Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-13

year IRON the Vicars-ApostoIlco OF M
angst and Hou Kouang. These
priests relate that in the month OF
January the instruction had already
made formidable progress. The for
COS of Tien-te, or as ho is called in
other accounts, Taeping-wang, every
where announced their resolution to
deliver the Chinese nation from the
Tartar yoke. They were well recei.
we'd by the population, and obtained
without difficulty large contributions
in support of their cause. Their ar
my is far better disciplined and provi.
ded for war than tho Imperial troops,
and it is continually reinforced by
considerable desertions Of native
Chinese. But the most remarkable
circumstance attending their progress
is that they and their chiefs profess
none of their idolatrous religions
hitherto dominant in China. On the
contrary. wherever they appear, they
destroy tho joss.houses, the idols, and
the monastic institutions of BONES,
which were held in veneration by the
Chinese, and their conduct appears
10 confirm the language of their proc
lamalions, quoted by US some little
time ago, which indicated an affinity
with the more spiritual doctrines Of
Christianity. They carry on their
banners, however, the words, Nam
Il hOuoei," or 1.-the Religion of the
Great Emperor" term not known
to the Roman Catholic missions, and
which consequently mars the distinc-
ton between them and the Romanist
converts. The Chinese government
appears 10 have thought that hostility
Of these iconoclasts 10 the prevailing
worship Of the country established a
strong presumption that tho Christian
congregations were the original au-
thors of the rebellion, and in some
parts Of the empire persons susPec-
ted of protesting Christianity have
been arrested and prosecuted in con-
sequence Of this suspicion.
In March the province Of Hon.
kouang had become the centre of the
operations of the victorious Tien-te.
He had taken by storm the capital
of that province, and also the city of
Hang.Yang.fou, where the Imperial
troops were defeated and all the Man
darins and civil authorities pu, to
death. TIe then proceeds to march
upon the province of Honan, having
divided his army into three numcr.
Gus columns; and he had summoned
tho Mandarins of Naukin to receive
him as their legitimate Sovereign, de-
scending in the ninth generation from
the las. Prince of the Ming dynasty.
Tho Imperial Government had sum
mored fresh troops from Mantchoo
Tarlary, and the fate of the empire
seemed to depend OH tho result of
the next battle. Meanwhile, tho as
pect of the Imperial army is desert
bed as extremely ludicrous and eiiem'
mate, every man carrying an umbrel-
la and lantern, and the movement
of the forces being encountered by an
enormous and unwieldy train of bag.
gage. The shops are closed, and
Observation-Disclosures
indeed, it would seem that the result
of these events has been for the pres
cnt to throw the southern provinces
of tho empire into frightful state Of
anarchy. Tho policy Of Ticn.te and
his followers is to make war on the
Tartar authorities, but as far as pos
sible to protect the people; and a.
mong SO very methodical and lingo.
nious nation as the Chinese, it is ev-
ident that this state Of disorder will
be Of short duration. NJ. de la Place,
the Vicar.Apostolic Of Kiang-si, from
whose letters we have borrowed these
particulars terminates MS ''a'ia'i'o
In The following words
81 relate these things, which have
had occasion TO learn in a journey ]
have just made from Honan 70 h M,
81, along inc western part ., Ngaa
l1oey' because , !. Is 10, ,:, US a, question a
OF lie and az aea'h.oi liberty OF per
secuti1n' II, us Is no" very psooa :,
| BILE, the Insurgents prevail, wv may