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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1860. ably, ae cord;ing to their degree (intending) of course that, 1 as soon as P eace was concluded, they should be sent back, with al Ipr aper attention. As reg ard's the presentation of the letter of Govern ment, ;his Xajesty the Emperor is obliged by law to hunt in the aut u im, and has already set out on his journey. It is for this r eason that the Prince will, with all solemnity, 're ceiv° it for him, and place it on the incense table. Ample houlv .r will thus be done it. The Prince explicitly stated this' in his last reply, and he now restates it in answer to the der patch under acknowledgment. As concerns the British of deers (detained), he must wait until the British and I , rench forces have fallen back some distance ; they shall then be sent back withall proper attention. The two armies are at this moment so near the city that a good deal of alarm (defensive feeling) is felt, and were they hurried out of it it might not be quite possible to ensure their safety, some further harm might befal them. It were best, there fore. that the British force should fall back, and as soon as the treaty is concluded it will of course be the Prince's part to have them sent back with all proper attention, which will be much more comme it faut. There is no objection to the appointment of deputies to .confer together, but the British and French armies must, under any circumstances, fall back to the neighbourhood of Chang-kia.wan ; this effected, within three days of their so doing it can be arranged to send deputies from either aide to some point between this and that, to settle In con ference the time and place at which the Tien-tsin Conven tion is to be sealed and signed. The Prince is in his dealings with man most sincere ; whatever he says is the truth. The British officers (in his hands) are being treated with courtesy, and shall be sent back with all proper attention as soon as peace shall have been concluded. But he cannot refrain from stating be forehand that if the British force advances to attack the city, it will, he fears, be difficult in that case to answer for their safety. He therefore replies. A fiesessary communication addressed to the Earl of Elgin, &c. Hienfung, 10th year, Bth moon, 15th day. (29th of Sep tember). Translated by T}IO3fAS WAD; Chinese Secretary. Pa-li-chiau, Sept. 30. The undersigned, &c., is in receipt of the despatch of the Prince of Kung, under date the 29th inst. His Serene Highness declines to name time or place for the signature of the Convention negotiated at Tien-tsin until her Britannic Majesty's forces retire to a greater dis tance from Pekin, nor until the Convention shall have been signed will he release the officers and subjects of her Bri tannic Majesty treacherously seize I when under protection of a /lag of truce by the Prince Sang-ko-lin-sin, and now illegally detained by his Serene Highness. The undersigned can regard this answer in no other light than as a rejection of the terms plainly set forth in his previous letters to his Serene Highness, and the delay of three days accorded to the Chinese Government having expired he has no option but to acquaint his Excellency the C o mmander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forces of the unsatisfactory result of this correspondence. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE; His Imperial Highness the Prince of riung, Imperial Commissioner, &c. Camp Pa-li-chiau, Oct. I. Monsieur le Baron—l have the honour to enclose the translation of a despatch from Prince Kung, which I re ceived yesterday morning, and a copy of my reply, which is drawn up in pursuance of the resolution adopted at the conference of the Allied Ambassadors and Commanders-in- Chief held at the head-quarters of his Excellency General de Montauban, on that day.—l have, &c., ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. To Baron Gros, &c., and to Lieut.-General Sir Hope Grant, K.C.8., &c., Commander-in-Chief. The Prince of Kung, Imperial Commissioner, makes a communication in reply. The Prince received the letter of the British Minister tkie morning about eight o'clock, and has acquainted him self with its contents. As regards the condition ofthe British subjects (detained) the Prime has already made it plain that while peace nego tiations were still unconcluded it would not be treating them with proper attention were they to be hurried back. The treaty of the year wuwu (1858) and the Convention of Tien-tsin having•bothbeen agreed to, why does the letter under acknowledgment allege that no proposition (or mea sure) has been assented to? His Excellency the British Minister cannot have carefully studied the replies of the Prince; the interpreter he suspects has misapprehended the text of these. Were the British Government to attempt constraint by an exhibition of force, not only would this have a deplorable effect upon the condition of peace as already settled, but the safety of the British subjects in Pekin would also too probably be compromised. The British Consul Parkes is well versed in the Chinese language, written and spoken, and the Prince is now in the act of sending an officer to settle with him all matters necessary for the sealing and signing (of the treaties) at a conference. Why then do the British still thus abound in doubts ? A day can be named for the despatch of deputies from either side to confer together. The Prince accordingly replies. A necessary communi cation addressed to the Earl of Elgin, &c. Hienfung, 10th year, Bth moon, 17th day (Ist of October). Translated by THOMAS WADE, Chinese Secretary. Pa-li-chiau, Oct. 2. The undersigned, &c., has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of his serene Highness the Prince of Kunes de spatch of the Ist inst. In his despatch of the 30th ult, the undersigned ac quainted his Serene Highness that he had informed his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's land forces of the unsatisfactory result of his correspondence on the subject of the convention and the rendition of her Bri tannic Majesty's subjects unlawfully detained in Pekin. Her Majesty's troops have in consequence already ad vanced some distance along the road to the capital. The Governmeat of China has already been so fully apprised, in various despatches, of the exact nature of the demands of the undersigned that it is impossible it can entertain any doubt as to what is required of it. If, therefore, it be in deed sincerely anxious for peace, let an officer, qualified to arrange all necessary preliminaries, be sent immediately to the advanced posts of the atmy, and let the prioners accom pany this officer. ELGIN AND KINCAUDINE. Pa-li-chiau, Oct. 2. Monsieur le Baron, —I have the honour to enclose the translation of a further letter which I have received from the Imperial Prince Kung, and a copy of my reply, the sub stance of which I have already had the honour to communi cate to your Excellency. I think it right to observe that, in my opinion the corre spondence furnishes no reason for any relaxation in the mediate and energetic prosecution of the measures for the attacking of Sang-ko-lin-sin's force we wore agreed upon at the conference held at the head-quarters of the French army on the 30th inst. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. To Baron Gros, Ste., and to Lioutenant-Gencral Sir Hope Grant, K.C.8., &c., Commanding in-Chief. • The Prince of Kung, Imperial CommissiOner, makes a communication. He has received and has acquainted himself with the contents of a despatch ho has received (from the British ' ,( !inister). The treaty of the eighth year (1858) and the Tico-tsin convention of this year having been already agreed to, and the promise given regarding them will as- Anredly not be retracted, while, on the other hand, in the late, (or former) despatch of the British Government it is stated that nothing is required in excess of the eight articles new . negotitt e d a t Ti en - ts i n , an d t h e treaty concluded there is ult' tear (1858), there is nothing to be added ; both par ties a re, is fact, perfectly in accord. The Prince, however, bear ing in mind that the insecurity of peace as negotiated during ma ny eaca tears past has b een en ti re l y ow i ng to the fact that v has always been negotiated in presence of an armed i_allfore.e, and that it has b een i m p oss ibl e to have ex p''"on of the different conditions of the treaty article b y article, the consequence of which has boon doubt an d 4 in mind), on both sides (the Prince bearing these facts ), and having here present the British Consul Parkeisild is well acquainted with Chinese, written and spoken who speaks ci A tiese t h he French officer sur named I, who also before'going farther sent cfficers to confer with the (lane Parkes and I (Abbe (oLuc F) to discuss and satisfactorily dispose o f the treaty 1858) already agreed to, and the conv e nti on of Tien-tein of this year, and as soon as this discussion shall have been h that to t brought to a satisfactory issue a letter will b e written t t h h at s i his Excellency the British Minister. It isassumed there is nothing therefore that cannot be arranged or As to this arrange me nt there cannot be any objection. A discussion is still in process, it is impossible to send b„ k the British subjects here. • As regards the Chinese army, this has been desired by the Prince to fall back for a while, which being so, there can be no doubt that the British force ought similarly, for the time, to retire. If troops continue to fie brought for ward, then peace negotiations will be as before conducted in presence of a force ; there will be every difficulty in the way of Rending officers from either side to the other ; peace negotiations will too, probably fail, and injury befall the British subjects in the city. Let his Excellency, however, think over this. - The Prince in his despatch has spoken plainly, and it is his hope that his Excellency the British Minister will cause the interpreter in his camp to translate very carefully for him what the Prince has said. The two bags and the note for Consul Parkes have been received and handed to Consul Parkes. A necessary•communication, addressed to his Excellency the Earl of Elgin. Hietiftmg, 10th year, Bth moon, 19th day (Oct. 3, 1360). Translated by THOMAS WADE, Chinese Secrettiry. Received October 4, 11 a.m. The Prince of Rung, Imperial Commissioner, makes a omumnication. The twoßritish officers, Messrs. Parkes and Loch, having tin t in four notes to the Prince, it becomes his duty to send a special messenger with them to his Excellency the British Minister, whom he will thank to receive them and acquaint himself with their contents. The Prince hopes to receive without de y a reply from the British Minister to the effect that, a • he proposed in his earlier reply to his Excellency, the p priety of retiring the armies on either side, so as to admi f a conference be tween deputies from both at some spo• midway between them, shall be taken into consideration, and that, in accord ance with what has passed, the understanding entered into between the British Consul and the deputy of the Prince, peace shall be established on a permanent basis. A necessary communication, addressed to his Excellency the Earl of Elgin. Hienfung, 10th year, Bth moon, 19th day (3d of October, 1860). The undersigned has received two despatches from his Imperial Highness the Prince Kung, under date the 3d inst. In that which reached the undersigned this morning was a letter from Mr. Parkes to the effect that the Chinese Government desires some neutral spot there to arrange the preliminaries of a permanent peace. Mr. Parkes's efforts in the cause of peace have the entire approbation of the undersigned; neither Mr. Parkes's let ter, however, nor the despatches under acknowledgment, contain any satisfactory reply to the demand so frequently made by the undersigned for the immediate liberation of the subjects of her Britannic Majesty unlawfully detained in Pekin. The conditions upon which alone peace can be negotiated remain as the Imperial Prince will find them stated in the despatch of the undersigned, and to these he must beg once more to refer his. Imperial Highness. The undersigned will be obliged to the Imperial Prince to forward the enclosed to Mr. Parkes and Mr. Loch, toge ther with the accompanying articles, for which they have applied. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. Chang-kia-ying, Oct. 4, 1860. Received October 7, 1860. The Prince of Kung, Imperial Commissioner, makes a communication. The Prince addressed a communication yesterday, the 21st inst. (6th of October), to his Excellency the British Minister; his Excellency has not replied to it, and the British troops have resumed their movement forwards. How is this ? It does not look like peace. (Enclosed) is a note from the British Secretary Parkes. If the intentions of the British Minister be really pacific, it is the hope of the Prince that his Excellency will immediately cause the British force to fall back for the present to a distance of some li, in drder that an officer may be sent out for a con ference, on the 24th inst. (Bth of October), when the oppor tunity will be taken to return the British subjects now in the capital with due honour. If the troops do not fall back and hostilities continue, there can be no real friendliness in the relations between the two countries (or no sinceity in the professed desire for friendly relations), and how, under such circumstances, is either the conclusion of the treaty or the rendition of the British subjects to be effected ? It is for his Excellency alone to consider this. A necessary communication, addressed to his Excellency the Earl of Elgin. Hienfung, 10th year, Bth moon, 22d day (7th October, 1860). Translated by THOMAS WAD; Chinese Secretary. [Enclosed is a note in Chinese from Mr. Parkes, as follows.] PA-HIA-Lt (HARRY PARKES) TO WEI•TO-MA (THOMAS WADE). I beg to state that Chinese officers have this day come to say that the 24th inst. (Bth October) has been named as the day on which the French and English detained are to be sent back to the head-quarters of their respective forces, with all honour ; also that the Chinese commanders have been this day written to to fall back some li from the posi• tions now occupied by their forces, in order to the conclu sion of a bona fide peace. If they do so fall back, I may be allowed to assume that the allied forces will in fairness make no further advance. Bth moon, 22d day. (Signed in English) HARRY S. PARKES. Kau-Itlean (Temple), October 6, 1860, 3 p.m. Note addressed to Hangki, a deputy of the Imperial Com missioner the Prince of Kung. and handed to that officer on the evening of the 7th of October, 1860. Palichiau, Sept. 25, 1860. The utdersigned has the honour to state that ho has been sent here (to the Hwa-zing-sze, by the Commander in- Chief of the allied forces). Their Excellencies have been given to understand by their Excellencies the Ambassadors of their respective na tions, that his Serene Highness the Prince of Kung, Impe rial Commissioner, has officially informed their Excellencies that there is nothing to which he does not assent, either in the treaties concluded the year before last or in the conven tions negotiated this year at Tien-tsin. The Commanders-in-Chief have consequently no remark to offer regarding the treaties, but unless the Chinese Go vernment immediately send in to their respective camps the officers and subjects of the two Powers still in its hands, their Excellencies will cause the capital city of Pekin to be stormed, in order to show to those who break faith and do injury to others, that sooner or later their offence will be punished. If, on the other hand, the Chinese Government send back those now in its hands without delay, and at the same time depute a competent officer to prepare the conventions and the other documents, their Excellencies the allied Am bassadors will name a day for the signature of the conven tions, the exchange of ratifications, and similar formalities. Late events, however, considered, it will not be proper that faith should he placed at random in the Chinese Go vernment or its people. It becomes expedient to take mea sures of precaution beforehand against evil that may be done. Before, therefore, their Excellencies enter Pekin, a gate of the capital will have to be occupied by an escort de tached from both armies. The Commanders-in. Chief will decide which of the gates, and the Chinese troops will be then required to fall back for the time being from the gate their Excellencies choose to hold. This effected, if the officers and people of the capital remain quiet without giving trouble, as in the case of Tien-tsin and Tung .chow, the allied forces will conduct themselves towards them as they have done towards the officers and people of those two cities. TifoltAs WADE, Chinese Secretary. Camp before Pekin, Oct. 9. My Lord,—l have much satisfaction in informing your Lordship that the anticipations in which I ventured to in dulge at the close of my despatch No. 57, of yesterday's date, have been realised, and that the English and French prisoners detained in Pekin, numbering eight in all, were sent to this camp in the afternoon. The subjects of Her Majesty thus restored are Mr. Parkes, my Private Secre tary (Mr. Loch), and a trooper of Probyn's Horse ; the French subjects are. M. l'Escayrac de Lanture, who is at the head of a scientific mission, and four soldiers. To no one of their numerous friends is the return of these gentlemen a matter of more heartfelt gratification than it is to me. Since the period of their arrest I have been compelled by a sense of duty to turn a deaf ear to every overture for their restoration which has involved the slightest retrograde movement of our fumy, or the aban • donment of any demands previously preferred by me against the Chinese Government. I have felt that any such conces- sion on my part would have established a most fatal pre cedent, because it would have led tho Chinese to suppose that by kidnapping Englishmen they might effect objects whichsthey aro unable to achieve by fair fighting or diplo macy. I confess that I have been, moreover, throughout of opinion that, in adopting this uncompromising tone, and boldly setting the national above the personal interest, I was, in point of fact, best Consulting the welfare of our friends who were in durance ; but it was not to be expected that all persons would view in the same light a question of policy so obscure; and,. apart from the warns personal inte rest which I feel in their safety, your Lordship can weal understand that it relieves me from a great load of anxiety to learn from the result that the course which have fol lowed was not ill calculated to promote it. The account which they give of what they have gone through since their capture on the 18th ult. is most interest ing. I have requested each of thorn to put down his recol loctions on paper, as I can submit them to your Lordship most accurately in this form. A copy of Mr. Loch's nar rative I enclose herewith, but Mr. Parkes has been so much engaged on public duty to-day that he has not been able to complete his. Enough has already transpired to convince me that these gentlemen have exhibited, under circum stances of great trial, constancy and courage of the highest order—an example nobly followed by the fine old Sikh trooper who was in attendance upon them. The Chinese officials treated them at first with much brutality, obviously with the intention of working on their fears, and, through their fears, influencing in some degree the counsels of the Ambassadors. When this plan failed, they resorted to gentle methods and endeavoured to estab- lish a claim on their gratitude. Such was the conduct of person a who se d emeanour t owar d s them was prescribed by a ut h°r_itY- It is, h owever , remar k a bl e t h at t h ey exper i enced muchsome e k t i h n e d r u s eesf h s the dr u e i respect e c t classes throughout with thh wfromo whom in h s o e n y e c : a s , m e and n contact.llis a matter of great concern to me that we know asyet nothing certain resp i ectin g the fate of Mr. Bruce's attache, Ti De Norman, the mes, and the la trOwlbY' the special correspondent of one Dragoon, who formedePAtelnsrea'd consisting of 18 Sikhs and when h a r e thel'eeo became n t Q e t s , c so ort, and were under the ty command of Lieutenant Fa r n , e a ' t s t l h r e reg eo ul tn a - r ParkesTh is portion o andrt ieu Loch, e te separated from mencement of the conflict of the 18th ult., horse. Messrs. were taken up to Sang-ko-lin-sin, for the ostensible object of obtaioing a safe condtict from him. Since that tim e we have heard nothing authentic about them, but we are assured that, tho ug i, they are not now in Pekin, they will soon be restored to I take this opportunity of mentioning that several valu ably papers have been found in the Emperor's summ er palace, Yuen-min:Yuen,- which has been seized by th e , French. Some are in the Emperor's holograph. The m oat , important, so far as a hurried examination enables us to decide, are some memorials- discovered by Mr. Morrison, In one of these Sang-ko-lin-sin ascribes the loss of the Taku forts to the explosion of a magazine, and strongly urges the Emperor to withdraw from the capital—a proposal strenu ously resisted by other memorialists. Many of the paner---, show a determination to resist the barbarians even after the fall of Taku. Great exertions had been made, and it was supposed, with the reinforcements expected, the force avail able for the defence of the capital would amount to 300,000 men. The allies are put at 10,000. I hope by the next mail, to be able to furnish translations of these very inte resting documents. I have, &c., ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. The Lord John Russell, &c. MR. LOCH'S STATEMENT. Camp before Pekin, Oct. 9, 1860. My Lord,—Mr. Parkes will no doubt inform your lord ship, at greater length than I shall be able to do, of the events that preceded our capture, and of the subsequent occurrences ; but as for the first 12 days we were sepa:ated, I send your lordship this short report of what came under my own observation, however imperfect it may be from my want of knowledge of the language. On the morning of the 17th of Sept., I accompanied Mr, Parkes, with your lordship's sanction, to Tung-chow, to make arrangements for the moving of your Excellency's camp to that ',lace, when the day was decided on for the signature of the Convention. We arrived at Tungchow about 10 a.m., and nearly the whole of that day was occupied by discussions on various questions connected with the Convention, between the Im. penal Commissioners, Tsai, Prince of I, and Muh, Presi dent of the Board of War, and Mr Parkes, endeavours being made on their part to draw Mr Parkes into a decided ex pression of opinion on the question of your lordship's delivering the letter of credence to the Emperor. Towards 6 o'clock, however, in the afternoon, Mr. Parkes thought he had succeeded in showing them that that was a question he was not empowered to discuss, having no instructions on the subject and that moreover it was a question not included in the Convention, but one left open for negotiation. It was not until this late hour that Mr. Parkes could get their serious attention to the various arrangements necessary for encamping our troops, and for opening markets for their supplies, and sending carts fcr the conveyance of your lordship's camp to Tungehow, but they then appointed officers for these various duties, and every thing seemed satis factorily understood and agreed to. Colonel Walker, who had also accompanied Mr. Parkes to Tungchow, for the purpose of examining the ground agreed on for the encampment of the troops, decided on starting early in the morning to make arrangements for their arrival on the ground, and therefore at about 5.30 a.m. on the 18th Mr. Parkes, Colonel Walker, and Mr. Mori son, with an esc irt of five King's Dragoon Guards and four sowars, started for this purpose, leaving the remainder of the party, which consisted of Mr. Da Norman, Mr. Bow;by, and Mr. Anderson, who commanded the whole e3cort and 15 sowars, in Tungchow, to await our return, when we intended to look for a suitable residence for your lordship. The yamun in which we were lodged was in the western suburb. The shortest way to gain the road to Matou was through the country, and not through Tungchow, which road we had been brought in by the previous evening, We advanced at a quick trot, and as we apptoached ang-',:a wang we observed many detached parties of matchlock men and cavalry hurrying to the front. As we passed through Chang-kia-wangthenumbers increased, and became massed as if being moved forward to take up certain positions. Observing a large body of men to our right, I rode across a field, and found about 500 cavalry dismounted in a dry watercourse. Being joined by Mr. Parkes, we proceeded along their front until we came to a village, through which we passed, and suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a battery of 12 guns in position, and commanding the very ground on which it had been agreed the night before that our troops were to encamp. Although soroewha' surprised at our sudden appearance amongst them, they merely told us to go on to the road, where we joined Colonel Walker and the es cort. We had now arrived on the ground decided on for our camp. A narrow stream of water runs close up to the road from the eastward, an embankment or bund running at some 20 yards distant from it. This bund was lined with matchlock men, extending to the left as far as we could see. We rode a short distance along this bund. In front of it, at about 100 yards distant, wds a long line of cavalry sMr raishers, extending the whole length of their position, which appeared a sort of semicircle. Mr. Parkes asked some of the men where their general was, and was told he was many li distant. 'We held a consultation on the threatening appearance of affairs, and Mr. Parkes at once decided on returning to Tungchow, to find out from the Prince of I the meaning of the Chinese force occupying our position, while I was to pass through their force to give the General as early intimation as possible. Colonel - Walker, with five King's Dragoon Guards and one sowar, was to remain on the embankment until either joined by Mr. Parkes or he received orders from Sir Hope Grant to retire. I met the army with Sir Hope Grant on the march, within half a mile after passing through the Chinese line of skirmishers. I informed him of the position of the Chinese army, and of the position of our party, and the course Mr. Parkes had decided on following. Sir Hope Grant told me it would be necessary to occupy the ground as already decided on, and drive the Chinese back if they offered resis tance ; but that, if a shot was fired, he would capture Tung chow. As the enemy's cavalry was moving round to our right; it was necessary to act as soon as possible, and to withdraw Mr. Parkes and his party from Tungchow. He therefore gave me leave to return to Mr. Parkes with this message, and gave me two sowers of Major Probyn's regi ment to accompany me with a flag of truce; Captain Brabazon was also ordered to return with me, so that ho might see the ground. The Chinese made no difficulty about allowing us to pass through their lines. On arriving at the bund, not being able to see anything of Colonel Walker, we proceeded at a rapid rate straight to Tungchow. On arriving at the yamun we found all the gentlemen of the party were absent in the town, but 1 gave orders to the escort to saddle their horses and be rea ly to start at a moment's notice, and in a few minutes the gentlemen returned. Mr. de Norman and myself, accompanied by four men, then started through the city to look for Mr. Parkes, who had gone to the Prince of I's residence. We had not gone halfa mile when we met him. He said not a moment was to be lost in escaping. On our arrival at our yamun the whole party were mounted and ready! It consisted of Mr. Parkes, Captain Brabazon, Mr. de Norman, Mr. Bowlby, Mr. Ander son (commanding), one King's Dragoon Guard, and 17 Sowers and myself, 24 in all. We proceeded at a sharp can ter. After proceeding half way we took a wrong turn to the left; this, however, did not delay us five minutes, and we made straight for Chang-kia-wan, the streets of which place we found fukl of soldiers. As we cleared the town we heard the guns open, and saw the smoke of guns on bo th sides, at which time we were within half a m il e o f b e i ng clear of the Chinese line. As we went at a canter, a body of cavalry ranged up on either side began blowing their matches and getting their matchlocks and bows and arrows ready. As this had rather the appearance of flight on our part, and as the cavalry might have opened a cross fire upon us at any moment, we halted to consult. The Chinese cavalry; about 300 in number, then drew up in front, and on either flank, supported by a large body of infantry. They said civilly enough that as firo had opened, we could not pass through their lines without an order from their General, who was close by. We had to consider whether we should attempt to force our way through this body of men, and some 3,000 who were beyond them and between this and our army, or act as this officer proposed, and go to the General, by which course we should not forfeit the protection of the flag of truce. Mr. Parkes said he would go to the General, and asked me to accompany him. Taking one Sower to carry the flag of truce, we galloped off in tho direcOon indicated. As we turned the corner of a field of millet, which hid us from our escort, we found ourselves in front of about 150 infantry who rushed forward with their matchlocks pointed, and had it not been for a Chinese officer, who knocked them up, we should have been shot down. These infantry were on the bank of a small stream I have before referred to, beyond which we saw several Man darins on horseback. We pushed through the infantry, and Mr. Parkes addressed one, who he was informed was Prince Sang-ko-lin-sin, and asked for a safe pass for our flag of truce, but he only received abuse in reply. After a few words Mr. Parkes turned to me and said, " I think we are pri soners." At that time we were surrounded by men, who seized both us and our horses. It was hopeless to resist; we dismounted, and our arms were laid hold of and twisted behind us. In this position we were taken across the stream, over a bridge formed by a boat, and pushed down on our knees in front of Sang-ko-lin -sin. I was knocked forward, and my head rubbed in the dirt. Sang-ko-lin sin spoke to Mr. Parkes with much vehemence. He accused Mr. Parkes of being tie cause of all the difficulties that had arisen, and of the action that was now taking place. He then ordered our being taken to the Prince of I, and sent an officer to tell Our escort to return to Chang-kia-wan. We listened anxiously for any firing or signs of resistance from that quarter, but heard none. We were removed to a tant close by, where another General was seated. lle treated us more civilly, and allowed us to sit down until tha arrival of a cart. While waiting two French prisoners, belonging to their commissariat, were brought in from the front. The firing becoming mach heavier, a message came for the General whom we were with, and a cart was sent for us at the same time, into which all five of us were put, and, surrounded by an escort of some 20 men, we were hurried into Tung-chow. The jolt ing was great over the rough roads of the country, but that over the paved streets of Tung-chow was most painful to bear. The Prince of I having left the city, we followed him out on the Pekin road. Crowds of soldiers were hurr!ing into the city, and we saw large camps on each side of the road. After going about six li, we came to a large bridge which crosses the canal ; this we passed over, but apparently our escerthad a difficulty in finding where the Prince of l was, for we wore turned back, and had to recross the canal, and were taken to a large camp a short distance inn' the bridge. There we were taken out of the cart and taken beCore Jui-lin, one of the Principal Secretaries of State ; we were made to kneel down, and an examination was commenced; this went on for some time. The heat and dust had greatly exhausted 114 ? all.d- Mr. Parkes, t o b r i ng thi s ti resome an d use l ess exa • zru nat " l tc' a Pleee, pretended faintness, and we were moved t) a room of a small f arm h ouse c l ose b y. Here we were allowed to lie down for a short time, but were soon made to get up by people coming to search us. They took from us all our letters. papeta, watches, &c. We Were then re inoved too small teriple and taken before some Mand.irin , ;. whom Mr Parkes recognised as belonging to the Prince of I's suite. They made us kneel, end commenced a long and troublesome examination, which was suddenly interrupted evidently by some panic, either by an advance of our troops or from some other cause. Our examiners hurriedly dis appeared, and a number of soldiers rushed in with loud cries, who bound our hands tightly behind our backs ; front their language and gestures Mr. Parkes anticipated we were about to be executed, for they shook their spears and swords at us in a threatening manner; we were taken thus bound into the court of the temple, where some change seemed to take place in their plans, for they hurried us back again and took us outside, when they put us into a common coun try cart, which they drove off at a very quick pace; this, with our hands bound behind us, caused us agonies. We soon got on to the Pekin paved road, but had they not occasionally taken the cart on to the sic'e road I do not think we could have lasted out the seven hours we were in it. From pain, dust, and heat our thirst became intense. Once or twice they gave us water. After a time they took out one of the French and Sikh prisoners and put them into another cart, some of their officials taking their place in ours. These men caused me great tortures by lifting up my arms, which seemed tearing them out of their sockets. The old Sikh Sowar behaved with calm endurance. I told him not to fear, we were in God's hands. " Ah, Sahib," he said, "I do not fear ; I am 60 ; ii I do not die to-day I may to-morrow, and I am with you; I do not fear." It was getting dark ere we reached the suburbs of Pekin ; they were not so lon as we expected, for after about half a mile we reached the gate, which, from its great height, has an imposing appearance. The crowds of people could hardly be kept back who pressed forward to see us. The street we entered on passing the gate was some 50 feet broad, but the houses on either side were small and only of one storey. Darkness coming on, we could not see anything even if we had had the strength to look about us. We rolled through street afterstreet, and theway seemed interminable; we passed through another gatew ty, and shortly afterwards turned into a large courtyard. Mr Parkes saw on the lanterns " Hsingepoo," or the "Board of Punishment." We were kept in the court some quarter of an hour. Mr. Parkes was then pulled out and taken before the examiners ; after 10 minutes' anxious suspense I saw him pass loaded with chains. I was then taken into a small room dimly lighted ; chains and various other evidences of prisons and tortures were hung about the walls. The exa miners sat behind a table, in f:ont of which I was forced down on my knees ; a number of questions were put to me, which, of course, I did not understand ; but a man, who seized ire by the hair, and another by the ear and beard, gave me a shake and a cuff each time I failed to answer. After five minutes of this I made signs I wanted my hat, that had been knocked off and was lying in front of me ; at this the examiners abused me, and I was knocked forward on my face, a large iron collar was put round my neck with a long, heavy chain attached to it, and I was removed into an inner courtyard, where by the dim light of a lantern . I saw Mr. Parkes seated on a bench. Few words passed be tween us ; two chains were here made fast to my leggy, pass ing th - ough the long chain which was attached to the col lar round my neck. We were then made to get up, and the saddest moment of the day then came, for I saw Mr. Parkes being led away in one direction while they took me in ano ther ; I could only say, "God bless you, Parkes 1" and we were separated. They led me through long open passages into a court yard, which had a long barn-like building on one side with grated windows, through which a strong light shone. The gaolers rapped at the door, when the most unearthly yell arose that I ever heard ; the door was opened with a bang, and I found myself surrounded by about 40 half naked, savage, and as villanous-looking fellows as I ever saw in my life. They were criminals of all descriptions—murderers, thieves, &c., some 20 of them were chained like myself. One end of the room seemed kept apart for their use; at the other end were the prisoners who were not chained, and seemed of a better-class. As soon as I had entered the door was closed behind me, and the gaolers pinioned my elbows, although my hands were still bound. By this time I had lost all use of my fingers ; they felt bursting, and my hands were greatly swollen. After a little tizte they loosened the rope at my wrist, but on'y to put on irons. They gave me a cup of tea, which was very grateful, for I was greatly ex hausted. I was glad to see that they intended to place me among the better lot of unchained prisoners, for the others were severed with itch and vermin. They laid me down on a board like a guard-room bed, and chained me up by my neck-chain to a beam over my head. I was able to lie at full length, and, worn out utterly, I fell into a deep sleep. The next morning my waking was very sad ; a little after daylight the doors were thrown open, and we were un shained from the beams, and every one went into the court • yard. The yard was about 16 yards square, and a large verandah was in front of the prison; in one corner of the yard was the cook-house, on the other three sides were small wards or prisons for one or two favoured prisoners. At about 9 o'clock two mandarins came in to superin tend the distribution of the food for the prisoners. The food the Government supplies is only boiled millet, with oc casionally a little salt vegetable; a large bowl twice a day is given to each prisoner. The millet is brought in in a large tub by two men and served up hot. Only those in chains aro on this food. The rest of the prisoners, among whom I was included, received some rice, green vegetables, and a little chopped meat, and French beans, with either bread or biscuit ; this we got twice daily. This food is found and paid for by ono of the prisoners, it being a way by which they are allowed to work off a portion of their term of imprisonment. The man who supplied us was im prisoned for thieving, and the cost of feeding the prisoners could not have amounted to less than two taels a day. The prisoners were very civil and kind. Three were appointed to watch and guard me, and at night one always sat at the head of my bed. They helped me by carrying my chain, by getting me water to wash my face and hands, and by getting me a seat to myself if I wanted one. I found out that of my three attendants two were mur derers, and the third was imprisoned for biting his father's finger off. I was surprised to see the good and kindly feel ing that existed between all the prisoners ; they seemed to feel for each other, and I have often seen a man who had a little better food than his neighbour give him half. During the 12 days I was in prison with them I only heard one quarrel. On the first morning of my imprisonment the officials of the prison, two white-buttoned matclarine, made me go down on my knees and asked me a number of questions which I did not understand. In the afternoon I was taken into the courtyard again, and made to kneel for a long time before a number of red-buttoned mandarins, who from their manner evidently abuse(: me. I was then taken back and chained up. I had succeeded in saving lily Prayer-book up to the time of being brought into the prison, but it was then taken from me ; by signs, however, I got it returned to me the second day. What attracted the greatest curiosity among the prisoners and the mandarins who visited me were my boots and this book. The second and third day I was also much visited, sometimes had to kneel and be abused, other times the visits seemed private, after then I was sel dom. visited. I made various efforts through the offieial visiting man darins to obtain an interview with Mr. Parkes, and, although they sometimes by signs led me to hope that such might be granted, it never was. I heard of Hang to-jin having been to see Mr. Parkes frequently, but I was utterly ignorant of the subject of his visits. The days past wearily by. I cal culated and re-calculated the time that would be required for the various movements; I found reasons for delays as days passed and no change came to our situation, but I fed myself with the hope that we should all be released. I had many anxious thoughts as to what had happened to the rest of our party ; our impression was that they had escaped. So the days passed until the morning of the 29th of September; thet e had been two great gaol deliveries during the period of my Onfinement, and on the 29th all excepting the men in chains were liberated. _ About the middle of that day, while I was lying down, one of the men who watched me, putting his mouth close to my ear, whispered " Pa ta jin" and Hang ta jin," and made signs my iron collar was to be removed. About two hours afterwards I was taken into one of the side rooms, and there Hang came and ordered my chains to be taken off. I was then removed to another yard, and shortly afterwards joined Mr. Parkes. That moment repaid me for much suffering. I did not know whether this was our final release or not, and it , was not till evening that I learnt all that had oc . • curred from Mr. Parkes. We were placed in separate carts, but this time in the proper carriage -cart, well cushioned. We were taken to the Rae. miao temple, which is close to the north gate. Here we found a good room prepared for us, and another for our attendants, who were some of our old gaolers. We had a good-sized courtyard, in which we were allowed to walk. A remarkably fine guard of Manchu cavalry, consisting of 20 men, had us under their especial chat ge. Hang accompanied us to the temple, but soon left, pro mising to return in the morning. I then learnt from Mr. Parkes of the frequent visits Hang had paid him during his imprisonment, and I cannot be too grateful to Mr. Parkes for his noble and disinterested conduct towards me, in his firmly 7 efusing to accept any of Hang's offers of re lease unless ho was accompanied by me. In fact, during the whole of the first day, and during the latter portion of our imprisonment which we passed together, I cannot express myself in terms of too great ad miration of his fearless and determined bearing through6ut the trials and difficulties that surrounded us; and I am convinced that one great cause of the happy termination to those dangers was the firm and consistent language Beheld to those mandarins who were sent to att.mpt to gain some admission from him, either through his hopes or fears. From the 29th of September to the Bth inst. we were confined in the Rao-miao temple ; almost daily Hang came and held long conversations with Mr. Parkes, who will in form your Lordship, at much greater length than I am able to do, of what passed on these occasions. I will not enter, therefore, at length on this portion of our imprisonment. it was a period of great anxiety and trial, for although we were well treated, we knew that our release, indeed, our existence, depended - greatly upon how the movement of our troops outside the city might affect the feelings of the Chinese and mandarins inside. We felt that in any sudden panic, when they would be scarcely masters of their senses, they might rush it and wreak on us their vengeanez); this was our real danger, as long as they gave themselves time to reflect we were in comparative safety. This, under God's providence, with the steady advance of our troops, and the consistent and determined line of your Lordship's policy, resulted in our happy release. Up to within the last few days, we were kept in utter ignorance of all that had occurred, but Mr. Wade's letter of the 4th inst. made us pretty well acquainted with what had passed. Hang came yesterday morning with Mr. Wade's letter, calling on the Chinese Government to surrender one of the gates of the cityto be occupied by our troops ; he said it was impossible, and it was long be:bre he would say whether we could be released ; however, at last he did so, and at two o'clock we were put into a cart together, and conducted un der a strong escort to the west gate. The streets were de serted and the shops closed. On leaving the gate our escort left us, and we were left by ourselves to reach the camp, where, I thank God, we arrived in safety at 3 30 p.m. The Sikh sowar and five Frenchmen were released at the same time. This report has grown to much greater length than I anticipated. I only regret that the information I have been able to give your Lordship in it is so meagre. I have, &c., The Earl of Elgin, &c. • HENRY B. Loci'. LORD ELGIN. Camp, before Pekin, Oct. 13. My Lord,—l have the honour to enclose the translation of a despatch which I received yesterday afternoon from Prince Kung, and purports to be a reply to the summons addressed to him three days ago by the Commanders• in- Chief, also a copy of the letter in which I transmitted a translation of this despatch to Lieutenant-General Sir Hope Grant. The north-eastern gate of the city was handed over to the allied armies without condition at noon of this day..---I have, &c., To Lord John Russell, &c. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. The Prince of Kung, Imperial Commissioner, makes a common:cation. Tho Prince having repeatedly written to say that he had deputed officers to treat the British Secretary, Mr. Parkes, with all honour, and that as soon as_they and he had satisfac torily settled together all questions relating to the sealing and signature of the Convention (the rest of) the British subjects could be returned (as well)—conduct towards the British Government which was not illiberal—how comes it that the British troops have carried their outrages into the garden palace of the Emperor, and have fired his Majesty's audience halls and dwellings ? Is it reasonable that the nation of the British Minister being one acquainted with the obligations of man to man, with discipline long es`a• , blished in its army, while its troops have wantonly fired and plundered the garden palace, the commanders of the two armies and the British Minister should affect ignorance of this ? The British Minister should by right state plainly in his reply what steps are to be taken with regard to these proceedings.* This day', however, to his surprise, the Prince has received a despatch from his Excellency General Grant, the British Commander-in-Chief, to the effect that he is about to take possession of the An-ting Gate, and to preface this by the erection of a battery, and that, in the event of a refusal, he will assault the city on the 29th inst. (October 13.) That the soldiers the British Minister might bring with him when he comes to the capital to exchange the treaties should be distributed without the walls, and that his escort should accompany him into the city, were indeed conditions inserted in the convention,and to which, of course, effect will be given, as (the convention) has been in toto assented to both by the former Commissioners and the Prince. The British Minister having also stated in a despatch which the Prince has received that there should be no alteration whatever in the treaty, this, too, can be at once exchanged, that a good understanding may be estab lished, to endure for ever. But the words of the convention had reference to the British Minister's entrance into the capital for the purpose of exchanging the treaties ; the city gates have ever been under the surveillance of high officers specially charged to see them opened and closed, and if they be thrown open at this moment before (peace be con cluded), and the duty of inspection and search recklessly neglected, the disorderly of the place will probably seize the opportunity to commit all sorts o irregularities. It is in dispensable, therefore, that proper precautions should be taken. The letter received from the British Government (Sir Hope Grant's despatch) says that the An- ting gate will be occupied by a body of troops, and, the two nations being now at peace, this is an arrangement which can of course be made, but the reply to this despatch should specify cer tain regulations for the occupation of this gate, and when the British Minister's reply to this effect shall have been received, a day can be named for the signature of the con vention and the exchange of the treaties, in order that, be fore that day, all necessary arrangements may be dulycon sidered to the establishment of a good understanding. The British officers (still detained) were seized by the late Commissioners. A certain number were missing after the fight, or have died of their wounds, or of sickness. The Princo gave orders to the officers whose business it was to find out where they were, to make them comfortable, and to put them under medical treatment, and he now returns them, as his former despatch promised that he would return them, keeping his word without any abatement or modifica tion. The Prince's correspondence during the last few days has been all carried on with the British Minister, and he thinks it proper to continue to address himself to his Excel lency, although he has received the despatch of his Excel lency the British General, as 'the good understanding has been restored. He therefore writes this despatch, a necessary communi cation, addressed to his Excellency the Earl of Elgin, &c. Hienfung, 10th year, Bth moon, 28th day (12th of October, 1860). Translated by THOMAS ,WADE, Chinese Secretary. Camp before Pekin, Oct. 13. Sir, —I have the honour to enclose for your Excellency's information the translation of a despatch wh'ch I received last night from the Prince Kung. I consider its tone to be by no means satisfactory, and I trust that the Commanders in-Chief will adhere to their determination to require the unconditional surrender of the gate. ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Rope Grant, K.C.8., &c. Camp before Pekin, Oct. 13, 1860. My Lord,—ln reply to your Excellency's letter of this date, I have the honour to state that I sent officers this morning with Mr. Parkes to meet the Chinese deputies with respect to the surrender of tho An-ting gate. These latter made various excuses to postpone the star render, but were informed that i if the gate were not given up by noon to-day, the guns would open fire on the walls. I have just now learned that this has been effected quietly, and the allied troops are now in possession of the An-ting gate, upon which their respective flags are planted.—l have, &c., HOPE GRANT, Commander of the Forces. His Excellency the Earl of Elgin, K.T., G.C.8., &c. Camp before Pekin, Oct. 13. My Lord,—Dnring the afternoon of yesterday nine prisoners were returned to this camp—eight troopers of Fane's Irregular Horse and one French soldier.. All were suffering more or less severely from the effects of the ligatures with which their wrists had been bound. I grieve to say that the evidence given by them lead us to fear the worst for Lieut. Anderson, of Fane's Irregulars, and Mr. De Norman, Mr. Bruce's attache. They seem to hays sunk under circumstances of much suffering from the con sequences of the maltreatment to which they were sub jected. I enclose herewith copies of the depositions of two of the troopers. I was not personally acquainted with Lieut. Anderson, but he is spoken of by all who knew him as an excellent officer. Mr. De Norman was a ycung man of remarkable promise. With considerable abilities, great assiduity, singular steadiness of character, and courage of no common order, he had every promise of achieving emi nence in his profession. We all mourn most bitterly his untimely end,—l have, &0., ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. The Lord John Russell, &c. THE SpIV In'A STATEMENT. EVIDENCE OF MAHOSIED KHAN, 4TH TROOP, FANE'S Holum. When we got to the camp of the Chinese, near Chan kianwhan, we heard the firing commenced ; Messrs. Parkes and Loch left us, with one sower of Major Probyn's regi ment. Mr. Anderson waited for about half an hour, and then wanted to go in search of them, but we were stopped by the Chinese. We were eventually taken outside Tung-chow, and our arms taken away from us. We then remounted, and went over the stone bridge along the paved road to a joss house about a mile or two miles on this side. The next day Captain Brabazon and a Frenchman left us, and we were taken through Pekin to a garden on the other side (this place was near a lake and temples round). We were there put into tents, sii in each ; Mr. Anderson told off the, numbers to each. This was about two o'clock in the day. About half an hour after our arrival Mr. De Norman was taken out, under the pretence of having his face and hands washed ; he was immediately seized, thrown on the ground, and his hands and feet tied together behind. Mr. Anderson was then taken out and tied in the same manner, then Mr. Bowlby, and then the Frenchman, and then the sowers. After we had all been tied they put water on our bonds to tighten them. Then they lifted us up and took us into a court-yard, where we remained in the open for three days, exposed to the sun and cold. Mr. An•- dersonbecame delirious the second day from the effects of the sun and want of water and food. We had nothing to eat all that time. At last they gave us about two square inches of bread and a little water. In the day time the place was left open, and hundreds of people came to stare at u A s ; There were msny men of rank among night a soldier was placed on guard over each o f us. the spectators. If we * What punishment inflicted on the troops, what repara tion made for looses, &c. spoke a word or asked for water; we were beaten And stamped upon. They kicked us about the head with their boots. If we asked for something to eat, they crammed dirt down out mouths. At the end of the third day irons were put on our neck, wrists, and ankles, and about 3 o'clock on the fourth we were taken away in carts. I never saw Mr. Anderson again. In our two carts there were eight of us, viz.,—three Frenchmen, four Sikhs, and myself. One Frenchman died on the road ; he was wounded With sword-cut on the head. We were then taken away t i'werds the hills. That ni4ht st.olvd at e house to eat and rest, and travelled all the next day. We stopped again at night, end late the next day arrived at a walled town as big as Tien-tsiei. There was also a large white fort outside the town about two miles off. The place was surrounded on three sides by high hills. IN e were taken into the gaol in side the town. A Frenchman died after we had been in the gaol about eight or nine days, and Sowar Prem Singh about three or four days after that. They both died from maggots eating into their flesh, and from which mortification ensued- The Mandarin in charge of the of took off my irons about ten days ago. The Chinese prisone , s were very kind to us, cleansed and washed our wounds, and gave us what they had to eat. _ . (True translation.) WALTER FANE; Captain Commanding Fane's Horse. Camp, Pekin, Oct. 13, 1860. • EVIDENCE OF JOIVALLA SING, DUFFALAR, IST TROOP FANE'S HORSE. When Messrs. Parkes and Loch left our party for the purpose of seeing Sang4to-lin-sin, there were Mr. Bow 'by, Lieutenant Anderson, Captain Brabazon, Mr. De Norman, one man King's Dragoon Guards, one man Ist Sikh Ca' alry and our own party of 17 men. We stood waiting for half an hour, when Lieutenant Anderson asked to be taken rl, where the other gentlemen were gone; ho was told to remain till they crime back. After another half hour the army assembled in large numbars and surrounded us, told as to get off our horses, and leading them to come with them. Then, the whole army, as Lieutenant Anderson remarked, about 10,000 men, took us back to Tungchow, and made us rest for about a quarter of an hour, sad give up our sews. They then made us remount, and paraded us thrligh the army, and then took us on the road to Pekin, and rested for that night in a joss-house. In the morning they again mounted us en our horses and took us to Pekin. In Pekin they made us dismount and fed us. They then took us through the city to a place about two miles beyond it ; they there made us dismount and gave us tents, the English officers and the natives separate. Then they took us away one by one and bound us lying on the stomach, with hands and feet tied behind the back. They kept us there in this posidon for three days. They gave us food three times, and that only a mouthful at a time. They then threw us, bound as we were, into carts, and took us, as I think, about 20 toss—the mules were trotting and galloping all night. We arrived in the morning at a fort,. and were there put into prison, confined in cages and loaded with chains. At that time we were seven in all-1- I know nothing of the others. They were taken further on. We were kept in this place three days, so tightly bound with cords that we could not move, the sowars bound with one cord the others with two. At the first place we got nothing to eat, after that they gave us a little as before. After the first clay a. the second place, Lieutenant Anderson became delirious, and remained so, with a few lucid intervals, until his death, which occurred on the ninth day of his imprison ment. Two days before his death his nails and fingers burst from the tightness of the cords, and mortification set in, and the bones of his wrist were e::- posed. Wh•'e he was alive worms were generated in his wounds, and ate into and crawled over his body. They left the body the:e three days, and then took it away. Five days after his death a sowar named Ramdum died in the same state. His body was taken away immediately. Three days after this Mr. De Norman died. On the evening of the day of Lieut. Anderson's decease the cords were taken off our hands, but our feet were still kept bound, and from that dine we were better fed. Our feet were unbound two days after this, and kept so until our release yesterday evening. When Lieut. Anderson and our comrades called on us,to help him by biting his cords, the Chinamen kicked us away. When we arrived at the joss house between Tung Chow and Pekin, Captain Brabazon and a French man went back, and Lieut. Anderson told us they were going to the Commander-in-Chief to give information and obtain our release. (True translation.) WALTER FANE, Captain, Commanding. Fane's Horse. SIR HOPE GRANT. WAR. OFFICE, DEC. 15. Mr. Secretary Herbert has this day received two despatches and their enclosures, of which the fol lowing are copies, addressed to him by Lieutenant- General Sir J. Hope Graitt, G.C.8., Commanding her Majesty's Forces in China :-- No. 51. Head-quarters, Bivouac, outside Pekin, Oct. 9. Sir,—ln continuation of my letter of the 4th instant, I have the honour to report that, on the sth of October the allied forces advanced from Tungchow, leaving the heavy guns, tents, and baggage stored about three miles from that place. We halted for the night about three miles east of the north-east angle of Pekin, and the following morning resumed our march in a north-westerly direction, so as to pass along the northern face of the eLy, but out of gun-shot of t he walls, and attack Sang-ko-lin-sin's army, which was supposed to be encamped directly in our front. The country about here is not good for cavalry, from the great number of trees, villages and hollow roads. I accord ingly despatched the Cavalry Brigade with two 6-pounders with mounted detachments, with orders to advance on the road leading to the Emperor's Palace at Yuen-min-Yuen, with a view of cutting off the retreat of the enemy in that direction. The French were on our left, while the English force moved along the out side of an old rampart which runs parallel to the north face of the city. At this time we received information that the Chinese army was in full retreat, having commenced moving the night before. I therefore sent a message to General de Montauban that I should advance at once to the Emperor's Palace. On the road, however, we came across the rearguard apparently of the enemy, with weom a few shots were exchanged before they fled towards the city. A they appeared to be in considerable force in the suburb, I determined on halting on the northern road to prevent their. moving out in that direction. _ _ The French meanwhile, anxious to join us in our advance, struck off to their right, and, crossing the rear of our column without either of us seeing the other, pushed on to the Palace without meeting any opposition, and occupied it about nightfall. The Cavalry Brigade had reached the Palace about two hours before this, and were there waiting for us to join them ; on their way they saw a body of the enemy's cavalry, bu` were unable to come up with them. On the following day Mr. Wade went to meet a Chinese Commissioner, and conveyed to him a memorandum from General de Montauban and myself, a co,y of which I send herewith, as, also Mr. Wade's report of his interview. The result of this has been that yesterday Messrs. Parkes and Loch, with one Sikh sower and five Frenchmen (one officer and four soldiers) were brought into the English camp. . The Chinese declare that these are all of the prisoners who were in Pekin, the rest having been conveyed some distance into the interior; they have, however, been sen t for, and will be given up in the course of a few days. Messrs. Parkes and Loch have given the following account of their capture :—When Capt. Brabazon and Mr. Loch left the army on the 18th September to recall Mr. Parkes' party, they proceeded at once to Lang-chau, where they, experienced a short delay in collecting them all toge ther, and then set out to return. On arriving within a few hundred yards of the centre of the Chinese position, where they had left Col. Walker, they heard firing commence, and immediately their passage was barred by a large body of cavalry and infantry, the commander of whom informed them that, as firing had begun, he could not permit them to pass without Sang-ko-lin's orders. Considering that it would be almost impossible to cut their way through the large bodies which surrounded them, they decided on trust ing to the flag of truce which they carried. Accordingly Messrs. Parkes and Loch, accompanied by one Sikh orderly with a white flag, quitted the rest of the party to go and speak with Sang-ko-lin-sin ; while there they were surrounded and made prisoners, by order of Sang -ko-iin-sin himself, and sent into Pekin, where for several days they were treated with great severity. On the 29th Sept. they were removed from the gaol, and have been since treated in a proper manner. The rest of the party they know n othing ef, bey on d having heard Sang -ko-lin-sin, at t he time of their capture, order the remainder to be seized a lso and sent back to Tun g .. chow. The five Frenchmen given u p were taken priso ners i n thaTthtehhe eCah'lnLesieeut.. General, Tungchow while walking about the street, and ignorant of what was going on. The loss of the Emperor's Palace appears to have had to the giving uP of the gates of Pekin into a great effect on the Chinese authorities, who app ear be now willing to accede to our demands, to which we have added only guns will arrive from Tungchow to-day, so our hands while we remain here, in return for which the pity will be preserved for them. will see that we are prepared to enforce our demands in the event of their deceiving us.—l have, &c., C j o . m il ma o n P d s er G o ß f A th N e T krees. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War, &c. Camp, outside Teh-Sheng Gate, Oct. 8. Sir, —I have the honour to state that I went yesterday evening, at 5 o'clock, to a temple outside the Teh-Sheng gate, to meet Hang-ki, the deputy of the Prince of Kung, and that I communicated to him in the enclosed note the decision at which I had been instructed to say your Excel lency and General de Montauban had arrived. Beyond the rendition of our prisoners, which, as your Excellency,was already aware, the nine() of Kung had * Shuwja, think it is called. tiAnderson, De Norman, one dufaclar, four Bowan. Outside the king's palace, about throe miles trout 1 akin signified in correst muTence should take ph tee on the Bth inst., Hang-ki coula` speak authoritatively upon nothing. He hoped to hear fr om the Prince by 4 o'clock on the Bth, at which hour the d 3t,t,snu6' should be surreude red ' with honour.: After Sully explaining to him the views of the allied Command; , rs-in-Chief,. as I understood them, I wrote the note enclosed', and, his ch , rks having copied it in duplicate, I returned to h cad-Tr:tee rs. I have, &c., Thom - AS WADE, Chinese Secretary. His Excellency Si.`! Hop e Grant, K.C.8., &c. NOTE ADDRESSED TO EIAiNTG-RI, A DEPUTY OF THE 131. PERIAL COMMISSION ER THE PRINCE OF K AND HANDED TO THAT OF, ?IcErt ON TIIE EVENING OF TO 7TH OF OCTOBER. The undersigned has the honour to state that he has been sent here (to the HNirt.' , ying-szo) by the Commanders in-Chief of the allied forces. Their Excellencies have be en given to understartid , by their Excellencies the A m ' bast adors of their respecth e nations, tlit:t his Imperial ll:ighn ess the Prince of Kull , Imperial Commissioner, has. effici'ally informed their El' cellencies that there is noth'aig to which he does not assent either in the tr.eaties concluded the yoar before last, or in the conventions negotiated this year at Tien-tsin. The Command'srs-in-Chief have consequently no remark to offer rep arding the treaties, but unless the Chinese Go vernment itninediat ely sends in to their respective camps the officers and subjec -ts of the tv.-o Powers .stillinits hanny their Excellencies will cause the capital city of Pekin to be stormed in order to sho w to those who break faith and do injury to others that sot. ne r or later their offence will be punished. If, on the other hand, the n.hhiese Government send back those now in its hands with mt delay, and at the- seine hue depute a competent officer to prepare the convention s and other documents, their Excellencies the Allied Ambits' sadors will name a day for the sign attire of the conventions' the exchange of ratifications, and siniilar formalities. Late events, however, considered, it will not be proper that faith should be placed at random in the Chinese GO' vernment or its pe, , ple. It becomes expedie.nr to take mew' sures of precaution beforehand against evil that may t e done. Before, thereThre, their Excellencies cut - 0' Pe• l ‘jut gate of the capital will have to be occupied by an ascot. t de' tached from both arni - les. The Commanders-in-Chief will decide which of the gates, and the Chinese troops will b e then requirrenall back for the time being from the Ca te their Excellencies choose ,to hold. This effected, if the officers and people of the capital re' main quiet without giving trouble, as in the case of Tien' tsin and Tun gehow, the allied forces will conduct there' selves towards them as they have done towards the officers I and people of those two cities. TitomA.s WADE, Chinese Secretary. (No, 52.). Head. quarters. ; Oct. 13• Sir,—ln continuation of my despatch of the 9th inst., have the honour to inform you that, on the 10th, I made reeonnaisance of the walls of Pekin with General de gar tauban. Having selected the sites for the breaching batteries, the works were immediately traced and constructed, an a the batteries were armed, so as to be read y to o p en .fire , noon to-day, in the event of the gate not being surrende r ' to us. This morning I sent c4orae officers with Mr. Parkes 0 arrange with the Chinese d' uties for the surrender of al e gate of the city, which we had demanded of them. Tl lO l endeavoured to make excuses, and delay, if possible, tbe surrender on various false pretences; but were told in reP l i that 12 o'clock was the hour that had been fixed, and 11 ° extension could be granted. Accordingly the easternmost gate on the north side of the city has been this day occupied by the a,'lied forces with' . out opposition, and a letter having been reek ived from the Prince of Kung, announcing the readiness of the Chine° Government to agree to all our terms, I have Cvery reason to hope to be able shortly to announce that thee campaign is at an end and peace concluded. Last night a French soldier and eight sowars or Fel la ! Horse were surrendered to us, having been brought i.n fro' places where they had • been confined, about 50 miles Off. 4. These men had all been treated with great severity a , first, and they report the death of one French officer al l ' one soldier. also of Lieutenant Anderson of Fane's and Mr. De Norman, First Attache to her Majesty's Leg er tion, and of two sowars of Fane's Horse. The remain der of the prisoners are to be brought bat to-night or to-otorrow morning, having been confined a great distance off. This letter will be' despatched by a special steamer 0 Hong Kong, to overtake the mail, and I trust to be able to add a postscript, giving the names of those who have our vived.—l have; &c., J. HOPE GI'ANT, Lieutenant-Genera l, Commander of the Forces. Oct. 14.—The remaining prisoners have not yet be' sent in, but the mail can longer be delayed. J. H. O. COUNTRY M3BX.R7S. CAMBRIDGE--DEC. 15. There was a limited supply of wheat at .tnarket to-M r ! with a healthy trade, white moving off at 50 st to 568 ,1 red, 40s to 50s per 36 stone. Them was a good denial. for barley ; malting, 38s to 45s ; gr,!nding, S.Os to 3 6 ' 5 per 30 stone. Oats at 22s to 28s for new ; old oxts, 210 liw . 0 28s. Beans in scarce supply, and unenged— Tiew , 32g t to 36s ; old, 51s to .54s per 38 stone ; peas, 48s to oOs P e , 36 stone. - White cloverseed, 86s to 89s; red, 46s to ,40s qr.; tares, 14s to 15s per bushel. NORWICH—DEc. 15. To-day thero was a firm trade in wheat for all dry Va li ; ties, at is to 2s over former rates, and inferior met a beds sale at the same rates. The supply was limited. Th er e . was a fair supply of barley, and prices were much the 55 ! for all descriptions. A few samples of oats were showm' with a fair trade. Flour in favour of the seller. White wheat. 62s to 630 I Red wheat 52s to• Malting barley....4ls to 44s Chevalier barley 38s to 4(” Distilling do ........30s I ....30s to 32s Oats.. 2 Flour, 40s to 41s Od fer sack from the miller. to . YORK—Ozc. 15. The supply of wheat was short to-day, with a fair attend ante of factors and farmers. The trade was firm, and currencies were at is to 2s advance on previous mates wheat. Barley was scarce, and is to 2s above late raw' Oats and beans were a fair show, and supported the ea treme rates of last Saturday. 31 9 Wheat., red 45s to b4B I Oats . 24s to 5 23 White do .55s to 62a ; Beans 520 to Barley .338 to 40s Peas t Malt, 70et to 728 per qr. ; rye. 42s per qr. ; flour, 440 "" 49s per sack. LEICESTER—DEc. 15. The supply , of wheat to-day was on a mofle.rate scaler a lld . a fair attendance ; p r i ces is hi g h er . Whit e wheo,t, 57s to 71 6 —red, 47s to Os per 36 stone; a very mode: it te sale fe l barley, grinding, 35s to 37s ; alting, 40s to 42s Per q r .' oats, 24s to 40s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 56+.4 to 5 06 P new 48s to 52s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 48s I Seconds, 46s I Thirds, 448 per 20 shone!, STAMFORD—Iike. If A small supply of wheat at market yesterday, for w blob the farmers obtained is to 2s over former prices for the bes t pies of both old and new. The demand was moderate for barley, and last week's prices were exceeded 2s per qr. . a Wheat 46s to 59s i l Oats.. 24s to 5 .4 White do 50s to 61s Bean s 489 to e Barley .. ..38s to 43s Ditto, old ........52s to Da' A fire which might have had Most serious con sequences broke out two days since at the saltpetre-wor k° of MM. Brun, freres, of Bordeaux. Fortunately there NO plenty of help at band, and the fire was confined to th e part of the building where it originated. The loss is esti mated * at about 12,t,00f. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Pills and medicine invariably ar gravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, d l / 50 ; gratis appointment, and expense may be avoided by Pe r l, in indifferent health sending only their address' to.. ha 7 7, Regent-street, W. 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