Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21
THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.

The North China Herald Of February 9Th contains an
appeal the Emperor the Chinese nation unite their
efforts assist in the preservation of the people Two
years have gone by he says, since the army put in
notion and the districts of Kwangsee have not been
covered and Hooshan has been trodden in dust and
ashes and recently the spirit Of rebellion has burst
into fame, and the troubles have reached Woochang
and Hanyang The rebel thieves the Emperor says rot
and plumber in all directions; they injurious
deadly poison their crimes render it impossible to live
under the heaven with them; and God and
alike indignant at them whether judged by the principles
of celestial reason by the ordinary feelings of men, the
wcksdness of those bandit win be found full overflow
ing Immediate destruction must be deatout to Them thai
the calamities of the people be soon removed.
The proclamation announces various movements Of
troops that have been ordered and calls earnestly upon
the great minister's vceroys and governors to every
for checking the advance of the enemy to enforce
discipline and to let the troops know that they mnst adj
vance, but cannot retreat He cells the people to
organize militia for their defence and the proec-
ton of their families. The proclamation closes with the
following command:
Let the high Minister'S Viceroys and Governors
this edict to be printed yellow paper and distributed
throughout the land that all the people looking up may
realize desire and hasten to arouse warllke spirit
for the destruction of the vile herd Do not again allow
sothfu tring spirit to involve you in great crime,
every where. Respect this. "Boston Daily ADVERTISER
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL COMMERCE.
CANTON, MARCH 10, 1863
have nothing to say about business and write merely
to give you the on dts Of the day about the rebellion 1t
has made great head certainly and though it is mpos
sible say among the thousand and rumors, what
is correct, believe we the of considerable
changes Last night story afcat said to have been
brought by express carrier in eight days. and to have
leaked of the Ya-mun that Nanfin had been taken
think it extremely probable; and if true the whole
affair will be decided long; for KisheR, of the
ceverest men in the Empire, is in tn, vicinity with
host of Coreans Mongus and Tarars ,e best troops in
China, and collision must On tae event of the
battle depends the fate Of the throne for suspect the
Emperor is now in the field with oil the he raise
and if defeated now he must 60 to the wall and if vcto
rious, the insurrecion is crushed
Of all the stories connected with the affair, has
been perseyered in from the commencement that
assigning leadership and influence to foreigners; and
there really many grounds for the belief They are
called by many the 'sChrstians" the ~ God worship
pers," and it is said that they observe Sunday. The
latest takes this form:
There men, wearing the Chinese dress, but not
talking the Chinese language WELL who at the head
of the rebel council of war; and without whose sanction
step is taken These generally supposed to
be French Jesuts; and if Catholicism forms element
Of the combination the farther north they the stronger
they become that religion is widely dused in
that quarter Their in battle against the Impe
rialsts and the military skill which has characterized
of their movements give additional strength to the
supposon of foreign aid So long these disturbances
continue trade must be or less affected; but the
Of the rebels am inclined to think, would revo
uonze the whole policy Of China, foreign and internal
and we may look for extension Of privileges and of
general commerce.