The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-10
NEWS FROM CHINA.

Canton Threntcned on. All sides-One Hun-
furci, PIu,,sIsr~d ana Bnrnt.-AIarming La
crease ar the Pirate E4ccts-Pxuspect of =
New Treaty with China Movements o(
British and American E1ectS-Flrc In CAM
tOn-SIlendld Clipper Passage, DC, 30.
From the san Francisco Herald, Nov IL.
By 'he arrival OF the steam frigafe Mississippi at
Hcuolnu aua the Susquebanna At this port, wc
Lave Gates from Hong Kong 70 Sept. IL. We ars
under msny pbligati0ns to the Rev. Il. G. Bittipges
chaplain Of the Susquehsnna, for les Of papers and
other fav0rs.
The Chi~a Mail, Of Sept. IL says Sir John Bow
rirg, NJ. de BSurbouon,, and Mr.. McLsne, the Bxi-
tisb, French and United States PienipOtomtiaros.
have lately bad several consultations, here and q
Ma 40, u the subject II Is understood Of the revanl
OF the tsesnes; and as their Excellencies intend
shorty to proceed to the north in the RAtler and
Powl ataD, we should not be q. al astonished -
lesrh ere they return, tat tneS had attempted to
OF Admiral Strings. intentions, says the Clinn.
Maii, the only thing known In That his Excellency,
in the Winchester, with the Foo aunter ssd Barrar
couta I'm in company; was At tho mouth Of she Yang
ing Tor the Styx, which was coaling at Ghanghas;
and that as SION az she joined the feet WAS 10 pro-
ceed 10 Japan, and thence it is belisved to tbs
north Admiral l.aguerre, in the French frigate L.
Jeanne dare, was TO have joined the expeditaon.
bat his vessel was unfortunately run ashore on the
north bank Of the Yang tAxa,kis through the un-
skiifulnefs OF an American pilot, and received such
mos hsics Ss she can Tine
~ n main at ,anghse. where she will shortly be
joined by the Rather and Racehorse. The Spartan
remains Of Hong Kong, the Bittern at Annoy, and
the imus at Canton. The Saracen has gone 70
Fuh chau, To survey the entrance TO the river Min
The some papec rays, on the departure Of Com.
modor~ Perry. the command OF the U. S..6quadron
in the East evolves on Captain Abbott. Tne store
sSiD Supply sailed on the I'd Sept for the United
States VIA B0tavia and The Cape Of Good Hope.
The Lexington sailed on the oh Tor the bsates
t3uchiDg a. Msu,itps and the Cane. Tho steamer
H. - ~
have been temporarily oetscned from the Surveying
Expedition, for t,e service OF the II. s. Commis.
siorer, sDd saiied fcs Suanghse the 9th, to be
followed on The lesh or l7.h By the steamer Pow
bstaD, kag,rg the s.ocp Macedonian in Hong Kong.
The VsnasIi, Is .; shaocbae, and tbe soop ]. p.
kenne0y, aid steamer Qresn (whose charter hss
been rsns wed) arc At Cxntoo. The vincennss and
Pmrsse leave 70 day for Cores and the BONA
Islands, on n surveying cruise.
We have Gates from Canton down to September
10. The NGu gives the following account OF the
cep cradle coDoIton OF the province Of kwang.
Tur9, OF which Canton is the capital -
FIcm Canton the news II still very melancholy.
u ougb slight gbmmefing OF hope seerhs to break
through The daikness, that quiet will be spsedy
stoieo in The neIghbcrhood oft1e provincial city at
oil even's throug1 cisscnsiots 10 the Iebs ranks,
wbi.h bave RioNn 10 such height that those TO
the east of the city s.-y rendered their assStsnce
to the Mandarins in an attack on the band 10 the
moth hut their cfer was declined They are all,
loeeyer, beginning 10 fee disc 'uraged By thsir
long coptibred nor success and cestitution at sup
plies On the east they have been dispered. and .
leader captured ip the north, they have elected
roiDhlg TO the west, they have been driven back
by the braves belong ging 70 the ninetysix villages.
WHO time ago ba. dcd together in sell deh'nce;
ard vt the south, they are fuiy o,,npca ~ lssen-
siens srncrg tfcmse yes.
In the thirty skirmisbes abou. Canton, tho Nan
dasTs have beer victorious in all except fcar There
has Lsen Lcre sine the ID September. Ine en-
! eampm.Lt Of the erebels 70 the north q the CITY u
al Saulianr, al NJ twelve rniis ffcn re nor.nern
sall ara tie eastern en- anpn.nt soods tce
ssme distance from the eastern wal a. san,c,heu.
TIE hacer OF ia, band on the north y sa,d 70 be
re. slvk sf T,,nr. kyan celebrity. The stsieucats
as 70 tbo ruubsI Is =: these epcsmpments vary from
several thousands 70 several m tens , Of 'noussnSs
80, ,nor = ,ra pcor aud some sou kltcneosN 30
L.;rr oret,d By the benevolent to supply corsssa:
shcu, one third the usual charge.
orand cnssoo OF high officers and gentry Of TIE
c,,v has bsen hclc at which tue latter urgsntay re-
commmcnce ed an appeal 70 soreigers ior asaistaeoa
The Governor CtrcIal himself was ia fayor Il Ia