New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-02
CHINA.
rrogress OF the RebelieB-Com. An1ick and Coll
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ForeIgn Interference.
Q~e5er, May p, 1888.

Progress Of the RebeIIisp-Com. AnIiek and Col
Marshail-0pporruniryo Of Foreign Interference
LETTER
The following letter reached By Arabs
though hsve still unpuhahed
DE h oor IN India give this readers advance As heJ
win see be has the Of civil ChsA Will have the
bes Of obtaining shall from him
BY every mall ard shall pint his reports from this
they received Meanwhile shall eadeIvsr
for bis Indian letters unusu ally isisrenE
MACAO. March p. IsS8
came here this morning in the u. S. steamer Sus
quehsnDa from Hong Kong and leave in her 70 morros
morning at o'clock for shanghae and probably Man.
king, having been appointed Attache to the Embassy
by Col Marshall fer that purpose. The Mississippi
has yet arrived, but the Saratoga Plymouth and
Supply are here.
You must know that the rebellion in the provinces
has gained so much power to threaten the stability
Of the Empire The rebels have taken several import
ant cities lately and last advices were advancing on
Marking 1t is feared that the latter city is already in
| their hands. The Emperor is alarmed, and has re-
moved from Seu the Commissioner, who is now at the
seat of war; the dignity Of the double peacocks feather
About ten days ago Sir George Bsnham the Governor
Of Hong Kong received message from the Touty Of
shansbse requesting that some British vessels Of war
should be sent to protect that port This request was
war steamer Hermes, leaving the Salam.nder, Lily,
and one other to follow This is the first time that
any Chinese digntary has asked assistance of foreign
power.
But for the perversity Of Commodore Aulick, who
has just left for the United States, Government
might have furnished this assistance and thereby OBJ
tanned q claim to further concessions the part Of
China. Col. Marshall, month ago, foresaw the
present emergency ard requested to be conveyed to
SbaDghae In the Susquehanna, but was very IN
gracisusly refused by Com. Aulck. 1t is charitable
to attribute the officers conduct to his bodily in
frmites, for he has certainly acted in q manner
most dscreditable to his station. During the late
trip Of the Susquehanna TO Manla, the sloop-A war
Saratoga conveyed Col. Marshall, in his character
of Envoy, to Whampoa. Immediately on Com. Aulick's
return he sent peremptory message to Capt Walker,
Of the Saratoga, to back to Hong Kong, aud sub
jected him to a Court Martial for alleged disobedience
of orders The finding Of the officers composing the
Court was. that Capt. Walker not only guilty
of the charges but that be would have been Justly
amenable had he acted otherwise than he did. Com.
Aucks course in this and other respects has been
source of great annoyance and disgust to all the Ameri
con residents here. His successor, Commander Bu-
chanan the contrary wins good opinions all sides,
BY bis frank prompt and conscientious discharge of the
duties Of his station.
Col Marshall, finding no authorities at Canton who
were empowered to treat with him. has determined to
90 to SbaDghae, with the expectation of proceeding
to Marking where Seu, the Imperial Commissioner
mains at present. endeayOring to check the progress
Of the rebels. II is expected that the Japanese EKpe
dtion will rendezvous Shangbae and the Susquehanna
will therefore do good service in the meantime in sup.
porting the Embassy.
The rebels boldly ayow their intention Of overthrow
ing the present dynasty They exhibit the greatest
skill and Judgment 10 their operations and their career
is marked by succession of uninterrupted trumphs
They retain city fortress which they capture,
spect private property, commit outrages on ndyidu
ais and seek to conciliae those whom they conquer
The consequence s their ranks continually ncreas
ing and unless checked before long, they will succeed in
their aims The British steamers sstensbly go up to
protect British property in Shanghae. II is not known
whether they will do than ths since should the
rebels succeed the probable effect will be, to open all
parts Of China TO the world The crisis is intensely
interesting. 1t is the first time in nearly two GEN.
turies that the Imperial Government has been Sc
riousy menaced
While these great movements are going on in the
North the foreign population Of Canton are in state
of great excitement, on account of attempt made
by the French residents to hoist flagstaff for the
tr.color in the public garden of that city. The Eng
sb American and Danish flags wave there already but
the French trade and interest considered too nsg
nifcsnt to sanction for them. The dispute RACES
fierce and furious, and bets run high on both sides
Philosophical persons attribute the quarrel to the low
state Of trade at present which renders excitement of
some sort absolutely necessary.
The pirates continue their depredatiOns along the
coast The Hermes brought in five pratcal junk5 the
other day. which she captured after some resistance
without the loss of man. Thrtyfve persons were con-
vcted and sent to Canton to be executed The tayi
not free but have heard Of attacks lately There
was some firing last night midnight among the islands
but nothing has transpred in relation it.
Dr. Bowring the British Consul has gone to Java for
a few months There is q here that the post of
Minister to the United States has been offered to him, in
dispatches received by the last mail from England.