The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDER.

One regiment to be detailed by the first division will pro•
ceed to the Temple of Earth this afternoon and be then
quartered.

The Deputy-Quartermaster-General will make the ne-
cessary arrangement. -

All the live cattle belonging to the commissariat will be
driven to the same place to-morrow morning early, and
kept there till further orders.
The whole of the troops will be furnished to-morrow with
two days' rations, cooked, and be held in readiness to turn
out at a moment's notice.

The Cavalry Brigade will detail one squadron to patrol
in the neighbourhood of the camp to-morrow;, they will
move off at 9 a.m. and act according to instructions, which
they will receive later in the day.

The whole of the artillery will be placed at the disposal
of Brigadier-General Crofton until further orders.
In the event of an attack upon Pekin being ordered, the
following directions will be observed :

As soon as the dicer commanding Royal Engineers re-
ports that a practicable breach has been effected in the city
wall, it will be stormed by the 2d Division. Major-General
Sir R. Napier, K.C.8., will be pleased to make the necessary
dispositions. As soon as the wall has been gained the
storming party will turn to the right, keeping along the
raniparts, and seize the An-ting gate ; this post being
gained, the Engineers and Sappers, who should follow the
supporting column, will proceed at once to open the gate
below.

This post will then be placed in a state of defence with
the least possible delay, and be held by a garrison of such
strength as may be necessary.
H. E. most positively forbids any cfficer or soldier under
any pretext whatever to quit the gate or ramparts, or enter
any street or house without his express permission con-
veyed through the D.-A.-General or that of the Major-
General commanding the Division, and he cannot too
strOngly impress upon the troops the necessity of their
restraining from straggling and of keeping in as compact
order as possible, not only for their own individual safety,
but for the more complete efficiency of the whole force.
H. E. takes this opportunity of expressing to the soldiers
the satisfaction ho felt at their conduct on a late occasion,
when a large amount of plunder was at the mercy of the
troops. No crime has been brought to H. E.'s notice, and
the discipline of the army remains intact.

H. E. has ordered all property collected by officers on this
occasion to be sold for the just benefit of all ranks, and he
wishes them to bear in mind that he has taken upon him-
self a serious responsibility in appropriating to their benefit
the treasure which was found in the Emperor's palace, and
which by right belongs to the Crown.

The troops are now about to occupy the Imperial city of
Pekin, where they will be exposed to many and more seri•
ous temptations, and his Excellency trusts that the boon
just conferred upon them will act as an additional induce-
ment to them to preserve their uniform good conduct, and
prove to them that they best consult their own interest in
maintaining it.—By order,
(Signed)

F. STEPHENSON,
Dep.-Adjut.-General.
Just immediately before the period given for
surrender would expire, Hangchun came out and
said that our demands were acceded to, no resist-
ance would be made, and the gate was at our dis-
posal. Thereon the outer and inner gates were
immediately taken possession of; and a portion
of the Allied Force was quartered on the wall of
Pekin.

The Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros are at the
military head-quarters; but as Mr. Bruce has been
sent for, it is possible that his lordship does not
propose to spend the winter in the North. Mr.
Bruce, however, was sent for before, after the occu-
pation of Tientsin. Count Ignatief, the Russian
Minister, followed the Allies to Tientsin, where we
believe he is still. Mr. Ward, the American
Minister, came down here, thp other day, on his
way home.

There have been rumours published at Shanghae
of the outbreak of a new rebellion--no way con•
netted with that of the Taipings—in the pro-
vince of Shen-si, which lies to the west of that
where Pekin is. This, if true, would be
of great importance, as placing the Emperor
in a worse position than ever. Of the Tai-ping
rebels we hear little at present. They are reported
to have appeared before Han chow lately, but to
have moved off on finding it well garrisoned.
From Ningpo we learn that the insurgent move-
ment in the neighbourhood of Shanghae has con-
siderably increased the tea and silk trade at the
former port. Should the approaches to Shanghae
be blocked up by the same cause for any length of
time, that may possibly be the means of diverting a
considerable amount of the trade of that port to
Ningpo, particularly as both the tea and silk dis-
tricts are nearer to Ningpo than to Shanghae, and
there is an easier internal communication with tho
former. _

1 At Swatow a local difficulty is causing .trou-
•ble. The gunboat weasel
proceeded
firing
bombard a village, alleged to be eonnte
some acts of robbery committed on the property of
foreigners resident at Swatow.
After
connected
with
had been kept up for about two hours, the master
of the gunboat landed, to see how matters were
getting on, and fell into the hands of the enraged
villagers. These latter treated the
but declared that if any further - captives well,
proceedings were
taken they would put them to death. Lao, the
Governor-General of ,
-mwang-tung, has been
appealed to in :their favour
proclamation requiring their and has sent up a
Dr. Winchester, the
acting-consul, goes home,
and his place is now
filled by Mr. Robertson, the
Canton Consul.
In Hong Kong the
great event of the fortnight
of the Japanese Ambassadors, in

the magnificent steam vessel Niagara. They and
their suite have availed themselves of their stay at
Hong Kong to make minute inquiries into various
institutions of the place.

(13.8 m the Overland .Register, Oct. 29.)
It is distressing to have to note that Capt. An-
derson and Mr. de Norman died from the effects
of the brutal treatment they received at the
bands of their Tartar captors. Nine sowers of
the Sikh cavalry were released, and reached the
camp on the evening of the 12th.

At the latest dates, several of the prisoners were
still in the hands of the enemy. Among those
unaccounted for are Capt. l3rabazon, and Mr.
Bowlby, Times special correspondent. A sergeant
of the Sikh Cavalry has deposed to the fact that
all the prisoners were most inhumanely used,
having their wrists bound with cords, an insuffi-
cient quantity of food supplied them, and otherwise
barbarously tortured.

Lord Elgin has now entered upon the more legi-
timate duties of his office. Mr. Bruce has been
summoned to attend him at Pekin. In Chinese
treachery he has a more formidable obstacle to
contend with than Tartar troops.
It is said to be the intention 6f the Commander-
in-Chief to withdraw from Pekin, and make Tien-
tsin his winter quarters. Lady Grant has left this
to join him.

England is said to enter into all her wars un-
prepared, but the Chinese Expedition presents a
laudable exception to this general rule ; for, from
the incipient to the ultimate step, so far, all the
arrangements connected therewith are worthy of the
highest. praise. The Commissariat, even in the
most trifling details, is unexceptionable, and as a
consequence, the general health of the troops has
all along, been excellent. It remains to be seen,
however, how the Indian soldier will stand the
rigours of a northern winter, which does not offer a
pleasant perspective even to the hardy sons of
Britain. It is to be hoped that the chiefs of the
commissariat will show as much judgment in
catering for the comfort of their charge during the
winter as they have done for the summer campaign.
Big coats and blankets, warm stockings and flannel
shirts, in addition to a well-filled stomach, are
great assistants to the efficiency of an army. Doc-
tors and gallipots are, at beet, but necessary evils.
It is worthy of note, and highly creditable to the
masters of the merchant shipping employed as
transports—British, American, and others—that
in the navigation of these, to many of them, un-
known waters, no casualty, worthy of mention, has
occurred.

A letter from the camp says that Messrs. Parkes
and Loch were, whilst with San-ko-lin-sin's army,
treated in a most cruel manner ; forced to kneel
before every mandarin, however petty, their faces
rubbed in the dust; they were bound with their
hands behind them and carried on horses to Tung-
Chow, and thence in the same state in one of the
carts of the country to Pekin, when they were
placed in dungeons, and remained so for some time.
Mr. Parkes was beaten when he did not instantly
reply to a question, and Mr. Loch because he could
not speak Chinese.

Another letter, dated 9th October, from the
camp of the British army, says :—" In the even-
ing of the 6th a communication was made to the
authorities, demanding the release of the pri-
soners. A promise was given that those who
were in the capital should be released next day.
The surrender of the gate was also demanded, with
an intimation that it would otherwise be taken.
The first has happily been complied with, so far
that we had the pleasure yesterday of welcoming
the return of Messrs. Parkes and Loch, with a
French officer attached to the Societe Scientifique,
and 6 or 8 French and privates of the Sikh cavalry.
They were, whilst with San-ko-lin-sin's army,
treated in a most cruel manner, forced to kneel
before every mandarin, however petty, their faces
rubbed in the dust, they were bound with their
hands behind them and carried on horses to Tung-
chow, and thence, in the same state, in one of the
carts of the country, to Pekin, where they were
placed in dungeons, and remained so until ten
days ago. Mr. Parkes was beaten when he did
not instantly reply to a question, and Mr. Loch
because he could not speak Chinese. Within
the last week these atrocities have been discon-
tinued, and they have met with some consideration.
It appears that when the party was returning from
Tung-chow, where you will remember Mr. Parkes
went to remonstrate against the Tartars encamp-
ing on the ground appropriated to the British
army, they arrived at Chang-kia-wan, where the
battle of the 18th was fought, and seeing prepara-
tions for an attack, they consulted together whether
to charge through them or to apply to San.kolin-
sin, who was a short distance behind, for a pass.
They resolved on the latter course. He received
them with insult and abuse, and made prisoners of
them. They do not know where the rest of the
captives are, but suppose them to be with San-ko-
lin-sin's army, whether in or out of Pekin is not
known."

Another letter from the camp before Pekin, dated
Oct. 13, has the following : •
" Last evening nine Sowars of the Sikh cavalry
were released and came into camp. They bring the
distressing news that Capt. Anderson and Mr. de
Norman died from the effects of the brutal treat-
ment received from the Tartars, the former on the
Sth, the latter on the 11th day after they were cap-
tured; the wounds caused by the cords binding
their wrists, insufficient food, and other inhuman
torture having caused their death. One of these
Sikhs, a sergeant, was bound with them ; he sur-
vived, and has made a deposition of the facts; they
are all suffering much, and it will be long before
they can return to duty. They were brought from
a town some 30 or 40 miles off, to which they were
conveyed soon after their capture. No informa-
tion has been obtained about the two other Euro-
peans, Captain Brabazon and Mr. Bowlby, the
Times' special correspondent.
" The Emperor accedes to all our demands.
Harry Parkes and Colonel Stephenson, the Deputy-
Adjutant-General, went in a hall of reception out-
side this morning to confer with Hung Key (late
Hopp° of Canton)-
They told him the city would
be bombarded if it was not surrendered at noon.
"The siege guns were in position, and other
quarter before 12, Hung Key came
artillery ready to open fire at the hour appointed,
owuhtenand saidata all our demands were acceded to,
the gate was open, and no resistance would be
made.

The generals and staff, with the Punjaubees
and 67th Regiment, then entered the outer and
inner gates, and ascended to the ramparts and
took possession of the gate and a number of brass
guns (30 I believe), and mounted our guns in their
place. The British Jack and the French Tricolour
Were hoisted, the former on a high pole by the side
of the gate, the latter out of one of the portholes,
where they show that Pekin was in the occupation
of the allies, and that the vaunted invincibility of
the Imperial Celestial City was a myth.
" The wall is 60 feet wide and paved, and the
troops inside have their tents pitched on it. The
only thing the Chinese asked was that the Chinese
Coolies should not be allowed to enter the city.
This was conceded.

" I wrote to yon on the 9th relating that the
British army encamped here on the 6th. The
French on the same evening attacked the Em-
peror's Summer Palace, Yuen-min -yuen, entered
and sacked it, whila the only British troops pre-
sent were the cavalry and artillery, who
were, by command of the French General,
placed in a position to cut off retreating Tar-
tars. There were none, as the Palace was only
occupied by 300 eunuchs, and 30 or 40 men in
charge of the gardens. They made a slight show of
resistance, when two were killed, and two French
officers wounded. The next day the Palace was
given up to indiscriminate loot after the French had
made first selection. They got a vast amount of
jewellery, watches, &c., much of which could be
purchased from them afterwards at very low prices.
Some privates sold their shares for as much v, $