The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-15

are we to be deferred from extending our terri-
tory, strengthening the Union, and making the
United States respected abroad for fear OF
Spanish sailors? We think very few Ameri-
cans win answer in the affirmative.
The problem might be solved easily, speedily,
and successfully if the present administration
we had for President man of nerve or ability,
the whole difficulty would not last six months.
The treatment of our ambassador would termi-
nate negotiation, and action would take it's
place. But what can you expect from such q
man as Pierce?
The News from China-Progress Of the Re-
voluti0n.
The correspondence from China, published IN
our columns to-day, will be found to present a
more complete and elaborate view OF the pre-
sent state Of political and commercial affairs in
| that country than is usually conveyed through
that hurried and imperfect medium. So little
| is known here of the origin and progress OF
the extraordinary movement which threatens
the existence of the reigning dynasty, that one
of our correspondents, whose long residence in
China has rendered him intimately acquainted
| with the events that have led to it, has justly
! deemed that clear and succinct account of
| them might prove acceptable at the present
moment The works of the Jesuits, the Protes-
tant missionaries and the English diplomatic
agents who have written upon China, are so
tinged with the coloring Of their respective
preiudces, that we are glad to receive from one
Of our own countrymen-a man of high order
i of oh
"a dspassionate and reliable statement of
events, in which, looking to the probable
effect which they will have upon our
own intercourse with that country, we
| naturally feel deep interest.
| 1t will be seen from the general tenor Of
| these accounts that nothing but our own
blunders and want of foresight will impose
limits to the advantages that are to be derived
! from the cultivation Of a friendly understand
| ing with the Chinese, and our government will
do well to profit by the suggestions of our cor
respondents, and place our diplomatic and con-
sular agents on such a footing as will enable
| them to maintain their ground against British
| or any other foreign influences that may be
exercised in that quarter. One of the measures
most pressingly called for is the establishment
of line of steamers between San Francisco
and the principal Chinese ports, the rapidly in
creasing demands of the growing commercial
intercourse between those places rendering it
matter Of immediate and urgent necessity.
Some idea Of its Importance may be formed
from the fact that at the date of these advices,
freights were fetching almost any price, whilst
the rage for emigration was SO great that near
ly $4,000 persons were waiting for opportu-
mites to embark for California
No material alteration has occurred in the
position of the belligerent parties since last
accounts. The fact that the insurgents are
everywhere able to hold their ground, would
seem to argue that they command the sympa-
thes of the population. Shanghae is still in
possession of the Triad or small sword society,
although Samqua, the ,imperialist leader, has
received a reinforcement of 5000 men. His
troops will not fight without money, and as it
is stated that his means are completely ex-
hansted and that the imperial treasury is empty,
! VIE may soon expect to hear of them abandon
ing him altogether The description given of
the manner in which the siege is conducted re-
min Ss one iforcibly of the modes of warfare
purs, we'd in the primitive ages The imperial
lists h, I've been .peppering away at the city for
the las . fh'e months: but as they take care to
fire out Of range and without the least atten-
ton to Vim, they will, of course carry on this
childish game for an indefinite period. And
yet it wiz hardly be believed that directly
opposite eahanghe there is fort with
two guns, one of which has been pro-
nounced by our officers to be of suff-
cent calibrel to reduce tie city in a few
days, if PROF xn2y managed. Thae ping-wang,
the leader of the rebels, is sail to be now in
possession of three-fo1rths of the empire and
it is further sta ssd, that the population of Can
ton and other southern districts are only
waiting for Peki " to fail into his hands to. de-
clare their adhes ION to him. Some veal an
thenticated deta Ia respecting his pr eseHt
history are to be f mod in the letter of one Of
our correspondents. ~ also in the annual sum
mary report of the r e0. Mr.. Roberts, which will
be read with interest all who regard this gr Eat
disturbance in the old Evolutionary notions alld
habits of this singular people as an evidence
that we are fast arrivin. 3 at the epoch when
Christianity will be the Universal creed Of the
world.
No account had as yet b, am received of Com
modore Perry's reception AZ Jeddo 1t was
generally believed at Shangl .se that the results
Of the Russian mission were dsher greatly ex-
aggerated or wholly untrue r;.e arrival ofthe
Susquehanna, which was daily upected, would,
however, dspel all doubt on this' point.
NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT IN THE EowERY.--It
is stated that the question of paving the Bowery
with the Russ pavement is to come up in the
Board Of Aldermen this evening. 1t is to be
decided whether or not Russ x Reed shall be
compelled to surrender their contract, which
Mr.. Flagg the Comptroller, has in his Osses-