The New York herald., 1862-10-13
THE JEALOUSY OF THE ENGLISH.
Whips tho Rebels Again and Makes
Friends with the English and
French Admiral.
Organization Of q Chinese Imperial
Army On American Principles.
Our Shanghae Correspondence.

Our Shanghae Correspondence.
SHAHcHAI, July 20, 1869.
Two or three years ago the Of Acoastng vessel
came to Shanghae. He neither better worse
than mates usually He green, boysh looking
fellow, with fair skin and long black hair which fell in
glossy to his shoulders. There very great
popularity about him. except that his eve showed vigor
GUS constitution and most indomitabe pluck Hs
pretty hard up and unknown. Flo appeared hardly
old enough to have been much OF adventurer; yes
his life had been romance from the first. He
had been with Walker in his earlier expeditions and had
had taste OF civil warfare in the South American States
But was not in the petty struggles Of such marauders
alone that he had been schooled. He had been in the
Crimea during the terrible which enacted there
He had the world in fact. He had occupied almost
every position in the social scale and at last to
Shanghae themate Of coasng vessel, sound in health
and the owner Of good deal more brains than people
generally gave him credit for. His the ships
articles then plain Frederick Ward
The rebellion in China, not limit the time OF its
duration to niccy has existed long rs the
hills; but not much Of the world knew IL.
what mattsred it to the higher notions Of
the Western people, who only knew warfare
civilized principles, that several hundred thousand
people in an out Of the way part Of the world were
Ash,ng the principles understood centuries ago.
What interest excitement could it possibly be to
Chow, wherein fifty thousand banners had engaged
seventy thousand banners, and the fifty thousand ban
ners, being in the minority sraghtway relin
quished the field, entaing the terrible
quence of great fghty Foreigners in China
didn't trouble themselves much about il at first, till
by and by the rebels planted their green and yellow
On the seaboard Some people, indeed, thought they
in the dsverers and regenerators of China and the
rebels glad OF the alliance got up OF theology and
straghtway began preach the doctrine of the Trinity
Very many people imagined they understood
the meaning Of the bombastic procamations Of
the Taepipgs, till order from the head Wong
annexed another brother to the Godhead and made
Quarterly. Besides, these four representatives Of he
"IIeaveny Father were represented in the body by
several high chiefs of the rebellion and smoking villages
every sde sacked and pundered and headess trunks
scattered over quiet plantations, floating black
aud ploated, down the river, did not show
much of q regeneratng spirit. Not long ago
foreigners made up their minds that the rebellion,
SO far its adopting the Christianity Of the West
creating government upon even good basis as the
imperalists went, was gigantic humbug The govern.
interested in China changed their policy OF
traity pom change of public opinion still, it
long time and after much provocaton that they inter-
fercd shot and shell kept the rebels good distance
from the open ports but wide awake fellows, who lived
salaries and had eye TO the main chance took the
opportunity Of making hundred per cent or so, BY
smuggling muskets and rusty firearms Of every
description up the creeks and rivers them The rebels
were very glad TO get them, and the custom house
officials mot sharp seizing the conraband
So so me people became unaccountabIy very rich and
went home handsome fortunes acquired in year
while Others less Fortunate lest all their moneyand the r
heads too
While the rebels showed themselves willing to buy
German muskets 10 adopt the implements of modern
warfare the imperial power-which is power all
stuck 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, managing the customs,
were afforded every opportunity Of buying the
lest made instruments OF war al moderate cost,
he rebels paid sometimes two hundred PER cent FOR old
muskets, whose destruotivencss much the
breccb as at the muzzlc TO be the imperialiss
made some pretensons. They had two three
boats each carrying three four guns, oicercd by
Americans aud with crews of Manamen. This fleet Of
two boats bad admiral-a ioregncr-vho was paid re-
markably well for doing much Of any thing. Some
way or other Ward pleased the Admiral. and the Ad
mral told him Of opening for his talents, where
a good deal Of money 10 be made i
man would only risk his to FOR IT, The Admiral not
foolish enough 90 into the thing himself but hc under
stood Ward pretty well, and knew he trumr-ke
most men caring great money must
men, caring as little for his head
The opening was this
The rebels were pnchmg shanghse sadly. and
the imlcrialists couldn't help themselves. Thirty
miles or so up the Norsusg river city
called Sconkong, a very strong city, like all Chinese
cities OF Importance, surrounded with high stone walls
outside OF which was deep ditch always filled with
water This was the place and the rebels might be
Coming out some line day and make descent upon rhsng
hae Tho impcrialists couldn't take the city Il be
yond their abilities aud they would pay handsome price
TO get So Ward entered into contrac, with them
and promised TO take The city Cor forty thousand aes
He Nas taken up and little while after he IN company
with eighty Manamen, surprised the city Of seven thou
sand rebels took Il by storm, and then very quietly
pocketcd his forty thousand taels receiving hardya
scratch In the encounter.
This was all very WE'LL but the fellows blood was up'
aud he wanted take another city some thirty miles be-
yopu soonkong where the rebels had retired aud ntrenc
Cd themselves strongly than before The Touti
chin chnned him exceedingly, and told him to go in e
did go in or at least the walls, and fell, shot
on was strong for thatbut fell back upon shang'
hae, from his wounds and plan another cam.
paign. He agam in few weeks, but with hole
n the roof OF his mouth OF the size Of cherry stone
which gave sort of nasal twang W his speech. Mean
willie the gazcttcs down from Pe>in, announcing
his promotion the rank oC colonel. lie became Chit
ucsc sublsct, married Cbiucsc woman Of the small
footed kind-the worss thing dd--snd created
a mandarin OF the blue button.
The solitary papcr ur Shanghsc embcdy inc tile I'm allah