii February next Thu. de-
lay happened fortunately, as toe MI--s.ppi was re-
called only few days alter she reached her desti-
LalOn, and Is now occupied BY Gcn. Ward, who is
gOtE nOT:hward 10 the Pri-Ho.
MaJy slaves are current with regard 10 the
irtentloDs of the Chinese, woo said q have re-
built Inc forts destroyed by Sir Michael Seymour
aid 10 purpose desperate resistance u tns adj
vance of tie foreigners; bu. II is Impossible 70
cIedit any report until 1t has been co0f cned az eas.
three times. Ii IS bot even certain, for example,
whether the Russian Minister, whose retlremeuL %
shangaa- was described with abaDdauce of detail
has ever lett Pekio. /, indeed, rumofed that be
has been murdered l hope 10 reach Sh.ngh.e
h.xt Sunday Or Monday, ana thus find myseliin toe
center Of dipom,tic AID naval preparation. Ish.ll
De able t. forward authentic Information next mail.
Important df patches go up TO the British Envoy ia
tie same steamer with myself, Oa tue receip. Of
which be Will star. instantly for P-kin, with the
fu-r "a m ma tSfu al al
tbs month.
Your readers will remember the account given
sone eighteen months since By The London Times
correspondent Of the yonng American, Eli Boygs
Who was Convicted of daring piracy, aud co.,
demBej ro DprsoBment, ltabk, for lie. he still
10 jail here, but l understand some effort is to be
made with a yieE ~ obtaining offich clemency.
de persists in maintaining HIS Innocence, and as
sey. TIA: oaly l9lg chapter Of ac:sients pat hlm