Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-01-06

commenced winch we had reason to expect,
from the announcement Of the approach of
the Imperial Commissioners. | shall here
beg leave to give some particulars OF thistle.
monstraton, as conceive that the alarm to
which it gave rise hastened the event that
we most desired.
I. 1t would not be easy to give your lord
ship clear description of this vast city, or
rather of the vast space encompassed within
tits walls. | shall, therefore, only observe
that the northern angle reaches to within
about 300 PAGES of the river, and that the
western face runs for some miles along the
base of wooded heights, rising Immediately
behind it, and is then continued for great
distance upon low ground, having before it a
deep canal which also extends along the
southern face, serving as a wet ditch to
both. There is very large suburb on the
low ground in front Of the west and south
faces, and at the southeast angle in the Tar
tar City, which is separate fortress, dvid-
ed from the Chinese town by high walls
The eastern face extends in an irregular
line for many miles, running towards the
south over spur of Chungshan, prcciplt-
Gus mountain overlooking the whole coun-
| try, the base of which commands the ram
part. In this face there are three gates;
the most uortherly (the Teshiug) is APP
|proachable by a paved road running be-
tween wooded hills to within 500 PAGES of
the walls, whencei is carried along cult
waited fiat; the next (the Talping) is within
few hundred yards of the base of Chung
shan, and that to the south (the Chang-yang)
enters the Tartar city. There Is long
line of unbroken wall between the Teshiug
gate and the river, hardly approachable from
swamps and low paddy land, and the space
between the Teshing and Taping gates is
occupied by rather an extensive lake The
ueighborhood of these last mentioned gales
was closely and judiciousy reconnoitered by
Lieutenant-C Colonel MonlgomerIe and Cap
tain Pears.
:. The report as to the amount of troops
in the city, which is acknowledged to con-
tain a million of inhabitants, have varied ex-
ceedingly. am informed, however, that
the fugitives from Chn-keang-fo foo have reach
ed this place, increasing the Tartar garrison
to about 5000, including the adults OF that
, nation resident in the city, who are all train
(. ed to arms, and perhaps the most formidable
opponents, as they fight for their families
aud their homes, The Chinese regulars
amount, | have reason to believe, to be
about 1000 besides the militia. From the
great extent Of the walls, said to be twenty
miles in circumference, although generally
TO escalade from about seventy TO twenty
eight feet in the lowest part,) aud form the
canals, suburbs, swamp and lake, in mos
places difficult to approach it was evident
could take the city whenever | pleased, by
threatening it at such distan. points as &c
prevent the concentration of large opposing
force, the very difficulties of approach afford
, inc the means of detachlng small partie;
wi.h impunity TO create diversions; but
was well aware that the stand would be made
in the Tartar city. My force consisted o
4 500 effective fighting men; most of the
Europeans had been with me since the com
mencement of operations in China, an,
would, | was well assured, at once plac,
their colors on the walls, whenever | CAV,
the order, while all the new corps eagerl,
, looked for second opportunity Of emulat
A., ing their brother soldiers; but IT was grea
object to avoid arepetition ofthe horrors o
Chapo and Chn-keang-loo, and Sir William
/ Parker and myself were therefore very anx
. ious TO try the effect of demonstration.
g. Had active measures been called for
: the north angle was the only point agalns
e which the ships could act, and determine,
! to approach or threaten the east face in il
4 whole extent, and the southeast angle. Th
: CORVALLIS, Blonde and heavy steamers
: were accordingly placed in position, tn
first within 1000 PAGES of the flung gate
with her broadside bearing upon a sort o
demi-bastion, which it was proposed Il
breach; the Blonde, SO as TO take the delen
ces of that gate and bastion in flank and tn
: steamers, so as to destroy the parapet of tn
> wall on either side the point to be preached
. instructed Major General Bartnay to ente
/ the city at this point with his brigade consist
ING of her Majesty's 18th and 49lh, and tn
l4th Madras Native Infantry, amounting T.
1900 men, supported by 300 Royal Marines
Y 10. On the 18th and following DAYS tn
r rem. rhder of the force, consisting of Lor
T. Saltoun's brigade, the flank companies q
j. the corps at Chin-keang-foo, and the riff
# company Both Madras Native Infantry, to
# gether with one troop of horse, and tire
companies Of foot artillery, with the Who'll
r of the light field train and soppcrs were Ian
: ded at a village about five miles down
If creek, from whence a good paved road lead
to the TAPPING and Teshing gates. estat
;, lished the force in and about large village
: equi-distant from these two gates, aud dc
d cided upon my line Of proceeding, in cas-
n we should be driven to active operations
" this was to threaten the two flank gate
5. making the real attack to the right of tn
d TAPPING gate covered by the concentrate
G fire of the guns from the commanding slop
;, of the Chungshan hills this point forced, th