The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

authorities of Foo-keen and Formosa have the money the
energy, or the will to effect such a transaction. We have
noticed above the extreme pressure for money at
Pekin. It appears, from the Gazettes, to be driving the
Government to perfectly suicidal measures. The pro-
perties of
Commissionerthe former Minister,seu.kw aSnageTtsshiati:gh-aavbe, abneednofthe
Imperial con-
fiscated—their sons, mandarins in Pekin, being pre-
viously degraded and thrown into prison to prevent their
abebeentrecbrtoiungghetnyprpiesortnieerns.thee eformerfßee* hadhl
d
been already tried and condemned to death for bad&
ciency, these proceedings had in them nothing unusual.
But the same fate has befallen the property and fainiVof
to A 1
Pekin,both ofan
dt hes
Luh-keen-ying, who fell at his post in Nankin. -The
fnognthoef their property: sateauptcre:telse
death of sea officer at his post by the hand of the enemy
has hitherto been held to obliterate all faults.
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rule has been to confer posthumous honours on lhe
deceased and rewards on his family. Now unsuccess-
ful devotion has been visited in the same manner as
early and flagrant dereliction of duty. Besides the
above transaetion, heavy loans have been exacted from
some wealthy families, those' of Muhehantsin,
Keying, and other former Ministers; amounting .to a
g an influential edasse and is -est the
dpsEateffiaetleinictionenndfirisacavimon
capital. The above detailed-proofs of scarcity of pro-
visions and the want of money in the Government trea-
suries at Pekin we conceive to be of great, importance,
as showing, first, that the Imperial arpilies Yaw N„Ftcpt
Yangchow, and Chin-kiang, must depend for subsistence
on the provincial treasuries, known to be now nearly or
quite exhausted ; secondly, that the 'Central' GoveinCr
ment, far from having the means of sending down r6i§r
foi cements of Tartars frOm beyond the Great Wall„„foatir
have to struggle for existence with a local insurreetion.,...
in Pekin itself. As to Tartar chieftains- moving down,
with their, people at their -awn cost, :as we have seen it -
somewhere stated certain of them had offered to do,
can perfectly comprehend why the Emperor had, as ur-
also stated, declined the offer. It could only have ema-
nated from some of the hereditary Mongol Princes, o
whom no one knows better than the Mantchoo court-they s
have never forgotten their de=cent irom Genghis Khan and
his associates, the former rulers, net of China merely, but`'
of all Asia and the east of Europe. They have always been
objects of apprehension and jealousy to the reigning dy-
nasty. It is by no means improbable that they and their
followers, bred in the saddle and accustomed to the
hardy eof nomadic herdsmen in sterile regions, would,
if now brought in, be able to hold all that portion of
China north of the Yellow River for years against a
dynasty established in the south ; but it is equally pro-
bable that they would hold it for themselves,
not for
the Mantohoo Sovereign. As to the low canal-inter-
sected country south ofb the Yellow River, these horse-
men, to whom a boat must be somewhat of a curiosity,
would there have small chance of coping with the Kwang-
tueg leaders and their army, men familiar with internal
navigation from childhood, and now inured to the hard-
ships and dangers of war.'
From Hong Kong the correspondent of the
Times writes on the 7th of July last :
Since our last report of the 23d ult. of the re-
bellion we have nothing striking to communicate.
Our advices from Shanghai are to the 23d ult., but
we have dates to the 30th by an American clipper,
Flying Childers, touching at Woosung, from San
Francisco, but no later news. The main body of
the insurgents still remains at Nankin, Chin-kiang-
fee, and on the northern banks of the Yang-tse-kiang.
They had taken Tai-ping-foe, a city of great strength
to the westward of Nankin. No movement had
been made northward, or in the direction of Soo-
chow and Shanghai. The Imperial foreign fleet
had returned to Woosung.
Mr. Taylor, the American missionary, had re-
turned to Shanghai from visiting the insurgent
General Loo at Chin-kiang-foo, who forwarded him
on to Nankin on his expressing a wish to go there.
The tents of the Imperial troops were distinctly
seen from the walls of that city.
From all communication hitherto held with the
insurgents they seem friendly to foreigners.
The following is a letter addressed by General
Loo to foreigners, and given to Mr. Taylor :
''Loo, the Fifth Arranger of the Forces, attached
to the palace of the celestial dynasty of Tai-ping, who
have received the command of Heaven to rule the em-
pire, communicates the following information to all his
English brethren :—On the Ist day of the sth moon
(June the sth) a brother belonging to your honourable
nation, named Charles Taylor, brought hither a number
of books, which have been received in order. Seeing
that the abovenamed individual is a fellow-worshipper of
God (Shang-te), he is, therefore, acknowledged as a
brother : the books likewise which he has brought
agree substantially with our own, so that it appears we
follow one and the same road. Formerly, however,
when a ship belonging to your honourable nation
came hither (the Hermes), she was followed by a fleet
of impish vessels belonging to the false Tartars : now
also, when a boat from your honourable nation comes
among us, the impish vessels of the Tartars again follow
in its wake. Considering that your honourable nation
is celebrated for its truth and fidelity, we, your younger
brothers, do not harbour any suspicions. At present
both Heaven and men favour our design, and this is just
the time for setting up the Chinese and abolishing the
Tartar rule. We suppose that you, gentlemen, are well
acquainted with the signs of the times, so that we, on
our parts, do not prohibit commercial intercourse, we
merely observe that since the two parties are now en-
gaged in warfare, the going to and fro is accompanied
with inconvenience ; and, judging from the present
' aspect of affairs, we should deem it better Lo vvaita few
months until we have thoroughly destroyed. the Tartars.
when, perhaps, the, subject? of your honourable nation
could go sad come without being involved in the tricks
of these false Tartars. Would it not in your estimatio
also be preferable ? We take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to send you this communication for your intern-
We also send a number of our own books, which
please to circulate among you."
you.gent inspection, and hope that every blessing may attend

The dates from Foo-chow-foo roach to the 24th
ult. The city of Yan-ping-foo, not far distant, had
been besieged and was supposed to have fallen, and
all communication with the interior was stopped by.
the rebels. Great commotion exists at Foo-chow-
foo, which seemed ready for an outbreak ; but the
Tartar garrison were determined to make a stand
on the approach of the rebel force. The inhabitants
continued to move from the city with their pro-
perty. A timely supply of rice from 'Formosa had
relieved the distress.
The advices from Amoy are to the 2d inst. The
Imperialists still held Chong-chow and Tang-wa,
where there had been constant fighting, with much
slaughter. The insurgents held Annoy, and con-
tinued to extort money from the native merchants.
Trade was entirely stopped.
At Canton good order is still maintained by the.
vigilance and stringent measures of the authorities.
Recent accounts from the interior mention that a
large rebel force had moved into Kiang-tsi, aud
were pushing their way fast to the south. This
would cause interruption to transit from the tea
districts if confirmed. The export of tea is going
on with some activity at Canton, but manufutures
are difficult to move even at the present ruinous
low rates. The price of tea is maintained. Money
is scarce, and exchange is quoted ss. 4d. per dollar.
Company's acceptefbills, 250 r. per 100 dollars.
Freights to England 41. to 51., according to the
class of vessels.

The latest date from England is the 9th of May.
The steamer with the 24th of May mail is expected
daily.

There is nothing particular to report of this co-
lony, except that it has been considered advisable,
not to weaken the garrison, to detain the Ceylon
Rifles here at the instance of his Excellency the
Governor.

The import trade at Shanghai remained almost
closed, and much difficulty was anticipated in
making purchases of produce, owing to the absence
of inquiry for imports and. the great scarcity of
money. We do not hear that any settlements
have been made of the new teas. N had been taken at 325 to 335 dols. for Nos.ew lsland 2. Exchange was quoted. as high as 6s. 4d. per dollar
for bills on' England. On India bills had been sold
at 300 r. per 100 dols. for a small amount.
We have to announce the arrival of the Russian
frigate Pallas, from Singapore, also a small man-of-
war screw-steamer, on the 26th ult. His Excel-
lency the Admiral and suite proceeded to Canton,
and we believe he had not an interview with the
Viceroy. It is understood lie proceeds north
shortly to make a display with the American force
at Japan, and will call at Shanghai on his return.
In Harbour.—Her Majesty's ship Spartan, the
Russian frigate Pallas, and steamer Vostock.
At Whampoa.—Her Majesty's brig Rapid.
andC the
antoncorWveattteerse—apTrilicieeuFse.rench steamer Cassint
At
At Amoy.Shanghai
—Her.
—erHlleirajmesat
jy'esstyst,seasmteearmßaersttler.
Hermes
and Salamander.
;
Our latest advices are from Eng,lasi May 9
Bombay, May 21 ; Calcutta, May 20 ; Singapore,JunApril 23 ;
eslh9an; Manilla,
eJ3uon. e 22 ; Sydney,