The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-15
From China.

PRoeRIss OF THE INsURREcT1oN-TE AnEp1.
CANS ON HAsD.-Hong Kong accounts, April IItb.
say slnce the 2eth utimo we have little To re-
port" " ~
we nave but meagre accounts of the rebellion
from the north. The latest date from Sha n gbsi
Is OF the 2Sth ultimo, which gives no iptelHpence
tnat can De depended upon relating to the position
OF matters at Nankin. ALI communication with
thaI place seemed cut off. There appeared no
oouot OF the rebel force investing the city and a
report was current that one of the outer gates had
oeen forced. Among the various reports circu-
lated, there was prevailing one that Kesbep the
FORMER Vlceroy OF Canton, had made very sue
cessul attack on the rebel force with the imneria
troops, about one hundred and ffty miles from
Nankln. III which many thousands of the rebels
were said to have suffered. Nearer Napkin. at
I@plng the imperial force is also said to have de-
fcated the rebels with great loss of life This
news requires confirmation The high mandarin
at Shanghai engaged four vessels fuilv eoupped
to proceed up the Yangtsekiang to reinforce Che
kiangfoo.
The Bombay Times gives further statements.
On 10th March most urgent dispatches were re-
ceived from the Governor of Nankin by the Chi.
nese Governor of Shanghai, recurring him to i'm
plore the foreign consuls to send immediate assis.
lance to Nankin, and stating that unless foreion
aid were afforded and Immediately. the citv n15st
iail into the hands of the rebels, by whom il was
closely Invested. both by land and water A feet
OF imperial 1unks, assisted by hired Portuguese
arineo iorchss, winch had been sent up the river
10 oppose the progress of the insurgents bad been
oVerpoWered by the rebel fotila, and the latter
sailing down the Yangtsekiang, had anchored
without opposition Immediately opposite Nankiu.
1 ne dlvlslon OF the revolutionary army investing
the place by land is stated TO be 80 600 strong and
increasing Several days before this the Chinese
Government had also applied for assistance 10 Sir
Z. bonham. the British Commissioner at Hong
Kong. Sir Charles accordingly departed in Her
Majesty IS steamer Hermes, on the 18th March for
Shanghai, but had not arrived there when the mail
left Her Majesty's steamship Salamander and the
ship Lily were already there The French war
steamer Cassini and the United States steamer Sus
quehanna have both proceeded up the Yanetse.
kiang, and Colonel Marshall, the American Com
missioner, has determined to place the latter
before Nankin. The immediate effect of this
interference on the relative position Of the insur-
gents and lmperlasts is most momentous. Ii is
acknowledged by the Chinese themselves that the
loss OF Nankin would have been the loss of the
empire.
The Friend of China mentions report that
commissioner Seu had been degraded from bis Of
fee and invited to strange himself. He had taken
the hint and committed suicide.
Commodore Perry, in the Mississippi, arrived at
hong Kong April Z, and on the 9th the United
States sloop Plymouth was despatched to Shanghai.
The VERY LATEs7-REpoRTED FALL OF NAN
kIN!-A slip from the office of the Manchester
Guardian quotes a private letter from Shanghai
March 20, one day later than above, saying
fThe Taoute (of Shanghai) has purchased two
vessels, and is sending them up the river with
IiCe auu auununltlon, ano liked upon the Agnes,
q Parsees vessel, for the purpose; but the
Governor, Sir George Bonham, has stopped her,
and VIII not allow English ships to go on the SER
vice.
our ComPrador has Just come in, and states
that there is now no doubt about the loss Of Nan.
kin. for the Taoute has put placard on the walls
acknowledging it, and offers reward to apv one
who will take the leader officers of the rebels.
The document also states that the rebels are COM
ing eastward in boats.
"Silk and tea cannot be got except for cash
down, which no one has. The silkmen are fright
ened, and are taking good deal of silk into the
interior.
CURIOUS FEATURES OF THE REBELLnN-Tbe
canton correspondent of the London Time, saws.
"ihe translations of the rebel proclamatious
(wlth which the Chinese papers are now 6lledl
convey very favorable idea Of the organization
and character of the movements in progress
'The revolutionary army is divided into five
corps or divisions each complete in itself Each
division ls subdvided into brigades of 400 men
commanded by brigadier and CONTAINING forr
regiments OF sixteen companies each. A eubai-
leIH command M is 70 men, captains 100 men, a
MAJORS 4o0, and colonel's 900. The names of
all the generals are given, and also descriptiop
OF their persons. There is q CORPS of sImnerisI
GUARDS and strong staff INSPECTORS of trooos
masters OF the horse,' 'paymasters,' corps Of
surveyors Officers in charge of the signal de,
partment' All these are dignihed with yellow
scaris and the title of sexcellenoy.' The infesSos
grades are numerous. Among those particular
lieu are 'ofhcers distinguished by red and black
scarf whose duty it is to urge the people e eater
into their confederacy and TO sdIniais,sr TIE essss
of adherence
"But by far the larger proportion II taes@ ss,N
Carnations refer TO the civil organization ~ A.,
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