The New York herald., 1862-10-13
A Yankee Dxnas,y i. Chin

own rulers Then some foreigner steps in an6
is elevated to power, or forcibly seizes the rena
of government from the weak hands which trem
BILE while holding them. The history of ENG
land records many such crises, and the British
sceptre has passed from Saxon to Dane, to RO
man, to Norman, and now rests for while ir
o German house. In France, after almost q
numerous mutations the crown is worn by one
Of the family Of that Italian Napoleon who sup-
planted the Bourbons and Orleanists. Thin
rule is without exception, however, and does
not require illustration. just at this time Aus
tria and Prussia seem to have nearly reached
such crisis, and the houses Of Hapsburg and
Brandenburg will soon give place to other and
better dynasties. Even China, whose emperors
are relatives of the s,,n and moon, is not exempt
from this great law Of nations; and, from pse-
sent indications, we should not be surprised to
see, before many years, a Yankee, boru beneath
the Stars and Stripes, crowding the tottcring
Tartar dynasty from its ancient throne and
ushrping the supreme authority OF the Celestial
Empire.
In another column OF this mornings issue
readers will find letter from our Shanghae
correspondent, giving brief but piquant and
interesting resume OF the exploits OF General
Fred. Ward--a Yankee lad and Chinese man
DARN of the blue button. Ward arrived in
China two or three years ago as the mate OF .
coasting schooner, with ten Mexican dollars in
his pocket and great idea in his head. He
had been TO Nicaragua with Walker, and, while
aiding that plucky flibustcr in his unsuccessful
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military principles, he had obtained the
military education necessary TO carry out
his idea Of founding government
in China upon mercantile principles. He found
China distracted 10y great rebellion, and soon
determined to take hand in the contest. The
rebels had possession Of strong town called
Soonkong. from which they threatened the
government city OF Shaughae. The imperial
troops could not take soonkong from the
rebels: but Ward offered to do it by contract,
and, his offer being accepted, drilled his troops,
captured Soonkong, drove back the rebels.
saved Shanghac and received his money. To
fully understand this exploit, imagine that dur
ing our own civil war the rebels at Richmond
threatened Washington. which we. having no
Mcclellan in the field. supposed woald be cap
turcd. Imagine. then, that Young Hyson. or
some other Chnaman. landed on cur coasts,
with no property but his pigtail, and offered to
capture Richmond for fifty thousand dollars.
Imagine. also, that Young Hyson's offer was
accepted. that he gathered together all the stray
Celestials who vend segars in our streets, and
with these as his main force marched upon and
defeated the rebels. restored Richmond to our
government and pocketed his wages. That was
precisely what Ward did in China, and the inn
perial government had sense enough to appre-
ciate his worth and give him = commission to,
defeat as many rebels and recapture as many
towns as he liked at fair compensation.
One OF the English adnirals on the Chinese
station intrigued against and even imprisoned
Mandarin Ward as his great influence became
apparent. Ward was charged with being a ili-
bus,er--probaby from his early affiliations with
Walker and at one time he was called seces-
sionis. and accused Of intending to fit out feet
to prey upon our commerce in the Eastern war
tcrs. These calumniss were soon outlivsd, h0wr
ever. and. as If more efechally to reprove them
Ward took TO himself an almond-eyed, small
footed Chinese wife, and became naturalized AZ
q Chinese subject. The Emperor. more favora-
bic to him ihan ever after these proceedings. pro-
NOTED him to another coored mandarin button,
and the French and English authorities not only
consulted with him. but sent their forces to aid
him in his next attack upon the rebels, which
resulte,fin another victory and higher honors
for Mandarin Ward. In the face OF The preju-
dccs of the whole world. which supposes that
all Chihamen fight by standing on their heads.
and calling each other herrible names. Ward
demonstrated that. properly oficered. the Chi
nese make a. good soldiers as any other people
AZ the battle 10 which We have justreferred
they fought side by sde with the English an6
French sailors and marines. and did themselves
and their general M discredt. Mandarins
Ward has now a large army Of them, offered
by Europeans, and. most thoroughly drilled.
and his force is constantly increasing, WiAk
this army he offers to put down the entire re-
bcllion by contract fos ten milisns. of doilAp.'
and the Emperor has accepted ts,terms
If Mandarin Ward vRlgarly called Fred.
Ward, can accomplish this, what is to pre-
vent him from concluding this charming
chapter Of Oriental history--more wonderful
and entertaining than any OF the bright
fables and enchanting romancss of the Arabian
Nights--by s@ising the imperial throne and gov
ernipg China by contract ~ its Emperor The
First Napoleon began his career by the captare
of Toulon, a Ward began his career by the
capture Of Soonkong. Why should not Ward
end his career as the Emperor Of China, - Ma
poleon reached the climax Of his glories as the
Emperor OF Francos This may he work Of
time; hut unless some unlucky accident should
compel Mandarin Ward 10 commit hariiori o.
send hrs head 10 Pekn without his body, we
have no doubt that this euterprising AmericsN
will soon no TO the Chinese capital ~ She tm.