New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-06
China.


Burgerene is still in custody. The American Minis
ter has again demanded his release with the ntimation
that refusal will be considered a cGSEs bslA..
The Tapping rebellion appears 70 DO extingushed.
severe typhoon had occurred III the vicinity or
Hong Kong and several shipping casualties are re-
ported.
country were quiet.
THE CHINESE REBELLION.
From The London Times, Aug. &C.
The news which we publish to-day rom
with as o S at ' one and The
same time that the Tapping rebellion is exnguished
and that Pekin has been taken by rebels The captne
Of the Chinese capitals indeed, merely rumor Dus
the rumor generally believed at Shanghai, ana
however untrue II may De- the fact that gained credit
is singular commentary upon the extinction OF the
Taepngs. The sacred capital OF the Monaghan dy.
nasty Is apparently in the possession OF rebels the
child Emperor and his guardians have II they have
been fortunate, saved themselves ny flight and yet we
assured that the ouy insurrecton previously known
to us has been finally put down.
Strange as the intelligence from the East Is there Is
little reason for doubling its accuracy. China al'
ways 10 state Of rebellion, and soon as one move
ment Is repressed another appears to take its place.
Nay frequently happens that there are two or three
Instructions In progress at the same time and the
ntral authority deals attempts DEAL with all Of
them simultaneously. rebellion in China Is, in fact.
a matter occurring almost often as pronuncdmeato
did formerly in Mexico; once month or so little
hubbub took place in marketplace province and
new attempt TO upset the existing Government wes
thereroby at once inauguraed The mass OF the peo-
however care Tor none OF these tlDgs so IOnR az
they are let alone; they usually Indifferent TO
change in the ruling power an English agricultural
aborer Is 10 O change Of Government 4 ~. .-
In this respect the Tapping beilon was. indeed. an
exception to the ordinary run of outbreaks but that
anomalous outbreak has entirely collapsed The rebel
lion was popular movement and the "long.baired"l
sect was recruited from the peasanry Of the Empire.
but IL has never recovered the de th Of its leader The
fatal victory in which he fell followed By the COM
pete disorgsn zation Of his followers They broke up
into maraudng hands; some escaped into neighboring
provinces; captured and 10 to be feared
by the Imperial 60, eminent; ana some,
whose safety lay in their obscuriy shaved their heads
and returned to their old homes and former occupations
There are now Taepngs on Chinese ground
Meanwhile however, a rebellion in the north has
risen, assuming proportions even more formidable
han the TaeIing revolt The NIenfei rebels have en'
amped IN tue peighborhood of Pekin. have attacked
he city, and il is said their assault has been successful
Who these Nienfe rebels are, and what the object OF
heir leader Nienei may be- are at present matersot
ONE uncertainty II is clear they have no connection
With the exrct Tespings of the south. aud 1t Is proba
,le the rebellion is simply q movement against tie
Regency. a rough but forcibe method OF ereeung
,hange in the ministry. That the capture OF Pekln
houd be deemed probable shows however that the
las attained considerable hight though
ven If the pita be taken the immediate consequent
,es throughout the Empire would be trifiing