Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-30
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WAsuINGroS, June II, 1851.
SINGULAR; EVENT.

The foreign residents AT Shanghai in China, having
been repeatedly annoyed by the npcriulist forces,
which cntrcnchc'l near thu; town, n"i i'll one in.
stance personal vi"elcc having been suffered by an
Amcricnm, attack WAS made "n the It'll April 10y
the combined American iorccs, numbering three hum
drrd and thirty men, who put TO flight ten thousand
Chinese and burned four uf their forts. The New
York Herald publishes long and interesting accounts
of the fight. We have room for only the following
extract
At two O'Clock dctachmcmts of marines anrl srilurs
we're thrown ashore from each ut the inc nj war,
those oftIc Plymouth commanded by Captain Kelley
Lieut.. Guest. uiil Pa.Scd Aldshipman ilaHtun, aud
rciczvouscd nt the guard house near the church, III
the middle of tho settlement, where they were joined
by the volunteer IIuwzrr and Infantry companies.
At three the whole of the combined forces. number
inc in a abnnt three hundred, took up the line "t
march for the field of action. On arriving at the
COURSE Il halt was made for the p,irpns, of rcconn"l-
tcriug the ground and giving the imperalists MI OPP
,,or,unitv u retreat This reconnaissance was inade
bv Capinns Kelly an O'Cnlla.han, the Cucd
States Consul. and II. Il. Mnicsly's Consul and Vice
Consul from some mounds commanding bni an i'm.
perfect view of the cnnps. After the lapse "i II hall
hour the lnarch was resumed, aud the forces divided
to attack different points. The Americans. consisting
of scventv-vc marines and sailors, and about twcl-
ty-tiyc citizens composing the volunteer llowtZcr
company, with three field pieces, dvcrgins 10 the
lett followed the curve of the race course to The
westward, aud took their position about a hundred
aud tifty yards from the main field works OF the cne-
N.Y. which corncrcd little TO the cit ut the COURSE
and extended along it IN straight ling 10 their right
Whilst the English detachment and tic volunteer in
fnn;ry company, amounting i'll MI to two hundred
continued 10 the suuhwnrri, and took their position
within hn,vitzcr range oi the Southern cncnnpmcht
:, .noucr had the Americans taken their position
tlnn Lieut. Guest made II reconnaissance Of the v'ui
ous nilcalnpuncnts from mound IN close proximity ~
the angle of the muin bgeGs.works. at four clock
the ire opened on the American side with the
Pnnouth's twelve pound field piece ana inc tw"
he tzcrs sclongi,i. to the volunteer company, who
llt ,ullan9y placed Themselves under the command
H.f aptain Kelly, al of which threw their shells with
Y,r, precision into the midst of the camps lmnic-
Aid " attet, the English opened fire upon their point
Of 4tuck.
although the two forces were cooperating, they
wel' at such distance from each other that their re-
speetve movements could not be seen by either yet
their shells were thrown with great accuracy, all ta-
king effect within the cntrnchncnts. The tire irnm
the field pieces was kept mp some twenty minutes
without return shot from the enemy Suddenly
vocy of lnl,slSctry heard i'll the direction of the
English POSITION which WIS supposed to be charge
made by theln, rs II tulnu!tuous nnTeintnt was Oh
served within the cncanpci, IL the bcslcScd were
fleeing in state of conservation. AT that moment
the order tn advance was given 10y the American
commanding officers, Which the whole force respond
I'd to with spirited shout, rushing on To- close nj
tack, and dischurging their first vocy OF nuskcirv
charge Of jingas, luulci with slugs, bullets, &C.,
from the intrenchmcu,s, behind which the besegcd
were crouchcd, and awaiting the advance Of the as-
saiants by this first return fire upon our forces who
were entirely uncovered ami exposed I" us iull Sweep
Mr.. Griswod Gray, of the uwi;zcrs, who WAS brave
ly charging in the front ranks seriously wound
I'd as to render the imncrntc nnputatiun ot one Of
his legs necessary, for the preservation of his life.
Cupan Pearson, OF the American slip Rose Standlsh,
fell, severely wounded in the face, aud Of the Ply
mouths sailors WAS instantly killed. Whilst their
fortunate companions i'll arms were dischurging vol
Icy after voey into the cncnnrmcn; with almost in
conceivable rapidty. At this junctllrc, Passed Mid
shipnau Gray, who had charge OF guard of merchant
sailors who were stationed II; the L. $. Consulate,
hearing the firing, brnu ht his 10 the field. and
participated i'll the engagement Tic cncniys fire
lustcd but tr~ minutes, and severely wounded two
marines and one of the sailors nt the Plymouth After
the first two or three valleys the forces ordered
TO cross q small dyke which amkcd the rUa, and to
advance to scvcru uIn;is iclnHc 10 the inn King;
Pan creek, which c"innlll!;r@ The inside of the en-.
canplncn, from whence III" aiiark was soy vigorUusly
currr,l OH as TO give the b.sr.cd time to rally
tn disl6dyc then, entirely from their uurcncLncnts,
aud cause their rccipinr tiis into the country
The American forces fought under the dsudvan-
tavc OF all cnincnty cAi"sc'l position, aud being
separated from the cnvuyn l"riiiicionS BY the inn
King Pan creek, which Is impassablc At high tide,
(which was then a; the hool,l and uuhrige'l any
where ncur their point Of attack yet their nccssnit
fire drove the enemy from ;iic cIclmpncnt and kept
them in check, while ~! tnliS!i detachment, EHving
crossed Il bridge 'ir i'"siii"i, and taken and
fred the snsanEs"' ,' which, which their i r,taSk i bud bud
one also, without ANY rrsitancc
The conflict WAS OF s'iosi ur4tion, aud terminated
in the dslodsemcnt Of Earhs-ous soldery from en-
trcnched encainpmcnts, i,f : dangerous proximity
to the foreign settlement, td neither the lives nor
the property of the community were in any saiety-
The whole number of imrcriaists within the several
encnlnpmeuts, which were destroyed, is vuriousy cs
mated, but by no one at less number thnn ssyen
them only three hundred! The American hay was
planted BY Lieut.. Guest on the nearest mound to the
eucumpnents, where il told Of triumph whilo the
tue dispersed enemy, fed the flames, whose reflected
light nude it 10 brighter than its counrys greatness
aSd glory ever render it in the estimation Of the ga
liant spirits who marched 10 victory under Its folds on
the h q April ISL The heroic dpKEt Koa With a Which
Guest and Passed Midshipmuu uuxton, advanced to
The stack and their sednSs, les under the nRpang
Nor car I. in thus nurrarc cvcnts which occurred
under my own immediate o ,erraon, being III the