The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-20
From tho London Times
The Rebellion In China.

The Rebellion In China.
Private letters received by the overland mail via Mar
seles place possession of further particulars re-
speeding the progress OF the rebellion in China From
Shanghai there were dates 10 The Goth OF August The
rebel army was said TO have reached Tien-tsn the sea
port town OF Pekip situate the Peiho. and news OF
The taking OF the capital was daily expected AL ohang'
hal the Triad Society were beginning TO be trouble
some There were said be 900 OF them in The city,
and they contemplated rise very shortly.
Al Annoy there had been much bloodshed, but letters
from that place. dated August So state that early ter
misaton of the struggle between the rebels and the i'm
perallss looked forward 10, The approach Of the
Mandsrns there had been repeatedly announced, but so
much delay had occurred, that IL was for time be-
eyed they bad abandoned altogether the idea OF recap
turing the city:
Annoy, August 80.
However at daylight OF the 25th feet, consisting OF
20 Canton and Ia Annoy jank appeared Shortly after
they arrived oil The 200gun battery, and till evening
ineffective cannOnade was kept up between them and
the rebel batteries Emung hang and Ko-lan after
which the Mandarins retired few miles and anchored
for the night The afternoon another fleet, con-
sisng of 40 so unks and large boats, came round the
and destroyed several villages the main land, known
rebel villages and among them that OF Boon coon The
second chief. whose relations, il is said were all cap
tured On tie 26lh, with the exception OF firing by
iunks the western sde matles remained qaet till
the afternoon the rebels in the town evDcng little or no
at the approach OF their enemies SEEM
ed generally believed by Inc rtOel5 taI the CanlOn
iunks manned by members Of the Ten society,
and that they would not he IN earnest against them
This belief sssduousy spread BY the rebel chiefs;
and while the statement probably made without any
definite Information the point with the view OF in
spring the rebel soldiers with confidence II toera
bly, evident that of the Canton iunks fired loo wide
fleet which at anchor of the 200-gun battery, and
which had been augmented during the night came round
the south side OF Ko exchanging shots with tue
batteries on that island and on the main II was sup
posed that they would have come into the inner harbo
and engaged the rebel junks which all got under weigh
but after good deal oil firing between the two fleets. the
Mandarns anchored 10 The foreign shippng about
mile from the town. and close TO where their aeei, which
came round the side, had arrived The rebels again
took up their anchorage Immediately in front OF the for
egn ongs.
During the 9th nothing done, the approach
owhin four five miles OF the CITY Of the troops. es
tmaied at 5000 Or 5000 whose landing at the back OF
days On the morning of the 2Sth some lighting took
place near the Mandarin encampment 10 which the Teb
els said have been driven of In the afternoon
the Mandarin fleet weighed and stood in 10 the upper
end OF the haIbor. which 1t was again supposed they
would enter and occupy, but their oblec! appeared to
have been the destruction OF the end of the suburbs
where the rebels had two batteries Between these and
the unks heavy and constant fire kept up for about
TWO hours but, usual without any damage OF conse
Quence to the combaants. great many OF the shot
from the Canton junks this occasion, well on the
Goth. appeared directed at and the houses, breaking
great many tilea, and frightening the people from the
roofs, where at the commencement the inhabitants bad
placed themselves to witness the fight The firing ceased
about g. p. the Mandarin junks retiring TO their an
chorage. The rebel junks did not weigh, and altogether
il was not supposed that twenty men were killed on
shore. The great noise made by the guns OF the Manda
rim junks, added their evident superiority OF force, a
peaed TO have somewhat dlshearened the rebels and
several left the place the 2sh while during the night
the rebel chiefs lad Of 10 or 20 years OF age, poi
soned himself with opium He hal been sick for some
DAYS and is reported TO have different times OF late
expressed himself despondngy OF the success of the reb
els, aud have said shortly before his death, that as
he could not be attended carried of in OF the
rebels having 10 take 10 Hight, II We're better he should
die. He was an only SON
gained considerable advantage over the rebel army 1t
would appear that before daylight they surprised about
400 rebels BIO were in advance of The main body, cap
turing and bebeadng the greater PORTION OF them the
few who escaped and the man body OF the rebels, has.
tened back the city, followed considerable part OF
the way by the mperiasis, who might have success
fully invested the place, panic stricken the
rebels. However they coniented themselves with de-
suoying the villages inhabited by the rebels, through
which they passed. four OF which they burnt, killing in
instances all the and male children they found
1t being high. water at the ,me some OF The Mandarin
junks and boats proceeded OPP the creek, which runs
half way the island from the west end OF the
town, and kept up fire the reireatng rebels. They
also landed men, who killed several saggefs. The
mperiaist troops after destroying and setting on fire
four villages were returning to their camp to breakfast
when the rebel army was, alter much persuasion, in
duced to pursue them and, though the Madans do not
appear 10 have Teeated beyond their camp, thirty
three capturedat least, that number OF heads
exposed in the city. During the rest of the day all
into the city From the number of headess bohes lying
in and about the villages which were burnt, very large
number of people must have been killed The 10Th, and
for the sake OF the head money (he rebels get E2 for
each head they bring many field aborers, quite innocent
OF aiding either party, supposed 10 have been slain
Towards evening the rebel troops retired into The city,
many of them laden with plumber from the destroyed vii
lagos, while the inhabitants of the villages not yet de-
sroyed by the Mandarins poured into the Town with such
articles OF furniture they could carry with them.
On the morning OF the goth, at daylight, the junks
commenced a heavy cannonade the western suburbs
which they kept up till O'Clock but, beyond in
jury TO the houses advantage had been gained by
peared 10 be all Withdrawn into the city, had the
Mandarin troops moved again. Ii was supposed, how
ever that another body OF troops had been landed to the
eastward, and that simultaneous attack would be made
both Sides and parts OF the supposed 10 be
occupied by rebels destroyed. The rebel aeet, which
might have been easily destroyed apparently spared
in order encourage the fight OF the rebels. good
deal OF anxiety felt by The foreign residents the
manner in " hch the struggle might end. The rebels
said, that il defeated, they would set FIRE to the city,
while the Mandarns 1t was understood, intended to
burn the western suburbs and Emung -kang.
On the night OF the 10Th request was made by The
merchants to Sir William Hosie delay his departure
TO Shanghai for day or two bu, he declined accedng
thereto, because her Maesiys vice consul did not deem
the Sparans presence indispensable.
AT Canton matters were comparatively quiet, but in the
aourroandng Ugh bohood much disaec,Ion spring.
ing up, Two villages, situated few miles only from the
northwest side OF the city walls had lately been wagDg
against each other and the result, had been consld
cradle loss OF lite The MandarIns at length succeeded
in Q1eng matters, but it thought This would only
be tor time. The latest accounts received of the de
achment OF the rebel forces which was averslDg the
kiang-s province southwark that they had reach
ed far kang chow large city not FAR distant from
no y dtv,d thok from hat