The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-08-11
IMPoRTANT FRnM cHrn.
Insurgents ProetGin,i,sg CAristql.ifyNv A.
IN Their Posseesso,,

IMPoRTANT FROM CHINA
insurgents Froeta,"''ag Csrist'qaity-Nq,
IA Their Possession. Ass
, The dates from China are To- the 1A,t.
The insurgents have possession Of the Aay
Nankin, where they have raised the h.y OF
Christianity, and recognized the Protestnlter Of
gion. SS'aht rel-
The Chinese rebels have translated tba p.,,
and extensively circulated it among the ,aalg oiDe
; 1t created an immense excitement. Wbici People
likely to end in the total destruction Of tbo
Tartan race "e whole
Nankin is represented as having been ~
to most ruinoGs condition by the assaoI.l oLueel
the rebels. The whole district is also in O.
( of anarchy and confusion S'A'e
AT The last accounts, the rebels wera ~
ring to march against Pekin. P'epa'
The march upon Pekin would be conno,..,
as soon as the reinforcements expected from 80
South should arrive. 'Hi lh=
The commander of the British steamer u.
seat of the rebellion where he bsJ a.,.S'. 70 the
the actual position Of the foreign power '''"e1
lie states that the Insurgents had .aa,..,.,
leo 6eoeestant iorm Of worship, recognizin9 Jps-'.
- 0hrist as the Saviour OF Mankind adonf;ns a.
Irinity' and acknowledging the Ten ComTeonS a-e
ments as obligatory -''"1
Inc following account Of Sir G. Bonbam,s a,.
peotlon 70 the seat Of the rebellion. is conta;,-
ed IN private letter published IN ,ha ~,
China Herald: Ae worth
'Hermes returned to this port on the 5,,, :.
staht: SIR o. Bonham having been in comm
hicauon with many insurgent chiefs. both In tbs
vicinity OF Aankin and Chinkianp-foo NJ
Meadows was within the walls Of the former c;t
anu reports u IN a state Of ruin while the wbois
district IS hlsed with anarchy and confusion
Nankin IS held by the rebel forces, who srs
suohgiy defending 1t; they are also in posses
sioh q chInsiang; the whole line of the rive
between the two cities is in a very comnlsts
state of defence, and they said to be await
ing the arrival OF reinforcemeEts from the soutb
when they viii proceed on their way to Pekip
''The information gained regarding the char
acter Of the insurgents and their objects seems
to be Of Z most curious and interesting nature
\ very correct translation of the Bible is freely
circulated among them, and a zeal amounting r.
fanta cism is urging them on to attempt the d..
structlon OF the V hole Tartar race whilst strict
ly moral duties are not only prescribed, but en-
forced and pIactsed."
Another authority, says-fThe Insurgents. .-s
Christians OF the Protestant form Of worshir
and anti-idolators Of the strictest order They
acknowledge but One God, the Heavenly Father
the Ali wise, All-poWerful, and Omnipreseut
Creator OF the world; with him, Jesus Christ
as the Saviour or mankind; aud also, the HOLY
Spirit, as the last Of the Three Persons of the
Trinity. Their chief on earth is person known
as ''Iao-plngwang, the Prince of Peace" 10
whom a kind of divine origin and mission, is as
cribed. Far, however, from claiming adorat ton
be forbids, in an eGict the application to him.
self OF the terms 'Suprems, " Holy" and 9th
ers, hitherto constantly assumed by the Empe-
rors OF China, bat which ne declines receiving
the ground that they are due to God alone
Their moral code, the insurgents call the
F.He avenly Rules which, en- examination, pro-
we'd to be the Ten Commandments The obser-
vance OF these, is strictly enforced by tie lead
ers of the movement chiefly Kwangtung and
Kwang-se, men who are not merely formal pro-
fessors Of a religious system, but practical and
spiritual Christians, deeply influenced by the
belief that God is always with them. The hard
ships they have suffered, and the dangers they
have incurred, are punishments and trials Of
theiT Heavenly Father; the successes they have
achieved are instances of Ills grace"
From British Gliana---The Venezuelan
Revolution, &c.
BosToy, August 3.-Papers have been reeeiv-
ed here from Georgetown, British Guiana, 10
July 14th They report that there was consid-
cradle dissatisfaction at the result of the impor-
tation Of Chinese Coolies who were very quar-
relsome. The bark Appollone, had arrived from
Calcutta with 100 Cooiies-20 others had died
on the passage. 400 more Chinese Coolies had
been contracted for, and were expected. They
were said TO be the off securing of the Chinese
nation.
An article In one Of the papers declares that
if Cuba is allowed to continue to receive slaves,
the British West Indies cannot compete with
her in the production Of sugar, &C.
The same papers have details of the Venezue-
Ian revolution, of which the Province Of CumGr
seems TO be the headquarters. They had form
ed a provisional government, and had taken
measures for a Convention Of the disaffected
Provinces TO form confederation. General
Thaddeo general of AIonagos, was marching
against them at the head Of 5000 men.
The Monagos family had sent 1000 doubloons
TO Trinidad for safe keeping.
The Triqidadiaa thinks that the Venezuelan
are unfit TO be free, and that an American ride
corps had better take possession of the eountrj