The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-31
unrrihlc scnner in Chinr.

letter from Shanghai gives the following &C.
count of tho atrocities and mlsories attending HE
China rebellion;
Interesting dero-tons have been inside by two
Fngush sii ecs who we're detained by the rebels
1t HOo,hoW, aud have only Just Effected their
escape, which throw some Light on the Internal ar
rsnremct'- Of THOR cities. The executive arrangc-
fruuts 81 state OF Upolh0w are thus described by
Mark Coaipyt II saw tho Tow Yang dccapiate
$50 u h'8 soldiers one morning; DO not know
what their crime wng. man rns puns' nj by
death Tor mokiuE. Whenever | went into the
CITY saw heads and trunks lying about Dead
hoiea wcrc not hured. hut were allowed W remain
IN the streets Tie city WAS IN a most wretchod
state There was no trade 4 any sort going on !;
uruy ,siol shops were allowed ~ le open, but no
others. Their used to lie executions every
day, sometimes twenty at time, but
mover lcsg than four" These are the people
whom, ve were to have upheld IN preference b. the
Imp riAiais bad tho latter may be, rrupt a.
Ero tLor officials aud efcte ~ "A their GoYern-
mcnt their regime is letter than that here de-
srritei The second man who has returned,
named Patrick Nellis. went NJ IN one of the email
steamers which run into the interior n purchase
silk On arriving at their, destination they iOunn
that tlu plscc had been occupied by the rebels
lew dAya previously, and Noli'f, with the crew,
vaA tsktu pri ,uncr. lie was taken " Huochow,
Askoi by the Iow-VGus whether he understood
rifles and on bis rcpynr in the Affirmative was
re.Iu sR,ed W roman. the question was superHu-
ou,. a. no had 10 alternative bus Il was a matter
| Of form, and the form having been gone through,
the chain takon from his nos'k aud The lear Of
| Immediate .oth removed. Sometime after lie had
| teen ia HuD,luN, the hhu-vang arrived nom
! Nankin, aud 10 ooGcd out that the city had
| Ale en-. Tho so.e u Hoochow followed, and
| Srls dcrorbcs various succcHfm operations
against tho Imp ralsS until at length
| gtarvA.icn compelled DE garrison b. eyAcu-
| ate H. Several Of the Hale band II foreigners
lad b. en- shot AMI died Of sickness hut such as re,
| NAMED we're compelled to accompany the retreat
which viii be lest described in Nells's own words
| men were patrolllrg she streets 70 cut down any
| who might attempt to escape That evening NO
| Jaw fearful sights. The N els were embracing
their Souu led, aud could not take all. TIE poor
| women crow lei down TO Tie boats snl were cut
At and driven back We len the city, which was
| empty, 81 3 .. IN, aud son saw u In blaze. IL
| ralneI, however, kosyily. We pushed on, aud
pass, ng through tho lake, csmo - che entrance "
| creek Horc she most fearful confusion ensued
| All the boats were skulling on and lhiunins each
other, tic rebels marching Aons The pank. Here
wo Tassei toe nj hit The neX1 day tho confusion
| still continued, and we could not Aiyarce, Sir
men tCOwroy party. here lett FOR she ostcusihle
purpose OF getting urcwooi, but never came AK
W ia ne remained two Greeks an Interpreter
and n " luu4rd man. Tie latter was our great
trouble authiug further c1uld he done with HIM
| aud Il VAS certain dcatA 10 remain. took leave
| Of Rim, aud LAl him could do no more, IS w
| could not carry lin lie legged me to shoot him
sul of r'l ~ ring and money. said could MOI
| do II, but he could ash his two couuiryInen, They
re,usad. and We len HIM IN the boat. Tho rebel
were now In confusion, running everywhere, sut
the lmperaA O. close at hAad. We lSnnci Ano
tolk q the l.l.i, And, AFTER wandering AoOut iW'
| or tree DAYS, got boat gul with some difficulty
, rot down ~ Shanghai" The picture of H)ochoV
aud Of the Iow-waug's administration given b!
| Convoy only confirms the accounta which have Al
really rel4outy been made public Of the horror
q the IaefinE occupation , accounts winch re
cCyu Their confirmation In the desoauon and ruin
wlieh everywhere mark the footsteps VI their 70
huAung arA,os.