The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-14


The game was soon up First Games rush OF are and
loud ex loson pillar Of white smoke rises high inso
the air and sSels 81 the top like Dorc column. Then
smoke blows away and the boats rowing from
jul TO junk and In two long lines almost far Is the
eye reach, lie the junss-soe kindlipg In full
blaze, but all uran ted and abandoned In one oil toese
the sailors rescued an old and boy chained 70 gun
and left 10 burn. In another woman and CHILD were
many which the eao could not enter and perhaps these
also bad their victims
We have been locking down upon the junks which lay
scioss the FahhAn Branch, and also along the winding
creek that stretches away u right angles to the len
Our view Of those which lay along the creek that bears
ceased sSOu, the same time Right aud left covering an
immsnse extent Of water, the juoks lie, prizes
either 70 US or the flames We have leisure now 70 count
them-they are r.
RBBAKFAsr, PLUMBER and MORE FIGHTING.
While SOC plundering and some are thinking o.
breakfast there is heavy firing in the distance People
ask where is Kepref We mu't follow his fortunes for all
Is rot over yet and there % much 10 tell
When Commodore Kepne' ua-sed ns al dawn he steamed
away up the chanel 70 the right Of island until
toe upFu Here his vessel ran aground ana the Piovsr
coming up, the Commodore Transferred himself to her;
b. as she could NOT get up, hegt into hts own galley,
and the Niger pulled straight away through the fire The
big JUNK tina, lay the channel boa ded In her
near the Cinnamon Sred oaaside an Also train, and
spped into the water on the other eide The boAs were
scarcely free Of her when she blew up Right In among
dare devils, receiving their FIRE and driving the crews
way they approached. Vain were the hinamens
snkpos their three pront Cd spears ana tne' ngen,us
hem like behring's, while they spear them through the
eshes. To utilize such Ingenious inventions John china
must wait oil the boats alongside, and this he
has not yet tutored bis nerves 70 accomplish.
'Eever watt lads" cried the Commodore "lenve those
rascas to the gunboab and the fellows behind Push on
ahead -
Through this wilderness OF unks they pulled driving ont
their by sheer audacy and leaving little 70 be done
mel some Of his boats bad been hued
by the jupks perhaps some fingered to pay visit 70
deserted Cbinaman to stop his mouth but Keppel still
pressed onward and where he he gets some
to follow Where could he be eoinei Was Information
was intuition, has he resolved to attack, with his
200NOo peopies have not asked him, and be hes NOT
said but suspect the city Wa his object With four gal
leys and three boomboa, carrying gun cash In their
bows they speed away from the conquered unks and hold
for nearly four mesbut now there junk mast In
sight, and every one knows that pgat 10 coming little
enc those strong positions which the Chinese have
learned 10 take.
TERRIBLE FIGHT OF THE cHINAMXN-FATAL PRBcI'
SION OF THEIR GUNnBRs.
At the part OF the Fatshan Branch which they had
reached there ia an island shaped like leg OF mutton
placed lenghway the river The broad part towards
British boats, and the knucble end 20 large
unks lie moored TO the shore snd aground. The conse
quence OF this position is that 70 attack them the British
boats must pass through one Of two passages, both of
which narrow funnel and upon that narsow aeck Of
centraied. One Of these funnel passages has been
staked and imps sable. The other has not
passage Keppe and his crew now dashed. The three
boonboen took the ground In attempting 70 follow.
The base of this triangular island consists OF high land
which the gror nded boomboa could not fre their
guns useless the apsx, TO my more IA niar
illustration the knuckle part low addy fields, which
The junks guns could not ~ eep across was position
worthy OF q OArthas inian-locts insidi.s nattu.
No sooner did the boats appear In the narrow passage
than 90 81 Founders sent 20 round shot, and hundred
Pm Of and
rsoge OF 800 rds right among th, m. The effect
terrible Keppel was sounding with the boathook for
get them IT, They start afresh and make another effort
70 GET through. Tho Commodore pushes on ahead.
There There w. Captain Lec.e In bis galley, with
the launch OF The Cacuta and Lieutenant Soy the
barge OF the same shp. The rribuues Gutter was In
norh ss YARD. the Of
bad sent her ss Perhaps there were others, but amid %
much SMOKE and ars even those Who vs,. in oann0:
had been In those Chinese unks and had worked those
s2pounder guns, they could hardly have thrown the
mark, is bit three times In two MINUTES; Q 81
FOUNDER shot strikes Asjor Kesrney in the breast,
tearing him 70 1Ss: %.s have :, died lied Without
brother, who ves iaisd = HfsSmcsn : do IN, MORALLY
every Of his 10 wounded But the miracles Ia
net that the falling, but that any escape The
400 o. sss; Ano are s
Of bis coat torn AMY BY . shot, which leaves him
harmed round shet enters the Tribuuss boat and
passes along her line OF keel from item to STERN without
touching "rhsv vas close, Victor !" said Ksppel,
TO bis fagheusenAni, ~ cannon shot pAssed betwen
their heads.
NARROW Bsc APE OF SAILOR PRINCE AND COMO
Fortunately for himself Victor prince Victor OF Hohen
lohe thorough and unpresonding British II
his Drake or Jervs) leaning forwards and
using his serchief ournquet 70 stop the bleeding
OF seaman whose hand had last been shot off, Otherwise
tia, b. muat have aten vc.ors head Oh Al this tine
The guns OF the iunks Even Keppel saw that would
not do. The mat or wN however, setled for him, for
while be fortunately standing up With the uer ropes
In lis hAsd: seymour, you NUT take In - and he
stepped from his sinking galley into the barge Of the Cal
cutts All the other occupants OF the gsley were ayo
removed into the barge all except the mangtd oofp Of
the ooxswain and The vore dog Of the Commodore who
had been accustomed 70 be tended py that MN, and
would not leave his body. With this freight the wre ,k
OF the galley irod with the rising tide up towards The
junks.
PIPING TO DrrNn-A SUDDEN ALARN
Now the boats retired amid sounding OF gongs strange
shouts OF triumph, and redoubed IRE They retired TO
The Hong Korg which was aground astern; but support
ed by the Starring, threw shot and shell up among
unks, and received from them full equivalent for their
Ore.
water In the river; and meanwhile he ptped TO jin
The were getting their ratons, and were de-
vouripg them when the nre nom the junks sackened
hrse cheers FOR the Blue cried Raleigh boat thai
up. "Map the boats lads those rascala ~ getting
aoal" or they 60 again dirnerless bat Ia high Spirits
ard under IRE hot hs the Calcutta acnch sunk
and lapaip Roland has 10 scramble int, another boat
This lime ihev nnd water enough IL the pas
sage and dashng through the shirt end the enemy afoa
ann In movement II has nov beosne . chase. Ttese
junts manned by from 40 70 100 rowe 20 faster b
our heavy boom ooas follow: But shrap,e shell 20
faster than snake junk there twstngs In thr
creek that shown In the chart and In following
heee wipdn,s pusuers and pursued often End themselves
aide BY side vi interval o Ian bet veen them They
IRE q, ch other hcse penlnsuas aud the guns
a
every and then the LEAP out AMI the juns ID
deserted SPIKE the guns and push on. SIX miles this
bot chase Ass and there but eight junks
tured when rounding . sharp point pu-ued and pur
suers rush almost oecsher Into the city OF Fatsfan
Chinese town not seen aiar Of the pasoda and the
pavnbrokers' warehouses are the only high buildings
Three OF the uns escape the other ave headed and
are abandoned But the braves Of Fahan would think
shame thai their i've juDks should be taken from
their eyes They turn out marital array; they ring
bells and beai gongs they come fling down fosse, 20
covered rom view th only their waving banner and their