Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-22

for the last five years. Whether Burgevin,
went with Ward from this country, or me
him first in China, the writer cannot say
At all events, they we're friends-Ward be
ing first in command and Burgevine sec
ond. In a great and successful battle Ware
was killed, and Henry Burgevine became
commander-in. chief of an army of sixt,
thousand disciplined men, mostly Europe
ans and Americans. 10 the eyes of oul
hero it was the first step to throne. Afte
setting forth these facts in letter address
ed to Thomas. Young, Esq, of this city be
says: "After years of patient labor, watch
ing, waiting and suffering, my day has a
last come. In two years I shall rule
China"
"The dream was never realized the life
which was all action, all hope aud all am
bition, has gone out in wretchedness almos,
unparalleled. The mother, to whom 10 bis
palmiest days Burgevine transmitted sufii
cient sum to make comfortable in her last
hours, was spared the misery of outliving
him, and of knowing how he died. She
expired peacefully in this city about one
year since, and lies in Greenwood Gene
terry.
cit is almost impossible to estimate the
advantages to the world which have been
lost by Burgevine's failure in China. Had
be achieved all his ambition hoped for, civ
ilization and the highest enlightenment
would have followed him, and an empire,
such as Napoleon might have dreamed of,
would have dazzled the world, and the
name of Burgeviue which, in a few years
will be lost to all save few who knew and
loved him, would have appeared among
"the few immortal names that were not born
to die"
"Burgevine was scholar, man of re.
fined tastes and literary habits; modest,
simple and unaffected in bis manners, in.
clined to be silent and gloomy, at times, but
generally affable and pleasant, seldom speak.
ing of himself indeed, it was with the
utmost difficulty his most intimate friends
could get at his history. No foreigner who
has up to this time been identified with the
Chinese war has had tithe of the ability
of Burgevine. Nor has the world known
the real scope and extent of the plans Of
shat sleepless soul which perished in its
PRIDE
"Burgevine succeeding Ward, assumed
command Of the Imperial army, which post
he filled with great credit and distinction
for over year, when, unfortunately, he had
trouble with the Imperial authorities in re.
lation to the payment of his forces, and find
ing his career hampered his restless ambi
ton led him to take service with the rebels.
A large reward was offered by the imperial.
lists for his head, and after several months
he was captured but owing to the protest
of our consul his life was not taken, but the
imperialists resorted to an old and barbar.
GUS mode of punishment, of picking open
the wounds he had received in battle, and
then turned him over to the American Con.
sui. Burgevine then wentto Japan, where
he remained until be had recovered from
the brutal treatment he had received
Some eight or ten months ago be again re.
turned to China to try and retrieve his for.
tune, but he was very soon taken prisoner
by the imperial government, and, as we are
informed by late advices from China, was
drowned while in irons. BurgeVine, while
be was in favor with the Imperialists, was a
mandarin of the Red Buttou,' and had the
power of life and death over two large ci-
ties"