The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-27 00:00:00

CHINA.

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By this mail we receive intelligence from Hong
Kong to Oct. 13, Shanghae, Oct 4. The China
Moil says in its summary :
" The new which e • kiwi is

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Mr. Bowlby, the Times' correspondent ; Mr. Loch,
Lord awn . private userstary ; Mr. de Norman,
atteekil to Mr. Bruce ; Captain Brabason,
D.A.Q.O. ; and Captain And of Fane's
Horse, have been taken prisoners. Two engage-
ruenta or skirmishes have been fought with the
Tartar cavalry, who surrounded our force, but had
to retire with some loss. The allied army is wait-
ing in a hostile attitude within sight of the walls of
Peking ; and negotiations have again been opened
up by the Chinese, but not in any timid or imppli.
eatery spirit.
" In our last overland we mentioned that nego-
tiations had been broken off at Tientein, and that
the Ist division of the force was marching upon
Peking. The imperial commissioners wars puraled
by the demands for a permanent residency at
Peking, and for an immediate and large instal-
ment of indemnity money. Their countermand
for delay was met by the advance of Lord Elgin
with a great portion of the allied faros. Soon the
towns upon the march were found to be in great
part deserted,
One, and su
large tepplitewn, Rhad. to be tak
wn, was en
destely looted by the force, it became evident
evident
Ont theere
mmust
orning ofen
theer 18thael September,
Mr. Parkes and has party fall into the hands of
the. Chinese, and it was found that the army
was surrounded by Tartar troops at the village of
Ho-ko-chuang. An engagement immediately took
which caused the Tartars to retire with some
A second engagement took place on the 21st
September, when about twenty-five of our force
everal hundreds of the enemy were placed
hors de combat. The next day a flag of truce wee
sent in from Peking, and proposals were made, lnOt
in a quiet independent manner, to re-open negolia-
tiona. On the following day supplies were NMI
by the Chinese for the use of the allied army,
saved Tung-chau from being looted. The la
we have are by verbal communication with a
steamer which entered the Yang-Use as the nee
from Shaeghse was leaving. It brought intelligens*
from the seat of war tip to the 27th or 28th of Sep-
tember, when the allied army was still in its pota-
tion seven or eight miles from Peking, and two or
three from Tung-chau. The stateintmt was con-
firmed that thitatitsete,oners Imre well treated. The
'lion of the tegellMe with the west of
more troops an of the urge guns, would necessitate
delay, and further oomphcate the question which
arose between them and the imperial commis-

stoners.
"The rebels still continue to absent themselves
from the immediate neighbourhood of Shanghae.
Their object in coming to that place was to be at a port
where they could be in contact with foreigners, and
obtain foreign ammunition and arms. Having been
driven from Shanghae, it is likely they will try to
effect their object by advancing on one of the other
posits' where foreigners reside.
' In the south of China then- is nothing stirring ;
sad but for the DMus from the north, Hong Kong
Jvciuki have been quite dull during the past
fortnight."
The China Mail also publisbee the following
letters from the neighbourhood of Peking, giving
full accounts of the progress of the Allied army :
Puoi.tait, Sept. 22, 1660.
The first detachment of troop., *maiming principally of
cavalry, left Tientsin on the Bth September, and about 1,060
men followed the next day. The cavalry had halted only a
few miles out of Times* and were soon overtaken oo the
Otli. The column halted about noon at a town called
Pn-Van, which was shout half deserted by its I%tlentei.
A market summon established, proacipally by who
had followed us from Tientsin. Supplies werebrought in,
and everything was u comfortable as could be &g .
Oa the 101 k we method a large town relied Yong -hunt
where "applies were also way obtaMed-400 sheep having
been bought. Heavy Min f•U on the afternoon, and the
force weeread. maiden march en /ninth, from the muddy Sato
COs
the 12th the march was resumed, sod • place celled
Nan-tad-tens was reached, and on the lash we arrived all
Houl.wu, the largest town excepting Yang•teun we
seen on the march. _ At this place the opposition of
Chimes commenced, plinively es anal. The town
found more deserted thee any of the others, and although
emplies were promised nose were forthcoming. The troi*l
therefere took what they could get in the plae•, whhh
was Melly completely plundered. We stayed here Wee
days.
/soh day's march on the way up discovered to m a merit
bloods' country than that which we bad pared through'
on the preceding. As at Tien-tein and the neighbourhood,
net a barren spot could be discovered ; but the flatness of
/arida was relieved by the trey and the-hills which
end/ be plainly seen in the morning.
SA Parkes and Colonel Walker timidly rode on alesd
iliiingoal noon of cavalry to clone the ensimpieg
=port on the elate of the raids. At Mo-si-
-1 with the 60th Base. the 5i s,
Illth ?Wan, and some Artillery *mine. led
'also owed up. Mr. Parkes rode co to Mmes end
alma andmie the usual arrangements foe our
,He regeeled that Chines, troops were stationed at Ten-
Oksil.
'We 11/1 Ho-sf wu on the 17th, and after a very=
Meireh eleMed at Ma•tou. Mr. Parkas rode on and
the ad Tong -rhea Colonel Walker sad a commieme
AO ineespanied him to a village within a shaft dis-
logs of Yr. Parkes rode hack to this
IS Ike ef the 18th, and nes* that • large
of Clime hems had taken wp a Wong ?coition m mak
side of the seed through which we were to peen, he rode
Win by Yr. Look. Mr. de Norman,
Yr. Bowitilibyrirrjakdorregiondent, Captain Binbasen,
of the Artily , another Seinen whose name I have for-
gotten, and
sis
Anderson, with 20 Sikh Canby, to
sit is of the appearartee of mai a Sage fens.
_. Wks tbs array (which had left Moira early
to lie mold hid adnaiond to within a ails of Ho-ke-
eh 'ben the Chinese troops were amendiled. Our
stteetM Was Int attracted by a trench which bad leis
dig ems the mad at a village about lour miles horn 14-
las • gm. was made WON, and our troops weld em,
heft lis him& at the village. About a mile from Ho-
ko-siesis ear troops halted, and a Chinese °Meer acme out
with a omega to the effect that we might encamp when
we wen. Be was told that we treated to enceinpoo the
other side of the village, as pevvioody arranged by Xr.
Parkes, where the river was; but he held to his
request that we shouhl encamp wLere we were end I
offered to supply as with inter. This offer was declined,l
but for the time we made as maa.MINI•S In advisee, as thel
misty of our party within liar. lierissc the °NNW nor
md..bwiuk..4l..._T___bk lid, of Willa Walk•ri
Mr. A. C. G. ye Ras': were
were
wallas the retard ear mei Ids prey Mee Tun- I
else, when their allsollis sesediested be suirmesie be.
two a Irssosbere fiat sem* tie Mimes
It
erase of Ai est lawn, but It i
that west. sell
pailazi
day's sell 10 toff.= the
Fresehms. bat le stet soutirid. ispeleal of kb sward,
and &sad draiergirma his imeas. As lisSionfal.
blot*eeps castblog gee bdtgildr Kr, logo ,
to run the hem mid
tot within oar ILliallAw • EPO by
Yr. Thompson wee wooded is hook by • tress =
and ass of the dragoons was shot is the let. Mb.