The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-28 00:00:00

CHINA.

The Overland China Mail of May 10 says in its
mammary :

There Las been a third combined naval and military expo.
dation against the rebels during the past fortnight, which has
resulted in the capture of a town containing loot to the
vane of 130,000 dols. The force eappd on this occasion
amounted to about 6,000, of whom 2,000 were Chinne and
the rest English and French. Orr the 27th ultimo, a recce.
noitriog force proceeded to • place calls' Nan-haiang, 12
miles to the westward of Sluoighas ; • little beyond which
the rebels had a stockade. On approaching to view the
place the party was fired upon, sedan officer, Capt. Brown
Of the seriously wounded ; some of the Chilies
also were killed, and some wounded. Next day,
after full preparations, the place was stormed and taken,
and one of the defenders killed, the others baring eva-
cuated the works when they saw defeat inevitable. As
they wen reaping away, we killed 25 of them with our
guns. The place wee found to be one of the numerous
stockades that have been pushed forward in the direction
of Shanghae, and which are very difficult to capture with-
out artillery. The forces were, upon this stockade being
take., immediately advanced in the direction of Kah-ding,
• walled city about as large as Shanghae. After marching
along • good road and through a beautiful country with
flee thriving crops, the troops reached the southern
suburb of Koh-ding and took up their openers in Use beet
house* they could find. A few rebels on horseback came in
front of the wall in the course of the afternoote, but • marine
sentry shot one of them, and the others rode away. On
Wednesday, the 30th, the commissariat boats arrived with
zrarseeries and stores, sod a plan of attack was at once ar-
ranged, to be executed the following morning. The rebels
spent the night in strengthening their defences, and at half.
past two next morning our guns were placed in position,
and the troops remained in readiness to fir as soon as there
was sufficient light. Accordingly, at 5 a.m. a fire was opened
on the city from the French pieces, the Naval Brigade
howitzers, the mountain guns of the Royal Artillery, Go-
van's 21-pounder howitzer, and • park of mortars
simultaneously. Iu half an hour the enemy was
silenced. In ten minutes more the ditch was
bridged over by boats, and a scaling party advanced with
ladders and entered the City. killing one man on the wells
sod about twenty in the streets. The storming part now
opened oue of the city gates, and the troops in to
the music of the Preach band. The loot was brought to-
gether and taken cbarp of by the English, to be afterwards
fairly divided by the loot committee ; =yeas suspected of
private plundering was searched by • guard appointed for
the purpose. Among other traces of foreign leanings en the
part of the rebels were found sours cherry bready and
porter, as well as arms and ammunition. There were
fifteen hundred prisoners taken, and • committee
sat down to deliberate what should be done with
these. Fifty, who were recognised as men of more im-
prison than the rest, were handed over to the Taoutee for
poilanient. Many of the prisoners were branded on the
°beaks with the Taeping character —a practice in vogue
smog the rebels to arrest the allegiance of the wavering.
The less oci our side is confined to a few trifling casualties,
es
may easily enough be supposed, while the number of
reliefs who were killed by our cannon is between one and
two thousand. The country people were seen flocking hack
to their homesteads as our troops returned to Shanghae. Of
amuse this is all very satisfactory, and may lead to the very
best results both for on/selves and the country ; the
dearer looming in the future being that the allies may
wish for "concession" in return for their trouble
when the work is done. Such a wish, if acted
upon even in the form of moderate demands, will stamp
them as sordid and mercenary, and give to Ragland in
Mina a character which it were better she should not pa-
ws.
Next in importance to Shanghse, where matters are
moving so gaily, comes Ningpo, from which we have dates
to the 3011 ult. At that port akin are taking • different
turn, and the repose of the last five months is gone.
It appears that certain demands were made ou the rebel
chiefs, whose men bad fired on the English and Freed'
ships, and so satisfaction having been obtained, all 00131111 W
location between the foreign settlement and the city has
been cut o(, and the latter is about to be blockaded. It
seems that on the 29th ultimo the rebel prams assembled
all he adhereats amid trusty followers, along with the chiefs,
is W anneil ball. Ile then addressed them in a stride
inimical to forsiguen, saying that he bad bad encash of
their insolence, mod urging that it was now time to
"eat them up." Accordingly he moved and ear.
fled the two fallowing resolutions :-1. That •
reward of 1,000 dole. should be peal to any
rebel soldier who should bring in a basket to the prime be
bead of Coesul Frederick Harvey. 2. That k reward of
100 dela. he paid per head for all other European beads.
Agatha, rebel expedition has started for Churn, the last
bating bees • or.
Front Japan there's so arra .wfisase. The *Min
up of the treaty ports, width shad& Maslow aperaitids
year, is main great dimalidadies ran the samba.