The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-19

| them N Q wing Of protection, asashed themselves
10 t'sm and became their leaders, 0rganizisg them
selves with the psoessed Object OF oyerturning the
government. 10 far from regarding there insurgents
| with favor account Of their pro tssed a3kn0g
Judgement ~ one God, and their belief IA the Sacrei
scriptures, cannot regard thete Ia u but with the
deepest solicituae calculated 10 seriously c0mpro
mirc the character 0f holy religion IN tine eyes OF
| this heather nation.
THEIR COMBUSTION YRox GoD.
| The rcv0utiOnists claim To he commissioned from
God, and assert that he has miracnlonsy ayssted
them In one OF the prOclamntiOns referred 70 above
enumersting the destruction Of the world by the
flood the deliverance OF the Israelites from Egypt
and the incarnation OF the Lord Jesus IN the Land
u Judea three great interpretations Of God In hu
man affairs they proceed 10 state" In the later
ages he has again manifested his Indignation, and In
the year 1887 the great God sent celestial mcHBen
| ger, who was commissioned by the Lord Of Heaven
when he assembled on high To put To death the iend
| sh bands. Again he has sent the celestial king ~
take the lead Of the empire and rave the people,
From AID. 1919 ~ the great God has compassion
ated the calamtes OF the people, who have been en-
tangled in the meshes or the devils net on the third
month Of the year 1861 the exalted Lord and great
| Emperor appeared; and In the month OF the same
| year Jesus, the Saviour or the world manifested
| himself, exerting innumerable acts OF power and
| Strengthening great number OF implsh nenis In scve-
raj pitched battles" In the account OF the Hernes
visit IL IL stated that in recounting their miraculous
escape from YuDg- ngan city, they say, Our Hea-
yenly Father came down and Showed US the way TO
| break out"
| PROCLAMATION or THE sHANGTE SOCIETY TO THE
| INHABITANTS or WING somehow.
The Teaou ching " chief officer IN the left wing
| OF the army, has received the royal commands TO
publish this, that the hearts Of the people may be
| changed.
Know ye, people, that the middle ground China
proper) belongs to those OF the former dynasty. BE
not afraid ye scholars, farmers, wOrkmen, and mcr-
chants but hold steadfastly every one 10 his work
The fortune Of the Han dynasty is about TO flourish
and the foreign dynasty Of the Mantchooa will soon
| end This IL the decree OF Heaven, in which there
can be no mistake. After long union, division
| must cDsue in order that affairs may be arranged
again. Our kings publishing laws, exhibited their
bcneyolencc, and before ever they bowed the knee
| to Shangte (God), they assisted the distressed
and after they had learned TO worship God, they
| exertcd all their strength to save the people
from ruin; they supported the weak, resisted
| the strong, and assisted each other in opposing
thieves and guarding against robbers with united
strength and unanilnity OF mind. They were not
Ike Tai tow yeong, Tai,ceyu, Cheong ka-chcn, and
others, who stopped the vessels on the rivers, plum
dered everywhere and killed the inhabitants OF the
| towns and villages On the arrival OF officers and
| troops these men were afraid-thcy only cared to
se passports OF safe conduct NJ protection to the
| people, hut their assurance OF peace was in vain,
for the interiors depending upon their superiors also
went abroad tO sell these passports and collect tax,
No that the inhabitants had no peace till they had
yielded TO all these demands. In this way the mer-
chants and traders suffered great mr. indscribablc
injury. "Ihe cats and mice slept in the same place.
hence, numbers of inferior persons assumed unusual
cfrontery and formed oil kinds OF schemes TO do
much harm M they possibly could; they also raised
troops from amongst the inhabitants and oven
| called upon our kings to submit to them. On
the day that Wingon city was settled there were
three contendng parties, but he who walked accord
| ing To the wishes OF heaven obtained possession
Our kings have spread their bcncvolence TO the ut
most, and regarding the people AZ their children,
they have commanded the army to abstain from
murder, and to take nothing without permission;
| thnv ar mat "a md iUp iuI "A q
trade In the markets now goes on quietly as before
II any one refuses to obey the laws let him be re-
ported To the law officer Of the army. Our kings in
vite the inhabitants OF all districts and departments
TO surrender, and will reward those who establish
their merits by cxerting their strength. They are
waiting to be joined by the kings Of the other
provinces IN order 70 unite their troops Tor an attack
on the capital civ 3Okn, after which they will pro-
AS1, IIEuEN-TEEN, PING TEEN, Kings.
YiN-TIK, TEEs-TIK, SHunTIk,
YEONG SEW. rsIs0, Gencralissimo.
| HoO.EKwANG, Chief Assistant General.
| SEw-CHAou.KwEi Second Assistant General
/ Teenkeo, first year, 9th moon.
HISTORY AND APPEARANCE or TEEs.wANd, OR THE
| HEAVENLY PRINCE" AND HIS coMrEEns.
| The acknowledged chief Of the insurgents IL in
titled by them Tcen-waDg, l. {. Heavenly King or
Prince, the latter word being in his equivalent
10 sovereign prince. In conversation he is some.
| times called Tac ping Wang Prince OF Peace" but
rartly Tae ping being the title of the projected new
! dynasty not that of this individual monarch. The
existence Of any such person or title as Teen tin
distinctly ignored by the Northern Prince, the high
est chief seen, who said it phrase Of "Outsde
peoples" and nothing heard Of the re establish
mcnt Of the Ming dynasty.
Besides the Teenwang five others bear the title Of
princes, viz, the Eastern, Western, Southern,
Northern, and assistant princes. The name CT the
first, who IL first authority M well as In place. IL
Yang sew tsng; Of the third, Fung yum shan; Of the
fourth, WEIGHING; and of the fifth (some relative OF
| the Tccn-wang) Shihta kac. The surname OF the
second il Seaou, but his individual 1--WE may now
say, Christan) name has not been ascertained Ie
the third in authority among the insurgents, a cir
culnstance that would mark him N man Of unusual
ability for there is evidence that he was not with
them two years back, or at least not IA man of
note. The Pekn Lasetfe reported him having
been killed ut Cbang-sha; but Shen.sc merchant
recently spoken with at Soo-chow declared that be
had been brought before him months after when
he was at the head of squadron in the Po-yang
lake. We are informed that letter received ut
| Canton two years ago, purportng to be n copy of
one written by the imperial commissioner, Chow.
ecntseo ~ the governor OF Hoo-nan. To this no
great attention paid ut the time the receiver
being habt,ally skcpca on the score OF docu ments
pnrporng TO be copies OF the private correspondence
OF high officers. An inquiry into the circumstances
under which II was procured ut Woochang has, how
ever led to the conclusion that it is genuine. In
every it has assumed historical value, for il
mentions Fung yun-shan and iang.sew sing a.
being then leaders next in authority 10 the chief
himself, Hung sew tseun, and shortly notes the
organization Of the army that found TO exist at
Marking.
The princes wear yellow hoods, shaped like the
Chinese helmet, yellow Jackets and long yellow
gowns.
No little mystery exists with respect to the Teen
wang or Heavenly Prince, and there ia even room
for doubt OF his being still alive. The imperialsts all
dec arc him to have died some months back I; hut
with them the wish may be father 10 the belief The
insurgents all speak OF him rs living but few, even Of
the long haired except the higher leaders, could say
they had seen him. He IL said TO come out OCCASION
ally in large chair; but it sso completely shroudcd
In yellow silk as to render the presumed occupant
invisible. He IL said 10 inhabt the Yamun Of the
Governor General, and our countrymcn who rode past
that establishment certainly signs Of its being
occupied by person of great Importance. con.
sideraton Of NIL the various reports and statements
respecting this extraordinary individual has led to
the following imprc ssions;--
That he IL probably still alive and about 80 years
Of TINT his Ii cnrtulnly IIunn lsnlu.