Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-30

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barrier. Suddenly, about =. NJ, the guns
in tho forts opened fire, and the action be-
came general Tho 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 become al
mos: silenced, although every shot Of theirs
told while the British guns did comparatively
little damage to the mud walls.
/ At about 3 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-gringal balls and
rockets, which moved down the men as they
landed. The ships threw in as heavy COW
ering fire as they possibly could. The enomys
fire continued so heavy, and the mud on land
| ing, being up to knees and sometimes to
waist, that, ont of 1000 men who landed
barely 100 reached the first of three wide and
deep bitches, who, after some 500 yards of
wading mud, presented themselves. OF the
gallant few who got through the mud difficult
ties, scarcely 20 had been able to keep their
rifles or ammunition dry. Nevertheless they
boldly faced the bitches, and some fifty of
them including crowd Of officers, succeeded
in getting as far as the third ditch. They
would certainly have made good attempt TO
scale the walls, but the ladders had either
been broken by shot, OF had stuck in the mud.
With one which remained, however, ten de-
voted men sprang forward three Of whom
were Immediately shot dead and FIVE wound
ed severely
a vertical fire Of arrows, as well as a con
slant fusiladc, was kept up on the select band,
who now crouchod in the ditch waiting, but
l,st giyor 10 rot;ro Tn .g,o,in,, rot,oo,
.proboblv moro Evcs ,ycro iost ti,a1 in ady,nc,
In, n. tho Cbinosc L, to rroars ~ tInc-
Iligbts discovcreJ ,bc rositan of n,o mem
and sbo, thon, down lil,o birds Mn Lo,ts
had aIso Lcon sr,,shnJ Nv sbo,s and boro
wore ro, cro,,,,h A., 40 oir ,ho s,,.,;,.,.s
Several boots nh If tbo' ,yonndcd woro strncl
Inv halls and sr,,r,,od TLo Lnl;ar ,,,s ,,ni.
vcr.ol tbror,bort tbo sa,olro,, ,t,, ,,,rn-
noans MANNED no ba,,ari,sas ,,.iI W. Ctj
noso NJ, H. -. a,,..I -. -
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Marine brigaJo onlr otTicorsNNi liiIoJ *
,you,JoI ,a1,;ss;l,,'J a. 40
, rrcn--o7 killed 1o7 ,,,,,,,dod
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. lad rooo;yo5 e. -,
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e s,ato ,La, - os,.,''.,.ss - -
T. caused Ly ~, doar IL 49,, ~, NJ
# rncco Ill C,ro;,,n Cors,i, 80 ~, ~
+ b,rr;c,Iod nj. -. a.'I - IL;
ino,darfs. olso u,,,,iI C,t'r;s.i,aa y, 49, Wv
y r,ire ,rorc l.ar;r,, l., ta.,, i'r. $50.
!, saws tho families If Mo Cons,,Is lad t,Lon
a rcf,go n, hoard , Sr,r;.b st,.r,o- +, ,t.o -
= bor
j. Tho Flororco corrosoor,o oc ,h, roul.u
Tim, s,ys n tro,ty ,,as si,,,oJ oa a., oe,L
n If Ap,-ns, bct,crn thc p,,,,I C"rar,,,,,,.,'
J. and the Opoon of S,air h., v.h;ch tbo la,,or
II engsges IN occnrv tbe Roma, St,tos, ,;,l, lo,
IS troons whom tho French forces arc ,,;,l,dra,,r
i Tho China mail had reached I or,lor' I,,i-,,.
/. inc r,Il dot,ils oc tbo conaict ,oar p,;hao
j. The Time. print. n GuIl list If H., lilIod ,rd
Is wounded Tic mennonite, IS ,,,,;.l,. -
d, these is very largo Roar Ad,,r,I H. ,..s
l. wounded vcrv severely
b, The Times Of Thursday sovs tho ooyorr.
2 mont had decided an H., ;r,,,r5;.,aI,
As to China several additional steam md sailins
re frigates. togetbor with lor,o roinf,rco,,ort
"A of troons Orders had bccr ,Iroody 1isn,tcl
4 ed to the naval rendezvous for cnlistinJ mon
and in order to exnedite matters the coas
to pnard were 70 he called ON ~ voInntoor
LoNpoy. Thursday morning -The Time
t. Paris correspondent saws n i rumorod ,b,,
n, - 600 French troons arc orde,ed 70 ho hal,
in readiness for China Cen Wimnon !.
spoken Of as commander
f. LoNDov. "Wednesday evoning Tho Fnnd.
4, opened with renewed 6rmrcss tbis n,o,rir,
and closed at further imnroycmen; in conso
5, auence of the notification that France arl
England will act in concert AGAINST China Il
is There WINS less excitsmor, in tho To- rn.rLo
j. after the dolivor, Of tho Cbina Io,tors h.,
prices showed increased 6,mnoss