The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-26


on the 6remen killed showed that the supply
Of water to the boilers through the water
pipe was stopped because of thegfailure Of
The auxiliary pumping power; secondly, that
q top in the stand pipe which acts as asafety-
! value, was turned, apparently Intentionally,
so that the pipe was useless. The injury to
the fittings will be repaired at an expense Of
about $4,000. During the trip the Grea.
Eastern was almost without motion, when
other vessels met with were tossing on o.
stormy sea.
GREAT BRIrAlN.-The new reform move
ment under the auspices of Mr., Golden and
others was in progress,
| some Of the building firms of London had
yielded to the demands Of the men.
PARTICULARS FROM CHINA,-Admirai Hope
arrived off Pekin on the l7th of June, and
found the entrance barred. An attempt was
made on the 9th to force q passage, when sud-
denly batteries supported by force of 10000
men We're unmasked and opened destructive
lire. After severe action the squadron was
compelled to withdraw with the loss of the gun
boats Alarm, Tayus and Lion, and four hundred
and sixty-four killed andt wounded. The
French had Ii killed out of so. The Pleni-
potentiaries had returned to Shanghai. Seven
officers were killed and seventeen wounded
among the wounded was the Admiral. The
details say that the mouth Of the river was
raked by tho hre from the newly constructed
forts, amounting to 30 or 100 guns. At 1880
r M. the signal for action was run up, the
sun-boSts Opssssst and Roper pushed in close
to tho first barrier. The guns Of the forts then
opened Are and the action became general.
The FIRE of the Chinese in weight and pre-
cision, was such as had never before been ex-
perienced. Every shot told, while those of the
British did comparatively but little damage.
The troops were ordered to land, and as the
first boats touched the shore, the forts poured
out perfect hurricane of shell, balls and rock
cts, which moved down the men as they landed.
The ships supported them as we'll as possible,
but of the 900 men who landed, barely 100
reached the first of the wide bitches, situated
800 yards from the river, and only fifty reached
the third ditch. They would have made an at
tempt to scale the walls, but the ladders were
either broken by the shot or stuck in the mud
with one of the ladders that remained, ten of
the men sprang forward, three of whom were
killed and five of the others were dangerously
wounded.
Orders were at last given to retire, and while
in retreat the men were shot down like birds,
many of the boats were swamped by the balls
and not enough remained to carry off the sur
vivors. Several boats full of wounded men
were struck by the balls and swamped.
Russian features were distinctly visible
among the men manning the Chinese batteries.
The Americans towed up several boats to the
scene Of action, and afterward took number
Of men to their respective ships.
BELGIUM.-The, King Of the Belgians had
gone to see the Emperor of France, it is sup
| posed in reference to the difficulty between
France and Austria
FRAsoE.--The late article in the Paris 1ion.
iteur came direct from the Emperor. 1t is ru-
msred that France and England had agreed to
an European Congress on Italian affairs, and
If necessary, the Zurich Plenipotentiaries will
have occasional meetings.
| IrALY.-The National Assembly of Parma
had voted the expulsion of the House of Bour-
bon, and the annexation of Parma to Sardinia.
Iii said that the King of Sardinia is disband.
ing his army, but the men are furnished with
passports to Tuscany and Modena, where they
will swell the army of Central Italy. %.
CIRCAssIA.-Schamyl, the noted Circassian
leader, it is said, has been made prisoner
and sent to st. Petersburg. - .,.
AusrRIA.-AuStria 1t making great conees-
sions to the Protestants.
INDIA.--Signs Of disaffection continue in the
Madras Cavalry at Hyderabad.
AusTRALIA.-The Australia mails to the
middle of July have been received. The sup
ply gold is isincreasing. "... ,a.-...o
EFFECT OF THE CHINA NEWS IN ENG
| '"''' LAND.
The English and French Secretaries of Lega-
tion to China returned home in the mail
steamer. The news, Of course, created much
sensation, and the violation of the treaty in
such treacherous manner, called forth loud
demands for terrible vengeance. The London
Times says: "Henceforth, negotiations must
be carried on at Pekin, where, no one doubts,
the Europeans will soon be as much at home
and as safe as at Paris" It concludes with
the following uncomplmentasy reflections up
on the American Embassador "The Amer
ican ambassador, without force of arms, is said
| to have been admitted at Pekin. Of course he
had peculiar claim to this exceptional privi-
lege, on account of the assistance given to the
Chinese Mandarines, to deprive us of the Just
fruits Of the late successful war. Whether this,
or some new claim of the same character, rem
dered him more admissible than those who
had opened the way to him, does not yet ap-
pear. If the Americans can open Pekin by
| peaceful means, let them do 1t; but thus far,
they seem better able to help themselves than
do anything for the world at large" ....
THE LATEST = FURTHER PARTICU-
| LARS FROM CHINA.
LONDON, September Is.
| The China mail has arrived, bringing COM
plete accounts of the Pehio affair, which re-
suited in the total defeat of the British forces,
with no less than five gun-boats and about a
| third Of the whole force engaged. @m
The mouth Of the river was effectually barred
! by iron stakes and boons. This bar was raked
by the fire Of the newly constructed forts on
the other side of the river, mounting ninety to
one hundred guns.
Admiral Hopes appearance in the first
instance was unmistakably pacific, solitary
man of-war boat carried in his first message,
the Fury and two gum boats being left outside
the bar, while the rest Of the squadron was
lying thirty miles off. The Ambassadors find
ing no proper officers to receive them, decided
to remove the bar and pass up the river. Six
or seven hours, however, were spent in vain
endeavors to effect this, and during the time
not q gun was fired from the forts, although
the gun-boat were at distance of from FIVE
to seven hundred yards only and some of them
had got aground. At 1870 P. NJ, the signal
for action was run up and the Opossun, and
Rorer pushed in close up to the first barrier.
Suddenly, about P. NJ, the guns in the forts
opened fire and the action became general.
The fire Of the Chinese both in weight and pre-