Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-02-02

sieged for more than FIVE weeks b,
many thousands of the imperial troops
and hardly brick displaced or rebe
injured. And when, in addition, W
know that this same government hay'
mot retaken a single place of importance
which the Christian insurgents hay.
thought it worth while to retain, ",
may naturally conclude ths. the de fact
government of China has passed from
the Tartar dynasty. 4i4'
The seige was conducted in a mos
efficient manner, and it was thought
there was no danger that the imperial.
lists would retake the city. The
Rebels acted very well when they tool
the city, and treated the foreigners with
great friendliness. A good feeling now
exists betReenthem. Many houses out
side the walls had been torn down. SC
that the besiegers could not skulk be-
hind them. A commercial circular oi
Oct. 91st, says:
Towards the close of September, ru.
mors we're current that the Imperialists
were about to make an effort to retake
the city, which were verified on the
morning of the 29th, by the appearance
of about 40 small Imperial junks,
which at once commenced useless
cannonade upon the eastern suburbs.
The next morning, an army of about
five thousand Imperialists came down
from the country in boats, and landing
half mile in the rear of the foreign
residences, were marched across to at
tack the city. The insurgents within
the place were completely surprised,
and had the walls been assaulted at
once the city might have been retaken;
but some time was consumed in par
leying, and when the attack was finally
made, they were repulsed with loss
Since that date, an attack has been made
almost daily upon the walls. which in
variably has resulted in the repulse OF
the Imperialists, and they are occupied
in constructing line of mud forts, with
the apparent intent to reduce the city
by cutting off all supplies. This they
cannot do so long as the funds of the
beseiged hold out; but if the latter do
not before long receive succor from the
insurgents at Nankin, tits to be feared
that they will be overpowered by the
assailants. For few days after the
commencement of the siege, our market
was completely paralyzed; but during
the last ten days transactions on small
Ter scale have been going on. Teas
had arrived more freely than had been
anticipated. We have no reliable in
formation of the progress of the in
surgents upon Pekin; and so long as the
success of the rebellion is undecided,
we must look for continuance of the
present disordered state of affairs.
The news of the capture of Shanghae
by the Small Sword Society had pro-
duced a great sensation at Canton, and
many of the foreign residents were of
the opinion that Canton would soon rise
and expel the Mandarins.
Some of the lower orders of people
in Canton 1.-THE Cantonese have never
been friendly to Europeans had acted
very rudely to Americans and British,
made threats, DC.
To secure the lives and property of
the foreigners in case of an outbreak,
for the Cantonese rebels would probably
be less civil than those of Shanghae,
the British sloop of war Lily had moved
down near the foreign residences, so as
to have them under her guns,
The U. s. sloop Supply remained at
her former anchorage. In case of any
serious difficulty, it was understood that
the forces of the two nations would act
in concert, although nothing was ap'
pretended after these precautions.