Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-28
CLEVELAND, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28 1852 .
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GREAr FfGHr IN CHINA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NoRMH AMERICAN
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FkRTHER PolST, Sept %.
The steamship North American, from Liver
pool, with dates to Wednesday the 10th inst
arrived here on her way TO Quebec.
The explosion ON board the Great Eastern
occurred On the 9thinst, when of Hastings.--
The funnel was blown iuto the air tearing to
pieces the grand saloon and doing great damage
to the internal fittings Of the vessel The guests
on board had just quilted the saloon and all
fortunately escaped injury.
The explosion was terrific, but the ship re-
sisted the shock-the frame sustaining no inju.
ry.
The accident made so little difference in the
movements of the ship that her engines were
not stopped till she reached Portland, her place
| of destination
| The coroners inquest on the fremen killed
showed that the supply Of water to the boilers
/ through the water jacket was stopped because
Of the failure Of auxiliary pumping power.
! Secon ily-Thst a tap 10 the stand pipe which
acts as safety valve was turned apparently in
tentiOnally 80 that the pipe was useless
The injuries to the fitting will be repaired at
a cost OF $4,000. During the trip the Great
/ Eastern was almost without motion when olher
vessels met with were tossing on stormy sea.
GREAT BRITuN The new reform movement
under the auspices of Mr.. Golden and others,
was in progress.
Some of the building firms Of London had
| yielded to the demands ofthe men
! CmNA Admiral Hope arrived of Peiho river
on the 18th of June, and found the entrance
barred. Au attempt was made on the 25th 10
force a passage, when suddenly batteries sup.
ported by force of20, 600 men, were unmasked
and opened destructive fire. Alter severe
action the squadron was compelled to withdraw
with the loss of the gunb0ats, Comorant, Lee
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killed and wounded, The French had fourteen
killed out Of sixty The plenipotehtiaries bad
returned to Shanghai Seven officers were
killed and seventeen wounded. Among the
wounded was the Admiral
The details say that the mouth of the river
-, raked by the fire from the newly conslruc
~ It's, amounting TO ninety or an hundred
,'nns It l,30 NJ ihe gunboats Opposition
ss,I p,.- pushed in close to the first barrier
TLo mn ne forts then opened fire, and the
action became o. neral. The fro OF the Chinese
in weight and prec ss'I,l was SUI" 40 ','u Nv
been experienced. Every shot .HlI' wn,i' yi,i'
those of the British dio oi'P'i"'''o'S ou' n''''
damage. md As tho frs
The troops were ordered TO H. a1 ~ = 49, -
boat touched the shore the forts pc cLe,s ,rbtcl
feet hurricane Of shell, balls aud II The shin
moved down the men as they landed. % III
supported them oswell as possible. OF o. ,cbc,
sand men who landed barely one hundred rea ~
The first of the wide bitches situated 500 ya,
from the river, aud only fifty reached the thru
dilcu They would have made an attempt to scale
the walls but the ladders were either broken by
the shot or stuck in the mud, With one Of the
ladders that remained, ten OF the men sprang for
ward three of whom were killed and five severely
wounded Orders were at last given TO retire, and
while in retreat the men were shot down like birds
Many of the boats were swamped by the balls, aud
not enough remained to carry of the survivors
Several full OF wounded men were struck aud
swamped. Russian features were distinctly visible
among the men mauninl- the Chinese batter ies.-
The Americans towed up several boats to the scene
Of action end afterwards took u number Of men to
their respective ships.
The English and r rench Secretaries Of Legation
10 China return home in the mail steamer The
ne ws Of course created much seusation, aud the
viz alton of the treaty In such treacherOus man.
ner C. died loudly for terrible yengeauce
The Vines says: "HenceiOrth negotiations must
be car1i, 4 on at Pekiu where no one can doubt
Europeans will soon be as much at homo and as
safe US at Paris"
fhe Times .,oncludes the article with the follow
inp uncomplim entary reflections on tue American
Ambassador:
The American Ambassador, without force OF
arms, is said 10 have been admitted at Pekln. or
course he had peculiar claim 10 this exceptional
privilege, account 9t tue assistance gwen TO the
Chinese Mandarin, TO deprive us Lf the just rui y
OF the late successful war Whether this, or some
new claim OF the same character rendered him
more admissible than those who had opened tue
way TO him, uoes not yet appear. II the Ameri
eau can open China by peaceful methods, Lex them
dI it; but thus far they seem better able TO
help themselves than do anytbsDg for the world at
large"
LLrssr-London, Wedn eaday.-Tho Chinese
mail has arrived, bringing complete accounts Of
the PeihO affair." which result ed In the total defeat
of the British forces, with no less than 1--we gun
boats ana about third OF the whole force engaged
The moute OF the river was eheetualy barred up
with iron stakes aud booms This bar was raked
By the fire Of the newly cOnsh ucted forts on the
Other side Of the river mounting 80 10 100 guns
Admiral Napes appearances were in the first in
stance Enthusiastically pacific. A solitary man Of
war boat carried IN his first mesrage, the Fury and
two gun boats being LETT outside The while, the rest
of the squadron was lying 80 miles OF. The Am
Lassadols finding no proper officers TO receive them
determined 10 remove the bar aud pass up the
river Six oF seven hours, however, were spent in
vain endeavoIs " effect this, aud during that time
not gun was fred from The forts although the
guuboats were at distance OF DO 10 100 yards only
aud some OF them had got aground.
AT 1880 r. ~ the signal for action was run
up, and the oppossum hnd Plover pushed in
close up TO the first barrier About Il. NJ. the
guns in the forts opened fire, and the action be-
came 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 was soon afterwards almost senced, al.
though every shot of lhers told, while the
British guns did comparatively little damage to
the mud walls
At about Z M the signal was made for the
troops 10 land, and there were .hen no doubts
of speedy victory. just as the first boat touch
cd the shore, the forts opened perfect hurri |
cane Of shell, gingal balIs and rockets, which |
moved down the men as they landed, The ships |
threw in as heavy q covering fire as they posi- |
bly, could The enemys fire continued so |
heavy, and the mud on the landing being up to |
the knees, and sometimes to the waist, that out |
Of one thousand men who landed, barely one |
hundred reached the fret Of tue tlireo wide and /
deep ditches which, alter some five hundred |
yards Of wnding through the mud, presented |
themselves. OF the gallant forces who got |
through the mud difficulties, scarcely twenty
had been able ~ keep their rifles or ammuni-
ton dry. nevertheless they boldly faced the
dilches and some fifty Of them, inoludins a
crowd Of officers, succeeded in getting o. far as
the third ditch. They would certainly have
made good attempt 10 scale the walls, but
their ladders had either been broken by shot, or
had stuck in the mud. With the one, however,
which remained, ten devoted men sprang for
ward, three Of whom were Immediately shot
dead and five wounded severely. vertical Ire
Of arrows, as well as constant fusade was
kept up on the select band who now crouehed
in the ditch, waiting, but in vain, for reinlorc
ments.
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UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN.
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