Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11
FROM CHINA.

The Boston Daily Advertiser acknowledges the
receipt of the "Overland Friend of China" pub
lishcd at Hong Kong on the 9th ultimo, and says
It contains advices from Pekin to November IT, at
which date the revolutionary troops had obtained
sion of large town situated at the junction Of
the Grand Canal with the River Peho about eighty miles
distant from the capital 1t asserted that the Emperor
Heng Fung considering the fall Of the capital nevita-
be has given orders the Of the provinces
send the imperial to the Manchu family seat of
Moukden, Shing King, 1.-THE afuen capital situated
beyond the great WALL in north lat 5lo 50 Ion 1889 81
E., five hundred miles from Pekn, in northeasterly d.
recon) This capital is situated in Of the provinces
Of Manchura Manchuria is divided into three provinces
Of considerable population and wealth. the principal port
being Knchau, ut the head Of the Gulf Of Petchalle.
Maukden is surrounded by wall of miles in extent
and the Emperors residence is enclosed by second wall
three miles in extent.
The town Of Team Tsn, in possession Of the
bells, visited by Mr.. Gutzlaff in 1884, and was de-
scrbed by him Of the most important cities Of the
Empire and the key to the capital 1t contains half
million Of inhabitants. 1t deemed uncertain whether
the nsurgent forces would proceed Immediately to the
capital would wait until spring.
The North China Herald describes the late conHagra
ton at Shanghai which is represented as the act of
surgents and reganing possession Of the city, for the
purpose Of rensang himself the favor of the Emperor
Samqua has been degraded two steps, and notified
that unless he retakes the city within given time he
shall be sent prisoner Pekin to answer for his con-
duct before the board Of presidents The Herald says
" The Eastern suburb, where week since thriving
business carrying on, where trongs Of people
huyng to and fro, where the merry laugh and cheerful
sautation rang in the passengers ears, is ruin
The bosom OF destruction has swept over leaving only
crashed walls and roofs and heaps Of bricks and rubbish
where recently thousands of tenemens and busy
population The now houseless population +have fled,
some into the city, into adjoining villages not
few into the shelter Of the foreign settlement and
into the boats lying the river and its creeks
With the exception Of stray foreigners attracted the
scene by curiosity and groups of wreckers searching for
charred wood metal and such valuabes as may have
escaped destruction by fire. the Eastern suburb the
most thicky populated and perhaps the weahiest part
Of Shanghai is silent and deserted BY this fire it
is estimated that not less than three millions of dollars
worth of property has been wantonly and shamefuy de-
sroyed by too who ought protected and not
wasted the property of his tellow-citzens."
The Friend of China says that Annoy all was quiet on
the 22d instant There is present hope however of
early resumption Of business. The rebels have given
out their intention of attempting to retake Annoy.
The Bishop Of Victoria who has heretofore expressed
unavorable opinions of the religious professions Of the
nsurgen leader has changed his views on further nfor
nation. The Friend Of China publishes the following
tract from sermon lately preached by him St Lukes
Cathedral in Victoria:
Passing events even in China indicate the approach
Of wonderful epoch in the history Of the world and Of
the church movement in the interior of the Chinese
Empire which, whether considered the maness of
it's commencement, the original weakness of its more
prominent agents. the suddenness of its DEVELOPMENT or
the of its present results may be pronounced
truly wonderful cxcites the hopes Of chrstendom
and attracts the attention of Western nations 1t is in no
way the course Of true wisdom policy excite unduy
snngune hopes to encourage exaggerated ideas
the religious features of this movement The of
events viii scatter every theory the winds except
that based truth and reality The friends and promo
tiers OF christian missions in way in pro-
pagatng views exciting expectations which the world
will ere long have opportunity Of testing and
ing for themselves by closer view and intimate
observation of the chief actors in this moral revolution
in the interior OF China. With these deductions, and
with full consciousness of liability 10 error and mis-
conception in judging respecting these occurrences may
state individually for myself that after residing for six
months the of these important occurrences
among missions in the northern ports and after hay
ing obtained the best information all hands available
for arriving Mt just conclusion my own mind is deeply
impressed with the belief that these faint and feeble be-
gnnings of imperfect and immature christianity are
but the first phase of OF providentia develop
mcnts which win issue in wide diffusion hereafter of
the pure gospel and the conversion Of mutitudes
the faith Of Christ" '..
STARVATION Ar SEA.--On the 18th of February the |
barque Bona Dea, of and fr,m Liverpool for Savannah
discovered waterlogge off the southern of
land She had been completely dismasted. Her crew
had been for eleven and half days without food and
water, and eff them, cuding the master had died of
starvation Four Of thu remainder died days after
the rescue.
Another is related which did not terminate 50 IA
tally The schooner Water Rose, OH the 24th Of Decem-
Der last capsizd in gale, when the aptan and two
men drowned The vessel afterwards righted when
The dashed themselves the windlsss and continued
the wreck orhirtyone days without susenance ex
,ept few potatoes and turnips that they occasion
lily picked uphoating in the cabin and one piece of salt
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