The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-10 00:00:00

THE WAR IN CHINA.

(From the Gazette of last night.)
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 8.

The Secretary of State for War has received a
despatch and its enclosures, addressed to him by
Brigadier-General Staveley, C. 13., commanding her
Majesty's troops in China, of which the following
are copies :

Headquarters, near Kah-ding,
Oct. 24, 1862.

Sir,—l have the honour to report, for your infor-
mation, that the Chinese authorities having ex-
pressed their willingness to place a garrison in
Bah-ding, if the allied forces would recapture it for
them, the place was taken by storm after a bomb-
bardment of two hours this morning, by the force
under my immediate command, mentioned in the
accompanying return marked (A), as well as the
British naval force under Capt. Borlase, C. 8., and
the French troops, placed respectively at my dis-
posal by Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope and Capt.
Fangon, commanding his Imperial Majesty's forces
in China, also the so-called Ward's force, under the
command of an American (Colonel Burgoviene),
and Lieut. Kingsley's 67th Regiment, battalion of
500 Chinese, and six mortars worked by Chinese,
under Lieut. Cane, R.A., all detailed in return
marked (A).

The guns and mortars were got into position
during the night, and opened fire so soon as the
walls could be seen. At eight o'clock two prac-
ticable breaches having beee the French and
British each established their Midges, the British
under the direction of Lieut. Knevitt, R.N., and
Lieut. Lyster, R.E., the storming parties of the 31st
and 67th Regiments, under the command of Capt.
Christian, 31st Regiment, then planted their lad-
ders and entered the place without opposition, the
enemy escaping by the opposite side of the city.
The place had been considerably strengthened
since our last visit by an outwork made to flank the
walls, and protected by a sort of bomb-proof, which,
however, was not proof against 8-inch mortar shells.
I gave over the place to Colonel Burgoviene and
his men, and, except the storming parties, none of
her Majesty's naval or military forces were allowed
to enter it.

The recapture of Kah-ding completes the radius
of 30 miles round Shanghai, which it was decided
should be cleared of the Tai-ping rebels.
I trust that the excellent conduct of the troops
under very tempting circumstances, and the very
arduous nature of the service, will be favourably
considered.

I wish to mention for favourable notice Capt. G.
Gordon, commanding Royal Engineers; Capt.
Mansergh, Deputy Assist.-A djutant-General ; Capt.
Gammell, Deputy Assist.-Quartermaster-General;
Dr. Rennie, 31st Regiment, Senior Medical Officer ;
Assist.-Commissary-General Thompson, in charge of
Commissariat; Lieutenant Jebb, 31st Regiment ;
and the Prince Wittgenstein, of the Ist Prussian
Lancer Guard Regiment, who acted as my aides-de-
camp.

I take this opportunity of recording the great
assistance I have invariably received on the occa-
sions of the variou, expeditions from Mr. Consul
Medhurst, and Mr. C. Alabaster of the consuler
service.

I also wish to mention the services performed by
Commander Strade, of her Majesty's ship Vulcan,
who was employed during the whole of the opera-
tions against the Taepings, and whose name was in-
advertently omitted in my recommendatory de-
spatch ; also of his first lieutenant, Lieutenant
Grant.

Commander Strode had the working of the naval
32-pounders on all occasions when they were used,
and was assisted by Lieut. Grant.

In transmitting a list of casualties, marked (B),
I have much satisfaction in calling your attentio❑
to the senior medical officer's report (herewith for-
warded) on the health of the field force.—l have, &c.,
C. STAVELEY.
Brigadier-General Commanding H.M.'s
troops in China.
The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War,

War-office, Pall-mall, London.
RETURN OF CASUALTIES AT THE STORMING AND CAP-
TURE OF KAH-DING, OCT. 24, 1862.

Royal Artillery—No. 3 battery, 14th brigade—Gunner
John Doolan, severe wound of face; 1 gun lascar, slight
wound of hand; No. 8 battery, 14th brigade—Gunner
John Leonnard, killed ; Gunner George Green, slight
wound of shoulder.

31st Regiment—Captain A. Mitchell, slight wound of
hip ; Private William Cripps, slight wound of head

67th Itegiment—PrivateWilliEim Mason, severe wound
of leg.

Naval Brigade—Her Majesty's ship lmperieuse —1 petty
officer and 1 seaman, severely, and 1 seaman, slightly,
wounded. Her Majesty's ship Euryalus-1 petty officer
and 2 marines, severely, and 1 seaman, slight y, wounded.
Her Majesty's ship Pearl-1 seaman, mortally, 1 Marine
Artilleryman, severely, and 1 seaman, slightly, wounded.
French Force-1 Chasseur, severely wounded, 1 sailor,
slightly, and 1 Corps Chenois, severely wounded.
Lieutenant Kingsley's (67th Regiment) Corps of Disci-
pliaed Chinese-1 sergeant and 2 rank and file, severely
wounded.

Ward's Force of Disciplined Chinese, now under Colonel
Burgoviene--3 killed ; 2 dangerously and 5 severely
wounded.

Recapitulation-1 officer wounded ; 4 men killed ; 1 mor-
tally, 2 dangerously, 18 severely, and 8 slightly, wounded.
Total casualties, 34.
D. F. RENNIE, M.D., Surgeon, 31st Regiment,
Senior Medical Officer, Shanghai Field Fizce.

Camp before Kah-ding, Oct. 24, 1862.
Sir,--I have the honour to forward the annexed
list of casualties amongst the allied forces engaged
this morning at the assault and capture of Kah-
ding, in transmitting which it affords me much plea-
sure to be able to report for the information of the
brigadier-general commanding that nothing could
be more satisfactory than the sanitary state of her
Majesty's troops since leaving Shanghai, there being
at the present time but two men non-effective from
sickness, namely, soldiers of the 67th Regiments
suffering from ophthalmia.—l have, &c.,

D. F. RENNIE, M.D.,

Surgeon 31st Regt., Senior Medical Officer,
S banghai Field Force.
The Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General, China.

ADMIRALTY, Jan. 9.

A despatch, of which the following is a copy, has
been received from Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope,
K.C.8., the commander-in-chiefof her Majesty'sships
on the East India and China station, relating to
the recapture of Kah-ding, near Shanghai:—

RECAPTURE OF KAU-DING.

Headquarters, near Kah-ding, Oct. 24, 1862.

My Lord,—You will be pleased to acquaint the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that the
force noted underneath moved oat of Shanghai on
the 22d inst., under the command of Brigadier-
General Staveley, Captain Fhnon, and Colonel
Burgoviene, of Ward's Chinese corps; and that
Kah-ding was retaken this morning after a feeble
resistance.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) J. HOPE,
Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget,
C. 8., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty.

List of Casualties in the Naval Brigade under the Com-
mand of Brigadier-General Staveley, during the Expe-
dition against the Rebels at Kah-ding, on the 24th of
October, 1862 :

Imperieuse—Stephen M'Coy, captain after-guard, se-
verely wounded ; Charles Townrow, ordinary, severely
wounded ; Wm. Bushford, ordinary, slightly wounded.
kEuryalus—John Kilbury, gunner's mate, 'severely
wounded; Martin Connor, A. 8., slightly wounded; Mi-
chael Connor, private R.M., slightly wounded ; Joseph
Slythe, ordinary, slightly wounded ; John Halifax, private,
R.M., severely wounded.
Pearl—John Farrant, gunner,R.M . A., severely wounded;
Daniel Dighton, ordinary, mortally wounded ; Chr. Gam-
bling, ordinary, slightly wounded.
(Signed) J. HOPE, Vice-A.dmiral.

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