The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-01 00:00:00

CHINA.

The following is from the Overland China Mail
of June 4 :

After delaying, day by_eee
sdodhcba
sathytili.,:enecalealtoseti nese
treaties,
Geis
natr
onvidten proceededhr
ienHtm:ovvenai
Kong than they at first intended, the English
and French
elptevloietnhti
whetherphtori
ltewn rtaiaatntir3fihi
isnsooornitni inclined e'd(sl;
of their advance to Pekin, and whether the pleni-
pos are prepared to relinquish the right of perma-
nent residence at that capital. There is some rea-
son to believe that the British embassy is in doubt
as to the propriety of relinquishing that last-men-
tioned and important privilege. As we announced
before a large naval force is being assembled in the
Gulf of Peehelce, and both the ministers will be
accompanied to Peking by strong bodyguards.
A report came down here, via Canton, that the
members of the Russian embassy at Pekin had all
been murdered by the Chinese, but no credit is at-
tached to this report, it being evidently a mere
attempt at intimidation. The latest intelligence of
the movements of the Russians is of a less startling,
but more probable and important kind. They are
said to have made offers to the Imperial Govern-
ment at Pekin to assist in putting down the rebel-
lion, and have furnished some hundreds of cannon
in return for the territory which was ceded to them
on the banks of the Amour. There is a feeling in
certain quarters that the Imperial Government
should be assisted in putting down the rebels, be-
cause they devastate the country and apparently
interfere with trade ; but even for the interests of
trade it would be a narrow and short-sighted policy
for the fbreign Powers to interfere in suppressing.
h
insurrection,osbeen preservation
e o which is
the safeguard
t
o China
from imme-
morial of a
and
times.
The rebels have been making great progress of
latetw oor i n theth r neighbourhoodo
cities
east
of
the Grand
Ya ng- sze
Canal- k i
tahn
are
in some
nown(l
in their possession. It is now ascertained
waybeen 11
dpetfhe
ae
treidy ewr
if
trho Nvankin
avt the el
0I
sms p. e isei t have
been com-
mandersebythe
dNovvaasscompelledo
ut or s
oani le thef
rebelssieg siege
no
its
sNnaeni kg ihn-
bourhood ; at first the enemy retreated before him,
but after he had crossed the river, with bag and
baggage, they fell upon his army and defeated it
with great slaughter.
The remains of Yeh have been received at Canton
with great respect and were carefully put up for trap 5-
mission northwards, in presence of most of the high
officials of the province, who showed much respect
and affection for the deceased. Their conduct on this
occasion has proved that the stubborn frOnt which
he skowed to foreigners was in accordance with
the general sentiment, and is still admired by his
compatriots.
Mr. Aleack, the consul general of Japan, has
reached Shaughae, on his way to that country,
with the ratified treaty, and along with the mem-
bers of the consular staff; and has made a present
from her Majesty the Queen to Mr. Townshend
Harris, the American official to whose exertions
the opening up of Japan was .chiefly attributable.
A quarter for foreigners has already been fixed
upon by the governor of Nagasaki, at which port
several of the principal foreign mercantile houses
in China have already got representatives.
The American ship Vancouver, from New York,
was totally wrecked on the 16th May within a
short distance from Shanghae, and only a small
portion of her cargo recovered, in a damaged state.
The captain and crew were saved.
The drought continues in the south of China,
and the prospects of the rice crops are very bad.
Here, in Hong-Kong, there has hardly been any
rain for eight months, and for several weeks the