Show the internal condition of china A correspondent of the post writing 0 from there is something in the present condition of china that challenges the sympathy of thoughtful men all over the world A proud old people with a history antedating antedating ante dating by many centuries the oldest european nation with a government compared with whose antiquity the most venerable dynasty of europe seems youthful and a literature whose richness and purity was established and bad become venerated while greece and rome were yefin yet in their infancy among whom the arts and sciences were cultivated to some extent while our anglo saxon progenitors were no better than naked savages with a religion claiman cl claiming aiMin almin to have been bean hoary with age iong long before tle the christian ii ra thia ibis grand old nation is to all appearance trembling on the very brink of anarchy the old rebellion that a few years ago came camp near overthrowing Z the present dynasty has been for a year or two apparently without vitality some of the leaders however seem to have turned cupl up at this time and taking advantage of the emperors present embarrassments embarrass ments and the public eye being turned upon the approaching eave pro joachin aching french and english invasion they have collected a formidable force and are actually at this moment in in possession of a large tract of country they have taken several large and important cities in the centre of a populous and fertile district they are said baid to have a formidable force and are increasing in numbers and strength are spreading themselves lover the cou country interrupting t ing the regular avenues of trade and arid obstructing i n the communications between the imperial city and remote provinces this force is said saia to be threatening even this city they are appropriating the public stores to the their ir own use seizing upon private property as well as arms and munitions of war whether public or private the ne people of the country are alarmed and many rumors are constantly circulating it is no easy matter to get at facts in this agitated state of the public mind the imperial officers conceal as far tar as they can do so from the public all the successes of the rebel forces some things however come to light in spite of their vigilance the communication between this city and pekin across the country has been interrupted the mails sent from here to P pekin ek in ha have V e r re e turned as I 1 am told not being able to pass the rebel army the tea merchants say that it is doubtful whether the balance of the tea crop will reach us as it is likely to be inter 1 cepter cep ted merchants merch Mereb ants who were about makin making i purchases of goods to send into the interior are hesitating and mostly refusing to buy there is a most tb thorough orough and extended beelin fe feling elin of uneasiness and disquiet and an entire lacz lack of confidence amon among 0 merchants no man seems willing to invest hinves t money in in any kind of trade and the banks are mons mong sai sal said kaid to be trembling ing this is the condition of the chinese community so far as its internal state can be ascertained by foreigners externally thyn thin things is look threatening enough the french frenc and english forces are e expected soon to arrive military and naval officers with all sorts of titles are coming with every steamer our streets present an array af of epaulettes epaul ettes and gold lace that is is quite imposing |