The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-27 00:00:00

CHINESE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

Sang-ko-lin-sin, Imperial commissioner, Prince of
Potolakutai, of the Korchin tribe, reverently pre-
sents a memorial. He hastens to report in detail
how the barbarian ships, disobeying reasonable in•
junctions, burst into the inner waters and com-
menced firing upon our soldiers ; who./ being enraged,
attacked and destroyed their vessels in a sanguinary
engagement, which lasted all eay from two in the
afternoon till ten at night, the barbarian troops
having pressed right on to the very foot of the wall,
Where 'they obstinately fought without retiring.
Looking upward he prays for the Sacred Glance
thereon.

He cannot bear to speak minutely of the- insolent
bearing of the rebellious barbarians dating several
dayS ; [suffice it to say that] when your slave
Hangfuh had hastened to Peitang, and written to
their envoy upon the subject of proceeding to.a
personal conference, they paid no attention to him,
but reiterated their demands for the complete re-
moval of all obstructions within a specified time.
On the night of the 24th inst. they came in
one of their small boats •within the iron stakes,
and burst asunder with shell two of the large
iron chains which crossed the river, and one
largo cocoa fibre cable, when they fell in with
our guard-boat and retired. Not a shot v.as fired
at them from guns or small arms by our men,
who at once proceeded to reconnect firmly the
iron cables, and stretched them as before athwart
the stream, so as to bar the passage up.
'Early oh the morning of the 2esth upwards of
ten barbarian steamers having taken up the their
position outside the iron stakes and just below
the fort on the southern • bank, three of them
came clOse up to the stakes, the foremost prongs
of which were, by the agency of several swim-
bound round' with ropes, and the etids of
these made fast to the sterns of the vessels.
Another steamer then wheeled round and dragged
them up, and, after an interval of nu re than six
hours upwards of ten of the stakes were pulled.

away, whilst the vessels in position all hoisted red
flags [thus showing] a determination to commence
hostilities.
To put up with this proud rebellious bearing was
indeed difficult, but the reflection that the measure
of pacification, which was now in the second year
of process, would be utterly deranged were a fire
once opened, induced (the memorialist) to submit to
it in silence, and quietly to abide his time, Calls
encouraging the barbarians in their pride, ind
feeding the fury of our soldiers. Just as the action
was about to commence an officer with a communi-
cation from the Tautai of Tien-tsing, was sent once
more to warn them. The barbarians would not
permit the letter to be handed in, and their vessela,
advancing like a swarm of bees right up to the
second Tort upon the southern bank, bore straight
down upon the iron chains tv; ice, but being all
brought up by these, they opened fire upon our
batteries. Our soldiers, pent in as their fury had
been for a long time, could no longer be restrainted;
the guns of every division, large and small, opened
upon all aides, and at evening the firing bad not
ceased.
• More than 20 boats now came alongside the:-11-
of the Southern Fort, and the barbarians landed in
aa
body formed outside the trench ; our giegall alle
matchlock divisions were then brought up to qr.!,
them, and fired several volleys. The barbarisms
not venture to cross the ditch, but threW thereselve.*
down amongst the rushes, and fired on us from the.
ambush. Such murderous ferocity was indeed ealeu"
lated to make one's hair stand up e. with rage)"
and to vindicate the honour of the State, and fal4L
at the same time the expectations of the Govern:
ment, your slaves were obliged to bring forwaxt!
their troops. to oppose them with their utm(
strength. Your slave. Hang-fuh, who had "11
stationed on the New River, put himself at •the •
head of his cavalry and infantry, as soon as he
heard the cannonade, and returned to Taku, bri
lug up . his men as a reserve by a road ford the
rear. At thel same time Wan Yu, the commiiaietrlcr
of finance, arrived also from Panting.
Your slave has now reverently embodied in I'll'
memorial a circumstantial account of this fierce en-
counter of our infuriated troops with the rebelliou •
barbarians,who disobeyed our reasonable injr.nctions
forwarding it at the rate of 60 li. (per day`,. Pr°9d"
trite he :.entreats thereon, your Majests's sac, e
glance and instructions.
A respectful memorial. Forwarded from Te
kti
on the 26th of June, 1859.
SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORIAL, REPORTING THE PAUTIuts
LARS, AS' THEY HAVE BEEN ASCERTAINED' or
NHS
ACTION.
orted the
At dawn this morning your slaves ro"
rep
various circumstances of a sancminary and .
tracted engagement with rebellious barbarians!
who, in their unruly spirit, would not listen to th
dictates of reason. rn
When their troops advanced up to the southo 0.
ditch and provoked us to fight, great number.;
them fell under the volleys of our gingall e•ou e
matchlock men, but upwards of a thousand cos.
cealed Paemselves amongst the rushes, and en as
voured to push forward along the ground-
o
aff ur
As we could not tell how far these were
rlls
soldiers kept them back by projecting fire
gut
through bamboo tubes, and as these blazed up
at
guns and cannon being laid, by firing into Oa' t
point-blank range; till, their skill and streq 'Le
alike exhausted, they dared no longer to contir'llit,
the engagement, but slunk back to their shiPs•
was daybreak before our men began to 'TWO to
their ranks. xu,
ere
The barbarian dead lay piled in heaps,
being one hundred and some tens of bodies, ea f.ri.s_
sive of those carried off on board their ships:
41 foreign guns and sets of accoutrements, ansaee
great number of other barbarian articles. Ti
boats too were stranded; hiding himself in owe
.u:
which gas a barbarian soldier, who was captte:!:
' alive by our troops. Another was brought
prisoner from the mud. aS
These men stated when examined that one Iv a
an Englishman and the other an American, anhe
that during the action they had come in with: tut
reserve in the boats 'from the bar. They say 1.11,,30
the landing party numbered some 1500 or t
men, and that a great many of them had bee%
trilled ; that the English chief, Admiral Hope Iva
in the foremost steamer, which was distaastc a bYd
our fire, that he was wounded in the right leg, an
lay down upon a couch linable to move; also that
hostilities were commenced entirely on the moll° ,
of this chief.
Your slave Hang-fuh appointed an officer to •
guard the prisoners, holding that [in the
possession
of therni] there might, at some future time, be a
means of enabling us to vouchsafe a manifestation
of conciliatory intentions.
Tt appears that of the 13 barbarian steamer!
witu
which were engaged on the 25th inst., Nv.hat
those that were sunk where they lay by our
fire,
and those that were dismasted and disabled, only
one got back outside the bar. The rest all suffered
so severely that they could not move.
MANILLA AUGUST 4.
A vessel arrived at Cochin China the other day
with 73 officers, and troops. They say that peace
has been concluded, but nothing certain is known.
SINGAPORE, AUGUST 18.
The ship Sovexeign of the Seas, bound from Bom-
bay to China, is a to atl wreck in the straits of
Malacca ; cargo, chiefly cotton, partially saved; noo,
loss of life. _
, . BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR.
The sloop Acorn, at Amoy—the frigate Actaeon, at tha
coast of Corea—the steamer Adventure, at Canton river—
the Assistance, unboat Algerine, the steamer the gun-
boat Banterer, all at Kintang—the sloop Bittern, the gun-
boat Bustard, both at Canton river—the frigate Cambrian,
'at Hongkong—the sloop Camilla, at Fuhchau— tho steam
frigate Chesapeake, at Kintang—the gunboat Clown, at
b
Hongkono•—the steamer Coromandel, at Kintang—the
steamer Cruiser, at the Gulf of Pechell— the gunboat Drake,
at Canton river—the gunboat Dave, on the coast of Corea--
the eunboat Firm, at Canton river—the gunboet Forester,
at Kintang—the steamer Fury, at Canton river—the gun-
boat Haughty, at Shanghai—the Hercules, at Hongkong--
at
the Steamer Helper, at Kintang—the steamer, Highflyer,
Shanghai—the steamer Inflexible, and the gunboats Janus
and Kestrel, all at Kintang—the gunboat Level and the
Magicienne, at Canton River—the steamer Nimrod, at
sKainn,rogn—,
at
th ej
agimbiattheOpossum,
gunboat a
st
iSa Shanghai—the haat i staggerc—atuhteca y
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—the gunbAoKaitotnßgl Starling,—vAJLuslyr R 2
o£2t t,MtlhGc.einnEtaAnTg Jessie,
B BRITAIN.
aclzin the 3, gunboats
Stanch, Watchful, and Woodcock, at Canton River.
At Hong
tlaroemuLavoenidooeni,,;frJonuil3i 28,ditohne; Ci,:480.°. ,1f: the Ne-
wcastle; I
pool, and. the Call Von Ribbeck from Caerd'ffei fjualny:2ll,vtahr;
'Shields;
jluiticyli2el9l:
Salamander, from Aberdeen • 'the Eglantine,°n from
andtl the Aden,
DEPARTURESen„ fr from
t' GREATLiverpool.
From Macao,. Aug. BRITAIN.
From Ti' 7—The Crystal Palace, for London.
From ... oocliow: July 18—The Rapid, for London. •
Shanghai, July 20—The Hersilia, for Londe"
July 20, the Admiral, for London.

CALCUTTA MARKETS.
• CALCUTTA, August 22.
Our latest was dated the Bth inst. and we have since T.
ceived commercial intelligence from 'tP
home to 26th July, via
Gal le. •
ExPoirre.—The produce market has remained in the
same • state as before ; supplies and stocks are not large,
and native dealers are still holding out for extreme prices.
No inducement, exists for operation at the present state of
the market, and in the face of late advices from home-
Raw silk and coral's are held at extreme rates.
Imrou'rs.—The market has remained in the same de-
pressed state as represented in our last.
The money market continues as easy as before, m-
acco
mpdations are available on very moderate terms on good
securities. Loan on deposit of Government securities, oil_
demand, is available in the market at 5 per cent. interest.
Government securities leave rallied much since our last,
and no great desire has been shown for operation. Some,
transactions in the Fives have taken place at 11 to 11.4 per
cent.
EXCIIANGE ON LONDON,--A limited business has been.
done for this mail in first class bills at 2s. Oad. Local banks
have been drawing at 2s. Ott]. Very few documents bills.)
are offering. We quote 2s. oad. as the current rate.

4.1E0:6; KONG,•NuLALI:I4OINA._I3,IiiiEoNTGS.
-Corporation.—On London, 6 months' sight, •
On Calcutta, 3 clays' eight, 234 rupees per NO (10194:
on Botabey, 3 days' sipolt, 23i rupees per 100 cols. Gold .
Llse3otinevedeeso—lis!leimro—ond3ttipresl. tael. Gold, bar-22 dole. per tael• •
Aug. 9. •
6
orieniallAiNifiGnEk ANCDIIL
izri
.eteontis preen:.ii
id. , Other bills—On'
Inls:17. :
OPIUM.—HONG KONG, Aug. 9.—01 d Patna,,7,0.0.. • 0
New Patna, 755 dols.t; Malwa,s9o dole.; Old Benaree, 7jl).
dole.; New Bella) es, 740 doll. Macao, Aug. 8-old Patna,:
740 dols.; New Patna, 733 dole.; New Bemires, 730 dolst7o4;.
Malwa., 600 dole. Shanghai, Aug. I—Patna, 575 taels
580 taels ; Malsva, 470 tails.
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THE FGRTIFICATIONS OF ANTWERP. -- Li" 7"
Pacurseler of Antwerp gives the following account of the
Measures adopted by the War Department for tho execution
of the works M that city :—A public adjudication will take
place at Antwerp og the 31st of October next. The under-
Atkin '3" will be cont acted for in one lot and at a fixed price.
Vie Apartment estimates the whole of the works atahout
40,000,600 f. Every person sending in tenders must, before
the day of adjudication, deposit as guarantee 1,000,000 f.,
and the works mast be terminated within three years.
CRYSTAL PALACE: ONE SHILLING DAV.
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