The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-26
EBE CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
THE ENGLISH AND NONCOMPLIANCE AT SHANGHAI
THE CHINESE FORTS CsRRIEp By sToRu.
The Allies Victorious.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED,
TO-, TO-, SO.

ceiyed Our files and correspondence.
Tho most important item Of news Is the attack
upon the mperiaii1t (Tsoutae's) force, entrencbed
near shapehae, which action took place on the
9TH Of April.
The eien residents, having been repeatedly an
noyed by the mperalist troops, aud In instance
personal violence having been suffered by an Ame-
rican, an attack was made by the combined English
and American forces. numbering three hundred and
thirty men, who put TO flight ten thousand Chinese,
and burned four Of their forts.
We gave day or two since q brief notice of this
afaiy received by the Canada, ana we have no full
particulars, which are given below. e.
sroRMIN0 OF THE MPEaIALIsT ENrRBNcHMEsrs By
Tux AMERICANS AND ENGLISH, AT saASaHAg, ON
THE 4TH OF APRIL, 1854.
TO THE EDITOR OF The NEW YORK HERALD.
The events Of the past week. in Shanghae, have
been of SO interesting character that am induced
to transmit You an account Of them.
Last September the city fell into the hands Of the
rebels, who have continued to hold it up to the pre-
sent time, though the imperialists have ever since
been labor ng it seems, with little hope Of success
to retake Il. To accomplish their object they had
erected entsenched encampments at every eligible
position around the walls several of which were
the race couise, and is the boundary line of the for
cien settlements.
On the afternoon Of the Sd inst. several of the ct
zens, while taking their rides and promenades were
fired at from one of the small encampments, aud an
attack was made upon gentleman and lady, by
some OF the imperiallst scouts, who were sneaking
about the course, in which the gentleman received
several sabre wounds. The alarm was immediately
given, by some parties who happened to discover
the attack. The settlement was thrown into state
Of great commotion-the citizens flew to arms
signals Of distress were hoisted on the several
consulate flag stats ashore. and attachments
OF marines and sailors were promptly landed
from al the men.ofwar in port, armed with
muskets and field pieces. The Americans,
under the Command of Captain Kelly, Lieut..
Guest, and Passed Midshipman Haxtun, ON reaching
the race course discovered that portion Of the
English detachment had already taken and fred the
camp from whence the aggression first proceeded
while they, and another portion of the English de-
tachment, having . field piece, advanced in the d.
rection Of the larger encampments near the course
and came 10 . halt within gun shot range Of them,
to reconnoitre and arrest any movement towards
the settlement that might be attempted by the i'm
perialsts. At this point the commander Of the
English forces, accompanied by her Britannia Mses-
TVS Consul, joined the American detachment; when
. short conference took place among the consuls
and captains, (the United States Consul being on
the ground,) and It was agreed that q few SHELLS
should be fred into the main encampment. The
American volunteer howitzer company having ar
rived in the meantime with their howitzer, q few
shells were thrown by it and the English field piece
which took effect within that encampment; after
which, there being no signs Of any movement OBJ
served within it, the whole force retreated to the
guard house within the foreign settlement, where
patrols were arranged for the night.
The aggressive demonstrations Of the imperialists
being deemed but the commencement Of more
serious troubles that might ensue, unless promptly
resented and checked. the captains Of the two Eng
lish men-ofwar, the commander Of the Plymouth,
and the Consuls present, appointed meeting. ON the
morning of the 4th for the purpose OF concerning
measures to effect removal of the encampments to
proper and safe distance from the foreign limits
1t was determined In council measure ofsafety,
that the imperslist authorities should be required
to them by four o'clock in the afternoon and
they Notified, that, If they were not evacuated
by that hour they would be besieged and destroyed
by the combined forces Of the and American
carrying this determination into effect.
At two o'clock detachments Of marines and sailors
were thrown ashore from each of the men-of war,
those Of the Plymouth, commanded by Capt. Kelly,
Lieut.. Guest, and Passed Midshipman Haxtm, and
rendezvoused at the guard house. the church. in
the middle Of the settlement where they were joined
by the volunteer Howitzer and Infantry companies.
At three the whole Of the combined forces, number
ing in all about three hundred, took up the line OF
march for the field of action. On arriving at the
race course, halt was made for the purpose of re-
connoiterng the ground and giving the imperiaists
an opportunity to retreat This reconnaissance was
made by Captains Kelly and o 'Calashan, the United
States Consul, and H. B. Majestys Consul and Vice
Consul, from some mounds commanding but an i'm.
perfect view of the camps. After the lapse Of a
half hour, the march was resumed, and the forces
divided to attack different points The Americans,
consisting of seventyfive MARINES and sailors, and
about twenty-five citizens, composing the volunteer
Howitzer company, with three field pieces, diverg-
ing to the left, followed the curve Of the race
course to the westward, and took their position
about hundred and fifty yards from the main
field works Of the enemy, which cornerei a
little to the left OF the course, and extended along
it in straight line to their right, whilst the Eng
lish detachment and the volunteer infantry company,
amounting in alto 200, continued to the southwark,
and took their position within howitzer range Of the
southern encampment No sooner had the Ameri-
cans taken their position than Lieut. Guest made
reconnaissance Of the various cncampments from
mound in close proximity to the angle Of the main
brcastworks. At four O'Clock the fire was opened
on the American side with the Plymouth's twelve
pound field piece, and the two howitzers belonging
TO the volunteer company, who had calamity placed
themselves under the command of Captain Kelly,
all Of which threw their shells with great precision
into the midst of the camps Immediately after, the
English opened fire upon their point Of attack.
Although the two forces we're cooperating, they
were at such distance from each other that their
respective movements could not be seen by either,
yet their SHELLS were thrown with great accuracy,
oil taking effect within the entertainments The