The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-06
THE REPU BLIC.
Further News by the Washington.

Further News by the Washington.
CHINA. $50
Our advices from China are to the l4th, six days
later than before received. The following account
of Sir G.. Bonham 5 expedition to the seat of the
rebellion is contained in private letter published
in the North China Herald:
Her majesty s ship Hermes returned TO this port
on the 5th instant Sir G.. Bonham having been
in communication with many of the insurgent
chiefs, both in the vicinity of Nankin and Chin
kan-foo MIR. Meadows was within the walls of
the former city, and reports it in state of ruin,
while the whole district is filled with anarchy and
confusion. Nankin is held by the rebel forces,
who are strongly defending it; thew are also in
possession of Chnkiung. The whole line of river
between the two cities is in very complete state
Of defence, and they are said to be awaiting the
arrival of reinforcements from the south, when
they wlLproceed on their way to Pekin.
The information gained regarding the charac-
ter of the insurgents and their objects seems to be
correct translation of the Bible is freely circulated
among them, and zeal amounting to fanaticism
is leading them on to attempt the destruction of
the whole Tartar race, while strictly moral duties
are not only prescribed, but enforced and prac-
tised.
4 The visit of the Hermes too, has been success
full in clearly explaining to the insurgents the neu-
va Po0,Iioi whiSi "ii ioioish SoVoiiiio"1o "io
disposed to hold during the struggle
On her return from Nankn, and while passing
Ching kian-foo, the Hermes was fired upon from
two forts garrisoned by the rebels, and after re-
ceiving four or FIVE round shot in her rigging and
hull, she opened fire, which quickly quoted the
forts and Immediately afterwards she was visited
by an officer of rank, who apologized for what he
said was mistake arising from the fact of there
being square-rigged vessels below Ching kiang,
which had on one or two occasions attacked the
insurgents, and that the Hermes was supposed to
be connected with them. These are all the par
ticulars which have as yet TRANSFERRED.
Though the rebels have been hitherto so sue
cessful, the mperialists do not seem to despair,
for they purchasing number of foreign yes
sells, several of which had been sent up the river
before the Bombay left. Among those said to
have been already bought are the Sir Herbert
Comptoo, Antelope, Dewan, Agnes, and Clown.
From the North China Herald, May 7.
The Hermes returned to this port on. the after
noon of the 5th instant, with his Excellency Sir
George Bonham on board. She had made an
eventful trip up the Yangtze, during which she
Law five DAYS at Nankin, and brings back intelli-
renee of deeply interesting and even astounding
Character respecting the Insurgents, giving us
much cause to thank her Maiesty's PIenipoten-
tiary for the steps taken to obtain some positive
information regarding them. The following par
t;cnlars we rive ON good authority. and hone to
tire Issue.
TIL ;nsrrren+e ora Christians of the Proteston Mt
GU &c ,nrsb;r md ant;-;dolators of the str;ctest
-. - TIo ol,na,,,lodna, hit ono God the
Ho.n.,l, Fa{ber the Ail.wise, All-nowerfll. and
n,,.";s-a,o,,t Cra.tor nf The world. with Him
GllihlPresei' oi gu - w IA aiso
Jesus Gn's. .no 10 lat ~ ,ha Thrae Parsons
ZIG MY cpii'' @ III, p":sc .-.l, !. !. os,a,
OF tne lri.iity. mom .,a pr;nca nf Paano ),
,hnn 10 lind Of divine origin and mission is
10 Mhoiii Hnru hawavar frn,1 clamnr adora.
e To- ch;da;, =, ~, ad;ct tho onnl;c,tion 10 him
'o ~ 70 ~, ssc.or - etEIoI, J, ,nd oh
sen u tile let,s III, hu 10 Em,norors
efs rl:eitU ~. bah y. dac1;nes rocs;v;nn on the
VI oiii,ia, ~. VIZ" - ~ 90 100
grGula ula. soy "a tha ;,s,,roerts all tho sHe,
le p. nL ;; ,,,h;oh On eramnat;on nroved tn
S kon ny Mare co,,orna,dr,ants The observance of
10 Inc o. s,forcsd bv the leaders of the
these IS s.iicsiy U,e ~, I'd Km,nr' CO
movement, cheny lAm Iva s,,s, safassors e.
80 ,rr.or, Int nroctca1 and snritnal Chris
40 J,,1,, na,anced hv the hel;ef that Cod is
.hn.ss IT, 10 rdehns tbev have suf
ciways VIZ. ~. she aaora ,ha, have ;ncnrrod re
~ ~ tr?ais of tSo;r Heavenly Fathar.
49, ha,-a aohovo5 ara ;nstances &c
Illo Wy tlo, ssbora, tLo ,ro
Ills gIace. a. ~, o"r,stant rec,rrence to that
woiiui .4in.,.;a tho 11rn;rhtu Of which thew
sP1oiai aLSnj,,os 20 No tha eh;ects With nrond
;1:. lJ ,,,;tb tbo el;sten;nr eves of rrot;
nun a ;nt h, OH n fbe fact that at the bo-
MY tHhar ay,tornr;se some fonr years 400
tbau ni3mbered but one hundred or two hundreds
and that. except for the direct help of the Hea-
uanIu Father thew never could have done what
tbov ba vc done
HThey.s said one, speaking of the Imperial
lists, sspread all kinds of lies about u.s. They say
we employ magical arts. The only kind of ma
r;c ,ua have nsed is PRAYER to God. In Kwang-
o. when we occupied Yung Oman, we were sore
" pressed: there were then only some one thou
sand or three thousand of us. We were beset
|, II s;daa Nv, ,oncb greater numbers. we had no
,,nudar le}, and orr provisions were all gone; but
our Heavenly Father came down and showed us
the way to break out. So we put our wives and
ch;ldron in the middle. and not only forced pas
- oe. hit completely beat our enemies
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