Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-22
lcorrespondencs Of the N. Y. Herald.l

correspondence OF the N. Y. Herald.
sHANeHAE, July 90, 1862.
Two or three yeArs ego mate Of O coasting
vessel came to Shanghae. He was neither bet.
Ter nor worse than mates Usually are. He was
ygreen boyish locking fellow, with fair skin and
long black hair, which fell in glossy waves to
bis shoulders. There was no great peculiarity
about him, except that bis eye showed o vieor.
GUS constitution and most indomitsble pluck.
He was pretty hard up and was unknown. He ap-
peared hardly old enough TO have been much of
an advepturer; yet his life had been a romance
from the fret. He had been with Walker in
his earliest expeditions and had had a taste of
civil warfare in the South American States -
But it was not in the petty struggles Of such
marauders that he had been schoOled He had
been in the Crimea during the terrible war
which was enacted there He had seen the
world, in fact. He had occupied almost every
position In the social scsle, and at last came to
ShaDghae the mate of coasting vessel, sound
In health and the owner of good deal more
brains than people generally gave him credit
for. His name on the ships articles was then
plain Frederick Ward. '-'-....-........ a,-
While the rebels showed themselves willing
to buy German muskets and to adopt the
Implements Of modern warfare, the imperial
power--Whioh is no power at all-stuck to their
banners and their cheese knives. While the
imperial government, from having control OF
the seaports-a position entirely upheld by
foreign guns-and, of course, msnsging the
customs, were afforded every opportunity OF
buying the best made instruments of war at o
moderate cost, the rebels paid sometimes two
hundred per cent. for old muskets, whose de-
strucIiveness was as much at breech as the muE-
Gle. To be sure the imperialists made some
pretentions. They had two or three steamboats,,
each carrying three or four guns, ofioered by
Americans, and with crews of Mauilamen.-
This feet Of two boats had an Admiral-a for
eignef--Who was paid remarkably well for moi
doing much of anything. Some way or other
Ward pleased the Admiral, and the Admiral
told him Of an opening for bis talents where a
good deal Of money was to be made If man
would only risk his life for il. The Admiral
was not foolish enough to 60 into the ;hipe
himself; but be understood Ward pretty we'll
and knew he was q trupp-like most men, car.
| ing great deal for money, and unlike mos
men, caring as little for his head The open.
ing was this: The rebels were pinchinl
Shsnghae sadly, and the imperialists couldn {
help themselves. Thirty miles or 80 up the
| Norsung river was city called Soonkong, o
NOGJ buUub Slty lthC OIL ShtuceO CttIOu vi
portance, surrounded with high walls, outside
Of which was deep ditch always filed with
water. This was the aore place, and the rebels
might be coming out sone fine day and max,
decent upon Shaughae. The imperiaIist
cou!dn's take the city; II was beyond thei
abilities, and they would payys handsome pric
to getit. So Ward entered into contract viii
them, and promised to take the. city for fort
thousand taels. He wac taken up, and littl
while after he, in company with eighty Manil
amen surprised the city OF seven Thousand reb
els. took it by storm, and then very qnietl
pocketed his forty thousand taels,. reckivn
hardly q scratch In the encounter. This wa
all very we'll; but the fellows blood was uE
aud he wanted 70 take another city some tbirt
miles beyond Soonkong, where the rebels hs
retired and intrepched themselves more strong
ly than before.1 TIE Toutichin chinned hin
exceedingly, and told him to go in He did q
In, or, at least, ss far as the walls, and fell
sho. in three places. He did not die, howeve
\ his constitution was too strong for thst--bu
4 fell back upon Shanghae, to recover from BIZ
wounds and plan another campaign. He wal
out again in few weeks, but with hole IL
the roof of his mouth Of the size of q cherry
stono, which gave sort Of nasal tWang to hil
speech. Meanwhile the gaxettts came dowl
from Pekin, announcing bis promotion to th,
rank Of colonel. He became Chinese subject
married Chinese woman Of the small foote,
kind-the worst thing he ever did--and va
created Mandarin OF the blue button. Tn,
solitary paper of Shanghae, embodying the
English sentiment Of the place. conldn't 90,
hard things enough about tho Colonel
He was "6lliouster condemned by sh,
President of tho Uoited Slates." He was
low American rowJy, and didn't deserve To-
countensnce Of any respectable person. 10 spit
Of IL all, however, desertions from the Engiisl
navy aud army, 90 well % the police fore
Of the Hettlement, were Of daily occurrenc
and the military authositlen interfered. %