Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09
FROM CHINA.

Correspondence Of tho NeT YoyE Commercial Advetiser
LONDON, JUNE q, 1858.
The arrival Of the overland mail put us in posses
sion Of further regarding the rebellion in China
Being Of conflicting character and calculated to create
an impression that the country will suffer for long time
before hna triumph either side viii to restore
i to is ordinary course the effect has been to mpar adj
donal hrnness TO the market although the further
actual rise in prices has been but trng tnppears that
the nsurgnt forces with uninterrupted success until
the middle Of March, when they accomplished the cap
'ure OF hankn but that desperate effort was then
made by the Emperors army which ended in their re-
covering the city Whether this repuse Of the insurgents
took place in pitched battle when they were advancing
further North or the result of an assault upon Nan
kin BY the Imperial troops not stated The former
paha.on however seems most probable. 1t is certain
that the insurgents had suffered severely and that thew
had been Obliged to make rapid retreat which had bee
ehuea o iurther disasters This retreat had brought
lheh nearer 70 Shanghai and had increased the excite
nent Mt that place. especially as nm mnres;on had
gained ground that the insurgents had become unsrendy
to the foreign Powers owing doubtless TO the ndisoreet
manifestations which had been made by the European
ana American residents OF disposition to interfere in
favor of the Emperor which least had been inter
preted in that light The offensive act in this d.
recon seems TO have been the advance of the Susque
hanna up the Yang-teekang folowedby another vessel
probably British one, called the Science both of which
movements said to have proved abortive except in
exciting distrust as to whether neutrality was intended
present
tain the satisfactory announcement TINT the various for
egn commanders at the port had length resolved upon
strict course of onnterferenoe but the fact the
last dates appeared have become sufficiently known
do away with the nnfayoable feeling that had in the
first instance been awakened.
HOMO KoSG, APRIL 81 1853.
| Our advces from Shanghai are to the 10Th instant
Nankn had been taken By rebels but it had sine,
been invested by the troops from Pekn who arrived
late to save it, battle to take place the 18th BY
agreement with the conendng forces Should the rebels
succeed Shanghai would fall into their hands.
There appears be bad feeling existing toward for
egners on the part of the rebels.
Correspondence cf1e London Times.
Hone KoaG, April 3d.
Our last of the llth brought down news Of the rebel
lion from Shanghai to the 18th utimo We have now
dates to the 18th instant Previous the 9th instant
the Of the rebel force had been rapid the most
current Information that the city of Nankn had
fallen into their hands, and that the Chinkeangfoo had
been taken without opposition. On the 9Th instant re-
ports reached othe hostile intentions of the rebels
the foreign community in particular and that they
tended advancing Shanghai which caused the greatest
alarm and conuson and the inhabitants of the city
moving into the country and the united naval force and
the whole community commenced to fortify and make
preparations for the defence of the British settlement
and a volunteer corps was ut formed. Later
counts from Loochou had been received, stating that
something had checked the rebels approach and
were more quiet The rebel force had evacuated Chin
keangfoo, aud we're retrealng upon Nankin This has
been confirmed by advces received from Loochou
lth from enterprisng volunteer of the British po-
matte department who had reached there disguise and
in safety.
The Tartar General Heang Yueng, with the Grand i'm
perial army was close to Nankin, and which, it was
generally believed, he had taken possession Of An
gagement between the two forces expected to take
place about the 10th instant and till the result known
all will be intense anxiety and supense
Applications had been made to the foreign Powers for
assistance by the local authorities but strict neutrality
seemed 10 prevail.
The United States steamer Susquehannah had failed
rcan Commissioner, having grounded for twenty -four
hours, about ten miles above Woosung, and returned
There were four steamers of war and her Majesty
brig Lily off Shanghai and British force with guns had
been landed and application to this for supply OF
arms has been acceded to by the General here.
i His excellency Sir George Bonham returned from
Ningpoo in her Majesty's steamer Hermes on the 81
instant and dates from thence of the 18th instant report
all was quiet there AT Foochowfoo it is said, diff
ference existed between the Tartar and Chinese troops
AMoy not particularly affected by the Of the re
oelhon Al Canton All tcinains quiet.
In harbor, htr Majesty's ship Spartan at Wham
poa, her Majestys brig Rapid aud United States soo
5 Plymouth; at Annoy, her Maesty's steamer Rather
at Macao, United States steamer Mississippi and store
ship Supply. and French Capriceuse at Shane
hal her Majesys steamers Hermes and Salamander an
brig Lily French steamer Cassin and United State
steamer Susquehannah and sloop Plymouth