Daily national era., 1854-04-11
cHINA-THE JAPAN SQUADRON.


BY the way of San Francisco we have China
news to the 2lst of January.
American Japan Fleet under. Orders-The
United States squadron under Commodore
Perry, says the China Mail of the l1th Janu-
airy, il under immediate orders for Loo Choo
and Japan. A portion Of the sailing vessels
had already sailed. The total feet consists Of
the following:
Steamer Mississippi, Commodore Perry, 375
men, 10 guns; steamer Powhatan, Capt. Nc
Cluney, 270 men, guns; steamer Susquehan.
ma, Capt. Buchanan $50 men, guns; Queen,
(tender,) Lieut. Taylor, 80 men frigate Mace
donian, Capt. Abbot, 450 men, 36 guns sloop
Plymouth, Capt Kelly, 200 guns, 20 men !;
sloop Saratoga, Capt Walker, 200 men, 90
guns; sloop Vandalia, Capt. Pope, 220 men,
20 guns; storoship Supply, Lieut.. Sinclair, so
men, guns; storeship Southampton, Lieut..
Boyle go men, guns; storeship, Lexington,
Lieut.. Clossen, so men, guns. Total, / / ves-
sells, 2,255 men, and LAP guns.
The officers of tho vessels at Hong Kong
had given several entertainments and are very
highly spoken Of by the China Mail
The Overland Friend of China Of Jan. 18th
says: Admiral Pillows twenty. one gun sa-
lutte, with the stars aud stripes at the main, on
the occasion of Commodore Perry's departure
was in excellent taste. It was one of those
occasions when national salute possessed all
tho appearance Of gruf cid father belching
out a blessing on his well.intentioned son, and
wishing him, in his enterprise, God speed
The Rebels al the No,M.-An army Of rebels
had advanced towards the North by the Impc-
rial canal, and had taken several cities ON the
line Of the canal These forces were in three
divisions-one at Using -hai, one at Tub. lin, and
another at Yang -huching; the number at each
place being estimated to be about 5000. Up
to the time the last junk sailed, namely, the
25th Of November, the rebels had not laid
siege to Ten-tsin- The number Of the Impe-
rial forces in that neighborhood was stated to
be 100000. These accounts are 80 much in
accordance with those made in the Pekin Ga
sefts, that they confirm each other. The fact
that the rebels had not, up TO the 25th of No
vember, advanced from Tsng-ba where they.
are reported to have arrived on the Both OF
October, makes it probable that there must
have been nm imposing force obstructing their
further progress.
The China Mail says that notwithstanding
the Revolution, the exports Of tea arc several
millions Of pounds more this year than last
while the total export OF silk has been moro
than double that of any previous half year
the disturbances being now found to augment
the stock Of "taysamsn (ilk) offered for sale
Removal Of The Capital from Peking. Ten
days lat =, tho samc paper, under the caption
Of /" Significant says: Hen Fung the Tar
tar Emperor. has ordered the revenue to be
sent to Shirg king. Moukden, not Pcking, ir
now the capital OF China
The Siege Of Shanghoe.--At Sbanghae the
Imperialists exhibit such a contemptiblc front
that even those who, up to a recent period, en-
tertained some hopes for reversiou TO the old
order Of things are changing sides; and sym
pathy with the Rebel Triads low and unwor-
thy in department though they appear 10 be, is
becoming the fashion among all classes.
SUGAR IN New MExIco--It is said that tho
only sugar which is conveyed to Santa Fc, at
the present time is transported from the valley
Of the Mississippi, at cost which increases
the selling price about ten cents a pound so
that the prices OF the most inferior kinds range
from nineteen to twenty-five cents a pound.
This has called attention to the fact that New
Mexico offers pecoliar facilities Of it's own for
the manufacture Of sugar from the beet. IL
appears that almost all fruits, grains, and vege-
tables which grow in tho clear dry climate OF
New Mexico, abound in saccharine matter TO
such an extent that the common corn-stalk fur
nisbes the native population with molasses.
This commodity, though inferior to the COM
mon molassee Of Louisiana is probably suscep-
tibe Of improvement by better system Of
manufacture than that pursued by the natives.
But, beyond this, the beet Of New Mexico con-
tsins so unusual a quantity Of saccharine mat
tor as to offer strong Inducements for the man
ufacturc Of sugnr.
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