The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

THE ATTACK ON CHINESE PIRATES. r Aineedten—Joseph A. Hatay, landsman; Isaac Cos,
ditto.
W'oonded.—British—Jnits Lindsay, winner, F. M.A.:
The following is a more detailed account of the Dir.'s Lloyd, gunner, R.111..A,. burnt severely; Richard
Pll.' At attack spoil a nest of Chimes. pirates, referred to in Cl'arke' stoker. slightly wounded and bursa ; Jaw's Poulter,
OUT China intelligence of Monday, byand her Britannia the boats of tbs d-B.; John Bade, A. 8.. b sent severely ; James Paull. boy,
Ur dud States Vous-frigate Powhatan
count badly; William Ro'ainson, gunner, R.2d.A., contused
Yaajesty's steamer Rattler, Captain Fellows, assisted by bead.
American—Lieutenant R. B. Pogrom, contusion of hand ;
she steamer Eaglet, Captain Caldwell: Lieutenant H. Rotondo, burn of hand ; John Pepper, sea-
Two torahs. mad five junky, under convoy of the steer Mir mast, mortally (since dead); Benjamin Matwon, marine,
Eaglet, were cut off by pirates, who displayed such • for. Ounallor, mortally Odium mead) ; J aremiah Pendergast,
addable battery and determined front that Capt. Cal. dwell leademas, fracture of left clavicle and burns; Samuel Idul-
was unable to rescue them, and had to apply to Capt. Fel. lard, marina, burnt dangerously ; Frederick Hommell,
loves, of her Majesty's ship Rattler, for assistance. T' ilia was mantle, burnt very severely ; Washington Carnes, seaman,
readily granted, and the Rattler, with Capt. Cald well on burnt severely ; P. Walderachmidt, marine, burnt severely;
board. started forKulan, near which they sighted the *nom. Joshua Lewis, seaman, burnt severely; William Tay.or,
and followed them as far into the bay as the depth of water captain 'tier guard, burnt severely; Charles Tit; well,
would permit. The pirates, quite aware of their ad. tentage in : seaman, cutlass wound.
light draught, and conscious of their ability to resist sac- I
woefully any attempt that might be made o • them by
the boats of the stamen, fired a few harmless teoadsides in
deism*, and stood is towards Kalan. Captain Fellowee
thereupon returned to Hoeg Kong. and invited the co-
opetratkni of the Molted States sloamer Powhaten, now in
this barbital under repairs • when it was determined that
the Rattler with three Wits and 100 officers and men of
6166 Amwlsea steam frigate, should form the expedition,
Captain Caldwell volunteeries the use of his steamer to tow
the boats up the bay. Accordingly the Rattler, with the
Eaglet in tow, and the Powbatan's busts astern of her
again, left the abour on Friday, shout three o'clock, the
first lieutenant (Pogrom) of the Powbatan, with Lieutenant
Jones mad his marines, taking passage in the Rattler, and
the blue jaekets in the Eaglet The stamen arrived eke,
to Kulan before midnight, the Eaglet anchoring a couple
of cables' length in shore of the man-of-war. At Imo
nest zooming the launches were sent alongside the Rate
tier for the marines, and then, with the Powhatan'e cults;
and three boats from the Rattler besides the captain's
gig, made fast uteri' of the 12 orlet, which, everything Woo
ready, steamed slowly up the bay. At Kulan only sae
junk was to be seen, and it was feared the birds had flown ;
but Captain Caldwell descried a lorcha at anchor at the
head of the bey, and steered in that direction. The lorelm
got under weigh, apparently with the intention of esesping,
when Captain Fellow.. despatched too Rattler's plasm
and Powbatan's cottet• to intercept her, and these has us'
fortunately got beyond recall before the pirate fleet with
their prime, nisetherine in all some 38 sail, were observed at
anchor in the narrow and shallow passage from which the
lorcha had started. As the steamer approached the junks
hoisted their sails, but without getting under weigh, until
several Conroy' rockets, discharged from the Eaglet's
quarter deck by Mr. Pine, the g , and two marine
artillerymen from the Rattler, and two or three well-
directed shots from her 32.potiader, fired by Mr. Randall,
her chief officer, startled them from their fancied security,
for up to that time the pirates had either not oh d the
boats,or thought they would not have the temerity to attack
them. In this, however, they soon discovered their mis-
take, for the hosts, which at first had made for a narrow
neck of land, bore op for and rounded the point, and then
from the deck of the steamer was witnessed as bold an attack
as was ever made in these waters. The pirate fleet
formed a dense mese, the larger and heavier armed junks
bringing up the rear, every now so d then yawing round and
firing their broadsides at the boats, from whieb, in reply,
tiny puffs of smoke wow, as the howitzers in their bow,
' discharged their more deadly contents, the shrapnel burst-
ing over the looks, and making frightful havoc among
their crews. The boats soon neared the pirates. Lieute-
wince Feints and Rolando, with the launches of the
Powhatso, first, by volleys of musketry, sharing the decks
of the two largest, and then boarding and driving the pirates
overboard at the point of the bayonet. This, however, was
not done without a bard struggle, for the miscreants fought
with the fury of despair; but they had, of course, so
chance against the marines and blue jackets. Meanwhile the
other boats were far from being idie, and though small in
comparison with the launches, performed their share of the
work with the utmost gallantry, officers and men Tieing
with each other for the point of danger and of honour, BO
that five or six more jerks were 600 U secured. Mr. James,
the boatswain of the Rattler, particularly distinguished
himself, having, with five seamen and a few marines,
in a whale host dignified with the title of se-
coed gutter, boarded and carried a junk that seemed
fully a match for either of the launches. Lies-
temant Pogrom, in the first launch, was hastening to
their assistance, but seeing the battle nearly woe, would
not interfere with their well-earned laurels, and turned hie
attention elsewhere. The pirates' chief junk, after being
shelled by the first launch, was boarded almost simul-
taneously by her crew and that of the Rattler's gig, and
Captain Fellow's was fortunate enough to secure the
shiers flag. The chief himself—Lee Alye, a principal
lender of the Whampoa " patriots " was shot by en
English marine, who had jumped on deck from the
Powhatan's launch, and four women threw themselves
overboard and were drowned. The ammunition on board
the pirate fleet may he judged of from the fact, that this
look aloes is believed to have bad nearly 100 kegs of
English gunpowder, besides sunk-pots, cartridges, and loose
powder.
Up to this time rnly one serious casualty had hap-
pened to the attacking force, • youag American marine
Mt 54 Adenoma having been shot with a musket-ball in
the groin ; but two other fatal accidents followed in quick
succoution. The Battler's first cotter, in charge of Foy-
master Browedson, can alongside of • large junk. Seve-
ral attack pots thrown at them missed; but at last one,
ho-e from the raised poop of the pirate by a woman
with a child slung to her bark, fell into the boat, and
beieg followed by others, the crew were compelled to jam,
overboard, where two were speared, and a third was
wounded and dr tweed. Oue of these, a marine, who had
been wounded by a spear thrust, called to his comrades to
save him, and the ether, being an excellent swimtwr, got
hold of him for that purpose. The Chinese then threw a
mat over them, and the marine, still holding on by his
wounded friend, dived below, and woe up clew of the mat;
but as soon as he was observed, several stinkpots were pitched
at hint, one of which strnek him on the head, and though
not moth hurt, he was stunned far • 'record or two, and
lost sight of the man he had displayed such a determine.
tine to save: the brave fellow', name is William Robinson.
The other fate! accident was the blowing up of a junk
which for • time had offered a most determined resistance to
the gig, in which were Captain Fellow's and Assistant
Surgeon Wilson, with five men, but which was ultimately
taken potettsaiin of by Lieutenant Rolando and his launch.
Ei her a train had been laid before the crew left, or some
determined scoundrel fired the junk, for she blew up
with • tremendous explosion, and both officers and men
were hurled into the water. Three of the men were killed,
and 'overall others frightfully searched, one of whom
died the *acne night, while another is not expected to live;
but the officers miraculously named. Lieutenant Rolando
was burnt and Captain Fellowes injured by the falling spars.
The survivon were' however, all picked up by Mr. Craig,
master's mate of the Poarhatan, who had luckily gone into
the boat the moment before the explosion took place. In
this junk was an immense quantity of treasure, said to
arsonist to 200,000 dolt; and the desperation with which
her crew fought may be judged of from the fact, that even
after the Americans had gained the deck they were swoon-
tered hand to band. One man made himself particularly
conspicuous, and, notwithstanding several wounds, continued
to throw stinkpot.; but ultimately be ran below, and is
believed to have fired the train which blew up the vessel.
The time thus occupied in securing the larger junks ena-
bled 18 smaller ones to get so far ahead as to render pursuit
hopeless; while, but for the untortuna-e absence of the
pinnace and cutter, as above mentioned, the whole would
probably have been captured. Themes in these boats tugged
man'ulty at the oars, and pulled a distance of 15 miles in
three hours ; but, notwithstanding their tomost endeavours,
arrived too late t 3 take part in the fight, though they
waisted in destroying the captured junk', while the other
boats returned with their wounded men to the Eaglet.
There Dr. Pritchard, with Mr Put, the gunner, were pre-
pared to receive them, and everything was done by the
three surgeons (Pritchard, Bchriver, and Wilson) that
humanity could devise or medical skill perform.
The junks were destroyed, five of which more than ordi-
narily deserve notice. They were built of the most sub-
stantial materials, evidently for war purposes, as they
differed in many respects from the common trading junks.
They carried very large glass-32, 24, and 12 pounders. A
68-pAtader was found in one of them ; another had no leas
than 21 gun. mounted, the weight of one of which, carrying
only an 18. pound shot. was estimated at not lees than 60
ewe. Two torches and seven junks that had been detained
by the pirates were released ; two of which, however, bad
to be burnt, to prevent their falling again into the bends of
the piratical jock' that escaped, time and an adverse wind
and tide not allowing them to be brought away. The
officers employed estimate the number of guns taken at 200
large and small, and the pirates at 1,000, 600 of whom were
killed.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER ON
THE SEBASTOPOL EXPEDITION.

At the meeting of the Radnorshire Agricultural
Society, held at Knighton on Monday, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Sir 0. C. Lurie, Bar.,
who peed ded, in proposing the tout cf the Allied Fleets
Gad Armies, said—" It is now just about a year
Maga the expedition upon which the eyes of all
'England and of all Europe were riveted—the en-
' pedition to Sebastopol—sailed. That expedition was
perhaps framed with rather sanguine views of the
possibility of success, considering the numbers by which
it was wide/taken. Nevertheless, it would have been
possible for It to have succeeded very shortly after the
lanJing of the allied armies. Such success wee within the
range, I will not say of possibility, but of probability. The
sanguine hopes of those who contrived and ordered the ex
pedition were not, however, fulfilled. We saw the painful
spectacle of our gallent army during lest glister exposed to
such trials, to such hardship', and to such privations as
scarcely any civilised army was ever befare: expend to.
(Hear, hear.) We were told that those hard-
ships and privations were is • great measure
owing to the neglect or the west of skill in
thoee who guided and those who Reversed and pro-
vided for the wants of that expedition. lam not now going
to enter into that much debated, much discussed, and much
controverted question. I will only shortly expresito yen
my opinion--an opinion not founded on superficial grounds
—that • large portion of the sofferiegs of our army was
owing rather to the inherent difficulties of the expedition
itself, rather to the manner in which it was undertaken,
rather to the failure of immediate coccus, than to eel want
of ability or of skill in the persons who lame -timely super-
intended it. I don't mean to excul2ate all the persons who
wore =corned in the government of that expedition:act
would have been wonderful, after so many years of peace,
if they suddenly found themselves fitted for the greatest of
I military enterprises. I don't mean to say that they attained
that state of ediniuistrative perfection which much longer
experience would scarcely have enabled them to reach.
I will only say I feel that those perms who have
bestowed so much harsh criticism on the conductors
of that expedition did not make sufficient allow-
ances for the difficulties which were inherent
in the enterpriee Rolf. After a time, the treaty
into which this country and France had entered with Au,
tria rendered it incumbent upon us to commence neeotia.
tions at Vienn t, with a view to see whether, durie.g the
1 pendency of the war, while the siege was still carried on
before the walls of Sebastopol, some means could not be
found which should put an end to hostilities. The course
1 which was taken by this country in the argot *nun at
Vienna was pursued wi.h steadiness and consistency
throughout. No change took place in the terms which
were offaed by this country and France to Russia. Teets'
terms were refused, and others were offered on the part of
Russia. The result of this: conferences wasthut her Majesty's
government looking at the circumstances of the contending
powers—to the position of the armies at Sebastopol, and to
the dutywhich they owed to their country—thought no go id
would arise from their continuance, and they were there-
fore broken off. (Applause.) Since that time, the
war with Russia has been prosecuted with all the vigour
which this country,witb its great resources,could commend—
it has been prosecuted with all thou more Extensive military
re-ources which the great population and the great military
organization of France puts at the -.especial of her govern-
ment—and the mutt we all know. (Applause.) The great
latress—tho object of a yeti's contention between the
great powers of Europc—bas fallen; and the fleet, tee
arsenals, and the great military preparations of Russia, are
in the hands of the allies. We me) now ask whether the
terms which we, in combination with France, tffered to
Easels were not fair and reasonable terms, and whether it
would not have been for the interest of that haughty and
aggressive power rather to have accepted those terms than
to have waited the gust which his now been developed.
(Applause.) I have seen with great regret, during the last
week, the comments which have been made by various
whits of our own country on the share which our gallant
army has borne in the attack upon Sebastopol. NVe do not
grudge the laurels which France has deservedly earned
in the assault of that place. There has been no
rivalry, no unseemly competition between the two armies
—it has been co operation, and not jealousy or rivalry.
(Cheers.) The most generous, the most noble feelings,
bane been exhibited by the armies to each other—not only
by the men but by the generals and offisen. But while we
willingly recognise the glory and honour of France in the
achievement.' which placed the tower of Malekhoff, the ke y
to the fortress, in the hands of the French attacking party,
we must not allow unfair disparagement to be thrown upon
ear own army. The remarks to which I have alluded have
*et come from the French critics. On the contrary, I reed
with satisfaction in • newspaper the remarks of • French
military critic, in which he said that the English troops had
a the attack on the Great Rectos done all that troops could
by possibility accomplish. Can enybody doubt that our
may has from the beginning shown the greatest gall entry,
the greatest hardihood and enterprise on all occasi us,
whether offensive or defensive ? We must wait for
ties 1110r0 detailed official account., hereafter to be
sent by the generals, before we are in a position to
refs any judgment of condemnation on our omit gallant
troops. We must remember that the attack which they
made effected a powerful diversion of the enemy, end to a
certain extent assisted the French in maintaining that por-
tion of the works which they had gained, geed to at at the
close of the day the Redan was ih the possession of the
Allies. Nothing can more dishearten a gallant army at a
distance from our shores than captious and censorious criti-
cisms, when they feel they have shed their best blood in the
defence of their country. I trust that the best feelings of
the country will be enlisted is their behalf, and that every.
thing we can do in the way of admiration and sympathy
will be willingly bestowed upon them." (Applause.)

MANCHESTER LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL
Boorry.—Tim first meeting of this I *as
held on Tuesday evening, in its rooms, George•street.
The president, Willi►m Fairboirn, E•q., having opened
the prcceedings, the secretaries read over a long
of scientific works, which had been preeentid ►y other
learned societies, and announced that the new volume
of mew irs of their society was ready for distrimatinn. It
ie the 12th of the second series, and contains some valuable
papers, all of which have of course been previously real be
r fore the society, one of the most interesting being en account
of the early mathematical and philoeophicai writings of Dr.
Dalton, by J. I. Wilkinson. As has been customary, the
president invited Information from members, or soy
strangers present, on any new facts in literature or seMnee
when some interesting information was given as to the
supposed causes of the deterioration of guns, mortars, and
similar heavy weapons of warfare ea compared with those
made sixty years einem. A variety of opinions were ex•
pressed, the chief ono being, that if the government would
pay a &efficient price for sac► articles and appoint proper
men to superintend their production, as good weapons might
be now made se ever were. A long cone*: anon then
ensued on the propriety of taking immedi►te steps to secure
the erection of a monument or statue to James Watt, at the
front of the Infirmary, The paper of toe welling was then
reed oa " A life of Dr. Dalton," bevies' s Midis' reference
to Ids great discovery of the atonal' theory. From the great
lesigth of the paper, however, and the deep interest felt in
the subject, it was resolved that Dr. Angus fiadth, the
writer, should resume the subject on an early eveaieg• the
soda, dm separated at the easel Lour.

The fotlowirg are the names of the oflkers engaged, with
a Ifs, of the killed and wounded :
British.—Commander W. A. Fellows; Lieutananta C.
I. Wrey, and T. H. Grew; Paymaster R. Brownedoo;
Assistant Surgeon T. Wilson ; Mate G. 0. Lomax.
Ameriean.—Lieutesaate 8.. P. Pegram, H. Rolando, sad
I. H. ileum, CAM.; Assbuiat Surgeon A. Behriver ; Mas-
t or I. Y. /Inanity ; Assistant-Engineer Master'.
•• B. R. Craig ; Boatswain G. Bail, y.
gunner, R.M.A.• James
Ka:ad—British : John Massey,
saver.. upenter's crew; George Mitchell, dB. ; William
Oliff, priv.M•

• Th. tonne sada, iniamaad Of Liastoaanta Weq and
their, and Mr. Lmas, mate; tbo !attar of Mr.
M.Cgulgy. mister, glad Anistint-Surnott &dstiver—tlta
Biota mollies 6198 boon La umforred to the
Amnia& Imam

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4,

A YOUNG HERO AT THE REDAN.

There have been various reports respecting the
cruel treatment of the wounded British soldiers by
the Russians. The following interesting history,
received in a letter from the Crimea, will show that
this cruelty is not always employed :
Camas, SZE"! 18.
Lieutenant Massy, who only joined the head-
quarters of the regiment lately, a chubby-faced youth
of sixteen years of age, led the Grenadiers of the 19th
Regiment into action at the assault upon the Redan
on the Bth instant. They came up to the support of
the attacking columns. Nothing could exceed the
bravery of this young fellow. He went on in front
of his men, got across the ditch, and climbed to the
parapet on the opposite side. Here his progress was
impeded by the men of different regiments, who were
crowded together, vainly sndeavouriog to effect an
entrance into the work. The men fell thickly around
him, but he escaped. He was one of the very last
who retired. On his return, as he was mounting the
miesterecarp, and just at the edge of the natural
Ibleb of the hill, some soldier caught hold of his ler
to midst himself in mounting up. At that moment a
rifle ball struck young Massy in the left thigh.
Tho bone was broken near the hip joint, and
he was unable to extricate himself from
his dangerous position. He crawled on a
few yards, and there remained. Now came a fearful
trial. The Russians were showing themselves
thickly on the parapets of the Redan, firing at our
men who were retiring, and, in turn, our troops were
firing up at the Redan from the first parallel of the
works of the right attack. The shot flew like bail
around him. Then came the round shot and shell
directed against the enemy in the Redan, but many
of which struck short and cut up the ground where
the wounded were lying between the absttis and the
ditch. Every shot which struck the parapet of the
Itedan bt of back a shower of dust and stones over
the nearest wounded. Some of our men, lying thus
dreadfully exposed, even asked the Russians to take
them into the work, by appealing to them, " Johnny,
Johnny." In several instances the Russians slipped
out, in spite of the fire, and carried some of the
wounded in, and placed them under shelter. Young
Massy, however, kept himself quiet, and
continued near to the spot where he bad
fallen. He felt se if his life must be lost,
and yet at the same time hope was kept up by an
opposite feeling that be might be spared to escape.
At last, when the fire had in a great degree subsided,
and the afternoon was advancing, a Russian soldier in
hischaracterirticlonggreycoatcametohim. He opened
his coatee to find if he had any valuables there, then
sought for a watch or other things, but handled him
so gently that Massy felt no fear respecting the man
taking his life. At last. he left him, taking his sword
and havresack. This was the only Russian who came
to him; others were around collecting the Min:6
rifles and anything else they thought worth taking
away. Massy saw no barbarity or ill•treatment now;
previously', while the fighting was going on, many of
the wounded were bayoneted by the enemy. Some
time elapsed, the firing had ceased all around, evening
was advancing, when suddenly without any warning
the ground shock and there was a terrific noise from
an explosion. It was one of the magazines in the
Redan which the Russians had fired. Down came a
shower of dust and gravel, and, as ill-fortune would
have it, there fell also a large stone and struck pour
Massy on the right thigh, the one which was not
previously wounded. It inflicted a very severe bruise.
Soon afterwards he perceived in the dusk some twelve
or fifteen men coming cautiously up towards the
Redan. They were not very tar distant when he first
perceived them, but what amazed him was, that they
were not fired at. He could not divine why this
was, or what the Russians were about : and at last
suspected that the men must be Russians them-
selves who were not observed from our trenches.
They went into the Redan, and he lost sight of them,
but atter a short time they came back again, and he
discovered them to belong to one of our Highland
regiments. The French had communicated the fact
that the Russians had deserted the Redan, and this
party had gone to reconnoitre. Fortunately they
did not remain longer, for shortly after their return
another magazine of the Redan was blown up. Had
they been within the work, the probability is that
the greater part of them would have been destroyed.
Massy, as he lay at the edge of the ditch, was again
covered by the dirt and loose fragments which were
thrown up into the air, but this time received no
hurt. Subsequently he attracted the attention of
one of the Highlanders, and after a short time was
carried in a loose great-coat to the trenches. There
his wound was examined by an assistant-surgeon,
and he was sent up on a stretcher to camp. He is
going on favourably, but his wound is of a very dan-
gerous character.