New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-10

The London papers Of July - contain pretty fun
details Of the late operations in the Gulf of PecAeeIee,
the general results Of which had been previously
announced by telegIsphic dispatches from Suez.
Tic Fyi.nd IF China Of June gives the following
ss the reason of breaking off negotiations ana
resolving to proceed up the river. Tan, or to give
his whole name, Tan-Tsing Slang Governor General
Of Pccheelee, who had presented himself in the
character Of Imperial Commissioner, duly author
lied to treat with the Embassadors, WAS requested
TO obtain letters Of credence similar in purport to
those produced by the Chinese Commissioners who
negotiated the Treaty Of Nankn in I542. These
preliminary negotiations were carried on through
tee Intervention of the Russian and American
Ministers, TO whom the credit Is given Of having
been very useful as "gO-betweens. Being pressed
upon the point of the letters Of credence, Ten
fra y declared that the letters produced by the I'm
peral Commissioners at Nanlin, aud OF which Lord
Elgin had cent him copies Through the Russian and
American ambassadors, were not genuine tocu-
ments but had been f, rged for the occasion and
imposed upon Sir Henry Pottnger. If that was
the case there does not seem to have been any good
reason why similar imposition night no! have
been quietly practiced upon Lord Elein and Baron
Gros. 1t msy therefore be supposed that the real
ground upop which the negotiation came to stop
was the difficulty sbo1t the terms OF the treaty The
Chinese Commissioner, in his frequent interviews
with the Russian and American Ministers, having
been fully informed what it was that the Allies
wanted, and having given pointbank refusal to
the proposition OF authorizing the Allies to have
ministers permanently resident at Pekia.
After hostiiities had been resolved upon. it was
necessary to wait ten days to send to Canton for
boats and when Eve Of these boats had arrived,
il was necessary to wait stiu ten days longer for
the return of the spring tides, without which the
bar at the mouth of the river could not be crossed
As il was, it was only with the greateat difficulty
that some Of the larger vessels employed in the At
| tack were got over the bsr, which is described as
ayersgios from half 10 three quarters of mile in
width. The Nimrod after every movable thing
was taken out of her, was forced through the bar
rather than over II, and was then towed up along
the forts without shot or shell on board The
same operation WAS employed in the case Of the
Cormorsnt. The Chinese, perhaps from an un-
Willingness on their part to commence hostilties,
failed to avail themselves Of this advan-
tase, and looked on quietly while these
vessels under the very guns Of the river forts were
reloadiDg their ammunition. The awe, however,
which the first arrival Of the heet had inspired
gradually subsided, and the Chinese in the forts
took TO indulging themselves in dersive hootiDgs
and gestures by no mears agreeable to the crews
Of tie vessels anchored within the bar When al
thip 70 were ready the Chinese were called upon, on
the morning Of the a0th OF Msy, TO surrender the
forts, to be held as ,eeurity for the safety Of the
Embssssdors in their search up the river FOR a
properly qualified snd authorized plenipstentary
with whom to treat. To this request, for compli-
snce with which two hours were allowed, and on
their expiration stil an hour longer, the Chinese
rstured for answer that positively the gun boats
uust leave tie river, " their presenee there could
lot be SLOWED any longer. The Allies appear to
have had twelve vessels inside the bsr-eight En-
glsh ard four Frerch. SIX of the heaviest yes-
sels--two English and four French--took up
their position TO batter the forts while the snser
vessels towed up ard covered the l.adins of SIX
partes-four English and two French--detailed 10
attsck the intTenched camps in the vicinity of tie
forts. The whole action lasted abo It three hours
the csnncnade Of the forts having conhnued Al
hour before landing parties made their appearance.
The Chinese stood well to their guns and exhibited
some ,kill. The Cormorant which led the attack.
in passing the forts on the right bsnk to
gain tie s.stioa assigned. R>s hu!ed ten