New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-07
Mtlu OrItans DaiIp Grestfnt.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER I, 1859.
.etter from China
From the Philadelphia Ledger.l
UNITED STATES SHIP PowHATTAs, |
SHANGHAI, Sept. Is, 1859.


UNITED STATES SHIP PowHATTAs,l
SHANGHAI, Sept. Is, 1859.
My last letter informed You that we were about
sailing for Japan; but our departure was subse-
that the Minister might get his mail before leaving.
To-day it arrived, and we will probably sail on tho
18th. We have dates from the United States to
July 10TH
A late arrival from Nagasakie tells us that the
currency question at that port was again in an I'M
settled state, and that the feeling Of the locality
was rapidly becoming anti-foreign. What between
the dictatorial bearing and want Of justice which |
characterizes many foreigners settled, or rather |
unsettled, in this part Of the world, it would not be
at all surprising II the Japanese were worked up
into 0tensiCe attitude that will call for display
of force by the naval maritime powers. Things |
are not going well in that country as the
| friends Of civilization had hoped, and the expe-
rience of the past has shown that whenever strength
has made treaty with weakness, and veal ness
has failed to respect it to the letter. that she has
| been certain to go to the wall.
On the 9th instant, there arrived from Pekin the
answer to the Presidents letter lately delivered by
Mr.. Ward when at that place. 1t seems to have
made the journey from the Capital here in great
state, and finally received with every show of
place, who went some distance outside the city
walls to meet it. understand that it is being
translated, and that it will go home by this mail
,Slnakoliasin the great Mogul chieftain, who did
the Emperor such good service with his Tartars at
the Pie-Ho fort some months since, has lately ad-
dressed him most sanguinary memorial upon the
strength of that success, strongly advising him to
expel every foreigner from China; or, rather, he
mildly suggests, to cut OFT all their heads The
Emperor, however, being more humane in his
views, has contented himself with thanking his
determination not to behead expel every for
eigner-his love for the nations Of the world being
too great for that" Perhaps one or two extracts
from this very fierce memorial may be amusing, at
least rare. Here is what the memOrialist says of
the English:
| sit has been understood that the English barba-
rians are but as pack of dogs or herd of swine
in disposition but as oxen or sheep; ignorant of
the great relations and standing obligations of life
unacquainted with the duties Of man to man, and
without the light Of conscience. Politically and
domestcally considered, they are, in short, people
owning allegiance neither to sovereign nor parent
men among whom none acknowledges his subor-
dinaton as servant son. Having, slk-worm like,
eaten up all other barbarians, they have now cast
their tigerish eyes upon China. What will satisfy
. their appetizer
This though by no means a reputation lattering
to the English, is, firmly believe, the prevailing
their ideas Of the other (inferior) barbarians-
Americans, Frenchmen, etc.-are not much better.
They do not hate they do the English, but l
believe their selfconceited contempt for is
greater Here is another extract, indicative of
! very erroneous views of religion upon the part of
!. this fierce warrior:
a ssThen they want to preach their doctrine in
every Province; now, the doctrine of the Lord OF
/ Heaven (the title by which our Saviour is known
in Chna) sets at naught and annhilates the obliga
tons OF man, ana The light Oh conscience. lne
), simple are Supplied by the heterodox Cor upright
IS eous) doctrines of jesus The wise are corrupted
n to become its partisans, by the gold and silver Of
China. In few years this unrighteous doctrine
will have spread, and the true philosophy of Con
fucius and Mencius will cease to be practiced- The
:; world will not be world
One more extract and have done. This is sup
a posed to be slap at the late exchange of letters
.! between the President and the Emperor:
IL As to letters passing to and fro from brother tt
{. brother these are ofense against the dignity o
the superior nation; these different rebellious form
are so many insults to your Majesty. by which the.
!. do themselves honor, to which they are not emit
tied" ETC., etc.
The exaggerated style in which Imperial Advise
closes his memorial is even more absurd than tn
foregoing:
Your servant, PROSTATE, looks for your sacre
Z Majesty's decision. Should You deign to accep
5 his humble proposals, he will be immeasurabl
lie with blood, he presents his memorial
g, These extracts give very fair and just idea G
a the style of Chinese memorials. They remind on
strongly of the farfetched and terribly grandilc
lie quent pronuncdn.e1tos of Mexico and other decay
20 ing countries.
/ met, the other day, a friend who gave me som
curious information upon the subject of the g cool
trade" He said that, for long time, the poe
and half-starved coolies along the coast were reat
r. lily persuaded to enter themselves for SO man
r. years labor as it at seemed to insure thel
81 food to eat and clothing to keep them warm, b.
II sides the monthly salary. Years passing, howeve
,e without the return of any of the many Thousand
who had left. their poor people began to suspe'
that everything not couleur de rose and tt
process Of convincing them became more Difficult
Finally, some depraved mind suggested that a fe
should be bribed heavily, sent back, and used ;
%. decoy ducks. This succeeded admirably for
r. time, but the rascality was discovered finally, al
a great deal OF bad feeling was the result.
de The process OF convincing was now, OF cours
lie not sufficiently productive, and consequently the
Ia resorted to that of kidnapping. The consequent
at this moment is, that the whole Chinese mir
throughout the neighborhoods where the XII
mapping had been discovered, is inhamed again
foreigners, for as nation they do recognize Il
D. difference between Europeans and American
Murders and wounds have resulted from this fee
- ing, and proclamatons been issued by the a
lie thorites warning the people q. that they must
q many for the acts of the few. And yet while tn
sed proclaming their commands of justice and mode
low alton to the world, these very officials are know
ner to be themselves interested in the business-sor
of them at any rate. In proof of this, we have Il
contract which they last year entered into wi
;. Baron Gross, the then French Minister, for t
N supply of 10000 coolies from this port and Ming
W. for shipment to French colonies.
fei My friend also told me of piece of the me
feu dabolical treachery and injustice that the mi
ON. can conceive of. Perhaps it has reached you To-
les since from other sources: 1t seems that 81
having on board several hundreds of these unft
r. tunates, returning from Havana to their hom
= sprung leak in gale, put into Rio de Jane
for repairs, and these being more than she col
led pay, the coolies were sent on shore, and re-st
tate for term of years, to pay expenses. This
almost incredible; but there is unfortunately,
,ne much reason to believe that it really occurred
Sept. 17.-To-morrow, at daylight, this 81
:. leaves for Nagasake, Japan, thence to Yedt
X At the former place we will meet the U. S. 81
AEI Germantown, and order her home,. via Hol
nj. Kong and at the latter place we will meet
ara. Townsend Harris and the Japanese COMMISSIONS
in and talk about their future visit Chat of the Co
cor. missioners) to the United States. Should tn
les. express Willingness we will take them on boz
of this ship across the Pacific, but myself have
~ longer any idea that they will carry out the agr
. ment. Japan is being disappointed in her int
course with foreigners and seems daily to eyil
- more seclusve policy. The evils which invaria
M fs. break upon the first waves of commerce and eli
me ization seem to have alarmed her, and caused
the to regret the limited opening they have alrea
Sc, SET, granted. The Hon. John Ward goes with us
on Ycddo, as the fag-officers guest By the 10th
next month we hope to be at Hong Kong, where
shall meet the Hartford, be relieved by her as
flagship of this squadron and get up steam
lie. Philadelphia. Cali the world and the rest of m
ruo kind say-Hurrah!
mol 81 DR.. PoMRoY AND THE BOARD OF FOREIGN N
TEX s1oNs-In the Boston papers of the 3Oth ult.
y pears the following card dated at the Missions
House:
TO the P,tblic.-Facts have recently come to
knowledge of the Prudential Committee of
lie. American GARD of Commissioners for Fore
~ Missions, deeply duplicating the moral characte
LAM Dr and rendering ii imDOSSlble that