Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-18
From tho Baltimore Argus,
'HE REVOLUTION IN CHINA.

Sometime in the summer of the year
1850, reports reached Europe and Ameri-
ca, that a revolution had broken out
in the Empire of China, and was steass
dily gaining ground. AS few travel,
ers had ever been successful in pehe-
trating to the interior of this vast Empire,
the civilized world were obliged 70. wait
until signs Of the movement reached those,
coast provinces, before they could under
stand the history of the secret fermenta-
tion that seemed TO be going on in the.body
Of the Empire. Little by little the work
has progressed, until we are able 70 form
some. definite conception Of the history 6f
revolution, which has developed itselfto
success almost among this ancient and SIM
gular people.
The reader, who is at the pains TO con-
suit lis map. will discover a province cal.
led Kwangse, lying Immediately to the
northward Of the Gulfof Tonguih, with
the province Of Yunac TO the westward,
of Canton, to the eastward. The tropic Of
1t is u picturesque and mountainous coun-
hardy and partially ansubdned population.
Ah thlS AVCaittyS tho lnsuIISSttons UEuKu
out.
The rebels succeededin putting TO hight
the small forces which could be comtnan
ded by the Governor of the Province, and
passed the boundary Of the Kwang. Tung
province. They published q pfoclama.
ton in which they directly asserted
that they were making war upon Che Tar.
tar dynasty, which had in its day conquer
ed the kingdom /; and they justified them.
selves on the theory that " taking and
keeping 7 were fair in their case as well
as in that Of the Tartars. 10 make their
hostility still moro notable, the itsafgents
cut OF The long tails which the taftats had
prescribed as the mark Of a Chinese snb-
ject, laid aside tho Tartar tdnic, and ap
pcared in the species ofrobe worn By their Z
ancestors in the time Of the Mings The
alteration in costume among tho people,
whose dress was established, By tradition
and custom, was literally thrown away
the scabbard. But, to make their opposi-
tion more signal, a person, Afterwards
known as Ticn-te, who seems to have
been student, was invested with the i'm
perial yellow, and declared Emperor.
The rebels, after obtaining repeated
successes, in the district, where the dis
affection broke out, marched noFthwaFd
in the year 1851, into The provinces Of
Hoenan, which lies adjacent TO the thea
tre of their earliest enterprises: From
thence they advanced into tie proSineeof
Hoopi, yet farther to die north, and tIiey
appear 10 have suffered no bubstantisilfG.
pdlse, at the close Of 1863. q i'ss tlgta
After having taken p6sSessi6n OF tIis
capital Of the province last named. lie
the rebels descended the river y ang-sI ze.s
Kiang. on which Nankin is situated, and
proceeded to the Investment of that great
city, now containing 500, 900 inhabitants.
but once much larger, and which is the
capital Of q province said 70 contain as.
OO0, 600 Of population. In March, 1858.
Naukin was III she possession Of The ne.
bells, and they were masters 6f q very
large section Of the Empire 10 Che NORTH.
ward and westward Of Canton, while that
city remained firm to It's allegiance % the
government at Pekiu, sses ~
The Mandarins, beginning % lose
all confidence in their own stfeneth.
sought to embrOiI the Christians 10 tbeiT.
quarrel. They ISSUED, on the 24th OF
April last, aco9nterfeit procl clamalion4 from
the rebels, in which great hostility Was
manifested against foreigners. They en-
deaTOred to excite the rebels against the.
foreigners. in their turn by puretsasirg Al
European vessel, and By sending e IA lie
direction Of Napkins p order lhat tle sup
position Of Christian EnTcpean inter
ference might be justi6eh e unIuekily
| happened, st tbis time, that onr Gomnnis :.
sloneE. Mr. Marshall, had the cariosity 10
ascend the river in the steamship .Sns9ae.
hanna, and this fact was taken as 4 COR
roboraslon OF the stories circulated by
the MaPdarins, that the foreigners we're
on their side. The CommissioneF eSiri.
osiLy, was only fatal 70 The eapfssan Cox
ernoF @ ot Ea1kin; y tl: for The rebel sfaight