The Express. — London, England, 1860-11-28 00:00:00

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MON WM= AT LONDON WPM T DAN -41noloqi lk. ata....Alloosob 11, wa ToAmarw-asellua SA tos.....ANAmas. ft xs LONDON, WEDNXBDAT, NOV 28. Two letter of our Ocamspowdeni with the imp in China and the despatches of Ble Hors 011 ANT, published this morning, were very much wanted, the telegraphic anticipations of the news by this mail having been not only exceedingly masers, but having altogether failed to represent the aggra vation of our quarrel with the Chinese Govern. ment. Whether it is that that Government is altogether infatuated and reckless, or that Sago. LURAIN, the Commander-in-Chief of its army, takes upon him to indulge his humour regardless of the civil authority, certainly an act of tresitheary has been committed so gross that it is impoirible that negotiations can be resumed before the most solid guarantees of good faith are in the hands of the Allies. By the last mail we learned that, on the 9th of September, General Sir Hors OKA= had set out from Tientsin, on his way to Pekin. On the fourth day, having marched about ten miles per diem, he halted. New Chinese Commissioners, said to be of high rank, had sent letters to Lord Einie ; so Messrs. PARKIN and WADS were sent forward to meet these personages, while the army remained at Hooseiwoo. This is the explanation the General gives of his halt, but we hear from other quarters of difficulties connected with carriage and the supply of the army, which make it probable that the arrest of our advance was not altogether due to political causes. At the end of two days, however, Mews. PAWS and WA DE returned, having made arrangements for the evacuation by the Chinese of a convenient camp ing ground at Chang-taia-wan, lying twenty miles in advance of Hooseiwoo, and five miles short of the city of Tungehow, ground which the allied army was to occupy while the Ambassadors advanced with an wed to Tungchow to sign the convention. These arrangements having been accepted by the Eng lish and French Generals and Plenipotentiaries, Lord ELGIN sent Mr. Passes back to Tungchow, and with him Mr. LOCH, his own private secre tary, to prepare for Lord Elates 'reception, Sir Hon Owe also sending Lieutenant-Colonel Waxamt to fix the site of the camp in agreement with the Chinese authorities, and Deputy Assistant Commissary General Tnowrsox to receive the supplies which had been promised for our force. On the 18th Sir Hors Gx.awr was advancing towards Chang-teifrwan, and bad got within about a mile of that place, when he found that the Chinese army, instead of having fallen beak, se cording to the agreement with the Imperial Com missioners, was on the spot in very great force. Very soon Lord Extax's private secretary came in with the news, that whereas the Commissioners at Tungebow had been most complaisant, and had promised everything, the Chinese General waa throwing up batteries to command the site of our camp.. Mr. Loon was ordered to go back at once to Tungchow, and command the instant return of his party. He went under a flag of truce, but so little wee that respected, that, instead of bringing back Mr. Paulus, he was himself made prisoner, with Captain BILLILLZON, R.A., who accompanied him, and Lieutenant Aensasox, who commanded the escort of the party when it first went to Tung chow. noes gentlemen had placed themselves in the power of the Chinese on the invitation of the latter to facilitate the negotiations, and their de tention by force is either an act of the grossest treachery on the part of the authorities at Pekin, or a confession that the Government has not the authority over its troops neceseary to guarantee their safe conduct back to our lines. While our civil agents were thus dealt with the Chinese General unmasked his designs. Disposing of some 20,000 cavalry, he appears to have thought he could envelope and utterly extinguish the little army of the Allies, composed of not mom than four thousand men. His horsemen advanced in great numbers on both flanks, and his infantry poured down on our right front. Regard for the safety of our officers who were in the enemy's lines withheld Sir Hors GRANT from giving the order to engage ; but suddenly this impediment was removed, for Lieutenant-Colonel WALLZI-. haring seen one of his companions, a French officer, amassinated, and perceiving that the same fate was reserved for his men—set spurs to his horse and brought out his party under the fire of the Chinese line. The action now commenced simultaneously on all points, and the delibe rateness and extent of the enemy's preparations were revealed. Commanding the very ground which we had been invited to occupy, "an entrenchment skilfully concealed by " natural obstacles extended on our right and " left for several miles, and was armed with nn " morons guns." We refer to our Correspondent's letter for a description of the action. Without a MOM killed on our side, and with only nineteen wounded, the enormous Chinese force was beaten back by the English and French, suffering the loss of 600 killed and 75 guns. It is to be regretted that Sir Hors GRANT was compelled to leave so many troops behind to maintain public order at Tientsin. He complains that the enormous extent of country covered by the enemy did not. permit him to use his force with as good effect as he mi4lit have done had it not been too small to allow of its being scattered. The second action, which followed at an interval of two days, equally demonstrated the inunsmure able superiority of the Allies. Again large masses of cavalry and infantry confronted and vain-glori ously threatened their advance. Charges of cavalry, which cost us little, and a judicious um of the Armstrong gun against dense masses of Chinese were sufficient to indict severe loas ou the enemy, and t) drive him from his positions. When the n.ail Id:, on the 22m1 of Septemtkr, it was the intention of the at their eacarapettat days. If, as Colonel this was necessary, give arrival of reinforcements, ammunition, and supplies, there is no room to charge the Plenipotentiaries with being held back from Pekin by an over strained consideration for the enemy. The Chinese were seeking to renew negotiations, but of cones Lord EtAitit and Baron Ottos will require satisfac tion for their conduct at Chang-tida-wan, and, we should hope, will take the amplest securities of the Chinese for the observance of engagements, whether temporary or permanent. Ebe court. WINDSOR CARMI, Nov. 27. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included Prince Alfred, Primus Alios, Prime Lars el Hesse, the Primes of Leiningen, the Prior ef Leisdagen and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, Lady Caroline Herrington. Baron von Westerweller, Baron de llsysedrh, Giotto de Rant man, Major Cowell, R.R., sad the following ?Mors who arrived at the Castle ln the afternoon : the Lad Chan cellor, the Pennies Warr and Counter Bennicaff, Lead and Lady Waltham, Genera Lord Clyde, the )tight Hat. W. and Mrs. Cowper, and the Right Hon. Robin Lowe. The band of the door Fusilier Guards played during dinner. He Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the drawing•ronm. Ths Queen, with Princess Helene, walked in the Home park this morning, and naked the Drama( Kent, all Treemare. Tian Prima Chmort. asooo by Primo ANNA. ?rime Look of Rom, owl !dm opos wont oponyut *palms at tootod Calm' lie ffroo. A. Bordap. Lod Wodabouso Ind lie bower of sipjawasptag tie reel . Prime Leopold of Bobisoolom took Iwo of Len ths Maw owl Royal bully, NA Wholoor SR kohl for at rook to Labia. 1111~ WI Boma do Mayondoth and Mato do TM lid d Odds= nth Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell leave seesenthd Lod Rude and Liteth-Georal elr Haney Dosidaskos Led and Clothen in Walks Se her thojeoey. the Dodson of Ran b im. b , hen mere rhea moth pains, bat her Royal fligtheen is otherwise in good boabh. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the official residence of the Pint Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. It was attended by Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Lied John Russell, Duke of Newcastle, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Duke of Somerset, Sir George Grey Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right I c es C. P. Villiers. Colonel Ord had an Marti= with the Duke al New with his pees alyestri the Oo kulaludise Sir Mac= Heed had also as interview . The Judicial Otrweedetee of the Privy Ora n& est yesi= day. An appeal ham New Dintarwiek. "IN. Arbour's and Qui= Oraigemy v. Buddha& sad Niue um tooreseameed. The lade peen= were Lewd Ctiehreford, the Louis Judas Height Hewes a= Tuner, a= Sir 3. Coleridge. Deepetches from the 001,4130.9 of the North Amide= Provinces, Yd tr 4 Ce lora, Hoeg Krug, sad Lbws, cad from the Lard H.oCommiadooer of the lon= Isleads, were received yesterday at the Coloaud-odice. Despatches were seat to the Governors of the Auteuil= Colorises. MOM LIM NIGIVII cielsrm) • Wrimeon, Nov. 23.—Her Majesty ha been = Chichester , appoint the Right Hon. Hairy Morose, of Lord Lientenoust end Castes Rotulornas of the county of Swan, his lordship this day took the oath v. pointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths al alle giance and supremacy. Fosarox-ornes, Nov. 15. —The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint James Gnomon, Esq., sow her Majesty'. Consul at Tenerife, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rip ; aad Hobert Godsehall Johnson, now ha' Molostig let Riga, to be ha Majesty's Consul at Tenenfie. Foams-omen, Nov. 22. The Queen has been pectously plaaed to appoint Lord Bloomfield, C.C.S., now her Majesty% Hem Extraordinary sod NW*- , ter liseipoteatiary to K th e ta 44l Prase, to be her Ma jesty's Amerada and plenipotentiary to the Empsrar al Amelia ; tus William Frederick Spencer mow hsr s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister • to tie 'taperer of Austria. to be her Amoy Mairsoalicery and MloisOor PtenipoSentisz i t idm o t . h• Lu s e tar Peria be d the Hos. Id ward Man s ` to N* Lew Vivaßt. Piersbeen, Is be Sorostomy to her liolothg? • y at TOZNIGN-o,72o °Milli t li tge. ZL—The Queen has been plead to appoint the i q:al iiv ise Henry Clarke Fee., sow Ilearetars to her s limpeloo at Viesso, to be Secret is Maisekes at Vienna Tii DlXlnns or CANIZIDOZ.—We understand that it is the reset infientiou of her Royal Highness the Duchess el MakiApe awl the Primers Nary sad sidle to take their depertnre bum Driglaten to-nizerrew, far London. We are extremely gratified to be able to report that the royal personages have derived coleslaw:able benefit from our delightful and healthy breezes, and that her royal highnem the duchess expresses herself much pleased with her sojourn. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridp arrived in Brighten on Woodsy, and occupies a suite of rooms at the Redford Hotel. Yesterday, the birthday of the Primer Mary, his grace died with his august relatives, having previously inspected the 6th Dragoon Guards, at resent in Quarters at our berradka—DrigAtos Guardian of Malay. It is expected that before the Empress of the Pretr.h takes her departure from England, her Majesty will pay ► vtait to the Queen, either at Windsor or (Morns ; but, as the royal visit most osoeuerily be of a private aka- Tarter, it will most probably take place at Osborne. The Prince di Mirano and the ?denials Gardoni ►are taken their departure from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris, on their way to Italy. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn leave Chesterfield House to-morrow, on a nut to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess of Veralam aro enter taining s .amnion of visitors at Oorhambury. The fol lowing have been among the recent goose' of the noble earl and eountem The Countess of Craven and the Ladies brays and Blanche Craves, Lady Marian Alford, Viscount Minton, Hoe. Mr. Cask Mr. Percy Cast, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Orimston and Illss Grimston,the Countess of Caledon, Ham George Craves, Mr. Magma, sad Yr. Hops. Tho Countess Dowager of Vend= will leave The Oro►e this week for Gorhambary. The Karl and Countess of Bective and family bays left tradarly Ball, Kirkby Lonsdale, for The Lodge, Virginia, meaty Cavan. The Earl of Gaineborough has taken a mansion la Portman-square. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave Cambridge Roam Ina few days for Breadlands. Lord Stanley, M.P., waived in London yester day hues viiiing the Marquis and Marchkesse of Salisbury, a$ HaMild How. The lordship Wt town hat evening for Windex Chills, ea a visit to her Majesty. A marriage is arranged to take place between Lard George Paget, brother of the Marquis et Anglesey, and Wan Lochs Heneage, daughter of Mr. and the Hoe. Mra Himeage. Lord Dynevor has arrived at Wallaoe's Hotel, Hyde Paikeorner. The Rev. W. Cureton, D.D., Canon of Wed sainrear, end Rector of BC llszyptet'a Westminster, the eminent Orientalist and Syriac scholar, has been elected • foreign member of the Preach Institute, Academie dee In scriptions et Della is the room of K. Lobs* of KOnigsberg. M. Lames, of Bonn, has also recently bees elected • foreign member of the Institute, in the room of Professor Horace Wawa. The Lord Bishop of London has conferred the Honorary Oanaery in et. Paul's Cathedral., vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Robert William Browne, preferred to the Archdemonry of Bath, upon the Be►. Wilburn J. Lora 8.D., incumbent of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brampton. Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., has placed 200 guineas l■ the hands of four gentlemen of Stafford, to be distributed by them, irrespective of political or religious need, emoept the poor and aged pereoos of the borough, during the eportaching inclement mason. A Neapolitan vessel arrived in the Tyne on Yonday, wowing the Italian tricolour—the trot vessel from Naples which has Leen seen with that etl,leni of nationality is the Tyne. The Vase* sic Celogsw MAY= the following communication from Vienna, dated the 24th Inst.: " We learn from Faris that a complete under standing now exists between England and France, based upon the English note of the 27th of October, relative to the Italian question. This agreement will be shown by the nomination of ambassadors extre ordinary to the court of King Victor Emmanuel as soon as the Italian parliament has proclaimed the constitution of the kingdom of Italy under the Deep tre of that sovereign. Further, we are assured that the western powers will guarantee the new king dom to the house of Savoy. With regard to Venetia, France, which lately has made the pro gramme of Milan the basis of its Italian policy, now, it is laid, takes completely the English point of viow. It is known that the latter power con siders any act of aggression against Venetia as more or less premature, and that it has made re-' presentations in this sense through its minister at Turin. For this reason there is ground for an ticipating a diplomatic arrangement respecting Venetia" PARIS, WIDNI4DAY MOWN°. The Moniteur contains a decree appointing Count Flahaut Ambassador to the Court of St. James. ITALY. Ttrit/E, TUMMY VIOIIIIO. Victor Emmanuel was to leave Xaples for Palermo to-day. It is believed that Xing Francis IL will quit Gaeta in a few days. The right of constructing railways on the Ligurian frontier has been awarded to & company represented by the Credit Mobilier and several commercial houses of NAPLEB, Nov. 97. The departure of King Victor Ent;nanuel for Sicily ban been deferred on aeoount of bad weather. The offices of councillors of lieutenancy lith out portfolio have been suppressed. The general consult* has been convoked for the 2nd of Decem ber. Tranquillity prevails everywhere. NAPLES, Nov. 27 (Evening). The Sardinian General (Pinelli) has entered Avenano, the district surrounding which has been pacified. The Cardinal Archbishop of Naples is expected here. The public funds are firm. ROYE, Nov. 24 {via limilan} Sardinian custom•honeee will be round Rome on the let December. Although the duties will be light, a general rise has taken place in the prime of merchandise. Two French regiment& are preparing to depart, but it is said that others will come to replace them. THE uNxTra) STATES. 114. WIDIFISDAT. The Hamburg and American COmpany's ship Hammon* Captain Schwensen ' from New York on the 15th instant, has arrived off Cowes. She brings 107 passengers and 45,000 dollars in specie for England, and a large cargo, consisting of 1,600 tons of hope, cotton, Ire. On the 27th init. off the Lizard, she spoke the Dutch barque Alexander for Batavia. The reports from the southern states were more satisfactory. The Savannah merchants had written that pending political agitations will not be suffered to interfere with business. At Charleston business was suspended, but despatches had been received, stating positively that the legislature had not paned the bill authorising the banks to suspend specie payments, and that the banks will not suspend. From Mobile news was generally more cheerfuL From all parts the intelligence was that slave and cotton lands were declining in value. The New York money market was easier ; first class paper was quoted 8 to 9 per cent. Bankers lend en call at 7 per cent. Bankers were curtail ing to protect their gold. F.XPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM 0111 OWY PARIS, TUISDAT Ew,130. From Italy no new events. The Patrie has intel ligence which enables it to state that the organisa tion of the national army is proceeding rapidly, and that in the spring no lees than 300,000 regular troops will be under arms. The Pays mums its readers that the pause taken prisoners by the Chinese are " mere tourists and amateur offlo3rs, such u always accompany Inglish amiss." The Emperor is gone to Compihgne, at which sporting residence his abode will be brief. A gentleman just arrived from New York relates the incident of the arrival from England of a ship loaded with Colt's revolvers, which engines of de struction were all sold within a couple of hours of Weir delivery. He talks of the general apprehen sion of the approach of troubloua times ou the slavery question. It was confidently anticipated that the rise of yesterday would have continued to-day it the Bows., in proven°e of the general satisfaction which the new reforms have given, but the news from America created much dism a y, and the Boots fell 45°. for money and Mc. for the account, the closing prices being 70fr. 10e. and 70fr. 25c. The sale of M. Solar's library at Paris oontinnes to attract • large crowd. A collection of the Alia dm Peupte of Must, from 1789 to 1792, which had belonged to Mont personally, and contained manuscript connetkons In his handwriting, via knocked down for 1,500er. ; the " Nouveau Testament,"fa Freneb, printed at Lyons is 1473, 1.075 fr, for England ; " Le Liars de Sapience," pointed at GOMM in 1478, 850 fr. for the Imperial Library of Paris ; " The Politico end BoonOmice af Aristotle," printed in 1511, 310 fr., to Y. Fumin Didot ; the " Monument& Germanic& Historica" of Parts, 15 rola, red morocco, I,Boofr. ; and the " 110)lioth2qtte Ifistorique de la France," by Pare Lelong, 5 vols. in folio, red morocco, 510fr.,_ by M. Odiot. The attention of the French goTernment haling been called to the existence and merits of the ideclealus' Institute and Library in Woolwich Arsenal by the meat publication in Para of Y. Fequino's historical book, ace taining some deseripkve sad circumstantial remarks en that institution, dotted down during his inspection of the depart. meats of the &mesa last year, Colonel Tali* superinten dent of the carriage departmeat, has received a pared, through the medium of the Secretary of State for War in Pall-man, by order of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon, sacking a couple of heavy volumes for presentation to tie above-named establishment, entitled "Journal d'Olirior Wine d'Ormeason," published by M. Chereuil, sod "Lea Doesuseats inedits our l'aistoire de Prance," published by Ckarriere. MANIACAL ET PIRATNI —MACAO, Ocr. 6.—A communication received by the French cones! at Shanghai from a priest in the district of Haiimer, near the mouth of the River Yaegtaze, states that an American barque bad been chased by pirates, was supposed to have been cap tared, and all the crew murdered excepting one man, who was lying at the above place badly wounded ; five bodies had been found and burned. NOV EXPEDI' CAMP, CHANG-MU-WAR, 8117.20. Too will hardly be prepared tes hear the very serious turn drafts have taken in respect to our re latives with the Chinese. The comraamiler-in-chief mamba& from Tien-tsin in the afternoon of the 9th l to Pookoo, distance 14 miles ; on the 10th to Sung tain, 8 miles, and halted there on the 11th ;on the 12th, Nantzee-shoon, 8 miles ; and on the 13th to Hooeeiwoo, 12 miles. The last is a considerable town, and contained much valuable property. The troops were encamped outside, and did not plunder ; but the respectable inhabitants all left the plate, and it was impossible to prevent the camp followers of the army and the black guards of the town from looting, and this they did so effectually that in a short time little wee left. On the arrival of the army at Hooeeiwoo Mr. Parkes went on to Matow, the next stage, to meet the Chinese commissioners from Pekin, and returned to Hooseiwoo on the 15th. It was ar ranged with them that the army should &dean°e to a spot a few miles beyond Matow ; that there it should encamp ; that Parkes should prooede it and go on to Tungchow, where the convention to be made wee to be drawn up by him and the commis sioners ; that Lord Elgin should remain at Hoosei , woo until everything was ready for signing ; and that, when apprised of this, he should join the army, and the convention should be signed by him and the commissioners in the camp : after whisk his lordship would proceed to Pekin with an escort• The Prism% was/sada( was, of course, a party to and included In these arrangements. The allied fortes marched to Matow on the 17th--distance 13 - miles ; and on the 18th, at 5 a.m., proceeded, according to agreement, towards the town of Chang-taia-wan, near which was the place where 'the camp was to be pitched. On the 17th Mr. Parkes, accompanied by Mr. Loch, secretary, and 'Mx. De Norman, attache to the embassy ; Mr. IBoelby, the correspondent of the Times ; Cblonel Walker, assistant quartermaster-general of cavalry, and an officer of Fane's Horse, with a small esoert of that regiment and of King's Dragoon Guards, went on to Tungchow. Mr. Parkes and Mr. De Norman went there to complete the negotiations 'for the signing of the convention, and Colonel Walker and a commissariat officer, Mr. Thompson, I who was also of the party, were to make arrange- Iments for procuring supplies for the army while it was encamped near the town. Tungchow is a large walled city, twelve miles from Pekin, and about Ithe same distance from Matow ; the road to it from the latter place passes through the consi derable town of Chang-tsia-wan, this latter being four miles from Tungchow. The place where the allied army was to encamp is two miles on the Matow side of Cbang-tsia-wan. As I have already said, the forte marched from Matow at 5 a.m. on the 18th. About the same time Mr. Parkes, with his party, with the exception of Mr. De Norman and Mr. Bowlby, left Tungchow, intending to proceed to the encamping ground to meet the commander-in-chief, and after seeing the force encamp to return to Tungchow to breakfast, to complete his burliness with the commissioners ; but on getting • mile beyond Chang-tsia-wan found to his astonishment a large Tartar army of horse and foot strongly posted in aline of entrench ments, defended by a number of guns, with war banners displayed, and evidently prepared to oppose the advance of our army. Indignant at such a demonstration, and suspecting treachery, Parkes, who does not know what fear is, instantly returned to Tungchow to demand au explanation frees the commissioners. He took with him his escort, with the exception of a few dragoons, whom he left with Colonel Walker and Mr. Thompson in the Tartar lines to await his return, while Mr. Loch rode on to the encamping ground, where he met the allied forces, and acquainted their com manders with the state of affairs. The army was halted, and prepared for action ; pickets were thrown out, and the baggage secured, and Mr. Loch, accompanied by Captain Brabazon, deputy ansistant-quartermeatergeneral of artillery, re turned to Tungchow, to tell Parkes that the army had arrived. He was allowed to pass through the Tartar linee and to proceed on hie way. About the same time a mandarin of high rank came out with a flag of truce, and it is understood pointed out the place where the army was expected to encamp. After remaining a short time he returned to the enemy's position. hr the meantime Colonel Walker, who had remained in the Tartar lines, observed a defiant and insolent demeanour in the soldiers about him which had not before been displayed. They began to crowd about him and his small party, and I looked as though they meant mischief. While he was waiting there a party of French who belonged is the French embassy, and had also gone to Tung chow the previous day, came up, and palmed on through the Tartar army towards the allied force. Shortly after this Colonel Walker heard a scuffle behind him, and looking round saw some of the Tartars make a rush at a French officer who be longed to the above-mentioned party, but bad ap parently loitered behind, and was accompanied only by his servant. Colonel Walker rushed to his assistance, but was unable to save him. The poor fellow was barbarously murdered, and at the same time a number of the Tartar soldiers threw themselves upon Walker. His sword was plucked from the sheath and carried off by one, while several seised his feet and legs and endea voured to unhorse him. Seeing that the game was up, he called to his men to ride for their lives, and followed himself. They bad to pass along the front of part of the enemy's entrenchments, and every gun and gingal that could be brought to bear was fired upon them, but providentially with no worse remits than • flesh wound in the leg received by one of the troopers and a bullet in one horse, and they all reached our army, which was not more than 400 yards distant, in safety. Mr. Thompson also got &slight spear wound in the back. There could now be no longer doubt that treachery was intended, and there was but one course to pursue, and that wee initiated at once. The whole army advanced. The French on the right turned the left of the enemy's works, which they then enfiladed ; while the British turned their right. To do this the left wing of our army had to make a great detour to prevent the clouds of Tartar cavalry, that at first almost enveloped our whole force, from getting round to our rear. In this operation Probyn's Horse made a most daring charge, and cut up many of the enemy. A squadron of Fane's Horse also, under Captain Caney, that was placed for the day on the extreme right with the French troops, greatly distinguished itself. The enemy soon began to give way as the allied tortes gained ground and opened their guns, and in a few hours we had taken their works and driven them through the town of Chang-taia-wan and out of their camps, four or five in number, beyond. They retreated upon Tungchow, and our advanced poste were within two miles of that city, while head-quarters were established in Chang-tsia-wan. b 7 guns were taken in the enemy's entrenchments, and 22 in the camps :1 0 _'. •1 . ' 11i Z 646 ..9 t E * :.:' t• A NEP* . w - . VENV Commands - rt ' ' LA :- • Byt , .- E ent before Totottere ... -.. . ' -• mel Sr. Gamuts FOLEY intimates, •-•-••,--41,- Moll on, owl C y, in cedar to give tim e f or th e ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND ITALY. OAYP. CHAJ ?~ Thertgumpe, which were pitched regularity, were full of da, and clothing, and a great gnlfihtity of powder was found in them. The latter was blown up, and the tents, with their contents, were burnt. The enemy's loss was severe, consi dering how little resistance they made. They suf fered chiefly from the enfilading fire of the French artillery and the charges of our cavalry. Their force could not have been under 12,000. We had in the field 3,000 English and 1,000 French, with 21 guns. Our casualties were 19 wounded, of whom one, a Pimjabee, died immedi ately, and one man, also a Punjabee, missing. The ground was quite level ; indeed, the whole country in this neighbourhood may be described as a vast plain dotted with villages and clumps of trees, and covered with millet stubble, and here and there a growing crop of beans. The millet is cut about a foot from the ground, leaving a stalk of that height sharp pointed and tolerably stilt Such fields are very difficult to ride over, and many of our cavalry horses have been lamed by these spikes running into their legs. There are roads practicable for artillery in all directions ; and few of the ditches between the fields present any formidable obstacle for cavalry. The enemy's lines of entrenchments ran for upwards of a mile along a small river called the Ohow-ho, it then took a bend to our left, cross ing the main road, and extending to a village about a quarter of a mile further on. At the bend were two well constructed batteries, mounting 10 or 12 guns. The other guns were distributed along the work. Lord Elgin arrived from Hooseiwoo yesterday, and Mr. Wade went with a flag of truce to Tung chow, to endeavour to ascertain the fate of Parkes and his oompsnions. The mandarins professed to know nothing of them beyond their having left the town on the morning of the 18th, before the firing began, but it has been subsequently ascer tained beyond doubt that they have all been carried to Pekin ; and there is every reason to believe they are treated with every consideration. The Chinese authorities are perfectly aware that if any harm befalls them Pekin will be reduced to ashes. There is no force in Tungchow, but the Tartar army is drawn up beyond it, defending the roads to Pekin, and we are to advance to attack it to-morrow. Oemp on the Pekin•road, eight miles from Pekin, Sept. ill. The town of Chang-Ufa:wan is situated directly south of Tungchow, and east of Pekin. From it there are two roads to the capital ; one the direct one, the other passing through Tungehow. From Tungchow to Pekin runs a deep canal, navigable for large junks, and two ranee from Tung chow the Pekin road crosses this canal by a sub stantial stone bridge. A mile or so above the stone bridge is another, constructed of boats. Yes terday morning the allied forces were under arms at 5 a.m. The English army was nearly of the same strength as on the 18th, but the French had brought up reinforoements from Hooseiwoo and /lumbered 3,000, with 12 guns. The English had 15 of the latter. The advance was along the high road, the direct one to Pekiu, until the force was abreast of Tungchow. The French, as on the pre vious occasion were on the right. The whole then obliqued to the right, till the extreme right of the French approached the town of Tungchow, which thus became the point for the subsequent operations. These consisted in gradually working the whole line round to the right, until at the close of the action in the afternoon the left had reached the south bank of the canal, four miles from Tuugchow, where the British camp is pitched ; the French having crossed the canal at the atone bridge, are in camp on its north side. Theroed from Tungchow to Pekin is thus in our possession. We were opposed by the Tartar army, estimated to number from eight to ten thousand men. It is difficult to appre ciate correctly their numbers in the field, for hav ing uo regular formation, and extending as they do i In loose order over a great extent of country, they appear more numerous than perhaps they really are. They were commanded yesterday by Sanko lintrin, the Tartar commander-in-chief. The ope rations may be briefly described as a gradual advance, the left sweeping round or pivoting on the right, driving the Tartar hordes from position to position, capturing and destroying several of their camps, taking 34 guns, mostly brass, which were chiefly found in thei camps, and were not used in the field, and killing, as nearly as can be ascertained, 1,000 men. Those opposed to the English on the left were chiefly cavalry, while the French were engaged almost entirely with infantry. The enemy's line broke into two portions—one party retreating across the canal by the bridges, the other by the Pekin road on the south side. The artillery practice, especially of the Armstrong guns, was excellent ; and the cavalry made some brilliant charges, espe cially the King's Dragoon Guards, who, having got a good opportunity, got well in amongst the Tartar horse, and slew a considerable number. The 15th Punjaeb Infantry did good service, a party of 200 of them having crossed the canal in the afternoon, stormed • village in which there was a gun, which they took and spiked, killing fifty or sixty of the enemy. Our casualties were again alight. We had two killed—one a dragoon, the other a trooper of Probyn's Horse—and 29 wounded, most of them slightly. Amongst the latter are two officers— Bradbury, of the King's Dragoon Guards, and Baker, of the 15th Punjabees. The French losses I have not heard, but they are also inconsiderable. Our camp was reached at 5 p.m., after a very dusty fatiguing day. The country passed over was much the same as on the 18th. The English troops engaged were the King's Dragoon Guards, Probyn's and Fane's Horse, Barry's Armstrong Battery, Desborough's nine-pounder battery, and ball of Stirling's six-pounders, the 2nd Queen's, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 99th Foot, and 15th Punjaub Infantry—in all something more than 3,000 men. The Tartars are by no meansdeflcient in courage. Several times yesterday their cavalry charged up to within 100 yards of our troops—cheering as they came on ; but they cannot stand against our artil lery, nor the charges of our cavalry. Their arms, too, are miserable, and they are wretched marks men. Well armed, they would be a formidable foe. To-day a letter haseome in from Pekin to the ambassadors from Prince Ai, one of the royal family, and • leading man at the court. It is said that its contents are peaceful, expressing • desire to Meet ; but how far these people can now be trusted after their treacherous attack on the 18th seems very doubtfuL We hear from the messenger that Parkes and his companions are safe, and treated with courtesy at Pekin. It is much to be regretted that Mr. Bowlby is one of his com panions in misfortune. The British public will miss the interesting and graphic account he would no doubt have given of the operations of the last few days. It is not impossible that they were carried to Pekin by Prince Ai, to protect them from the Tartar soldiery, who are not scrupulous. Had they fallen into their hands their peril would have bean extreme. More troops and heavy guns are expected to-morrow or next day from Tient-in, and on their arrival we shall, it is expected, move on to Pekin. The future must depend greatly on the course of events and the conduct of the Chinese ; but we hope before next mail to be in Pekin, either as conquerors or as successful negotiators. ME WIMP OP THE PIANO& The Empress Eugenie arrived at Birnam Hotel, ' Dunkeld, at two p.m. on Friday. A Dunkeld pendent . 7 writes that her Majesty intended to have prop ed to the west on Saturday morning, but that she was so delighted with the locality that she intended to remain them till Monday. On reaching Dunkeld, she posted to Blair. Athole, where she was received by the Duke of A-thole, who conducted her to view the romantic scenery of the Pass of Killiecraulds. She stayed at Blair Castle all ' night, and then left for the north. The Empress wax on Saturda at Taymonth Castle, visiting the Marquis of Breedahbane. On Monday morning she left Taymoutb Castle, end, aocompanied by her suite, travelled by toed, by Sms: Glen and Crieff to Stirling, arriving in the afteroooo about live o'clock, at Mr. Campbell's Golde n Lion Hotk She pmme afterwards to visit Stirling Castle in • private carriage, accompanied by his Grace the Duke of Athole and others, followed by a second carriage. On her return from the castle ohs was loudly cheered at the door of the hotel, and gracefully bowed her acknowledg. meats. At the castle she was reseived with all honour by the military authorities, the guard being mounted, and as her Majesty left the gates she was followed by loud cheering. Her Majesty left Stirling by the usual north marl train at 7.20 p.m., is a saloon (mak" reaching Glasgow sit y by the Duadesatreet terminus of the Edinburgh end Glasgow Railyra, at nine o'clock. On slighting her Majesty was received by J. Bd Thomson, Req., superintendent of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Her Majeety was con ducted toe carriage, leaning on the arm of the Duke of Athol', and dray. off to the Queen's Hotel, where arrange ment" had prevanualy been made for her accommodation, amidst the loud hums of the few persons who happened to be at the station at the time. The cheering was continued all the way to the hotel, and by the time that, her Majesty had alighted a considerable crowd lad as. *ambled, whose conduct was meat exemplary. A breed carpet of matting was laid down from the hotel hall to the earrisge door, and without the assistance of the police or any person in authority the passage marked by the carpet was carefully maintiuned quite clear. A long and loud welcome was given her when she alighted from the carriage —such a welcome as a Scotch audience alone can give. We understand that today (Tuesday) her Majesty eon templates paying a visit to the cathedral and other places of interest in our city; and we suppose that the Lord Proust sad meet:rates will seek en audience in order to present an address.—North Brats! Mail. THE HEALTH OF LONDON. The weekly return of Births and Des* in London, issued by the Pagietrez-General, states that an in male in the mortality of London was announced In the last report ; another and considerable advance is apparent fn the returns for the week that ended hat Saturday. The deaths which were 1,049, 1,084, and 1,183 successively in three previous weeks, roes last weak to 1,257. When the average number of deaths as obtained from the weeks cor responding with last week of ten years 1850-9 is corrected with a view to comparison for increase of population, it is found to be 1,376. Hines the actual number of deaths was less than that obtained by calculation by 119. Cold weather and scarlatina raised the deaths in the corresponding week of 1858 (when the mean temperature of the au was 374 dn., or 23 deg. below that of last week) to 1,802, and t he refore assisted to swell the average with which the present return Is now compared. In reviewing the results of the lad two week, it spear( that the deaths by small-pox rose from S to 10, four of which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital ; those by diph theria, from 12 to 17 ; those by phthisis (or corienmption) from 116 to 168 ; those by bronchitis were 138 and 137 ; and those by pneumonia increased from 109 to 124. The total number of persons who died at 60 years of age and upwards rose from 224 to 275. It should be observed further that the increase of the mortality of last week on that of the previous return arose in the eastern and still more in the southern group of districts, the other diviskas either showing hardly any increase, or an actual decrease. Or to take a few districts in all parts of the me tropolis, the deaths in Westminster rose from 28 to 42, in Panacea from 71 to 92, in Shoreditch from 50 to 67, in St Saviour's, Southwark, from 15 to 22., in Newington from 28 to 46, in Camberwell from 22 to 31, and in Greenwich from 36 to 67. Bu children, viz., the daughter of a bricklayer, aged 6 years, the dughterof a labourer, aged 5 years, the daughter of • dockyard labourer, 4 years, the daughter of • police. man, 8 years, the isan of a messenger, 6 years, and another chikl, 3 years, all died by burns received from their clothes talrWg fire. pyre children were suffocated in bed. A child died the foul atmosphere of its apartment, an infant from an overdose of opium, • bedstead maker from want and exposure, end a child was poisoned by foul drainage in Vincent-street, Hoxton New Town. A domestic servant, aged 72 years, who is said to have spent 140 f. in intoxi cating liqucas in fifteen months, fell • victim to her wretched improvidence, and her death, which wu "sudden, from congestion of the brain," is included fn the present return. Of 8 nonagenarians two bad attained the age of 96 years, and one 98. Last week the births of 926 boys and 887 girls, in all 1,813 children, were registered in London. In the ten an— reepeading weeks of the years man the average number was 1,581. SHOCKING MIJILDIR IN YORKSHIRE. WICITWOOD, MOIDAT Evanmo. A shocking murder was committed at this place at an early period on Sunday morning. The village of Whitwood is situate about three miles from Normanton, and has acquired a most unenviable notoriety, in consequence of the numerous assaults which are continually committed there. The inhabitants are simian exclueively colliers, and the parties concerned in the present ease belong to the same Glass. There is a row of houses situate on the edge of the Great Eastern line of railway, and one of th eme housee,or rather 'satiate was tenanted by the deceased, Joseph Wilkinson, while three homes further down the row resided two mead persons, a married couple, named Edward and Sarah Hint, the male prisoner being better !mown in this locality by the somewhat familiar cognomen of "Long Ned." A certain footpath runs alongside the house =- pied by the prisoners, who claimed—though we understand unjustly —its exclusive tine, and a defiance of this claim moms to have led to the fearful occurrence which we now record. The murdered man was returning home, in an intoxicated condition, front a neighbouring town, Castle ford, at half-past 12 on Saturday night, and proceeded along the footpath in question, which led him into a little grass-pint before the home occupied by the accused, where he commenced to use indecent and insulting 'unhand language, avowedly applied to Kra Hint, whose ht._ then came out, and directed Wilkinson to leave his pre mises, as he bad no right either there or on the footpath which led to the house. The deceased replied that he had used the road ever since resoling there, and would continue to du so despite of Hint's remonstrances. Some further anpy remarks passed between the parties, end the female primmer was then seen to rush at Wilkinson with • prden hoe, with which she seems to have felled him to the ground. The male pri weer also mired a piece of wooden rail, about six feet long, and several inches thick, and struck the deceased several times upon the head with it whilst upon the ground. The effect of these blows was to break the rail in two, lad fracture the base of Wilkinson's skull, causing death to ensue in two hours afterwards. The accused were at once taken into custody, and after being cautioned, the male prisoner made a statement much to the above effect. This morning the prisoners were brought before the Wakefield bench, and formally remanded until Monday next, in order to afford time for the coronet's inquest, which was held at I o'clock this afternoon at the Ide:borough Arms, Whit. wood, before C. Jewison, Fsq. Several witnesses were ex amined, and the inquiry was adjourned until Thursday, IU order to allow time for the completion of the post.-mortem examination. lhe wounds are described as being of • dreadful character. THE EMPRESS OF AURTRIA.—MeT Majesty's steam yacht Victoria and Albert, with the Empress of Austria on board, was spoken with on the 24th inst. at 4 p.m., forty miles W.S.W. of the Lizard, going at full speed, by the ship Medea, which has arrived at Falmouth. THE OUTWARD MEDITERRANEAN, BOMBAY, AND FannerLea MADA.--HOHTHARPTOE, Nov. 27.—ThePerdn miler and Oriental Company's steamship Mora, Captain Joy, sealed hence to-day with the mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Bombay, and Upper Bengal. She takes out, excluding those who proceed "4 Marseilles, 130 amongst whom ere Dr. Dane, Rev. Mr. W jar Cameron, Colonel Sheppard, Rev. Mr. Hialop, Bir J. Jejubhoy, Rev. Mr. Sheriff Sir R. Douglas, Rev. Dr. Veda, Major Panne, Paymaste r' Bramell, Major Robertson, Captains Bray, Byrne, Dawson, and Cinder, sod Lieutenants Beddome Malcolmson, Andros, Campbell, Henderson, Williams, D avies, Vidal], and Pitts. The Ellora takes out on freight 67 boxes of specie, value 44731.. of which for Bombay is bar elver 17,260/. ; sove reigns, 5,8001. ; medals, jewellery, watche s, 4231. 10s. ; for Alexandria, sovereigns 5,0601., and gold coin, 4,889 e. 10s. ; abio • full cargo of general merchandise. The Alham bra, Captain Steward, also sailed to-day with the usual mails for the Peninsular porta, 18 passengers, and a general ci rtadOforn Wise-HOUSEB.—A journal of Augs burg contains the following singular announcement :—" We think right to all general attention to the public wish bonee of the hospital of this town, which is per fectly organised in every respect. Not only have all the latest improvements been introduced into it, but regard is had to the difference in the religious creeds! of the customers. Thus the linen of Roman catholics and that of protestant. are washed in separate tube. The washed linen is afterwards placed in a wheel which, it is true, is consecrated to both forme of worship, and there, by a cen trifugal apparatus belonging equally to both religu.ns, it is freed from the water it contains. but the Roman catholic linen is afterwards carried into the catholic drying-place and the protestant into that appointed fur itself ; and then is distributed to its owners." r = PP -