The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27

their flights Of grape and musket balls on the weary mon
who are staggering through the mud nd searching
as they retire for thoir wounded comrades.
II Is most melancholy story Wtho1. accusing the
Admiral Of any gricvous error yet, we may at
least express our belief that the two portions Of
the assault singularly misplaced and that each
was III managed Had tho forts been carried, the
removal Of the booms stakes and barriers had been
harmless and boodiess operation. The attack by
was too luethe landing singu.ary inuiciois both as
to time and place Scarcely had the ships bcea engaged
when they deprived of half the benefit of reserves,
rcinorccments and boats by the cbbng tide Any oicar
who had been week IN Chinese river should have fore
that there would be mud banks the shores cbb
lido In all operations OF war barbarians will fight well
IL they attacked they expect attack Place them
under cover, advance straight their guns and the
Chinese will not finch TO load point and fire them.
Had those splendid sailors and marines been landed
carly IN tho day, at the top OF the tide, Wen
covered BY the fire Of the hotila, and directed %
make wide sweep towards the of tho forts should
probably have had to record boodless victory instead Of
bloody repusc When the re Of the gunboats almost
silcnccd land force late the afternoon to march
right up TO the guns OF enemy confident in nm unma-
kable success We hurl them pel nell at the works Mud
and water fight against us There are no pontoons, no
ladders and the beaten force retreats 10 its beaten ships
To say the least, the combination OF the attacks inn
dcious. Tho termination has undoubtedly been caami
,oas bu. the triumph o. the war party IN China VIII DC
Chinese silver remains to be what compensation
shall! exact fer the loss Of so many gallant officers
WILL THE CHINA WAR STRENGTHEN THE ANGLO
FRENCH ALLIANCE?s
iaris Sept 13) correspondence OF the London News
The only morning paper which dwells at any length
upon the Chinese affair is the DcbaE While admitting
the necessity of nctng terrible chasscnent upon these
perhdeus people Paradol doubts whether France and
England now turn from the important matters
which engage their attention in Europe 1t is observed
here fact worthy OF attention that this outrage has
been committed upon France and England ohite the
ldssodors Of Russia and the Unitfd States hare BEEN ad
nttcd 10 Pehin-the former, Is beliersd ago
People ask can such attack have been planned without
ntima'ion reaching HIM You will observe that
lnca sccpticisms lead 10 strange conclusions here.
This new and most unlocked for subjec; is thus noticed
by your good natured and uramontanc contemporary
the Gazette d. FranceEi Is not likely that England mill
ree 10 send re,y considerable forces seeing thai Beiclre
Of France is the order Of the day in that country"
The prospect OF another Anglo French expedition to
China has not acted uniavoraby the Bourse believe
the public in general reloces at event which it
sdcred will render important differences between the two
countries for the present impossible People may talk
they will about the popularity of against England in
France. A war to be entered on with confidence in
France must be one in which English and French arms
arrayed on the same side The dit Of the Bourse
assigns 10 600 French troops besides considerable
Der of ships, as the contribution of France.