The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-14 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have received advioes from Hong Kong, dated
August 24.
The Overland Friend of Mina ear :—" In our last
we told of the visit of the Raul of Elgin and Str
Michael Seymour to Japan. At Japan the earl re-
mains. Sir Michael returned to this port on the
20th inst., weak from the effects of recent fever. We
need hardly say his presence is hailed with intense
satisfaction, and there is some talk of a demonatra-
tion.

The French Ambassador, M. Le Baron Oros, and
the American Minister, H. E. Mr. Reed, still remain
at Shanghae, awaiting the arrival of the Chinese
commissioners to settle the tariffs, &o. Of the
Russians left by us at Tien-tsin we hear nothing.
" The Namtow outrage has been avenged. Com-
modore Stewart and General Van Stranben rat landed
some seven hundred men, took the town by escalade,
and then sacked and burnt it. Much good is antici-
pated from the promptitude and completeness of
the action, the only drawbacks being the lamented
deaths of Captain Lambert, R.E., Lieutenant Dan-
'Teri, 70th Bengal Native Infantry, and some halfi
docen of the 69th Foot, Marines, and Blue Jackets.
" Troubles at Ningpo still continue—created., it
is said, by causes similar to those told of a few
months ago in connexion with fighting at Fah-
chow-foo, viz., the bad faith of the government in
financial matters—paper money obtaining only a
small per tentage of the amount promised.
" Shanghae is crowded with ships, and no em-
ployment for them. The aggregate of tonnage
there at the present time is in excess of the quantity
in all China during any month of the years 1861-2
and 3—so showing the great attraction Shanghai
possesses over other porta, and the necessity for
new places to trade to in China."

THE EXPEDITION TO NAMTAOU.

NOTIPICATION.

His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-
Chief, Ito., &0., has rewind a despatch from his Eirellsecy
Mejor•Oeneral Sir Charles T. Van Snugness%
commanding her Mejisty's troops In Chins, reporting the
result of en expedition to Nanitaeu, where the Chime Impe-
rialist troops bad fired upon the bearers of a deg of truce,
who were distributing the proclamation published fa the
Bong Kong Government Gazette of the 31st ultimo.
The despatch is herewith published for general informa-
tion. (By order)
W. T. BILIDOIB, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Bong Kong, Aug. 13, 18.58.

Hung Kong, 13th Angel!, 1858.

Sta,—l hare the honour to inform your azoelleacy that,
in ooneequeme of a flag of truce from her Majesty's gunboat
gutting haring ben fired upon by the Imperial troops at
Namtow, when posting your mosliency's proclaimed/a, I, in
conjunction with Commodore the Hon. Keith Stewart, de-
cided a visiting that Sae° with an armed form for the
purpose at mating retribution for the insult.

- Cis the 10th, I einberiunt with the Hon. the Commodore in
the (=boat Starting, for Tyshan Bay, where the force was
sisrableL

On the memo` of the 11th, the tide not serviag till a late
hour, as the gunboats Wen steaming to the shots, several
shots were bed his. a newly-emoted battery to the B.W. of
the walled town of liaastow, and does to the beech, whit*
was sees silenced by the admirable fire from the gunboats.
The foree—vls, Royal Artil/ery-3 alms, and 80 rm.
commissioned caws and men ; 59th Regiment-8 Alan,
and 106 ama-conunlaslosed ollosre and men ; Royal Engl•
-

assr*-3 Mars, and 20 sow ockaamitslossd olliostssad us; ;
Royal Martha Light Isisatry-7 (5 P) aims, sad 130
(137 F) ass-tioattsissiassd sears mad mta , 1211 Maros

Native Infeata7-2 *Mows, and 100 tacmcommissioned di-
cers sad mt; Naval Brigade—bout 200 (260 °Boers
and mat—landed about 11 a.m. at the 8.8. in the village of
Meadow, when written notices were given to the people
that so keg as no hostile sot was committed on their
part, their village end property would be respected,
which was rigidly adhered to, though from every Meet
as we approached the fort, • heavy firs of 'lngalls sod
matchlocks was kept up by the Blume, who net rated as we
Memos& By this we had one of3ow, Commander Madden,
of her Majesty's ship Benspareil, very dangerously wounded,
three men killed, and about twelve wounded. The returns I
have not yet received.

About 2 o'clock p.m. the fort wee taken by ammult, the
party being led by Commaadm Baumann, of the Cormorant.
scampemed by Captain Lambert, of the Royal Engineers,
who was tuthappily mortally weeded by the amidental dis-
charge of a liniock of the maims am crowding up the
ladder after lira. His tom is deeply te be depicead.
The wall pined, the many led, leaving the fart alert
untenanted ; end these ressialai bad been named eat,
the place wee given up to dadrootko, end the principal pies
blown in.

The tome blvoseribid in the fort that night, sad were re-
embarked the to/lowing morning, bringleg away two Inge
braes guns found in the lottery war tho ureter. A dograte-
Won from the inhabitants of the village was matted by
Commodore the Hon. Keith Stewart and myseN, sad their
ymitkin "that we should not bora their village " was
grants& I have to retard the It.. of another gallant young
ogler, by the araddental discharge of • musket, as we wen
tosolag the fort—Lent. Danvers, 70th B. N. Infantry.—l
b.ye the bower to be, eir, your most obsdiset servant,
C. T. VAN eT/LA V MINIM,
Commanding her Majossys troops la Clam.
His Excellency Sir John Dowding.