Quite unexpectedly we are being visited by an imposing British Naval Squadron, flagship ELMS. Grafton, the Powerful, Admiral jsperale being here with his Narcissus, and Iphigenia. The Phanir was here for a few hours on Saturday. It has not been hinted as yet that the Chinese official susceptibilities are hurt by the presence of the ships; it is almost a mistake to speak of their "presence" as they have been anchored some four miles from the shore; the man-of-war anchorage of to-day is a fearful and terrible thing, and so is the language of those whose duties require their attendance on board, be they officials or only the humble contractor. to be begun, continued, and ended. The gospel of the mailed fist" has often been tried but nowhere, so far as is recorded, with ultimate success. Fresh experiment in this direction may be to us here intensely interesting, but we fear will hardly instructive. The writer had occasion to visit chien lately and finds that experiments ofa very
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