The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-03

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| Avmy-Ailitary 7da and Intelligence Of 7xae,ping-
,oans-Continued Spread Of Dissati.fasion Among the
Impealis7he Feeling in Canton and other Cities not
yet in Insurrection-7he Treaty betcee ussia and Ja-
| pan Doubtful.
Separately from this have the pleasure send you
our regular sdsices Of markets. and now offer you what
little information CLEAN respecting the important
political movement in the interior end In the north OF
| China.
Our previous advces acqu nted you with the capture
OF Nankin by Thae ping wang and subsequently with the
progress Of his army towards Pekng Shortly after tho
capture Of Nankn that the city hanghss
was by force that Is not distinctly known be
cognzed by Thae ping wang auxiliary to his own move
mtnt shansbae is still held by Its original captor. and
the prospect OF its recapture lessons with the decreasn
and spirit Of the Imperial officers in It's vicinity
We are 10 that the long struggle has utterly
destroyed the trade Of the place the shops within the
walls have been long closed even for the most ting
business and the populous suburbs have burned ia
successive assaults the city But the foreign bus
ness there chiefly from its being the port OF Loochow
a. M ca"w ana we would guard you from supoosing
great importance to foreign interests.
We have already adverted to the great difficulty there
Is OF procuring information from the interior, Of
judging Of its credibiy when obtained BY all infor
nation we have in possession, led to the
ha s mott
little surprised at the tact and Intelligence which this
incorrectly informed,
mistaken In differences respecting his movements but
believe them to be these leaving Nankin and
making it defensibe, the army largely increased In
numbers went northward and occupied the country In
the vicinity of Teantsn, which Is the river Peho at
the point Of junction with the Imperial canal The
and the canal the only important of supply
to Peing Before the army left the vicinity Of Nann
II took and now holds the city and post of Chin Kang
which being at the junction Of the Imperial canal with
the river iantsze, commanis o outhern entrance of
the canal. In order ta 1ke the control of this most
important avenue I certain, as we suppose, Thae-
Mir Lo.% I.-n ~.
Its junction with tho Peiho, and the same time
advances towards Pebn from which he was distant en-
that Peking is not in any way prepared for siege
Concdent with the movements we have described the
capital city of the province of Gnan HWY TAKEN
Is now held against the Emperor This place is in the
heart Of the country of most portance to foreign
merce. Thus it will be that the control of the
country the north not possession OF the Emperor
Very la ely important movement has taken place
in the west Provinces in the places known to foreigners
as the CONAN and the Oopak districts concerning which
We have precise information; but there be
little doubt but that the object is to the control
Of the transit of produce to the seaboard and of imports
on the same line-that is to the north and west From
this large force has proceeded to those districts
to assist the movement.
whole country to be and il 70 be pro
BILE that when the leader Of the northern army has taken
Peking at whatever point Of time he may choose to at
tempt organized government he will have found him
self in command Of every usual and regular OF
revenue Canton, and other cities not yet in insurrec-
tion. can be taken without much bloodshed in a very
short time, to suppose If correctly in
formed of the nature and the extent Of the organ
lied opposition to government within their walls.
In Canton and at Shanghae foreigners appear think
themselves SAFE In person and property while under
the protection Of small foreign force.
We have not yet any information to lead to believe
in the existence of any important commercial
arrangements between the Russians and Japanese The
Kong in January they heard from at Choo and
Yours oSedisutly, wErMoRE CO.
Our Hong Kong Correspondence.
HoSGKoHG, March 25 1854.
SAiTyiws Ixss,figswes-xrtioAts dc.
have no information Of interest to forward you by
this mall Nothing has yet been heard from Commo
dore Perry. The Susquehanna is looked for every
ment from Jeddo. The vncennes and Porpose, Ring
COLDS vessels here The American clipper ship WI
zard sailed from Macao roads 2st parted with the pi
lot at II 80 A. NJ She has board nearly 900 TONS at
ing for America at Whampoa, at from SIS to $40
ton.
Tonnage continues scarce; 81 for London The
scarcity of tonnage exists all the East and
North. Freghts for California s25 per ton; large
ue Of th place and Would
pay well.
Outrage on the American Flag.
(From the North China Herald, English paper,) Shang
A7,. on aas MsIsn m Monday evening
about dusk as Mr. Ayers potboat, flying the American
Hag coming the reach one Of the Taoutaes yes
were Mr. nklater and six Chinese hailed round
under the Compton, and the officer board ordered the
mainmsst but allowed Mr. Lnklater to go away after
having overhauled the boat As soon as Mr. Aver was
Informed q this proceeding he laid his complaint a. before
Kelly and he, accordingly, went board the United
States soreship Plymouth and Captain Kelly upon hear
was placed under command Of Lieut. Guest, who pro
ceeded Immediately to the SIR Herbert Compton, and asked
Portuguese on board the Compton, said he was in com
mand and Mr. Guest at demanded show he dared to
make prisoners Of men under the American and de-
manded their release. The Portuguese replied he did not
do It, and that he had authority to set them free
Whereupon Lieut. Guest ordered his TO board which
was done with the greatest alacrty and cut the prison
from the mainmast where they had been tied ~ tne
hair.
II observed at this moment that some men on the
poop Of the vessel leveng their muskets at the
American officer and Mr. Lnkater, who accompanied him.
Mr. Guest very energetcay eveled his revolver at the
Portuguese telling him that the FIRST shot being fred
he would blow his brains out The Portuguese in great
alarm mpedatey ordered his men to desist-the crew
and boat then taken off without further hndrance.
There is no plea offered for this insult to the Ame
rican flag except that the boat had shot board
which II Is in the habit Of carrying for ballast.
Mr. Murphy, the United States Consul, in correspon-
under NO sS,
peIty persons while under the protection of the Uni
ted States flag, be moesed by the Chinese authorities
exist asant or property under the United States
flag the complaint must be made to him. the only person
known the treaty TO have the settlement.
The prompiitude with which the United States Consul
and Captain Kelly attended to this complaint, and the
energy with which Nj Guest carried out his instructions
which were Of very delicate and difficult nature are
very praiseworthy, and hope viii check &e insoent
bearing of those in command OF the ex-Taoutds ships
who frequently firing, frivolous pfetence,
| upon boats passing up and down the river.
Regatta Of tho New York Yacht Club.
We have already published the result of the arst days
regatta and announced the intelligence that another
would take place yesterday But IT decreed other
wise for although the club were willing, they could
not raie the wind and learn by the latest accounts
that the whole fee. becalmed opposite Staten
| Island.
At eleven O'Clock all the yachts we're at the stake boat
which anchored Robins Reef light, and few
minutes after at the signal they raised their anchors,
and gave other evidences Of their intention to START but
the sails tapped idly against the masts and feeling Of