The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-19 00:00:00

THE CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

(From the Overland China Mail, May 23,)
In. the absence of diplomatic intelligence, the subject
of greatest interest here at present is the arrangement
and movements of the expeditionary force. As the
details we have to give on the subject have all been
obtained from authentic sources, they may be relied
upon as correct.

While we write a considerable portion of the force is
on the move northwards, in transports, which were to
rendezvous at Taitam Bay, on the other side of this
island, from whence after they were collected, and a fair
wind rose, they were to sail northward, under the con-
vey of H.M.S. Sampson. The troops thus starting are
Bedingfield's Battery, Pennycuick's Battery, the 2nd
Battalion of the 60th Rifles, the 3rd Buffs, the 2nd Bat-
talion of. the Ist Royals, the Ist Battalion of the 31st
Regiment, the 44th Regiment, with the Bth and 19th
Punjaub Infantry. Their destination we think is
Chusan, for the present. The troops armed with rifles
carry in their poaches forty rounds of ordinary ammu-
nition and sixteen of metallic cartridges. The latter
are waterproof and would be serviceable in the mud of
the Peiho, but doubtless no such affair as that of last
year, will be repeated now. Each vessel also carries
a reserve of ammunition sufficient to supply 200 rounds
for ;infantry, and 100 for artillery and engineers.
But the men are provided to meet, as well as give,
wounds, for each of them is supplied with a linen
bandage, which we trust they may have' little need to
use.

The expedition is not without its artists, for it is to
be accompanied by Mr. Wirgman, of the Illustrated
London News, whose truthful and clever sketches of the
Chinese are already so well known; and Signor Beate,
the photographer, who has taken so many scenes in the
Crimea and in India. Signor Beato has already com-
menced his China portfolio by a number of magnificent
photographs of Canton, and also bysome panoramas of
Hong Kong, on the same scale, and as finely executed
as his well-known ones of Lucknow and Delhi.

The camp equipage and baggage is wisely closely
limited, in -order that it "may be landed as soon, and
carried as easily, as possible, so that every officer and
soldier may have some shelter on landing. As the
Indian tents have been found too heavy, they are.reserved
for a standing camp, should such befortned, and the Bell
tent is to be used at first by officers, and one for every
fourteen rank and. file of Europeans. Bell tents are to
be used for Indian troops, and tenter d'abri for piequets.
Officers below the rank of brigadiers are allowed
Coolie labour to the extent of 1201bs. in addition
to the carriage of their tents. The soldiers have
embarked with their kit containing both summer and
winter clothing. Of the Bamboo Rifle, or Chinese
Coolie Corps, about 400 will be attached to each
regiment. We are glad to learn that both officers and
soldiers have been reminded by the Commander-in-Chief
that these Coolies must be well treated. Hitherto they
have been most willing and useful in our operations in
China. They are chiefly Hakkas from the neighbonring
districts of Sunon and Kwei-shin, and it must also be
recollected that they are rather a marauding people,
compared with other Chinese, and will require to be
closely looked after when the Commander-in- Chief
wishes to preserve friendly relations with the Chinese
among whom the force may be stationed.
We have-not obtained the exact scale of rations for
Europeans ; that for Indian troops is of course very dif-
ferent, heinz, per diem, 2lbs. rice or flour, 4oz. dholl,
2 oz. ghee, 2 lbs. firewood, 3 oz. sugar, with salt, pepper
&c. Rum, "Opitinfi; and tea, are also served out, on pay-
ment, it quantities, and 14 lb. tobacco may be
substituted for sugar when required.
In order to. assimilate. the pay of the European rep-
nients with that. which they receive in India, the pay of
every European non-commissioned officer and soldier has
been raised 2d, per diem. This amount of back pay has
also been allowed from October to April. It is only fair
that European troops serving here, where prices run so
much higher than in India, should receive at least Indian
pay. Gen. Straubenzee incurred much from the
supposition that he was instrumental in producing the
ill-advised stop which was put to this arrangement.
The Indian portion of the expedition will be paid by
ace
the 'Bengal commissariat officer at head-quarters, and
the accounts will be forwarded to Calcutta, but extra-
ordinary contingent charges "
vet, and not brought into thee to be
ounts
India-
Rupees are to be exchanged at 2s. Old. adjustedwith enthe

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