Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-29
RICHMOND wHIG.
The Celestial Empire. 4
THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ALLIANCE AT


The Celestial Empire.
THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ALLIANCE AT
SHANGHAE.
By the overland mail, which reached London ON tbs
10Th, we have dates from Hong Kong to the 2ed Of
April, and by Steamship Atlantic we have received our
ile.
The most important tem Of news Is the attack upop
the lmPeriaHs. (Taoutae's) force, sntreuched near
shanghae which action took plsve the 4th of April
The foreign residents, having been repeatedly ANNOYED
by the lmperalst troops and in instance
violence having been suffered by American an attack
was made by the combined English and American forces
numbering three hundred aud thirty men who pu 10
hight ten thousand Chinese and bnrn.j f,,r ~ - =:
forts. " ''
We gave 4 day two since brief notice Of this .f
ia received by the Canada, and have no. full mar
iiculss, from the correspondents Of the n Y Herald
which we give below:
SniNGHir April 4, M
Since my last several engagements have place be
tween the Taoutae Imperial army aud the rebels in thu
city, but, as usual powder has been burned than
lives lo.t. ~
But for the past weeks the army of the mper,l Ia
ouAe being encamped the limits OF the race course
which belongs 10 the foreigners, have been committing
various depredations aud then shooting t the
egners rs they pass along.
These various Outrages had been mentioned 10 IN.
Taoutae by both the British and American Cousus the
essty Of their prevention had been urged upon him
on the ground that foreigners should be Injured by
ms aWi.ss sodies they the cousls could not be be
responsible for the protection which foreigners might al
ford themselves.
Thus things passed on, till last evening about o'clock
an Engish lady, escorted by gentleman was attacked
by baud Of Tsouaes men the (, ,ntelnsn was wounded
severely by several sword cuts having nothing bur
to defend himself while the lady with fright only
although the chair in which was riding was badly cnt
in several places OIhor Eughmen were ed about
the same time al different points the course but none
were killed Upon this reaching the city great ex
citement prevailed.
The Consus of the United State. and England in con
sultaton with Capt Kelly OF United States soop-of
war plymouth, and Capt. OCailagap OF H. b. NJ
Encouuter, and Capt Kane, of Ii. B. NJ brig Greciap
concluded to land their forces aud by she'll to destroy the
Tort from which the lmperasts had come who had
mtted the outrages alluded This was done and leay
ing strong patrol on Shore passed the night without
any further disturbance.
On this morning a note was addressed by the British
Consul TO the general of the imperial army ordering him
TO evacuate the forts which he had erected within the
limits OF the ground occupied by Foreigners This was
urged from the fact that his soldiers being new leyes
were uhdisciplned and ungovernabe, and had shown a
decided disposition attack and nure foreigners that
the evacuation of the forts did commence at three
O'Clock to-day and was not completed four the forces
would lombard them out With shell and canister
After this communication had been sent Joint con-
sul;aon had with the United States consul and Cant
John Kelly, United States sioop of war Plymouth and
they being the opinion that the entire settlement was
IN imminent danger from the bordes Of uudscipned SOL
dery composing the imperial camp unless their quarters
were removed 10 greater distance agreed lend their
au anu assistance III compelling them to do.
Accordingly, at o'clock P NJ on the 4th instant the
forces landed from the British steamer Encounter
aud brig Grecan in number so men, and one field how
tzer aud they were Joined by the Shanghae volunteers
with 90 men, under the command of Mr.. Wade, H. B.
Ms Vice Consul Capt. Kelly landed 10 United States
seamen and marines with field ho~itzer and be was
joined by so American volunteers with field how-
The forces stood 200 Englishmep under the COM
mand OF Capt. OCaaghan, OF II. B. MS steamer En-
counter, and loo Americans under Capt John Kelly o.
5 s!ocp Of war Plymouth.
For greater security the United States Consul had called
upon the merchant Captains in port send shore all
the men they could spare from their respective ships
armed and equipped and placed them under the order
OF Aidshpmsn Grey of the Plymouth be used in de-
fence OF the settlement while the large fe-re proceeded
TO the imperial forts. This force was about so men
1t was now three O'clock and answer had been re-
ceived from Taoutae TO whether he would remove the
soldiers who had attempted attack the settlement The
is distant but half mile from the bank of
the river. The troops reached il ia few minutes As
soon as the camps were in sight they halted.
The commanding officers reconitered them and found
DO movement on their part indicating their intention to
remove on the contrary, they were fortyine in
places.
At live minutes to four, (the hour fixed as the mit,)
note received from the Taoutae that the forts could
not be evacuated The method of attack was then de-
termined upon Captain 0'Cailaghan with his English
force hundred men, to follow the race course
to the righ and Captain Kelly, with one hundred Ame-
ricans, 10 march to the eft and attack separate
forts.
We marched of to our respective national airs, and
after coming up within three hundred yards of the
unimbered our three howizers loaded with SHE'LL and at
precisely four o'clock commenced firing For thirty min
utes this firing continued doing immense destruction TO
the lmperiais;s-but they did it, as the large
field piece which masked and loaded 10 the muz.
ze with nails aud slugs would go Oft. About this
time bad nearly consumed she and there were
forts take, the order given TO charge liz
was DONE and as we were within thirty PAGES OF the
bressiwork shower OF bullets from jing saIs like
musket, only they about nine feet long aud carry
pound ba) killed marine from the Plymouth, wounded
Capt. Pearson, OF the American ship Rose Standsh in
the face, and Mr.. Grswod Gray of New York, in both
legs. Capt Pearson's wound Is slight but Mr. GRAY has
suffer amputatou Of his ef leg and il now doing we'll
For fifteen minutes the balls rained smong We were
only thirty PAGES from the iort with a deep and bro.d
ditch between US filed with iron points stick the fee,
Of Chinese WITH but which proved entirely unayaiine
against the soles Of Kimba aud Beeseys best The wall
Of the FORT too, covered with sharp bimboo points
which very dangerous Yet opened howitzers
again. and with canister poured eaden hail among
them. This lasted Tor ten minutes when the order was
given to scale the ior passed and iu like
an avalanche and the Chinese He'd at every gate The
fort taken and set on fire.
While this was being done by the Americans, Capt
OCallsgh with bis Engshmeu, was scaling another
and it was Immediately also, in blaze The rebels,
oo bad come out from the city in large body witness
foreigners fight Alter they had seen loo arms take
fort and fire it, containing 1000 Cinnamon aud
200 Engshmen do the thing in the space Of forty
minutes they made attack upon another fort which Ia
the WALL and being repulsed they sent in 70 General
Leu asking Tor additional force. Leu replied that the
foreigners with third his number had JUS, taken two
forts and that he and his should have nothing to
ill they took that This had tho desired eieet-the
fort taken.
The Americans and Euglshmen met, each having
marched through the forts OF the impeaists aud Jointly
attacked the third aud last fort which contained soldiers
who had made attempts to come down the settlement
II required only few shell to put IL in blaze and she
soldiers flight, 10 every direction. The whole action Of
the combined forces lasted hour sud ball. the
Americans lost killed and wounded, aud the English
the same; the wounded all doing we'll The Ameri-
the smallest force but they had three hoWzers
While the English only had one the post Of danger was
therefore selected by the Ametcan aud when the order
given to charge aud up within thirty PAGES
Of the fort where the shower OF balls fell among us for ten
minutes, shall forget the appearance of Capt
Kelly he is usually little stopped and looks about i've
feet inches but when the bullets began to rain among
us, and one Of bis shot down dead at his
side he seemed be at leas, feet high his bright
uniform mark for the jinggas aud bis whole conduc,
so daring that IL !, q miracle he escaped.
1t Guest the executive officer, led the charge, and en-
gneered the howzer belonging to the PymouIb bic con.
duct throughout was cool and brave.
Just a. Ihis charge made, the merchantmen under
the command Of Mdibipman Grey ordered up which
sEelled the American force TO hundred and thirty
men. These fellows Caiorusns principally, who