The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-09
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON AND CANADA,
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Important Movements Relative to Cuba,
Our Japan Expedition and the
Chinese Rebellion.
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American Missionaries ln China,
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HRs. UNCLE TOM STOWE At ALnACK,s.
American dictionaries In China,

Inc American mail steamer Washington, Capt. Ntcf
arrived at this port about the same hour ~ the @ q
Boston, She left Bremen Nay 20, and Southampton Ma
70, At SIX o'clock P. NJ, making the trip in 13H day,
shs brings al passengers, and 64s tons freight.
Our thanks are due to Abraham Adams Esq, tn
purser, for files Of the latest papers.
letter from Berlin dated 18th Of Nay, says 1--WE
have received intelligence that the Protestant clergyman
DR.. NeumaDn and Nine. Julia Poser, Of Breslaw, VIII,
have devoted themselves to the propagation of Chris
tany in China had arrived at Hong Kong the Englis
ship Altemisia, and immediately left for Tou Kiang
town Of about 100000 inhabitants and where there al
ready exist eleven Protestant churches and several cha
psk Of ease, at which English, American, or German
eleTgymen ofaciate. At Feu Kang, three female mis-
sionaries from the United States we're busy employed
The work Of conversion. One of them had gratu!tou
primary school, At which there were forty two pupils"
Ihe Chinese Rebellion and European Inter.
ventlOn.
From the London Times, Nay A1
That calculation which time brings to most mysterie,
gradually dawniDg upon the civil in China Our
isssst information opens two points Of view
ana enables US to appreciate somewhat satsacto
guy the progress and prospects Of the revolution Three
proelamations maniestoes issuing from the
European settlements and these Documents we car
1t least the petenscns advanced by the
rebels The first Of these assumes all the character Of
IN the name of teh the nsurgent chief as
actually reigniDg and 1t invites the support and CO.
OF the people by promises of reward and under
threats Of vengeance refusal The second
ports to from independent adherent Of the rebel
Tartar dynasty The third is the most rem kable and
the most Interesting Of all for although not very clear
IN substance and obcured by thu intrcacies OF
Eastern pbrateolcgy 1t is justification of the nsurrec.
u1nsfy movement upon principles Of religion, and the
religion thus appealed to is nothing less than
From there manifestoes, taken in combination With
other intelligence. infer that the revolution IL
now manly based upon wat s assumed to be the ma
na duty Of restoring native Chinese dynasty by the
expason OF the Tartar iDtruders It will be remembered
that in the FIRST half o. the seventeenth century or
two centuries ago the Mantchoo Trtsrs succeeded in
their the throne OF Pekin in the room Of the ma
tive rulers From that time to the present the Tartar
lions Of the people, it gradually declined in strength and
ats Iun precpaed by the eisgIaccs and az
the war maintained for awhile against ourselves The
ms urgens now heap the heads OF the Tar
tars all the accusations which such crcumstances would
naturally suggest. they describe them rs having out
ragged the institutions of China by in
ceremony and apparel having administered the gov.
ernment If the country without regard to or
Justice as sustaining themselves by rapacity and shield
g themselves BY corruption while The ire population
y PROSTATE and groanng under this Of tyranny.
therefore, after announcing with reference to
hcers and abandoned magistrates till be is tired of the
carnage calls uuon the scholars and people' Of the
country to aid him, by pecuniary contributions and PEI
independence social REFORM This places the political
character OF the rebellion hey ond dispute
The religious element of the uent il
less Oh tiDc and as the proclamation bearing upon this
subject will command universal interest We transfer It
in its original phraseogy another part Of our columns
appears be mainly addressed to the member Of the M
nd Society secret formt among the Chinese
sor the express purpose OF eectDg the expulsion OF the
s ION e.nng 5s 3D. IL 6ose philosophical broth
CHI stsnty of the document is certainly not pure but it
will be- seen that several scriptura truths rected,
and that the lid Testament is appealed to BY name As
Far hnr ito
are OF course many disciples Of the Chris
tian missions in China competent to give as good or
Of The document consists in its being Issued,
II with authority, from the headquarters OF the
Communication Of an insurgent chief with the people of
the country We Learn too, from independent sources,
that certain religious views have undoubtedly been mani
Tested the proceedings of the insurgents They have
displayed considerable zeal in the publication of temples,
and have been particularly earnest in destroying images
"a rfolu.ion which hardly traceabe to any political
PRINCIPLE asmuch the idol worahp OF the Chinese is
connected with the regung dynasty, but prevailed
long before the Tartar invasion Whether these measures
import merely q reformation Of the national religion
whether they really bespeak de ign Of substituting
purer faith for the creed of the Chinese cannot say
throne of China has actually addressed appe. to the
Chinese in the name OF true religion and has called upon
them in proclamation rectng certain leading truths
q to reject corrupt spirits and worship the
How far the revolution possessed thee
ut it's outset acquired them in its course .e can only
conjecture; but have before remarked dis
messed to think that the most important are
eeesions of later date 1t is not impossible that the
original insurgents might have been worthless band
as they long supposed to be- For many past
the Chinese Empire has been disturbed by the of
coast In these gangs Of desperate there always
The nucleus Of rebel force and opportunity might have
been easily seized Of upon Their taos
an like the Triad Society proves to have been
long secretly maintained. One party in short, supplied
the machinery while the other the power and
the two together have been naturally victorious against
unpopular sovereign, supported only BY an eets mill
,sIy caste II toe true history Of the rebellion 1 eve:
gress we're found to be Of this description
scarcely be necessary to remark that these re.
ports corfm the wisdom and propsty OF that neutral
policy which, have learnt from the declaration
OF minister her Msjsstys government have decided to
OBSERVE The pretender to the throne clearly
at least much public sympathy as the reigniog En-
peYor the appeal TO has hitherto resulted in bis
favor If to these titles OF conquest aud popularity ne
sdda the claims OF religious and political reformsr
his intention to eradicate abuses Of government and
give the country the blessing, of purer
clearly out OF the question that the natural course
OF consummation like this should be obstructed by any
interference Of We observe that Sir George Bon
the II that e
American plenipotentares have repaired to thu
same quarter. 1hese proceeding, suggested q re-
great naval powers might perhaps be rendered to Tn,
Emperor against the rebels conditions to be exactet
bsfoIebana such conditions including OF course eerai'
needs express hope that such arrangements will
attempted nor is the event likely indeed If Sir Georg
Bonham in Of the instructions described b.
Lord John RUSSELL deprecatDg any ioterferencs IL
the civil war" The immediate temptations might pos
siby be strong; bat besides the standing argumant
against Intervention, 1t Is by means certain thu
even European assistance could maintain 10 any s'ao
or usefulness government against which the popuis
opinion strongly pronounced. We might be com
hitting ourselves, without recompense and without jus
tacatioD to tie support of the worse and the weake
side There is always picri argument for nsutrat
in cases like these but in the present instance such
policy suggested not only by the defects OF our ioor
nation but by the purport Of such credible reports
come to our knowledge.
American, British and French Intervention
in China-Our Japan Expedition.
From the London Times, May 20
The teegrs phc DESPATCH which yesterday arrived onl
four days old from Alexandria, strkingy illustrates to
Tremendous responsibility Of power which embraces tn
whole world It informs Of British armawents en-
ployed in two populous regions about ss remote as 1t
rotsbe to be- hitherto seaied against the advance
the civilized world In both instances 1t is too evdeu
that steam, and the raa, and the electric wire hAv
failed to lspgthen our AIMS and to quicken our pac
enough for the progress Of events. In the Barmos