The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-01


The three consu in consequence issued the folio wing
notification of their to recognise this
probably the only which cleared without securing
pay ment of the export duties on her cargo
sHANoHAE Feb 8. 1854
To Hrs ExoELLENoy Woo, Superintendent Of Maritime
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True copy. W. H. ErrrocK.
The same paper contains the proclamation Of the su-
perntendent Of the silk of Hang chow the pro-
duce Of which consisting chiefly Of teas and silks
usually transported to Shanghne for sale TO
of the Western nations In this proclamation the Co
of the districts producing those commodities
requested to require the subordinate officers Of the
stop al teas silks their way to shanghae
until tranquility shall be restored there that they
not be shipped without the payment Of the export
already past but the Governors requested to in
struc the magistrates of the districts where they
produced to call the dealers to dess from bringing
1t will I've RENE mbersd that the revolutionary party
are in possession of the fortified part of tho city Of
session of the suburbs have been under the direction
Of the Samqua, the Tnoutae, Governor, for some
months earnestly endeavorng to dispossess them, but
apparently with little prospect Of There
leaders In the revolutionary party in the city who
in correspondence with the leaders at Nankn OF
these Lew is the chief, who ia described as of only
twenty seven years Of age, of great talent rm-
ness and energy But their force Is greatly outnumber
ed BY the imporiass and the latter have confidently
tad aipOa ble tn vpCl Thanh
Our last advices give particular account OF attempt
which was made by the mperalists to storm the city,
explosion Of mine, which by their perseverance, had
been carried under it by tunneng for considerable
The explosion produced shock like that Of an earth
quake An eye witness of this affair addressed to the
North China Herald the following account of II =
Sir--The wall of the city of Shanghae preached
early this morning. The match, that long and much
talked Of mine, from the We kwe, lighted few mi
nues after six O'Clock. The explosion me being within
two hundred yards of the spot) truly terrific The
shock much violent than any earthquake
yet felt this place The concusson split my ha
door in two forced window and smashed many
of glass.
lost time in placing myself in position to witness
the decisive struggle Some 1000 Imperialiss were
crowding hard the breach; but the insurgents, by
throwing into the constant shower of powder bags
with lighted Matches caused wall of fire to occupy the
place Of the demolished wall of earth and brick
Both parties, dispensing with Firearms, used those
weapons commonly used BY pirates in boarding vessel
the main object Of which is to infct wounds by burning
The Imperalists being crowded closely together, suf
fered greatly from this method of warfare for while
they At time appeared to be waiting for the insur
gents to exhaust their supply Of missiles, they (tho
rebes) were actively engaged in hurting upon the heads
Of the mass osow bricks stones powder bags and hrs
Others each side Of the breach poured upon the su
ferng mass streams Of liquid fre from what the Chi
nese call pung dong Indeed the Imperial troops APP
peared to be waeng in FIRE; many of their missiles
appeared to go oil in their hands their persons
the least the confusion complete At this uncture
about twenty minutes after the explosion few insur
gents, with sword and shield to emerge from
tine breach They were soon engaged by as many lmpe
riasts, armed in like manner. They cashed swords a
moment-the insurgents charged through the passthc
lmperalists quaed and fed in body. The insurgents
pursued them into the Wekwe from which they fed
the battery at McKenzies bridge Thus 200 nsur
some fifty feet broad against immense odds but re.
pulsed the whole Imperial force and captured the
k~e with battery Of twelve guns and many jingalls
and other munitions of The Imperialsts finding
they longer pursued deployed the east with
the design it would seem, of turning the tanks Of the
insurgents and recapurng the battery but, by this
time, there not less than thousand insurgents
/ The field to hold them in check. The insurgents imme
datey set themselves to work repairing the breach
walls of the Wekwe, and burning sush parts OF the
main building as had not been shot away.
This done, and the breach temporarily repaired, the
insurgents at few minutes after ten O'Clock retired
into the city, whereupon the Imperiass charged and
very calamity recaptured the demolished We kwe The
surgens it is said lost ten killed as many other.
wounded. 1t is said that many OF The mperalsts were
butehered in the We kwe-the whole loss Is not known
The imperialsts 1t is said, attributed their failure Il
enter the city TO some foreigners who told them not
enter the breach.
! very unlikely story this; witnessed the whole
struggle, and felt quite that there
gents engaged except the usual guard upon the wall OF
those men uuartered near the wall at thai noint m,
reinforcement came after the Imperiaiss had been re
pulsed. In the heat of the light eight pound oa
from the imperals battery evidently out Of its way
beam, (nictng little injury to my roof and
coming hard up against another beam that not less
yielding than the rebels in the breach IL invaded the
privacy of my barricaded not however, without
scaling the walls when seized II " as warning to ALL y
In the Friend Of China we find further particulars Of
this remarkable assault and its signal failure IT Il
stated at the engineering skin displayed by the inn
ralists highly creditable TO them The following
extract gives some further facts which will
idea Of the spirit with which this warfare Is carried
ain two places it found that they had succeeded
in getting within ten feet Of the walone of the tunnels
running under a moat eight feet deep through soi
which yields water at depth Of six feet Forty boe.
Of the imperialist soldiers found in tu
nes after the explosion. None Of the rebels we're kei
by It, Two men buried for short time in the loose
earth but were taken out alive Ia The fghe which fol
wounded tive II whom have since ded) TIE chie
! Aling alias N nncrs horse boy, was v5undel In ths
shoulder One % tho emissaes from the camp Ut Nan
king was among hose killed; ne aldentia a-en.
and had made fouf iounes TO Chin ke.ng FOO and back
within the previous two Or three months
The breach, though thirty feet In length was repaired
With mud hags in short time and tie wall Is now as i'm
prc2nsle 70 the Imperaii.ts ever During the -four
hours Ugh which followed the explosion of the mine, tho
fected II generally believed great deal of injury Il
the mpsiialists The attack and carrying Of the I'm
Ieraist ts,ery, though forced them earlier thar
they intended was indeed only what had previously beer
arrangel by Lew; who knowing Samquas intention e
establish custom house again, resolved making q
demonstration II is believed that the Imperiasts hay
fought better at Shanghae than at either of the tie
taken from them during the But II s Of no avail
Their poor matchocks form poor weapons against ,hs
rebels muskets.
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Later from New MEXICO.
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.
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