The New York herald., 1868-11-07


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Persecutions of Observation-Disclosures Lnbcrv-S
Progress Of the Rebeilion-A New stea3
Compnny-Chinese improvements. "a
sHAN0HAE, Sept 10, 1858.
10 Judge from papers and letters received by last
mail, you New Yorkers appear to have made an Ell
change Of seasons with US at Shanghae and for onH
IN way the poor exiles here sppe to have got thl
best Of it Your accounts OF deaths from sunstroN
atthe rate Of nearly one hundred day fairly app4
u.s. In our worst Of times we never came up to any
tning ike that, and the summer from which we arf
now emerging has been the coolest and healthieA
remembered by the Oldest inhabitant have had
tnirteen years. experience. and certainly do not rel
cohect sucn announcer. We therefore, are almost selG
ish enough to hope that the seasons may remain a.
they are for time ana not revert 10 their usual sy&
UNTIL at any rate we have made our pile and can Ri
turn to enjoy the cool spell with which Won may bd
favored. Mosquitoes are with us at present looked
on as somewhat rare chronological specimens and.
sincerely hope they may continue SO. SO much fo3
the weather invariably good topic to break the ice
with, and now for my news budget The event Of
the greatest importance both socially and politically
which has happened In our vicinity during the past
month has been
AN OUTRAGE ON MISSIONARIES,
perpetrated by the native populace OF Yangcnowf
the Yangtsze.river. An English mission was estant
lished here some time since who managed, though
not without much obstruction to rent some house43
In which, with their wives and families they settled
down. They gained the ill-wi, however, Of thf
literary class land these literda are powerful
clique In China thoroughly conservative and th4
great opposers OF everything foreign) who, III
placards posted on the walls, accused the missionA
ries Of numbering babies and abstracting thet&
hearts, livers and eyes for medicinal purposes. N
mob was soon collected and the Rev. Mr.. Taylor'4
house attacked. The foreigners, among whom wcrla
four ladies and three children, escaped in the dar
ness Of the night after jumping from the uppe&
windows. the lower part Of the premises being re4
by the inhuman brutes. They were all more or lesG
hurt, being stoned and beaten by the mob, but fof2
tunatey in the early morning some soldiers came "A
their assistance and they were smugged on to Chin&
kiang N
that they applied to Pekin for rewards and posted
placards telling foreigners that they would be served
In the same way II they venured to set foot IN ~
city OF Yangchow: but their selfconCrauatons dle8
not last long for United States Minister Rnado wa3
quickly at Chunkang, and the British Consul Medu
chow and demanded reparation, The authorite&
there agreed to repair the missionaries house "
release the natives attached to the PROCESSION fr0n
confinement and 60 erect stone memorial in 'front.'
OF the mission stating that missionaries gould ~
treaty reaae 2, m res psemny 1at II
tales for damage done the degradation OF tho chez
hien, or magistrate. who countenanced the riot an4
the punishment OF the Hteratf, who tigated tb(
mob. These could not be agreed to ut YangchowE
80 tho Consul forthwith left for Nankin to make hi
sides there. Rumors OF his success have reachedt
u.s. but no definite intelligence. Srch an outrage ~
the one Ihave described must be treated with pronpl
severity if we would not ieopardize the lives and
properties OF our citizens whenever they travoH
mile 81 two o rom n, tsr @ eonsuar r fnS
ter and hope his efforts win be crowned with su
cess Fortunately perhaps, our new Minister, MD
J. Ross Browne, who arrived on the tth inst. way
present OF Shan2hae during the discussion OF thfa
| event and its consequences, and has gained som9
practical INSIGHT hope, into the propenstlcs Of th9
lower orders OF the people to whose government he Il
| accredited, which may stand hun In good stsad b1
| and by. 4
The vigilance OF the native officials near Chef09
| seems TO have relaxed considerably ana they now
make no open opposition to the opera ons OF som4
| half hundred foreigners who are doing what theJ
can to obtain the precious metal Accounts Of thei1
that. though they do ge some return for their labor
it s very small indeed AS yet thcre s certainly n6
or Australia In memorial to the throne BY Ts6ng
knofau the yiccroy at Nankin, relative to the pro-
syG Ssr Of sas as pee ann ey @
ponedl. that astutc statesman recommends
that ''foreign appliances should , be, be as bon;
to enrich China, This once granted the thin end ol
the wedge may nave been inserted and oer e9nces m .,
strong antforeign school and Is stout opposer p1
te!egraphs railways, internal steam navigation and
sll those innovations we Westerns are anxious u
| introduce into China.
| II sEEas AS II WE SHOULD NEVER HEAR TIN LAST
or REBELLION IN CHINA,
for hvdra-headch. IL sooner dies out in one spot
than accounts roach rs OF fresh movements In afl
other. The Nenfe are the scourres at present trou
Ling tho imperial troops, and whatever Mr.. Burlin
game may tell you sbout the ability OF China to acI
for herself sell and stamp ont rebellion IN her provincel
General "A hinchnng ia reported to have gained
a ThQ -frf.s -
was at one time on tho point Of giving himself uI
on LIS promise OF his personal safely, bui
reconsider The matter, and 0nally declining q
rnn his chance of the royal clemency. 1t Is faI
from Improbable, ] think. that he heard the newi
| which has renchoi us Simultaneously with Lpi
victory that another largc body Of fenfei have ap
peaIed n TIC eat Of the chh province, whore theJ
best OF hls way with hs discounted followers to ioI
to moro successful division.
u % believed dawnng on shanghae; the mercantile
pLespecfs o. any rate are clearing up little. 0u1
cus'oried to see year ago, and ashore and anoal
day by day there seem TO be fresh signs OF increas
pg vssses suss .a ae We have despatched nw
now twelve ships and one steamer on tho berth FOL
| the same port new steam company, styled th}
somewhat on tie principle Of the shanghae steam
Naylgation COMPANY, with which IL hores to shar(
| the profits OF the Ticntsln and Chefoo line.
| Chinese arsenal, under supernlendenco Of an
American citizen, Mr.. T. J. Fails Is in busy opers
aon asoHo ,e h.Ye Sity tuIning out sh ot and she'll
| mnskots cRrbinej ana howit2eis In fine stylc. A
Funboat worthy Of the name has also been buit al
| this establishments and has made most a,iccessfuI
risi Uipi another similar class OF vessel Is on the
stocks, every. portion OF her hull and machinery
| being manufactured on the spot. Everything com
nected With the place shows the ADVANTAGE tho Chi
nese government has obtained from the Americar
energy brought TO bear on native capital IL IA n
this instance useful government auxiliary and moi
| the expensive toy the Foochow arsenal estab'ish,
ment, under French supervision, Is currently re-
ported TO be.
GAME ny CAsAps.-Thc amount OF game Of direr