New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
Finding BY I'd experience, that to attatA with small

-, 10 certain slsuab.er they changed teir tsctcs
and threw up two Temporary batteries litte wes' Of
the north cate, from which, with the Anteopes guns,
they have kept up for two weefs da.! cannoaaie
upon the city, with the new o. preaching tne wan
But strange AZ il may appear, although the batteries
are within two hundred yaros Of the city, 10 visible
iupreesion Las been maze upon The wall. - that
since MY last date the Imperial land 'oTces have &c
eomphsied nothing
oprrations The two square-rcged vessels which had
hssr unrelated by the insurgents to extermn-te the
xTsriais feet that using every effort - cut OF
I'll supplcs from the city, had not been delivered over
NJ ttei more than two days before the remember
OF tie feet from before Ching Keang AM feet oi
sbout oiy piratca vcfsels from Macao and the West
Cosst which have been employed by the imperint't3
70 come against tie rebels az the North, arrived ID
rort II was coon ruTuored that these pirates were
Trad men, Gas az the insurgents are AMI consequent
~ led determined not 70 light their brethren within
tie city. But few days had passed before It was qite
evident tlat the wind had changed. The temptation
presentedby The reward Of S2oOUO offered Oy tne eN
Tauta for the capture of the insureent feet CONSISTING
al three snail boats and two sqnhre-geed vesscis ho
vet in fighting order stronger than their traterna
feline Early On the morning If the 10Th inst the
whole feet weighed auchcr and engaged the vessels II
question So long as they remained at CONVENIENT
Shooting distance the Insurgents with the ad OF theT
batteries and stockade shore though vastly lniero.
In armament were quite their equals. The piraticai
fleet perceiviDg tits, resolved 10 adopt their OIL
tiled expedieut Of boarding by means of the
stinkVot (mclan guns and sufiocator This was
done most CALAMITY By two or three vessels
Which bore down upon Of the enemys saips
at anchor. ard By means OF nan IL the crows nest
AZ he mastheaG, who commenced throwing as soon as
the distance would admit covered her deck with these
destructive misses. Tie victory was complete, since
the Insurgents could not exist in element Of snoke
and fire They escaped into the river, where 1t SAID
few Of them were speared before they reached the
shore lie feet was captured in less than thirty MIN
utes from the time the attack commenced; not how.
ever without the loss, IL is said Of ABOUT sd killed
and tv vessels sunk. while others We're so badly in
ued as 10 render it necessary to ground them
as possible 10 save them. The Insurgents lost all their
boats aId is said FIVE were killed. They defended
their stockade most CALAMITY, from which they kept
UP CALLING fire upon the eDemys vessels, particularly
one of their square-rcged We sells that grounded for
six hours within range; during which time the sail
inc mascr Of said veseel foreigner. was killed. IL
is said that foreigner captured on board OF ono
Of the Insurgents vessels
Having secured their prizes the Imperial pirates sent
party ashore to set fire TO the city at different points
Ills done they fpOn tie balance Of the day and night
in pagng the wealthy inhabitants, till their vessels
were He'd with plundcr TIE fire continued to rage
during that day AID night and most OF the next day
Thus large portion of the suburb that lies between
the river and the city wall has been most waniOny
DESTROYED 1t is asserted that all the rest of the
suburb that lies between the river and the city wall
consisting OF the most wealthy portion Of the City Of
Shanghai is 10 lie destroyed iii Ike manner Ibis sub
urb the locality Of all tie heavy business OF Shanghai
lies just opposite the Ore anchorage and is only sep
arated from the foreign community BY small creek.
During the past week the ex. Tautai by the aid of
bis pratcal fleet Las perperaed deeds OF cruelty and
barbarty that would disgrace any age OF the word OF
which We have any history Ningpo passenger boat,
having On board some eighty or more passengers, was
captured by the feet, and all the men on board, not
exceptir the crew, without evidence, adudged
rebels and sentenced to death And as the Tauta had
offered reward OF ten dollars TOR the head OF every
rebel flat might be presented it is positively asserted
that part Of the piraca crew. who were not
full in procuring captive from the passenger boat,
made sure Of one from among the innocent peasants
on their way 10 headquarters, whore ninetysix inn0
cent human beings were most nbumanly butcheTed
Some CT them put to the most cruel fortunes be-
fore decapitation. Such. for instance, cutting alive
while others had ncisiOn MADE in the stomach. into
Which The eXecuOner thrust his hOnd and plucked out
the heart Of bis living victim. Truly these are the
hsbtstions Of cruelty Meanwhile, the land forces
continue TO plumber and burn hamlets and villages,
dcsecrate families, aud wsntoIly butcher those who
offer the slightest resistance 10 their helsh operations
The intelligence from the north is Of the greatest
importance. We learn from the Picking Gazette, a
journal onesided mirror, that the insurgents
are rapidly approaching tie capital The Ga.ate of
the Sd O October admits that they had entered by the
" thinning" Pass into the province of Pih-chhlc The
Ga-oe of the 10th October admits that they had pene-
Iated ar into that province and had captured Lung
ping and Ph-shcaDg while the City of Ching-ting was
the greatest danger II seems from the positions Of
he two begerent parties that the Insurgents had by
iome adrOt naueuvering got ahead of the Imperial
lrmy The Emperor, percei'i ing that Oh account OF /
he stupidity of his great generals the enemy were ad-
iancDg without much opposition, is filled with indg- /
iaton and CONSERVATION, aud orders the Tartar horse
stationed at the southern Imperial Gardens, well as
lie IartGrs stationed at LeentSin to march az to
he seat Of to check the further progress of the
ebels
From the position assigned the Insurgents, by the .
ast Gazette, they were, than month ago. within
3e miles of the capital. We look with the greatest
DXiety and hope for the intelligence that is TO be
roueEt by the next batch Of GGzeteS. 1t is believed
ere, that so soon as Picking falls, the Insurgents in
barge OF Marking and Ching. Keang will dispatch
,ody Of troops to suhiugate SoO-ChOw and Hang
how, which it is thought will at relieve Shanghai
rom Ifs present scouIge the Imperial troops will
e called away to defend mere important posts.
The French war steamer Colbert, having on board
l. L. NJ BOuTbalOn, Ministre Plenipotentiaire de
rance, came into port few days ago There
we foreign shps-Oi-war at this place.
The policy OF the American Consul relative to the
uts at this port is still opposed TO that of all the
tber COnsuls, who are united.
Tie Russian Admiral, at the last accounts, was at
lsneasaEi, Japan. He will most likely endeavor to
hItw some obstruction in the way OF Commodore
Ferry.
k0renJer lS.--A few nights ago several hundred
Imed lmpcraliss, contrary to known regulation OF
lie English authorities, rushed past the sentry into the
DIeign community, for the purpose, they say, of
sptuTipg some guns that were being conveyed from
lie foreign hong to aDOther-but they had been in
rmed that tie guns destined for the insurgents
hey, b0veyer were hardly in possession of the guns
coIe the citizens and also troops from the shipsOt
ar, who Lad come 10 the sentry signal the
pot. Several shots were exchanged, and spears and
OTGs used. In the M lee six Imperalists were
lpa HOuuIei il nt .actlx oil