The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-22


and they back with very decided ideas Chins
was behind the age. The English missionaries, vita
shght commercial tendency to political revolution had
o been sowing broadcast 10 the Interior the religious
o'oihes OF the New Testament which made a mlr,ed
PieSsioh against the antiquated and expensive ma
cnihery OF Chinese dolatry Things were thus rpeniny
"hen IN 1850, the old Emperor died and the yopny ma,
fben-fung assembled the throne He came into the ga,
ernneht however, only after crushing mutiny In tho
paacs, of which the principal eunuch was ia. ,e,a.r
Events rpeneu INTO revolution. The insurgents rose q,
arms IN the province OF kouang in 1861 and in July
OF that year bold attempt made 20 ts
young Emperor while walking the garden of his no,c.
The flames spread but of the subsequent Operations G
the insurgents, you viii have been duly advised The
following abridgment win give you idea of the revo
lutionary history Of China for 1853 -
January ls53.-Great distress in the riches, prov,.
OF the empire; kwahgsi part of Kwantung Human shan
sung and kweichan oversrread BY insurgents; earth
emperor ignorant Of the progress of the rebels engage
cnts between troops and rioters about mics
from Canton examination OF military officers in Kwang-
tung indefinitely postponed.
Ett~uary-People Of shanghae begin to think the re.
soner in the disturbed districts; untrue his degr la
ton rebels approach Nankin; Hen-fung appeals TO the
Aarch-Applications to foreign ConsuIs for war shps
to aid the Tartar government made too lats fall 6f Nam
KING; 20,ooO Iartars put to death-men, and
childron new dynasty nominated Thae ping enmity il
the North against the Hen flung dynasty.
dWH @z.--f1 H. NJ snip Hermes arrived with the Rri-
tsh minister at Nankng when he learned for the arat
time that the ancient capital longer belonged to the
government with which Great Britain had concl uded n
Christians "
Mdy-ospture Of Annoy by the Triad Society fears for
Canton reports of rising in Shantung.
Jane-Want OF money in Peking; an Imperial squad
ron sent to reake Chin keang foo, fallen hands
OF the patriots; its unsuccessful return.
Juiy-Unsuccessful attempts to retake Nanking and
Annoy; naval skirmshng; disturbances the provinces
between Canton and Marking.
Augua-Serous impediments to the Imperialst cause
north Of Hwangho; capture by the rebels Of Fungyane
city about six hundred miles from Walking Henfunc
publicly confessed his faults; things their worst
Stpembr.-C.pture Of shansAae by body of rebels
Of police killed. another unsuccessful attempt to re cap
ture Annoy; atrocities committed by the Imperiaists:
,he christian army occupied position about hundred
Ottob@.-The Island of Formosa found by the Herm.s
in state Of nsurrecton bodies Of armed men took pos
session OF the eastern branch Of Pearl river threate
ings o. attack Canton they remained quiet unt
the fate Of Picking became known in force
IN the province OF kwangs
Observation-Disclosures at Pekng; scarcity OF food people
leave the city great romonstrance by the
sisant the assistance they giving their Tartar
eaemies refusal Of the British Consul at Shanghae TO pay
duties TO the Tartar government evacuation Annoy:
occupation of Phchi by division Of the patriot army
December-I'een- tsein submits to the patriots; the
that the patriot army will shortly place their hero on the
throne Mt Pckng and that the fourth Of the reign
OF Hieufung will never be completed.
Excepting the bloody operations at this place. the revo
utonss have not been doing much lately The prospect
is that Ten.te would be put down but for the
Vaccinations of the English. 1t is their policy to en-
the revolutionto overthrow the imperial dynas
tyto reduce the country condition Of anarchy from
which it only be rescued by the strong hand Sir
George Bonhan has been Of late very busy Shan
hae Before there is peace in any way, this port win
probably be ceded to the of her Brtanns
Majesty And when consider that Shanghae is at the
outlet Of the mighty and fruitful Yang Keang which
| fa.pa.
population Of China it viii be readily tho nos.
session Of Shanghae is but another experiment ON
grander scale, of the East India Company. The
spo of have thus far blinded the eyes Of our
American merchants and residents to this grand uIt
mate object of the English Mr. Marshall was sagacous
enough to detect IT, and take measures for resisting
it, but the local and pecuniary interests for the present.
of both Englsh and Americans have thwarted him at
every step. When he gets home he may probably be
able TO enlghten his regard to the proper
instructions to his successor.
The possession of Shanghae will give to England the
monopoly for her cheap cotton goods and for her East
India opium free OF duty except such may choose
pocket herself from her merchants II will rive
her commanding naval station; but more than ALL ft
will give her the key to the final occupation OF the whole
China of Engand's oriental colonies Before
you talk therefore in the United States lines Of steam
ships between San Francisco Shanghae or Canton
would it not be well far constitutional TO take
decisive hand in the adjustment Of this Chinese reyo-
luton?
Those twenty thousand chests of British opium of
1s4o the primary of the existing revolution
The prestige Of the imperial destroyed in the
bloody which followed with the British; for II wasa
horrible bloody In various cities on the
approach of Victorious English the women by thou
sands destroyed themselves after destroying their chill
Thousands Of the Chinese troops after running
away from the enemy committed suicide-hundreds OF
others executed for running away but nothing
could the old Emperor from the humiating treaty
he compelled TO make; and thus wcre sown the
fruitful seeds of revolution and anarchy His power
and his prestige gone from that day.
When with the British naval forces at Canton her
Maestys agents demanded indemnity for the opium de-
sroyed by Lin there old, prudent commissioner
named Kchan sent down by the Emperor to treat up.
the subject lie the danger Of any trifing with
the 'barbarans" and accepted their uuina.am TO avoid
war, hard were the conditions they imposed But
when the treaty sent for ratification to the old
Emperor, tic rro.her or the Sun and Uncle OF
the Moon he rejected It in great wrath. Poor
chan, who would have him. recalled in dis
grace and suffered the most cruel indignes. He was
officially degraded his property conscated his con-
cubines sold at auction his houses eveled to
the ground, and he himself exed to the remotest
borders Of Tarary.
Such the beginning of the revolutionary epoch in
China What the ending viii be Is uncertain but whether
the revolutionists put down successful the
work Of change in China must go The barriers have
been broken down. and the outside barbarians will soon
be in the heart Of the kingdom with all their modern
imrroyements And when this old decayed empire dies
wherever Uncle Sam may be- rely upon It. John Built
will be in at the Death SAMQUA.
Cur Palestine Correspondence.
NEAR JArFA, PALESTINE March 10, 1854
LVe IN he Ecst-American Colony Jaga-visa IA
the e. Gorernor Of Gasd7he Hours Of the 7urks-7er-
rcsial Paradise-Eastern HaJus-Broshsr Jomathass
ia a Fir.
During residence Of two years in this land have