The New York herald., 1862-12-12
INTERESTING FROM CHZEA.
The Death Of High Mandarin
Ward.
ANOTHER YANKEE w COMMAND,
&C., TO-, 70.

ur Shanghae Corresp0ndence.
SnANGHAE, oct.4, 1852.
me Desa of the Death OF Gcxerd Ward-Hss Successor
Auolher Amer5coa in Commdnd-Ar,Ivat of The United
States Steap,er WyomWg-Redeis Coming Back on Ming.
po-Ptras Apak, &c.
wrote you Q few months ago about a young man who
had achieved a great popularity in China, aud who,
perhaps, in the absence Of the great events which
now occurring at home, might have attained
some reputation among you. You are engaged in 1
. sanguinary struggle at homo now, and every day
almost develops a hero The huge proportions Of
that contest throw into the background the petty and
purposeless warfare Of the barbarans in the East
when the genius Of Ward gave character and plan to it,
the General is dead One week ago last Sunday,
September 10, while experimenting attack by his
Chinese soldiers upon town held by the rebels, some
twenty-five miles from Nngpo he was shot in neigh
borhood OF the heart by rife bullet Even his enemies
never accused him Of cowarioe but rather wondered
that reckless should have escaped so often
He not at fault, however this time. His person
considered quite safe being sixty eighty yards
from the enemy and partially sheltered by arch,
looking with his glass at action that was going
at Of the distant gates. The wound was mortal
He only survived 1t about twenty four hours. He
manned upon the field long enough the city In full
possession Of his troops saA then taken down the
river TO Nngpo snd placed on board her Maestys steam
sr Encounter He was conscious fpm tho first that II
was bis last Aght but he uttered nd complains AZ ms
fate. Before he died he made his WILL in which hs Ade
ample provision for his Chinese wife and for his Indian
servant, who fully deserved the high confidence the
General placed in him. This Indian absolutely
without fear, and 1t is truly miraculous ho has es.
cared so many dangers He ready at any time
Of day night to undertake the hazardous orders
Of his master to riding through army Of rebels
single handed At Tsn Poo and at the city where the
General received his mortal wound he the first upon
the walls, and believe he has yet been wounded
The Chinese Confucus brought the remains of
the General this place. and from here they taken
to S0onkiang thirty miles up the Woosung river,
where he was buried He commenced his military
in the taxing Of Soonkang three years ago. and has
ever since made it his home. He occupied thcpe
magnificent mandarns residence with gardens attached
filled with grottoes miniature lakes and huge shade
He has had workmen improving upon the taste OF
the original proprietor but that he is gone
suppose IL will be left to 60 TO decay again. His
body rests under the shadow Of one Of the gi-
gantc trees upon his domain He has kept his faith
with the imperial government, and probably his tomb
viii be disturbed unless the rebels regain posses
sion Of the city.
The command now devolves upon Colonel Burgevine,
also young man who entered the service about the
same time as Ward, and the only one who commenced
with him that has stood BY him the end The Colonel
is yet quite lame from severe wound n the abdo
men. received IN engagement last winter, and which
came very proving fatal him He is incapable
active SERVICE and will doubt give Colonel Forester
tho next In command, the fighting "Pgin."
Siuce the Saginaw condemned by the surveyors at
Hong Kong. about year ago, unit for SERVICE we
have been without United States of-war this
coast We have beea boltered up with advces that the
Wyoming was coming over from San Francisco. We had
been told often that ceased have faith
story at ali She has got along at as&, however She
arrived three weeks ago from Macao Foochoo and
Annoy and has boon lying in front Of the American Con-
sulate until this morning. whom, account Of bad
news from Ningpo she up anchor, fired parting
from one of her eleven inch guns and south
how matters look II looks as II we somebody TO
have anof-war here. and hope the government will
keep US in want OF long again It seems to
me that our interests require at least on this
coast as much as they require half dozen on the
California side The Wyoming carries the heaviest guns
ever brought to China, albeit the English and French
together have y vessels Of different s,zcs cruising
hereabouts When she fired OF them this morning
the jarrod the whole settlement set the
windows ratng finely. she has occasion to use hor
guns against the rebels conclude those and
twenty pound shells will astonish them considerably
by last advices from Nngpo matters look considerably
mixed. The steamer Terina, which regularly be-
that port and ShaDghae brought up shipoad OF
refugees her last trip and say that Chinese
city Is an great state Of panic Her Majesys ship En-
counter still remains there and several other Engsh
gunboas, well as one two French men OF. war.
There also large number Of Wards down there
The by the Terna considered Of enough impor
send the Wyoming down look after The Aneri
can interest. She Is expected back few days II is
hardly probable however, that the English have
taken decided policy in relation to the domestic
disturbances ia China, that Eingpo will again be in
possession Of tho rebels. They would have taken il
before IL the English and French had made up their
minds TO keep them out The death of Ward may lead
the rebels to expect breaking up OF the organization lac
has been aborng fer the last three years perfect
doubt they count upon large Of the trained
that very many desertons have place since the
death Of Ward.
Tho pirate Apak still continues a thriving business
down among the Chusan group robbng unks and cutting
throats with much gusto has predecessors in the
Iadrones His junks evade the English and French gun
boats by playing or the fisherman. small gunboat
belonging the French charge Of into one Of
junks short ago, when 10 the salute was re-
turned with good sashing grape Apak has not yet at
tempted any very high game. should he do So rather
think the fisherman dodge will work well as II has
done. Some Of these uncouth, hghpooped Chinese mer
chant uns carry richer frcghts than foreign built
vessels that sail out Of this port and generally being
poorly armed, they easily fall prey the pirate
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