The Nevada journal., 1854-04-28
Later News from China and Japan.

Later news from china and Japan.
By the arrival of the British ship Lord
Warristcn, Capt. Cubitt, at San Francisco,
48 days from China, we have news from
Hong Kong to the 25th February-one
month later-and from Shanghae to Feb
l7-twenty-six days later than previous
advices.
Reported Treaty wth Japan-The in
telligence is highly important That of
the most striking interest to US is the report
that the seal upon the ports of Japan is to
be removed, and all The western powers to
be allowed free commerce with the EN-.
pire. The Overland Register of February
25th says:
We have had most extraordinary
rumOr, or rather statement, TO the effect
that the Russian steamer Vcstock, which
arrived at Shanghae on the 10th of Feb.
from Japan, and started to return to the
same place on the llth, had brought news
that treaty would be concluded ir about
two months, by which Japan would be
opened TO all Western nations in twelve
months from the dale. One rumor is that
the Russians have concluded this treaty !;
another is that fhe Dutch told the Russians
that this treaty would be entered into
The whole foundation fer the reports may
be the fact that the americans were eX-
pected in about two months, and that they
were likely to compel the Japanese to
enter into such a treaty. II this is not the
correct explanation we cah imagine no
other which would give any character to
the rumor beyond mere idle gossip.
Progress otMe 5ellion-P Preparations
IF the Mperioitsts-T North China
HerrlI of the 4th February states that the
/ Rebels are wintering at Tuh-ir, where two
months ago says the China 1Waii, they had
taken refuge. Others were then asserting
their capture Of Tsin-Tsin and investment
of Peking, whence, according to the China
News of home papers brought back more
than one mail ago, the Emperor had fed
with his treasure But Tub Liu is more
/ than twenty miles from Tsin tsin, and
hundred from Peking and though it is
not certainly known why the Rebels are
there, it seems to us more likely to be a
matter Of conn ulsion than Of choice.
Meanwhile we learn from Canton that
! preparations are III progress in Kwangtung,
ior sending reinforcements to the Imperial
! forces at Marking and Shanghae. For
this purpose 5000 men are in The course of
being raised in the four beins of that prov
ince. One hundred drag-net fishing yes-
se!S VIII be 3riftcd to carry the farces to
! their estimation.
! Yu4n-hi, reputed the richest man in
Shun tth h;en, in order to be excused from
/ /. o,ng in person TO the scene of war, gives
the prince'y sum of 100000 towards its
erpen es. The expedition is to be under
the charge Of Su Ting ,kwc. More than
seventy OF the eighty vessels needed to
transport these forces to Marking had been
engaged on the lst February. The regu>
latlon IN regard to these fishing vessels is
/ that they have license to fish, and in
| order to protect themselves from pirates,
they are well armed. They are all regis
tered at the point from which they sail,
and whenever required, their services are
I TO be at the disposal of the Government.
The military officer who collected the
thirty vessels last summer at Macao, and
"a thousand volunteers for the siege of
Shanghae, has returned to Macoa with
orders from the Taoute to collect hun
/ dred vessels and three thousand volunteers,
/ to proceed to Shanghae, as soon as the
monson charges. Samqua's younger BROTH
/ er is concerned in the management of the
matter. The fact that these forces are all
destined for Making and Shanghae, and
not Ten-tain, would appear to indicate that
the Imperial officers have little solicitude
about the Capital.
Success of the Rebels. North
China Herald, of February II says:
1--WE have received file of the Peking
( Gazette, up to the 18th of January, the
details of which we hope to give in subse-
quent numbers. At present we can just
find time to give general view of their
contents. About Christmas it appears
that large BODY of the Insurgents ad-
Vanced from Marking, through kwa chow,
OH to Yang chow. The Imperial troops
lied at their approach, and left the road
open before them. They therefore went
on, not.only to Yangchow, but, taking the
garrison Of that place with them, they pro-
ceeded on their march northward. Thus
the statement that ithe Imperialists enter
ed lang-chow on the 29lh of December,
made by the Tau-tae in this place (Shang-
hae) about month ago, turns out to be
fact, but such fact as is likely to shake
the throne of the Tartar monarch to its
very foundation. The suggestions haz-
arded by US at the time, that if it were true,
it wonld be merely in consequence of the
main body of the Insurgents having moved
northward, taking the garrison of Yang
chow with them, also turns out to be
true suggestion; as weA as the idea that
when the Insurgents did move out of
Yang chow, it would take the Imperialists
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