Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-23
Hazard Ta,lor.< letters
CuiNA-PRoGRESS OF THE REBELLION -Iuxo
MARSHALL.


From the reports which reach MS FROM the th ther'
doubt that the progress Of the rebellion, ra,hc
revolution is steady and uninterrupted to render
almost certainty that sooner later Tai Pings suprc
macy will be Established aud the Ming Dynasty restored
! to the Chinese Empire We are here at such distsnc'
from the seat of that dependant Tor the Seat
par; of Intelligence upon private adNcc' and The
Herald of Shanghai paper which in the main eoec
in It's news but dry and unsatisfactory. find it difficult
sc, clear ea OF the Of events from its pages
and prefer give you items from the letters OF IN
tellgcnt and observant friends.
The Imperial troops remained in the vicinity OF Man.
king and Ching kcang through the month OF July ncr
had they wholly retreaiCd the last adviccs Early in
the month"; however large detachment of rebels was sent
ncrhward into the country the yellow River. Mtcr
the taking OF Marking their advances to have been
made principally in that direction have just received
via Loo-Choo, letter dated Shanghai, July Is, which
gives the following account OF affairs al that tine:
The Impcrissts have occupied tho country around
Marking until its resources entirely exhausted. The
people AT length address Cd renousacc 10 eang lung
The Generassimo prayin him to abandon the siege
prosecute il vigorously for the condition Of things eSi
ting for several months past would reduce their families
20 the extreme Of jssiituton and misery. lie replied
that his force sufficient 10 take Marking, and that
he wanted reenforcemctS. The peasantry enrolled them
selves to the number OF 10000 and offered their services
anxious they 10 get the war away from their
reiShhorho,'d With this reinforcement badly armed
aud newly levied the attack made, the troops put
ting the peaSantry in the trout. The defence
carried by the people under great loss hut their
supplied them with energy and hear that they fought
with real enthusiasm They advanced and carried the
second line Of defense which brought them III. gates
Of the city proper. They ready to complete the
victory, die in the attempt but the General.simo.
der the plea that night coming sounded the recall
and stopped the hna assault
The indc; alton of the people and the alarm of the
rebels bath said to have been indc>cbabc lleang
luuc openly accused ct treason, aud, it il said has
been invited Pekn (cquivN!ent death haushueni
The rebels since attachments Hup,h in
south aud IIouan the NORTH indicating det-rmu alton
points. Reports that they have tried
three times unsucCcsuly, to take Nan Chang the capt
tai Of kang - but that the porthern detachment has
ctele in taking Sui Cheoo the Yellow River, and is
before Kai-fIrg the capital OF IoUan.
a." think the ohec: Of the rebels mus: be 10 hold the
intrerchcd camp of Chin-kcang .f1o, throw back
force to Kiangsi oil supplies TO the ImperiIist
force before Marking from coming down the Kiw and
through Melting pass, 10 form junction with the rebels
at Annoy. and those organizing the rebellion in the prov
ucc OF Fokieu; and at the time to gain the
leading Pskin from the southwest. The rolling
country OF Shsn-s and 81 Chuen in their
organize column osack Pekin simultaneously from
that direction and 10y the canal Connection with Canton
being of from Pekin oGtposts established the Ho
angho columns advancing, from the est aud
from SOUTH and with money in his pocket, the
Emperor will Gul himself in bad way by November when
winter will have st in at Pckin Meanwhile the
dynasty Nankug give peace the people around
that city, couClip them by feeding them and NAV,
possibility, by spring uurp the rcns OF power. The
cauness amt apathy o! the indicates tho desire
property change their rulers hereafter 10y
manifesto, rather than by stirring up the worst
forms OF civil wal:
The Catholics report that the rebels Naukin have de-
stroyed their churchcs broken their affairs, and will not
restore liberty l2j christians whom they found within
The wals Also, that they Otherwise very utolerant
all who do pray at o'clock with them, according
to their ritual and forms of worship"
Towards the end OF July, prevailed that Nan
king had been recartured by the Imperial troops; tut
the Chinese authorities did dare make proc!lIna
that effect generally credited. or late
report, are conuu y reaching OF tie advance of tie
rebels toward the north. The clipper Oriental, which
rived Hong Kong three days from shaneha cap
ped the climax hy reporting the taking Pekn. You
will remember that the rumor prevailed In relation
Marking for month before II actually fell. In this
case also doubt, premature, but will be verified
in the eud hear that there ia much alarm et a, Sharg-
bal and that Of the merchants are making prepara
tons TO leave.
The American Commissioner, Col. Marshall has sue
ceeied ia delivering hi credentials the Niceruy Of
the three provinces Of KauG 50 Eiaugsi and Nganhwni
lie CITY OF Cacu-.iau, about %" miles TO the wet 81
Shanghai. The ceremony Oh the iti Of July.
The Commissioner received IN the most favorable
manner y the population waited upon bv daputaons OF
Scholars and tile Departments! authorities, and entertain
el in u umptuOus 10y the Niccroy. lie delivered
hs credentials Commissioner, which the Niceroy for.
wardeI Pekin. Kacushan i walled city, containing
about 100000 inhabitants, ard i only 20 miles from Soc.
Chow the great silk of China, and the impor.
inland city in the Empire. The Commissioner re.
ccived az Official invitation visit CITY, which he nc
cepted I; ouly last year that American Missiona
~ WhO reached it in the disguise Of Chinsmsn,
appreaerdd end i-U"uinoH-y sent back to Shanghai.
This the first that foreign Commissioner has
been received in tie interior OF China in hs proper cha
rlcter Lords Mccartney an! Amherst Prkin
tribute bearers, in the eyes OF the Chinese, and gusly
failed IN the OBJECT OF t'eig missions. understand that
Col. Ntrshs will remain at Shanghai uu; he ha- receiy
ed an answer from ekn, his communication from the
nperor The journey haen Snan made in hand.
Chinese boa. with the American flag its s;head
and the Commissioned vas ascoPan'e ~ Ms interpreter
Mr. Cub-rt-ou Dr.. lll and VI. Surg. Shanghai
The French Commissioner, ~ de Dorrbultn It'll remains
this place. waiting for chance Of presenting his
dcn;ial..
The rebels sti hold possession Of Annoy and the Impc-
rial uuE keep up rd Cuious farce Of endeavoriug
take IT, the T.. = ship supply Capt Sinclair, vhch
arrived 81 Hong Kong on tie 21th u'tmo from Loo Choo,
touched Annoy the way aud remained five days there
Firing gong continually between the rebels in
fort shore and the Imperalsts in the bay hut the lat
kept such d-tiucs that the shot both sides
speut before il reached half way the enemy. Canton
il present in very unsettled state aud the foreign
chants anticipating trouble, in case the rebellion
spreads In this direction. All the American firms have
addressed a letter Comm 1lore Perry begging that
national vessel may be up the M1cao Passage with
mile and half Of the factories The Supply ha been
ordered up the river all the other vessels -, the squad
ron draw much pass the bar The Mssissip.
pi lies whampoi tout wi! he relieved 10 few days by
the Susquehauua. These great steam frgates have
Riny contributed To our success In Japan but they
neiy useless for service in the Chinese Waters. Two
small steamers like the Water Witch would be worth ten
-hps-oi.ihe-lne, for all practical purposes.
the 25th u She detained eight days the island
10 remedy slight defectin Of her euginey. She ia
now in excellent order and woodworking shp in every
respect when she left, the Plymouths boats
gagged in surveying the eastern coast OF the island The
POvhaan will PROBABLY proceed 10 Cun-ingmoon to-day,
where the Susquehanua, Macedonian Nandaa and store
ship Southampton now lying There il considerable
sickness board the POwhatan and Nandau, but the
Other vesses comparatively healthy Our squadron
10 the China Seas is stronger than that OF England
while the superior build and appointments Of vessels
make the predoDinance It'll more striking.
Religious excitement has sprung up in Providence
r. in consequence Of attempt, alleged tn have been
made on Sunday week to force young Irish girl 70 enter
the Convent 81 the Sisters Of Mercy at that place. BY
statement 10 the Providence Tribune, IL would seem that
a very young female procured at the Convent from the
Superior about three years ago, by gentleman Of that
CITY, as servant IN hs family and that lately various
tempt. have made induce her 10 return IN which
her elder sister Joined. The girl being attached TO the
family refused. On the Sunday in question she was de-
coyed away from church The vicinity Of the convent
where an frishman named Richard Newman aud an irish