The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-07-12

ing continued. dong immense des,ruc.
ton to the imperialists-but they could
not return it. as the large field peace,
which was masked and loaded to the muz,
zle with nails and slugs, would not 60 off.
About this time we had nearly consumed
our shell, and as there were two more
forts to take, the order was given to
charge 1t was done. and as we were
within thirty PAGES OF the breas,work
shower OF bullets from .jing-galls (some-
what like musket. only they are nine fl.
long and carry a pound ball,) killed
marine from the Plymouth, wounded Cap
tain Pearson, of the American ship Rose
Standish, in the face, and Mr.. Griswold
Gray, of Now York, in both legs.
Capt. Pearson's wound is slight, but
Mr.. Gray had to suffer amputation of his
left leg, and is now doing well. For
fifteen minutes the balls rained among
US. We were only 80 PAGES from the
fort. with deep and broad ditch between
us, filled with iron points to stick the feet
of Chinese with, but which proved to be
entirely unavailing against the soles Of
kimbsll & Beeseley's best. The wall
W thO ioitS wv "oS COfSIeu Will SudTp
bamboo points, which were very danger
Gus. Yet we opened our howitzers again.
and with canister poured leaden hail
among them. This lasted for ten min
utes, when the order was given to scale
the fort; our men passed over and in like
an avalanche. and the Chinese fled al
every gate. The fort was taken and Sc,
on fire.
While this was being done by the Amer,
leans. Capt. o Collaghan, with his English
men, was scaling an mother one. and It was
Immediately. also, in blaze. The rebels.
too. had come out from the city in large
body 10 witness how foreigners fight After
they had seen 100 take fort and fire it.
containing over 1000 Cinnamon. and 200
Englishmen do the same thing in the space
OF forty minutes they made an attack upon
another fort which was near the wall. and
being repulsed they sent into General Leu.
asking tor an additional force. Leu re-
piled that the foreigners. with one third his
number, had just taken two forts. and thai
he and his men should have nothing to eat
ill they had taken tha, one. This had the
desired effect-the fort was taken.
The Americans and Englshmen met.
each having marched through the forts OF
the lmperialists, and jointly attacked The
third and last fort. which contained sol.
diers who had made attempts to come
down on the settlement. 1t required only
few shells to put it in blaze. and the
soldiers to flight in every direction. The
whole action of the combined forces lasted
one hour and half; the Americans lost
killed and 3 wounded, and the English the
same; the wounded are all doing we'll
The Americans were the smallest force.
but they had three howitzers. while the
English only had one, the post of danger
was therefore selected by the Americans.
and when the order was given to charge,
and we came up within thirty PAGES OF the
fort. where the shower Of balls fell among
us for ten minutes, sha! never forget the
appearance of Capt. Kelly; he is usually
little stopped, and looks abou, 5 feet. 10
inches, but when the bullets began to rain
| among US and one Of his own men was
shot down by his side. he seemed to be at
least seven feet high. his brig uniform a
mark for the jing gals. and his whole con-
duct so daring that il is miracle that he
escaped.
Lieut.. Fuest. the executive officer. led
the charge, and engineered the howizer
belonging to the Plymouth; his conduct
throughout was cool and brave.
Just as the charge was made, the mer.
chantmen, under the command Of Mid
shipman Grey, were ordered up. which
swelled the American force to 13O men,
These fellows were Californians principal
ly. who did great execution for few min
utes with their rifles.
Thus the whole forces employed from
| first to last. was $50 men, and three twelve
pound howifzers, and in a series Of en-
gagements. which lasted one hour and a
halt, they dislodged ten thousand China
men from three separate foriiications, with
the loss OF two killed and six wounded
The loss Of the Chinese was immense. but
no one has pretended TO put figures 10 the
number that was killed.
We now resumed our march to the set
Element, loaded with jing gals and flags.
as every Chinese soldier has his own flag
From the church-steeple, where many la
dies had Witnessed the battle. and from the
houses the white handkerchief was waved
silently saying "well DONE" a heavy pa.
troll was left on shore for the night, by Eng.
lsh and American officers, and we SLEPT
with greater feeling OF security than we
had enjoyed for months.
APRIL 5. l854.-This morning large
force is out from the ships of.war, destroy
ing the walls OF the forts captured yester
day, SO that they could not be reoccupied
The Imperial army were all driven yes
terday to for, OIL the Soochow Creek
which is considered far enough from the
foreign settlements; but to-day some few
came up near Capt. O'Callaghan's men
while they were at work throwing down the
walls the fort. and getting upon mound
they waved their flags and brandished ,hei
spears. The Captain leveled his howitzer
and the ball took the ground from under
the whole party. although mile distant
and from that moment not an lmperialis
soldier was 10 be seen.
In destroying the walls Of the forts. j
was discovered that the loss Of the Chimes,
was very great, showing that the she'll die
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