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lien- i NOMINAL ROLL OF OFFIrERS AND MEN KILLED AND
state that, -, the -ground in the neighbourhood of silence the guns on the right oe the gate, the wounded were all artillerymen ; the Line escaped s staff, rode up to the upper northern fort with a Chaplin have been recommended for the Victoria and accompanied by Mr. Parkes, started for
sinuamnmdownasstoesxutrreremnedlyer.insTohleenCt hininedseemoffloacneoroirn, ctoomld Cross, which they right well deserve.
Pehtang h leing all salt flat (although the place is French undertaking those on. the left ; the troops scathless.
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" unfortifiet 1) the barbarians will net find it easy to be under arms at six next morning. During From the further gate of Tang-kow we looked
the English party to be off at once, and said if they tsin. There the people came out to meet them, and
And now the soldiers came rushing in, but still begged for mercy. " The Mandarins have fled ;we 1 L GUST.
sirStlr. .N-da:Caeprt;
NNE,ornonedkeed, 48th RI egimenth, Aide-ded-Cafmhp. to
tO land. dhotild they be so foolish as to throw the afternoon Sir Hope Grant made his dispositions across the river to Taku and the Tau Yaumun
anted the forts- they must come and take them. the Chinese feeght. . Captain Prynne shot the belong to your Majesties." The town itself will
ehemselvt ts across these flats, there are camps of for the attack. Baring's battery of Armstrongs pagoda on the south side, where Sang-ko-lin-sin
commanding officer with his feeoleer, The 67th not be cu ied, but th 67th and the cavalr with ' severe y , guns ot woun o t igh
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horse and = foot which will prevent them from turn- and Desborough's 9-pounders were to take the ex- was supposed to have his head-quarters. Beyond
caught the enemy on the left of the ramp, and Barr '.7hatptery were aleread encamped at itsygates. 1-w
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leg. the forts. If tt be the fact that the bar_ treme right, with Milward's Armstrongs and the gate were two small intrenehments, soon aftete- wAbout 11 a.m. the two northern forts opened on
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bayonetted 27 in one mass. The French rushed , The Treenainder of the arymy follows on Tues- slightly ; contused wou'nd of face. Ps°
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banan foam does amount to 30,000 men, the Govan's battery in the centre, the First Division wards abandoned hY the enemy, and furtheer on tn.he th, e working Parties, and sent some 32-pounders un- at them on the other side as they vainly endeavoured deayvh Mtn
tep_arkes has. e.endered the most important
pleasantly near, but an hour's dual ended by Mil- to escape. At the ro er left-angles/3f the,fohrt la. y s r ices o he.e.xpedition. Ev. er in the front, his
Tartar car salry and infantry, being now reinforced, to lead the attack, with the second in reserve. two northern forts ; while three forts on tue souve
ward's Armstrongs shutting them up after some 17 bodies, blown uppb pa
shell from ovan s owit- energy and ability have contributed not a little to neck-anDdritvheir
hFrancis Wills,
are so die itributed station by station as to enable There being no cover for riflemen, large fatigue par- loomed large and threatening in the distance. 'The
splendid practice at 2,000 yards. During the night zers, which General Nya ier had brou ht up in sup- the reselts which have been obtained. Lord Elgin 's' ' le mc sin arm g .
them to ' repel any attack, which information, it is ties were at work all night, and dug a trench at position was most formidable. Sir Hope Grant
Govan s attery-Gunner Edward Casey dangerously •
hoped, " ' will comfort the Imperial bosom." As re- 700 yards from the place. Mejor Fisher, Royal therefore determined to get up the hepaviy guns
lat Hi
--e engineers got close up to the ditch, and were port of the French colupinu as they stogrmed the fort. left yesterday in the Granada for Tien-tsin, and the gunshot wound in arm (amputated)-Gunner John Welch',
y discovered by the Chinese, who made a fine display on the stakes outside were dozens of Chinese, " hoist next mail will probabl infer from that all is ar-
gards the Russian barbarians, instructions have Engineers, one of the most active and valuable once, to throw a bridge over the
.ethho, near.
severely; gunshot wound in head-Gunner Edward Moran,
of fireworks to discover their position, in which wit!' their own etard." One had fallen on his ran ed. The r tsiny people say that Sang-ko-
already been sent to trusty officers eto make search officers in the expedition, crept up to the wall at opposite Sinho ; and, after crossing wt.. a portion
severely ; gunshot wound in chest-Gunner Michel
they utterly failed. .By early dawn the work was eyes another waspstaked rieht through the bod 1* gin was potsitii6vnely in the
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withou' t sign or sound" in the neighbourhood, and midnight. He found two large ditches, one of of the force, to engage the north forts in the rear,
tl f rt on the 21st,
any Rs assians found will be sent as prisoners to recent construction. Both were filled with water, while the navy attacked them in front. A large done, The centre battery-600 yards in front of e The lie in sections, sir," said a 4. 4th. man. Ony.e Lids that nex. day. he passe t rou,l,h Tienetsin en , s ightly ; gunshot wound in leg.
Pekin. The English and French, after receiving and evidently communicated with the rivegon the number of junks and sampans were found at Tang- the main entrance, contained three eight-inch 'nor- hundryed and thirty-seven were burled in the fort in
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route for Pekin, with 100 draggletailed followers. Pennyethe s a ery.-Gunner John Troll, severely ;
their el lastisement last year, seemed afraid of ano- further side of the camp. Major Fisher was busy kow, which the sailors boarded over, and prepared tars, under command of Major Pennycuich, R.A. one grave. For da.ys the de d e flo t d from A • on the 21st was the Armstron triumphant. gunshot wouud in left shoulderblade.
eller de feat, and of a demand for war expenses and pushing on his reconnaisance when the Tartars on for the bridge. On the afternoon of the 14tha flag In the left front battery were two eight-inch the ditch into th • brla w
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eh o. t e bac war s and I. r- Two guns out of.three dismounted in t e ort oarry's Battery.-Driver Charles Baxter, slightly; gun-
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were alarmed " lest other nations beyond sea should the wall discovered him, burned blue lights and of truce was sent in by the enemy, with letters for howitzers and two 32-pounders, under Captain Bed- wards ith the te. riv
ide. Their wounded were carried been settled by its shells, and two shells had burst 1 shot wound in right shin.
henceforth took down on them," or they would have fired, so he was obliged to retire. Lord Elgin and Baron Gro.s from Hang-fuh, Go-
- were 1 i war s attery of Armstrongs at 1,250 nd rth •
ingfield, R.A. In the centre of the s o d l'ne tf • w
ec n i o in a most ingenious manner. A rope passed right in the centre of both cavities of the lower fort. Rot ton's Battery-Driver G. Roberts, slightly ; gunshot
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sued for pence. elf they were really increasing At 6 a.m. on the 14th the whole army was afoot, vernor-General of the province. Mr. Parkes re M• 1 d' b
yards ; the left of the two flanking batteries con- eucereejt anerniisctswleedtt(t)tiir,idx:iain::: elaiitch,,. wound in 6s, ht foot-Driver It. Coulter, slightly; contusion
their force! this year to avenge themselves they and soon after that hour the march commenced. ceived the messenger, on whose banner was written
taining two of Govan's 241 b. howitzers, and the the
trl'he lone One of the dismounted guns, a 24 pounder brass oe right cheek.
s Battery,--Bornbardier Henry Elliston,
would miser have allowed the slightest rumour of The guns were in front, with 200 rifles in skir- in English characters, " Respect the flag of truce."
ell slightly ; gingall ball in right shoulder.
their intention to get abroad at Shanghai. He has mishing order, under the command of Major Shortly afterwards another arrived from the people right Major Rotton's eight-inch gun, two of Barry's wheregthe were howitzer, bore unmdisthakelble evid:nce of ttfeeasrhfhl Desborough'
reasasmed oact e hewer nkort
Tehn feirta destruction
tcahuse yh t ifeste mi siles.
Reyal Engineers-23dCornpany-Brevet-Major Graham,
been reporting time after time that he finds the Rigaud. Then followed the first brigade, consist- of Taku, begging we would settle our difficulties, Armstrongs, and two 121 b. French canons rayes. nese loss iyn kill di) d rosds
din jun st. h ehChi
e an woun e
.canno ave een was torn completely open, a deep in entation
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had burst a t e m_out o h_e gu.n.d The. outh
man, dangerously ; gunshot woun.d, abdomen (penetrated).
barbarian force stated by some at 25,000, by others ing of the Royals and 31st, followed by the second as the war inflicted great hardships on the people. The fire of the latter battery was directed against less than 1,500
the upper south fort, and the four remaining French ties-17 men killed,
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inert; and 161
cTi en
men. The English had 200 casual- made in the centre of the gun, one of the trunnions Bth Conipany.-Corporal W. Willcox, dangerously; gun-
m ,as severely; gunshot wound of thigh-Sapper James Chap-
at 30,000, their war-ships at so many, their guns at -the Queen s, 60th Rifles, and 15th Punjabees " Bill," said a private of the Buffs to his comrade,
e carria(se was knocked to pieces. shot wound, shoulder and chest-Sapper William Edey,
eci many, that they were running up more sheds at -the division being under the command of Sir the Chinamen have sent a flag of truce. What guns were placed on the right to silence the fire of nd d. The 44th
• d h • th mortally ; gunshot wound, abdomen (since dead).
Shanghai, which the troops will shortly arrive to John Michel. The Second Division halted on the for ? Cause they find this here fighting BO uncom- the numerous batteries on the other bank of the wtoru
ie
t. and 7t ,
lhlaving provide tilt?
ts opm ng part ies, wherde nature y the greatest su 3d Foot-lst Battalion.-Lance-Corporal Michael Fordo,
river. Two of Barry's Armstron 's and two of Rse t;:coef,2dste,
11 had 171urieI t. ekmselvevn. e
occupy, that one dealer has undertaken to supply ground occupied by the first on the previous mon disagreeable." They were, indeed, to be
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slightly; contusion over right hip-Private Edward Timbs,
Govan's 9-pounders were at the gsouth salient of within the embrasure, and t ere was no mar , o severely; gunshot wound, left knee.
them with bread, and another with beef. This un- night. Just at the angle where the river pitied, for they suffered through the pig-headed
Tang-kow, in face of the upper Taku batteries, eight officers and 62 men wounded. I append a 44th Regiment.-Capt. George Ingham severely; contu-
disguised exhibition of courage, this reckless pub- bent to the right a casemated battery had been obstinacy of the Pekin Mandarins and the vain-
Let me summarise what t e campaign has proved sion of back of right thigh-Lieut. Robt. 'Rogers, severely;
licity, would not have been the game of the veriest formed by the Tartars in a creek on the south glorious confidence of the Tartar troops, who were which threatened the right flank. The remaining nohninal return, and am happy to say that most of any other shot whatever. h
guns 0 eveunn_ ini rhi , , .
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fools, and they are not the veriest fools. The min- bank, with a view of taking the allied troops in unable to defend them.
two guns of Barry's battery passed to the left of the the wounded are doing well. The French list of rd's batteries were shirped in the Thames, and I Private doh Sm t,A 1 e -Privet . ra.
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• h t d ' *eht 'd Pri t Jhn Biddle killed-
ning of war is in this wise :-When one is going flank. At the turn of the stream three-quarters of Every day during the week messengers arrived
,was a ittle over 100. No man was hit
mortars and there opened fire. Desborough's bat- casualties r •
tery and the remainder of Govan's directed their on board the gunboats. Two shots fell harmless on wa
2 • - gunshot wound, left shoulder-Private ames Greyson,
respecting this gun. Col. Barry's and Cap-t. alil• I
brought overland from England. Arrived at Alex
severely' gunshot wound, left leg-Private James Rodgers,
tO surprise an enemy, 10,000 lie off, the mouth a mile lower down, another battery was visible, from Hang•fuh with letters for the Ambassadors,
fire on either forts as required. andria they were unshipped, and conveyed across severely', gunahot wound, head-Private Anthony Golen,
should be gagged, the drums muffled, the sally whose fire crossed that of the creek guns. The first Lord Elgin remained at Pehtang, Baron Gros en
the deck of the Woodcock. Sir Robert Napier had
slightly • contusion of right forearm-Private James Mat-
should be made when he is not expecting it, the of these batteries fired the previous day on a recon- board his frigate with the fleet. Five letters having
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At 4 o'clock on the mornin of the 21 t the Eno.- an extraordinary esca e • •
p During the thickest of
, were shipped and unshipped at Kowloon and thews, s'everely • gunshot wound of head- -Private Henry
attack when he is not on his guard. Who would noitering party, so it was resolved to silence it been received, Mr. Parkes, accompanied by Major lish column marched from camg T s-
I th fi ht b - I ---
pat ang kow. At c g e was quiet y surveying the enemy s Odin Bay, and when eventually landed at Peh-
sert by rail, Between Suez and China they
Bridehope, sevs'rely ; gunshot wound, left thigh-Private
J hn Goirsh • h P • t
verely , gunshot wound, left thig -.. rive e
give him notice beforehand, so as to enable him to before commencmgoperations against the intrench- Anson, was sent on the 18th with Lord Elgin's addition to the Royal Artillery and some position, when a ball hit the binocular in his hand
be in readiness ? They want to sue for peace, but ment. Two of Baring's Armstrongs were detailed answer. They left the gate with a flag of truce, and
ang, . y Jbt zstAe.lreax divcil,agerously; compound fracture, leftrrm
Madras mountain guns, the force consisted of Ma•or without injuring him. Ca t. Brooke his Aide- Mil d's b t P athn d a ged -
eight ttmes. war at ery ws. e r . it"Privait d ht
arthy, severely; gun.shrot wount g _
they do not choose to be the first to speak of it. for the purpose, and at 20 minutes past six they walkeddowntheriver's bank for some little distance,
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Graham's company, Royal Engineers, 215 Madjras de-Camp, was wounded in Pth I *dM. •
e eg, an 1 aeor t the had undergone that rocess no less than ''''
for miles over ground all but impractica e arm ns a e eorge Shorten, severely . eunsho w?und,
This is perfectly plain. Besides, as to the violence opened on the Chinese at 250 Yards. The enemy when they were met by the Aide-de-Camp of Hang- Sappers, the 44th and 67th R '
egiments, and 330 Greathead, on his Staff, had his trousers torn open e
ear artillery and yet not one gun received the left arm-Private Charles Taggart, slightly ; contusion of
of their language, these barbarians for the last 20 were not slow in replying, and for 10 minutes a very fah, who demanded their business. Mr. Parkes
Royal Marines, amounting in all to upwards of by a ball. Sir Hope Grant, as usual among the
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right temple-Private Michael Mealey, killed-Private
years have been feeding theigpride, and it is cer- pretty duel was carried on. The range seemed too said he was the bearer of Lord Elgin's letter, and
t arm-
-2,500 men. The French force-1,000 infantry and foremost, sent Col.Wolseley to reconnoitre the lower bdth t the A stro un is not too delicate s "el)
Private Thomas Dyer, dangerously ; gunshot wound, right
tainly not to be expected that in one day they will close,so three ofDesborough's 24-pounder howitzers that he must cross and see the Viceroy. The Aide- six 12-pounder canons rayes-under command of northern fort just as the stormin party obtained s7.lsiLlit7tleest dahhm' age.
Ili m4egtherefore, safely be
side-Private John APClavarty slightly • gunshot wound,
bring down their heads, and lay back their ears, were ordered to the front, and in five minutes the de-Camp declared this to be utterly impossible, and General Collineau, had marched up to Tang-kow an entrance into the upper. Off stgarted Col.Wolse- orTheeFroreurigchucsaange o war:
ht '• h I P' t H B 1 • ' " ' f
tg rig t eg- ma e enry oy e, slightly ; contusion o
and wag. their tails, and ask for mercy. In their Chinese fire was effectually silenced. The enemy that he would lose his head if he allowed them to the previous evening and arrived on the ground ley with loose rein and eas seat as thou sh he d the old right ankle joint-Private Patrick Murray, slightly ; con-
communications, therefore, it was inevitable that then opened from the bastion and battery lower pass. Mr. Parkes replied that was not his affair ; soon afterwards. lewae. arran ed that the artil- were riding in Rotten-row, aynd went rieht6u to and hen y, . l
an immense improvement on
on raye is a beautiful gun, 1.
tusion of left shoulder --Private Wm. Moody, slightly; con-
they should continue to use lan,„„e that was down the stream. Here they had two large guns he must either deliver the letter to the Viceroy lery fire should open on the uppfr northern fort at the ditch. The enemy " potted" at him with every llp
(about 5a- cwt.), and throws an 81b. she . I n
res 0 tusion back of neck-Lance-sergt. John Hassett, killed-
Drummer James Bolwell, severely ; arrow wound, right
extravagant and rebellious. oho& Sey still per- and some gingals, which commanded the river and himself or return to Tang-kow. He therefore shr a.m., while four English and four French gun- species of missile, from 32- ounders to arrows but
1) class of artil ery. It weight- 600 French ounds
I P' ' t P. trick D ' dan erousl • musket wound
eg- riva, e a ynan,
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sist in their desire to take revenge for the chastise- its bankse but which could not bear on the line of recommended the Aide-de-Camp at once to consult boats shelled the lower northern forts. The En lish he returned scatheless. 1)
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leg-I rivate Jonathan Beavis, killed-Private Charles
meat at Taku, then, of course, they must go to march, It was necessary to spike the guns of the the Viceroy on the subject. The boat was accordingly unboats detailed for the ur ose were the Jagnus, And now the fort was taken It contained 42 eilhr mp
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Taku and fight it out." creek battery, lest the enemy should return and sent back with a message, and in half an hour &own, Drake, and Woodcpockp. The French sent guns, many of them lar e, and * a the key of the su-
e * bett than
riages, however, are in every respect .er b -
Edwin Lceney, killed-Private Hamilton Marshall, killed
The correspondence between the Tartar General attack the allies in the rear. A party of sailors returned with therequired permission. Mr. Parkes four iron gunboats, one of which had arrived the position. The lower nlhern NfvorZ wit h its cave- Private James Steward, killed-Corporal Aronille Cot-
p rior to the rifled cannon The French car- Cash, killed-Private Samuel Clarke, killed-Private
ours. I hey are not two-thirds of the weight, su - .
day before the engagement.
trill mortally ; gunshot wound in head (since dead)-Cor-
and the Viceroy of the Province since the landing had been provided for the purpose, and 20 men of and Major Anson crossed at once, and after marching
lier open in rear, lay at our mercy, and the whole stantial enough for rough work, and quite un-
of the allies at Pehtang was also fouud. The Gene- the Chesapeake, commanded by Capt. Willes and between files of Tartar troops drawn up in what -
Hardly had the head of the English column of the southern forts were enfiladed by that just a'ffected by the recoil of the gun. There is but one -Private Robert Alcock, severely ; gunshot wound, right
ral gives an account of the first reconnaissance, and Lieut. Gibson, crossed irra junk under the fire of was intended for an imposing array, they reached .
reacned the advanced picket when the enemy captured. The judgment of Sir Hope Grant was opinion here, that the Armstrong carriages and shoulder and wrist-Private Wm. Barrett, severely ; gun-
pora'l John Murphy, dangerously ; gunshot wound in head
states that he drove back the barbarians with a loss the bastion guns. Several shots went near the junk, the Viceroy's yamun. Hang-fuh is a wizened little
oncprensedfrotare,thaebouut five at.mh ~ ,frfonet botdh
fnorthehrn completely justified. Against the opinion of the aoasons are unnecessarily heavy. The ordinary
of six or seven men on his side, and as many on that but they got over unhurt. The creek battery con- man, rather over 50, very polite and very 'cute, He
French commander and en ineers who maintained w 66 • h 131 t.. re th d ble thin severely ; gunshot wound, right wrist-Private Daniel
of the enemy. He did not inflict a more severe loss tained-7 iron guns-two 12-pounders, and five remarked that, as they had brought a flag of truce, I. t er soud ern or ,rA rom t e
91b. gun weigh s ecw 7mo . an
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Callaghan, severely ; gunshot wound, chest.-hPrivhate Erna-
er batteri s IT
hiv . e. . ilwar 's battery o rmstrongs that the attack should be gmade 'on the south, he Armstrong- ut the ciu:riage is so mete Bolter shot wound, back and shoulder-Private John Burford,
" becat he knew the Governor-General was anxious 6-pounders, which were soon spiked by the jacks. the war was at an end. " No," replied Mr. Parkes,
diately replied, and one wing of the 67th 1 1 d • ' ' h
reso ute yr an consistently maintained that t e that each gun and carriage complete is nearly the Private Thomas Carrigan. severely ; gunshot wound, rig t
to opennegotiations, and therefore he did not wish Several dead men lay about, and one Tartar ap- " hostilities are testy suspended until the flag be imnie
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to exasperate the arbarians." To this Hang-fah Peared on the top of a house taking pot shots at withdrawn, and we have merely come to deliver a
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pushed up to the borders of a canal affording upper northern fort was the key to the whole, and
so it turne ou . same weight. I believe Sir William Armstron g temple-Private John Coffey, dangerously; gunshot wound,
b nuel Collick, severely; gunshot wound, rig t s oulde.rh
head-Private Charles Chapman, severely ; gunshot wotind,
has im roved on the attern of carriaee sent to
p p
a replies thret he must not allow diplomatic considera nelter at 450 yards from the ditch, a ev, ing of the • d t The heavy guns were
_ the Chesapeake's men. This was too much for letter." " That is not so in China," said the Viceroy ;
4T4hthFrushhing ukp to another canal on their left.
right shoulder-Private James Chilvers, mortally ; shell
tions to interfere with his military duties, but that ow ordered to advance, and two faesh regi- China and there is great room for such improve-
- wound of head (since dead)-Private Wm. Cox, severely ;
one of the sailors, who attempted to climb up to " with ns a flag of truce causes an absolute cessation
e. renc too up position on the English right. u ent th Bufffsthand th.ed 84t4hhPunja6b7eehs, sßupt-
gunshot wound, right arm-Private John Davlis, severely ;
at all hazards he must maintain his position at the roof and shoot the man with his revolver. of warlike proceedings." " Indeed! then how was ,
Their guns
.at once opened on the southern fort, and p iedl
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de whecarie . t anhd th
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ml• dsih el
naents.' In this resp- ect the French ar.e unqcucelsd-
tionably superior, and immediate attentihnirsh guntoott wooundd h olijannrre layt:ts,etaenreglz..;.
Sinho and Tangekow, those places being the key He caught a Tartar, who knocked him down with it that, after sending in five flags of truce, you
shoon af,ter sidx ap.m.hall the batteries had opened fire. har y a c e or.tehrth en given be directed to the subject. But here t supe- aadr-PrgavteatJeame
R o bse rpt
to the Northern forts. The Governor-General alio a stick, and then shot him through the elbow. yesterday fired on our reconnaissance ? I don't
oguusnlsy ; gw ushot wo nr
hearld-Private Jeremiah Easton,
encloses a copy of Lord Elgin's letter and offers a, Captain Willes, having set fire to the junks, re- understand military matters; lam only a civilian." uotyan s and
Niles ordo,ugh's howitzers came into efa dr:tiacterawcerehce)viited..amirfrvira t e
cciir ;, hcr
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rig
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riority ceases
mortally ; gunshot wound, abdomen (since dead)-Private
1-; A fll • Chi bth officers and
ac lone an d.l vkear S and Barry's Armstrongs hit a kes cute I The Freridei .ri. 7 inhe ntlt, o
Wiliam Easton, severely, gunshot wound, left arm-Pri-
reward of 1,000 taels (i333)for the ba;barian chiefs, turned with his party, again under fire from the Haug-fuh begged hard for two days delay to enable
Sagr Ide o t t:* h i b tlatj se r ever occa- n ~lefet
wiereadvanicle .1 t halhf-past six a trendous ex- wri a wads mean y men, have stfingutsffid t mse ;riel
vate Joseph Felton; dangerorly ; gunhshot sovound d,
°teat,
dead or alive, 100 tile's for each of the inferior bastion. The Chinese had elevated their guns too commissioners to arrive from Pekin, but he was
tokeensroThe uc
os cieteh t n lie e (Itialian ymedal,
leader's, and five for those of the common fellows. high. The shots passed over the heads of the gallant distinctly informed that no delay whatever would pt:ssictm too . p acelm t e upper mirt ern fort, and ver an
Iftvere mer o
mr. sion. Most e thiefoh c
rwhO calel d tleirs wja'rned wild Ja anese _
ripratyvrzz: tirvrly:rmis oitthwelit; bd,hrlgt
mud le. a mYan
a. otuh teln minutes ater another still more terrific __ y _ e himse a aio . . and the way in w ic. ey ai . p l
All prisoners were to be forwarded to Hane-fuh, little band, who got safe ashore, Captain Willes rid- be granted, and that hostilities would recommence
1 -Private Wm. Llyoy' d, dagngeroLiy ; gunshot wound,
th fort Beams of wood earth Parkes demanded the surrender of the forts. " Ala-
in e ower nor .. : ,
ponies into useful artillery horses excited universe cnee
that he might return them at once, appeasbe the ing through the mud on the back of one of his men, immediately.
shells splinters, and bodies were hurled into the surd and ridiculous request," said the other, " you admiration. They well know how to put their chest and.arm-privat? Wm. M'Cave, severe .
ly ; gunsho;
nshot
barbarian wrath, and so procure good terms of peace. Thisincident over, the line advanced, artillery in The 15th, 16th, and 17th were spent in getting
air, ehile the concussion shook the ground for have only taken one fort out of five ; that is not b I • flt f
on ra eto the est purpose. tis no au o
can. y wound, hip-Private Thomas Murphy, mortally , g.O
w und chest (since dead)-Private John Pardoe, slightly;
In slhort, prisoners were to be considered so much front, in echelon of batteries from the right. The up ropes, anchors, and materials for the bridge,
miles around. Still the Chinese stood to their much." " Well, then, we shall commence again at h •' f • h E o '
theirs that the Frenc gun is in erior to t e Jng- gunshot wound, left leg-Private James Patterson, se-
propeirty, which could be exchanged with advan- French had two batteries of rifled cannon, and one heavy guns and shot to use against the forts, and
guns, though their fire waxed fainter and fainter two o'clock." " The sooner the better •we only Hsi, in point of range accuracy, lightness, and verely ; gunshot wound, temple-Private Michael Power,
tage. The chief rebel (Lord Elgin) was specially of mountain guns, so that 48 guns opened on the commissariat stores. On the morning of the 18th
as that of the aliies became more intense. The hoisted flags of truce to enable our civil authori- destructive effect. Neitl;er on the 12th, when the severely ; gunshot wound, side-Private Hugh Robins.on,
recommended for capture, as the war would be fort at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock, Barry's battery on Col. Levy, of the French Engineers, crossed the
whole of the English field artillery was now pushed ties to communicate with yours." By two o'clock attack was made on Sinho, nor on the 14th, nor severely ; gunshot wound, neck-Private John Tlai:ridine,
vid Sbui-
ended if he were taken. the extreme right, about 800 yards from the nearest Peiho with a party of 300 men, to fix on the best
up to 500 yards from the gateway, and kept up an all preparations were made, and the French and at the storming of the fort, did their guns, sdeverely ; gunslhot wionusnhdyiwghot grdoinr-irtrivat.estDacor
poral
point, Milward's on the English left being thrown spot for the bridge on the south side. He found a
A general order 'directed the proceedings to be
incessant fire, under cover of which the skirmishers English skirmishers advanced against the lower though very good, make such practice as Mil- alriosmuna's smregy 4 g
i h silightly ; sleet Zund, left ear ; Fri-
taken in case of invasion. Should the allies go to further back. The Tartars immediately replied, good road leading up from the river, along which
obtained a position near the counterscarp of the northern fort. No shot was fired, no resistance ward's battery on the 12th and 21st, or Barry's on vete James Clinton, severely ; gunshot wound, thigh.
Pehtang no opposition was to be offered on their and showed they had a numerous artillery, though he was advancing, when a brisk fire was opened by
outer ditch. Here Lieut. Gye, of Milward's battery, made. Upwards of 2,000 soldiers-many of them the 14th. The Armstrongs are made of vvrought Royal Marinec-Private Hugh Sweeney, killed-Lieut.-
landing. When they moved out, the Tartar cavalry the guns were of small calibre and badly served. the Tartars from the orchards which lined the road.
a most promising young officer, son of the director wounded-gave themselves up as prisoners. r
They iron, the French of bronze. The chanties of injury Col. T. 0. Travers, slightly ; contused wound, right leg-
was ordered to disperse, harass their flanks and After pounding away for some time, the fire of the The French quickly threw skirmishers into the of the Royal Italian Opera, was shot through the were at once released and sent across the river. to the interior of the gun from the effect of Capt. Carrington, slightly ; gingall ball through lower hip
Li ut. G. Maires severely • 'wren ball left shoulder-
,
allies being sustained and most destructive, there orchards to drive out the enemy, and, advancing a
Again a flag of truce was hoisted on the south forts ; the ball are, therefore, sensibly diminished in -
rear, ditide them into several bodies, and finally
thigh. A gunner was wounded almost at the same
Lienet. Barker, slig'htly ; la'cegriatbed woun
'd, right foot-
reunite to exterminate them. was a lull for a few minutes. At half-past 8 the short distance, found aa intrenchment on the road
moment. A lad of 15, on the Indian medical and Mr. Parkes, Major Anson and Mr. Loch favour of the Armstrong. Milward's battery fired Lieut Straghan, slightly, lacerated wound, right foot-Prl-
line again advanced, and the artillery opened at defended by some hundreds of Tartars. The French
These instructions were carried out to a very
establishment, a soldier's son, and Fitzgibbon by crossed once more. They walked along the front 90 rounds a gun within three hours and a half on vate Philip Powell, severely ; gingall ball; right hand-
-400 yards. The practice was magnificent both on soon got on their flank, and took the intrenchment
Private James Andrews, severely ; gingen ball, left wrist-
limited extent. The Mongols and Mantchoos who
name, was on the field as hospital apprentice, of the south fort, but the mantelets were down, and the 21st, and the gun was only sponged every
the French side and our own, but the superiority of in first-rate style. It was found at the junction of
William Wintrip, slightly ; contus.ed wound of. ab-
hovered about during the action made but a few
attached to the 67th. Without a moment's hesita- not a man visible. On passing a drawbridge which tenth round. Not one gun is in the slightest degree Private
P vete John Malone severely ; gingen ball, right
the Armstrong gun over the French rifled cannon the South Tien-tsin road, which the enemy had be-
tdhoimhen-
prisoners. The grog was:in the rear of the Second
tion he rushed to the artilleryman and dressed his led up to the gate, an officer rushed out and injured. The Armstrong is loaded at the breech,
Prinvate Charles Bish74, severely ; gingall ball, left
soon became evident. The Chinese guns near gun to break up. Large bodies of Tartars appearing
Division, under charge of a sergeant of the 44th
wounds under a tremendous fire. In so doing he ordered them back. "We shan't go back," said the French at the muzzle. Here again the advan- shogulder-Private Lawrence Cline, slightly ; contused
and private of the Buffs, with 16 Coolies. They were Barry's battery were first silenced, the others soon in every direction, Col. Levy requested Capt. Bra-
was shot in the arm, but the bullet has been ex- Mr. Parkes " I must at once see the Governor. tage is on the side of the English weapon. In de- wound-Private Frederick Burke, severely ; gingen ball,
followed suit, and such a fire was kept up through bazon, R.A., who had accompanied him, to return
right ankle-Private Thomas Power, severely ; g.ingall ball,
joined by two Madras Sappers, who had fallen out
r tracted, and the wound is healing. A more gallant General." 'After some parley the officer conducted structive effect the Armstrong shell is greatly
'
the embrasures that no man could work a gun. to Gen. Montauban for reinforcements. This he
shoulder-Private William Magin, severely ; gin.gall ball,
f.rom fatigue. After getting through the mud the
lad never lived. His character is excellent, and he them to Hang-fah's house, before reaching which a superior to the French. Built up in sections, the
The infantry were then ordered to advance, the 200 did. A regiment, with two rifled guns and some
left, thigh-Private Patrick o:Phelan, severely , gingen
sergeant and soldier partook rather too freely of
well deserves some promotion. messenger with a flag of truce presented a letter 121 b. shells must burst into 49 angular pieces, ex-
ball, shoulder and breast-Pnvite Thomas Fitzwilliam,
Rifles leading, with the Royals and the 31st close mountain pteces, passed over at once, and our allies
from the Governor He agreed that Lord Elgin
the liquor provided for the troops, and fatigued
elusive of the top and leaden casing. Their effect
thigh ; Private Dominick Gavin, se-
At 8 a.m., the Chinese heavy guns having been . • . .
severely ; gingall ball,
on their heels. Arrived at the ditch a dam was established themselves on the s.outh bank of the
might proceed up the Pelho to Pekin, but he re- is frightful, and the range over which they spread verely ; gingall ball, thigh-Private James Williams, se-
with their exertions, lay down to sleep d 1 •
, ec axing
1 1 dhl dd d d
near ysi ence , t e a er party was or ere to ad-
discovered which prevented the water from s
e cap- hrer. Shortly afterwards the unks which had
fused to surrender the forts. Mr. Parkes returned death and destruction almost incredible. No troops verely ; gingall ball, thigh and testicle-Private Richard
they would not go on until the forts were taken. • • ' • -
be dt T k j fl d h vance and throw a bridge over tbe outer ditch.
infghint6ootthe lever. Here they crease. d, Lieut. Shaw, en prepare a . ang- ow were oate up. t e
his letter to Hang-fah, telling him that nothing could stand against them in the open. The French Doar, dangerously i gingall ball, ahouhier7--Sergeant Hem?
After some hours they awoke, and, disputing about
T hd b d d fBI h d' 1" ht
wo a een prepare ,ma e o ans ar sig
Trent, severely ;. gmgall ball, thigh-Private George E -
o. t e h Rifles, celer et audax, being the first man stream for three miles to the spot where the bridge
but absolute surrender would suffice. "But I have are not masters of this secret, and the effect of their
the road, went straight up to a body of cavalry which
infantry pontoons, under charge of Lieutenant e „ p” „ • •
wards, severely , gingen ball, great toe-Private William
in the fort. Two uns from an angle of the intrench- was to be made. The Chinese had added some
no power. Who has . , The Military Com- shells is much less deadly. Once get the range spencer severely; gingen ball, right hand and les-Lance
. they mistook for Probyn s Horse. They turned out ment on the Fgrench tta k till kept fir uns to the batter on the river, which opened on
up a e g Pritchard, R.E. They were carried by 82 Royal
mender." " Where is he?' "He is dead.' Then ;is
vette an Armstrong, the word is passed down the Sero•ean't William Erle, severely; gingall ball, right hand
to be Tartars; on discovering their error the Eng- a ainst our allies h a c bah d t
g. . ,w o were el ge o honstrucha the sailors who fiLd the junks •so two of Barr 's
, Marines, accompanied by 12 sappers of the Royal
you are a man of stravv ; you call yourself VichroY battery so many degrees of elevation, and the andieg-Private Richard Baker, severely ; gingall ball,
lishmen. and Madrasees fired with effect, killing two
- ' f •1 ' Eneineers. The scaling-ladders and the powder-
b h
bridge in order to cross the ditch. This they did guns were roug tup to the corner o the vil age, b
and Governor-General yet you can do nothing dt d sights enable the gunners to place each ri
,i gra ua e . .
ght shoulder-Lance-Corporal Thomas Smith, slightly -
of the enemy and four horses, whose bodies were speedil and well, Lieut.-Col. Schmidtz Ch f d'Et t
, e a on the plain and directed to silence them The bags for blowing in the gate followed the pontoons. '
and refer me to a dead man. I shall stay no longer, shot in the exact spot indicated. P. • 11 1. h 1 • 1 '
gingal ball-Private Hip Parne . s ig ty; gmgal ball-
afterwards found on the plain. But such an unequal NI • yb
• hfi ' The first pon too ft h d'ffi lt • d
n was, aer muc 1 cu y, came
• Private James Norman, slightly; punctured wound-Lance
ajor, eing t e rst Frenchman in the place. Is, dl l' b d h h Ch:
guns were ar yun im ere wen t e inamen
":.het us discuss the matter," said the Viceroy, and E 1 d
fight could not last. The whole party were soon
ngland may well be congratu ate on possessing
Gen Montauban romoted him nex da
p t y, and thus opened fire from five guns in good line but 20 feet up to the causeway over the water, leading to the •
Sergeant John Thomson, slightly ; gingall ball, right thigh
so they did, until nearly five o'clock, when Mr, such a weapon. The Armstrong is the best gun _
• taken prisoners, with the exception of one Coolie, '
- - ' main ate of the fort. H th d tth d't h
Private Wm. Giles, slightly ; contused wound by round
gave a step to the whole of the French Staff, too high. The first shot from the Armstrong's fell g d d ednce. h
ke hlolad updo c e
di cd.
Parkes, seeing that nothing would be done, rose to
who gave leg bail and got back to Pehtang. After
....e see-.
that has yet been tested in actual war, and t h 1 +
Colonel Schmidtz is one of the most rising men in to the right and missed them ; the second burst in
hwes narrtow, an crowh e wit d i e a. nld w un e f
67th Regiment. -Lieut.-Col. Thomas, severely ; gunshot
binding their arms, the Tartars drove them to a
depart. On leaving the house he said, "By the sums it has coast the country have been wisely and
neighbouring town, and carried them before a Man- the French army, and highly distinguished himself their battery; the third dismounted a large gun, Th
theempw
onasosohnostwtehrrecu.ehavayhdandes uintewitehey ;t one
los
by, I hope you have sent all the people away from well expended. Considerable doubts were enter- wound of face-Capt.
IMillerd, dangerously ; gdunnstoott wwooununl,
at Magenta. He would be the last to claim a sending the carriage into the air in splinters ; the
hs rugg el
the town." " No, why should I?" Because the tained as to its success by some of the most experi- bkrneeansttieinetuti3Karisnigems e
yseveruenlyge. rogunsnisyl;;
otgwo d, shoulder
darine They were ordered to kotow before this die-
and exertions of Marines a dS. 13
n appers, w o did a 1 l •
merit due to another. The first man in the fort fourth plumped in among the fugitive gunners,
f 11 f b tt ••
•
p ace is a o a cries, whence you fire on us. • '
enced officers here; but all question is now removed _Lieut. Lennon, slightly ; contused by ehell, arm-Ensign
nitary-an order which all obeyed except the Buis
that brave men could, the pontoons could be ad-
was L.ieut. Shaw, the first Frenchman was Col, who never fired another s.hot. Every junk passed
You have seen what happened to the north fort to- There is no " but" or " if," and only one opinion as Turner, severely s contused by shell, arm and thigh-En-
soldi er-Moyse by name-who declared that he
vanced no further. Major Graha R 1 E •
m, oye up-
Schmidtz. The nature of the ground made the task up safely without the slightest accident, and the
day. Well, that is nothing to the storm of to the absolute and complete success of the " Arm- sign Chaplin, severely ; contused by shell, arm.and thigh-
would not prostrate himself before any Chinaman
neers, was wounded while leading on his men. An
of the Rifles much easier, and the angle may have materials for the bridge were secured.
Ensign reser, sevsre y , con use y , g
shot and shell which will b ' • F • • 1 • t d b shell thi h-Hospi-
e poured on you to- strong gun." No men could have worked harder
alive. He was therefore despatched by a blow on
fficer and 11 men of the Marines, and two of the
tal Apprentice Fitzgibbon, severely ; gunshot wound of arm
d the French from observing the Enelish
preven7 . Sir Hope Grant General nosier and Staff rode °
morrow." " Come back, come back," said the to secure this result than Brigadier Crofton. cona- _
the head, and left on a dunghill. The sergeant and - 6 'd all ' - ! Sappers, were elso wounded. One of the Sappers
Lance-Sergeant Richard Stokes, severely ; gunshot
entry. saw the Rifles when they first waved their outsi e t ewa sof Tang-kow on the evening of
Viceroy ; " I will sign what you like." Mr. Parkes mending the artillery ; Captain Brabazon, Deput
Madrasees having been placed in a cart were carried
is since dead. - -
y wound of right leg-private James. Ford, dangerously ;
hats en the top of the parapet. For nearly 10 rai- the 18th to make a reconnaissance of the forts,
dictated an absolute unconditional surrender of all Assistant Quartermaster-General ; and Major Hay, gunshot wound, chest - Private Thomas M'Corrnack,
for five days from village to village, and exposed for
M file "es of the 44th, one com-
nutes after that did the Tartars fire on the French, and returned more than ever convinced that the
deadnwh IC twto_coGmpani
the forts, guns, and materiel, and himself inserted a Brigade-Major. Colonel Barry and Captains Mil- severly ; gunshot wound, both legs-Private Jas. 11IhToy,
upwards of an hour at each place. The villagers
th th b 14. t
atht the end of which time, their bridge being finished, upper. northern fort was the . key of the man R y ahp
dam
hregory, e.o er y ieu e- provision that no soldiers should be allowed to
slightly; stake idn
.foot-Private Joh.n Murphy,kBl g ly ;
pulled their hair and beat them with sticks, but they
ward and Harrison were indefatigable in their
e French entered. As they went through the Position. It was therefore determined, notwith_ nant ogers, a rus ed to the ditch to keep down leave the town without a pass. The Viceroy signed, • gunshot w shoulder - Private Patric Power,
abstained from i • •
nflusting any mortal injury, though,
exertions, as were all the officers and men in the
shell woulnnd ri ht le -Private Owen Dolan,
tth ICA h d dh - ' • tcr b• t. t - h ' 11' fi f•ld t 1 1 k
ga eei es a come roun t e interior of the saning o jec ions mos strenuously urged against t e enemy sga ing re o ginga sanmaci oc s. observing, "My predecessor was degraded in '5B, slightly ; ,g g .
t Th 8
aceording to the sergeant's account, he was daily
batteries. Colonel Barry was very unfortunate ; v ely ; gunshot wound, left axilla-Sergean oma
fort and were being formed by Major Rigaud. an attack on the northern forts, that operations There was no cover against the bullets, spears, and and so shall Ibe now." It was night when Mr.
threatened with death in various shapes and forms. '
his battery was brought from Suez in a ship (the I?rieterhard, slightly ; gunshot wound, left ehoulder-Pri-
About 2,000 of the enemy were seen retreating should commence there. At 5 p.m. on the 19th aromvs flying about in every direction, so Captain Parkes returned from his important mission, b
vete Win. Barber, severely; gunshot wound, right thigh-
On the 17th inst., he arrived at Taku, was taken be-
Y Berenice) which afforded no sufficient accornmoda-
along a causeway which led from the opposite gate General Napier-who had occupied four days in Gregory placed his men up to their middle in water which time the whole of the southern forts were
Private Benjamin Brierley, severely ; lune: round, left
fore Hang-fuh, the Governor of the province, and
tion for the men. The seeds of sickness were sown,
exposed in the forts. " Then," said he, " they said up to an intrenched camp in rear of the northern Planning roads across the mud, which were made and commenced a fusillade against the Chinese on already in possession of the allies. Three hundred which developed themselves at a later period, and arm and neck-Privae,l3mAs;.tirt I
b kss,UL; gu
prtztl must die. First, they would slit my nose, then fohrts. Sir John Michel was anxious to pursue, but by fatigue parties of the Second Division-marched the parapets, himself seizing a rifle from a men, half English, half French, had been sent on first eoing into action all his officers save one sjoi,iitridej
irt irfihot :11 P
, roTtl;vgunshot wound, left a -Private
scoop out my eyes, afterwards rip up my belly, and t
.e men, who had not been in bed the previous out of Camp with the Royal Engineers and wounded soldier and using it with excellent ef across the river to garrison them. The enemy was (Lieutenbant Phillpotts) and one-third of his men Thons.Dienum, slightly ; gunshot wound, left side-Private
conclude with chtting out my heart. A Chinaman night, and had been working for 36 hours, were dead Madras Sappers, for the purpose of aonstructing fect for 30 rounds. Man after man of the 44th ; departing, and they entered the great fort of the were laid up in hospital. But the zeal and energy Win. Filer, slightly; gunshot wound, left leg-Private
in the forts gave me a friendly hint that they were beat. A battery from the south side also opened bridges -across the numerous canals, and throwing continued to drop, and still there was no bridge. ' Peiho without striking a blow. of officers and men surmounted all difficulties, and John Gardiner, dangerously ; gunshot wourid, cbest-Pri-
all mined." An officer quietly asked a sergeant fire ; so, after consultation between the allied coin- up breastworks for the heavy guns, the 67th Regi- Lieutenant Rogers rushed through the ditch, Thus 'in a ten days' campaign were the Peiho the country is deeply indebted to them. vete Thos. Ball, severely ; gunshot wound, left side of nose
ohn Sally killed-Private James Rafferty, se-
-Private J , . . ,
bow he became acquainted with these details, see- menders, it was determined not to go on until the ment and Milward's battery being in support. It pulled out the spikes, and succeeded in reachine forts tak.en, the disaster of last year avenged, the The weather continues magnificent. We have only verely ; gunshot wound, left lee--Private Matthew Rat-
.
ing that he did not speak Chinese. " Sure, sir, heavy guns were brought up. The First Division was supposed that these works would be completed the berm under the parapet wall. About thr'e Chinese war of 1860 brought almost to a close. had two heavy showers since leaving Pehtang. cliff, severely ; gunshot wouilll, right thigh - Private
these fellows have no secrets at ali at all." Some and the French returned to the camp at Sinho, and in 36 hours, and 6 a.m. on the 21st was named as same time the storming companies of the 67th The bridges, roads, batteries-earthworks, in short, most providential is it that we have been favoured Michael Ryan, severely ; gunshot wound, left breast-Pri-
excuse must be made for our friend's romancing, the Second Division, under command of' Major-Gen. the hour for attack. went at the ditches with a will. Some swam some
1 all the preparations for attack, were made exclu- with sunny days for two hours' rain converts the vete John Skeen, severely ; gunshot wound, left leg-Pri-
inasmuch as he was long engaged on the recruiting Napier, who took possession of rang-kow. The Northern Taku forts are close to the Peilto, struggled through, and a few succeeded in reaching sively by the Second Division of' the British army, a swamp an oo sus out o our en s.
mud into ' dfi d f tt ' vate Henry Wade, slightly ; gunshot wound, right armpit
service, but there is no doubt dS to his having been f I made a careful survey of the camp from end to on a low peninsula abOut three miles wide. Pehtang the berm. There they found the French, who had our allies arriving on the ground at the hour ap- The thermometer ranges from 85 at noon to 60 dur- Private Jeffre B rke dan erousl - unshot wound,
;T ht le a d Is'Y uP
' ' 15 ' ' Hgea.l severely ;
bound and beaten, for I saw him brought in, and end in every direction. The success ot the Arm- and Sinho form the base of a triangle of mud, already crossed over light bamboo ladders carried pointed for openin,e 4re. Nothing could exceed the ing the night. But the nights are getting rapidly e
sLllwoiinc? Her
; fdatkeneeawr=te
wirdam
johns,
his hands and arms were in a terrible state. Next strongs, great as it was on the first day, was even whereof' the lower northern fort is the apex. The by their Coolies. These ladders bent when placed skill and ability with which these difficult opera- colder, and the diplomatists must hasten their work severely ; gunshot gsVound, right leg - Private John
day another flag of truce was sent by the enemy, more. deeisively proved at Tang-kow• In seven sue- mud is under water at high tides, and intersected acrose the ditch. In jumped six Coolies up to their tions were conducted by Sir Robert Nahier. From or we shall be surprised by the winter. Nothing eyesou ghlin, severely ; gunshot wound, right ieg-Tril,ato
and 13 of the Coolies returned. In addition to being cRe- lye instances on the extreme right, before which by innumerable canals, varying in width from 10 necks. The ladders were supported across their the evening of the 19th to the assault on the 21st he could be better than the arrangements for getting John Whit e, dangerously ; gunshot wound, left k e
S. d, lneft shoil.
half-starved and well beaten, all their tails were ahry'e guns were posted, did I count the marks of to 35 feet. Saltpits and hillocks are dotted. about ehoulders, and the French quickly croesed over. was constantly on theground, directing and super- the wounded off the field on the 21st. Thu
were
dvearte J63,lmGrillin, dangerously ; gur(to3t,
.wg
i unshot wound,
cut c.ff. One Coolie is mortally wounded in the theihr shells which had passed through, ploughing in every direction. Starting from Tang-kow,a low " These men should have a riband," said Colonel intending. An engineer himself, no man could have taken at once to an airy, comfortable hospital, and leftTini°irP (iTil ji (tlgnitylizine,wdriong
b Id 7everely ; gunshot wound
head, but DO exception could have been taken had updt . e che.eks and the sole of the embrasure en routc, muddy sea beach is on the left attack of our army, Dupin, himself conspicuous in the front, " their been found more fitted for the purpose. In three I saw them all the same evening. Their wounds left side of head-Private Henry Spencer. severely ; gun_
they been put to death, for they are Chinese sub- an 13ursting inside. Here were upwards of a dozen the Peiho on its right. gallantry is marvellous." A plank was now placed hours and a half' after the first shot the work was had been dressed, and they were well supplied with shot wound, right thigh-Private %v. 7i. 'Watson, danger-
ud forehead-Private
corps s, killed in groups of three; and literally For about a mile and a half below Tang-kow the across the ditch in front of the main gate over done. But General Napier would never have had be d 11 •
ously ; speer wound, right shoulder a
jects assisting their country's enemies. e
ef-tea, sago, an a sorts of medical comforts
smashed to pieces. The Chinese 12-pounder which river flows nearly due south until it reaches the town which very rickety bridge many soldiers passed one theopportunity of which he so ably availed himself The a e
arrangements re ectee great credit on Dr,
' Charles Webster, severely ; gunshot wouni,dl left side of
On the night of the 12th the whole army
head-Private William Graham, killed-s mate James
had rnade the best ractice during th d 1 of Taku on the o osite bank It th h n •ts b one The English ladder art was also sent
e ay, ay pp . • en c a gee i y , •
~ p y save for the firmness and resolution of Sir Hope Muir, on Mr. Thompson, attached to the 2d division, Beatty, slightly ; gunshot wound, chest-Prie;ite Patrick
bivouacked sub lore, in the field. The day's work dismounted, and a barPrack in the rea-
r was knocked course to the east for a mile, skirting the toed houses, to the salient angle of the fort near the spot where Grant. In insisting on the attack from the north he and on the • Medical Staff. All the wounded are M'Sally, dangerously ; gunshot wound, chest---Corporal
was thoroughly satisfactory. A large force had to pieces by the Armstrongs and the Desborough's when it makes a sharp bend to the north for a mile the French had crossed. Here their ladders were assumed an enormous responsibility, but he con- now on board •
ship. A word for the Coolies, on Timothy O'Connell, k
severely ; gunshot wound, left 2.'nee-
been moved -through a most difficult country. The At the gate before Milward's batter was a Chines; and a half further, Th.en Comes a sweep to the laid and the troops got over. stantly asserted that the upper northern fort was whose conduct at Pehtang I remarked so strongly. Private Tho li htl • shell
mas Bea ,n 8 . ?I'd . Wound, right et",r7
s• enemy wa.s cut off from Tien-tsin, and driven from soldier so frightfully-- disfig red y
Private John Breanna , li
C gll y! gunshot wound, rigi2t
as scarcely to re- south-east, in which course it flows into the Bea. All this time the fire of the enemy continued in- the key of the position, and the event proved he was Without these on the 21st we should have fared Private Owen arro ,sh h 1
their intrenchments with very slight loss on the semble a human b ' l'a • '
temple- g-t-Y • unshot woun
mg. 1 I:arty-four rounds were The upper northern fort is built on the river's bank cessant, Cold shot, hand grenades, stinkpots, and right. The large south fort is surrounded by an badly Chirping and chaffine they went ur der the
—, - . . ' . right shoui .
'der-Private Stephen Corb' g di
ett, dangerously ;
part of the allies. Com .
pared with Pehtang we had fired from tkese guns which were not provided at the head of this last reach. Ilalf a mile furthet 'vases of lithe were showered on the crowd of be- en h•h' h Ib b t ' • -- -
°mous mars ,in w ic no cana s ave eeu cu . heaviest fire without a moment's hesitation, carried ht thieh
shell wound, rig , and left foot-Private William
reached a land flowing with milk and honey. The with the new lubricatin
round shot,
wads. And yet no gun down, P-rid a mile from the mouth, iS the lower siegers who stood u n the berm The ladders It •th f e alwa s
po . . is ere or , . y py
swam , and without a great t • ounded man t o nid s and ah If n
heir w w i e a, a d re- Fallow, severely ; right shoulder-Private
gardens afforded abundance of vegetables ; excel- was washed more thang one dthnme el northern fort, On the eolith side d 1 -d • •
ld h b William Fawn, dangerously ;s l• . .
p inter, right knee-Private
e, an e r y . ,an near y oppo- place against the wall were pulled into the fort, expenditure of time and money wou ave een turned again as quickly as possible. Six of them 0
lent water was found in every direction ; large as a matter of re t•
wen Flynn, slightly ; contusion of ri ht shoulder-Pri-
t h h
P eau ion before the second ad,- 81 e t e upper hort ern fort, a strong fort enfilades or thrown over, and in vain did man after man impracticable for artillere , and very difficult for have been wounded, and lam glad to hear that all vete James Hetherington, severel ; gt
• f 'eht e
stacks of hay, which had been stored for the Tartars vance of th 1.
e me. Th
con usion o re, . ey
refr e canard about their fouling its approaches, while about three quarters of a mile atterapt tO swarm through the embrasures. If the infantry. One mud causeway, with three others Coolies employed on the 21st will be decorated with -Private Thomas Mills, killed yby round shot-Private
eatied-the horses of the Kin '
g s Dragoon Guards is therefore most effectually disposed of. Their lower down on the south bank lies the lar fo d f ' d' ' t .
ge ,rt e cnee WO cspera e, nothing could exceed the branching from it, leads up to the gates. The ditch the order of the dollar, The health of the army is Michael Brown, slightly ; arrow wound left side-Private
and the Sikhs • the air AV b• k d
John Beaghan, sh h i
night clear ' • tui ris an pure; the fire was nearly or quite as quick as those of Govan's which was unsuccessfully attaaked last year. be alla t f the s ail nts Between English and is
- g nry o .a s a . 14 to 16 feet deep, and very wide. This fort was not now so good. A fortnight's encampment in g-t-y, arrow wound, left knee-Private
and bright. lo one danger, however, and Desborough's batteries
patnck M'Donald sliel •
we were evident' of old guns-than which Yond, and close to the beach on the south side, is French there was nothing to choose. A Frenchman defended by no less than 207 pieces of artillery, 53 the mud has produced diarrhcea, dysentery, and And c) b tly , arrow wound, left arm-Pri-
the level y ex.posed. Th. e pla.in was below there are no better-and after
vette rew onnor, severely • arrow wound, right arm-
chf the Peiho at spring ti e upwards of an hour's the fifth fott. The upper northern fort is as nearly as climbed to the top of the parapet, where for some of which are of the largest calibre. One 68-pounder, ophthalmia, and there have been two cases of Private Alfred Tho p '
evident mark" ef b • ds, and bore work there was no increase in the recoil. At short possible of rectangular form, with anglesrounded off. tithe he stood alone. One rifle after another was three 32-pounders, one 10-inch gun, and three 24- sporadic cholera, both ending fatally. But in forty- Private John Gleesionn,s(sTs;:revierelnssletliNsve= orfi hieleticle-
land without the drg ocgsionally flooded-Hol- ranges under 300 yards, however, the old round 9- . -In the centre of the front face, looking towards the , handed te him, Whieh he fired against the enemy. pounder brass howitzers, all taken from the gun- eight hours we shall be on firm ground, and in -Sergt. Patrick M'Grady, keilie'd-g-Private John glaneyg,
too tired .to eere s'
h owever, every o. ne was pounder and the 24-pounder howitzers seemed to be sea, is a high cavalier moanting two latge brass But his courage Was unavailing and he fell back, boats, were mounted on its ramparts. TwentY- a lovely plain, with' abundance of water and
_killed-Private Thomas Burns, severely ; gunshot wound
after a frugal su - muc aboet that risk ;SO more efficient than the conical shell. Desborough's Chinese guns of great calibre, and one En lish 32. s eared throu h the ye Ahother pickaxe In five beautifully finished brass 7-inch Chinese guns ve bl The countr 1 • ssured, and I f
geta es. y peop e are rea e charm-Private William Creepy, severely ; arrow wound
the rest of the td)Peeh, the pickets were posted and guns, beautifully served, were the most succesiful Pounder, taken from the gunboats. This cagvalier is hpand, tt ' gd
te ' * h' t ' ' f li
a empte to cu away t e op o t e wall. were also found, in addition to a perfect arsenal of bring in supplies of fresh provisions ; and, once rig t leg--Private Charles M‘Grieor, slightly • gunshot
wound, left leg-Private Robert Waleham, sever'ely; gun-
done up with theTeel;cB laY down to rest thoroughly against the creek battery. Tee enemy's loss Was about 30 feet above the level of the round dHe *as shot, and Lieutenant Bursleni, of the 07th, dht h 11 dc. nister. By the
g , ; sot pow er, so, s e , grape, an a d b
aw a f h h f h P 1 I have no ou t
y rom t e mout o t e ei ce shot wound, leg ; Private John Scott, severely ; gunshot
Most of the ,iii,
a.eytt was.
very great. During the heat of the actions...4s we reached by a ramp, on the propet right ok which caught hold of his ick and continued the work. I side of the Cormorant's 10-inch gun are boxes, the men will recover rapidly-. wound, right hand-Private Daniel Cunningham, severely;
.
500 or 600 small-footed w
n ni ants esca ed' o
p t Tang•kow. learnt from the prisoners-they passed over 13 or was a magazine with great quantities of d L• t t R p td t f 11' --"' Ilbll d e 10-inch shell, filled, metal fuze, three •
pow eh ieu enan ogers attem,p e o orce is vs c.y ae e There is bad news from Shanghai. Thirty thou- gunshot wound, right hand-Private Thomas Lane,
walk nor run and a ornen, who could neither 14 hulks tth The rear is rotet
h the avowed slightly • gunshot wound, left side of face-Private John
, number of childre tk f j o e south side, each containing 30 or 40 . p ted by a crenelated. wall 12 feet thretigh ail enahrastirei hut Was
,driven back. He inchee, Hong Kong, gunboats." The walls of the sand rebels marched from Soochow wit
d o Keefe ' • • • 1
• They estr yed , severely ; gunshot wound, left leg-Private Dame
in small junlks moored in a creek •n, oo re uge killed and wounded. Several bodies were found in high, recently strengthened with niva, straw, and ran to another, but it was too high for him. Lien- casemates are 18 feet thick, and gingalls and intention of occupying Shanghai.
Murphy, severely ; gunshot wound, right cheek-Private
the gardens. Sir TT
--.°Pe chant at which intersected the houses, and /20or 30 were discovered in the beams of timber. Heavy guns are laced in os' t nt Lenon 67th came to his assistance forced hl k I ttei•
p p 1.- ena . , . , . , . mate oc sie sea e
od in every direction. True here there
a small place about twelve miles off, ev .
William C ell slig. t • unshot wound upper lip-
b' h 1
Over them, and they we__ e once placed a guard ditch on the further side, drowned. in attempting to tion on either side of the at
' eve been cerne from the ' - t the chapel, and killed Lance athP
' . • Y.'
g ' d
se ventuall
e and belove them the point ef his sword into the Wall, and placing that the fort might easily eh was a French mission, burn
-Sbrgt. Alfred Elliott, severely ; gunshot worm ,
an adjacent village. y passed on to cross. One poor fellow was moored b 11. f t • th
y is ee in e loopholee for gingals and rnaghl '
ocks. The gate vvas ohe foot on the sword, Lieutenant Rogers leaped south side and reduced by star;•ation. But such the officiating priest. The Eu d
ropean community right hand-Private Patrick Furry, slightly ; gunshot
The morning of the 13th broke el deep mud. The tide had risen just above his mouth, built up with mud and straw. On the ri ht and throu h the embrasu e•tft J F hard, ' d h
g . r eus a er ean auc est of a win-
e result could only be secure at te co e . were a arme ,an v out i
1 d d olunteers turtle n every wound, left side-Private James Hunt, slightly ; gunshot
heralding a glorions day. By hheneatrhand bright, and there he stood drowned. The wonnded were at left faces of the fort are casernated barrg
ert did • . • tteries and barricades were wound, right thigh.
acks for drummer of the French 102 d, had got over the ter campaign, and the capture of the south .„ dnection. Sandbag ha .
Artillery.-Private Arroomooyam, severely ;
1 troops brought
up Madras
had completed their bridges, and the Coc engineers once attended to, and those able to walk were sent troops, and across the main gate and in rear of it ri ht a le Li t t R s acted with con- not involve the fall of those on the north ban?" erected, and 300 additiona
Private Nooman
in-Chief could form an exact estimate omamanders- next day to Taku. The enemy had evidently been high traverse protects the openine to the ft. Tha gh ng
_._ teu mean oger
l.
et k th attack on Ir. m Chusan. Yesterday a report reached us gra snhno t w ovue
rnedl , leftunasrhmot
wa3nd
dbodir;ate
VelleyD
to _ o6r e spic o gallan ry. He was the first Eng ishman But when the north forts wer a
.en e
unn,
row's work. Between Sinho and Thu___Tothe neer- surprised at breakfast. At the door of each barrack guns in the cavalier were turned bso as
All I •"2
' h Ch• portion of Shanghai was ac-
mese severelyy'; sgeunshyo wgound.
gs K W lies a
baron a in the plaee, and was after Wards of the greatest this stronghold became comparatively easy. that I, e rebels so the
large plain flooded by the river at very high tide was an earthen oven with a large tin pot of rice half force advancing on the rear. The upper south fort service in assistin hh h b- ' 1. fil ddcllfi d- t -
g ot ers t roug the em ra its cava iers were en a e , an tle oo ga e tually occur
nied by the , 44th Regi- Chinese Coolie Corps.-Two severely and four slightly ;
but generally just above its level. Crossing thl3; consumed. Each room contained the rugs of 12 men. had no cavalier, but several heavy guns were sures. He was wounded in the side by a match- which retained the water in the ditch was com- ment has been. ,
- despatched to reinforce the gar-
the 26th of June fr E 1 gunshot wounds.
W. M. MUIR, M.D., Deputy Inspector-General,
oat ng and
plain, a raised mud causeway three miles in Chinese pictures adorned the walls, and playing- mounted on its walls.
lock ball, but is doing well. jean Fauchard was mended by the guns of the lower north fort. rison. The mail 01 • ,
11 Itt Principal Medical Officer.
fength leads up to the gate of the intrenched camp cards lay scattered about in every direction. The The lower north fort, near the mouth of the followed by man fh. d- Th b • bdb b t l • ived but te e c ers are not yet de-
y 0 is own countrymen, an se e passage up t e river was arre yosac es has Just arr ,
of Tang-kow. On the left o h
f this causeway the greater art o
worked I)
f the gunners were 'Chinamen, who Peiho, is of irregular trace, formed of two high by Lieutenant Pritchard, R.E., Lieutenants Anwing the greatest ingenuity on the part of the livered. Two typhoons have swept the China sea, • RECAPITULATION.
country is marshy and deep, soh t a.t no guns could sealant' undd. er the direction of the Tartars. Most cavaliers joined by a curtain in front, the rear being Lenon and Burslem, 67th, who assisted their own Chinese. There were literally acres of impediments and caused enormous.d.amage. 01:e vessel, bringing Officers Wound,ed.-Two g
dan erously, 13 severely; seven
.
ht the •
possibly be manostivred. On t e rig. pound Pi-',
urasuresYaff
iod they stand to their guns, behind am- protected by a crenelated wall about 20 feet high. men across the ditch, and were both wounded ;of one sort or other. First came sharp pointed horses for the p ,
ex edition was throosn on her beam slightly. Total, 22.
MEN.
is spongy and moist, but it soon dries under the to
artding a most inefficient protection and In the cavaliers were four large brass Chinese guns, Captain Prynne, R.M., and Lieut. Hume, R.E. In iron stakes, their points turned down stream. Each ends and every horse killed.
.
exposed
Wounded
influence of sun and wind. About half a mile artillery wererPmend.ous fire. Forty-five pieces of one 8-inch English gun, and a 32-pounder taken addition to them among the first in the fort were stake weighed several tons. In order to sink --
beyond Sinho the Peiho runs on the right of the brass guns th o •
und in the place, of which 16 are from the gunboats. Heavy guns and gingals were Colon 1K o 11'd Ein Ch lin 67th ,Ca tain them two hulks laden with stones had been NoMINAL LIST, or 0 ,
' FPICERS ' It 1'
AND ..,,EN n_ILLED AND
P;
ds of a mile Then 11
plain and parallel to it for upwar • ,we made and of •
, e remainder iron Th b mounted on the crenelated wall in th fth G
..e rass guns were e nx a . ns. g ap , •. p , e . h h
th
e rear o e regory, 44th ; Brigadier Reeves (wounded in three attached to the stakes at hig water, wen e . WOUNDED ON THE 12TII OF AUGUST.
,s:f
,t; -0 .1.;.-.:
.L.::, c
making a sharp bend to the sonth, a village and pounder to the fours
various calibres, from one 24- fort. The gate was shut and built up of the same places), Lieat. Kempson, 99th ; Colonel Mann, points just touched the mud. The tide failing KILLED
p b 's Horse.-So •
war Nuttah Sing ' Corps. •...). 71 F. gll 2
i'' O' i,i) P- •?.9 Ec4
orchards divide the river from the plain. After cipally consisted. __and sixes, of which they prin- materials as the fort itself-mud and chopped straw R.E., and Major Anson, Aide-de Camp. Colonel 11 to 12 feet, of course the junks fell with it.
Farnne's Horse.-Sowar 11 a - •
The iron
yeer Khan. :4 as' c%,u Us•
continuing in this direction for a mile a turn to tions, were small ne, t guns, with few excep- well rammed. Two ditches communicating with Mann and Major Anson cut the ropes and lowered At low water they were cut loose and the iron
WOUNDED. • P
the north brings it back to its old course shortly, side the intrenchrnent twwoo, and four-pounders. ln- the river surrounded these forts. The outer ditch, the drawbridge over which the mass Of the English stakes were so firmly imbedded that an 80-horse
Probya's Horse.-Ensign Macaula 1. h 1 1.• t
y, a ig t y- ieu . - --____
or three ..•
:- - 1 4 6 11
above the proper left of the Tang-how wall. The picked up, marked "Peyton, Lla pi,2s of lead were 25 feet wide, varied in depth from 4to 7 fcet. The crossed ; and now, after half an hour's tremendous power gunboat at full speed could not draw themd. Stewart., slightly-Duffidar Berjon Sing, slightly-Sowar Royal Artillery
1 2
average width of the plain between the river and The Chinamen stood for upwarrerris, Holywell." inner ditch, 20 feet wide, was about the same depth. fighting under the parapet wall, the allies were in Behind these barriers was a large boom floate HT:n ?)islgilseverely--.-Jernadar Kurruch Sing, slightly. Royal Engineers -
, - 3 •
causeway is a mile to a mile and a half, and the dis- to the last, but they could not le: clf an
hour, firing The space between the ditches and the beam under the fort. Still the Chinese made a desperate resis• by oil chatties, then iron stakes again ; after them.,
Nedram Si4rreVerlerut. M‘Gregor, severely ; Jemadar Ist Battalion 3d Foot
--- 1 1
o 4 10 28 8 2
tance from Sinho to Tank-kow over this ground perly, exposed as they were to sue ineir guns pro- the parapet well was completely covered with tance under cover of their casemates. Ensign sampans moored across the stream, filled with oi
Sowar Buckhoda sy.;
.Sto.war Allaoodeen Khan, severely ; 44th Regiment
about four miles. The intrenched camp of Tang- iery. Their balls went whizzinc superior artil-
lastl , .
sharp-pointed bamboo stakes and abattis, and Chaplin ascended the ramp almost alone, racing and combustibles for uselas a fire-raft ; and . y slightly ; Sower nhly •, Sower Secundah Shah, I Royal Marines .........
11.iahomged Shah, sli - 10 30 22 68
g about in
10-ineh K. s, ghtly. i 67th Regiment ..... t .... _
kow was in the form of a crescent, with both ends direction, but did little or no execution • every thickly strewn with crowsfeet and spikes. against a French soldier. Half-way up he was a boom secured by two cables and two d . in, s Dragoon Guards.-Trumpeter Taylor, slightly. Madras Mounted Artillery _ - 3 ___ 3
des
si . . • Royal
resting on the river. The wall exceeded three Michel's horse was shot under hirn, and On- John These forts were still further strengthened by knocked over by a bullet, but, quickly recovering hausers anchored up and down, centre an Artillery.-Gunner M'Dowell, slightly ; Gunner Chinese Coolie Corps ..... -2 ' 4 6
. miles in length, and the place could not have been Grant's had a narrow escape th bll IF Hope five or six batteries of heavy guns, recently con- himself, he was up again, and won by a head. A The wrecks of the Lee and Plover are sti
-11 visi- Mutton, severely ; Gunner Travers, danenrously. —-- -____
, . e a passing be str
und them 3d Foot.-Priv t •s a 17 5, 24 83 49 178
properly defended with less than 8,000 or 10,000 tween his head and chest. A large round - ucted on the south bank of the river at Taku. second shot struck him through the leg as he planted ble at the edge of the mud. I pulled ro
44th Foot-___
.a e Patrick Shea, slish y. . Totals ....
shot fell All the ho
way ___
their masts, Private Charles`Sinclair, severely ; Private - s ---
men.' It- was arran ed h
.., „ gt at the attack should be within two yards of the 31st hospital tent, and yet river uses in that place looking towards the the Queen's colours of the 67th at the top of the and found the Chinese had ell a
the greater John Berry, slightly ; Private-Robert Molloy, slightly. , a a iblishe
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Inaue cm the- 14th -fr th •ht were loopholed for gingals, and guns were cavalier, and private Thomas Lane, 67th, took his taken out their engines, and got out
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the En elish 0 om e rig of the causeway, there weee but three men wounded and not one were placed
The Cormorant has Royal At• -
,
nth ' h
on the tops of many houses
444 "to -ur. _ _ 1 . ,
ili7g. tup to the river, the French killed in the English force, the French on their ' Early on th - - - place by the flag. Lieut. Kempson, who had a part of their copper-bolts. r illery .-Gunner William Jolliffe, severely ;
can
5v.,,..d. i, eae Precinct 01 Vie Savoy, in the octint), 0
t %ir %fir
Gamier John George Hare, severely ; Driver J
e morning of the 20th Mr. Parkes, tourniquet in his pocket, bound up Mr. Chaplin's disappeared.
AlWA:leas letatnrCidYl lioyeraber L 1280_
4 rola ' The Englieh were to side haiing 12 or 13 casualties. The En 1. h 'ec •
gis . umpanied b
ith four gunboata,
~LIQUIbIe, slightly.
y some officers of General Napier'. - arm, Lieutenants Rogers and Burslem and Enoign OA the 23d Adrairal Hope w

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