The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-03 00:00:00

THE CHINESE REBELLION.

THE last overland mail brings no accounts of notable
occurrences in connection with the movements either
of the Imperialists or the rebels in China. It is
ma►ifest, however, that. the latter are gradually
making head, and nonou►lidating their advantages.
1)f the hero of the rebellion and his grand army no.
thing had been lately heard, exeepting from stray
reports of some new town having been taken, or some
advanced point being reached. Much the same ig
norance also prevailed regarding the movements of
the old Court at Pekin. According to► the Oyer.

/and Friend of Chino, indeed, many- of the latest
so-called Pekin Gazettes hail been Mode:nett at
Soo-Chow, a town midway between Canton and
Pekin, and now in the hands of the inburgents.
The Friend says:—

"At Shanglute the aspect of affairs is very bad. On the
eighth day after the capture of the place the rebel leader
hoisted the flag of the Nanking dynasty, and it was sop.
lusted that ' the header hail been waiting for permission
from Nanking' betbre so hoisting it. Since then, how-
ever, it has become known that the Nanking Men; will
not promise to ttetßord to the party in possession of Shang-
hae any kind of support, and have intimated that as they
have anotAsl hitherto on their own rrsponsiltility so mud
they *mimic to do so, and be prepared to give up [meows.
Rion (if able to keep it) directly the Tae-ping Wang re•
solves on its occupation by his officers. This having be-
elute known to the general conuounding the large body of
Imperialist troops encamped between Ching-keang-foes turd
Nanking, he has valiantly resolved on doing his best to get
Shanghae again under the control of his royal master. If
money can be raised it is not improbable that he will at-
tempt Go buy such poasession ; but money is a scarce com-
modity with the ltnperialists, and it is more than likely
that them will be Rome lighting, and, in the prospect of an
evacuation, a ransack, before Shanghae's custoneltottse is
again superintended by the Tatoutae-woo. Alreatly there
have loeen several encounters, in one of which, at but a
short distance from the waUs, the rebels were worsted and
driven in. This took place within sight of several foreign.
ers, who hail a pointed opport *ty for observing the total
want of faith exercised by the Imperialists. After firing
away at one another for tome tinw, the chief of the rebel
party MAN seen to give his sword to his followers and to
walk forward, making giomun% indicative of a desire for a
parley. lint his good intention met no similar response ;
a party of the Imperialists rushing on seizing him and
cutting hint in pieces before the eyes of his comrades,
who did their utmost to revenge his death, but with little
effect.

" From Ningisi,the next consular port south of SI ianghae,
the news is very threatening, the eountry all around, by
advices to Sept. 2(), being in a disturbed elate, and arising
daily expected.
"Amoy is still in the possession of the rebels, and likely
to remain so, although their ill-equipped fleet, it is pro-
bable, will be destroyed in detail by their opponents. The
possession of the water frontage, however, is wit Itossessii in
of the town, and there are but few prospects of an early
resumption of the usual trade of the phiee.
" The island of Formosa is also the theatre of an incur•
rection. Her Majesty's steamship Hermes. es rode from
the Madjieosinialis to Amoy, called at Tai-wau•fry and
fiiiind the inhabitants battling with the soldiery, Captain
Fishboothe Is•ing begged most earnestly to supply snow
gunpowder. This request was refused ; lint only on hand-
ing them Is cartridges was he allowed to take sonic, eiials
he had requested might he furnished.
" !Between Cantos and llung•Kong there is still conti-
nued fighting.
"In Canton all is at present quiet. The period for
northerly winds and incendiary fires, however. has coin•
nienetsl—that period which the peaceably-disposed inhabi•
tants have so notch reason to dread."