The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-12
The Chinese Rebellion.


ADvICEs BY THE WAY OF CALIFORNIA-IMPOKr-
ANT MOVEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN SQUADRON
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
Adyices from Hong Kong, to the 27th of April, had
reached San Francisco by the clipper Pathfinder
The Hong Kong Register, of the Goth April
thus concerning the effects and probable issue Of the
civil war raging in China
The news which will reach England by the outgoing
mail will be canvassed both by the government and the
people The government more especially the Chancellor
of the Exchequer will quake in The dread of losing for
time the which is derived from the tea duties
the people will fear the loss Of the herb upon which
principal bediefthe manufacturing part Of the popula
tiop-wil fear the loss OF market, which, although
HnS s Is to END r. tho Tartar
government of the country to be hurled from its high
position and its members driven back into their ancent
and wild astnessesS Or awakened to its danger at
the last moment to put forth which will eectua
y put down the rebel forces which are now marshaed
against it, Our opinion is, outstanding the ap
progress which has been made by the
endeavorng to revoutonise the country that 1t will
be found the present rulers have enough
to hold the position which by force Of arms they obtain
above two hundred years ago. Whether it win take
mouths whether it will take years, to bring the coun
try into state Of quietude is question most difficult
to answer. Nothing which has yet come under
notice would lead 10 think that the heart and sou Of
the true Chinese portion Of he empire has been thrown
into the struggle The veritabe Chinaman knows moth
ing of patriotism.
The bieechless and redsknned denzen Of the forest
North America will die rather than quit the hunting
grounds Of his fathers, but il thought in
the mind of a ChiDaman who governs provided he Is
allowed to eat his rice in peaceto live, to die his
fathers did before him. There feature in the pre-
sent position OF affairs which is particularly worthy of
notice; 1t is this Not single officer OF the government
whether military civil, thrown himself into the
rebel ranks The officers of the present ruling po~er
have prefer DEATH either the hands OF their cap
tors at tier to the going to the ranks Of
the enemy
The Lieutenant Governor of Kiang su has addressed
formal application to COpsus and Commissioners Of
foreign nations asking aid against the Insurgents He
makes special application to the British COMMISSIONER
md f0n ona IN
If the Commissioner Of the American nation with those
from Portugal, France Denmark, and Hamburg, should
also have arrived Shanghae hope that they will send
messages and despatch their ships of and steamers
chant vessels in combined fleet, TO surround and
recton may be quelleo and this sinking rapbe be ami
hilated; thus tranquiing the peoples mind promoting
mDercei intercourse and removing all hindrances TO
the inter communication Of official dispatches.
WeeStract The foo~ing from the Shanghae corresp0n
dnce of the Horg Kong Register =
We have had before the last week. all the pomp and
cir Gu instance Of On Sunday last body OF five
thousand AIMED men. with about forty field pieces pc.
radet through our harmless village braves who
are paid to I'm at the first shot II indeed they stop to
hear it, Now have forts and lines thrown mp all round
us, with redoubt a. very gateway constructed ~
the naval force under the command Of Captain Fish
bourne To day ten all the foreign residents to
at the acquisition of the consus to consult tax
ing easures for joint defence In the meantime Nam
king and Chin taken by the rebels and
insurgents have only been restrained from advancing
ists in the winch has compelled IL EN- to retire on
Naming where they are said to be surrounded other
reports say that they have surrounded the imperiaiss
and expect in few days TO put them to flight.
The paper speaking Of the character Of the nsur
rectton. says
1.-The true state Of the seems to me that they
proud ontucianss determined TO establish the ancient
and customs prevalent under the Han aud Ming
dynasty exaggerated against the Manchows that
they are likely to look with disgust upon any thug
foreign ard while they beat upon roofing Budd
hism they he little disposed to favor Chris.
tionity. We have letters Dast night from Soochov oe-
tar III. ir cruetes TO the Mapchow when they
took Marking Having decoyed 700 of these unfortu.
mates into building under preface Of getting them
msrred TO Chinese people they ruthlessly Are to the
whole and reduced them to ashes They then tstered
the inmates Of every house in Marking and the next
day went through the city comparing the lists with the
inbeb ante found in each dwelling when IL they found
thso he number given In very likely csse they
killed. The odd numbers. They then pressed every Chinese
into the array from fifteen TO forty fve killing the chill
oIep useless, sppropratug the younger women and
making the older ones cooks and solutions. This may be
ause report exaggerated by the fears Of the Chinese
stu the ndscrmisste slaughter OF the Buddhist priests
gives some color to H.
The city of shaDehae il nearly deserted; the inhsb
tsnts have carried their goods and furniture even 70
sticks and staws, leaving empty dwellings, all shat up,
and few poor and III disposed persons prowling about
the streets Of there ia trade and se expect
soon to have scarcity Of provisions We dare not pack
up and goods for fear Of alarming our ser.
wants. who would al instantly leave. We remain, there.