The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

DEATHS.

Lieut. C. W. Barr, 20th N. 1., Superintendent of
Police at Surat, Aug. 13.
Second Lieut. J. F. Wing, Ist Madras Fusiliers, at
Rangoon, July 21.
Lieut. J. P. Quill, her Majesty's 52d Foot, at Cal-
cutta, Aug. 25.
Sir James Thompson, K.C.8., Physician General,
Bengal Army, of apoplexy, at Calcutta, Aug. 25.
Capt. G. K. Tell, Bombay Invalids, in Europe,
July 22.

CHINA.
PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION.

HONG-KONG, AUGUST 23.—At the date of the
dispatch of the last steamer, we were in a per-
plexity anent the rebels and rebellion, owing to
the non-arrival of the usual steamer from Shanghai,
which vessel reached here on the 13th inst. with
late advices from the northward. So far as the
progress of the Nankin insurgents are concerned,
the late arrival adds little to our information, and
the best informed parties at Shanghai write, that
no reliable information had reached that city be-
yond the fact that considerable bodies of the in-
surgents had quitted Nankin ; their movements
were matter of mere conjecture, but it was undis-
puted that they were in high spirits, in full pos-
session of Nankin, and had strongly fortified that
position. It is certain, however, that the main
army of the insurgentS has advanced northwards
towards Pekin, and the imperial Gazette admits
that it has defeated the Tartar troops from Man-
chooria, which were encountered a short distance
from Nankin. It was very generally rumoured
that the insurgents would not be able to meet the
northern Tartars, but there appears to be little
doubt that they have defeated them, and advanced
so rapidly northward that the accounts are vague.
It is rumoured, and very generally believed, that
Pekin has been taken. The accounts received on
this subject are not only vague but conflicting.
Souse letters received from Shanghai state that ac-
counts had reached from Pekin of the arrival at
that place, so long ago as the 13th June, of the
first division of the Mongolian or Northern Tartar
army, and that the grand struggle for the mastery
of Pekin had not commenced. Another fortnight
will probably place the matter beyond all doubt.
It Pekin had not fallen at the date of the last re-
ceived advices there can scarcely be a doubt enter-
tained that the meeting of the insurgent and Mon-
golian forces near Pekin will determine the fate
of this vast empire, by either the repulse and de-
struction of the insurgents, or their triumph over
the imperial army.
As far as we are correctly informed, it is certain
that the insurgents have not lost ground ; on the
contrary, they are acquiring constant accesions, and
town after town submits to the sway of the rival
.dynasty. Since the date of my last letter reliable
inforination had reached Shanghai of the fall of
Kai-foong and Foong-yang, the former being the
capital of the Honan province, and the latter the
capital of the Ganwhy province. It is stated that
they possess undisputed sway over the country near
the Poyang Lake, in Kiangsi, and thus command
the control over the whole tea districts. It is not
expected, however, that any interruption will be
offered to the cultivation or exportation of teas.
From Amoy, late but very unsatisfactory ac-
counts have been received, and there appears to be
little hope entertained of any change for the better
or the re-establishment of trade. The rebels still
'remain in possession-of the-island, And keep up,fre-
quent skirmishes with the Imperial forces ; but
these latter do not evince any disposition to deter-
mine hostilities by hard fighting. In the mean-
time the rebels receive daily accessions to their
numbers by square-rigged vessels and junks from
Singapore and Penang, with supplies of money and
ammunition, and thus threaten a very protracted
and desultory warfare.
Canton remains quiet, but there are indications
of uneasiness, and the greatest precautions are
taken by the Mandarins to prevent surprise ; but,
should Pekin fall, it will no doubt be a signal for
an immediate rise and outbreak, which must put a
stop to trade for some time. The Emperor, it is
said, has called upon the Mongol Princes to assist
him, and they have promised troops to meet the
rebels.

At Foochow all was pretty quiet on the 4th inst.,
owing to the stringent measures adopted by the
authorities.

As we had expected, Admiral Pellew left the
harbour on the 9th inst. in search of the pirates on
the west coast, who, no doubt, had warning of his
movements. He took and destroyed 12 boats,
with about 50 guns, and released six trading junks.
The main body of the piratical fleet had dispersed
into their fastnesses, and the squadron returned to
the harbour on the 17th. We hear the pirates
havelagain appeared, and a division of 15 junks is
on the east coast.

We have had this month unusual and disastrous
floods at Canton. Great injury has been done to
the paddy fields and rice in store. Prices have
advanced considerably, and in some districts the
public granaries had been thrown open. Imports
remain very depressed both at Canton and
Shanghai. At the latter place barter transactions
are reported of Bilb. cloths, at $1 10c. At Can-
ton a large native establishment in the cotton yarn
trade has just failed. The transactions in exports
have been large, and at advancing rates. The
export of tea shows an increase on last year to
the same time of about 4,000,0001 b., all from Can-
ton. The shipments of silk from Shanghai amount
to about 8,000 bales, against 10,400 bales last year.
Exchange has advanced. Six months' bill on
London here are quoted ss. 9 d. ; at Shanghai,
Moneyjust
ia continues
brought excessively eosn i
only
eal y
smallscar scarce, and
t7hse. 2d.steamer
of bullion. amount

The Americans have requested Commodore
Perry to have a vessel stationed at Canton or
Whampoa.

Her Majesty's ship Spartan has proceeded to
Shanghai, and is to call at Amoy.
The health of the troops continues satisfactory.
In harbour, her Majesty's ship Winchester, the
steamer Styx, the brig Rapid, the United States'
sloop Vandalia. At Whampoa, her Majesty's brig
Lily, the United States steamer Mississippi. At
Macao, the United States' steamer Susquehannah,
the French frigate Capricieuse, and the steamer
Cassini. At Amoy, her Majesty's steamer
Rattler. At Shanghai, her Majesty's steamers
Hermes and Salamander, and the United States'
sloop Saratoga.
Our latest dates are from England, July 8 ; Cal-
cutta, July 16 ; Bombay, July 31 ; Singapore,
August 15 ; Manilla, July 11 ; Sydney, June 16 ;
Melbourne, June 14 ; Shanghai, August 7.
Our letters of yesterday from Canton mention
that the commander of the Imperial troops at the
Meiliu Pass had sent to Canton for assistance and
instructions how to act, as the rebels were march-
ing on the pass.
We have nothing more to add to the details of
the Arratoon Apcar tragedy, and the only way in
which we can account for the atrocity is by ascrib-
ing the acis to a horrible spirit of Thuagism, which
we believe to exist in China in as great a degree as
ever it was heard of in British India. Under the
Tartar government this spirit has been fostered and
encouraged. The Tai-wan-foo, Hwang-chu-kee,
Wongmakok, and Barrier tragedies acre particular
instances in which the principal Thugs have been
largely rewarded for their deeds ; and it will in no
way surprise us to learn that Apoon Aping and the
11 others at some early date become trusted man-
darins in the pay of the Tartar usurper. (The pa-
triots would not have anything to do with such
wretches, we are sure.)
The health of the troops in garrison at Hong-
Kong continues much the same as reported at the
departure of the last mail. There have been two
deaths—a soldier of the artillery, from consump-
tion ; and a private of the 59th, from chronicdy-
sentery. The following was the number of sick
20 Gun Lascars, 2. u
•
the several hospitals :—Ordnance, 10 ; 59th Regi-
ment, 57 ; Ceylon Rifles, ,
Total, 89.
Between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday even-
ing passengers on board the H. and C. Company's
Hong-Kong, en route to Hong-. Bong,
steam-sHong-.Bong,
Whampoa and Secondßar, observed
-
awlbeienaubteiftuwl
between
nniet setting in the west, exhibiting,

through a large telescope a very brilliant body,
equalling in size that of a star of the first magni-
tude ; the tail of which running perpendicularly
upwards, extended over the whole diameter of the
field of the glass. Instruments were not at hand
to take correct observations ; but, at 7.45 p.m. a
line produced from the pointers in the constellation
Great Bear for a length about one-fourth beyond
what the extent would be from the northern
pointer to the tail of the Bear, and touching the
horizon, had the comet above it at an altitude of
about 10 deg., and mid-distant between the south-
ern pointer and the setting planet. The comet
continued visible until 8.10 p.m. then, at about
5 deg. above the horizon, it was as much above the
indicated line (so slowly was it setting) as it before
was seen to be above it.

[The comet was again visible in Hong Kong last
evening, almost directly after the sun set, in much
the same position as mentioned above.]
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steam ship Malta, Captain Potts, ar-
rived with the English mail of the Bth ult. about
2 a.m., yesterday, August 21, bringing 1379 chests
of Malwa opium, and 184 boxes of specie (110. of
them being from England of bar silver and English
coin). Since leaving Singapore the Malta has had
fine clear weather, with a light moonsoon all up
the China Sea, and has signalised three vessels at
good distances off; one of which ;was the Roman
Emperor, another the Cossipore, and the third sup-
posed to be the Acasta. The Red Rover, from
Calcutta, had not arrived at Singapore when the
Malta arrived. The Erin reached Singapore on
the 14th inst.

JAPAN.
THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION.

Commodore Perry's squadron, to which public
attention has been directed for some two years
past, has returned from Japan. The following
particulars of the expedition are extracted from the
China Mail:—

" The squadron, consisting of the steam frigates Sus-
quehanna and Mississippi, and the sloops-of-war Ply-
mouth and Saratoga, sailed from the harbour of Napa-
kiang, in Loochoo, on the 2d of July. On the morning
of th Bth they made Cape Idzu, near the southern en-
trance of the Bay of Yedo, and sailing directly up the
bay, anchored in the afternoon off the town of Uraga,
more than a mile beyond the former anchorage of the
Morrison and Columbus. The appearance of the steamers
—the first ever seen in Japanese waters—with the other
vessels in tow, moving with all sails furled, at the rate
of nine or ten knots an hour, appeared to produce con-
siderable sensation among the Japanese, and all the
trading junks, with which the bay was crowded, care-
fully kept out of their way.
" As the vessels were coming to anchor, two shells or
rockets were fired into the air from a battery about a
mile distant, but apparently as a signal, and not a token
of hostility. Several government boats immediately
came off, and endeavoured to put on board the vessels
the usual notification to foreigners, warning them to de-
part. They were not received, however, and the Deputy
Governor of Uraga, who was the only person allowed to
came on board, was notified that if the Japanese autho-
rities endeavoured to surround the ships with the usual
cordon of boats, it would lead to very serious conse-
quences. A few boats, nevertheless, lingered around
the Susquehanna, but the sight of some warlike prepa-
rations satisfied them that Commodore Perry was in
earnest, and they quickly retired. During the stay of
the squadron in the hay, it was never afterwards visited
by any boats, except those conveying the officials,
through whom the negotiations were carried. The next
morning, Yezaitnon, the Governor of Uraga, and a
nobleman of the third rank, came off, and after ascer-
taining the object of his visit, asked for time to dispatch
an express to Yedo in order to obtain instructions how
to act. During the three days which elapsed before the
answer arrived, the Mississippi made a trip about ten
miles further up the bay, finding everywhere deep sound-
ings. Beyond the promontory of Uraga, a point which
no foreign vessel had passed before, she discovered a
large and beautiful bight which was perfectly land
locked, and offered the most secure and commodious an
chorage.
"On Tuesday, the 12th, an answer arrived from
Yedo, stating that the Emperor had appointed an
officer of the highest rank to proceed to Uraga, and re-
ceive the letter of the President of the United States ;
and satisfactory proofs having been given to Commodore
Perry, that this appointment came directly from the
Imperial Government, it was arranged that the inter-
view should take place on the morning of the 14th.
" The Jppanese selected the small town of Gori-hama,
about three miles south of Uraga, for the interview. On
the morning of the 14th, the Susquehanna and Mis-
sissippi took up a position off the town, and lay with
their broadsides to the shores. The Governor and
Deputy-Governor of Uraga, with the Commandant of
the Military Forces, came off to accompany the com-
modore to the landing place. Three houses had been
erected by the Japanese, one of which was prepared for
the interview, while the other two were apparently in-
tended for the accommodation of the Princes who had
come from Yedo to receive the letter. The officers
and men who accompanied Commodore Perry amounted
to about four hundred, while the force of the Japanese
was variously estimated at from five to seven thousand.
Their foremost files extended around the head of the
bight, for the distance of nearly a mile, and with their
number of scarlet pennons, and banners of various
devices, presented a novel and beautiful show. The
commodore was escorted with the American colours
flying, and the band playing the national 'Hail,
Columbia,' to the house of reception. Here he was re-
ceived by the Prince of Idzu, first councillor of the
Emperor, who was accompanied by the Prince of
Iwami. The letter of the President, and Commodore
Perry's letters of credence were formally delivered, and
an official receipt given in return by the two Princes.
The interview then terminated, as the latter were not
empowered to enter into any negotifr to g
negotiations. Thvee heCotrn-
modore stated, however, that, in r_
Japanese Government ample time for deliberation,l he
would depart in three or four days, and return in a few
months to receive the reply.
" The Governor and Deputy-Governor of Uraga, with
the interpreters and attendants, after the interview, were
treated to a trip in the Susquehanna, where they wit-
nessed for the first time the performance of the steam-
engine. The officers of the two vessels speak with
admiration of the beauty of the shores, and the rich cul-
tivation and luxuriant vegetation which they everywhere
witnessed. The natives with whom they came in con-
tact were friendly in their demeanour, and the Governor
of Uraga is spoken of as a model of refinement and
good breeding.

" Notwithstanding the repeated concessions which the
Japanese made to the demands of Commodore Perry,
they are said to have been very cordial and friendly in
their intercourse, and to have taken their final leave
with a show of real regret.

"The squadron sailed from the Bay of Yedo, on the
17th, and after encountering a severe gale during the
21st and 22d, arrived in Noochoo on the 25th July, and
the two steam-frigates returned to Hong Kong on the
evening of the 7th August."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY.
(From the Bombay Times.)
REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS,
FROM THE 29TH OF AUGUST TO THE 11TH OF SEP-
TEMBER, 1853.

Since our last report most descriptions of Govern-
ment securities have fallen in price, and we quote ac-
cordingly considerable sales of all descriptions at the re-
duced rates. The greatest depression has been in 5
per cent, paper, which has been sold to some extent at
1031 to 1031 per cent. In Bank Shares there has been
little doing, except in Bank of Bombay Stock, which has
advanced to 38 per cent. premium. Money continuer
abundant in all quarters. Bullion and Mexican dol-
lars have sold freely for the China market at advanced
rates.

Since the date of our last market report there has been
a considerable tall of rain, which continues at intervals,
and thus all our former fears as to the harvest are
quieted, and we have every reason to anticipate gdod
crops of grain and cotton ; the last reports from
Broach estimating that the production of cotton in those
0
districts, if nothing usual happens in the meantime to
damage the growing crops, will be from 30 to 40 per
cent. greater during this than the last season.
In piece goods there has been a fair amountof.obuuss.y
being busi-
ness done, without, however, the brisknesrsgpreeyv 1
r
noticed,-the most active inquiry fo
mada-
pollams and jaconets, which command enhanced prices,
Turkey red,
while yarns are rather dull, excepting
whichis very saleable. Metals also demand more atten-
tion, the imports being very small.
Grey shirtings, 3
511 b. to silb. -Since the
trap_
spired. of our last reportBby4o,
but
feW
sales of these have
spired. The quantity in the
T
handshe value we last quoted
ofnow
supposed thedealers is cillw-
supposed to be very small.
remains unaltered,
and there seemed every probability
of its being steadily maintained for the present. For
61b. the inquiry remains steady as before, at 3 12-16.
The
higher qualities likewise continue to maintain
their value in the market, although we have not many
sales to report. 45-inch goods are in fair inquiry at
former rates, the higher qualities have `lightly declined
in value.
Metals generally have improved in value. Qopper has
advanced lr. to 2r. per cwt., sheating and braziers' being
now worth 62r. to 624 r. ; bottoms, 63r. ; bolt, 60r. ;
tiles, 554 r. to 56r. ; South American slabs, MS% ; spelter
is now worth 12Ir. to 13r. Lead-pig, Hr. ; sheet,
12r. to 13r. Tin plates, 13r. to 131 r. per box. Iron
-English bars, 35r. to 36r. ; Swedish bars, 49r. to 50r. ;
square nail rod, 34r. to 35r. ; round nail rod, 45r. per
candy ; sheet iron, 7r. to 74r. ; hoop iron, 6r. to 7r. per
cwt. ; steel, in tubs, 12r. ; in faggots, 9r. to 10r. per
cwt.

Cochineal is held in heavy stock, but a sale of 20,0001 b.
of it is reported, at ir. 14a. per lb.
1 Cotton—Few transactions have taken place since the
k arrival of the last mail from England, as the dealers have