The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-08
correspondence Of The Boston Traveller
LETTER FROM CANTON = THE REBELS

n.siffans on the banks of the Yang-tsc- Hi
auu and the Grand Canal, and there Were
no Indications that the Imperial forces would
venture to attack them, much less be able to
li,pessess them, We wait with inuchintcr-
est 10 know when tie great TaC-ping-WanT
* 70 make move towards Pekin. At last
dates lac was strengthening the tartlilcat;ons
II Nankin and rebuilding the ancient pala-
ecs OF the Emperors OF the Ming dyhas-
Is.
Gat the great feature ol Importance winch
his .lalek been developed, is, that OF the rs
Hlians character of the new party u az
sears shat some Of the principal leaders OBJ
tanned. some years ;ince, TRANSACTIONS oil the
Ha,y Scriptures and some religious works
ii Chinese, probably some q those issued
byGutzl.f They became conyertsto Chris
tianity. preached its doctrines in thi; aud
naighboring provinces. set up some schools,
and I'M fact made many converts themselves.
When they had made considerable puulber
OF converts IL any one place, they destF9y-
"a the idols ard temples there. and this at
t-acted the attention Of the Mandarlns =
punish md prosecute them as distnlhers a
tie public peace. Two o. these mon are
said ~ have died in consequence al the se-
vero punishment inflicted uaon tItym. Al
fl IT they he'd uo Intention ofrebellirg aga}ts'
! tn yernncni, but being goadFd g i Is
persecution, md fna ~ Il, Il US a4ds
II robbers banded 9Th &, thy caasder q
them as a : nn vi arateed II, 1T sh j - IA
selves tathem. bee b leaders sdd -
:. gunized them uth 81 .fses ujvct
oysrttroHiHg jhe gtaruHaGs.
They remained IA beg IT, = I'll
all
Imperial Government brought ID ha4r upon
them was Intellectual The preua Nagnage
Sue yiceroy of those two provinces, (@h9
had received high hanors and rewards from
the Emperor tar keeping the foreign bar
harians" cut Of tie city 81 Canton,) spent d
whole year. with All the forces he cauld mus
ter, irving 10 crush them; but they easily
kept him til by, aud at length ieli him and
dashed oii through the heart Of the country
!or the great valley Of The lang-tse-h
arg.
They CARED every thing before them, e.
Sly capturing al the large cities gu their
way, aud al length, ON the 2Ith at January,
took possession Of the great city ot Woo
chang, on the south bank Of the iarg.tse-
ki4hg the capital Of ilupih. THIS j. one u
the largest cites in the world, having more
than two millions u inhabitants, and place
Of immense trade and wealth
Il is said that hy this time they have col-
Icctei money hy contributions and by emp
tying the public Golfers. to the extent of
twenty-five millions 81 dollars. Ofcourse lbs
Celestial Majesty was n great rage, was
deprived "both otappetttc and sleep, when
he thought 81 these audacous rulfans and
ordered his brave Tartars and "Rehel-qutli-
iHg Generals to 70 and cAterminate them
lroa. the face of the earth. But the soldiers
and generals Of thu Emperor appeared to
b. filled with aisnly; none If them sacm 10
have even dared to meet the rebels tace L.
face. At length, on the Sth OF February the
insurgents embarked III force upon the great
river, and swept everything before tarm,
beth urou the stream and Un It's banks; ant
on the 2lst IF II frGh, thar took possession
IL NanKir, the present capital 81 this great
country then vi Ch;Hkeane, then Of kWa-
ch9W and larg-ehow, 90 the haiks OF tie
grand canal, aud there they have since rest
ed. When they next start, Will they 20 for
ward in u like manner till they reach PeHin
Many feel cyntidcut that they VII But
where are these great armies 81 Tartnr- and
tic Wanted "Rebel-quell;ng GeHerals!''-
Echo answers where.
As you heard bg last mail, Sir George
hQHban went up 20 NahEth m the ieFtae&.
iur ttta purpose o' obtaining me- accurate
and Fe!ae!r information respecting tAe re-
bsiIpn' ifis interpreter, Dr. Meadows, haA
aHiaterNew wtn some 81 Their o4teIs, ana
w"s filled = IT'D admiration ut t8aj- ags -
a@ce ard largGaEe' In y z We hI"A iG
strong u insurance VI the iHast tl.giG .-
lh2s aA@ hi"'tS'2Hs towards N '5HE SA
and tn!a D ~ tnlt they were tatir esrssiia5
ef0atfS! VI u 'a'i""s Was @stfi.tst '4 80
tIe eFsaf !iGt h& &itht = AL ia 4
a! l.tejt q s1 also @3 {tgtE Ar&H ta&#>t
tehcS. IL drought ca" NY ss F~.t." t 's' W
"a u@ books "he vi "h4ca cameo rae fsts
g'aNs FT@c2PtS ~ Tact ny DEaas y, aus
beeh translated ~ u. MreAuE 81, 4 =
We S'ur'u'F Jto@I t""ht Sh5s ""'h t.a"'e, ~
appears 9If Vi 'At most tEa "t qua y
r"or1tharF hf"oGHh BIZ .1i #@la lFla
nam. h9Fe l#' &&# s"@ sG @@'Gs @ Sa
pubic f4P@'' l1yY
. u!a@ISf'h& % JaNs.!s
understand The character ta taa
70 have some Ehgwleogr % t'..f past !lstu-
~. ltis computation by the CtHheSe taem-
selves, q theif IDEAS OF religion as Drawn
rom Tue btD1e' lhrre appears mol tie least
=, sign 81 TIC mana oil u ioreigner IN lt: on tha
contrary the internal evidence Is very strong
thut no foreign missionary, Rom4sh OF
PF0t .stant, could nave dictated 1t IN any