Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-26

| Missile than those who had opened the way
to him, does not yet appear. If the Ameri
cans can open China to all nations by peace
full methods, let them do it; but thus far, they
seem better able to help themselves than to do
anything for the world at large"
Latest.
London, IFednesdly-The China mail has
| arrived, bringing complete accounts of the
| PeihO affair, which resulted in the total defeat
of the British forces, with the loss of no less
| than five gunboats, and about third OF the
| whole force engaged. The mouth of the riv
er was very etiectually barred by iron stakes
and boOms. This bar was raked by the fire
of newly constructed forts on the other side of
the river, mounting 80 to 100 guns.
Admiral Hopes appearance, in the first in
stance, was Enthusiastically pacific. A solitary
man-ofwar boat carried in his first message,
the Fury, and two 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, de-
| cded to remove the bar, and pass up the river.
! Six or seven hours, however, were spent in
vain, endeavoring to effect this and during that
time not gun was fired f. ON the forts, al.
| though the gunboats were at distance of 500
| to 700 yards only, and some of them had got
aground. AT 100 P. NJ. Il signal for action was
run up, and the Oppossum and Plover 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 precision, was
| such as was never before experienced at their
hands. In about two hours, the fire of the
| Chinese began to slacken, and soon afterwards
became almost sienced although every shot OF
| theirs told, while the British guns did compare
| lively little damage to the mud walls. AT
| about p NJ. the signal was made for the troops
| to land, and there were then no doubts Of
| speedy victory. Just as the first boat touched
the shore, the forts opened perfect hurricane
of shell, gingal balls, and rockets, which NOW
ed down the men as they landed. The ships
| threw in as heavy covering fire as they pos
| sby could. The enemies fire continued so
heavy, and the mud on landing being up to
knees, and sometimes to waist that out of 1000
men who landed, barely 100 reached the first
of three wide and deep ditches when after
some 500 yards wading through the mud,
presented themselves. After the gallant few,
who got through the mud difficulties, scarcely
twenty had been able to keep their rifles or
ammunition dry. Nevertheless they boldly
faced the bitches, and some fifty of them, i'll
| Guiding crowd of officers, succeeded in get
ting as far the third ditch They would GER
tainly have made good attempt to scale the
| walls, but the ladders had either been broken
| by shot or had stuck in the mud. With one,
| which remained, however, ten devoted men
| scrang forward, three of whom were immedi-
ately shot dead, and five wounded severely. A
vertical fire of arrows, as well as a con-
slant fusilade, was kept on the select band,
| who now crouched in the ditch await
| ing, but in vain, for reinforcements. Orders
| were at last given to retire. In effecting a re-
treat probably more lives were lost than in
advancing, as the Chinese, by means of blue
| lights, discovered the position of the men, and
| shot them down like birds. Many boats had
also been smashed by shots, and there were
not enough to take off the survivors. Several
boats, full OF the wounded, were struck by
balls and swamped. The belief was universal
| throughout the squadron that Europeans
manned the batteries, as well as Chinese.
Men in gray coats and closely cropped hair,
and with Russian features, were distinctly
visible. The whole of the Notifications were
evidently of European designing. The total
killed and wounded of British is 464; French,
| 4 killed and 10 wounded Total of marine
brigade-only officers, l killed, Is wounded
non-commissioned officers and men, q killed,
| 127 wounded.
| Admirable Hope was severely wounded, as
also were several prominent officers. Some
wounds are said to have been inflicted by Min
ME balls.
|
| boats into the action, and after the action took
out to their respective ships number of men.
Paris, Wednesday. Moniteur of this
morning, in an article detailing the treachery
of the Chinese says 1.-The Governments of
France and England are about to take meas
ures together to infict chastisement and obtain
every satisfaction which SO fragrant an act of
treaehery requires"
France.
The Emperor and Empress had gone to BIZ
arritz. The King of the Bclgians passed
| through Toulouse on the 18th for Biarritz,
where he would arrive on the 18th or 14th,
and was expected to remain three or four
days. The object Of his journey was supposed
to have reference to the difficulty subsisting
| between France and Austria.
The Paris correspondent of the Times states
that naval officer has been dispatched by the
French government to Perrin to ascertain
whether the island is being converted into
citadel, or is avaed simply as a pedestal for
| a useful lantern.
The French papers announce that the spe-
cial agent who was sent by the French gov
eminent on a secret mission to India had pre-
scented report to Walewski, giving a very
| gloomy picture Of the state of India.
The article in the Paris Moniteur, in regard
to the peace of Villa-tranca, continued to oc-
cupy attention. 1t produced very unfavora-
| Bile effect at Paris, and future complications,
again menacing to the state of Europe, were
anticipated. The article came direct from the
Emperor at ST. Saveur.
| Count Reisset had returned to Paris from
his Italian mission.
The London Posts Paris correspondent says
the fertilization of the different French towns
is the order of the day. Lille and Jourges are
under the hands Of engineers, and Valenci-
! ennes soon also will be.
| The Paris flour market had been dull, but
wheat was firmer and rather dearer Ac-
| counts from the vine-growing districts state
that the vintage will be more productive than
was anticipated.
1t was rumored that the Governments of
France and England had both agreed that
congress on the Italian question had become
necessary.
Zurich Conference.
| Little is said of the conference at Zurich and
it appears to have lost all interest. Plenipoten-
tiaries continue however to have occasional
interviews. Latest telegram, dated 18th, says
| conference had been suspended until Count
| Colorado received fresh instructions from
| Vienna.
From Italy
The national assembly of Parma, on the 18th
unanimously voted by ballot the decadence
OF the Bourbon dynasty and perpetual expul-
sion from the government of all princes of that
house, on the same footing vote of thanks to
| Napoleon was agreed upon On the following
day the same body voted unanimously by bal
lot annexation to Sardinia. This announce
ment was received with enthusiastic cheers,
and loud girats for Victor Emmanuel Five
deputies were chosen to convey the wishes of
the population to the King of Sardinia. Reso-