Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-01
A Live Yankee In China.

Some months ago brief notice was given
in this paper Of an American named Frederick
Ward. who, by his daring, added to stroke
Of good luck, had ranked himself high in the
list Of Chinese Mandarins. A Shanghae ett,r
in the New York Herald gives full and in.
teresting account Of this character, and of the
means through which he attained his dignity
and his fortune-estimated TO be immensely
larSs-from which We take few extracts:
1.-TWO or three years ago. tho mate Of a
coasting vessel came to Shanghae. lie was
neither better nor worse than mates Usually
are. lie was a green, boyish-looking fellow,
with fair skin and long black hair, which fell
in glossy waves to his shoulders. There was
no very great popularity about him, except
that his eye showed a vigorous constitution
and a most indomiIablc pluck. lie was pretty
hard up and was unknown. lie appeared
hardly old enough 10 have been much Of an
adventurer; yet his life had been romance
from the first lie had been with Walker in
his earlier expeditions, and had had taste of
civil warfare in the South American States
But it was not in the petty struggles ol such
lnarauders alone that he had been schoolcd
lie had been in the Crimea during the ter. lille
war which was enacted there. He had seen
the orld, in fact. He had occupied almost
every position in the social scale, aud at last
came to Sharghae the mate Of coasting ves-
sci, sound in health, and the owner Of good
deal more brains than people generally gave
him credit for. His name on the ships arli.
cles was then plain Frederick Ward
Soon after his arrival, the city Of Shanghae
being threatened and pinched by the native
rebels, neither the mperiaiist nor their allies,
the English, could defend it. In this strait,
Admiral Hope, r. N, proposed and perfected
with him a plan by which Mr. Ward IN ght
strike blow at the rebel headquarters in
Soonkong, very well fortified city on the
Woosung river. Ward organized band ol
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.
HIS blood was up, and be wanted to take
another city, some thirty miles beyo Soon
kong where the rebels had retired and IN
trenched themselves more strongly than before.
The Touichin chinned him exceedingly, and
told him TO 60 in. lie did go in, or at least as
far as the walls, and fell, shot in three places
lie did not die, however-his constitution was
too strong for that but fell back upon Shang.
hac, to recover from his wounds and plaI
another campaign. Ho was out again In few
weeks, but with hole in the roof of his mouth
Of the size Of cherry stone, which gave {
sort of nasal twang TO his speech. Meanwhile
the gazettes came down irom Pekin, announ
eng his promotion TO the rank Of Colonel. liz
became Chinese subject, married Chimes
woman Of the small footed kind, and wa.
created mandarlan Of the blue button.
When the rebels Threatened SLanghae tL'
French and English Admirals aud Ward pu
tl.eir heads together and planned out a campaign
against the invaders Wards Cinnamon wer,
placed alongside tie English and French forces
and they didn't di grace themselves. The.
fought as well as any troops can fight, showing
that good soldiers can be made even Of China
men, The allied forces cleaned the rebels GU
pretty cifectual'y, news Of which reached Pekii
and shortly cane tho gazrt,es announcing tha
Ward was promoted to the rank Of general an
had his button raised another grade.
Ward has oaered Prince Kung to put dow
the rebellion for ten millions o. dollars. and th
Prince asserts that such reward would be il
significant in comparison with the extent Of th
labor Ward is now quietly drilling his he,
recruits and swelling his army daily. preparin
for the next coming down Of the rebels, whic
will ensue upon the approach of winter. Dozen
are applying every aay to join him.-mcnber
of the police force, marines and sailors from tn
men.of-war and the shipping; but he is yer
J judicious in taking them into his employ. II
has now some Thirty or forty European officer
under him, aud had his headquarters at Soon
kong, where the strictest discipline il enforced
So far as personal appearance goes, Ward
the very idol cf u hero. His face now, frol
much exposure, is pretty well bronsed, but
naturally very pale and full and round. III
hair is Of the deepest black, and he wears it fall
; ing in curs to his shoulders and slight in
peIinl aud mustache serve to make the palor
his face more noticeable. His person is sligh
but all muscle. Although not above five feet
hight and with build exceedingly diminutiv
he has been known to whip half dozen 81,
foesers with an ease aud rapidity truly astonisI