Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-26

MACAO, (China, )sept. 9, 1853.
{. From the reports which reach us from
the north, there is no doubt that the
progress Of the rebellion, or rather rev.
"Iu:ion, isro steady and uninterrupted,
as to render.i il almost certainty that,
sooner Of later, Tai. Pings supremacy
willhe established, and the Ming Dynas.
! ,y restored 10 tho Chinese Empire. We
4 are here at such distance from the seat
aSf war, that we are dependent for the
greater part Of our intelligence upon
private advices, and the Herald ofShang.
hal, paper which is inthe main correct
in its news, but dry and unsatisfactory.
| find it difficult TO get clear idea Of
the course of events, from its pages, and
prefer to give you some items from the
letters Of intelligent and observant
friends.
The Imperial troops remained in the
vicinity of Marking and Chin.keang. foo
,hroug h the month of July, nor had
they wholly rerreated at the last advi.
ces. Early in the month, however, a
large detachment ofIrebels was sent
northward iulo the country on the Vel.
low River. After the taking of Nam
king, their advances seem to have been
made principally in that direction. |
have lust received via Loo Choo, a let
ter dated Shanghai, July l6. which gives
the following account Of affairs at thut
"The Imperialists have occupied the
country around Marking until its re.
sources are entirely exhausted. The
people a. length addressed remon.
STRANGE to- Heang. Yung. the Generals.
simo, praying him to abandon the siege
or to prosecute i, vigorously, for the
condition of things, existing for sever;
Of months past, would reducethe fam.
lilies to the extreme of restitution and
misery. He replied that his force was
not sufficient to take Marking, and that
he wanted rc.inforcements. The peas
untry enrolled themselves to themum-
Der of 10000, and offered their servi-
ccs, so anxious were they to get the
war away from their neighborhood.
With this reinforcement, badly armed
and newly levied, the attacks@as made
the troops putting the Presently an the
front. The first defence was carried by
the people, under great loss, but their
wants supplied them with energy, iandI
hear,hat they fought with real en'h.is y
asm. They advanced aud carried the
second line of defences, which brough.
them to the gates of the city proper.
They were ready to complete the victo.
nv, or die in The attempt, but the Gen.
eralissino underline plea that night was
coming on, sounded the recall and stop.
ped the fnsl assault. s.et
. Tie Indignation Of the people and
q the alarm OF the rebels are both said
Is have been indiscribable. Heang-
Ynng wasSopenly accused of treason,
and, it is said, has been invited 10 Pc
lin, (equivalent to ,leatlio bsnisllmen,.9
The rebels have since sent attachments
&, Hupsh in the southland Elpiail i y
I the North, Indicating a discrimination
t, assume new points. Reports sa a,y
they have t,iedthree times unsuccessful.
Is, to take Nan,C Chang, the capital \, ST 4
Kiang-si, but that the northern dstach-
men, has succeeded in taking Sui Cheso
on the Yellow River, aniCis nowgbefors
Kai-iung tho capital of Hdnan.
al think the object ofthe rebels must
Nbeto hold the intreuched camp OF Chin
,keanc.foo; tothrow back firce to III.
san,g.si 10 cut off supplies to the lmperi'
alist fnrce before Marking from coming
down the Kaw and through the Melting
pass; 10 form junction with the rebels
at Annoy, ana those organizing the re,
bellion in the province of Fpkien and
at the, same. time to gain tho cause.
way leading to Pekin from the south.
west. The rolling country of Shen-si
and So huen once in their rear they
NAV organize column Of attack that
country and proceed in the autumn on
Pekin simultaneously from that direc.
ton and by the canal. Connection with
Canton being cut off from Pekin, out
posts established on the Hoang-ho, two
columns advancing, one from the west
aud one from the south, and with no
moneyin his pocket, the Emperor will
find himself in a bad way by November,
when winter will have set in ut pekin..
Meanwhile the newdynasty a, Marking
may give peace .. to the people arc aro y. q
thai city, concilia,e them by feeding
them, and may, per possibility, by next .,si
spring usurp the leins Of power. The
calmaess and apathy Of the masses in
,icates the desire Of men of property
10 change their rulers hereafter by IL
mere manifesto, rather than by stirring
up the worst forms Of civil war.
1.-THE Catholics repor, that the rebels
at Making have destroyed their church,
es. broken their al,a,s, aud will not re;
store 10 liberty 1875 christians whom
they found within the walls. Also, that
they are otherwise very intolerant to all
who do not pray at 4 o'clock with them,