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TILE INSURRECTION IN CHINA.

brought their wives and families up with them, and have
them now, with few exceptions, at Nankin.
It has been argued that the insurgents must be very
weak, since they have not held any of the towns they cap-
tured as they passed along—without much reason, I think;
for they knew full well that if they took the capital the
country would fall into their hands, since the numbers that
understand who, or care who, have the reins of Govern-
ment are few, and these would turn round to hold or get
place, for they. have no affection for Mantchoo rule. De-
termined to win the Empire, they were regardless of keep-
ing a retreat open. In this they resemble Cortes in de-
stroying his ships, they gained both moral and physical
force • and, strange enough, on any other supposition than
that the Imperialists are horrid poltroons, though these
insurgents show no disposition to return to their own pro-
vince, the Imperialist Chinese army has planted itself in
the rear, instead of forming, or endeavouring to do so, a
junction with the Mantchoo army, to protect the approach
on the capital, or to raise the siege of the Grand Canal, the
investment of which is starving the capital out.
It is horrible to think that they cut off 20,000 Mant-
choos, even to the infant at breast, but they seem hostile
only to them ; but it is still more horrible to think that
the Mantchoos, in two of the many provinces, cut off as
many in the name of justice within the year (we know of
2,000 in six weeks)—and this in the name of justice ! The
former is the exception, the latter is the rule. It may
prove the least sanguinary practice in the end. Like Crom-
well's severity at Drogheda, it has struck terror into their
opponents • the Mantchoos are chopfallen and almost afraid
to approach them ' • they say that six of them would beat
any 20 Imperialists ; they talk of their strength, when we
know a multitude of them are but boys, and of their red
eyes, So.
If they succeed—and I fancy they will, and soon—they
will deliver 300 millions from the grossest of immoralities,
the most grovelling of idolatries, and the most grinding of
tyrannies. China will be opened to light, life, and civili-
sation, all which will be thrown with all their influences
and importance into the Anglo-Saxon scale.
If they fail, Protestant Christianity—for whether spoken
of by themselves or Imperialists, they are always styled
" Worshippers of Yesu," which is characteristic—will be
proscribed, because they are identified by individuals
among, if not by all the Imperialists, as connected with
Protestant Christianity, but who are now too politic to
proclaim it, lest it should originate a sympathy among us.
A partial despotism will be re-established for a few years ;
meanwhile the Jesuits will be active, working through
their old ideas and form of worship, and may establish a
Romanist dynasty, that is a Court professing the Roman
Catholic religion ;and if the influence of these 300 millions
be thrown into the Popish scale, unless God ibohimself work
a miracle for our deliverance, good nightery.
The French Consul at Shahghai says it is a conspiracy
got up by the Protestant missionaries and Canton servants
of the English houses ; and there can be no doubt but that
he will make every political use to their, and to our, dis-
advantage if they fail.
The French have long shown their hostility to the move-
ment, yet they professed ignorance of its plans and princi-
ples, stating that they had no inforraation ; butfsince ohr
return they have confessed that they had men (i. notofsionaries) among them, in disguise, however ; for one
the insurgents confessed to us privately that he was a
Roman Catholic ; and it is clear that they must have
known, for the Tontai Governor of Shanghai told me that
they had killed several Roman Catholics. This might well
be of converts to the Jesuits, who permitted in their con-
vents the worship of ancestors and also a sort of baptised
Buddhism.
One of the Hong Kong papers mentioned some time since
1 that a number of military-looking g priests had. landed at
Canton, as he supposed, to assist the insurgents; thinking
at that time that the movement had been originated by
the Jesuits, most likely they were going to assist the Im-
perialists, as the French wanted us to do, and even got a
requisition made upon us to do so.
Thousands of the insurgents visited the Hermes, and
some few—very few—spoke a little broken English, and
said they had been at school in Hong Kong. One said there
were those among them who could translate the English
scriptures.
One said, on coing down among our men, that he was a
Protestant ; several said they were of the same religion as
them ; others, again, said that they were of the ' Ten
Commandment religion," the same as the schools at Hong
Kong; and one said he was of the same religion as " King
Victoria."
When I went into the city to see the chiefs we were
guided by a very nice boy of about 16, who, it appeared,
had run away from his father. He spoke good Mandarine,
and gave us tolerable information on some points. The
earnestness withwhich he enjoined the avoidance of certain
vices, and the adherence to the Ten Commandments was
amusing, stating that they knew they would node nith wthe
empire unless they kept them, and interlarding t
petitions for a double sword.
He told us that Tae-Ping-Wang had 36 wives • the
Princes 12, 8,6, 4, &c. ; but that polygamy was not al-
lowed among the people generally. But, on being asked
whether they were small feeted, he said they were all large,
as they came up from Quangsi. This satisfies., me that
im he
from could not have been well informed, as I think it was -
possible that they could have brought up so many
Quangsi, and that it is very questionable whether they
allow polygamy to any. However, it may be so, at:, they
seem to have had much more knowledge of the Old than
the New Testament.
We took them by surprise in our visit, and, as some of
their chiefs were absent, they had to be sent for. After
' detaining us a little, one of them came in and apologised
for the delay, assuring us that this was the cause, and in-
treating us not to suppose that any slight, was. intended.
However, when they did come we did not get on, from
some difficulty or fancied difficulty--I fully believe the
latter—about etiquette; and therefore we were obliged to I
leave, in the opinion that it was a fancied difficulty, and 1
that they did not claim supremacy. I think lam borne
out by their wanting us to stop, dine, and sleep, and see
Tae-Ping-Wang in the morning. This was 5.30 p.m., and,
as we had six miles to return, we knew they would be
anxious about us on board ;so we left abruptly. They,
however, came out among the crowd to see us away, wish-
ing us to wait for chaises or better horses, and would not
hear of any of us walking, as one or two wished to do.
Quantities crowded round, but all were civil and good-
humoured.
An Imperialist told us that he had heard it state
the Tae
Ping-Wang, had passed the first examination for literary
honours, but that, on appearing a second time, though
the
a
very clever man and fully entitled to his next step,
examiner, from some improper motive, would not give it
him ; and he said it might be that he was discontented at
this treatment, and so stirred up a rebellion against
authority."
On our repassing Chin-kiaug-foo they fired on us, and
in consequence of our returning it the general came down
with a letter of apology, and sent it off. A Maoutsee, one of
the aborigines that have never been conquered, and who
live in the mountainous districts of Quangsi, came off for
the answer. This man stated that his people had had
ro the
scriptures for 200 years, and on questioning him, through
an interpreter, stated that these Scriptures had come down
from Heaven about 2,000 years before, and were the same
as those the remainder of the insurgents had ; that they
had been taken to Pekin about 1,000 years ago ;
and that
it was thence his people got a copy, which they had multi-
plied. They were most hostile to the Mantchoos for their
continuous persecutions.
I fancy they have settled the vexed question as to the
proper rendering of God into Chinese. I fancy, they say
" I am Shangto, and thou shalt have none other eikons
but me." I have no doubt they will also show us that the
Chinese translators have used other improper expressions,
and have so been misunderstood, because the teachers that
such translators have to assist are seldom Christians,
and are therefore nearly unacquainted with religious
nomenclature. A literary Chinese thinks very little of a
man that uses a common-place style either in writing or
speaking.
The quiet self-possession and confidence of the leaders
we came in contact with was quite un-Chinese. When it
was told them a second time that we should in future re-
turn their fire, they seemed to think that we wished to
frighten them, and said, "Well, do as you please ; we are
not afraid." Another time they said, If you are come
to assist us, we shall be glad ; but do as you please ; we
are independent of your assistance ; only, if you are going_
to join the Mantchoos, be good enough to let us know."
And when told if they came to Shanghai and attacked any
of our people there, they would be treated as the Mant-
choos were in '42, they said, " But why should we fire
upon you ; we are brethren, and worship the same God r
Their policy is only to be known by first knowing their
religion ; and this, because of imperfectly understanding
their language, we are not clear about. On the inter-
preter's first visit he endeavoured to explain to one of the
princes the power and resources of England; he said, "We
don't want to know that; we want to know your religion."
SHANGHAI, MAY 16.
A Dr. Taylor, who went up in a boat with a view to
obtain an interview with the insurgents, returned, having
only got to Silver Island, but there he found a large num-
ber of Buddhist priests, who most gladly accepted copies
of the scriptures, and took others with a promise of for-
warding them to the insurgents, who were only two miles
higher up. He stated that the Imperial flotilla had been
up part of the way again, but, finding it so much stronger,
did not wish to go further. The captains stated that it
wanted power and shot, and was of no use • that, as a last
hope, they had determined upon a joint attack of the army
and flotilla, for which purpose they had dressed 600 Canton
Broves in a uniform as nearly Eke the English as they
could make it ; but I am very much mistaken if they will
do even Patrocles' work with Achilles' armour.
The Tontai at Shanghai who has been the most active—
I cannot say stout-hearted, for he is afraid of being saluted
even when he visits a ship—is so doubtful of the result
that he has ordered the last vessel he bought not to go
further than Kiang-Sying, not within 30 miles of Chin-
Siang-foo.
ergs is daily on
The feeling in favour of the insurg ...
increase, and the Mantchoos are senselessly, acc
and eleratingleft
this, for they are plundering their adherents right ,
while the insurgents, on the contrary, are
very d
bonds.
particular
to pay for everything, and, if they borrow, to fin
Pekin is in a dreadful state, in consequence of the Go-
vernment issuing paper money to meet their difficulties.
The bankers are also leaving and hiding their money, lest
they should be obliged to accept it. Four families have
been directed to make up nearly 2,000,000 taels (about 7s.
6d. each)—that of Keying and others, who have been
Prime Ministers. The late Viceroy who was killed at
Nankin had been ordered up to be beheaded ; his family
have been degarded and his property confiscated, all which
is producing such an effect that I fancy the mandarins are
beginning to think of passing over to the insurgents to save
their lives. The Tontai of Shanghai, who has been the
most active against the rebels, is suspected, and, I believe,
even under arrest. ill

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We have been favoured with the following description
of Sir G. Bonham's mission to Nankin :
H.M.S. HERMES, SHANGHAI, MAT 7.
I have just returned from Nankin, having taken Sir
George Bonham there.
The Governor of this place, and other,Chinese authori-
ties, having proclaimed that we were going.to assist them
with 15 steamers, and it also appearing that the movement
was religious, Sir George thought right to show that we
were neutral, and, by going up, ascertain their intentions
relative to foreigners.
On going up to Chin-kian,g-foo—which was in the pos-
session of the insurgents—they, taking for granted the
truth of these proclamations, fired on us; and we, supposing
this was the cause, and being anxious to come to an un-
derstanding, did not return their fire. On finding this,
they desisted, but the Imperial flotilla coming up they
re-opened fire, so we passed on ; but the insurgents higher
up, and on the opposite side, at Kion-Chow, not knowing
the state of affairs, also fired, but we passed this also with-
out firing. However, to prevent the recurrence, we seized
two Chinese, and promised them some dollars to take a
letter to the insurgents at Nankin ; the result justified the
precaution, for on our approach they opened fire, without
any injury to us, as we remained out of gunshot.
On understanding from our messengers that we were
neutral they flocked on board with the greatest confi-
dence, and continued to do so all the time we were there,
evincing a curiosity quite unusual with Chinese. Some
of the first that came at once suggested our coming nearer
to the town, and actually fell into the capstan and clapt
on the cattail to assist in the operations.
After inquiry I was going to write, but the fact is they
let us know immediately that they professed Christianity
—Protestant Christianity—and I believe sincerely, and
many of them intelligently so ; nor can there be a doubt
of their Protestantism, for their expression is character-
istic ; they always said—as also the Imperialists in speak-
ing of them—that they were worshippers of Jesu, in con-
tradistinction to that of worshippers of Tien-chu.
They circulate tracts, not copied from missionary tracts,
but drawn from the scriptures by themselves, and written
in a far superior style of Chinese than that ctrsent or,
perhaps, possible to foreigners..
They are iconoclasts, and destroy every vestige of idol
worship.
They adopt the Ten Commandments, translated by
themselves, to which they have appended annotations ;
thus, they state under the seventh Commandment, that
smoking opium is always associated with the sin men-
tioned there, and must be discontinued.
They behead for smoking opium, and bamboo for
smoking tobacco.
They said they had the whole of our scriptures, but we
only saw Genesis. I gave them two New Testaments in
Chinese, and a naval and military Bible. This was, of
course, in English. On the occasion of my giving the New
Testament the first time, there was no one present who
could interpret it, but the chief opened it, and, after reading
two or three passages, showed by his manner that he under-
stood what it was and valued it ; and, on the interpreter
returning to my cabin, I told him he was to present it to
- his Prince. He rose and made several bows, and otherwise
_ expressed his thanks for the present.
e They are very severe for any infraction of morals, and
- separate the sexes to prevent improprieties of
ants—no any t
so kin
in
d.
They hold an open court, confronting litig
the old Chinese courts—where they nearly always have re-
course to torture. They style the army the " holy Army,"
and the name of Nankin they have changed into that of
the " Holy City." They style each other " brethren," and
they invariably called us " foreign brethren."
one can dl
I rode with an interpreter about 12 miles, and must have
passed 20,000 people carrying rice, furniture, &c., and the
interpreter assured me that he only heard one expression
ar
that could offend the nicest ear, whereas y
move as many p aces elsewhere without hearing many—
indeed, I am told the very children use the grossest expres-
sions in their ordinary play.
It was obvious to the commonest observer that they were
practically a different race. They had Gutzlaff's edition
of Genesis, and, the person they spoke most of was a Dr.
, Lohoson. This we supposed was either Dr: Hobson, of
Canton, or Dr. Lobside, also a medical missionary. The
1- first belongs to the London mission, tbe other to the Rhenish
, mission. Perhaps the latter is the more probable, ahe
was attached to the same society as Gutzlaff, and is sais to
d
have itinerated in Quangsi, where the movement took its
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rise.
On inquiring of an Imperialist belonging to the gunboats
above Nankin the cause of the outbreak, he said that a
number of them were in the habit of meeting in Quangsi
for the worship of Jesu, and that the mandarins prohibited
them, stating that they allowed no societies for td
in he propa-
gation of depraved doctrine ; and as they persiste meet-
ing they had some of them beheaded. The remainder took
up arms in their own defence, commencing with 200.
' They now state they have a million adherents. I have no
doubt they have several hundred thousand at Nankin,
Chin-kiang-foo, Yang-Chow, and Kwa-Chow.
They had about 20,000 daily employed while we were
there conveying rice into Nankin, and, assuming that
they had 1,000 full junks, many of which we know con-
tained about 400 tons each, they must have 150,000 tons,
all which the Imperialists have been deprived of, being
Government tribute.
They were organising their forces, and we saw
of them
them
erecting batteries and putting guns in them—some
good 24-pounders.
They seem very sanguine of success, and hold the Impe-
rialists very cheap. With similar arms the former would
have no difficulty in going direct to Pekin in a few days=
certainly in a very short time. I believe, as it is, the in-
surgents will walk out of Nankin when they please so to
determine. Meanwhile the difficulties of the. Imperialists
are increasing, and with that their senseless policy of
squeezing the people, even their most faithful adherents,
and the feeling in favour of thews nsurgents is dail on
the
the
increase. They often say, " e knew this would be
last of his race ;" and an English merchant at Shanghai
told me that a Chinaman told him, several years ago, that
this was the feeling existing in the breasts of some at that

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DIRECTORS.
Sir WALTER R. FARQUHAR, Bart., Chairman.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Dixon, Esq. John Aartin,Esq.,
Sir Write T. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomas Hankey, jun., Esq. James Morris, Esq.
John Hatvey, Esq. ' Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq,
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John LabouchPre, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq.
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The first ordinary general meeting of this company
was held yesterday at the London-Tavern; Mr. S. Laing,
M.P., in the chair.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
Mr. GROVE, the secretary, read the following report :
" A special meeting of the company having so recently
taken place, little remains to be said at the first ordinary
general meeting to be held under the provisions of the deed
of settlement, beyond submitting the subjoined balance-
sheet and statement of accounts, together with the report
of the auditors, which accompanies them. With regard
ttomtihe
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ye general a
repeat
l progress
the
their
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viction that everything is progressing towards a favour-
able result. The whole of the south (or Norwood) end of
the building has been completed, together with the iron
work of the north end, as promised by Sir Joseph Paxton's
report of the 2d of July last, and the only operations of
any great importance remaining to be accomplished in the
building are those connected with covering in the central
traneopt, which has been already commenced, and one of
the ribs fixed in its place. The directors have to congra-
tulate the shareholders on the passing of the act for the
West-end and Crystal Palace Railway, and upon the fact
that the directors of that company have made such ar-
rangements as will insure the earliest possible opening of
the line for Crystal Palace traffic. The statement of ac-
counts to the 7th of July last showed that the receipts
amounted to 501,595/. 12s. ld., and the payments to
440,5501. 6i. 9d. ; leaving a balance of 61,0451.55. 4d."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re- I
port and accounts, said, as he had stated a few weeks
ago all that was necessary with regard to the works
up to that time, and, as nothing had occurred since,
he had nothing to tell them. The only matter of im-
portance was that of fixing the first rib in the great
central transept, in which there was some mechanical
difficulty, but the work had been satisfactorily com-
pleted. There was nothing they knew of to throw a
doubt on finishing the building at the time specified.
He was informed that preparations were making in va-
rious parts of the country to organise excursions to the'
Crystal Palace on its opening next year, and from
what he had heard, there was every prospect of bril-
liant success—something like that which attended the
Great Exhibition in 1851.
Mr. Alderman WILSON complained that the state-
ment of accounts did not show the state of their affairs,
particularly with respect to the item for land,
which
showed that they had paid only 48,0001.
on that
the accouresultnt.
The CHAIRMAN said, the statement showed
of the account ; the matter had been explained at the
former meeting. They had paid 160,0001. for land, and
had sold a portion of it for 110,000/. Of the
0001. 160,000/
pay ;
they bad paid 100,0001. in cash, leaving 60, to
and of the 110,000/. for the land sold they had received
55,0001., and would receive the remainder by instal-
ments, so that the cost of the land to the company
would be about 50,000/.
Mr. Alderman WILSON contended that it was the
duty of the auditors to see that a proper statement of
accounts was laid before the proprietors.
Mr. GEACH, M.P., said it would require a certain
time before the accounts could be made up so as to
show the actual expenditure under certain heads. There
was every desire on the part of the board to ive in-
formation. They had purchased, in the stance,
170 acres of land from Mr.
that the 349 Schuster foacrr 8e56,612/ had co st
. and
178 acres for 81,000/. ; so
167,7 The policy of securing a surplus quantity of
land was shown by the offer Mr. Wythes had made
them of 110,000/. for 140 acres, which was accepted,
leaving the company in the possession of 200 acres at a
moderate figure.
A. long discussion ensued on the question relating to
the statement of accounts, which resulted in an amend-
ment being carried, to the effect that the report be re-
ceived and adopte detailed circulated among the proprietors,
accompanied by a statement explanatory of the
principal sums paid and received on account
ounts of lad been
and.
The CHAIRMAN stated, that the acct h
open to the inspection of the shareholders for 14 days
before the meeting, and they would be likewise open to
inspection for 14 days after the meeting, in order to
satisfy any shareholder on the st
ld beate of
stn ost e company'
unusuasl
affairs. (Hear, hear.) It wou
course to publish all the details.
Resolutions were passed re-electing the retiring direc-
tors, Messrs. Laing, Lushington, and Farquhar ;
fixing
the qualification of the auditors at 100 shares, and the
salary at 25 guineas each ; and to allow certain persons
to pay up their new shares in full, but to allow no nacre
payments in advance.
The proceedings concluded with a cordial vote of
thanks to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair.

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at Christmas 1854, will be allowed to share in the PT Company,
At the several past divisions of Profits made by this Company, the
Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the
Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One
per Cent p-r ,knrotin on the sums insured, and the total Bonuses
added at the Four Septenn,al Divisions exceeded 770,0001.
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time.
While some of the Imperialists are saying ~ It is the
will of Heaven that Tae-Ping-Wang should succeed,"
"
others are saying, Wait a little, a
will all blow over." The insurgents continue
You will see that it
ents
continue to strike
heavy and decisive blows. A Chine that we took up
with us, describing the insurgents, said, " They are men
of their word. If they say they will M •
bamboo, make your mind easy, they T() you 20 licks of a
will not stop short at
19." Now, it is most unusual for a
he says or mean what he says. he
to do what
, quite unlike what
They are most frank in their manner
we are accustomed to in the Chinese ; and,
misunderstanding about a claim of supremacy, t
for some
were said (I think improperly) to hmrretnacy, which they
have understood them better. 0 set up, we should
They are fanatical, but not to the
Wextent at first sup-
posed, and I dare say, less so than
little difficulty, I think, might be mad e think, and svith
e less so.
They believe they have a mission from Heaven to kill
all the Mantchoos, and they certainlYart this in execu-
tion as far as they can ; and, without
this practice, I believe that nothinc, attempting to justify
short of driving
them out of the country can make civilisation progressive
in China.
They state that their King was taken up
this is mixed
into Heaven
and there invested with power to
reign, but
up with that which must be figurative, and therefore may
mean no more than is said of all et• •
uulese Emperors, that
they are empowered by Heaven to rule.
They say that their 'King has received revelations from
time to time from God ; but it is to be observed that these
are all respecting temporal things, and ,, the
rule not refer to
rule of life ; they refer to things of temporal im ort.
I am the more inclined to believe that they dpo not hold
these extravagant notions, from their saying that their
scriptures were the same as ours, and that we were
brethren, &c., and from Tao-Ping-Wang
so distinctly com-
manding that his people should not use towards him even
those expressions which are used in sakin of all their
former sovereigns—such as " Supreme," ig High," and
" Father," as these belong only to God.
Then he makes somewhat light of rulers in comparison
of what the old Covenanters and others would call " the
when he says, the rulers are chosen
elect," and properly so,
of God and are His children, but they who are good are
specially so.
They have no priests nor ordained teachers—holding that
all believers are qualified for such Purposes, yet they have
people with ecclesiastical titles.
Be they fanatical or not now,
as they take the Bible for
their rule of life and circulate it freely, it will produce its
necessary fruits and eradicate all such errors. That they
value the Bible I can have no doubt. One of our men
offered to buy one that was given one of them, but he re-
fused to sell it ; neither would he let it out of his hand.
The only specific information wo could obtain relative
to the Imperialists was from the insurgents, and was to
the effect that they were in considerable numbers close up
to the walls of in fact, that their respective ad-
vanced posts werewithin gunshot of each other. Yet this
did not seem to affect the insurgents in the least ; for dur-
ing the few days we were there they hadhe atriceinto least 20,
the 000
omityn
employed unloading and carrying
8.;c., into
many more were employed carrying guns,
position, others in erecting batteries, and others throwing
up breastworks on the opposite side of the city to the Im-
perialists—intending to repel
but us
ther should we a
chanttac ce ok thf
itsem,
or the Imperialist flotilla ; was no
going higher than Chin-kiang-foo.
Confidence was said to be on the increase among
theteh old
population, and they were gradually returnieir
homes, and I fully believe this to be the case, as we saw
many carrying furniture and clothes, &c.,into the city. We I
I fancy to pre-
observed, also, that the houses of the better classes of Chi-
nese were sealed up by the insurgent chiefs,
vent their being plundered ; not so those of the Mantehoos,
which they evidently consider fair game—the disgorge.
ment of unjust gain and plunder from them or other Chi-
nese. Their clear principle is China for the Chinese.
No reliance can be placed on the statements of the Im-
perialists, but they may be estimated somewhat as they
were in the latter part of their war wi
that ratio
losing.
Yterday they posted up here, notwithstanding that
es
the authorities knew to the contrary, and also that we
knew full well to the contrary, that Chin-kiang-foo was
retaken by the Imperialists on the Friday before we passed
up. We knew that it was in the hands of the insurgents
(and likely to continue so) a week later.
It was said for some time that a
th
descendant of the Ming
dynasty (the last Chinese one) was at this was so, they
t e head of this
movement, but on our asking tram
said not, and seemed indifferent to the influence which
they would lose by the denial, for the idea was not with-
out its weight among the Chieese.
They say they are merely waiting a mandate from
Heaven (this is the statement of a subordinate) to proceed
to Pekin, seeming to make quite light of the fact that there
is a Mantchoo army on the route. What a set of imbeciles
the Imperialists are may be gathered from the fact that
the general commanding the armies at Nankin was in com-
mand in Quangsi, and was disgraced for not having put
down the rebellion in its earlier stages, but by the succes-
sive degradations of his superiors has again risen to the
chief command, and the Emperor has lately invested him
with vice-Regal power over seven provinces ; and how
little dependence there is upon his achieving anything may
be gathered from the fact that he has been professedly
beating the rebels and destroying them all the way up from
Quangsi ; and yet with such impunity did the insurgents
0.017 at their heels, that they
travel, with this couquerihg

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We arrived at Amoy on the 23d, and found it in the
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taken several places here without much difficulty ; that in
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said he was a native of canton, and had been branded on
the face in Lin's time as an opium smuggler,—unjustly he
said—and, further, had been banished to Quangsi. He
showed us the mark, and said he had attempted to burn it
out, but made it worse..
with that at Nankin,
He said this movement, equally
had had its rise in Quangsi, though, they were not abso-
lutely connected ; neither did they hold the religious views
of the others ; they retained idols as an old custom, but
did not worship. them ; they.recognised Tien-Tuk as their
bead, as they said the others did, but these last told us
there had not been any such person. Tien-Tuk they
.said,
however, was dead, and that Tae-Ping-Wang—who is, he
said, a brother-in-law of Tien-Tuk—is the head of the
movement, and they had written to offer him allegiance.
On being told that we were neutral, he said, Till we
settle the empire we want nothing from you, " neither port
duos nor duties ; but we hope you will import rice, and we
will purchase it of you."
e was a quiet, self-posssed little man, and put himself
in H
our power, without the es
slightest hesitation, by coming
on board.
I am told they attacked Amoy in hundreds of small
boats that could scarcely swim on account of the number
of men in them, and, though there was a Chinese admiral
with a fleet, which got under weigh, it went sailing round
when the insurgents were not beating gongs and firing
guns,ds
bi i dsAitenar
gmen dcseaewrnt. merchant
bestoninit
nay authority,Amoy,fired
The
cchmaenfcoerofriratheteplwacehobegianygeresotakmeunc.
e saw numbers coming
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friendly terms on which he is with the mandarins, is con-
ge
frohnitrothueblewiunnt, Formosafanciny
juste joined. Numbers were joining their standard and.
the Dutch time.

On inquiry here I find that the " Lobosen" spoken of
with such respect is the Rev. Mr. Roberts at Canton, and
he states that the " Tae-Ping Wang," ("Prince of Uni-
versal Peace") was a student of his, and applied for bap-
tism some years since. Lye, who was the chief with whom
we were most in correspondence, was amember of the Bap-
tist mission at Canton, used to preach at Hong Kong, and
was a teacher to Mr. Roberts. He told me that he was
personally acquainted with " Lobosen," and be was de-
scribed to me at among Kong by One or the clergymen of
this mission. There could be little doubt of his identity,
as his surname agreed and he. dad a double chin, with a
somewhat remarkable scar on it.
I enclose a remarkable statement, drawn from informa-
tion of the above-mentioned Mr. Roberts, but which was
more fully stated in the New York Recorder of the 9th of
February, 1853, which goes far to justify my conclusions,
that our interpreters have not understood some of the
writings of the insurgents, and charge them with very
grave extravagances, when he merely means to say he had
dreams or visions, and not, as they state, " revelations ;"
yet it is by no means strange that among half-educated
people there should be some extravagance, and they must
be a remarkable people that there is so little error and so
much truth.
I have just learnt that an order was sent to Foo Chow for
reinforcements to bo sent thence to .join the Imperial army.
There are said to be 60,000 troops there, composed of Chi-
nese and Mantchoos. The Mantchoo general said the Chi-
nese should go, and the Chinese said the Mantchoos ought
to go. The result of the conflict of opinion has been that
no reinforcement went.
The missionaries who came from there lately state that
they had spoken to many influential people, and that they
all said, when they could do so privately, that they and
the people generally were only waiting an opportunity to
go over, and that when the insurgents appeared they would
declare for them. Many Chinese here state that they have
been informed by letters from Pekin that even there the
insurgents itave adherents ready to join them on their ap-
preach.

MAY 30.
It is reported that 100,000 insurgents are marching on
Canton. This is most probable, as they said they would
some time since. lam credibly informed that the Nankin
insurgents have received money from time to time from
Canton, and the rising was the result of the fall of Nankin.
The Governor-General has of late been committing some
atrocities in Quangsi, and that may have precipitated
matters ; if so, they will be made to pay dearly for it un-
less they take themselves off without much opposition.
Some there will be, who, from pure motives, will say
this movement will be put down and that the professions
of religion are hypocritical. Others will say the same
from interested motives. lam as sure as I can be of any-
thing still uncertain, that there is a living principle among
them that cannot be extinguished, and persecution will but
serve to light up that bright " light in China that can
never be put out."
Except in the destruction of the Mantchoos their conduct
seems to have been marked by wonderful moderation for
a revolutionary movement ; and can it be wondered at that
mcn, just emancipated and raised to moral status—which,
it is true, that Christianity only could effect—with a
rapidity that left no time to learn that " not by might, nor
by power, but by the spirit of the Lord," in such a state of
things as they were subject to, and under which their
people are groaning and grovelling, should suppose that
it was the will of Heaven—a holy work, by any means, to
throw off this incubus, and say to 300 millions—Be free,
be good, be great !
I only hope you may be interested in this movement as
I have been ; then you will be able to overlook the faults
of this, and excuse the length. I write to save post. We
are to start-to-day for Shanghai if this news from Canton
1 does not stop us.

THE REVIEW OF THE FLEET.

from two columns and fo ed line of battle,
with their heads to the eastward. This having been
done, signal was made to "alter course and general
chase to southward," in which the Agamemnon took a
decided lead even of all the full-powered steamers ; she
was going at the rate of 10 knots, while the full-powered
paddle-frigates were only going nine and six.
After evolution the whole fleet was ordered to chase
north by east, when the Agamemnon showed a decided
superiority. The fleet was then recalled from chase to
form the order of sailing, prescribed, in two columns.
Signal was then hoisted "Form line of battle, heads
north and east." This having been accomplished to the
satisfaction of the distinguished officers on board the
chief flag-ship, the order was again issued to form two
columns, when the ships changed places, when the
right hand column in the above detail became the left,
and the left the right;. in which order they ran up to
Spithead, and anchored in succession as they were
placed yesterday, with the exception of the Blenheim
and the Amphion ; the former of which ships broke
down in her machinery, and the latter from the cause
above assigned, and were ordered out of the line.

All the movements of the day, which were totally
out of sight of the shore, were performed without acci-
dent of moment ; indeed, the only casualty in getting
away was a slight one that happened to the Ajax and
Hogue by touching in the outward course from Spithead,
which caused a small spar to be carried away. These
will be found to be the principal movements performed
by the fleet on review by her Majesty on Thursday.
The Port-Admiral has issued the following order for the
guidance of parties on Thursday :
" NAVAL REVIEW NOTICE.
" Sailing vessels and boats are requested not to attempt
to cross the line of the ships of war about to be reviewed
on the 11th inst., or on auy account to pass between the
columns.
" The steamers should keep to leeward of the columns
or ships in order of sailing, as the smoke might prevent
signals being quickly noticed, thereby causing accident.
Masters of vessels must be aware that the evolutions of so
large a number of ships of war require a considerable
space ; they are, therefore, requested to steer accordingly,
and not close in to interrupt the evolutions that may be
ordered, as they themselves will alone be answerable
should any accident occur.
" THOMAS COCHRANE, Vice-Admiral,
Commander-in-Chief.
" Victory, in Portsmouth Harbour, Aug. 8."