New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-06
CHINA.
From The Overland rr.snd Of China. OF OF 50

Prom The Overland Friend Of China OF OFT 81
Tien.teh is still said 10 maintain position at
Hingh chan In Kwangs and there are yet spprehen'
ons for the safety of kwen the capital OF the prov
ince The editor of TAs North China Herald has sue
ceeded in obtaining pretty concise summary OF occur
rences since the lat attack kwen, which we here
subjon THE insurgent bands passing by hweuin the
capital city of Lwsng see which after investing they
had withdrawn from had poured in great numbers into
the contiguous districts OF the province OF Hoo man, For
tine they earned everything before them. Two de.
pstmentR cities and several places OF less note fell into
their hands According 10 the Government Gdssns these
losses arose fro the General defending that frontier al
lowing himself TO be Unanswered by the insurgents
who sre aso described capturing one OF these cities
by bsttering breach IN the walls with sfthery .he
resist nce made here enraged the captots that ney
pat the sword all the oihcers civil and ni,Iry ABOUT
80 in number who taken prisoners rs also ABOUT
500 Of tho people For these mistortes inc henern'
was called TO account and the plenipotentisry Sal
saugah degraded several stcps but ordered 10 re-
main 81 his post Here their further progress Ia hoonan
to have been checked, and their plans oi erect
ing decent upon Chang shs the capital OF that prov
inee were baiiied by the Government subsequently
their attention has been directed toward hisng Sec and
il he's recently become known that they have taken Two
towns in NaDganoo on the southwest frontier OF hst
province They thus threaten the line OF coininunics-
lion with the province OF Canton by the Melting Pass,
which il said 10 be held by a powerful Government
force" fire OF an alarming mature occurred about
three quarters OF mile In the Of the Canton faeo
ries on the night OF Wednesday the 9th inst The fire
brOk out in cooking house. and quickly spread % some
30 or 40 silk throwing warehouse and private dwellings,
whereby elk goods and foreign Manufactures were de-
stroyed, amounting In value 10 some slJO.UO
FROM The Hons KONG Register, Oct. ~
From Pekia Gazette, dated in August last,
learn that earthquake occurred In June in the
province OF Kansuh which felt for fifteen sacces'
sive days. Upward Of ~ 600 houses said 10 have
been destroyed 800 OF the inhabitants persisted, and
400 others were severely hurt. The Emperor, in no
cing this calsni,y commands that the land taxes in
money aud grain for the present year be reunited and
that supply of money aud grain be issued to the dis
fressed districts.
During the early part OF last month there were several
slight shocks of earthquake experienced IN Manila
On ,he 10th, ut 9 o'clock in the evening, shock &C
CURED which nearly destroyed the city. Many houses
were entirely thrown down. and others rendered unsafe
to inhabt Two churches destroyed, one Of them
the ine church Of the company OF the Philippines
Many inhabitng the houses the river side sleep Ia
the arched godowns Of their buildings but the greater
part Of the citizens encamped in bamboo houses ID
the suburbs The palace the towhsll and the custom
house are much damaged as TO be uninnabitsbie
Three hyes were lost, and one person wounded.