The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-07-12
Prom inc BOs'VH IrIFtIIeI' JutIe -otI
The Fight at Shanghai.

Circulars AS late As April l0;h from Shanghai AM:
April l9,h from Canton, have been receivei i'll this
CIV and we are ind, bed to firm here for perusa
If the Canton circular of NNc, Parkin & Co.. giving
an account of Tie collision at Shangha between the
English and Americans, and the ImpeiiA forces in
substance aS follows:
On the 81 Of April, Mr.. James Bowman. n British
merchant, was informed Of attempt to steal sumo
q" he materials Of house in process Of erection on
la, grounds, not many hundred wards in the rear OF
the British Consulate. On protecting to the spot
he found four or five soldiers stealing his wood lie
called upon them to desIst, when they drew their
swords and coIlineaccd assault npon Mr.. Bowman
:,'d has friends, when Mr. l.. drew a revolver an,.
hired It twice, woundIng AZ each fire; they
then drcamped.
Afterwards numerous Imperial soldiers appeared,
hfantishing spears and di>chargins fire arms. DR..
Medhurst as he riding home, was menaced, and
only escaped by the !eeincss OF his horse An Eng
lish gentleman ami lady who were walking, sur
rounded and attacked, and the gentlemen wounded
IN SIX places. Numerous other per attack
ed. The Man6arins Of the city not being able to
protect the foreigners, eight of the Eng .h
Marine Guard advanced TO the spot where the Impe-
rlaistS were assembled Upon this thirty forty
lmpcrialists delivered their fire and fled. The ma
rines reserved their fire for time when the Inpe-
rallSs returned in force from a small enrcnchnent,
and encouraged b. their superiority of numbers
commenced firing; on which the senior Eng sh ma
val officer, who had come up with reinforcement
destroyed the entrenchment M question, and AS men
were ing from the Imperial camp at the southwark
three or iour cannon shots discharged at them
ty the English me, and by those Of the Ameri
cans, who also in the field. Darkness having
set IN, both retired TO the ships. The Ang p-A mcr-
can force engaged was about three hundred, and two
twelve, four six, and four three ponders and NUM-
Ter OF val! pieces captured from the Imperial
ITS.
The killed on the side Of the foreigners, as has
been before stated, only two, one Of whom Geo.
# a., -,
mouth. -Four other seanicn Of that ship also
severely wounded. Captain Pearson. OF the Boston
barrie RISE NUldtSh, stated in the to be
severely wounded. The ioss of the Im,)era!iSt> was
very severe, and it is stated that they since keep
iloo from the outskirts Of Shanghai. The officers
from the , ned States and British NavicS will take
measures Tor the future protection OF the foreign set
ttn.eEt.
The North China HsTaM Of April Stll, il, comment
irE on these accounts, says of the foreigners AT
Shang :-'' Surrounded by IN Imperial r,bbe on
the one side, an ln>uGgcnt MOB on the Other and on
the water hv pirate fleet ia Imperial pav, the for
cigm community at this port, with lis re; and rput-
ci wealth. aud scarcity Of numbers, have been Obliged
from repeated outag"s at last to stand the deell-
bIvc.'
The result of ihis encounter has been to stop all
trade at Shanghai, though the is neal
The China Mad says the terrible results OF this
evil appear the ris 81 |hans hal, where
'an he fire scahcd anl deserted villages, upon
which rapinc and murder have irit their nli rs ON
TIE p.;,c-iti iihnletS of the pra>antry.
The accounts from the North and Central Provil-
c">, shown the laggtrd proceedings of the nsu,-
gents, aad the d;sor,rred State OF affairs which is
spreading the entire country, Indicate sIe;.,
peril to the next crop.
The emigration from China to California continue
active, bat there sisAs Of It's dlmiaut!on al the
end Of Two months.
The follow ing i, list of the Killed and wou!tcl
in the attach the -irh Of April
III. VI. steamer Ea oyn' ri Lieutenant y. c s,
slightly; NJ. Tupnan, Naval Ca let do W. Elak-
man, Capt, killed.; AM iiayc!s, ordinary l., sis ht-
Iv. II. NJ brig Grfo"l-ico. Bailey, Captain .re-
top, severely; john Bud, &. Il. do; Henry Wi
cnx, Quartrrn:.s..r, dc; Henry NicoI d.; In. Lit,
ia, asst. surgeon, slightly. Us. >loop Plyn'wa-
e,yeyc;y. Shanghai ,olunteer+--Mr. j. f.. Brine
dangerously, if not n,.iall, Mr. Gay, loss OF le5
Captain Pearson. American merchant ship R"e
.Nto..lsi, very severely wounded.