New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-16
CHINA.
Frnrn The Bo.,on traveller.


We have been favored with the perusal OF letter
from highly Intelligent gentleman l0ag resident IN
China which presents very interesting viev of the
present. state OF things in this country We are allowed
to publish the following extract from the letter IN which
il viii be seem the writer coniders the conquest Of
China and the overthrow Of the Tartar dynasty, which
has 20 long aid 80 raucay regncd oyer China, well
nigh certain; and he evidently does not hpprehend any
thing but good from such revolution. OF the effect
likely to be produced by the expected overthrow Of the
ITeeent Government in China few estimate the i'm
porance not only Of its influence the vast empire oil
3sO millions Of people, thus brought for the first time
into unrestricted communication With the Western ma
tons and With the prncp pies of Christianity of free
government and enlightened progre,sbu the traffic of
III vast nation with the United states aud with England
will be Immediately increased
CANTON, Saturday April O. 1s5,
"Tbe rtbei' has assumed very serious aspect md
IL would appear tht the Tartar dynasty to BE- drv
IN al the halls and palaces oi Chins, 90 wander
sgNin over the deserts aud oare mountains from
whence il originally osm-. Our last sd,lces from tbs
Moth decisive but the general belief Is that N.n-
Kin fallen into the bands If the rebels The Taou tae
Of ShaDghae has announced that they ia possession
Of the outer vsl- ana ere this they must have captured
te heart Of the city II So may cons der the Ia tar
having received bs desth blow The capture Of the
ci.nt capital Of the EmpTe viii give An amazing accession
Of power and 10 the rebels ADD cause proportion
dsu sy among the sdheTtnts OF Hen uDg 50 hai the
march of insurgents "a PtkD will probably ne triumph
ant Al successful one Wneh-r there will be last
and tnible struggle at that capital, remains to D.
seen If the insurgeDt chief should really be
Of ability and character, s0d he should issue proc
hmaiion from Pekn declaring that tTus Chinese
has ssceGded the q rome, and hs h. intends to covers
"the dark hoird children IF Ham upOt the ent prin
cles and aIims Of tncr ancestors revive the gori
Gus days of la"u and Shun' and drive iuic the desert
that tyrsnuica Nan,cbOw aud his horde 81 rapacuus Off
ces coTupt magistrates VII" have long oppressed
the lane" iiis probable that nearly the whole mass OF the
Iaiiun viii gladly recognize hi Aubo1y ut once There
does 10 be The least loyalty affection for the
r.ignng family H. The hearts IT the p-upl but may
be severe struggle Ia many place., before the of
Of M .ue a
taIoe he great land Of China. OF c0sr,s cannot
speak with conhdeuce 10 shat the immediate ed c,s OF
the great struggle will be Macy fancy that there will be
universal confusion and disOrg snza for long tins
come sswssth- thr"us hoct h- Empr- the Far
tsT gained htr sScendency more than 200 ago aud
that hus The ir Ign tTsde o MI ktds s nety stopped
The bels profess 20 be friendly To Foreigners
foi eigr hts ought go 10 manage ~ vau
able additional privileges from The powers that
be Ut least the navigation OF the gre at River Yang tsze
kesng and perhaps general and entire freedom o inter
II SO. tht ioregI trade will become Immense.
hr Marshall and Sir Ed Bouhnm the north, look
II is to be hoped that both will keep entirely aoof
r III all KINDS of nlepostion. We dc not consider that
there is viii be- any personal danger e. the Foreigners At
the ports &, Trade N a even there shoad be, can
easily obtan aid from the ships of which
With Tins ihe present state of affairs in this
Try Of trade imports is almost entirely stopped
At the North, and here there is little demand.
the merchants dare venture int the country with
goods This province has been very quiet for the past
year but We have rumcr toda, that At Woo chang
the frontier there ha. been Instruction abd the popis
have dec. Iitaied the mandarns aud force is being
ser from this city TO punish the mob 1t Is indeed singu
lar that th army Of insurgents should have passed
large portion II the county capturing every city IN their
and YET retaining possession of none or leaving
any officer to rtpieseli them The rebel, spPesr to go
merely with the purpose 70 take tnd hold the aeIt aud
heart If the country via the great imperial cities Nsnkn
and Pc kin and ,onscer that the possession OF these
oites would De equivalent a. the possession Of the Whole
couitry and may imagine that this will Just prove
the fact We have been able obtain any reliable
information TO who the Rebel Chief "a what J.. his
rial character IL Is very evident however, d there
be Of considerable ability among tnem foe they have
conducted their military affairs with E0nderfal skill
and success fr Chinese aud maintained remarkable dis
ciple and order among their troops Sa the Imperial
Commissioner sent short time suce in chains 20
Pkn aud have 10 day learned that he has been d-csp
iiated and all his property which nnease has been
Cfscat,d lsi two years ago he the great iav,fe
Of the la pine Poor heyiug commands the de-nsos OF
Nsntp fear bis fate viii be suicide - surely il
VIII be should he be unsuccessful ia defending his post H.
The liberal snd enlightened vi Chinese states
men, and hvor.by disposed tox4Td the Foreigners
he degraded tine since for Advocating more
liberal policy toward foreigners in the Imperial Cabns
SuG app 10 be high time that such o.EbarOas
and cruel rpr, rnuieut should be subVer.et