Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-10
FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN CHINA.

Events Of soxcitiag interest are takiug place IN
China American, British, French, and other adventu-
rers having been sub by the governments OF Pc
king and Nankng the character of the Chinese civil war
Is attraeti attention in Christian countries. While
Surgeon Macgowans lectures on the distant Orient
making familiar with tho general condition of Eastern
Asia his addresses to make acquainted with tho
varying phases of political life in China and conterminous
States Remarkng the last in diligence he says that
though the Imperial Government astutey got rid of the
English commodore and his formidable fota they con-
nue to give employment to various foreign land forces
one of which, Franco Chinese contingent is besieging
the Taipngs in the celebrated city Of Hangchau, while
another has just accomplished the feat Of capturing the
important city of Suchau thus striking heavy blow at
the rebellion The advocates of foreign interference based
their arguments the nhumanity Of the TAPPING nsur-
gents whose bloodhrsness caused them long since to
forget the regard Of those who hoped Il ley would
prove the regeneraors of that decayng Empre Those
foreigners WIN deprecated Intervention maintained that
regards rapne and cruelty the Imperass every
whit bad the Tapngs, and latest intelligence
from China affords melancholy confirmation of the sound
Of their views ta tt#e t taD-a
city containing million inhabitants, captured from
the rebels by the mperiaiss with the aid Of British off,
and men, fighting with the sanction of her Maesty
Government and with supplies from her Maesty's arsen-
gwen up to wholesale massacre. Men, women and chill
dren who had already suffered at the hands the rebes
slain until the streets with blood. The rebel
chiefs capulated conditions submitted by the English
commander that secured the lives of all these chiefs re-
paired fubmsrivey with shaved heads to the camp of
the Chinese commander, who instantly beheaded them
and then let loose his soldiers who spared neither age
SEX condition in Suchau, the metropolis of Chinese
industry. There probability that this i'll advised
interference will cease at least regards the English
Major Gordon. the English commander, who gave bis
pledge that quarter should be shown if the rebels would
capituate, indignant aud withdraws is ordered to
withdraw, to the vicinity of Shanghai A meeting of
foreign consus held at that port, presided over by
Consul General Seward at which resolution passed
to the effect that the whole foreign community views with
unqualified disapproba ton the late proceedings Of the
Foota at Suchau act of extreme reachery abhOT
rent to human nature calculated to withdraw FROM the
Imperial the sympahies of western nations and
the aid of the gallant officers who have assisted them
DR.. Macgowan holds that, apart from the nhumanity
Of foreign Interference that policy to deprecated the
ground that the existence of China nation thereby
endangeredthere being many in England, France, and
Russia who desire to have that Empire governed by
foreign commission object second only in import
to the bringing of it under protectorate Of or
other OF those Powers. issh s'rs"