The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-28
The Mississippi ON Her Way Home with tho
Japanese Delegation.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE

| Japanese Delegation.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE
| UNITED STATS FRlGArs MISSISSIPPI
| Hone kong, Feb. 10, 1859
Aqain AZ Hong Korg-cfeo Eeahhy-CAisese Nelo Fear
| ne Robbery and Murder s.s Ar,e,.ca~ Sap Mas-
uG-Mcprasnfs Of Lord Egtn--7uyet P,aciice--1ns Na
gasati ColsulsAtp-The Germastows at Aas,la-AoaT
! for Homc- Aptes Of Yankee Cartais-Large Dry
Dock at Annoy, dc dc.
We are again In Hong Kong, arriving here the 8th
from whampoa where have spent dny seven As dull
aud miserable days could be well conceived For
the last thirty days Of stop the river the weather
had been extremely dsagreea5e and cold the sun only
fayorins with ia for three hours during that
time previous TO our leaving fever and agus dyson
terry and darrhea had made their appearance board;
but by prompt action the part OF our medical
officers the patients nearly all restored to
health These officers have had great deal TO do be-
sides attending their ships company as there was
sickness among the shipping and several men on
Sick all requiring medical treatment which was all
promptly attended TO- Assistant Surgeon Wales, Of this
ship performed three four very important operations
among Chinese md two among the Of tho
ships He Is very skiaui young surgeon He is from
Baltimore, and well may she be proud Of him.
BY mail sent you the fact that the master Of
the American ship MAstr had been robbed, aud that
part Of his In prison. Since that letter left,
| crew COulo6oou
He says that cabin (Chinese boy was murdered by
tho crew. and stone tied TO his neck and no thrown over
board that they then stole tho money out OF the cabin,
and not being able to get shore with all Of It, they
buried in the hold amongst the ballast, where about
thirty soveregns have been found few days after tho
robbery tia dead body Of the cabin boy picked up
alongside Of that ship The shipped In Austria
a and all Eng,shmen Of the very worst characters
On the Sd OF this month China New Year celebrated
with considerable pomp by the Chinese of Whampoa New
town and Bambootown. and Josh Toasted ali Of
manners all the junks and boats, and tho buildings
shore pretty freely decorated of with red Josh
paper, whs all sorts Of noises made chin Ginning
JOSH In the evening the feast Of tho lanterns made
quite display, and every one seemed TO bs happy. On
that day all debts must by the Imperial laws, be paid
Accordingly, considerable money changed hands during
the day our little washerwomen after for the
few coppers due them for washing, in order that they
| might pay Off their liabilities.
rifle company has been formed board OF this ship
with the intention OF celebrating return home by
| target excursion, while the men are waiting TO DO paid
or You rest assured that 1t will Off 10 ue STYLE
such as will be credit boys and the navy When We
left the river everything quiet and business ut
stand still the shipping waiting freights had all sails
bent, and most Of their crews discharged.
On the I'd instant Lord Egin arrived al this port from
Shanghae the 4th, he proceeded up to Canton he
passed this ship In the river hosted the English dag
main, aud sauted him with nineteen guns which
| returned from the frigate Cambrap He and Admiral
seymour have both been on tour Of inspection in the
OF The report that the distinguished
eman had fallen into the hands OF the party turns
out most happily to be false report.
On way down from whampoa stopped near the
Boco forts and fired at target placed on shore,
distance Of seven hundred and fifty yards from
| the ship, six rounds of shell aud shot; in oil
thirty six fired at the same, twenty nine out
of the thrtysx hit the target better shooting
done by any ships company attached to the United States
shic aaoas to beat u.s. We Claim the honor Of being ths
No ships company Of the American navy now aaoAt
When the day comes FOR our examination by the Examin
incl oavd afta hnyVa
beard will DO obliged TO say that the Mssissipps crew,
under the gallant and fathery Nicholson, the best
that has ever passed an examination.
Another candidate IN the field for Consul al Maya
sak Il has leaked out recently that Capt Johnson of the
American ship lnvincibe, Of New York, now at Wbam
Hong Kong, to procure the Consushp at Nagasak, in
Japan He says he expects that the next mail will bring
him out his appointment 1t was hoped that Mr. Brown
OF this ship Captains clerk would have been the
candidate, and he is every way qualified for taat
charge the duties TO the satisfaction of all should
he succeed IN getting the appontment, which
s ve be Vr ne s sTng oasx
York on trading voyage, and has his vile aud child,
who born in England, with him, and, to his
language, he prefers English rule ~ that of Amercan
therefore, doubt very much X American with such
feelings ought TO hold Office under tn. present admins
traton.
The Germentowns visit to Manila was q very
unfortunate ono Soon after her arrival mto that port
the cholera broke out board OF her, aad two
men died with It, one In six hours and the other in
twelve She Immediately left the port aud star ted for
|
ship of that fatal disease Lord Elgin and Baron eros
arc both soourning IN this harbor. The soop Germau
town arrived IN this port two days ago We learn from
her officers that the American Consul auiia 10 which
port she carried Lieutenant Place, after his fatal Academy
gave his house TO the injured aud done
in his power to make him comfortable Business is
tremey dull at this port the market full OF noaey aud
exchange on the United States is down t. six Der cent
! and not many taken at that
! We will proceed TO New York by the way of Cape
Horn. The soop Germantown viii proceed 10 few days
to whampoa, where she will lay until ordered no ne
rs.ls nf Han ULnnH o., a.
our Consul General, Townsend Harris, Esq., OF Japan
was entitled to more praise for the completion of the
treaty between that country and England than Lord
en Trey state openly in their papers that had it not
been for the assistance rendered by Mr. Harris Lord
sgm lhat be would bot have succeeded in gsttiag his
The English shipE of war spoken Of in former letter
SeinS on shore at the north have, by the late unusual
nsn tds "A the river been got of and have arrived al
shapehac An arrangement has been made with the
manuarins of Fat Chan which all foreigners are to be
steamer Five Brothers was wrecked few days ago Ia
| what Is known as the Cropohi passage, by striking
sunken rock, and has become total During the
year 1858 one hundred and sxtyour Americaa vessels
arrived IN Hong Kong from New York, Boston, Baltimore
and California, the tonnage of which amounted 20 one
hundred and forty nine thousand and SIX hundrcd aud
sixteen tons almost double that Of Great Btan which
was only eighty 81 vessels .ooaaga any four Thousand
days ago. report the rebel party being quiet the
North specially since the execution Of their principal
Tsan, the provincial paciacaor who AT one time
little thought Of al the north, has become quite popular
| NM ne iessted unl otlerWse ldOlzed by tue
makers at the north. peaith OF officers and ,Oot
| CAPT. SoG'e, OF the American clipper ship I'm g1by,
has cut up quite farce in Hong Kong lately y whiea
he has made himself laughing stock ever body It
seems that he had tried to his ashore by bard
and cruel treatment which said to have been Of very
haish nature; for this the Acting Vice Consul Mr. Ro.
berfs, caused him to be arrested, and he vas tried
and fined This enraged the captain OF the Uncle Toby
to such degree that he deter TO avongc his
supposed wrongs, and accordingly he made brutal
sau upon Mr. Roberts, and then in quick haste made MS
escape to Macao or jurisdiction Of the English
laws Of Hong Kong s for his arrest aud
he returns 70 this port he viii have 20 pay dearly for
this wanton attack upon Mr. Roberts Governor Sir John
Bowring, governor of this coloay, viii be relieved in
April next the appointment OF his successor gives rise
| to . great deal of speculation this place, the
! residents OF which efa anything Du! satisfied
| with their present rulers
A large and commodious dry dock s nearly
completed at Annoy, capable OF taking in toe
largest merchant ships tor repairs aud will be
thrown open for use on the FIRST OF May next
General keenan,, Consul General Of this colony re-