The New York herald., 1863-11-11
THE WAR IN CHINA.
General Burgevine's Adhesion TO tho
Rebel Causc-1hrOnes Loom Up tn the
Track OF tho Alnericans.

General Burgevine's Adhesion 70 the
Rebel Cause--Thrones Loom UP In the
Track OF the Americans.
Prom the London rimos. Oct 2s.l
= Perhaps the rebellion, th ,ugh more extensive
md leave the ancient monarchy surviving but
that China no longer 30 seCuded from the rest Of tho
world to keep its quarrols TO ITSELF European wars
followed by European treaties. have brought European
settors ioo the empire and tho superior been
invited, BY tho compositions for power 10 stop tho
and take part In tho conflict The Chinese bsr
rowing not only guns and gunboats but soldiers and
from tho nations of the West and the rebels bid
against the mpesss,s n - f0s these po.era. allies The
nixe their own element In this promising warfare who
choose their own Sides like the Froe ancers Of ancient
wars and dictate thor own terms 10 their employers
What these modern oondoate may do 1t is impossible
conecture b thrones founded India ty men
qHs MV Of recognizing Ms Cainess iasurenss as bel
ltqent entitled 10 equality Of consideration, belongs 10
Aertoan unt tho secession OF Colonel Burgovne the
imperass had monopoly OF this species Of support but
tho detection Of 50 ss,I an ocer TO tho side Of the
rebels has given an example the Importance Of whch
has bsen denounced that tne himself has been pro-
claimed traitor and that price has been get on his
s rHs II. act @ ss xou
lend his aidto tho transportation OF the offender but
all this 10 unlikely 10 weigh against tho obvious
produce Al 20 time perhsps in the history OF Europe
thoro larger mass Of soldershp edoat avaias
than al present The Polish nsurreclon aud the Amsr
can civil have absorbed much OF IT, b.4 enough re-
Wdis 10 tnpar an entirely neVchard 10 The rebellion in
China should really be at'acbd IN 91 direction An
infinite population immeasurabe territory aud chaos
Of strife furnish clements which military advcnturer
would rcidy turn TO account Tho consus OF all nations
in China have protested against proceedings subvesve
Of recent views ard hopes but there lies the CARCASS
and u will be bard 10 Prevent the eagles from gathering
t0gshor gSars ma, =, ,, ~, ,v.,, >, ,..
late the position OF Europeans In China TO that Of Euro
peans In India hundred ycars since The distinction
between the two cases lay In s that whereas India
virtually divided INTO many independent aad rival
governments when Interfere In IT'S affairs, China
still actually as well as nominay one realm under one
sovereign There rebellion doubt, as there had
often been before but II was regarded rebeion aud
nothing better wnc 10 no part or province Of the omprc
WAS there any vizicr. or nabob or rajah, whose
cause. might DO embraced. as that OF regular
belligcrent, against his neighbor or his saze-
rain The intervention, therefore. OF Europeans
China exclusively on behalf OF the imperial
Men and the rivalry OF the supporting Powers was cou
fined T. competition thofayor Of the Celestial throne
But il B,y.1i,,es example finds many smaors, and il
the Of the rebes should come to be rdod s
Gcleatly legitimate for an adventurer's adoption we may
witness exactly such state OF things produced
by the old contests OF French and I'm sh IN the Carna;
On zach side disciplined Chinese" u other words
officers, and Oh each side the victories Que 70 su
dance will be rewarded with hopOrs wealth and power.
contemplate such contingency with deep regret Nc
have dese 10 China through the stages
OF transition into The condition o. European dependency
even though VIC should be its s0voroigns. Wo should re
grot 10 SEQ partiiioncd or divided or subjected c any
other government than that which seems bes. aiaped 10
Its people Wo do not think that any prospect pro.
missing for the Chinese that Of restoration OF the inn
pcria authority and In hopes that tho aid Of Eu
ropeans would be TO Oh end aou, 1t was with
these vows that advocated tho expedition Of Cap
tain Osborn whose squadron will be at the service
OF tho Emperor In the re establishment Of order No
contamination could be useful crodtablc 70
that II tho civil or China, aro,dy sufficiently do
structvc to be prolonged aud ravatsi by the in
discriminate alliances OF Europeans. eau no end TO
tho agoDies OF tho empire The rebels arc already
match for the mperialists The wei .ht o. European
skill thrown into tho scale Of the la,ter would
decide the struggle, but II beth scales are 20 be
weighted equally the contest will oniy be rem
derod saugunary and hopeless than before.
Looking however. at the state or tho world, IL is
impossible TO say that such contingency out Of tho
question. II tho TacppgB bid high, as no doubt they
WILL for service OF this kind Is but too likely tina: they
will get what they waut and theo shall the begin
ming Of nm end beyond reach OF conjecture In the
time India with It's plantations OF tea and its natu
raj productvones deyoloped by British capts and enter
prise, may suppant CHINA IN trado which for nearly
two centuries has boon eprchDg H. The day may me-
and perhaps shortly. when At least half or the tea
sumed In England will be drawn from the slopes of the
Himalayas while the Flowery Empire Ia llnguis is6ing
der the ravsgcs OF jnterminable strisc