, 1862-12-18
A Live Yankee In China.

Some months ago, Il brief notice was given Of
an Ahsfican named Ward. who, by his daring,
added to u stroke Of good luck had ranked him.
self high in the list Of Chinese MandarinS. 4
late Shanghae letter gives full aud interesting
account Of this character. and Of the means by
which he attained his dignity aud his fortune, said
To be immensely large, from which we take few
extracts: ef'N@'
Two or three years ago the mite Of coasting
vessel cam, to ShaaghAe. lie was neither better
nor worse than mates usually are. Hewas green,
bOyish-lookiny fellow, with a fair skin and long
black hair. which fell IN glossy waves 70 his Shout
ders There was no very great peculiarity about
him, except that his eye showed vigorous consti-
tuition and a most indOmitable pluck. lie was
pretty hard up and was unknown; he appeared
hardly old enough tO have been much Of an ad-
venturer, yet his life had been romance from the
first. He hal bscn with Walker in his earlier
expeditions, aud had hail taste Of civil warfare
In the South American States. But It was not
nthe tty struggles Of such maraulers alone that
he had BEEN schoOled be had been in the Crmea
during the terrible war which was enacted there
lie had seen the world, in fact; he had occupied
almost every position in the social scale, and at
last came to Shanghae the mate Of a coasting
vessel, SOUND Ia health, and the owner Of u good
deal more brains than people generally gave him
credit for. Ills name on the ships articles was
uhen plain Frederick Waru.
Soon after his arrival the city Of Shanghae be
ing threatened and pinchej by the native rebels,
neither the Imperialists nor their allies (the Eng
lish) could defend il. In this strait Admiral Hope,
r. N, proposed and perfected with him plan by
which Mr.. Ward might strike blow at the rebel
headquarters in SOOnkong, q very well fortified
city on the WOnsuug river. Ward organized
band Of eighty Manila men, ran up the river and
took the place by storm, for which service he was
paid the sum Of forty thousand silver taels. Ills
blood was up, and he wanted to take another city,
some thirty miles beyond SOOnkong, where the
rebels had retired and entrenched themselves more
strongly than before. The Toutichn chinned him
exceedingly, and told him To go in. He did go in,
q. at least, as far as the wallis and fell, shot in
three places lie did not die, hOwever,-his con-
stitntiOn was too strong for that-but fill back
Upon Shanyhac, 10 recover from bis wounds and
plan another cam9liya. He was out again in a
lew weeks. but with hole IN the roof Of his mouth
Sf the size Of chcrry.stonc, which gave sort OF
tASal twan { ID his Speeeh. Mcanwhe the gazettes
canis dowa from Pjkia. announcing his promotion
70 tbs rank Of Colonel. He bscame q Chinese
subject; married Chinese woman Of the small
looted kind, and was created mandarinOf the
Blue BsttOR
IL. Whe,j tIie rebels threatened Shanrhae, the Eng.
lish and French AdnIirals and Ward put their
beads together and planned out campaign against
Che invaders. Wards Chinamen were placed
alongside the English Glkf French forces, and they
didn't disgrace themselves. They fought as well
as any troops can fight; showing that good SOL
diers can bemade even Of Cinnamon. The allied
forces cleaned the rebels out pretty efIectually
tlelws n which reached Peki9s, and shortly came
( tke gazettes announcing that Ward was promoted
e The rank q general, and had his button raised
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