The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1859, Page 2

2 ADDITIONAL FROM CHINA AND JAPAN. Mtate of Affairs Before the Battle of Taku and the Defeat of the Allies, Queen Victoria. Reception of Gen. Ward by the Imperial Com- Missioners at Shanghae. ‘Wat of a Chinese War Junk to Japan to De- mand a Treaty of Commerce. ‘JHE CELESTIALS RECEIVED WITH A COLD SHOULDER, INTERESTING PERSONAL SKETCHES, &e., &e., &e. @uar Weosung River Correspondence. ‘Unrrep States Froats ar} ‘Wooswsc River, May 30, 1859. Presentation of a Gold Snuff Box to Minister Harris from Queen Victoria—Sums Squandered in Steamboat Charters ‘by the United States Government—Accident to the Pow- Batan—Movements of the American Minisiere—Demand Jor American Engincers, éc. ‘The 27th of this month, the day following the departure ef my last, was a very interesting one on board of this whip, wasmuch as it was selected for the presentation of ‘Mhe gold snuff box sent to Mr. Harris (uow Minister) by ‘@eeen Victoria, About ten o'clock in the morning the Baglish gunboat No. 82 (tho Lee) came dowa from SBanghac, having on board the English Consul of that port, Mr. Alcock, the English Consul General of Japan, (who is en route for that empire accom- panied by his family,) and several other gentlemen. The presentation took place in the poop cabin. Brief but very appropriate speeches were made on the occasion ‘Me box is about six inches in length, four in width and ‘wo in depth, and is of wrought gold handsomely washed. @n the top is the Queen’s cypher surrounded by a wreath ef diamonds. The gift is a most splendid one, and is ‘valued at two thousand dollars. The Consul bas one of similar style forMr. Coskins, Mr. Harris’ interpreter. Mr. Alcock was honored with a salute of nine guns, the band ‘Playing ‘God Save the Queen.” The presentation over, the Consul and Mr. Harris sat down to a splendid collation Prepared by Captain Nicholson, and the oflie-rs of the gun- oat dined with the wardroom officers. Tue distinguished Party left the ship at four P. M.,and as the gunboat passed this ship on her way back to Shanghae, we manned ur rigging and gave the party three cheers, which were Fewurned from the gunboat. The whole allair was well ‘rranged, and carried out with credit to all concerned. Next day tho steamer Toe-y-wan, chartered by General Ward to convey him to Pekin and attend on him this amumer, arrived from Hong Kong. Her charter costs the government the snug little sam of $5,000 per month, which for five mouths—for which she is Gane use of the steamer Antelope last year, aud we bave the Iarge sum of $55,000 given for the use of two steamers fur & few months—enough to pay for the building of ‘ewo gunboats of the same dimensions as those ‘Zow in use on this station by the Fugiish. The Toe-y-wan i ® command of Lieutenant A. A. Symmes, of the Pow hatan, and mapned by her crew ‘On the same afternoon the Powhatan, in making for the of the Woosung river, ran on What is kuowa as the ‘North shore, about seven miles southeast of the Lightship, was for several hours iu great dauge* of being lost ‘A portion.of her coal, about sixty tons, 10 lighten. her; in the @espatched to this river for ing we steamed up and down with us, in order i house of Heard & Co., as soon as they heard of the acci ‘Ment, despatched the ‘schooner Wauderer, as Gaptain Endicott, of the opium chop, several junks to the disaster, but fortunately their services were not required. Mr. Ward, our new Minister, immediately went on board of the chartered steamer, and proceeded up to Shangbae where he is now the gnest of the Me: ‘Beard. Tbe English Consuls for Hakodadi and Naga- Baki have also arrived ont here. Tho Consul General will take up his quarters at Canagawa. In returning from the Powhatan, through the channel of the Woosang rwer, contact with a Chinese pilot boat, taking out Jso injuring the English ship Sea Castle, doing her come damage. The accident could not have been avoided as the Chinese pilot had anchored her directly in ‘the ship's channel, which is very narrow, and is at all times blocked up with Lundreds of junks of all dimen- sions, which renders navigation up the river both dange- Fous and difficult. It is high time that there were harbor rales made for the regulation of ships anchoring in tais river. Captain Nichoison very promptly told the English Gaptain that he need not look to us for damages as he had no business to be anchored in the channel in this man- mer. I suppose he will try the law with Mr. Chative, the pilot, to obtain his damages, and from ’ all accounts he will come out at the little end of the horn and have his own costs to pay. Commodore Tutnall took up his quarters with us for a few days while his ‘ship remained outside and filled up with coal out of the Bostoa ship Sultan. We also shall take out three or four hundred tons from her. Commo- @ore Tatnall brought Mr. Harris his commission as Minis ter to J; The latter is no longer Consul Harris, but Minister Harris ur new Minister is a great favorite with the Japan and has become accustomed to their manners and pre dices, and is therefore just the man to fill this post. Presi- dent Buchanan, it is acknowledged, could not haye made & better selection. ‘The young Japanese that Senator Gwin took charge of (shen he, with others, was taken into San Francisco) and ‘whom he educated and took with Lim to Washington, has arrived up here on board of the frigate Powhatan. If we are ordered to Japan he will accompany us to his native shores. He appears to be a very intelligent young man. I Yearn that the repairs on the sloop Germantown and the pro- ‘eess of taking her into the dock has cost the snug little sum e#eeven thousand dollars. Commodore Tatuall is decidedly ‘wm favor of having our naval storehouse removed from ‘Hong Kong to Nagasaki. That indeed would be a decided | improvement; a better or heakhier place could not be se- Jected in this ‘quarter. It isa delightful harbor, in which | & vessel can ride-at anchor at all times of the year with Perfect safety. On the other hand, it would be the means ‘f making more business among the Jananese, and in a gaining more firmly that good will It is besides a far measure aid in we have already won from them. dyster place to give our tars liberts would not incur any risk of the) Beaman Cannon, of th of ina former letter, has ‘Miness.as to be removed to the hospital at Shanghae. @n the morning of the 30th of May we hoisted our colors ‘wt half mast at sunrise, and at noon fired seventeen minute guns, as a mark of respect to the memory of the dece: Postmaster General, Mr. Brown. After Mr. ‘Barris has finished his business at Simoda and Canaga- ‘wan we ghall proceed with him up to the city of Jeddo, | ten years, a good E) | the education which h | with from which place I hope to be able to communicate to you mauch valuabie information. Within the last ten days nine Boston ebips have passed up the river to Shanghac, Amongst them were the Snitan and Edith’ Rose, the only nes whose names I was able to get. Good practical engineers are now very scarce out here; waen who understand their business command almost any ‘wages. Mr. John Marshall, engineer of the Yang-tyre (a wative of New York), receives the sum of five hundred dollars per month; he says he shall return to bis native city in eighteen mon: He came out here from the States in that steamer ten years ago. We have laid here thirty days and have hal only three fair weather days out of that time. It seems as if the rain would never cease. The health of all hands is pretty good, only we are thoroughly homesick and worn out.” ‘ Unitep States Steamer Pownatay, } Woosena, June 13, 1859. 5 Pesonnal of the American Legation in China—Protection of American Commerce—Sketches of the Chinese Commis sioners—Trade Between Woosung and Nagasaki—Change of Ministry in Japan, de. sth We bave but thrée sail on this station; while com- mon sense, looking at the extent of our commerce ‘would say that we should bave a dozen. Here fe the way this trio is employed at present:— Powhatan, at the service of Mr. Ward and his Legation: Micsissippi, about leaving for Simoda with Mr. Towns send Harris; Germantown, about leaving for Nagasaki with Mr. Conswi Walsh. Inthe meantime the American residents of Hong Kung, Canton, Amoy, Ningpo and Sbanghae are asking wiere is the American man-of-war fo be left to protect our citizens. Do you know what the mtiswer to all this iz, ni what it has been for tweaty years? It is this-—‘If anything turns up, there will more than Jikely be an Bngksh manof-war about, who will undoubtedly exten protection to you as well as to Eng Mshmen.” Now, I do not dislike Englishmen, but I do dis- Bike to see American property being left to the protection of any man-of-war save our oWn, and think it high time our politicians stop picking and stealing. and commence to Duild upa navy somewhat iu keeping with our commerce. The American Legation to this country consists of the following genlemen:—The Hon. Joka E Ward, Resident ‘Minister; Mr. W. W. Ward, Secretary of Legation; Mr. 8, ‘W. Williams, Rev. A. Martin, interpreters, Mr. Atcheson) ‘Mr. G. W. Heard, Jr., J. 8. Lerman, attaches All of these gentiomen (the imterpreters except ed) are at presem enjoying the unlimited hos. pitelity of the American house of Augustin Heard & (o., where they were vislted several days back Dy the Chinese Commissioners—a return call for our visit NEW “YORK HERALD, THURSDAY,’ SEPTEMBER < to them on tho 2d inst. I » eh to. tell you about these Commissioners, but before ng so have something 0 say about the members ef ou = wu Legation, Of (ho Hon. J. E. Ward 1) ed scarcely speak. Poli- ticians will in him he right band man of Mr, Buchanan at the Conve jon, and his States’ men » know him from his boyhood up. He seems to be a man | admirably adapted to the present work, if T mag judge | from the approving remarks which his course, bearing and opinions draw forth frem those better able to judge than myself. I have not yet conversed with any resi- dent who did not volunteer the remark, ‘' He seems 10 ‘be the man for China.’? Mr. W. W. Ward, the brother of the Minister, is a plea- Sant gentleman, already disgustingly satistied with his “ sight seeing” in China: Messrs. Heard and Lerman are Americans of leisure, fully awake to the exeitement of visiting Hekin, and con tent to rough it for a few weeks in order to accomplish end, Mr. 8. Wells Williams is the well known anthor of “The Middle Kingdom”—the most instructive work probably ever written in regard to China. That of Hue is more lively and interesting, but has not one fifth of the information pee sed by “The Middle Kingdom. Mr. Williams has ived for many years at Macao, and speaks the language Of that region perfectly ; but as the ‘Mandarin tongue’ is that spoken in the North, it was necessary to call the Rey. Mr. Martin, of Ningpo, 1 assist him, Mr. A. P. Martin, Presbyterian missionary at Ningpo, is a remarkable man. He undoubtedly speaks the Mandarin dialect better than any other foreigner, and that alone is sufficient to establish this claim. I expect that he speaks it as well as two ‘Americans out of three do English, and this knowledge has all been obtained by years of hard study, assisted by great natural aptitude for laaguages. speaks also the Ningpo dialect, and thus has it in his power to converse freely with those around him, as well as with the rulers of this vast empiro. Of the Rey. Mr. Atcheson, the Shanghao interpreter, I only know that he is one of that body of Presbyterian sionaries who have fur years lived in this country ng their best, and yet, like all other denominations, accomplishing searcely anything at all. It is enough to sadden one wrt W see such men as these appropri- ating their lives to apparently endless and unproductive toil. I think I have yet to see the first trae Chinese Chris- tian. My friends tell me that they have many true and Sincere couverts—some of whom have oven gone forth to preach to their countrymen; but from my knowledge of Thinese character these cases must be exceedingly rare. No Chinaman was ever made to be an honest man, a grateful man, ora Christian man. Tat sorry if Ido Joho China- man wrong in thus expressing myself’; but itis my honest ch mace public. Let "us now have a look : six officers who were invited in state by Mr. Ward nst., and who returned said visita day or two . IT get most that follows in regard to them from Mr. S. W. Williams, than whose no authority can be better. Kwei-liang is'a man of seventy tive years, venerable, not wanting in dignity, and of reputed ability and great experience, He occupies the posts of “First Minister of th inet’ and “Superintendent ofthe Board of Punish- ments. He is the terror of all evil doers. Hwa-Shans is, perbaps, filty-five years old, and fills the post of President of the dol Givil Office.” Both of these officers are Manchus, and are permanently appointed as ‘Plenipotentiaries for Deal- ing with Foreigy Ministers.” Thy realso “Captain Gene- rals of Manchutroops,” though the latter title is more nomi- nal than actual. And here I will stop a moment to explain | this title of ‘Captain Genera! of Manchn troops.” Ever | since the conquest of China by the Manchu ‘Tartars, some | three hundred years since, every Chinese city has con- | of two dilferent quarters—the one occupied by t » Chinese, the other by the descendants of their Tar- | tar conquerors. Singular as the assertion may sound, | there are no Chinese troops in China; the army is com’ posed of Tartars, and in every city live a portion of this | army with their families, They are said to remain faith ful to the ,overnme: uring all outbreaks. Their offi always Manchus, while the rnor and other city are Chine The preseut rebeltion in China, therefore, may be regarded as an outbreak of the natives of the soil against their former coaquerors, but it is not general enough, or rather not suftleiently well regulated, to merit the nam of a rebellion. It is, more properly speaking, hundreds of large bands of robbers and murderers, who successfatly carry on their raseality | in spite of the es ernment. Ho kwei-tsing is the neral of the thre: vinces, Kiangst, Ngau in rank of Ch He 2 on as a man of gr Twan-shing-shih is a Minister of the General Council, and has been placed upon this commission as a sort of ind adviser. He makes ap the number of four >have been appointed to treat with ul officers: vincial Jadg >’? of this province of occupied the post of “Tantai’? (Governor) last y sent Tantai,and on tbe oceasion of n full aniform, from of rendezvous. The “four a there where the | Ministers, | 1 Lord Elgin and Baron | Reod went to meet them. I do not ct upon Mr, Reed; ne has been already most stupidly and ungenerously abused for not being | able to move his hands when they were tied with that | most abominable red tape. He did more inti- nitely than thoe who abuse him eonld have accomplished | } been similarly had the all-like fnit. Mr. Mi It is, again, the jack- ; ted Stares which is a azn’ always to be fed upon sour pap, Bennett? : | Joseph Heco is a Japanese gentleman of so mediam 5 y - pedition to ‘th: Biddle hat in the Bay of Vover the side of a Japenese junk Ir. Heeo made up his mind to leave Jeddo, wher hacl heen sent to school, and to return to Jsura, Where his 1ather cultivated a small farm. Mr. Heco had living im Jeddo @ well-to-do uncle, who owned a fine junk bound to ¢ and in that vessel hy took pas- sage from ‘the home of Lis youth,"’ &e, At this particu- lar period Mr. Heco was What is vulearly known in tra- yelling a dead-beud,”? his well-to-do uncle generously giving him ‘a free passage.” The poor fellow—then being quite a bey—little knew how far he was going at such little cost. Perhaps it is well for his countrymen that he did not, for he isnow able to translate the Bible, accounts of’ ovr manners and cus- toms, &c., intotheir own language for them, whereas had he made a quick passage back to Osaca, he might haye now been digging in is father’s flelds, or at the best, of his own. Providence, however, hat ordained otherwige; the junk encountered a heavy gale, was blown out of reckon- ing, drifted about the Pucific for five months, and finally wus fallen in with by an American ship whose captain took them on board, and continued on his way to San Francisco. 1 suppose all newspaper readers will remem. ber this event. Well, they were kindly received by the peo- ple of that city, and Mr. Heco in particular. seems to have becn an object of more than ordinary solici- tude. Senator Gwin in particular was instramenta) in advancing his interests, and the consequence is that he is now returning to his country, after an absence of nearly iglish scholar. We met him at Hong Kong, a month since, on his way back, and the flag officer readily granted him a passage there in this ship. Here he met Mr. Townsend Harris, our Minister to Japan, who wisely took him into his service as his private seérotary. Ido not know what salary it willbe in his power to give him, but it should be large, for he is undoubtedly better suited for the post than any other person. Ho has algo a grateful feeling toward America and all Americans for has received, and does not content himself with expressing this only. His actions keep time i words. Wituess the following: When at Hong Kong, the English Consul General to Ja- pan, Mr. Rutherford” Alcock, awake to the importance of having sueh a man attached to hig mission, offered him | 500 a year if he would join him. | 1am much obliged to you, Mr. Alcock,”’ he replied, “«but Lowe everything to the Americans, and wish first to offer my services to Mr. Harris.”’ The refusal of an offer like this, at a time when his future was necessarily uncertain, indicates a depth of feeling which could not be encountered in China. Speaking of Mr. Alcock reminds me that I wanted to say how well both England aud the United States are re- presented in Japan. Every ove out here unites in the opinion that Messrs. Harris’ and Alcock are the two first men in this quarter of the world. Certainly a high com- pliment. During the passage up from Hong Kong Mr. Hecoshared our mess, and it was most amnsing to listen to his various “impressions” of what was in store for himself and com- panions after their rescue. It seems that they did not re- gard it at ail in the light ofa “rescue,” but in that of a captare. “Oh, we were very much frightened, I tell you,” he remarked, in answer to one of our questions. “Why, what were you frightened at ?” asked a voice. “What were we frightened at? Why, we had never be- fore seen men with white skins and red hair and beards, and so on, and we expected every day to be eaten, or kill: ed, or something. en just as we had been on board long engegh to feel a little at home and safe, a man came to me a large pair of sciseors, and made signs that he was going to cut my head off, I thought; but it. proved he was the barber, sent by the captain to cut our hair, which had by this time grown very long.”? “Everything must have seemed strange to you, in- deed,” some one obgerved. “Yee; and when we goton shore in San Francisco I saw something stranger still. The second mate, who pro- fessed great interest for me and ended by borrowing all my money, had taken me on shore for a walk. I was very scary yet, and held him by the hand. Suddenly we turned a corner and came full upon alarge negro. I jumped and cried out, thinking he was the devil, and the negro looked angry and as if he would like to choke me = rear that he was an object capable of frighten- y one. much for Mr. Heco, Now for the latest news fi : ee re are quite a number of furcign residents at Naga- saki now, and a regular packet Galle’ hgtwreen, bere 4 there to carry “freight and passengers.” There were twenty foreign sail at anchor when she last left, and ex- fon eeatioen a8 coming in slowly to fill contracts jong since ‘with said foreign residents by the govern- ment officials. This goes to prove what I as- nerted_—/ Gin oF three be would fd o on would re the moment which ir that the trade of sink suddenly and arise ‘nl no more until the , knowing of the demand for yari- ons articles, should have time to supply, or rather to pro- duce them.” Inthe January number of Ho > Maga. fine I wrote an article Japan, in which I spoke of ‘upon their exports. ‘Those exports have since reached Europe, and cleared fwe hundred per cent. “ vegetable wax,” of which any one of us might have bought a thou- sand tons at 6 cents the Ib., sold in England at 18 cents. Already, however, its price at Ne ‘i has come up to ss supply scarce. Even at there is large room Another piece of news brought by the packet is to the effect that a change of ministry has lately taken place, (also that tweive merchgsts had been pat in prison for Teuggling coin (gold cobanks) juto the possession of fo- regners. Anxiour to satisfy myself as to the trath of the ports the ot asking information. The following extract ie from his abswet “Toonsider the reports from Japan, contained in the, China newspapers, as being quite unreliable, and in a bene manner those lately published concerning the ebange of ministry. It.may be true that a cha -° of ministry has taken Place, but the rumor lacks conurmatiou, The Prince of Bingo, who came into power in August last, represents the old party, but he, like Lord Derby, in England, found himself compelled to follow the policy of his predecessors. If a change has taken place it catinot oaumale any new policy as regards the foreign iuter- course For change would be quite agreeable, as it would bring my personal friends again intopower. You, recollect the enormous canards sent to the Shanghae papers last year, first putting the late Emperor to death, by order of the Afikado, and ‘then him perform the Hara-Kiri and other operations eq absurd, Tho late Emperor died in a respectable and manner from a threefold attack of epilepsy, dropsy, and the doctors. ¢ ‘Thus ends my present communication, Our Hong Kong Correspondence. U. 8. Scnoover Fenncore Coorsr, } Hono Kong, June 10, 1859. Voyage of the United States Schooner Fenimore Cooper from Honolulu to Hong Kong—Condition of the Colonics on Johnson's Islarts—Soundings Made off the Coast—Duil- ness of the Coolie Trade, dv., dée. Our little craft is quietly at anchor close to a large “Britisher,”” whose launch as she passes looks nearly as large as the “representative of our extensive navy.” ‘The passage since leaving Honolulu in March last has been pleasant, and many reported dangers which caused much unnecessary anxiety to captains of ships bound from California to China have been sailed over and their non-existence proved. On leaving the Sandwich Islands we stood far Johnson's Island, in compliance with the re- quest of the United States Commissioner at Honolulu, searching for severa) reefs and islands without success, obtaining bottom ata dep'h of 2,500 fathomson the position of one shoal. The lookout at our masthead saw first the breakers which are to windward. We then hauled around the western end and commenced working up for the large island. When within four miles a boat came off to ascer- tain our motive in coming, as there hag been some dispute with regard to the ownership of the guano, two parties claiming it. The colony seemed much pleased when in- formed by Captain Brouke of his intention to survey the reef. We anchored in six fathoms water, bottom sand and coral, about three-quarters of a mile from the flagstaif which is erected on the highest point of the large island. Captain Piper, the Governor, and agent for the American Guano Company, paid us a visit soon after anchoring. He has a colony of fifteen men, and holds possession by “ force of right and arms,” as he expresses it. The colony has a small field piece, with ammunition, provisions and water in casks sufficient to stand six months siege. They enjoyed good health and seemed contented. There aretwo islands, the largest being about three-quarters ol a mile long and 500 yards wide, while the smallest is about 600 yards long by 300 broad—the island being dis- tant about three-quarters of a mile from each other. The guano is on the large island, on an average four fect deep; on the small one two and « half, but that of the latter is the best. We landed our party and surveyed the islands there with bouts, and sounded outa good anchorage for ships, which is marked with a buoy, after that worked arouud the shoal with the schooner. Vessels coming from the east Toad with 0 at Johnson's islands, should pass around the north side of the reef, keeping it close enough aboard stand to the shoal whith is to leeward of s, Where the Western point of the reef is half a Ward. Beat up then for the anchorage, and anchor (When tho flagstafl and house just below are in range) Dear the buoy, It is nut safe to Stand on the shoal to the eastward, for a ship (the Abbie Brown) found seve ral detached rocks, and had in working to windward again, Th been ‘Visited by two other ships (Gi re anchored too far to the eastward, end came near going on the rocks, in conseque of which the us deft with- out Ca 5 1 pared to aly, ha od rd and intending to colouy of Crusoy and shaped a courses for Guam, one of the Ladroves, where we arrived in good condition, haying searched in vain for sundty islands aud shoals whieh a doubt, the islands reported in ditt rent positions. obtained good observations for the | posidion of the five islauds known as Cornwallis islands or Gaspar Rico, and every now and then dr Davy Jones, which he kindly answered 2,800 to 3,800 tathoms, though the old fellow made us pay for it by leaving a shot in his locker” Jack suggests as they’ are perforated, uo doubt some of these days Mrs, Davy Will be adorning her fair throat with them, We remained at Guam for three weeks, making ecm- sets cf observa osition, Magnetic variation intensity. experienced a heavy hich did s cked aschooi was at anchor abead of us, and caused us to drag aliead with four anchors. So near did_we drag to the breakers that our boat wasstove, and nothing but the wind hauling saved the masts. Capt. Fisher and crew of whale ship Lexington were bronght up from Cavel’s island (where their ship was lost), and landed a tew days before we left, Part of his oil was saved and stored. The natives plundered him of everything they could after the ship struck, though they pretended to be iriendly when she was anchored in the port. ‘The sperm whaler nney, Capt. Marsh, arrived the day we left, had caugbtthis season 600 barrels oil. Re- ships doing well. Our little schooner made the passage to this place in fifteen days from Guam, wiulen: is very good, as we counded several times and had very light winds after entiring China Sea. Freights are very dull now. els are loading for six tosixand a half dollars. Not muoh coolie business. Clipper ship Swallow has nearly. a. cargo,and will sail next month probably for Havana. Norway and Flora Temple to follow if they van obtain them, but it is slow work, as the Consuls will not permit any covlie ty leave withe amining bina, in order to be sure that he under- stands where he is geing, and the nature of his contract. ped a line to rom depths of Usirep States Steam Frigate MississtPrt, Swayenar, June 15, 1859. Reception of General Ward by the Imperial Commission- ers—Grand Procession Through the Streets of Shang- hae—Chinese Collation to the Americans—Orderly Be- havior of the Chinese Population—Grand Banquet to the United States Minister and Legation at Mr. Heard’s—Re- turn Visit of the Chinese Authorities— Visit of a Cleinese War Steamer to Japan—-A Treaty Demanded—The Exist- ence of the Celestials Ignored by the Japanese—Movement of the Naval Squadrons in the Chinese Seas, dc. , de. I hasten to communicate to you by this mail a deserip- tion of the proceedings on the occasion of General Ward, our Minister to this country, presenting his credentials to the high Imperial Commissioners appointed by the Em- peror to receive him. Ou the 2/1 inst. we took on board the marines (forty guns) of the Powhatan, under the com- mand of Captain Taylor, and several officers of that ship, and croseed the bar, drawing twenty feet of water, with- out any difficulty, and proceeded up to Shanghae. ‘The ject of this visit was to afford Mr. Ward an escort it the Tautai, or Governor, and Commission- At three P. M. they, with our marines (thirty-five guns), under Lieutenant Jacob Reed, several officers of this ship, and the Powhatan’s band, landed in front of the American Consul’s, when the line was formed and the battalion took up the line of march for the residence of -d, where Mr. Ward and_his suite were stopping. ing there the procession was formed as follows:— A white ball mandarin, to lead the way; Mr. Martin, the interpreter, in a palanquin; the band of music; the Pow- hatan’s marines; then Mr. Ward, in an elegantly dressed palanquin, carried by four Chinamen; then the Mississip- pi’s marines; in the rear came Mr. Ward, Jr., Mr. Heard, dr. (8. Wells Williams and Mr. Whelham, interpreters), attaches tothe Legation; next followed Lieutenant R. Stemble, John G. Spruton, Drs. Phillips and Wales, As- sistant Engineer Williams, and Midshipman Pritchard, of this ship; First Lieutenant Johnston, Rey. M. Ward, Liew- tenant Trenchard, Dr. Sandford, and several other offlcers of the Powhatan. Six or eight gentlemen jnvited to at- tend, were conveyed in handsomely dressed palanquins, carried by four Chinamen, who were attired in a uniform composed of blue nankcen trowsers and yellow nankeen jackets, trimmed with red. Mandarins wore tall caps on their heads. ‘The procession formed, the band struck up a quick step; our ship hoisted the ensign at the main, and fired a salute of fifteen guns; the American flag was unfurled on top of the house of Mr. Heard, and amid a crowd of China- men and others to the number of ten thousand, the pro- cession, under Captain Taylor, moved for the old city of Shanghae. After a long march through the gy quarters, the procession reached the north gate the Gty, which is made of solid masonry, about thirty feet thick and twenty or thirty high, and all around the top of this wall arc hungsmall eases made of wood, containing the heads of men, probably of robbers and murderers. Ae we entered the city, the music of our band and our glistening muskets were the signal for a general turnout of all the city; and the narrow, dirty streets, flagged with large stones, which from the recent rain were slippery and muddy, were crowded with Chinamen to such a de- gree that at times it was almost impossible for ug to to make much headway; while on all sides were shope of every description,” exhaling the of a thousand different stenches. There were at least fifty thousand people in the streets through which the proecssion passed—a distance of full three mailes long from the gate to the place of meting. After a tedious march rived at the Tautai'’s resi- dence, a small, shabby establishment, having in front of ita small mat house, where was stationed a ee ne of a drum, a small bagpipe—the father, I believe, of that instrument, in which the Scotch fo much delight. ‘The performance of this band over, the mandarins, as Mr, Ward arrived im front of the building, fired a royal salute of three guns. Mr. Ward and his party were metin the grand entrance of this miserable nt by about a dozen red-ball inandarins, who with bower them cordially into a small apart- ers. and the Chinese Minster of State oceupying’ the prin fret of theze, I wrote Mr. Harris a note on the subjec cipal places, and the remainder being ranged around in 0 trees and houses on | order of rank. After a pleasant chit-chat for a fc moments, the Chinese Commissioners, Minister of aud the Governor of the two Provinces, requested a private interview with Mr. Ward, which being granted they retired, leaving the rest of the party to inhale the fumes of opium and tobacco, which the mandarins present kept continually pufting, while all the fans that could be | tet Were put in requisition to keep the party trom inting. ‘The private interview concluded,, the party were ushered into another apartment, where tables were spread with chow-chow (refreshments) of namberless courses, such as sharks’ fins soup, birds nest do., birds eggs boiled, pigeons do. , sea weed, diferent kinds of vege- ples pes ‘up Very nicely, pears, apricots, ) and other dishes, with pastry, candies, &e.; the whole deco- rated with flowers. The collation over, Mr. Ward and his party took leave of the Governor, Minister of State and others. The procession was reformed, and the lin, of march eine resumed the Chinese band sirunk up, ane another roy; ree guns was id, On owe rd turn homeward the streets red to be more densely pass with human beings tl before. It was sunset the outer gate, and along European quarters were people of all ranks, cager to hear the music and to catch a look at our American soldiers in the streets of Shanghae, From whatI could understand they wero Joud in their expressions of admiration of the fine march- ing and soldierlike ppearance of our troops. During the Jong march through the streets of the city the vast crowd of Chinamen behaved in the most orderly and respectful Manner, and when requested to fall back a little, so ag to give the procession a chance to moye on, they at once without a murmur did so. Inthe evening a banqaewas given to Mr. Ward, by Mr. Heard, which was attendéQ by a large party of officers from both ships, and many Europeans, Our band furnished the music for the occasion, aud Mr. Heard’s splendid mansion was illuminated, while the streets in the neigh- borhood were crowded with people eager to hear the sweet strains played by an American ship of war band, The day following General Ward made a visit to the English frigate Cruiser, when the American flag was holed ather fore, and a salute of fifteen guns fired, the English flag at our which we answered by hois' fore, and firing the same number of guns, Aw the pre sentation Mr. Ward was dressed ag a plain American gentleman, excepting a gold band on bis cap. During his short stay in Shanghae our Minister was waited upon by men Of all ranks aud distinctions, and the merchants and various other residents of the European quarters over- whelmed him with invitations. In return the General and the generous hearted Heard gave several grand dinner Parties and banquets, On the afternoon of the 4th the Chinese Minister, Optate, the Goyernor General of the provinces, and several other officia's and Mandarivs of high Lrg oo their respects to at the residence of the Messrs. Heard, where entertained at a most magnificent repast, the that princely mansion groaning with’ the weight of the good things spread on them. Our bani played several beautiful pieces, and we fired atsalute of three guns, which is considered by the Chi- nese a royal salute. The Chinese officials remained at the Mansion until late in the afternoon, and left highly pleased with the warm reception they received from their Ameri- can friends, They were escorted from the old city by the Governor's troops, dressed up in all sorts of fanciful colors and feathers, and carrying all kinds of queer look- ing banners. During the afternoon the house was sur- rot.nded by thousands of Chinarsen, eagerly watching the movements of the guests and listening to the music of the and. ‘The ship David Brown, of your city, spoken of ina former letter as being injured, has been surveyed and has been found to be badly hogged. It is decided that her planking must be taken off op both sides, from the fore to | the main mast, and that she must be refastened and bolt- ed, For that purpose she will procede in ballast to Whampoa, and goin dock to make theso repairs, which will, as her master states, take four months, and cost thirty thousand dollars. At the present date she has no prospect of getting any freight when sheis finished. Ships of her size cannot command freight; they are too large for the present dull state of trade; ships of four or five hundred tons can procure freight’ mach sooner and at better rates. These now stand as follows:—For tea to the United States, five collars, silks, ten dollars per ton. The United States ship Germantown, Commander Page, arrived at Woosung from Hong Kong on the 4th inst. In my travels along the borders of the harbor afew days ago, I counted zinetcen ships and barks with the stars and stripes flying at their peaks. Many of them will have to lay here a long time, freights being so low. It will not pay to load at the present rates, ‘The Russian Admiral called upon us a day or two ago, and we hoisted the Russian flag at our fore and gaye him thirteen guns. Tam pleased to state that tho officers of this squadron Intend to erect, at their own Expense, suitable monuments ov ins of their deceased brother oflicers lately attached to the sloop Germantown—Lieuts, Place and Dies. The warrart officers of the squadron have al- table head and foot stones at the grave officer, Mr. . Brookiyn). By « late arrival frem dap: we learn that the Chinese war steamer Confucius had saki, and that her commander had ‘Commander-in- Chiet of, the Ch sand stated that he wished to embel, sailmaker of enter iifto negotiatigns with the proper offiters to form a treaty between that country and Japan. He was inform- ed that th the Japanese) did not. know the Chinese, and he was ordered to leave the upper harbor and anchor at the lower entrance, which the Chinese commander promply did. There has been another change in the ministry at Jeddo. ‘Twelve Japanese merchants have Deen arrested and thrown into prison at Naxacaki for sell- ing colange, & gold coin of thut country, which by the laws of Japan is punishable with death. Mr. Ha a large qnantity of new fur- niture to tal io to furnish his new apartments la y. The opening of Japan will bring a large amount 0! business to this port, it being so near to that country. A large trade has already com- ced between the two places which is daily on the in- Mr. Harris has appointed B. May. Dorr, Esq., a ny Boston, and more Beech! taaa Francisco and Hong Kong, consu! to the port of Kanayawa, in Japan, und he will accompany us to that place. ‘The young Ja- panase, spoken of in another letter, Mr. Joseph Heco, will go with him as his clerk and reter, and as he is fully acquainted with our Tanguage a better selection could not have been made by Dorr. The appoint- ment of General Dorr to that port by Mr. Harris has been well received by the American merchants of Shanghae, and in Hong Kong, where he is well known aud is @ great favorite. Lieutenant Mullan’s Expedition. OUR EXPEDITIONARY CORRESPONDENCE. CaMP on THe St. Joskrns Rayu, ) (199 miles from old Fort Walla-Walla, W. T.,) July 81, 1989.” The Route from the Columbia to the Missouri—Progress of the Censtructinn of the Road—The Camp on the St. Jo- sephs River, de., dc. ‘There is no subject of national improyement which at this time engages so much the attention of the people o the Pacific coast as the contemplated union of the waters of the Columbia river with those of the Missouri, via a feasible and facile wagon road. I allude, of course, to the road at present mder the charge of Lieutenant Mal- lan, of the army, commencing from Fort Walla-Walla, Washington Territory, and terminating at Fort Benton, on the Missouri. Lieutenant Mulan, having completed a full and efficient organization at Walla Walla, left there on the 28d of June, opening the road to Fort Taylor, Snake river, via the mouth of the Toukanon river, a distance of forty-nine miles from the initial point (Walla Walla), thence up the Palouse, thence more to the northeastward. ‘The character of the work to be done is severe indeed, but there is alarge force of laborers in. the command, who, with a proportionate number of soldiers detailed from the * escort of Lieut, White, are destined to make light work of it. Stopping at the Touchet, some thirty-tive miles from Walla Walla, Lieut. Mullan threw over that strea substantial bridge, made of the only material at hand, cottonwood. Thus bridged, it must prove of great conv nience to the traveller with his wagons or pack mules in seasons of high water. Not among the least of the items in the ill of difficulties thus far encountered by the party was the crossing of the large band of animals and general equipage over Shake river. This body of water ‘at the time i june 28) was frightfully swollen on account of the great treshet of last year, and the current was of unwont- ed strength—so much so, indeed, that not a single beast would touch the water, till at length the services of six stalwart Palouse Indians were called into ree quisition, who, going out in their canoes, drove them across in de mts of eight or ten, but only after great difficulty. Thus were spent five days, during which the men worked hard and well. Whilst in camp at Fort Taylor two casualti¢s occurred, one of which I regret to state was fatal. On the morning of the 30th of June, Anthony Brown, a private attached to the escort, in a fit of insanity plunged. ’s knife into his abdomen. The wound, though of a frightful character, was not thought mortal by Dr. Mullan, physician to the command, and in a few days, by order of Lieut. White, the poor fellow was sent back to Fort Walla Walla and placed in the hands of Dr. McParlin, surgeon at that post, as we had to push abead on our journey, and could not be burdened with insane men and suicides. On the 2d of July the bugler of the command was drowned while attempting to cross Snake river. It appears he had been up the river for wood, which he was floating down. in the form of a raft, when the swift current carried it down, and he to save himself jumped off and was drown- ed. His body was not recovered. It cast a gloom of sad-f ness throughout the camp. The command arrived in camp a short distance from he Pound Lake July 16, when a working party were ent in advance, improving the road, and a party set to work construeting a strong bridge of Erne across the lake, which, being completed by the of July, we crossed over and encamped here on the left bank of the , During the last week the advance ee in constructing a la flat boat for the St. Josephs, and a second is to be bailt to be placed on the Cour d’Alene river. ‘thing, will no doubt be advanced far for us to move ahead 7 ae 4th of August. While, encamped near the lake Lieut. Mullan was visited by Fa- ther Gazgiki, an Italian Jesuit priest, from the Comr de Aleno Mission. ‘The Father had come to soe the lentenant relative to the proposed line of the road vin the mission. would rather Lieut. Mullan would select #ome other loca- tion, as the Cour de Alenes, his protegés, were alarmed and restless at our approach. There can be no doubt of the silent disaffection of these Indians, though thes will not attempt open hostilities. Intelligence was received from Fort Colville July 18, of the rumored attack of the Nez Perces upon this command. Asyct we have not seen a single Nez Perce. Intelligence of late date from Mr. Conway Howard, Civil Engineer, in charge of a small ty engaged in running a line of levels along the Columbia to the Palouse river, starting from the Dalles, has been received. Their work was progressing finely—party in excellent health, and expected to join the main body by the Ist of Augus* Lieut. Mulian bopes to reach the Bitter Root Valley thy winter, aud there winte The umount of work topo dow: a lors it dificult to say just now whether his pes will be gratified or no. The beet of health prevails both among the civil p, and the soldiers, zs " ied a en ee ee ee Are the Americans Coming !—The Requisitions | of the Britkh Government on Mr. Otway— Gathering of the Clergy and Gene- rals—TheComing Campaign—Br- th Relations with Mexico, Rey Ke, &e. Our City of Mexico Correspondence. Muxioo, August 80, 1859, Are the Americans Coming?—The Mission of Senor Lerdo— ‘Hopes and Fears of all Parties—The British Government and Mfr. Otway—What it asks of Him—His Troubles to Reply, de. Are the Americans coming? is a question on every lip in Mexico—liberals, conservatives, moderados, priests, womenand friars, Lerdo is gone, and all eyes are turned upon him. Ifhe gets money without men ‘the war goos on,” says nearly everybody. The priests look anxious, and only whisper ‘What says Gabraic?? He looks mys- terious, and tries to balance for the next leap. He only now privately confers with the clergy, and out of doors only commits himself to saying “I don’t believe Lerdo will Bucceed.”” Everything depends upon Lerdo’s mission, and before that all the movements hither and thither of the contend- ing forces sink into the most sublime insignificance. If Lerdo obtains money and a few thousand good men, the process of solving the Mexican question will have already begun. If he fail, there is no hope for us but to grin and bear with anarchy until foreign aid comes through other instrumentality. The fact is acknowledged here by all, for one party must be beaten. Beth cannot live without war, and neither ean conquer by itself{—that is, and give peace to the country. The wealth of the clergy is not only abundant to pay all the expenses of an effective foreign contingent, but may also be made to pay all the debts of Mexico if it be honestly managed. But, notwithstanding this fuct, it is well known here there exists but little disposition to specu- late under the recent decrees of Juarez until the result of Lerdo’s mission is known. Bonds of the interior debt ad- ‘vanced temporarily to ten aud twelve per cent for smal! Jots, but have again receded to eight, where they will re- main until it is positively known here whether Lerdo has succeeded in obtaining effective aid or not. If he carry his point, bonds of the interior debt will go up to fifty or sixty at once, without risk of falling; but if Lerdo come back empty-pocketed and without men, these bonds will promptly fall to six per cent, and perhaps even lower. You will therefore see the great importance Lerdo’s mis- sion has upon the destinies of Mexico. It can not be over- estimated. The clergy well know this, and are conse quently industriously at work, both here and abroad, to discredit their own wealth and place obstacles in the way of their political enemies. It remains to be seen whether they will be successful with the capitalists of New York. For my own part,I have very serious fears, Bishop Hughes is clearly lending himself to the Mexican clergy. ‘His familiarity with and attentions to the bauished Bishop of Puebla, (Labastido) at the present time, shows more than mere civilities. “The Bishop of Puebla is one of the cleverest, most bigoted, and most dangerous of all the clergy of Mexico. He is in New York and writes to friends here that he has Bishop Hughes under his thumb. tis quite possible, and you will do well to look after the pair of them. Fre this reaches you the main that Mr. Otway conduct has met with the entire disapproval of his gov ertinent, will doubtless haye been announced in the Hera.p. It is not probable however, that the particulars: ‘of his case can have yet been made public, and as thoy are of considerable importance 1 willgive you the main features of his last despatches from the Foreign ollice. He is tirst informed that the leave of absence he asked for one year ago, in order to go home and jog roll for an. other mission, must be acted upon as it has been issued near a year. ‘He is told that his government have strong Political reasons for urging him to leave here at once, or so soon a8 he can with safety—meaning from the vomito. Mr. 0. is next asked what he did to save tho life of poor Dr. Duval. His government say they do not believ could haye saved poor Duval trom the fury of the clergy; but as they consider the odium of the assassinations at ‘acubaya must in part fall upon those foreign uations who continue to recognise the government of this capital, they are therefore paintully anxious to Jearn what Mr. Otway did to prevent the Tacubaya assassinations, The British overnment also tell Mr. Otway that it should not have been a question with him whether Dr. Duval was a British gubject or an American citiz He was a na- tive of Kensington, near London, according to proofs in the British Foreign office, and Lord John Russell says to, Otway, “if he had foresworn his allegiance, aud became an American citizen, in the absence of aa American resi- dent. minister, Her’ Majesty’s representative was his na- tural protector. You will, therefore at once, on the re- ceipt of this despatch, demand a proper indemnity from the Mexican government for the aid of Dr. Duval’s family.,”” ‘The same despatch orders Otway to inform his friends (the biood thirsty priests) that the British goverument can- Notind words strong enough to deprecate the atrocious murders at Tacubaya. With regard to the accusation of poor Selby (who came so near being shot) and Dr. Breckenridge by Otway, his government informs him of their” extreme anxiety to be put in possession of the proofs which Otway had to accuse them upon. He is therefore ordered to furnish the documents to his government, in order that they may see who is right, Otway or the too much abused British subjects. ‘Now, in accordance with this budget, Otway will not yet g0. He has been again duped by Gabriac and the clergy- Spanish clique, who hold_on to him for their own base purposes, He gives out that he wil leave in November, ut ere that’ bis’ government will have acted upon the ‘Dbamshment cases, and upon that dirtiest of all business of the conducta, and will have ordered Mr. Mathew to recognise the Juarez government, and Otway must then be. kicked out of his place here, and it is to be. hoped, completely ‘out of the diplomatic service. With regard to Dr. Duval he did dothing, except cheer Gen, Marques (ibe butcher) as he entered Mexico in triumph after doing his hellish work at Tacubaya. 1 say he cheered Marquez, because I saw him in the balcony of the Guatemala Legation do so. He has demanded $25,000 for the family ‘of poor Duval, but-at the same time is aid- ing the clergy faction to make outa show of proof thal poor Duval was an officer in the constitutional army, and ‘was taken with arms in bis hand. Fortunately all this perjury will not do. There exists abundant proof in the State Department at Washington to show ‘who and what Dr. John Duval was. Neither Otway nor the clergy know of the existence of this proof, and they are therefore going to try to prove that papers were found on his per- son proving bim an officer of rank. He will have trouble in the cases of Selby and Breckenridge. He accused them of guilt, and now that his bigarersanet demands the reasons why he took such a harsh step against persons who should have received his warmest support, he is in great tribulation, and is striv- ing to make up stories against them. But he cannot suc- ceed in this, for all Mexico knows both of the accused are among the’ most inoffensive and quiet of the foreign resi- dents, persons who take no interest in_ politices, they did are quite incapable of making themselves for- midable characters. They were accidentally, and with. out the slightest charge being made against them by clergy or anybody else, made the victims of priestly fury. Otway turned his vulgar back upon them as he would upon any other of his subjects similarly situated. In con- tinuing in opposition to them he is only acting according to the dictates of his miserable nature. Mux1oo, Sept. 1, 1859. The Gathering of the Clergy—Council of Generals—Priests and their Wives Migrating from the North—Newsfrom the Interior—Preparations for the New Campaign—The Rortifications of the Capital-Fuilures of the Recent Expe- ditions—Christening of the Young Miramon—Mr. Ot- way's Toast—His Early Departure, dic. Like the denizens of prairie dog towns the bishops, priests and friars are buddling here from the northern States. They fear danger from the new programme of Jua- rez. Likestarved vultures the Generals from the advanced posts of the clergy domain are flocking hero in numbers. ‘They scent money in the new contributions, and are com- ing here for their shares. The bishops were first in the field, driven to action by the danger which threatheued their long maintained but ill gotten gains. It is now nearly a month since these have been making a fuss about the decrees of Juarez. At first they were going to annihilate the coustitutionalists with ‘anathemas, but seeing this dodge would most likely end by making them exceedingly ridiculous, even with their own party, they took in sail, and havo finally decided, after many boisterous juntas, to get rid of the constitu. tionalists by the sword—to shove their straw man, their government, forward for this work while they lay buck pretending to pray for their enemies. This is the last dodge agreed upon, and, no doubt, will be strictly ad- hered to until some temporary success turns their heads, when they will again pop forward with their auathomas ‘The priests and friars who have been kicked out of Zaca tecas and San Luis Potosi, are coming along in droves with their wives and children. My devout Catholic reader may ank “what?” after this. Priests and friars in Mexico have their little socfal enjoyments as well as anybody else. Tt ig true they are not married—that is prohibited—put they find plenty of women to act the part of wives never- theless, and they not being ashamed of the women, the women stick to them, “Horror!"' says my reader, doubt- less; but “heigh hol’” if this were the worst thing to bo noticed of the Mexican priesthood they might still be called a virtuous get, The Bishop Labastide, now in Now York, could tell you fine stories regarding the operations of the friars in that sink of Mexican iniquity, Pucbla, his dioces#-—stories not to harrow up ono’ soul and make one’s hairs form rich with one’s head, but stories of Buch a disjrustin ® to make one sicken atthe jean monastery. show, Gon, Castillo, Gen. Voga, Ie., and fire and faggot system of doing for their enemies. | very thought of a df New a ani eof the clergy's border ruflaas, ‘hw abandoned their poets on the confines of the clergy do. | ‘main, and rushed tn here pel} moll. Of courso each one has his own story to tell, but there is no gammoning community. The clergy have put on a new ‘of nature more oppressive upon merchants ant By wie advices Gomis, neroe e adv! 0 inter! tionalists i 8, San General Perez, and a gar: ments have goue from here, so stitutionalists will be to fall ‘The objects of these new movements are not known, bug. supposed t be intended to.distract the plans attack upon Morelia, another upon San Luis Potosi, and the campaign to Vera Cruz, i Miramon is now making extensive preparations for the Vera Cruz cam} » © be commenced some time in the last of next month. He now declares that he is deter mined to reduce the piace by boml » and is. making for that purpose a large number of heavy mor- tars. But, notwithstanding all his bluster it ie ex- tremely doubtful if he begins his a at the tirue he: proposes, or carries it out on the grand scale now os If the constitutionalists can manage either to forces a defeat in the interior, or worry them. or three months longer without giving a battle, they -will be in a position to fall this capital 80 soon a8 Miramon passes over the nto the hot lands, and will take possession of all the in- erior towns and cities without opposition. But I have very litte hope the ,constitutionaliste, can take this capital unless they haye the aid of some fer- eign troops and better officers than they now Whve, Since the siege in April last, the fortifications about this city: have beon much improved, and several new works thrown» up, so that it will be impossible for the frontier riflemen to again come up safely and pick off the sentinels on the outskirts of this city, ‘To take Mexico now w@ll require some nard fighting and a good genoral. But. a good tactician. may at any time, with five thousand men, be centain of possessing himself of a portion of this city with leas loss. than the constitntionalists suffured at San Cosme on the 2d. of April last, in their gallant but ill-advised charge upow one of the strongest positions in the whole line of the city defences, ‘The expedition of Cobes to Oaxaca has turned out 2. complete failure. He gotas far as Teluacan and there stuck for two months, unt! the other day he returned with one-half of his forces, teaying the other half t hold the: position. As they have no money, it is very likely they will soon follow the track of their chief. All the expeditions planned by the clergy faction have: proved failures during the last three months. The expe- dition of Woll to San Luis and Tampico met with a disas- trous failure. Woll had one or two small skirmishes with: small parties of the cnemy, and his brigade of 1,600 meu became so reduced that he was forced to ask for reir. forcements. The expedition to Zacatecas never got farther than Gaadalajara, and the expedition to Morelia ended by occupying the place one day and being forced to abandon. it the next. On the 28th ult. the young son of Miramon was bay- tized. Tho affair was planned to be grand, and wus PS as much so as rights have been expected. All the rogues, cut throats, Xc., who surround Miramon,, were present. One of the first named class of Mexican: society was godfather, and all the second named class,, with the rest, drank the champagne and played their parts. M. de Gabriac, after all his cleverness i making out Miramon of French royal blood, was not ip at- ndance. Whether, with alt his own dirtiness, he yght himseif too clean for such a party, I camnot say. Mr. and Mrs. Otway were at the performance, and Mr. Otway mace a speech, It is the last one reported, but not, therefore, as sometimes happens, the best. After a deal of senseless. compliment to Miramon, Mr. O. gavothe sen- ‘uUment, “Strong in battle and generous in yietory.”’ This sentiment, I am told, is to be illustrated thus:—Miram nD signing the order for the Tacubaya batchery in the back- ground, with the ghost of Dr. Duval, his head shot to pieces and his body riddled with lance wounds, in tho foreground, pointing to Miramon, Mr. Otway’s ‘strong and generous’ hero, Alas! Not all the blood of all the Howards, Can ennoble slaves or cowards, jae British government will flad this truth in poor Otway. ‘Ctway leaves here on the 20th, and will be followed by the deep apd sincete prayers of all his countrymen thas he may find his proper level in England, and never be again sent to disgrace the English name’ and curse bis countrymen abroad, A number of foreign families are about leaving here owing to the state of anareby and insecurity whieh exists in the country. Amongst the fimilies going is that of L. 8. Hargous, Fsq., one of our most worthy foreign regi- dents. The clergy government have withdrawn two of the pass- ports issued to Englishmen, as a ‘special faver to Mr. Otway.” In withdrawing these passports the clergy in- form Mr."Otway that they have a secret police that ob- serves the doings of every foreign resident. This espion- age is chiofly kept up by the priests, who operate upon do- mestic servants aud make them divulge all that passes in the houses of their masters. By this mail a large amount of documentary evidence. goes on to England all tending to convict Mr. Otway of the most infamous transactions here. Mrxtoo, Sept. 1, 1859. British Relations with Mexico—Views of an Impartial Ob- server of Events in that Country. The correspondent of the HkRaLo has been requested to forward the following exposé of the true nature of the most noted outrages perpetrated upon British subjects im Mexieo, and by whom they were committed, and what bas been done in each case. Your correspondent has no hesitation in saying the facts aro as stated. Their aythor isan old resident of Mexico, and a person who hag no /party bias. His word is as good as an oath, and his state- ment is just as reliable (if not more so) as if it had been. extracted from the books of the different British Con- sulates, where the outrages mentioned are fully recorded. From this statement it will be secn how very much more numerous and different in character are the outrages per- petrated by the clergy faction over those committed by the constitutionalists. : I may here state to you that the reason ‘Impartial Observer” has for sending this exposé to the HERAtn, is to be found in the fact that certain influences have prevailod with the leading London papers to suppress similar im- partial statements. It is therefore left for the British resi- dents of Mexico to appeal to the New York Hsratp in ee to make their opinions known to the people of Eng- OUTRAGES UPON BRITISH SUBJECTS IN MEXICO. On the reply of Lord John Russell made to inquiries of Mr, Schnider into the state of in the British House of Cotnmons on the 8th of July, bls’ lordship was pleased, to say that British subjects have been persecuted and out- raged by both the contending parties in Mexico. Although the assertion ig strictly correct, still it appears very un- just unless it be accompanied ‘by some explanation. E Will therefore give you a correct list of the most ggravat- ed outrages perpetrated upon British subjects in xico during the last four years, The banishment of the British Consnl from Tepic ol, the constitutional, this ont. rage Comonfort paid an indemnit yt fired a salute on the return of the Const ions post a though the American Consul was banished at the same time, and for precisely the same reasons, the Americam (pepe demanded no apology, and none was yolun- teered. Robbery of the British Consulate at San Tuiz Potosi, on, the 1st of Jannary, 1857, by a party of church revolutions ists, all now in the employ of the clergy government. ‘The money robbed on that occasion was honorably re- sponded for by Commonfo rt. Infamous treatment inflicted upon Mr. Davis and. Mr. Pittman, at San Luis Potosi, by Miramon, now the ¢! President of Mexico. Those gentlemen were forced in th ranks with common soldiers, and were submitted to other indignities in order to force them to pay considerable sums of money to Miramon, although no, reason existed: for the demands further than the caprice of the latter. The British government saw fit to demand a just ropara- tion for this infamous treatment of two of its we subjects, but Mr. Otway compromised the matter wi his friends most disreputably, and the injured subjects. have appealed to their government, while Miramon igi treated by her Majesty’s Minister 4s the President of lexico, Ordering to death of Mr. Newall, of Zacatecas, because he would not give to Marquez the sum of $15,600 on the: latter's capricions demand. Mr. Newall narrowly, death by a friend paying the amount asked for Mr. N. had been several rs in ToMr. N.’s: feeling appeal to Mr. Otway for the interference of the British government to stop the recurrence of such scones: as he had passed through, Mr. Otway agreed to settle the matter for an indemnity of £500. Of course Se, ‘N. bas: refused this, and he has appealed to the British Parlia- ment for protection, while Marquez still remains a Generad. in the service of the clergy party, and is one of the most popular aspirants for the mey under clergy wus- 8. Assagsination of Dr, John Duval by the cle at Tacubaya, on the 1ith of April. Dr. Duval vas pee while in the act of amputating the leg of a soldier belong- ing to the clergy forces. He was refused the to speak to any one after his arrest, and in reply to his prayer to be permitted to see the British Minister, was or- dered out without examination or trail, and shot down” like a dog. His bodv was stripped of everything, includ- ing his papers, some five or six hundred dollars ip dy te Vaiuable watch and soveral items of jewelry. Eee fie murder the British government has ordered Mr, Otway te demand an indemnity, and he has con: manded $26,000. It is understood that neat oe dite, demand the clergy aro about to forward to Ragland a. forged certificate that Dr. Duval held rank ag an officer ine the constitutional service, and itis feared the Britieh Mi- nister will lend himself to this attem, fraud. attempted fraud, for it is impossible that it can. succeed, owing to the existence of certain other ey: Besides, supposing he had held an tinenit constitutional army, that did not de} a Bien ot ies Ea of civilized warfare. He can by no means be, to appear as a traitor, But ly, his position as a. Mr. Lettsmn, and aa the: y trustworthy ticket agent on tho nN Railroad. Against poor Selby the British Minister enw fit to act when. be made a representation in defence of his rights.and_ in. demanding reparation for the infamous wi against iio. The clergy party ignore this rigut to clatin, any redress, and will endeavor to make {t appear that. feiby is an American citizen, because tho olorgy. woll know American citizens abroad receive uo protection, Banishment of several English subjects for haying pre-