Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-15

interesting from China.
PROGRESS POSITION AND PROSPECTS, OF THE Rrvo,r,ros
Special Correspondence of the y. Y. Daily Times
SHANGHAI, Monday, May 8, 1854.
some delay in the departure of the overland mail and
The receipt Of later numbers of the Gazees enable me
"s"e you 10" additional lines At this uncture it is
1eeedngly desirable that all tho revolutionary move
ents IN this empire should be fully deveIored-.
eH'stey made known TO the Powers OF Chri.eudop "A
possible Mono can be interested than yourselves in
Ill ihai' 'ranspng here aud have better rirb, to
be fully informed And wish were in my power to tell
you, In detail precisely how matters stand at Pekinv
Nankug and throughout tho provinces The fact il ou,
Information from the interior is neither very extensive or
very reliable. Such as il is, you shall have IT,
Nearly all the particulars that got touching tho "a
Des ID Toe interior OF the empire, to "a through
her enemies, the Emperos's officer aud their ofcisI
organ the PekDg Ga-eise and you know how untrp.v
thy these are, especially when impious rebels and
ans arc the subjects of their reports The Gazette,
'eived here date TO the l4th OF April Accoriin, IN
hese the war now extends from Chh Ii and Shan,ung on
he norm, TO hu nan and kwang 81 ou the south The
unber OF rebels slain is remarkable -thousands upon
housands-nay many tens of thousands have been killed
u battle according to official reports.
In the north they entered the province of Cbib- in
be Autumn OF last year; and from the south west ran
Ike "dhre quite across the province to en tsn There
nd i'll that vicinity they remained fo- months within
sn'y miles o the capital resisting the attacks OF the
u
oack and since have repeatedly been nearly e1termina
&c! fHt, strange TO say, according last accounts al
though Two thousand had jus: been killed n one action
hese men still held out and were in Possession of torn
'nu cities 10 both OF the above named provinces viz
jhh.i and shanung ole of the large cities on the I'm
De''s Canai 10 lat 20 81 north remaining in their
hand alter repeated assaults made BY the Imperial
hosts Such could hardly have been the case had 9Th.
northern army Of the insurgents been cut up and reduced
the manner and TO the degree reported in tue ga
Geues. q
Va b,- 4.
AP'il reinorcemeHts were crossing the Yellow RIVER
moving norIbward. We know, also that in February
irge bodies Of men had been dispatched in III At
rom Nausine; and moreover, that in Peking Itself grea
Al rm aud desttuion existed among the people while the
usual annual supplies for the Emperor from the south had
been entirely cut of.
he large aud strong defences seen by the English and
he French at Chin King aud Marking coupled with the
act that numerous army had moved northward had led
oe persons TO suppose that the revolutionary party were
!oinS nothing in those provinces by them in the
winter of 1888. But it is certan-the Gize,te itse
recognizes The fact-!hAt there two other armies
yiug their operatous-one in Ngin hwui and one far
p the Great River, holding cities in Kiug.
4: Hu-peh and HH-nan All these things taken together
aturay lead to the conclusion that the Enperos cause
very! tery Jar from being prosperous his government
'ecure Anarchy, misrule and oppression f the land
Herein Shanghai we are pretty well informed OF what's
soing on Immediately around Our own ewes see and
Our own ears hear of the cruses these begereuts
nov more than months since this city was "a
KEN without struggle, BY small band ofcoafederaes-
IN way connected with the great Revolutionary
party have, if rightly remember already told you Of
Uad and corrupt of this local faction vet
Dad as E that OF the Imperial forces much worse and
;hey both officers aud men, abomnable and more
10 be dreaded for their evil Conduct than even the cut
awed rebels Of Shanghai.
The battle of the 4th OF April but for such h,seness
aud wanionnes could never have occurred Ca the part
& foreigners there may have been all that prudence
aud foshearance exercised that could have bsen wished
There was, however necessity for strong action An
tpnIOl prevailing the ImDeri,l hat tha
soldiers OF the great Emperor might do they ist-plpa
iefS the property OF the people, and ravisiing their
wives and daughters al HbtHH. Nor the proper
lies and The lives OF foreigners to be excepted This
vi! had been growing for long time and the native au.
hoTes were warned of its fearful consequences Butt
vas painfully evident that they either could no. or would
Iot check L. The foreign authoIite deemed /. unSise
and unsafe TO remain so exposed any longer.
The rsmedy has been eectua and the like necessity
will not probably soon If ever again exist The expedi-
uon 10 Japan has cost much-much time and much mo-
iey-bu no blood. It's policy with great strength
vas good hey. The ike should be done in China Our
ew Commissioner, Mr.. McLiue is now here and see
y the home papers that he has come armed with 'aI
manner Of power" So il was with Mr. MARSHALL nomi-
ally, but not de fdeo. Unless the United Stites Go.
!ernment eau exercise a manner Of power" or enough
protect its people here, better far make no show Of
authority tell you the truth some of the most essen
ial provisions OF the treaty OF lS4i are dead letter
and have been for months and there is but faint pros
oect that they will ever be revived.
Under such circumstances il behooves the United
Sates oi Amerca 70 SEND iui powers, de tdeio If its
itzsns are TO enjoy any Of its protection We have
great reason to be thankful that under Gods good proy
ence so little loss, and few annOyances have been ex
Oerienced.
Nay, so far from being dshei.eaed By these things
eleve they will oil work, and working for the ad-
Tancement OF truth and the good of China Don't be
90 sanguine nor yet too skepca about the Christian
ihaFacer OF Tapngwan aud his royal fraternity For
- yet We know very little of those leaders.
Here must close this short epis,le but IT, by any fair
mems, eau get more knowledge o the revolutionary
movements, shsl be mos; happy communicate il to
ou and you may communicate it the public IL you
hnS 1t best so to do In times ike these the people Of
iod, and especially journalists, in some sort the
eaders Of the public sentiment have resting upon them
,reat responsibilities.