Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-30
BurgeOinc, the Taeping Chief.

A correspondent Of the Boston
Advertiser gives a sketch Of General
Burgcoine, the chief Of the Taerings
in China. lie appears first TO have
belonged to the army Of the jmpe-
rialists. and to have joined the reb-
els on account of a misunderstanding
Ills Extraordinarily most
persons know tina, a person named
Ward, also an American, succeeded,
during the years l-Gl and 1SG2, in
organizing a force composed OF Chi
mes" soldiers and European or Amer
lean officers, to rel Il the invasions
of the Ia"pings around Shanghai.
The force was paid by tax raised
in the province. and was under the
orders of the tootai on governor
Ward. after deeds of immense bra
very, displaying gcueralship and
talent worthy OF a better cause. was
killed in October, 1852, in action,
and was succeeded by Burgeoim".
Burgc",Rc'S MISUNDERSTANDING 'r'fh
n, Nund0r,,,>-ln his expedition
against the rebels. General Burgcoin"
wor-trd them in several engagements
in the field, and drpv" them ont Of
strong and we'll iutrrnched positions.
In fact he waS in Il fair way Of clear
ing the Who'll" ut' the province Of la"-
pings. had not the iootai with usual
Chimes" short, sight"dnessJ delayed
paving the f rec which Burgcoiu"
commanded. The g"u"ra( mad" sev
,TaI romou,tranc"s and pressed til.
cas-" of hj, men most strongly, but
INTELLECTUALLY. At length, til" mon
having been five months without
pay, General Eurg"oin" declared his
Intention not to advance another time
against the 'larriugs till the men
lad been paid up i'll full. I'll" threat
was OF no avail. and. III" troops be
coming DISCONTINUED and mutluuus,
and threatening /" sack til" town III
which they We're @arrl-"u"d, III" gen
"ral, acc"rnp"mi'" by tw"nry.i'" OF
his soldiers and one officer, went
down to Shanghai by boat. He
marched straight tr H." bank in
which thr funds for the payment Of
til" TROOPS w"r" usually kept, and,
demanding an audience of the man
DARN in charge, stated his rurPo-"
in coming to Shanghai to l." the pro
curing 81 q sufficient sum ot money
to pay in full the whole Of thc coll
;in-rnt. Tn" mandarin acItnowl-
,.Gg"l that til" funds for I'll" payment
rt ia" it'll" army were ia nis keep
iug, but refused t" give them up,
Brrgroil- pressed hi suit, and get
ring excited informed the Chinese
official that. unless the money Wa
forthcoming immediately, hr would
us force 20 obtain il. He received
#u iu~ul.ut answer, and III Il r!um"ht
struck III" thiua,ran a vi"l"nr blow.
called III his men, secured IT," chest
containing TIA" money, cnnv"Nch It
- his boat, and h"uc" 10 2-o"uk"ouE
Du arrival at that rIac" h" pad 81
every man and officer, but Wa him
-rl, forced L. go without the rUlm Of
r.ryrn thousand dollars owing :"
him, There not bring sufficient funds
- cover II.
The ioo.aj wa highly inc"msod,
and ordered Burgroiur to resign his
command; this he refused - do. and
IL. case WIS referred to thr Emp
Before the answer FROM Irk'n re-
turned. Eur-roiue had resigned III
favor OF an officer OF til" British ma
l.ur>, Major Holland, and, starting
for r,k!n, obtained an nudivuc" OF
tn. Emperor, with -" satisfactory
results, however,.
|, should be- mentioned that