The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-28
INTERESTING FROM THE EAST.
Our hong Kong Correspondence.


Ch,,sese aad Japan neaties--7ae Way tho Work ssas
! Done--Honor 10 tyao,a Honor is Dt.e-TAe yapanes.
Mission 10 Washi,9ton--Arrfrul Of AR. Kee,saa the
| american Conita
| About twenty years ago was among dozen or
boys who listened to very excellent story Your
self maorty Of your readers have perhaps heard
the same yarn but it applicable TO my prcseu. OBJ
jec, may DO here repeated. beg therefore, that you
will listen TO its narration We will call il tho
! Story OF q Wolf Dog.
gentleman in easy circumstances and the owner or a
ane iaI upon which he grazed flock OF sheep,
day alarmed by the sight of large wolf dangerous
proximity to the latter portion OF his property
~ will buy wolf dog, he exclaimed, and chase the
rascal into some tar country"
The following day, therefore, saw him well mounted,
gun in hand, and large dog following in search Of the
wolf Fortune favored the search and In due time tho
intruder "started." Dog and wolf soon dsap-
pearedthe latter flying from man, and the former giving
chase simply because he had something 70 run After In
hot pursuit followed Nmrod but the ground being broken
he Was soon distanced After awhile he path
of humble neighbor, and asked, hurriedly-
'Have you anything OF wolf and dog passing this
wsyS'
oval, have, squire"
" How close was the dogs Was he running wells''
oval, he were, squire. rayther guess il anything
That ne were ieetle ahead
that the wolf had turned and after one or two
snaps, reversed the tables.
/ purpose now to substitute the word "humbupn for
"dog," and ''rascality for "wolr" and ask which is
ahead in this present century Of ourshumbug or ras
calityp
AS applied to Eastern aairssuch as have lately been
participated in the Emperors Of China and Japan ON the
hand and the four great Powers of the West on the
otherths question is particularly difficult of solu-
ton. To read the scurrious uncharitable abuse
Of our late Minister TO China by many English
home as well as colonial papers, would be
apt TO say--"I rayther guess, il anything, that
the wolf eetle ahead but IT, after reading said abuse
he will continue his attention TO other publications Of the
same papers, and how everything is claimed Lord
Egin, and nothing granted TO Mr. VIM. B. Reed Mr. Town
send Harris Baron Gros, and Count Putiatn ne viii DO
apt TO say all thus isn't natural. II is not probable
that man, matter what his ability should deserve
the credit for everything while there others,
all men Of note, striving for in many cases. the same
ends. 1 won't believe IT, 1t is humbug. 81 ra, Their
think, II anything, that the dog is q leetle ahead
Perhaps the greatest Of the presen. age is hum
bug. Il penetrate5 the family circle in tho shape of
desire to avoid being outdOne by our neghbors and thus
entails debt II Rwes around the mysterious frames Of
scrawny females in the shape of crnone and thus de-
ceives the unwary swain And in diplomacy it is dif
cult 10 mention any shape in which does not ntruie or
the extent of the false conveyed TO the public
mind by so prolific parent.
While the English press is thus claiming for its noble
Minister than the lion share of the credit due
for the late explots of the East, will send you few
updeniable factsbare assertions which deny
Italics will show yivdly how humbug is binding the eyes
of the general reader.
In the London Timer of November we find among
other modest assertions, the following
Lord reached Nagasakl the Of August aud found
no one here bu. some Japanese underngs Dutch
Dc gales hat ves
a to sn $ Of ss e. u. & the
the workings tse echoes his dongs on the
Isnssd a.hsd d 5sS.n 10 . .ass
,pgs Of the s:g 70 be created by the
Imagined. He found a simod. he American Consult
been upon six months. mission. vaniy mpoTsun a
@ s SSa % q, s y
powhamn, and s,esred right away for KanagawA,
PeEys time asen mlss the oaptsi city Of
@ ys s s and q A. had for
cousre, Of ancient has its conservative aud
30
su & H. s ane the
lated strong feeding gained ground In favor Of the progress
place Under the new adinrsion Mr. Hsrrs the Consul
psue nS
Herald.
Now. while showing how utterly groundless the fore
going extract would be understood wishing TO re
feet upon the deserved glory OF Lord Egn. That gentle
out his eutre mission; and never feel confident, would
endorse the absurd stories just quoted rather think
that it is 20 Mr. Elphnstole-a member OF his suite
tnat the Times indebted for this extrayagant shipment
of-humbug
Instead of brushing OF to Japan take advantage tho
certain to be created by the English
Tcn tsip,' the American Commodore mad some months
previously informed tue government at Washington that
he should pnss most OF the summer in Japan.
Moreover, but iandsman (and ig
AT tls could ever suppose that the English
victories in the north OF China would be heard Of in Japan
under
therefore, himself have had to be the bearer Of the
which was to prove so powerful taisman; and any
nj all acquainted with Japanese brans very well
how they would have received it. Tney would have
shruesed their shoulders, smiled, aud said You wish
Again, instead Of incng Mr. Townsend Esrris lately
returned from Jedoo whittier he had been upon a six
months mission, vainy mportanng for commercial
privileges" an the Times states, found him living
quietly IN his large house, several months having elapsed
since his return IRON Jeddo, with excellent treaty in
bis pocket add With KIDD Of private treaty in addition
which bound the japanese sign the nrst aut complete
one on the lat OF september, 1858.
The Commodore sooner learned this and read the
documenno enc on board had any idea at Gil that Mr
Harris had treaty under way at allhan he exclaimed
BY Jove, Harris, you have got magnificent treaty here
had no IDEA you were after anything OF this sort And
now Jet me give you word Of ADVICE: You have been
hard al work for nearly two IN bringing this about
and to you belongs al the credit II you put of the
French and Russians will be over here and get the
Start q you Now, you have 60. unbounded influence
with these people Why not jump board the Pow
TO morrow steam arouod TO Jeddo, the princes fve
give them djener in my cabp) and get them to sign
IL at 0ncethere ard then. Then I'll shin
to the mail at once"
GAN right, Commodore replied the Consul General
"Im obliged 20 you. ] think It can be done"
Auc Il Was done and just IN that way, and without any
threats or compulson on our part AS to the CAMERON
version Of the warlike operations in China having in.
fuenced the judgment OF the princes IL absurd We
Sfu,red greatly the conduct aud general charac-
ter OF Sir Michael seymour. the Engsa Admiral,
and would have liked 10 have stood side by
side with bia brave officers aud men 10 many or
their battles but he'd these up to fghten
the Japanese Indeed much doubt any officer or nan
Of tho ship ever once referred the operations Of the
English in China.
so much for the truth Of this extract from the coumns
OF 'he rhunderer. would advise Western Joye 10 omen
Eastern negotiations upon his accouut-end 20 n,
obtained reliable Correspondent. from tas par, Of the
world.
General Keenan,, United States Consll 10 -s por, ar
rived to reashume the duties OF hts Office few weeks
back lie met with brilliant reception from tho Anier
can shipping ia port all OF which dressed ship in nonor
Of the occasion BE Is well entitled 10 such n den1ast1
ton--lsed AMI respected By every one lie br,pg, 9Th
him Pennsylvania bride the lsi OF Hong Kong