The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-13

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taihe AHA California hsd,hs following news from
China ytbe arrival Of the Pathfinder At San Francisco
from Hong Kong 81 EU
The lieulenant governor OF kiang- had addressed
otna applications to the eohsuls add commissioners OF
foreign nations asking for aid against The insurgents
lie max es special application To Ile bsh conmssluIel
and then proceeds TO say ~, .frst. .t,.g
:" II the commissioner OF The American nation, with
those from Portugal, France Denmark, and Hamburg
should also have arrived al Shanghai hope lha ihey
Will send messages. and despatch Their shps-of-war and
steamers, chant vessels, m combined Heel, 10
surround aud exleminae the enemy, that with one
blow the Instruction may be quelled, and this stnkn
rabble be anoiblated thus iranqurzing the peoples
mind, promoting commercial intercourse, and removing
all hndefances 10 the niercommunicaon OF ocial des,
patches -
We extract the following from the Shanghai cores
pondence OF the Hong Kong Register
I'VE have had before US TIE last week all the pomp
and circumstance OF war On Sunday last body Of hye
thousand armed with about fory field pieces,
ded through our sreesharnles. village braves. who
paid TO at the first sho1, u indeed they stop 10
hear it. Now we have forts and lines thrown on all
around us. with redoubt at our very gateway. con-
stfucied by the naval force under the command OF Capt
ttshbourne. To-day, al en all the foreign residents
10 meet OF the Icquison OF the consns TO consult
taking measures for joint defence. Ia Tue mean time
Nankn and Che-kiang, foo taken by the rebels,
and the insurgents have only been restrained from adj
vancing Soochow and Shanghai by the pressnte OF
the lmperallsts in their which has compelled Them
Nankin, where they said 10 be surround
ed other reports say that they have surrounded the i'm
pealiss and expect IN few days 10 put them to Hight
The pepper, speaking Of The character OF the in.
surrectioD, says
The ne state of the case seems to be that they
proud Con'ucianss, determined establish the ancien,
manners and customs prevalent under The Han and Ming
dynasty, and exasperalej against the Manchows that
they are likely 10 look with disgust upon any lhng fot
cign; and while they bent upon roofing out Budd
hsm, they would be little disposed 10 favor Christi
anlty We have letters last night from Soochow detail
ing their cTueues the Mapchow women when they
look Nankn Having decoyed 700 of these unforunaes
into building under pretense OF getting Them married
to Chinese people, they rutbessy set fire 10 the whole,
and reduced them ashes They then registered the in
mates of every house Nankn, and he next day wen,
found il each dwelling When lucy found e more ,haa
the number given IN ia very likely case) they killed The
old numbers They then pressed every Chinese In,o the
army from is 10 d. killing the children useless, APP
popria'lng Inc younger women, and making The older
ones cooks ard scullions This may be report
exaggerated by the fears Of the Chinese SILL tie ndis
crimna'e slaughter OF the Buddhs, priests gives
color to H.. ..#
1.-The city OF Shanghai is nearly deserted the nbabi-
an's have carried out their goods and iurnitur 10
sticks and sraWs, leaving empty dwellings all shut up
and few poor and i'll disposed persons pronl ing about
The OF there is trade. aud expect
soon 10 have scarcity OF provisions Wedare pack
Hp and remove goods for fear OF alarming servants
who would all Instantly leave We reman, therefore,
ready to depart with what stand up in moments
warning.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING MOVEMENTS THE UNITED
STATES SQUADRON.
Hone KONG. April "a, 1853
The rebellion is now beginning 10 assume more Sc
rous aspect he rebels having taken Maxim, crowned
their leader Emperor, following II up by prociama.
tons, SC. Alter taking Nankin they took Cbe-kaDg-
TOO, aud then proceeded 10 the grand canal with the in
lention OF cutting oil all supplies intended for Pekn. but
met by several armed Portuguese lochas sent up
by The 1auoulie oil Shanghai, assisted by the imperial
troops stationed there who drove them back, leading
the abandonment Che kang foo, which again in the
possession Of The meraiist, and causing the rebels
retreat 10 MAXIM, which sy now he considered their
stronghold. il is reported that on The 1ah OF March
the two forces rebel and imperlas 10 in bat
lie array 10 have a grand decisive battle
The Pekn Emperor having sent bis abcsl officer with
30 600 men 10 manage the business Tor Him. the foreign
ers al Shanghai were organizn. for defence, il being
ported thai The rebels unfrendly 10 them. AT
Shanghai thew have the United States steamer Susque-
hanna, three British ships Of war, and one French.
Commodore Perry here with the Mississippi and
Saratoga and intends proceed Shanghai and
Japan without waiting Tor The squadron placed be
placed, under his command, and yet 20 arrive Il