Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-29
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FARrHER PofSr. Sep! 25


The Steamship Mouth Amsrica. from
Liverpool, with dates 70 "Wednesday | 4th
inst. has passed here on her way to Que
bee.
The Overland, mail brings important
news from China. The war wi thItlle En-
glish and French forces have been renewed.
The allied squadron having attempted to
enter Peiho with the French and English
Ambassadors, the Chinese assembled in
great strength and defeated the attempt
Nearly five hundred British nre reported
killed and wounded. Five of their gum
boats being lost, the allies were finally for
ced to retreat.
1t is reported that the American minis
ter has reached Pckin unmolested. p t
An accident has occurred on board the
steamer Great Eastern. WHICH will prevent
her from starting on her trip to Portland
for about three weeks. The feed pipe ca
sing in one of her tunnels exploded during
the trial TIP with terrific force. Five of
the 6remen were injured so as to cause
death, and the damage to the fittings are
serious. but the ship and machinery rcceiv,--
ed no harm.
The explosion on board the Great Eas-
tern, occurred on the 9th inst, when off
Hastings The funnel was blown into the
air, tearing to pieces the grand saloon and
doing great ia mage to'theSinternai fittings
of The vessel. The guests on board had
Just Quilted the saloon and all fortunatelycs-
capped injury. The explosion was terrific,
butthe ship resisted the shock, the frame
sustaining no injury. The accident male
so little difference in the movements of the
ship, that her engines were not stopped till
she reached Portland, her place of destna-
ton.
The Coroner's inquest on the firmen kill
ed. showed that the supply of water to the
boilers through the water jacket, was stsp-
pei. because of the failure of the auxiliary
pumping power; secondly. that tapin the
steam pipe which acts as saiety-vaive,
was turned, apparently Intentionally, so
that the pipe was useless. The injury to
the fittings will be repaired at an expense
of about five thousand pounds.
During the trip. the Great Eastern was
almost without motion, when other vessels
met with, were tossing OH a stormy sea.
CnIxA.-Admral Hope arrived of Pei
ho river on the 18th of June, and found
the entrance barred. An attempt was
male on the 25th to force passage, when
suddenly batteries supported by force of
10000 men were unmarked, and opened a
destructive fire. After severe action the
squadron was compelled to Withdraw with
the loss of the gun-boats. Commander Lee
ofthe Plover. and AGA men were killed and
wounded The French had IA killed out
of 90. The plcDipoicatiary hal returned
to Shanghai Seven officers were killcl
and seventeen wounded; among the woun-
del the Admiral.
The details say that the mouth Of the
river was blocked by the fire from the new
ly constructed force amounting to 90 or 100
guns. At 1870. p. M, the signal for ac-
ton was run up and the gun-boats OpIonm
ard Plover pushed in close to the first bar
rier The guns of the forts then opened
fire, AMI the action became general. The
fire of the Chinese. in weight and precision,
was such as had never before been expert
cncei. Every shot told. while those of
the British did comparatively but little
damage The troops were ordered to land;
but as the first boat touched the shore, the
forts poured out perfect hurricane of shell
balls and rockets, which moved down the
men as they landed. The ships supported
them as well as possible. OF the thous-
and men who landed. barely hundred
reached the first of the wide bitches situa-
ted so yards from the river. and only
fifty reached the third ditch. They would
have made an attempt 20 scale the walls,
but the ladders were either broken by tn,
shot or stuck in tue mud. With one of the
ladders that remained ten of the men
sprang forward, three of whom were killed
and five severely wounded. Orders were
at last given to retire. and while in rctrca,
the men were shot down like BIRDS
Many of the boats were swamped by tn,
shot. and not enough remained to carry Of
the survivors. Several boats full Of woun
ded men were struck and swamped.
Russian features were distinctly visibl,
, among the men manning the Chinese bat
teries.
The Americans towcd mp several boats
to the scene of action and afterwards tool
q number of men to their respective ships