Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-19

fleet with 10000 men arrived ut CONSTANT
nople, ON the 10Th. Admiral Dundas, Of the
English fleet with all his captains had been
no reconnaissance Of the Turkish fortress.
The Vienna correspondent Of the LoHdon
Times says
"A story abom some secret ircaty Jdwcca
The Enitcd suites and the Porte is also toId,
and the probdbh ceSSioa oc Marmarj::d. We
nre further informed that three American
frigates are in the Bosphorus."
Other papers r%citcratc the improbable as
s%ertion that " The Initcd Stairs has OH,rcd
the Porte all possible Succor IN money dAd
f~orccs."
From China there is nothing especially nc,r.
but fuller and more reliable accounts of the
state of things are given. They are interest
ing. At the last accounts the insurgents
were in possession of Nankin, which they
were terrifying, having force there estimated
Mt 1000 original rebels, and about 5000
from other provinces, to which may be added
the rahblc who Join them at the capture of
towns for the sake of plumber. There has
been no decisive action between the two
forces. Imperial Tartar troops are in force
around Nankin, the rebels having no outlet
except ON the water side. The chiefs and
followers profess Christianity according to
certain forms, and destroy all idols and
temples. Their chief mover calls himself the
.' younger brother of Jesus Christi and is
scarcely visible to any mortal man. Great
fnaticism is said so be among them, and
their belief is that they are destined by
Heaven to succeed. Their acts are a contra
diction to the heavenly rules they profess,
among which are the ten commandments, for
they boast of having slaughtered $4,000
Tartars, men, women, and children, at the
capture of Nankin.
Only about 100 escaped out of the whole
population the rest, men,, women and chill
drcn, were all put to the sword. " We killed
them all, - said the insurgents to the English
interpreters, - to the infant in arms we left
not n root to sprout. The interpreters sue
ceeded in obtaining copies of some Of the re-
ligious books circulated among the new sect,
and it is impossible to doubt that they are
derived from the Old and New Tcstamcnts.
with some slight adaptation to the manners
of the Chinese Empire. Thus. in the com
mcntarv ON the seventh commandment, we
are informed that %Smohing opium is to he con
sidcred as included in the crime of adultery.
The prayers and thanksgiNings to be used
by the faithful. in the various occasions of
life, are expressly offered - through the me
rits ofour Saviour and heavenly brother, the
Lord Jesus. who redeemed us from sim"
The form of praise is evidently taken from
the Christian doxolngy the observance Of
the Sabbath is cnioinrd. and the whole dis
pcnsation Of the Old and New Testament is
set forth i'll Il poem or psalm, called the
- Trimetrical ClaSSic.' which is one of the
most singular productions we can remember
to have pcrused, In point of morals and lam
guagc, the conduct of the new sect is dcs-
described as extremely dccOrouS. and striking
" different from the usual habits of the
Chinese.
They profess great friendship to foreigners.
and desire to trade in all articles except
opium.
ANY decisive success ON the part Of the re-
bells in the north, would apparently cause ii
general rise, and lead to IA CONFUSION of the
Empire, the rebels protesting mortal hatred
against the Tartar dynasty and the whole of
the Tartar race.
The correspondence Of the London Times
says:
Thu rcssch Of tie Iaitcd !Satrs ,jap0n
Squadron are dsScubHHg IN tie h0rbor IF
Shan ghoi. The prinrpai and cridcnt obJc1
Of Mc crpcdijon is thc establishment If AMER
,can sctlcmcntS nNd c00hHy St0HonS in thc
China Seas, for the protccjon ANIL "~qcom0gc-
mcnt IF M'r r0pidi/Y increasing Eastern
trade the experience of European natives
has shown them that such settlements may be
sources of direct profit. as well as of strength.