Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26
THE REVOLT IN CHINA.

All accounts from China concur in saying that the Re-
yolutioniss carrying all before them Their success
has been uniform that the Imperasts struck with
panic and often fee before drawing trigger The EN-
peror in his proclamatons denounces the cowary
duct of his officers and all in vain and has length
followed their contagious example and fed to place of
safety The Pekn Gazette the Court Journal of China,
notwithstanding this continued of the Revolu-
onsts, has been publishing from time to time, up to
3D. glowing accounts Of victories by the brave
imperiaists correspondent of the New York CONNER
ca Advertiser contrasts in the Court Journal
OF the battle Off kiang foo and what he himself saw
Inc Court Journal represents the battle continued
from A. M. to p. NJ and to have resulted in the de-
sructon OF thirtyone of the rebels vessels and the
death OF great number Of the rebels The writer re-
ferred to- who saw the battle from the walls Of the city,
says that 1t did net commence until three o'clock in the
afternoon that the vessels kept at such distance from
the city that most of their shot fell short that not vessel
of the rebels sunk killed; and that the
whole affair lasted but about two hours.
The writer states that three thousand Imperial troons
two thousand Of them picked recently reyolted In
body to the Reyoutioniss Anarchy and confusion pre-
vail in many cities Law is poweress and there is no
protection for property life furnished by the Govern
ment. Bands of desperadoes roam the country COM
hitting acts of robbery and violence in every direction
The foreigners at Shanghai consider their Of pro-
lection ample and have fears though the
of the city is utterly powerless
We have the North China Herald of August Goth and
9th These papers abound in copous translatons from
the Pekn Gazette the mouthpcce Of the Emperor made
by DIR. Medhurst They most curious and wonderful
illustrations Of the condition of things in the capital
Here IS an account Of most remarkable victory which
some imperial general has obtained the rebelious
thieves; and next is scoldng proclamation from the
Emperor threatening take off Keshcn and Heang yangs
heads Il they continue to misbehave themselves.
The last extract from the Court Journal of August 3d.
reports succession of splendid victories over the rebels
the banks of the Yellow river According to this one
ay the rebels fled from Khaefung and were pursued by
cavalry who caught and decapitated great 20
on succeeding day g the Imperiasts killed three hun
dred OF the enemy they then fed for their boats and
were fired on, and the whole them were killed thirteen
OF the enemys vessels burnt, fifty prisoners were
made &C. Such was the latest news sent up to Pekn
In view OF which the Emperor says AS the thieves are
now reduced to the last extremity especial must be
taken to exterminate them, and particularly prevent
their sezing vessels and crossing the Yellow river" He
then proceeds to order the civil and military officers in
charge of Khaefung " to themselves Immediately
to extermnate the rebels the south side of the river
and them he says have no doubt but that this in
significant band Of robbers will without difficulty, be
swept away from the face of the EARTH
1t hardly necessary to say that there is not probably
substantial truth in this whole Of victories won
by the lmperiaists The Mandarns civil and military
appear to be the most mpudent and infamous liars that
ever went unhung and of this the Emperor himself oc
casonay seems to have nklng for he berates some
OF them most soundly accusing them Of borrowing pre-
texts and throwing the blame of their defeats Others
thus smothering conscience and INDUCING deceit which
IS altogether most bitterly detestabe."
Recent accounts have repeatedly intimated that the
bells were only united point the destruction of the
Tartar dynasty and that, this being accomplished there
would be great danger of collisions among themselves
Shanghai correspondent of the Boston Daily Advertiser
aludes to this particularly. He says
" 1t is now said that there such person TsnTae
who has SO long been considered the leader of the rebellion
and that there has been such character The rebes
OF the Token province said be entirely distinct from
those on the banks OF the Yang T and the large
powerful body which captured and hold Nankn said be
Of two distinct bodies and under separate CHIEFS
one OF whom claims be legitimate descendant the old
Ming Emperors and who his object to be exermina
on OF the Tartars and himself upon the throne his
fathers and to restore the ancient goes China Another
chief Is certainly the famous Hang Tsn Tsuen the pupil of
The missionary Roberts who calls himself the Tsin Wang
who makes the destruction of idolary and belief in the
Great God important objects that of the overthrow Of
he Tartars" TBoston Trapeier