The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-25

CHINA.
Another Missionary War.

The OUerldnd Ohina Kau brings an account
OF another difficulty between the British and
the Chinese, arising out of the treatment of the
missionaries. This time the British gunboats
Algerine and Bustard, on the failure of peaceful
negotiations to obtain satisfaction for the recent
outrages in Formosa, took possession of Ampinp
by way of reprisal, and drove back the Chinese
who tried 10 reoccupy the place, with loss of
fifty killed and wounded, and large stock of
munitions OF war; The Sniders, according to
The Overland China Mat. made short work with
the advancing braves. This seems to have led
the Chinese in that quarter to reconsider their
hostile determination against the missionaries,
for the terms demanded by the English Consul
have been fully complied with; the local
authorities have been suspended, and the teach
ing of Christianity, under the new impetus
given 1t by the operations of the gunboats, will
go on with greater vigor than before. :,
End of the Yangchau ImbrOgIiO.
Some weeks ago the telegraph announced
that the Yangchau difficulty was settled. An
English fleet bad dropped anchor under the
walls OF Nank1ng, and compelled the Viceroy to
set about redresslng the grievances of the mis-
sonaries in earnest, while a body OF EuglIsh
troops paraded the streets of Yangchau, and
overawed the inhabitants Of the guilty city.
John Bull makes thorough work. When he
pipes those Orientals must needs dance,
whether they relish it or not. And in this case
the quickness of their movements seems to have
been brought about much as certain animals
are taught to dance viz: by making the ground
too hot to admit of their standing still.
Chinese newspaper, the Ktduh1eS inpdu,
under date of December IL, gives us the par.
ticulars Of tie final adjustment, arranging them
under five heads:-
First. The Prefect and Mayor of Yangchau
have been dismissed from office, as a punish
ment Tor delaying to interfere in time TO prevent
the catastrophe.
Second. A sum OF money, amounting to 1926
fGeiS $4,000 in currency, has been paid to Rev.
Mr. Taylor, as indemnity for personal injuries
and losses of property.
Third. Two OF the rlngeaders have been con.
demned to wear the odngute, or wooden collar,
and after being exposed in this ignominious
posture TO the public gaze tor two months, to be
baDished beYond the frontiers OF China.
Fourth. The Mandarrns have publicly invited
Dir. Taylo and his associates to return TO Yang
chan and occupy their former residence, In
front of which they have set up stone pillar
with suitable Inscription, warning their peo-
pie against indulging in similar outbreaks for
the future.
Fifth. Two viceroys and a provincial gov
| ernor b ave issued JOINT proclamation, stating
| the principles OF religious toleraion as laid
down In the treaties, and eXhorting their people
have also issued proclamation on the same
| subject.
The paper gives us the text of these documents.
The other proclamation commences by stating
that on the fifth DAY OF the seventh moon certain
| worthless fellows stirred up the populace to
beat Rev. Mr.. Taylor and his associates, wound-
| ing their persons and plundering and deetroying
their property. 1t then goes on to enumerate
| the measures of redress as above stated, and
| concludes with O warning against the repetition
| OF similar outrages.
The full and unequivocal language of these
| documents speaks well for the sincerity OF the
| Chinese officers, and the fact that the three
| provinces in which they are circulated
| contain population of seventy-three millions.
| Wiil enable us to estimate their importance.