Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-30
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accident to tie Great Eastern-Terrable deS
truetion Of Troops at Pekin-Retreat Of til
Allies.

~trtLctIOn OF Troops at PeE1n-RtTedt 81 me
allies.
FARTHER PoINr, Sept. 25.-The steamship
North American, from Liverpool, with dates
to Wednesday, Sept. 4th, has passed here on
her way to Quebec.
The overland mail brings important news
from China. The war with the English and
French forces having been renewed, the allied
| squadron having attempted to enter Pehio with
the English and French Ambassadors, the
Chinese assembled in great strength and de
feated the attempt. Nearly five hundred Brit
ish are reported killed and wounded, five Of
their gunboats being lost. The allies were
finally forced to retreat.
1t is reported that the American Minister
has reached Pekin unmolested.
An accident has occurred on board the steam.
en- Great Eastern, which will prevent her from
starting on her trip to Portland for about three
weeks. The feed pipe casting in one Of her
tunnels exploded during the trial trip, with ter
rife force. Five Of the fircmen were injured
so as to cause death, and there are others woun
ded. The damage to furniture is serious, but
the ship and machinery received no harm.
The GREAT EAsrERN.-The explosion on
board the Great Eastern occurred on the 9th
mat, when off HASTINGS The funnel was
blown into the air tearing to pieces the grand
saloon and doing great damage to the internal
fittings of the vessel. The guests on board had
just left the saloon and all fortunately escaped
injury. The explosion was terrific, but the
ship resisted the shock, the frame sustaining
no injury. The accident made so little differ
ence in the movement of the ship that her en-
gincs were not stopped till she reached Port
land, her place of destination. The c%oroner's
inquest or the firen,en killed showed that the
supply of water to the boilers through the wa
ter jacket was stopped. because. of the failure
of the auxiliary pumping power ; secondly
that Il tap in the sand pipe which acts as a
safety valve was turned, apparently intention
ally, so that the pipe was useless. The injury
to the fittings will be repaired at an expense
of about $500.
During the trip the Great Eastern was al
most without motion, when other vessels met
with were tossing on a stormy sea.
The English and French Secretaries Of Leg
alton to China returned home in the niail
steamer. The news of course created much
sensation, and the violation of the treaty in
such Il treacilerous manner called forth loud
demands fer a terrible vengeance. The Times
says, henceforth negotiations must be carried
on at Pekin, where no one can doubt Euro
peans will soon he as much at home and as
safe as at Paris. 1t concludes the article with
the following uncolnplimentary reflections on
the American Ambassador
The American Ambassador, without force
~ .,, :. - a.. L.. H. - IL TDIs
OF course he had a peculiar claim to this ex-
ccptionahlc privilege, on account of the assis-
tance given to the Chinese mandarines to de-
priye us of the just fruits of the late successful
war. Whether this or some new claim Of the
same character rendered him more admissible
tlian those who had opened the wpy TO him,
does not appear, II Americans can open Chi
ia by peaceful methods let them do it but
thus far they seem better able to help them
selves than do anything for the world at large"
LATEST.
LoNDON, Wednesday.-The China mail has
arrived, bringing complete accounts of the
Peiho affair, which resulted in the total defeat
of the British forces, with no less than five gun
boats and about a third of the force engaged.
The mouth Of the river was efTcctuaIIy bar
red by iron stakes and booms. This bar was
raked by the fire of the newly constructed forts
on the other side Of the river, mounting 90 to
100 guns.
Admiral Hopes appearance in the first in
stance was Enthusiastically pacific. A solitary
BOAT carried in his first message,
the ferry and two other gun boats being left
outside the bar, while the rest OF the squadron
was lying thirty miles off:
The Ambassadors finding no proper officers
to receive them, decided to rcmnve the bar and
pass up the river. Six or seven hours, how
ever, were spent in vain cndeavors to effect
this, and during that time not a gun was fired
from the forts, although the gun boats were at
Il distance of 800 to 700 yards only, and some
of them had got aground. At1:3O, T. M, the
signal for action was run up, and the Oppos-
sum and Ployer pushed in close up to the first
barrier. Suddenly about 2 p. M, the guns in
The fort opened fire, and the action became
general. The fire of the Chinese, both in
weight and precision was such as was never be-
experienced at their hands.
In about two hours the fire of the Chinese
to slackcn, and was soon afterwards al
silenccd. Although every shot of theirs
.old, while the British guns did comparatively
little damage to the mud walls-at about ) p.
H., the signal was made for the troops to land.
md there were then no doubts of II speedy vic
DRY. Just as the first boat touched the shore,
he forts opened a perfect hurricane Of shell.
gingal balls and rockets, which moved down
he men as they landed. The ships threw in
IS heavy IA covering fire as they possibly could.
The pnemy's fire continued so heavily and
lie mud on landing being up to their knees.
nd sometimes to their waist, that out of one
thousand men who landed, barely one hundred
cached the first of the three wide and deep
which, utter SOME five hundred yards
# wadeing through the mud, presented them
elves of the gallant forces who got through
he mud difficulties, scarcely twenty had been
TO keep their rifles or ammunition dry
nevertheless they boldly faced the bitches. and
ONE fifty Of them, including a crowd of officers,
uccccdcd in getting as far as the third ditch.
They would certainly have made a good at
cmpt to scale the walls, but their ladders had
ithcr been broken by shot, or had stuck in the
mud. With the one, however, which remained
IN devoted men sprang forward, three of whom
Immediately shot dead, and five were
rounded severely. .
A vertical fire of arrows fell, as a constant
lsilade was kept upon the select band who
DIV crouchcd in the ditch waiting, but in vain
)r reinlorcements. !
Dennison's Advice to Ranney- ,
AT the close of his address at Cleveland, Mr..
%ennison turned around and concluded by the
flowing eloquent appeal to his opnonent 9