, 1874-11-07

drank, and ,nuracrci Ana l,ially dod, Ind beer,
brought out 50 viytdsY before 1ny mind In fnw
hours, was 80 inaollb,y hurnt Into my brain, tint
tho acquaintance OF Robert Maeuire In tho
"Auborgo dos Adrcts, nt 1raBt 90 lnterpretated
by LemaitHo lasted MO Tor q iisctluc.
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FOIsMOSA.
Fho island and HIS People.
Fornosa las eyer been as great M object OF
Scylla to tho Romn,,a OF old. Lying iu tho d.
rect limo belToen tho southern mud nurthe,r
ports OF China, and In llio 0tormicst part Of
TINT typhoon-tosaed eroan, It would, ru'-
der any circumstances, Present ,danScrs to
aid to thiu that the distance between tile inland
aud tin mainland leaves littla Or no Hea-roon in
cnao OF storm, but serves only Us funnel 10 cnl
lect and intonAiSy tho force Of the wind, whilo
the casL coant-outside which auiling-vosse1s are
compelled to pasn-ia Herlee Of rugged heights,
without q siuglo harbor OF my kiud, and il in
lRblted b7 eaya.e and inlospltabIe natives, and
NO hayo piet1lro Of periia seurce1y to bo sur
pssss sas nnae . Sss'% With soY es qas 9
anl violence, that tho eastern shore IL atrewn
with tho wrecks Of hapleas iunks and vessels
whose ctewH and car2osa arc left to contoud
with tho fury Of tho waYeN, and tho oven moro
sailors Of moro than Quo English vessel hasc
fallen victims to the savaEery Of the abori9iues
who have uniformly treated in tho snne
mercless fashion tho survivors from Chinese
aud JAPANESE jurks. Constant reprcAenta-
tions on tho subject hexo hee1a mada by tho
Mlkado's Government to the Court Of peking,
aud the 1nuslos OF hfty Japauaee sailars. who
were ahipwrcclicd last year m she uoutheeEs
cosst Of this island. Wnn made M important
C'iineHe Capital Az In ubuai whom comp1ainte
arc 1nade at Paainy Of tho behavior Of natives Ia
outlying dissricta, the Tauuglt-Yamun hbel-
tered themselves behind the excuse TINT the
native tribes in Forranca wero virtually heyand
their jurisdiction, aud that. therefore, though
they abhurrcd tho deed t1lat hatl heou commits
ted, they were quite ,,uablo to iniict punishment
for It. Somewhat to tletr surprise, tho Mtsudo's
Govern,nent repliod that, IL that vas 20,
own hands; and, With tha: enorgy Which
hAs lately characterized 1apanesa movements. an
expedition wls fitted out, aud hos already landed
In tho iucriu,inatcd district. How the ,netter
disposition shown by MINORITY OF tho hesivo
tribes aud by tho Chinaao settlers, has been do
cidotly favorable to the Invaders. The fact Of
this expedition being tho first trial Of the new
by the Japancee Inns attracted considerable at
tcntiau to It In Europe, aud tic result will be
Watched with curiosity. On thla OCCASION we do
not intend 10 col.corn oursol1cs With tho prosont
war-Iise uspec: Of aTaira. hut rather to take Cd
vantage Of tho interest tluA excited in Fo1uosn
70 gyo aomo idea Of iss position, its inhabitants,
and it's products.
Situated at distance at abont 90 Or 20 miles
from, the u,unlad, its highest Ipouut.nS cau TO
eAslly recognized from t',a neighooriny coast OF
the proviuce OF Fuh-Eeen. Its discovery, thcra.
foro, By the Chinese must ha7o heen corto1npo-
rayv with tho trat gAzo dtrsatc; ecawsrds % q
ctcar day by auy of the early settlers in tho dis
triets aboIt Annoy or Foovhow. And 40, when
Chinese historians assert that It's existence 1}rat
becamo knnwn to their anccstossillthc year 14SD,
tho; probably mean that at that t:asa emigrantn
from lilo mainland gained that tnotng OH tho isl"
(Which tho; hare rEslina,1isfedn and Which
| has since developed iuto . syHlem OF constant
encsusc1lmel,t, by Which tho level country has
inch by ti.ch passed from tho ownership Of the
natives iuto tho 1,autis Of the intruders. At
| h1l oyents, when tho Japanese. tmo ccntu,ies
| later, attempted to estaoi'Hia d colony In tue
| ,s!aAa, they found tlcre q Chinese population
sufficiently numerous to bu formidable, md wllo,
| by ths huppolt they gave tn the nntlVea. BIe-
ceeded III driving Of .Acso new bid1era for the
! enlplHr mines and oamphor troca Of Formosa.
| AeainGt tho 1Ntcl who arrived oft the coast III
] lC:M, they were tlot 50 e1lcceuBtui; aud. for
| t.ne, tho European invaders were ab1o to hoast
| OF q colony which til-eatencd 10 competo With
3Iacao tor tho carrying trste hotwoon Chisla end
| the Meat. Dutch priustR proaolytizea tile na-
tiyes Dutch ongiuoeis built tosts and cntreucll-
mcl,.a ard DNtch n.elclautn exchanged the prod
| ucts Of the ialaud for tho met tchaniiEo Of Ell.
| rope and OF Chinn. Then followed eyonta Of q
| natnse which, belongs pecnliaels to tho Eest. It
1 GOAlCpE LNAt uGlt ALApt tAAIG AtGA Il S2ult6t
| ts,uor, named 11uors,, who, bong ot an odveut
| tuFous tuln of mind, launched into CONNER
| csal speeu!Htions ut Macaa aud finding profit tr
| tho foreign trade, visited the Dutch In Formosa
aud waxad fat on the sesnit: llaring in thu way
Acquired considerable wealth, he sottlcd inJapal
for TING, md there cioaaed in RICHES to such
nj extent that his uaet was auid to number 9,01t
aail, With this forco at his back, the luondAIt
| tailor waa seized with . desiro for empire. liz
turned his pioughnhares it.n. swords, aud cor
4 unrtnf hiA4 01arrhnnt nnHt 1ufn 1ffnt
icA Aosilspl. For = tinlo no paratyzee
the trade OF Southern China, and subse
! quentsv-by means at moeo anbtlo dlplosnac!
| accompanied by display Of force-ggained poaeh
| zion OF tho Province of Fuh-kean, Rut ho wa.
ostiucd to fall into thu net he Ind set for others
| At III OWL moment he determined 10 writ peling
in tho hope Of gaining tdo recognition Of tho pey
Tartar dynasty for Ills independent Kingdom
but scarcely lin1 lie set fout In tue Capital wle1
I le was pcizod and caat into prison US q rebel.
| Hin Ron Kakalnga. Who on the forced retire.
] lneut Of 1Quorn took possession Of hia goods
inherisod . full share ii his fathers love oj
predatory adventure an.1. having learnt by OK
perionce the extreme difficulty Of gaining SO
cure footing on the mainland. sailed for Fosmosp
| and announced lis intention Of establishing
! Kingdom for himself on that ialand. Tht
Dutch resisted liza landlng but Intellectually
and, in 1oGl, they Wero driven ont By tho in
expedition was sent out from Holland to secova
| the lost colony, but " tito tloatiug castles wer
ignominioMsfy leieatoa by tho 1nnlia Of tha pl
rats, who died King OF Fofu'osa. His son ain
suecesaor, however, failed to keep what hi
father l.ad won; and, III 1858. the islan,
! fe,i aguin uutlor Chinese rule. .Althoug
occupying an area nearly ~ largs ~ that .
Denmark, Formosa rs soekouel only, as q prafce
tuts, and Ia placed undor the Jurisdiction OF ths
vicaroy Of Tui1-keo,,. Tho !. l4rcat Ray" az th
name Iiawan-giyen by tho Obsneso TO tn,
inland from, its shapo -aignitiea, has always beot
= thorn IN tho aiae to tho yice-rn6a' doyetn
mont Though noninally Under Ck.noBe jlris
dintson from north to ,soutt, and from east I
wost, the mountain aistricta ara stil held by .h'
native. tribos, who administer their own laws
and who xefuao 10 acknowledge fcalty to TIL
Tartar ssce, sOn tho loyel country tla Chincs
oing1vMts hnYo estahiinhea themselves; tho
deputies Of tho F,cosoy hold eway, but ;llu llni!
Of their juriudotion arc partecsly. we'll under
stood, a1ia are ceary detlncts, Tor tho most part
by some natulai boundary. such ~ stream
a ran2a Of hiiis, Across this no Chhlanan tiasf
ventura. uulssa ho bo provided w!lh paas frotl
tho neiglbeging na.lye oiAessain, and ~
1nonntainpess, having wholesome tlroaa Of ~
et1eroaching tendencies Of tho rolonists; se!aon
eaeougaso them 10 o1uAa the bos.los. HoueAl5