, 1853-11-19
Late from China.

bl lht HHll loIu W dlIlstun3 WHICH
recently arrived at San Francisco, we have
news from Hougkong TO the 10th of Au-
gust.
The REBELLION has been making rapid
progress toward tho north. A number Of
battles have been fought, and the Insurgents
appear 10 have been the yictors in every ell
gagement on land.
Battle NEAR NANKINo.-We learn by
the Peking Gazette received direct from the
capital and dated last month, that battle
has been fought between the redoubted
Tarta,s Just arrived fOm Mauchooria and
the Insurgents, few miles north Of Nan
king, in which the former were thoroughly
beaten and driven off the field, with loss of
their baggage and camp equipage. This is
a most important acknowledgment at the
present time, coming as it does coupled with
authentic intelligence that the Insurgents,
some months since invested and took Flung
Yang-Foo, city one hundred miles north
west Of Marking.
This is good earnest that the Chinese are
fully equal to cope with the fierce no.
mands Of the north, and is borne out by
many passages of their history during the
conflict between them and their former VIC
tors, and present oPpressors. 1t only re-
quircs Jealous Cooperation on the part of
the native forces, backed by the enthusiasm
and courage a good cause must inspire, to
gain the day. Let them be but unanimous,
and not weaken the prestige of their cluse
by internal dlssenslons, and a glorious flu
ture viii soon dawn upon the Middle King
dom.
1t is also pretty certain that the Imperial
lists have met with serious impediments TO
the north of Hwang-ho for at the time a
recent trip was taken up The Yang TIE, a
force of two thousand troops, originally dis
patched from the north to blockade ChiL'
keang, has been ordered away from the
camp at Tan-toO, before they have been
able TO make the least impression on that
city, and are again marching northwards in
aid of the grand army that, as the Peking
Gazette's favorite term is, is assembling
like clouds TO annihilate the robbers -
whilst the Insurgents, totally regardless Of
the presence of the Imperial troops, proceed
quietly with the Strengthening Of their forti-
lications, and no more notice is taken, than
If the opposing forces were quietly playing
a game Of chess - North China Herald.
CAPTURE OF FUNGYANG The Gazette
of the Sth July, contains the important in
telligence of the loss of Fung,yang, (lat 81
deg. l5m. 80. long III deg. 20m. 56, dis
lant 600 miles from Peking) The En-
peror says that on reading the report, he
was filled with painful Indignation. 1t
seems that the rebels, after having broken
into Tseu-cow, took possession of the Lin
shwae pass, and marched straight upon
Fung yang. The acting prelcct, Yu-kung,
and the magistrate Hwang-yuen-keith, had
an engagement with the rebels, on the even
ing Of the 28lh of May, outside the north
gate of that city. The rebels, however,
separated into two bands, one Of which, by
a small road, advanced on the east gate, by
which means they entered the city and set
il on FIRE while the flames were ascending
the two bands Of rebels made a simultane-
Gus attack on the north gate, scattered the
troops assembled there, and thus made
themselves masters of the city. The En-
peror orders that the Governor and Treas
urer of the province be both degraded from
rank, but retained in their Office, with or
ders to use every exertion to regain the
place.
REPORTED CAPTuRE OF PEKIN. - We
have credible Information that the army Of
the Insurgents was in the vicinity Of Pekin
when the last scouts left and our next ac-
counts will in all probability bring us news
of its siege, and without doubt its capture
North China Herald, Aug. 90.
PIRATEs.-A great number of piracies
have been committed lately on the West
Coast, SO that the junk trade had nearly
been stopped between Singapore and China.
Admiral Pellew left the harbor of Hong
kong on the 9th of August, in the fifty gun
ship Winchester, accompanied by the frig-
age Spartan, brgs Rapid and Lily, steamer
Slyx, and a little Portuguese government
Iorcha. The squadron returned on the 18th,
having destroyed IL piratical junks, and re-
leased trading vessels which the pirates
had captured. The main portion of the
piratical feet was moi discovered.
Books of ceremonial for the Thae Ping
! (RebeD Dynasty have been published
! The court usages of the conquering En-
peror are very much after the style of the
Manchoo Dynasty. The book is dated in
the second year of the reign of the new
family.
The papers contain much information
about the religious books of the insurgents.
The new Emperor is the ostenslblc author
of one book of precepts, which is very lib
eral as compared with other Chinese books.
, The Bible and books Of Confucius are held
in equal esteem. More stress is laid upon
/ the teachings of the Old Testament than
upon those Of the New.
Among the religious books published by
the robels is a translation Ol Genesis, by
Gutzlaff
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