Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-06-27
LATEST FROM CHINA.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE NEW YORK TN
UNITED srArEs STEAMER SAN JAclSro.

UNITED STATES STEAMER SAN JAcINTo,
Hong Kong, China Saturday, Aprit 25, 1857
With the exception of one or two brushes with the
pirates, there has been fighting between the barba
rians and Chinese and the distribution of the English
naval and military force has been unchanged for past
few weeks
The loss Of her Majesys ship Raleigh, of fifty guns
has been the occasion of great rejoicing among the Ce
estials. This took place the l4h of this month";
short distance from Macao She was fine ship Just
arrived from England in command of Commodore Keep
pei She struck sunken rock, not laid down on the
charts, while going through the water at the rate Of
eight knots per hour about three miles northwest
Chukwan The damage sustained was so great that it
was found necessary beach her. after six hours nard
pumping, at the mouth of the Typa near Macao.
portion of her guns have been saved the ship is total
loss.
The movements of the rebels just attracting
more than ordinary attention. Dr. Parker has recently
received dispatches from the American Consul at Foo
Choo-foo, advising the sending forthwith of an armed
vessel to the place to protect and afford refuge
citizens and their property The rebels encamped
within half mile of the city walls, numbering some
seventy thousand strong. battle fought
Gently near the city, resulting in the defeat of the mpe
rialiss, with loss their side of twelve hundred.
The rebels still continue to menace Canton as yet
they have not attacked the city There are two parties
OF them in the district of Cheng near Canton who
about uniting their forces and making joint attack on
the city. his Excelency Governor Yeh is making all
possible preparation for the defence of the ourh city
in the world" large portion of his army had been
disbanded. owing to the inability of the Government
pay and provide for them His exceency now finds the
greatest difficulty in procuring troops owing to the
above named causes
Famine prevails at Canton and the people have diff
Guilty to sustain life Altogether affairs are in most
lamentabe state ssOutside barbarans rebellion and
famine three enemies which are hard to contend
with. Three hundred and fly millions of people are
suffering under these curses yet who cries piyf Truly
when one gets to going down hin every gives him
kick
Fear of disturbances has made many of the missona
res resident there quit Nngpo and take take their
residence at Shanghai.
The United States storeship Celestial, with United
States stores arrived here to-day being hundred and
twenty mine days out rom New York.
Late advices from Shanghai state that the smallpox
had broken out the United States ship Levant Thir-
tythree had been reported. This ship has been
very sickly since her arrivan the China Seas and viii
doubtless be ordered home of the above
The disposition of the United States East India squad
ron is the when last wrote: the Portsmouth
at Singapore the Levant at Shanghai which place she
is to leave upon the completion of her repairs and re-
turn to Hong Kong.
Since writing the above, have from Chow,
per steamer Formosa from Shanghai direct the effect
that the Viceroy has ad dressed letter to Dr. Parker
assuring him that the murderer of Mr. Cunningham has
been strangled for the offence The duties which have
been kept back by the United States Consul that
count were about to be paid up Every thing quiet,
and no further fighting has been done.