The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-26

HIO<s WVSAo Domperu tnem Out Win smell ana can
Wafer this communication had been sent. Joint
consultation Was had with the United States Consul
and Capt. John Kelly, United States sloop Of war
entire settlement was In imminent danger from the
hordes OF uDdisciplined soldery composing the in-
peral camp, unless their quarters we're removed :,
greater distance, agreed to lend their aid and
assistance In compelling them 90 to do.
Accordingly, at o'clock, +. NJ, on the 4.h inst
the forces were landed from the British steamer
Encounter and brig Grecian, In number one hundred
and fifty men, and one field howtzer aud they were
joined by the Shanghae volunteers. with fifty men.
under the command of Mr.. Wade, II. b. Ms
! Vice Consul. Capt. Kelly Landed seventy Ia; cd
States and marines, with one field howitzer.
and he was Joined by thirty American volunteers,
with two field howitzers. The forces stood wv,
hundred EnslishmeD, under the command OF Capt.
q Csllaghan. OF H. D. Ms steamer Enoo inter. AID
I one bundrd Americans, under Capt. John kel y,
! y S. sloop-of war Plymouth.
yFor q, cater e ,ury the United States Con uI ha
called upon the merchant captains IN port to 20 I'D
Gu shon all the men they could spare from their r.,
siective ships, armed and equipped, and placed
tHem under the 0. der Of Mdsnpman Grey, OF the
Plymouth to he used in defence Of the sett emens
while the large force proceeded to the mperia forts.
! THIS force YVES about thirty men.
IL was now three o'clock, and no answer had bo N
| received from Taoutae as 70 whether he would
remove the soldiers who had attempted to attack
the settlement. The race course is distant but half
mite from the back Of the river Phe troo q
reached il In few minutes. As soon as the camps
| were in sight they were halted.
The commanding officers econnoitered them and
| found no movement on their part Indicating their
| intention to remove; on the contrary, they were
| frtifyDg In some places.
At five minutes to four, (the hour fixed az tbs
lmit) a note received from the Taoutac that
tie forts could not be evacuated. The method OIL
| attack was then determined upon. Capt. 0aiia-
ghan with his English force, two hundred men, wa.i
to follow the race course to the right, and Cap,.
| Kelly, with one hundred Americans, was 70 MARCEL
| tn lCf
We marched of 10 our respective national airs,
and after coming up within three bundled yards 81
the fort We uDimhered our three howitzers, loaded
with shell, and ut precisely 4 O'Clock commeaced|
fling For thirty minutes this firing continued, do
I, & immense destruction tn the inn erislists-bc.I
they not did return It, as the large field piece, which
and sngs, would not go of. About this time wei
had nearly consumed DUR SHE'LL and NJ there wcTo
two more forts to take the order was given to chargo
Il was done, and as we were within thirty PAGES u
the breastwork shower OF bullets from jisg gsHs
(like musket, only they are about nine feet long
and carry pound ball,) killed marine from the
Plymouth, wounded Capt Pearson, Of the Americas
Gray, of New York, in both legs. Capt. Pearson'
wound is slight. but Mr.. Gray had to suffer am
pu;ston Of bis left leg, and is now doing
| well. For fifteen minutes the balls rained among
us. We were only thirty PAGES from the fort. witt
deep and broad ditch between M, filed with iros
points to stick the feet Of Chinese with but which
proved t. be entirely unsvailing against the sole
fort. too was covered with sharp bamboo points
which are very dangerous. Yet we opened on
howitzeIs again, and with canister we poured ;
kaden hail among them. This lasted for ten mi
nutes, when the order was given to scale the fort
our men passed over and in like an avalanche. an
the Chinese fed at every gate. The fort was takel
| and set on fire. t4
While this was being done by the Ameri,an
Capt. o Calaghan, with his Englishmen, was seal
ing another one and It was Immediately, also, in,
blaze The rebels, too, had come out from the cis
i hnI.v g. h.~uw Ru~x.a 0nA}
After they had seen 100 arms take fort and fire d
| containing over 1000 Cinnamon, and 200 English
men do the same thing in the space of forty "a
nutes they made an attack upon another fort Wine
ia near the wall, and being repulsed they sent
| to General Leu, asking for an additional fsro
Leu replied that the foreigners with one third hi
number, had Just taken two forts, and that he on
his men should have nothing to eat till they too
that one. This had the desired efect-the fort VI
! taken.
The Americans and Englishmen met, each havn
| marched through the forts Of the imperalists, an
jointly attacked the third and last fort which co.
tanned soldiers who had made attempts to con
down on the settlement. It required only 9 f.
shell to put it in blaze, and the soldiers to q gh
nevery direction. The whole action of the cor
bined forces lasted one hour and half; the Anne
cans lost killed and wounded, aud the Englia
The seine; the wounded are all doing well. ~
Americans were the smallest force, but they ID
three howitzers, while the English only had on
the post of danger was therefore selected ny I.
Americans; and when the order was given
charge, and we cane up within thirty PAGES OF :
fort, where the shower Of balls fell among rs for d
minutes, never shall forget the appearance OF Car
Kelly; he is usually little stopped and looks abo
five feet ten inches but when the bullets began 70
among us and one Of his own men was shot dow
dead at his side he seemed to be at least fe
| high, his bright uniform mark for the jinggal
and his whole conduct so daring that it is nirat
| he escaped.
1t. Guest, the executive officer, led the charge
engineered the howitzer belonging to the PlymouS
his conduct throughout was cool and brave.
just as this charge was made, the merchantrnd
| under the command Of Midshipman Grey, wore
dered up, which swelled the American force to
hundred and thirty men. These fellows were ca
fornians principally, who did great execution fos
few minutes with their rifles
Thus the whole force employed from first ~ Ia
was three hundred and thirty men and three III
twelve pound h0witzers, and in series Of enga
nents, which lasted one hour and a half, they
lodged ten thousand Cinnamon from three separ
Notifications, with the loss of two killed aud
wounded. The loas Of the Chinese was immen
but no one has pretended to put figures to
| number that was killed. f
| awe now resumed our march to the settleme
| loaded with jingealls and flags, as every Chin
| soldier has Lis own flag. From the church steel
where many ladies had witnessed the battle.
| from the houses, the white handkerchief was way
silently saying "well DONE" heavy patrol
LETT on shore for the night, by English and Amer|
| officers. and we slept with greater feelings0f
curity than We have enjoyed for months.
APRIL 6, 1856
This morning large force is out from tho sh
of war, destroying the walls Of the forts captu
yesterday, so that they cannot be re.occupied.
The imperial army were ali driven yesterday
fort on the Soochow creek, which is considered
enough from the foreign settlement; but W
some few came up near Capt. o Callaghan's
while they were at work throwing down the "
of the fort, and getting upon o mound, they wa
their flags and brandished their spears. The
tain levelled his howtzer, and the ball took
ground from under the whole party, althouR
mile distant, and from that moment not an imp
| a'ist soldier was to be seen.
In destroying the walls Of the forts, it was
I covered that the loss of the Chinese was very ed
showing that the shell did great execution.
English took possession OF the entire imperial
and hold them as hostages for the good behsy
| Of the land forces.
A large number Of American missionaries re-