New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-21
CHINA.
pvrx Cur Own Cosresponeent

sh 10 appte " postscript 20 ny last, wss, Deser.
Aek~, foBJ v1tlsnsd at Hong Kong Ia tune TOR
ns eutgoirg NAL, 80 that / neet not dwell ppon
- sd particulars Of the engagement at Tau
Ia ibpa,cbss conveying toe Intelligence were
Ssssstt N Hong Kong by f'st w4r,tsaner'
which, after calling at Hseao, where the bnhh
Several Van StraUbepzee was passing lew d'ys'
vert on 70 CslcD,ta with rego'sifion Tor troops.
r. (Ainese authorities we're ready IN possession
~ se,,e vaeu. rumors on the subject but, with
sA,,A,,.ri.tic duplcity they bad assured the Allied
Cosy,,i,sioners that the Eavoys lad been hosp'ta'
NJ received at Pekin--a statement which men
z..vd spd doubted in my last. 1t served. how
1rr. 4 useful purpose, when the trut, became
Ss~s--. as it indicated q will Tul deception on the
.I II the maodsriDs, and a state of feeliog which
- sS~ become but too apparent.
"a There was something very different from the ac
w toned listle, saess Of European life 10 CaotOn
,heutbis pees broke 10 upon the rodtioe OF duty
as received about 2 p. m on the 18Th ult ADD
ia. certain that every dweller 10 the city would
bs acquainted with the d.ieat--rDae oIh'd, pr0oa
bv into utter exteI minati1D-Of the tdR.kiDeTs IN
tAs Horih and should the exsitemeutt to be expect
"a sAd t. pcpnlsr ontbre,k, there wss everything
a. fear sbout fee hundred men, British, French,
$40 &poys, constituted the garrison of tue con-
auereA city, with its million OF sOus ADD walls sI
nile in circumference; aud the garrison Of the
Bigkts commanding the town was far to feeble
10 sesTe for the Interior Bat the utmost
o. esey and prudence were displayed by the small
force thus suddenly exposed to danger. The small
body Of civilians quartered 10 the city were told 10
look 10 their own defense; and at sunrise GA the
morning following the receipt OF the news, small
party Of English marines, with train of coolies,
msrcbed from one arms'y to the other, and swept
every diecOvsTable military weapon, 70 the amount
of about 40, coo stand of arms Before the ships
were open and the gudnuucs about, this capture
was safely lodged 10 the British lines. In the
course of the day the allied authorities took occa
son to return he state visit Of the Governor Cen
eral, which / mentioned 10 my last and they
then gave bis Exc.lleDcy statement of what had
happened, and quiet hint Of the vengeance likely
TO snsue. Lao replied that hs already knew OF the
occurrence, and deeply regretted it.
The news was soon dispersed over Canton by
means Of placaIds ind news letters, some OF which
had grOtesque representations of the battle; ard
the pOpulace always averse 10 foreigners, almJs.
Instantly excbsr ged the air OF respect for Euro
pesns for scarcely concealed assumption CT supe-
Tiority. A word from the mandarns would have
precipitated an Outburst but they RETAINED.
The Chinese merchants, on the contrary,
were horror. stricken at the idea that their
con meIce, only just revivlDg was to DO once more
interrupted as they feared, and the most IN
ipfu. ntisl among them besieged the Foreign Con-
sulste. with inquiries as to the future. Meetlogs
Of the gentry were also held az is usual IN cases OF
pubic emergency; and it is believed that the ex-
pee eocy Of declaring war on the foreign devils was
discussed but that the general sense WAS in favor
of peace. The gentry, indeed, have been 50
sQnet zed during the last few years, that an over
whelDiDg majority of them mutt be cOunseed by
their poch cts at least te let well alone. Among
the msDdarins tbers were Of cour'e two parties
The msonty are friendly to Europeans; but the
new Governor General Lao, is known to entertain
Almost hostile feeling which he does not scrupe to
manifest on occasion. He has been but about a
month in Canton having arrived here at the con-
clueion Of his victorious campaign IN his other
pruyince-KwaDe- ST which he has cleared OF tho
rebel hordes who for years have ravaged the west
est districts, and whom he has driven over the
mountains into Hu. man, less, however, by force
of arms than by me.Ds OF sagacious trickery, for
which be is rather famous. Elated with victory IA
the interior X wang, he feels the Illumination OF hs
position here and bis attitude ia exceedingly doubt
full few days after the events ABOVE mentioned,
however, ne received, learn, dispatch from the
Emperor, or0eriDg hin to disregard the occurrences
at Tahu, apd TO preserve peace IN bic Government.
For the present, therefore. all is quiet The popu-
lar excitement, not being fostered, has quit cooled
down. and after the first week no one thought OF
carving AIMS in trayerslDg tie city. But tue
i-wDl of the Cove iDmeDt does not fail to appear.
Two men employed by the Allied Commissioners
we're spprehented BY Laos orders about ten days
ago, when Outside the European lines, add were
afterward beaten to death. On being lnterrogased,
the Chinese authorities sirenuously denied oil
eaepix.nce Of this inhum6n act Several manda-
rms, who have cultivated friendly relation. with
foreigner, have been reprimsndtd. Among them
is the Brissdier Pa liam po. Of whom spoke 10
NV last. He is an Intelligent Mantcho0, aud hes IS
capped degradation only through the circumstance
of bis belonging TO the soveroing race. Had he
been Criuese, be would have lost tue blue button
Tor, rather, knoe) that now ornaments his conicH
cap.
Thus there is every indication Of il-~ill, aud OF
SD iCcliDaton 10 proceed to even more open demon
sira,oDs Of hostility at fitting moment; but what
Will really be the upsbOt of the 1ahQ affair lo one
in China, not even, believe the highest authorities
can say AS usual there was sufficient wrong ON
both sides 10 make any course jqstl6,be; II the
B'i.h exceeded the strict letter of justice IN en
deavOrug TO force their way up the river, the sc.
ton OF the Cbaese was sufficiently uawTranted
~ permit of almost any reprsa; aud Il VIII not DO
for either lack of will of preiext that tbs Allies
do Dot march upon PekiD. But The difficulties
oil operating IN the Gulf of Pee-chee-lee are enOr.
nous; indeed, it is nsvigable only during
sbs prevalence of the south. west monsoon, which
il now nesrly over and the climate is totally IN.
fitted for ludisD troops who are the oaly men st
az sy,iahle. Ttese are but the most obvious
among the many difficulties that prevent the in
mediate realization Of the pl,ns of the HoDg Koos
newspapers for the chsstisement of his M,jssty
Hsien feDg.
In anticipation OF possible interruption Of trade,
however, tie Chinese merchants are doing al IN
their power - drive all active business st present
and the recent 6efeat Of the rebels iG Kwang-s
has at length leSred the tea districts Of Lnhchwsug
which have been infested for two years past BY the
laNless bordes whom Lao has now driven iatO Bu-
nan, where they VIII probably fall easy victims TO
the manAArlns. The teas of thu SEASON Are alrnaiI