The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

CASUALTIES ON THE -2TII- OF MAY AT TOUNO-KOUAN

The Sybide's Boats.—Henry Matthews, private, R.M.,
seriously; Thomas M'Donald, A. 8., severely; Richard Han-
naford, j rivate, R.M., slightly.
Raleigh's Boats. —Mr. A. Dup les, midshipman, severely ;
M Pilkingtou, midshipman, slightly : William Tre win, A.B ,
dangerously ; James Mansell, leading seaman, severely ;
Edward Pepper, A 8., severely ; W 11 am Drew, leading sea-
man, severely ; Luke Sharp, private, severely : Wm.
Fug well,• A. 8..
Tribune's Boats.—Lieut. Norman, bullet through light
cheek ; William Lan' idge, A. 8., bullet lodged in left cheek,
dangerous ; William Nelson, leading seaman, bullet wound,
right shim' Ter ; Benlield Howe, private, bullet wound, right
hand; Edward Strickland, private, bullet wound, upper lip ;
Robert Groves, sail mate, bullet wounds, left hand and leg ;
Thomas Clack, private, bullet wound, spine, dangerous ; and
Henry Halfyer, private, bullet wound, left thigh.
Inflexible's Boats.—Lieut. Bacon, slightly ; Mr. Magrath,
Assist nt-Surgeon, slightly; Wiliam Yeo, boatswain's n ate,
severely ; Colin Grant, A. 8., severely ; Thomas Farmer,
A. 8., slightly.
Fury's Boats.—James Carry, gunner's-mate, slightly ;
George Grogan, corporal, R.M., severely ; Chas. O'Donn 11,
private, severely ; William Keechee, A.B. severely ; and
James Gibson, leading seaman, severely.
Total wounded, 31. .

A RETURN OF CASUALTIES ON BOARD HEIL MAJESTY'S GUNBOATS
AND BOATS OP THE SQUADRON DURING TIM OPERATIONS IN THE
FATSIIAN CREEK ON MONDAY, THE IST JUNE :
KILLED.
Raleigb.—Commodore's Galley.—Peter Tolhurst, captain
of the forecastle, Launch.—Thomas Coleman, A. 8., mor-
tally wounded, since dead. Pinnace.—John, Dart, A. 8.,
Simeon Bone, private, Royal Marines.
Naukin.—John Smith, private, Royal Marines, killed on
board the Hongkong.
Tribune.—Barge.—Richard Harper, A.B. Pinnace.—Mr.
H. Barker, midshipman, mortally wounded, since dead.
Higbflyer.—Pinnace.- —Mr. E. C. Bryan, master's assistant.
Niger.—lst Gig. - George Griffin, A. 8., mortally wounded,
since dead ; Thomas Christian, sergeant, Royal Marine Ar-
tillery, killed ou board the Plover gunboat.
for ,et.--Cutter Thomas Cronin, ord.
Fury.—Gig.—Major Kearney, Deputy-Assistant-Quarter.
master-Gentral, who, being on duty in the Canton river,
gallantly volunteered his services in the boats.
Plover Gunboat.--Charles Mead, mortally wounded, sines
dead.

WOUNDED.
Raleigh —Commodore's Galley.—Alfred Jenkins, A. 8.,
loss of left hand, severely ; James Buckley, A. 8., contusions
from splinters, slightly; Edward Rowe, A. 8., contusion of
right shoulder by a grapeshot, slightly. Pinnace.— J. S.
Graham, Lieutanaut, contusion, slightly ; William Seymour,
A. 8., flesh wound of loft shoulder from fragment of a man's
skull, severely ; Mark Riceout, A. 8., lacerated wound and
contusion of shoulder by a round shot, severely ; John God-
ding, A. 8., contusion of shoulder by a grapeshot, severely ;
Sohn Raffell, A. 8., contusion of elbow, splinter, slightly.
Launch.—George Sackett, A. 8., penetrating grapeshot wound
of right shoulder, severely ; George Payne, A. 8., contusion,
slightly. Ist Cutter.—Joseph Hatherly, captain of foretop,
grape wound, left shoulder, severely. 2d Cutter.—Mr. E
Pilkington, midshipman, contusion, slightly.
Hongkong Tender.--Edward Broughton, leading seaman,
gunshot wound of groin, dangerously.
Calcutta.—Launch.—J. Callister, ord., right hand and leg
contused by a round shot, slightly. Ist Pinna e.—Danie,
Toomey, ord., 2 C , contused wou d of chest and knee by a
sound shot, severely ; Michael Rourke, ord., contused wound
of left leg by a round shot, slightly. 2d. Pinnace.—William
Green, ord., eaten-i,e burn from a gunpowder csp osion,
severely. Landing Party, Royal Marines. William
pr vale, Roy 1 Mari es, ditto, ,everely ; George Pope, pri-
vate, Reyal Mari les, contused wound of chest by a round
shot, slightly.
Sybilla.— Commodore Elliot's Galley Mr. H. Hinpesley,
midshipman, spear wound, slightly. Launch.—Mr. B. Staunch,
ma-t is-a sistant, contusion of houlde slightly ; Richard
Light, captain of foretop, ditt, severely ; John Smida, d tto,
wound of head, slightly.
Tr bun ..—P nnace. --Eenjamin Shel !rake, leading seama-,
gr °shot lodged in lung, da ,gerously ; W Mara Nelson,
A.B , grape-wound of wrist, wi. h fracture, s .verely.
Niger.—Fir t Gig.— The Hon. A. A. Cochrane, Contain,
C. B , grapeshot contusion of arm, slightly ; Mr. W. Potter,
gunner, slightly. Second Gig.—Henry Searle, sailmaker's
mate, si gbtly. Pinnace.—James Pearce, stoker, sl ghtly ;
Alfred Durrant, ord., 26, slightly.
Hornet—Pinnace—Emanuel Buchanan, gunners's mate,
grape wound of arm, dangerously ; Thom,s Anderson, A. 8.,
wound of shoulder, severely ;. James Rively, A 8., wound of
neck, dangerously ; David Aitchison, leading seaman, wound
of scalp, slightly ; J hn Copping, bombardier, Royal Marine
Artillery, wound of arm, slightly ; Henry Wyatt, private,
Royal Marines, wound of neck, slightly.
Elk—William Walker, boatswain's mate, gunshot wound
in right lumbar region, slightly ; H. Stark, s, private, Royal
Marines, splinter wound in right thigh, slightly.
Crui-er—Edward Mitchell, private, Royal Marines,
slightly.
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Haughty—Gunboat— Mark Patterson, A. 13 , wound of
wrist, slightly.

CAPTURE OF THE JUNK FORCES IN THE FATSHAM

CREEK.
The Raleigh Tender, Sir Charles Forbes,
Canton River, June 2, 1857.

Sir,—ln accordance with your Excellency's pre-
vious arrangements for the capture and destruction
of the mandarin junks at anchor'in the Fatsham
and adjacent branches of the Canton River, I have
the honour to inform you that yesterday morning
as soon as I perceived the first division ascending
the beigh's for the. Capture fort commanding the
approaches to the enemy's position, I advanced in
the Hong Kong steamer with the second, third,
and fourth divisions, which you were pleased to
place under my command.
The Hong Kong having grounded shortly after-
wards, we advanced with the boat., reserving our
fire until within 600 yards of the enemy, when a
sharp and spirited engagement ensued, the enemy
continuing their fire until our mea were close
alongside.
Leaving the Third and Fourth Divisions to secure
the prizes, we pushed forward up to the Fatsham
Branch, in which direction I shortly afterwards
observe I the mast heads of other war junks.

On approaching a bend of the river near the
village of Fouchin, about three miles in advance
of the posiion in which the enmy were first
attacked, we came to a small flat island off the
southern sides of which several of the boom boats
grounded. The deeper but more circuitous and
confined channel we found was to the northward.
There were DOW in advance, Calcutta's barge,
the Raleigh's 2d cutter and pinnace, Fury's list
gig, Herneu's rocket cutter, Sybille's launch, and
Calcutta's black pinnace, with others close at hand;
the tide was flowing, and before the boats mount-
ing guns could be brought to the front we were
carried to within 800 yards of the enemy, who were
found to consist of twenty vessels anchored in close
and compact-line, presenting a front of heavy guns,
that could not have been more regularly p!a3ed had
they formed the broadside of one long frigate, and
their fire was so well directed that I found it neces-
sary to retire,. and endetvour to re-form with tLe
additional assit•tance of the steam gunboa's, at that
time trying to get up, but detained by the shoal-
ness of the water.

The Hong Kong having floated shortly after my
rtachina her, and she being within range of the
etiemy,e'l would have proceeded in her, but on her
again grounding, and on my observing the near
approach of the incre so to our force, which your
Excerency had hurried to the front from less lin
portant service, we again advanced with the boats,
and of er a-second sharp engagement of a quart,r
of an hour's duration, the enemy flipped from their
anchlrs and proceeded up the river, making use of
their oars, and when the course of the river adowed
them to do so, of their sails likewise.
A running engagement and exciting chase for
about seven miles, led by Capt. the Hon. A.
Cochrane, now took place, the enemy quitting their
vessels as they become disabled or leaky from the
effects of our shot. Twelve of them were come up
with in this manner ; eight reached the extensive
and populous town of Fatsham, three of which got
in and escaped, as we could not follow and capture
he town (which h not
them without damaging t
fortified), or by otherwise annoying the peacealA
inhabitaute, contrary to your Excellency's insttuc-

tions.
The other five junks we secured at the entrance
to Fatsharn' and have brought them down as
prizes ; the twelve taken on the way up have becn
burnt. Each of, these vessels mounted from ton to

might venture to remark that, with sash material,
failure would almost appear to be impossible.
I have not had an opportunity of ascertaining the
amount of injury sustained by all the steam, gun,
and other boats of my divisions, but the Hong
Kong was hulled eleven or twelve times,
the Plover, Starling, and Haughty gun-boats
were struck, the Calcutta's launch was swamped,
and several others much damaged.
I have the honour to encicsa a list of casnaltieq,
which, fortunately, is not so large as might have
been expected from the nature of the service.
I have also endeavoured by a rough sketch to
explain the position of the second division of the
enemy at the time we met with cur temporary
I4ave, &c.,
(signed) HENRY KEPPEL, Commod.ore.
To His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour,
&c., &c., Commander-in-Chief.