Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-10
The Chinese Rebellion.


furnishes the following 81 etch of the rebellion in
China
The rebellion commenced at the southern ex-
tremity of China, and was, for nearly two years.
conf ed to the province of kwangsee a marshy and
VIGOROUSLY unhealthy portion of the empire The
insurgents occupied this time in extending their
base, rather than by attempting any forward pro-
greSS to the nOrthward, but continued to defeat or
win all the detachments of imperial troops that
were necessarily despatched against them. This
state of things continued long that the European
residents at Canton got tired of crying Wolf and
began to believe that the rebellion nothing more
than Chinese edition of the United States Florida
This the prevailing impression at Hong
Kong, until about nine months ago, when the insur
gents issued proclamation stating that having now
destroyed tie armies sent against them and thereby
cleared their way to the capital, they about to
make a combined advance on Pekin, and they have
accordingly advanced northwards, simultaneously,
along line several hundred miles in extent, until
they at last established the great river Yang
tse kiang, which, running generally from east to
west. divides China proper into two nearly equal
portions, of which they now occnpy the southern
most, with the exception of Il narrow strip Of sea-
| board AS the course Of this river is rather from
the south of the left of the line of the insur
gents in contact with it first, and at point a.
bout 800 miles above Marking. In the Emperors's
proclamation, of which gave abstract in my last
it was mentioned that Seu had been ordered with
the main body of the Emperor's army, to advance up
this river against the rebels army, that advan-
It.
and retreated on Yo-TchOw, great city, situated
on the lake Tungtng Hon. where it adjoins the Yang
tse Kiang, about $50 miles above Marking. Seu a.
bandoned the town, on the enemy's approach, with
ont ighling for which act of cowardice he de-
graded but the report that he committed suicide in
consequence appears incorrect From Yo-TchOw
the rebels ad anced $50 miles further down the riv
err and took an-yang, city said to be the CONNER
cial emporium Of China Then they advanced to
Woochung, the river, the capital OF the
has
also fallen into their hands after short resistance
meanwhile the right wing of the insurgents was ad-
vancng against Marking, which there is every rea-
for believing they are, by this time, IN posses
sion Of
ssThe left wing of the insurgents at Woochung
(the capital of Hoopah) is above 400 miles distant
from their right wing at Marking, AMI from the
proclamations in the Pekng Gazette, and the meas
ures of resistance ordered it appears evident that
the rebels are expected to advance northwards on
the capital by two lines leading directly from these
places Woochung is about $50 miles south OF
Picking, and Marking about 700 (measnred along
the course of the great canal) The Governor Gen
eral Of the two Hangs (the province bisected by
the central portion of the can l) has been ordered
to attack and oppose the right wing of the rebels
now before Marking, and an army is beng collect
ed at Sinyang, town in the province OF Honan
about 12O miles Immediately north OF Noochung
to attempt the recapture of the latter town and
bar the further progress of the left wing of the
rebels to the northwardS. On this army rest the
last hopes Of the present dynasty. is said to be
composed of Tartar levies from the north, bet
ter troops than the average OF the Chinese
army but the character given to these levies by
the inhabitants of the province of Honan, whom they
were sent to protect, is by means favorable lhei
repacity, it is stated in memorial TO the throne, Is
beyond all bounds. o u.s., say the ionanse. they
are as tigers-to the rebels rats. Stu, IN his me
mortal deprecang the royal anger at his failure as
crbes the rebels successes 10 their ingenuity in spring
ing mines and 10 their great ferocy. 1t is said OF TIT
slaughter in the neighborhood of WOochung that th
: stencil from the unbured was great that the mhab
tants of the city have been forced to evacuale then
dwellings, and it was feared there would be genera
pestiIence Piracies of daily occurrence. and INT
coasng trade is much interrupted. The Chinese au
thorities are weak or two cowardly to put then
down One of their admrals has Just been degraded
for alleging bad weather for not proceeding
to attack piraticaI fleet in his neIghborhood. SOM
of these pirates contrary to their general CUSTOM nav
f ing had the audacity TO NEEDLE with some brI'isi
ships the Hermes was sent out 10 give an accouh
of them and after a short resistance sunk two AM
captured three others. AS yet, the most remarkahi
commercial result of the recent rapid progress OF tn
rebels very large increase in the value OF gold, a.
= being more easily carried away and concealed thar
silver in such troubled times The legaIiZatOn OF In
trade in opium may possibly be attended with very
serious results to India. 1t has been remarked tina
. the financial position of the company's government
so anomalous, that, TO make lis income meet lis eX
pendture it is dependent two circumstances-hrs
that the Chinese should persist in eating opium an
secondly, that the Emperor should prohibit the HON
. production or importation of the drug. The Can;o
and Shanghai correspondents of the China merchant
r of Bombay appear, however 10 doubt whether tn
Chinese government will be able 10 enforce at so dis
tant port as Canton $1,000 miles from Picking b.
sea, and not much nearer by land,) edict whlc
would curtail so considerable the perqusites of th
mandarins Of the coast province"
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ton papers announce the marriage OF Donald u
Mitchell &. TX MARVEL the author ofthe Reverie
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