The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-14 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA.
The following is from the Overland Bengal
liurkant of June 9 :

During Us short interval which has elapsed dose the
despatch of our last sumac, little calling for remark boa
transpired. Public attention has bees more or less centred
in the thousand and one rumours of coming evil which are
current We have already alluded to the fact that an unary
feeling has gradually bees developed is the north-west, sod
every day it is becoming more dodged.
We have failed, in common with others, to trace these
sinister rumours to soy legitimate source. Some attribute
them to the threatened advance of Persia upon
Herat, and suppose that this would be the
signal far • general rising among the dimffected.
Others, win, maintain that fanatics travelling about the
country ate slowly but surely disseminating the seeds of in-
surrectioe, and in this view we in a great measure concur.
We do aot think there is any real ground for alarm, but at
the tame time we are disposed to the bend that our rulers
should axerciae redoubled vigilance, for the simple ream
that disaffection is known to exist to a considerable extent.
Thousands, since the mutiny, have subsisted upon
the loot then obtained, and exist in the
that "'smithies may turn up." Thus mu hope
large raise are more or lase dangerous, as affording willing
tools for the disaffected to work upon. The Persian difficulty
would ban been eagerly availed of by this class as promising
some remote chance of ft,-e complications, bat for the pre-
sent we have nothing to fear from this point.. An insurrec-
tion, or mutiny, or what you please to term it, would find
us in • very different position now, as compared
with 1857. We have twice the number of Eu-
ropean troops ; the native army, the real source of
danger, no loom exists to an extent to make it
dangerous; railways would enable troop to be mono-
totted at any given point within • very short time, and
numerous ffisadvantages under which we laboured in 1857
ne longer mint To be prepared for any emergency is un-
quinines* the duty of the state, and we have reason to
know that our mourns were never more thoroughly effi-
cient than at the present time. We are disposed to place
the greatest cooddencs in the ability of Lord Elgin to deal
with any exigency, and he has the advantage of command-
isp the advice of able councillors.
The loss of the ship Blue Jacket, outward bound for
Madras, is reported this morning. The cargo consisted of
rice and sun No particulars have yet been received,
beyond the fact that the ship is totally last, and the crew
saved.

CHINA.

The interest in the news from China is confined
to the proceedings of the rebels. The following
extracts are from the China Trade Report of
May 26 :

Ningpe has been wrested from the Tsepinp by • com-
bined British and French naval force, and restored to the
Imperialists. This event took place on the 10th inst.
The result of the re-capture of Ningpo is by no means
satisfactory. The trade which was being transacted there
is rice and opium is jeopardised ; the hopes that existed of
silks and teas finding an outlet there being also at en end.
The rebels have only retired a few miles in the interior,
so that unless an allied force be left to protect the place,
the Ikepiogs will certainly attack and re-capture it.
As for affairs at Shang the powers of endurance and
vitality of the Taepings in that vicinity are wonderful. On
the 12th instant the important stronghold of Teinpoo, a
walled city about 25 miles from Shaoghte, was wrested from
them by the allied force. The casualties reported on the
pert of the assailants amount to one marine killed and one
wounded. The same teatios were followed as those Knc.
tised on previous occasions. Considerable booty fell to
the captors, including 100,000 pls. of rice, supposed to
have been received from Ningpo. About 2,000 prisoners
were taken.

The ant assault upn the Taepings, however, showed
a very. different result, and proved a forcible indication of
the gigantic and extensive measures which the insurgents
had determined on. It would seem that, after the capture
of Taingpoo, the allied force proceeded to attack the rebels
at a position which they had taken up on the opposite
side of the river Shuichi's, and about twenty-three miles
off. This attack was made on the 17th inst. The
Taipirm allowed the allies to bombard their works
without replying. The allies, fancying the enemy bad,
as usual, evacuated the post, advanced to the assault.
The Tamping* must have kept in ambuscade, for when
the attacking party had approached near enough they
opened • tremendous fire, killing and wounding mazy
officen and men. Admiral Protet, the French naval coin.
Dander-in-chief, was amongst the killed. Hie body was
brought to &mochas on the lgth instant. The fear is
that the affair is serious, as much secrecy is observed. It
is known, however, that the allies ultimately carried the
post with heavy lose to the Taming,, and that mother
rebel camp hard by was being menaced, and would be forth-
with bombarded, ho.
The most singular and important feature in the cue
has now to be narrated. Notwithstanding the repeated
and sanguinary reverses which the Taipiogs have sustained
at the halide of the allies, sad the apparent futility of
their attempts to cope with artillery in the field, so far
from being disheartened, they have displayed the utmost
energy to repair their defeats. Chung Whang, their prim.
cipal general, who was most probably with the main body
of the army near Hangehow or Soochow, sent down huge
reinforcements to Shanghai), and auddeoly overran the dis-
tricts wherefrom the allies had but a few weeks previously
ejected the rebels. The unfortunate inhabitants had agate
to undergo the calamities attendant upon a visitation of the
incensed marauders. Fire and desolation again marked the
path of the Taepings. fhe people flew in thousands
to the banks of the river, homeless and destitute,
In the hope of obtaining means of escape. In one
district it is stated that a continuous line of fire extended
ten miles. The Taepiap appeared in heavy force
in several places at once, driving the Imperialists before
them like chaff before the wind. They attacked several of
the place' wherefrom the allies had ejected them, and
oertaiely carried such as they attacked, excepting the im-
portast walled city of Kabding, the capture of which
formed the leading feature of the operations of the allies
advised last mad. The possession of this place being im-
portant, several hundred 'epos' were placed there to
assist the Imperial garrison. The 'faepings soon drove la
the Imperialists and laid siege to the place ; retaferes-
meats were seat from Shanghae both of Britiah ad
ladies troope The intelligence is kept a profound secret,
as is usual when it is adverse, but the belief, amount's,
almost to • certainty, is that 700 British troops were sur-
rounded at Kabding, and were short of ammunition. As
armed boat wee nut with supplies, but was cut off and cap-
tured by the Taepiop.
The precise position of the allied force does not appear.
At Shanghae apprehensions are again felt for the safety
of the city and the settlerneut. Taeping hordes have apt
within five miles from the city. Artillery will
reibe be sent to Kabding. It is knows that no more
expeditious are to be equipped, and that the allied force
will simply protect Shanghai until the expected rein-
forcements shall arrive, and that the Taepings will Yemen
undisputed masters of the ocanny near Shanghai'. Ningpo
will be a sad source of weakness, and the Yaoctsce trade
in imminent jeopardy. It is known that fleochow
the base of the Taiping movements on Shanghais, sod
that their numbers then an legion.
There is still an absence of reliable mws repadigill2
operations of the Yamaha*. The advises to heboadoe:silp
• strong imperial him These state that the
have sustained several defeats is the neigh el
Nankin, but so particulars are ghee. The
leaden, on the other head, poorisim that they ha=
important victories. The IntistrWit64 have "itilro , 411
• fort from the Taspieria • short diennos from N
advantage taken of the occalpasey of this fort was to seine •
Onlabsc uf htreiga.mmed motive craft and appropriate the

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