The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-12 00:00:00

CHINA.

The intelligence of the rebellion and disturbances
by this mail is of a more interesting and exciting
nature than we have been able to communicate for
some time past, giving the progress of the rebels
north, an attack on Shanghai, and recapture of
Amoy.
Our advices from Shanghai are to the 20th inst.
The reinforcements of the Imperial naval force,
noticed in our last, induced the Imperialists to
make a general attack on the city with the com-
bined forces on the 10th inst. They succeeded in
capturing two of the rebel fleet, purchased from
foreigners, and several junks, but were vigorously
repelled by the rebels on the land side and with
great loss.

Being unsuccessful in their land attack and un-
able to capture the batteries on shore, the crews of
the Imperial junks landed up the river, and com-
menced pillaging the neighbourhood and setting
fire to the houses, which led to the destruction of
a considerable portion of the south-eastern suburbs.
Much valuable property and treasure was seized
and carried off, after which the force retired, and
since no important attack has been made.
A disagreeable collision, however, has taken
place between the Imperial troops and the guard
and volunteer corps. Late on the evening of the
14th 400 to 500 Imperial troops entered the British
settlement to intercept some guns about to be con-
veyed, it was said, to the rebels, and were disco-
vered by the guard of her Majesty's ship Spartan,
which, with the volunteer corps, who promptl y
assembled, drove them out. Two of the Imperial
troops were killed, and several wounded.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul complained to
the criminal judge and commander of the forces.
A reply was received in explanation, which has not
been published mentioning the circumstance, but
stating that the troops were repulsed by a party of
rebels dressed as foreigners, and that they did not
fire, fearful that some real foreigners might be shot
or hurt. This is perfect Chinese diplomacy. This
affair places the settlement in a somewhat critical
position, and has led to a notification from her
Britannic Majesty's Consul to the British commu-
nity, dated the 17th inst. The insurgents in the
city are said to be short of provisions, and, as no
sympathy is shown towards them by the rebels,
some crisis similar to that of Amoy may be antici-
pated ; and, if Shanghai be retaken, fearful ven-
geance will be dealt out to the men in the city.
Canton keeps quiet, but a large force has been
sent to Tong-Koon, not far distant, where vigorous
resistance has been shown to the Government,
which will have some difficulty in quelling the dis-
turbance. The accounts of the insurgents to the
south-west mention that the capital of Hopih had
been retaken by them, with great slaughter, and
the district disturbed, and that the rebels were
investing the capital of Oonam, which resisted
their efforts before.

Trade is looking more encouraging at Canton,
and, but for the state of political matters, would
go on improving.
Exchange has alien to ss. I d., and at Shanghai
to 6s. 3d.

The import of bullion from all quarters since
May may be estimated at about $8,000,000 value.
The mail of the 24th of September arrived on
the 12th inst. ; the Bth of October mail keeps out.
The tidings of the northern insurgents is impor-
tant. The Pekin Gazettes were received at Shang-
hai down to the 10th, and some say to the 11th of
October. We forward particulars from the North
China Herald. We mentioned in our last that
Tae-Ping's northern army had taken Peng-Yang in
Shan-see, and had passed eastward of Hung-tung.
We have no news of its having proceeded on the
main road to Pekin, and crosse one of the moun-
tain passes close to a portion of the great wall, and
passed into the Pe-the-le province, and being
within reach of the city Chin-ting, about 30 miles
from the provincial capital, Paou-ting,
which is
about 200 miles from Pekin, towards which they
were pushing on. The Imperial force was to the
southward of them.

At Ningpo all was quiet on the 15th inst., and
at Foochow, on the 19th inst., good order Was
maintained, and continued preparations made for
the defence of the city.

RE-CAPTURE OF AMOY, AND EXECUTION

OF 1.000 OF THE REBELS.
From Amoy the most melancholy accounts have
been received, involving an amount of bloodshed
that is calculated to strike terror into the hardest
heart, and with any other people than Chinese
would induce a reaction and a cry of vengeance on
the authors of such fearful outrages as those now
enacting at Amoy and in its neighbourhood. The