New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-18
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MAcAo China Monday Sopt ., 1853.
Iro,o Tho reports whob roach ~ from tbs nonh
there IN no doubt that Tho progrs,s Of tho rebellion OF
rather revolution IL goady md uninterrupted, as
render II olaod n certainty TINT. sooner or lnter, Tai
FINS supremacy will be- established, and The Ming Dy
nasty restored 10 The Chinese Empire We are here at
sueh Distance from the seat Of war, that VIC are de-
pendent for tho greater part Of our intelligence upon
private ndsle.a, and The IkraM Of Shanghai, paper
which IL In the main correct In its ncwg, but dry and
ubnnsiaciofy find II difficult TO get clear idea OF
The course o events from it pages and prefer to give
you some items from tho letters Of intelligent and OBJ
scrybni friends.
The Impcrnl troops rernnned in the vicinity Of Nan
king bnd Chin keang foo through the month OF July
had they wholly rercatcd at the last adyices Early in
the month however, large detachment Of rebels was
sent northwhrd into tho country the Yellow River.
After the taking OF Marking, their advances to
have been made principally in that direction have
just received via Loo-ChoO, letter dated Shanghai
July l6 which gives the following account of affairs at
that time:
The Imperialists have occupied the country around
Nanking until its entirely exhausted The
people length addressed remonsrance 30 Heang fung
the Generassmo praying him to abandon the siege or to
prosecute vigorously for the condition of things existing
for several months past would reduce their families to the
extreme of desution ard misery. lie replied that his
force sufficient TO take Marking and that he wanted
The peasanry enrolled themselves to the
number of 10000. and offered their services anxious
were they to get the war away from their neghborhood
With this reinforcement badly armed and newly levied the
attack made the troops putting NE pezsdHtry IN the
'front.' The first defense carried by the people under
great los but their wants supplied them with energy and
hear that they fought with real enthusiasm They advanced
and carried the second line of deenses which brought
them the gates of the city proper They ready to
complete the victory die in the attempt but the Gener
alssimo under the plea that night coming sounded
the rec all and stopped the final assault
The indignation of the people and the alarm of the reb
els are both said to have been ndescribabe. Heung
Yung was openly accused OF treason and it Is said has
been nred 10 PeIH equivalent to death banishmentl
The Rebels have since sent deachmens to Iupeh in tho
south and Honan in the north indicating determination
points Report says that they have tried three
times unsuccessfuy to take NanChang, the capital of
Kiang but thai the northern detachment has succeeded in
taking Sui Cheoo the Yellow River and is before
Kaifupg, the capital of Honan.
Il think the object of the rebels must be to hold the in
encbed camp of Chin keang foo throw back force
Kiang 10 cut off supplies 10 the lmperas force before
Marking from coming down the Kaw and through the
Melting pass to form junction with the rebels at Annoy.
and those organizing the rebellion in the province of 70
ken and at the time to gain the causeway leading
TO Pekin from the southwest The rolling country of Shen
81 and 81 Chuon in their they may col
umn of attack in that country and proceed in the autumn
Pekn simultaneously from that direction and by the canal
Connection with Canton being cut OF from Pckn, out
posts established the Hoang no two columns advancing
from the west and from the south, and with no
money in his pocket the Emperor viii fad himself in bad
nv Novemher whom Shall have pein
Meanwhile the dynasty Marking may give peace to
the people around that city, concliae them by feeding
them and may. per possibility by next spring usurp the
renS power The calmness and apathy Of the masses in
dcaes the desire Of of property to change their rulers
hereafter by mere manifesto rather than by stirring up the
wort forms Of civil war.
The Catholics report that the rebels at Marking have
destroyed their churches broken their affairs and viii not
rcstore to liberty 1875 Christians whom they found within
the walls Aso that they otherwise very ntolant to
all who do not pray O'Clock with them according to
their ritual and forms of worship
Toward the end OF July, rumor prevailed that
Marking had been recaptured by the Imperial troops
but as the Chinese authorities did not dare to make
proclamation to that effect it was not generally cred
tied OF late reports are continually reaching of
the advance of the rebels toward the north. The
clipper Oriental, which arrived at Hong Kong three
days ago. from Shanghai, capped the climax by report
ing the taking OF Pekin You will remember that the
same rumor prevailed in relation to Marking, for a
month before it actually fell In this case it is ALSO
no doubt, premature, but will be verified in the end
hear that there is much alarm felt at Shanghai and
that some of the merchants making preparations
to leave.
The American Commissioner, Col Marshall, has sue
eeeded in delivering his credentials to the Vceroy
of the three provinces of Kang Kang ST. aud Ngan-
hwui, at the City of Kaen shan, about 90 miles to the
west of Shanghai. The ceremony came off on the 18th
of July The Commissioner received in the most
favorable by the population, waited upon by
deputatons of Scholars and the Departmental author
ties and entertained in sump.uous manner by the
Viceroy lie delivered his credentials as Commits
sioner. which the Niccroy forwarded 10 Pekln. haen
shan is walled city. containing about 100000 inhANst
ants and is only - miles from So0CAow. the great
silk mart OF China and the most important inland city
in the Empire. The Commissioner received an ofi,iAl
invitation 20 vis, the city. Which he accepted Ii WAS
only last year that American Missionary, Who
reached Il In tie Disguise ef CAinamsa. MAS spprr
h,uded and lsncm,sieusb srey AAeh ~ Shanghai.
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