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


Of the First Royals (dong duty on tho Adraps staff
were killed, and almost every Of the disabled
while the Naughty qieutenant Commander Broad) Lee
Ceutensnt Commander Jones), KesreI lieutenant Com
rnander Bevan), and Cormorant Commander Wode-
house,, were 50 severely crippled that they were In
sinking state The Lee indeed would have gone down at
once but for Lieutenant Broad In the Haughty dashng in
to her rescue, towing her out under heavy Are Never
less the kept up with undated vgor
and about two hours the enemys fire began sensby
sacken and (ahough they had got our range SO exactly
that almost every shot told while ours though admirably
directed, did comparatively little damage to their mud
wal shortly after four O'Clock became almost slenced
ALLIED ATTEMPT TO LAND, AND IT'S EXPECTS.
At about five O'Clock the aDxously expected signal
accordingly made for the troops to land and assault which
them striving TO be the nrst 70 reach the shore Not
soul in the squadron at that moment, believe, doubted
our obtaining speedy victory just the first boat
touched tho shore, however bang went gun again from
the FORTS Immediately followed by perfect hurricane Of
shot, SHE'LL gngal balls and rockets from all the southern
batteries, which moved down men by tens as they
landed Nevertheless out Of tho boats they all leaped
with undminshed ardor, (many into water deep that
they had TO swim ashore and dashed forward through
tire as they possibly could.
The enemy's fire, however, continued 70 be deadly
and the mud proved SO deep I'm most places reaching up
the mems knees least up to their waist that
out VI the goo men who landed barely 100 reached the
first Of the three deep and wide dtches which, after
500 yards OF wadng through the mud, presented them
selves before the gallant few who got and
that small number scarcely twenty had been able keep
their rifles or their ammunition dry Nevertheless they
boldly faced these difficulties and nifty Of them,
with crowd Of officers (among whom conspicuous
msnders Commerei and Heath, r. n; Major Psrke and
Lieutenant awkey, Of the Marines; Major Fisher and
Lieutenant Maitland, Of the Engneers) succeeded in get
ting far the furthes bank Of the third ditch, from
which they would certainly have made good attempt
scale the walls had ladders been forhcoming but of
broken by shot or had stuck in the mud. With the
naming one, however, ten devoted sprang forward,
three Of whom were Immediately shot dead, and five
wounded severely
vertical fire Of arrows well constant fusade
was kept on the select band who crouchcd in the
ditch waiting but IN van for reinorcements and that
any OF them afterwards escaped alive is miraculous
ORDER OF RETREAT, AND HEAVY LOSSES OF THE
EUROPEANS
Seeing what bsurmouutable difficulties presented them
hearted commander Of the troSps Colonel Lemon Of The
Royal Marines (who was Of the first into the urhcst
ditch, Captain vans,,art Of the Magcenne, and Captain
Shadwell, Of the Hghfyer, all having been severely
wounded. The latter badly shot through the foot
shortly after landing but nevertheless managed to srug
gle manully forward 70 the advanced trench. Poor
Captain yansttart had his leg shot of Lieut. Graves of
the Assistance; Lieut. Cutterbuck Of the Coromandel
young Herbert, Of the Chesapeake and Leutenants In
gjis and WoolTidge of the Royal Marines, all
killed while CALAMITY cheering on their men; and
at least threefoArths Of the officers who landed
were more or less severely hit In etecting the
retreat even lives were lost, perhaps, than in
advancing, as the Chinese, by lighting blue lights,
were enabled TO discover the exac, position of our then
recling and thoroughly exhausted and shoot
them down like BIRDS Even arriving at the waters
edge matters were not improved many Of the boats
not enough remaining to take off the surviving scve
raj were drowned in attempting TO get OFF, while many had
10 remain for more than an hour up to their necks in
ter before they could get place in boat; and then
their dangers were not past, as the fire from the forts
continued heavy that several boats full OF wounded
struck and swamped while pulling off TO the ships.
The Coromandel was made the temporary hospital ship,
and the her upper deck truly horrible. 1t
was nearly one O'Clock before the last load OF wounded
brought off to her, and long that hour she
crowded with the mu Hated and the dying. Every
ton, however, made by the medical staff 10 whom
due and long every sufferer had his wounds
tended Every operation, land their number sick.
enng) was grated to hear was performed under the in
duence Of chloform.
Our proportionae has indeed been frghtful-464
killed and wounded The First battalion Of marines
Alone which landed barely 400 strong has lost altogether
l72 killed and wounded; the Chesapeake 20 killed or
missing and "a wounded and the gunboats 90 killed and
wounded. No expectation whatever il entertained of
those who returned missing being still alive. With
such enemies the Chinese and under the peculiar cir
cumsances Of the case all such hope out Of the ques
ton.
FOREIGNERS AIDING THE cHINEsE-ruEY LOOK LIKE
The belief is universal throughout the squadron that
Europeans manned the batteries well Chinese. Men
in gray coats 'ci closely cropped hair, and with Rssia
features distinctly risi51e in the batteries and the
uhoe Of the Notifications evidently Of European de
signing Some Of those fcho Advanced to the tpdu
60 far to declare that they heard calling
far posuder' Russian and this por,,ing IL &
dressed in Chinese clothes bit Gartsg iaoo,aa0ie Euro
pedn faces The damaged forts hare already beem repaired,
o @na undr eaea W. pd Ss MS ds M IN
Heath and Wy,lniaa, in struggling to tie stranded
ye@els should have stated that the Plover, Lee and
Kesel all sank in the course Of the evening of the 25
and the Naughty and Cormorant despatch vesse carly
next morning Thanks To the untiring efforts OF gal
liant tars however, the Naughty and Kestre have under
heavy fire from the forts been oated again and are in
comparative safety while ali the valuable contents of the
Cormorant, Lee and Poyer have been either saved
eecualy destroyed. All who have witnessed the opera
tons loud i'll their praises of the gunboat officers
have all done their duty like heroes 1t has undoubtedly
been most unfortunate affair but, whatever befe,
deny that the did all that mortal men could
do The point selected for landing certainly appears
have been i'll chosen; but yet could not get past
the first barrier it that after all il good
as any that was ACCESSIBLE aud as TO the expedepcy Of
the attack being made all would only what would
they have said in England-what would the world have
said-had declined to attack, when far rs knew
We had only rascally Chinese to contend within
Time, am confident, will prove that Europeans were
principal opponents and that TO have succeeded
attempt should have had at least five times if
ten times the force We had.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN AID TO ENGLAND.
Lieutenant Peard, Of the Cormorant, is particularly
worthy of mention for his conduct. Besides being in
ton all day with his vessel, he landed, first in the
bitches, took back message 10 the boats and returned
again to the advanced trench. Lieutenant Peard had
served in the trenches during the whole of the siege Of
Sebastopo
The great majority of the men hit are either danger
ously severely wounded but am happy TO say they
almost all doing well The weather is very favorable
for them being COOL with fresh breezes from the north
and northeast
The French out Of their small landing party of sixty
assisted considerably, ty Of small
steamer, 'tlh hich they to'sed UP several Of boats
into action from the large SHIPS aud also after tie action, By
taking out to their repectire ships number Of men, to
icom they shoed crery kindness They loud their
praises Of the daring showed, and have sent
large presents Of fresh and vegetables for the benefit
of our wounded
[Gulf Of Pecheli duly y Correspondence of Overland
Friend Of China.
On the 25th Of June the negotiations with the Chinese
having come to nothing but puto to gain time the Ad
mira with his flag flying in the Pover followed by the
gunboats Lee, Nimrod, Cormorant Opossnm, Banterer
Startling Forester kesrel Janus and Naughty proceeded
to take up position of PeihO FORTS ready to attack in
the Chinese should offer any resistance clearing
away the barriers. At 2P NJ, the stations being pretty
well obtained with the exceptions Of the Starting and Ban
tercr, who shore-the former the South and
the latter the north bank-the plover and Opossum
weighed; the latter proceeded to clear away pas
sage through the iron stakes which composed the first
obstruction. Two of these having been drawn, the
Pover followed by the Opossum passed through them
and also the second boom, which had been destroyed
by the Flag Captain on the previous night On arriving
the second she attempted together with the Opossum