New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10

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- enc OF a company OF sportfmcn shooting crows
" .sa wing for the rebels run up and shoot az tne
on w multitude as il fees in the most ndiscrbabe
ru s';nr. and the war-whoo2 Of the Chinese very
S resembles the croak of flock of crows suddenly
.ss,teJ upon the wing. The chasing party continue
he pursuit, till they come suddenly upon oody OF
ans that had previously secreted themselves Tor the
",nose Of giving the attacking force warm reception
h,n they the pursuer in turn retreat and are chased
mi shot in the back as above described II any poor
elbow Of either party unfortunate as 10 faD when
thus chased he is sure 10 loose his head; Tor b0tn
srtes take the head of every enemy they can lay hold
y, whether dead or alive Consequently IN an engage
ent they make II matter Of the first Importance TO
,emoye the wounded and dead as fast as they fall
In these three several engagements in the open field
,a Insuycens had three killed and ten wounded
while the loss on the part of lmperaliss was some
thirty or more.
bped attack BY land and water Several hundred
cannon were brought TO bear upon the Insurgents
ramparts. From this immense armament they poured
for bonrs storm Of shot into the city The piratca
feet with the vessels Of in port moved up to the
attack from the river One OF the squarerigged yes
se manned principally by foreigners Of the baser sort
whose cupidty could not resist the temptation OF high
wages, dropped anchor just opposite the insurgents
stoeksde for the purpose OF uc1nr the battery which
bad been Constructed on the rivers edge while the
plating fepds the pirates) went above and below the
battery and set fire 10 the city yet densey populated
in this quartor) in four or five different places This
foul deed done and yet remarkng that the battery had
not vet been senced two OF the piratica vessels
right up TO the battery and filed the place with stink
pots The rebels got out Of the way for the
time being, and remained under cover till the
enemy had exhausted his stock of stink pots,
when the rebels in turn rushed out and COW
cred tie decks Of the vessels in question with the
same destructive missile Some Of the sparks Of these
hand.bombs found their way to the powder on board,
-
uens This done, the rebels renamed their guns and
resumed their defense in good earnest when the fleet
retired from the contest leaving the insurgents in
quiet possession Of their battery The Tauta il is
said, admits that his loss on that day $50 men
killed (amoDg them several Foreigners and vessels
while other vessels were much disabled. The insur
gents lost one The loss of property, and il is
said of lives ODg the inhabitants BY the cOnhagra-
ton was immense. About one half of the city with
ont the walls and lying just on the river, lies now
in ruins. The Tautai and his advisers cannot be
too severely execrated for this wautOn destruction of
life and property Since the above date the Imperial
lists have made no demonstration worth noting They
are now engaged in mining, with the view OF preaching
the wall; but it is hardly possible that they will beabe
to pass under the city moat without coming to water
from be Ow.
The Insurgents have now held the city for more than
three months and if they had supplies would be able
TO hold it for any length of tme but it is most ct
fectuay bockaded by the Imperalsts it is feared that
unless they receive assistance from quarter they
will in fewmOnths exhaust their supplies and be re-
duced to the necessity of eyacuating These are the
fears of the friends Of reform.
Annoy is again in the hands Of the Impcriasts. The
Insurgents held it for six months, exhausted their
supplies and then attempted to eyacuate the place.
Private letters from Annoy state that they lost more
than a thousand men, killed and wounded, by over
loading boats in their hurry to make their way to the
vessels in port (This is authentic) We have no
means Of knowing what became of those who went to
sea.
We have Picking gazettes to the 10Th November.
These said to be the last shall receige. The in
surQents we're in possession of Tein-tsng," at the
mouth Of the d" ri ho' Subsequent information by a
private letter from place Peking states that the
great insurgent army advancing like cloud, with
in Is miles Of the Capital. They are doubtless be-
fore This reyeDg in the celestial halls.
The French steamer Cassini, with the French
Minister on board, left thsp port the 3Oh last month
for Marking and has not yet returned The object OF
her visit to the new Capital is not well known.
The Russian Admiral is now at this place. His yes
sells except a small steamer now in dry dock at this
place are at the Saddi Islands, off the mouth OF the
Yane-tsz keang The Admiral returns TO Japan (Nan
qa-saka) in Il month RumOr says the Emperor
of japan is dead. 1t is, however, generally believed
that he has only availed himself OF privilege he has
long caimed when hard pressed, of dying for three
wears TO avoid negotiation. If this be the case 1t is
thought that Commodore Perry will resuscltate him.
Nothing later from the Commodore. VIGiLiA'