We have fuller news than that given last night from a Chinese source, concerning the Hakka rising in Hainan. Those agrarian 1 troubles appear to have commenced at Tam-chow, a town on the western seaboard of the Island about 90 miles from Kiung-chow, where the Hakkas have risen, and after having captured the town, massacred men, women, and children indiscriminately. Four hundred braves were sent froma Kiungchow, the capital, with arms and orders to suppress the insurrection; but the Hakkas, having heard of the approach of this small force, caught the braves in an ambuscade and utterly routed them. After this success, the rebels marched upon Lin-kao, a town on the coast line in the direction of the capital, and having taken possession of the place, Tepeated the scenes of murder and cruelty enacted at Tam-chow. The rebels then resumed their march in the direction of Kiung-chow, and had reached within 100 Ni (say 30 miles) of the capital—which they were threatening to attack—when, hearing the HLM.S. Kestrel was in that neighbourhood, they turned and attacked anocker city—probably Cheng-mai, is en their route—with the apparent intention of returning to Kiung-chow as soon as the coast was clear. By the latest. advices, about the 28th ultimo, the rebels were said to be 8,000 strong, while 2,000 would probably be nearer the truth and it is fully expected that the capital will be ultimately attacked, and possibly taken, The rising hes, as usual, a very close connection with the official squeezes, which, being elastic to a degree and never-ending, generally result in goading the peasants into open rebellion. Up ards of thousand refugees, chiefly women and children, had arrived in Hoihow ere the Kestrel left, and many of these took passage by the Albay, for Hongkong. An orde: from the Mandarins, to the effect that each family in the capital should produce one volunteer for the protection of the city, brought about an indignation meeting of the guilds, at which the assistance asked by the officials was distinctly refused, with the remark that it was the of the mandarins to protect the city, especially as they had been well paid by the people to do so.
How the storm will end, and whether or not the exactions so much complained of will be lessened and trade thereby benefitted, it is hard to say. The Albay was to carry all the freight offered on her rip, and trade is generally increasing, 'a proof that it would reach much more extensive proportions if reasonable facilities were placed in the way of its operations. We learn that the most annoying delay is being caused in the negotiations for Transit Passes, and that the last_ move on the part of the native otticinls is the appointment. of a Wai-yuen (save mace certain preliminary arrange its in this matter. In the meantime, although trade is making its way in spite of all fiscal and other obstacles and. obstructions, Haiphong is fast becoming the great feoder for the Yitnnan and Western Kos si districts, Large imports of yarn ice goods are finding their way, vit haiphong, to these localities; and there is now' a considerable export of tin from Haiphong. This latter place is not altogether. without its difficulties in tradal matters, and we hear of numerous complaints of the delay occasioned to vessels loading and discharging at that rising port. A'recent {ease has, it is said, been taken up by the Consular authorities of one of the Powers, and there is every probability that some joint action will be taken by the Foreign Consuls in reference to this subject of tradal facilities. When it is borne in mind that three-fourths of the carrying trade is in our hands, while almost if not the whole of the goods are English-owned, the importance of any action thus taken will be at once apparent.
A correspondent. writes from Canton, in j reply to our enquiries respecting the rebel hosts, which are about to annihilate that city "I have inquired from numerous native passengers fresh from Canton, including one petty official, and have found them all absolutely ignorant of such start-[ling rumours. The best accounts seem to be that Li has marched into Annam with a force of about 5,000 men, followed by a large rabble of destitute people, his object being to dethrone the King of Annam, whom he declares to be a usurper of his (Li's) rightful inheritance, and to provide for his numerous followers. Meanwhile the Imperial authorities are takin, every precaution to prevent Li's mov from creating disturbances on the fron tier. As for the rebels threatening Canton, they would as soon think of threatening Hongkong. Even in the old times, when the whole country between Canton and Hongkong was in their hands, they never ventured seriously to attack the capital; and now, with Chinese and foreign gunboats running up and down every day,
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