The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

" Shanghae and the country around are now in a
state of partial rebellion ; when it will become open
and general we know not." " Since the arrival at
Peking of Tai ping Wong's troops, news has not
reached us ; but we expect to hear now very soon
that the capital has fallen." The news from Amoy
is brought up to the Ist inst. The long threatened
attack by the Imperialists commenced on the
25th ultimo, but the rebels were still in pos-
session of the town when the clipper schooner
Mazeppa left on the 2d. We have seen a lengthy
mercantile (political) circular, containing very
full details of the daily battles, and have also been
favoured with a briefer, though more pithy report,
from both of which we learn the following particu-
lars :—At daylight of the 25th of August a fleet con-
sisting of 29 Canton and 14 Amoy junks were seen
entering the harbour, and about noon ranged in
battle array before the long battery—a brisk can-
nonading continuing for several hours, when the
Imperialist fleet hauled off out of gunshot reach, and
anchored for the night. Whilst the firing was going
on, another fleet of some 50 junks came round the
west side of the island, landing their crews and de-
stroying seven villages said to have been occupied
principally by rebel families. On the 26th but very
little was done on either side until about three
p.m., when the Imperialist fleet, which had been
augmented in numbers during the night, weighed
and passed round the south side of Kolungsoo,
exchanging shots on the way with the batteries on
both the island and the main. The rebel fleet said

to be greatly inferior in numbers and equipment,
also weighed from the inner harbour, and kept up
a continued interchange of shots. About sundown
the Imperialists fleets having formed a junction,
anchored within a mile of the town, and close to
the foreign shipping. The rebel squadron took up
a position in front of the foreign factories. The
27th passed over quietly ; the Imperialists appa-
rently waiting the advance of a body of troops,
some 6,000 of which had effected a landing at the
back of the island during the two previous days
and had got within four or five miles of the city.
The first land battle appears to have been
opened by the rebels, as the fighting, on the
morning of the 28th, is admitted to have been in
the vicinity of the Imperialist camp, from which
having retired to breakfast, the Imperialists, as a
mat ter of course, reported that they drove them
back into the town (and which appears to have been
believed by some people, as anoi her matter of
course). In the afternoon the Imperialist squadron
weighed and stood towards the npp3r end of the
harbour, with the object, it appeared, of destroy-
ing the western suburbs of the town, well defended,
however, by two rebel batteries. " A great many
of the shot from the Canton junks on this occasion,
as well as on the 26th, appeared directed at and
over the houses, breaking a great many tiles, and
frightening people fawn the roofs where, at the
commencement, the inhabitants had placed them-
selves to witness the fight. The firing ceased
about six p.m., the Mandarins retiring to their
anchorage. The rebel junks did not weigh."
On the 29th, early in the morning, the Imperial-
ists effected a coup de main; capturing, it is said, a
body of 400 of the rebels, the best part of whom
were beheaded instanter. Having frightened the
main body of their opponents into a retreat on the
town, the Imperialists then betook themselves to the
business of destroying the villages where the rebels
had resided ; killing every man and male child to
be found. Part of the Imperialist fleet also weighed
at high water, and, with boats, proceeded up the
creek running half way across the island, from the
west end of the town, some of the crews landing and
capturing those whom they could catch in their re-
treat. All this was effected before breakfast, to which.
the Imperialists were said to be going when the re-
bels gave pursuit, and captured 33 of them, who spee-
dily met the same fate which had been meted to the
rebel hundreds (?), their heads being exposed as
trophies in the streets of the city. Although said
to have been defeated early in the day, towards
evening the rebel troops were seen entering the
city, many of them laden with what had been left
in the destroyed villages ; the inhabitants of those
villages which had not been molested by the Im-
perialists also proceeding to the city with their
goods, to take up quarters with the rebels, in
wtiom they evidently entertained more confidence
than they did in their legitimate protectors. On
the 30th the Imperialist Fleet weighed early, and
proceeded towards the eastern suburbs, which they
also ineffectually attempted to destroy ; desisting
at the hour of nine a.m. On the 31st August the
armies arrayed 4hemselves against each other
about two miles from the town; in the evening
`lie Imperialists marched off to their " Chob-
'—the rebels to their " Tower." The Im-
perialist navy effected, on this day, a good deal
of damage among the northern and western suburbs.
On the Ist inst. all was quiet, the Imperialists re-
maining in camp. Further advices are looked for
with some anxiety. About Canton things may be
said to remain in static quo ; but an approaching
crisis is indicated by the lamentable stagnation of
trade; the high rates of exchange (Os. 7d. per dol-
lar for good bills on England, and 303 rupees per
100 dollars for East India Company's accepted
paper) being sad proof of the absence of the circu-
lating medium. H. M. sloop Lily has been sent
up to guard the factories ; and, apparently em-
boldened by a reliance on the probability of quiet
existing for some time. H. E. Admiral Pellew in-
tends, it is reported, to proceed to Manila shortly,
with the Winchester and Styx.
Authentic intelligence reached Canton a day or
two ago, to the effect that a detachment from the
Nanking army had reached the borders of Kwang-
si, at the point where the Pearl River enters from
the Kwangtung Province, and that the patriots
only waited news of the fall of Peking to advance
towards Canton. Hard fighting is looked for
about the Meiling Pass, to which place Viceroy
Yeh has been for some time sending troops.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

yam'.

Report of the Bombay Markets from, Sept. 12 to Sept. 27.
Since the date of our last report there has been less
business transacted than we expected at that time would
have been the case. During the last fortnight orders
from the districts were at first received to a considerable
extent ; in consequence of the very scanty fall of rain
lately way of these orders have been countermanded,
and others are now coming in but slowly. However,
by late accounts we have received accounts of indica-
tions of rain, which, if realised, must impart a briskness
to trade.

Exchange on England has been pretty steady through.
out the fortnight, and no large amount has been trans-
acted, the rate having varied from 2s. lid. to 2s. lad.
per Rs., six months' sight, for first class paper, and
2s. 11d. to 2s. 11d. for bills secured by documents.
Freights have also remained steady at 2/. 17s. 6d. to
3/. to Liverpool, with 3/. Bs. 6d. to London, but not
much has been done to either port.