The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-05
SHANGHAE, Jan. 20, 1871.

SHANdHAE, Jan. &c. 1871.
ripple Of the European cyclone has impinged
IN the banks Of the Yangtse and Shanghae is moved
10 conversation thereat, afordlng us nine hours
F0nder. The French gupbOat Linois brought in
yesterday the crew OF the British bark Robert Rick
tners as prisoners Of war. Until the last few days
(he Robert Rickmers had been under North German
bolors. but had registered at the British Consulate
In consequence OF transfer OF ownership TO a
British firm erected In Europe She cleared from
Ehe Shanghai customs on the 10th and sailed from
W0esung on the 21st under the British nag, with
papers In proper order. The Lin0is followed her
fwenty-four hours later, captured and sent her to
BaigOn. Possibly the French commander was igno-
fant Of the transfer Her British Majesty's Consul
Mr. Medhurst, and the senior naval British officer
IN port have protested to the French Admiral to
the French Consul General Count Mejan against
fhe seizure. the latter 1t Is said ustines the
This functionary, by the way, is the onicia whom
Generat Butler snubbed out at New Orleans, in
which commendable decd, however, the General
tc0rchcd his fingers.
GERNAS MERCHANT VESSELS BLoCKADED BY FRENCH
WAR SHIPS.
Ia the China aud Japan seas the French have
nOZeu ships OF war-0ne an iron-cad. The North
Germans have but two armed vessels, and those not
Of much account The French mercantile marine
makes less show in point OF numbers than the navy.
bells suffering virtual blockade, the former move
nom port to port with impunlty.
u This war finds the Germans like ourselves, with
put footing In ASIA situation which Is highly
nistasteul to Teutonic friends Long before the
war they had been ehtreating Bismarck to take
F0rmosa or Q part OF that island; and now, should
they hear or the fall OF Paris they Will be impor-
lunate for the acquisition of Saigon.
If GERMAN GRIEVANCES IN COCHIN CHINA.
wv.
war, several Of the finest provinces OF AMMAN
iCochn China) and opened its chief port to the
worlds commerce, North Germans going there In
considerable numbers, conducting In part the bulk
bits trade. Early IN the war q lett from Ger
han Clerk to his mother was intercepted, In which
fhe writer seemed to coyet Saigon for Fatherland,
In consequence OF which he was sent prisoner TO
France where 1t is supposed he will pay the highest
known penalty for patriotism. All the other GER
mans in the settlement were instantly banshed;
mot an hour was allowed for winding up. AS one
bf these departed gentleman was manager OF the
pnly European bank iN Saigon no small 1ncon-
Henience has been the result to the whole commu-
Saigon and its adjacent provinces are OF little
practical value TO France. she might Wen let them
20 for portion OF the indemnity which she must
6eeds pay for her lll.judged and mismanaged war.
These possessions were OF use mainly to bully China
bnd AMMAN into Christianity. France VIII lose no.
lining and Christianity may gain II she abdicates
authority as a religious propagandlst.
/ Is HYPochITE.
We suppose that Chung-no the Chinese Ambas.
government to which he is accredited. If his de-
epatches the "Son Of Heaven should be published
they VIII be worth translafing Tor the HERALD. l
am able to send you q translation from the Pekin
Gazette Of the 4th instant OF communication from
Hons Il ons and ii It throws more light
China than as SYNAGOGUE % coaa mIarS IN c1an
many ed e oee Of
dent OF Trade he has had constant opportunity or
70 Wnas IN eS1es cr ana ,e e
grace OF the Queen oil Heaven, each vessel having
On board q tablet inscribed to her. In obedience
TO the imperial will, your slave Is now departing for
foreign countries having already passed seven pro-
kinces. viz. Fungtien, Chill, shantung, Kingsu,
passage has observed that all along the ten nf
teen thousand u OF coast which bounds the empire
port from labor on the. sea; whether they
are fishermen or sal. r. collectors, they
waves Therefore 1t Is especially necessary to invoke
the mercy Of the sacred spirit on their behalf. The
importance Of the rarc by sea is enormous, whether
between the ports or with foreign countries whence
warlike stores Of all KINDS are brought to supply our
on san Tf s the
Ii begged that an honorific title may be conferred
G. Sss aa What c people vii sy
led TO display increased reverence for her.h
CHUNG-H0w RESPONSIBLE FOR TIE rIENTsIN MAS
! The sly diplomatIstl lie has no more faith in the
Queen OF Heaven than has the King OF the Cannibal
Chung-How, 1t will be remembered, il, accounted
Tor the Tiensin massacre. really plous pagan is
10 be respected, but Chung-How we know to be
bceptiC an unbeleving materialist, and that his
piety il all sham. His commentator OF the Queen
0f Heaven Is unmitgated buncombe. The Queen OF
can remember Generally she IS styled "moly
Mother" She was the daughter OF q fisherman and
Is chiefly w0rshipped by seamen.
CANoNIzATIoN OF A CHINESE SAINT.
Men and women are deifed every day In China.
The next apotneosis or canonizatlon will be Miss
Teh-ku, OF the negnborlng province OF Shantung.
At least the Board OF Rites has the subectof order
Ing the erection OF a temple to her honor under
consideration. long memorial to the Empe-
the excelences OF the late Miss Tell.ku. The con-
ind space for:-"Iler father was stricken win
mortal sickness, but fingered on ior two months.
During this period his daughter offered up incense
and burned papers Inscribed with supplications to
the god, entreating that her life might be taken
In substitution for mis-. she also addressed her two
sisters IN the following terms:-'My sisters Our
mother is a great Invalid and also advanced In
years; do you, therefore, with our sister-in-law,
Carefully administer to her vans. Our father in
the neither world vii! be solitary and lonesome, and
am about to follow nm ,l,ner to ny, wat On MN
natural expression Of her excited feelings. no
notice was taken OF these remarks until the hour Of
hef fatherS departure arrived, when she secretly
swallowed a draught oil deadly poison in order TO
enable her to follow him beyond the limits OF the
although thirty i've years OF age she was never
betrothed. but chose The better part Of walking IN
which she brought TO glorious end by this supreme
net OF nliai piety. an act eminently calculated to
AFFORD an illustrous example to and exercise q
happy influence upon the present generatlon.n
China, IN all her relitlUns Is now demanding in
creased attention from the student Of contemporaries
GUS history. Her on our soil. and IN few
months time electricity will bind her to every por-
tion OF the United States. l take it for granted
therefore, that occaalonal TRANSACTIONS from tho
chinese, forming representation OF China by
Cinnamon themaelveS Will be acceptable 10 the gen.
eral ptbllc.
the NEW YORK HERALD IN DAILY COMMUNICATION
WITH CHINA.
Shanghae Is distant from Singapore about twelve
days. and as the telegraph Cable has becn extended
to tho latter port VIC at Shanghae are but thirteen
days from New York. Persons having friends In
China may assume that If the HERALD or any morn
ing 10 wSthout telegram from China that two
weeks before oil was quiet IN the Celestial empire.
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