, 1853-10-01

10 SllSht extent, Oonsiderlng the material op-
Grated upon. into tho minds Of their adho-
FsnS. OAe instance vas . youth Of nine.
teen, UAo acted - one Of ihS guides to .
party tha. rode into NSDkin, aHd Who Sgaia
and again. - AS ran along on foot, begged
and besoSght Mr.. IntSrpreISr Meadows, il
As SsmS bach from ShAnghas 70 bring him
double sword but GlIO sIhortcd hat gen.
IsmAn to Iehaln from smoking, trSm drunk
ennsss. and Other vices. viii . simple Sarn-
ostnesS ct ouoS amusing and SdmirAbls.-
Ihis lad. the sen OfS literary graduate in
Hoonan Of the Oscond degree, and hinsSlf
no bad scholar, had lsf his iAthSr's house at
The ags Of seventeen, Sud travelled some
daysto join The insurgSnL camp before KWSi-
lin, prompted BY Gn adventurous split v
share in conqueriHg The riveTs aud noun
'alns,' the expression BY which Tie holy
warriors OF Tae-piug designate their en-
tsrpriss.
"While they have nsniEestIy derived
their religious beliefs from the writings, if
not in some cases the direct Ieschings Of for
cign Protestant missionaries, they appeared
10 be extremely ignorant Of foreign nations
Canton was known 10 them as the seat Of
great foreign commerce but Shanghae,
(which has indeed sprung into importance
during the few years they have been 6ghi-
ing in the Westl was found TO be quite un-
known TO several Of their leading men. II
is gratifying TO learn that under thus cir
cumstances the existence Of . common &c.
ligous belief disposes them to regard their
foreign brethren With frank friendliusss
which past experience renders il difficult to
comprehend in 9 Chinese, but which We
earnestly trust every effort will Be made to
cultivate and establish in their minds. 1t
would, TO speak Of nothing else, do more
for our commercial Interests, should hs IN
surgsntS Succsed, than hundreds Of ships
aud regiments. We understand that during
Z long ride Of ten or twelve miles inlo The
city Of Nankin and back, along what may
At present bs called one or the streets Of .
large camp, Mr. Meadows did not hear one
Of those abusive aud derOgatOry sPithets Gp-
piled 10 himself or companions, which have
always been 90 literally bestowed on pass
ing foreigners By the beathsn ChineSs.-
There was GlSo the lullest evidence that the
obscene expressions With which the latter
garnish oil their conventions, ere prohibit
ed and almost banishOd from Tho language Of
the Christians.
"Ihat there ere ambitious self.dseeivsrs.
shrewd imposisrs, and calculating hypocrites
smong them In plenty, We doubt not We
also doUbt not that numbsrs Join, snd Vill
continue 10 their ranks, infEsnced exclusive
ly by motives Ss worldly Snd igsobls o.
those which guide tie conduct Of so many
protesting christians Of the Wsst. But
among lhs leaden snd originaIors Of the
movement, there ere unmistaksable signs Of
. good leSVsn, which ve trust Gnd earnestly
wish, may Ultimately spread throughout the
whole mass. One convincing proof Of the
sincerity Of the ruling minds iS, that WAis
lighting to free their country frSm foreign
yoke, and SnKiouI to obtain adhcIents, they
nevertheless throw great dihculties in the
way Of rapid increase Of numbers, By in
Sisting on the general Odop,ion u new
aud revealed religion learnt from barbara
ans.
I'VE have not time OF space 10 say more
al present. We have thought il advisable
10 dwell, in Ihs 6rst instance, mainly on The
most striking and momentous features o
this movement, lie religious aud puritsnical
elOment-s feature now placed beyond all
doubt, bu. which the previous conception Of
many foreigners will cause them to regard
with The greatest Gstonishmcn,, il not incrs-
dulity, in any body Of Chinese. We hope
hereafter 70 be enabled 10 give some account
Of the origin, military organization, actual
position. and probable future movements Of
the insurgents. They now hold Nankin,
termed BY them TssnLing--HeaVsnly
Capital Chinkiang, and YangchOW, aAd
sretor the preSrn, bu'ily engaged in strength
sning end increasing the forIihoAIions Oi thc'e