New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-21

The official dispatches Of Admiral Seymour,
publishtd in the London papers, contain some
interesting statements of the late fight at the mouth
of tie Peiho River, between the French and Ea-
s,;sh IA tho ono hand and tho Chinese the other.
The Admiral states tn, II, from the arrival of the
ambassadors on the l4tlseP April down to ths Goth
Of May, when the attack was msde, the Chinese
bad been using great exertions to strengthen the
posts at the mouth Of the river. Eirth.works,
sand bag batteries aud the parspets for the heavy
jingallf-a light description of gun in use in the
E,st-had been erected on both sides OF the river
for distance Of nearly mile in length. Upon
ihese works. eighty. seven guns of various sizes
were vitlbe in position, and the whole shore on
both aides had been piled to prevent landing.
A. the channel is only about two hundred yards
wide, ard runs within four hundred yards of the
shore, these defeIses presented formidable ap-
pearsnce. Two strong mud battsries-mountiDg
the one thirty three guns the other sixteen guns
had alfo been constructed about thousand yards
up the river, in position to command the channel
below. In tie river, were visible several in-
treDcbed camps, defended by hauking bastons.
III the forts of the camps were covered with the
various -colored fsgs under which the troops of
the eight Banners" as the Tartar soldiers are
called, are accustomed to range themselves, and
large numbers Of whom were known to have
arrived from Pelin since the appearance of the
fleets on the coast. The Eoglish aud French
Admirals embarked together on board the small
English steam gun-bOat the Saney, to direct the
AZ ,l ttch al L. ha Il -
the ak heaviest gun be ats Of the combRed squ.d-
roD two English and four French, to batter the
fort', the English vessel the Cormor,nt, leading
the way. Scarcely had these vessels taken up
their positions, when bold attempt was made to
se1d down upon them long array Of juuks filed
with burning straw. Fortunately for the Alliss,
these junis grounded, ard, though grest efforts
were made by the Chinese, who guided them With
ropes down the river, to get them of, they stuck
fact, and burnt without! doing any damage.
Meanwhile, the fire of the attacking gun bo,ts
fas; demOl,biDg the Chinese forts At the short
rspge every shot told ard many of the massive en-
brszures were leveled by shells. In spite of this
destructive fire, The Chinese stood we'll 10 their
gurs. Mott Of the guL-boats were hulled, some
,eversl times, while boats, spars and rggirg were
cut BY round-shot, grspe and jipgan balls. The
guns of the Chnese were much better cast az not
90 urwiedly as those in the Canton River, aud
were better equipped in every respect They had
some coed canister shot, ard their hollew eight
ioeh shOt appeared to BE- MAZE after the model
Of those in use by the Allies Their guns, how
ever, were speedily dismounted and the forts
dismsntled, ard in ore hour and half
The Chinese fire was completely senced.
The landing parties embarked in the smaller gun.
boats then pushed on shore with scarcely any op-
position. In fact, the Chinese were observed NOV
iDg of in masses before the troops touched the
shore. Having obtained possession Of the f,rts
a. the mouth of the river, an advance waa made
on the two batteries above, which were also taken,
as well as the Chinese ntrenched camps in their
Leehborhood.
The beceHsry arrangements having b'en made
1t the mouth Of the river, further advance was
made to tie village of Tokoo. Here was found
barrier Of fjunks filed With combustble matter, and
uoOred BY chains directly across the river, and
cone smilaz obetuetioos were observed within