Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

CHINA.

The China Mail, of June 4, gives the following
summary of the attacks upen the Mandarin fleet*
in the Canton river:—
The long expected attacks by our Mosquito squadron on
the junks anchored in the creeks on the river have at last
come off ; for the rumours current among the Chinese
last week:of the destruction of the mandarin fleets below'
Whampon, were confirmed the day after our last publi-
cation ; and accounts of the exploits of our tars and
jollies at Fatshan reached us by the Hongkong on Tuesday.
With so many conflicting accounts before us, we must
content ourselves with a mere outline of the operations;
but authorised versions will no doubt be som supplied by
the publication of the despatches.
The first expedition consisted of the steam tenders Hong
Kong and Sir Charles Forbes, and gunboats Staunch,.
Starling and Bustard, with boats from the Sybille, Hornet,
Fury, Raleigh, Tribune, and 2eflexible—the whole under
command of Commodore Elliot. The fleet of junks, some
five miles up Escape Creek, numbering about 40, anchored
in line across the passage. The expedition entered the
Creek at daylight on Monday the 25th, and the fire from
the Hong Kong, Starling, and Bustard, soon drove the
junks hams their anchorage. The boats then pushed on in
pursuit, and kept up the chase, making captures of junks-
as they passed, for ten or twelve miles, to Tseen-tsunet
where they found and destroyed the lorcha Anonymat
Altogether 27 junks were taken-4arge vessels pulling
40 oars, and armed each with a 32-pounder and some
lighter pieces—ten of which were made priz's of, and the
rest destroyed.
The second expedition of twenty boats took place on
Wednesday, the'27th, up the Saw-shee Creek, and found!
the junks at Tung-kun, about ten miles up the creek. The'
Chinese were quite taken by surprise, and at first offered
very little resistance, though supported by a small fort on
the bank. But the creek was lined with houses on both
sides, whence a close and deadly fire was opened by the
braves. These were speedily, however, driven from the-
houses and forts by the marines, but not until many of
our poor fellows had fallen. The junks taken on this
occasion, including the Chinese commanders, were all
destroyed.
The third expedition was against the Fatsban fleet, on-
Monday, the List June. The approach from Blenheim-
Passage towards the nearest detachment of junks visible
was commanded by an old fort, which has been recently
armed and repaired. This was stormed about daybreak
by a party under Commodore Elliott, accompanied by Sir
Michael Seymour himself, at whom the defenders are stated
to have pitched cold shot as he came under the walls.
Different divisions of boats, in the meantime, under Com—
modore Keppel and other officers,-pushed up the stream at
a number of junks lying about the confluence of the
Fatshan branch, with a creek to the south,_ or on
the left hand, so to s2cak, in rear of the fort: BY
thin branch subsequently advanced Commodore El—
liot upon some junks, the crews of which stood with
unusual coolness till he was within, short range. They-
then fired and fled, attacked and pursued by the marines,
who:had descended from the fort taken in the first instance.
Commodore Keppel meanwhile bad pushed ahead with his
boats, dashing at a fleet which, it would almost seem, had
escaped the attention of the rest of our force. A tremen-
dous fire was opened on him, at thaosound of which the
Hong Kong, and, at an interval of some distance, the
Starling gunboat, moved up to support him. Before they
could reach him—indeed we believe the Hong Kong ran
aground—the commodore's gallant little boat squadron
had suffered severely. On approaching the outer and.
lesser of two islands below Fatshan, he found the passage
to the southward barred, and attempting to pass by the
Ithward, received the fire of some twenty junks jo posi-
tion. He had fallen back on the Hong Kong when the
alarm was given that the junks were in motion, that is to
say retiring; and being now reinforced by the arrival of
some more boats, Commodore Keppel chased the enemy not
only up-to, but into, Fatshan, capturing four or five of the
junks that were attempting to escape by a creek or chan-
nel which divides Fatshan. The Fatshan braves turned
out waving digs, Saa, and met with a warm reception
from our seamen and ma' ines.
Some papers seized show the junk fleet to have been
that commanded by Su Hoi, but a few years ago a police-
runner in Canton. In the rebel rising of 1854-55 he came
into notice as a brave, or head of braves, was transferred
to the regular force, and has been very recently promoted
to be a ell2u-pi, equal in rank to a lieutenant of oar navy.
It is EOW some months since we first heard of his project-
ing a joint operation against our men-of-war - with
Woeg Hoikwong, the senior naval officer of the
Hai-oan station who had come up by Yeh's desire,
with all the junks he could collect along the West
Coast.

The following is the list of the casualties which
occurred4po the first aad second expeditions :
Dangerously wounded.—Tribune : F. XL Norman,
Lieutenant; William Lanpage, A. 8.; William Nelson,
ord; Bemfield Howe, marine; Eiward Strickland,
marine ; Robert Groves, sailmaker's mate ; Thomas Clack,..
marine; Henry Halfyer, marine. Raleigh : William
Trewin, A.B. Sybille: Henry Mathews; marine.
Severely wounded.—Raleigh : A. Dupries, midshipman;:
James Marshall, ord; Edward Pepper, As.ll ; William
Drew, ord ; Llike Sharp, marine. Sybille : Thomao Mac-
donald, A.B. Hornet : Richard Warren, A.B. Inflexible :
William Yeo, boatswaia's mate; Colin Grant, A.B.
Fury : George Grogan, corporal, R. I.; Charles O'Don-
nell, marine ; William Keechee, A.B. ; James Gibson,,
ord.

Slightly wounded.—Sybille : Richard Hannaford, ma-
rine. Raleigh : A. Pilkingtln, midshipman; William
Fogwell, 8.8. Inflexible: E. Bac'on, lieutenant ; M. N.
Magrath, assistant-surgeon ; Thomas Farmer, A.B. Hor.
net : Edward Roche, A.B. Fury : James Curry, gunner's
mate. Total wounded, 31.
The next list is of the killed and wounded its
the third expedition, on June 30th.
Killed.—Fury : Kearney, Esq , major. Highflyer : B.
C. Ryan, Eaq., inastet's mate. Tribune : R. Harper, A.B:
Niger: T. Christian, sergeant, R.M. Raleigh : P. Tolt-
hurst, A.B. Hornet: T. Cronie, ord.
Mortally wounded (died in Hong Kong).—Tribune: H.
L. Barker, Eq., midshipman. Niger: G. Griffin, A.B.
Nankin : J. Smith, marine.
Very dangerously wounded.—Tribune : B. Morgan,
A. 8.; B. Sheldrake, A.B.

Dangerously.—Hivnet: E. Buchanan, gunner's mate ;
J. Revely, A.B. Plover : C. Mead, A.B. Raleigh :M.
Rideout, A.B ; W. Seymour, A.B ; J. Hatherly, captain
of foretop ; J. Broughton, A.B. ; W. Spanier, captain's.
coxswain ; G. Sackett, A.B ; T. Coleman, A.B.
Severely.—Tribune : W. Nelson, A.B. ; M. Patterson,
ord. Hornet: T. Anderson. A.B ; S. Guess, ord. Cal-
cat'a : D. Tooney, A.B. ; W. Collins, marine. Raleigh :
J. Godding, A.B. ; B. Samphire, marine ; A. jarkins,
A.B.

Slightly.— Calcutta :J. MeKellister, 4.8. Raleigh: E.
Kowe, ord. Sybille J. Smith, ord.
AbstraCt of killed (total 9).—Assistant Quartermaster
'General, Hong Kong, in the Fury's boat—Major Kearney.
Highflyer : Hr. Ryan. Tribune :Mr. Barker and one
seaman, Niger : Sergeant Christian, R.M., and one sea—
man. Nankin : A marine, Hornet One seaman:
Raleigh : One seaman,
Very dangerously wounded.—Tribune Two seamen.
Dangerously (total 10).—Hornet Two seamen. Plover;
One seaman. Raleigh : Seven seamen.
Severely (total 9).—Tribune Two seamen. Hornet :
Two seamen. Calcutta : One seaman and one marine.
Raleigh : Two seamen and one marine.

Sightly (total3)7:o ;icutta, Raleigh, andSybille,—One
seaman each.

ye wounded.
Total.--Nine killed and twenty.fi

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