The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03
NEWS FROn TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The War I'm China-DesPatches from
Com. stribling and Minister Ward
Prayers for the safety of the Union.
de-, &c.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 1880.
THE WAR IN cmsA-aoyMEyrs WARD.
Dispatches received this morning at the Navy
Department from Flag officer stribng, commanding the
Hartford dated a Peiho August 7. He ssys"we srri
we'd al the anchorage OF Peho river having had plea
saDt passage snanghse. We found only Russian
vessel. fsw days after the Russian Minis.
TOR arrived in . frieate, and other vessels soon
kter Joined the Russian squadron. Tho Allied feet
commenced arriving on the Goth uitmo, aud
had generally the anchorage the 3st On the
I'd they dsem barking the troops II the YEA
ther favoaby they expect to have al their forces on
shore in day or two they landed at Petang, where
they met no resistance This the place where Minister
Ward landed last year when he went 70 Pskin. The Al
lies have with greater difficulty than they expected
the hps having 70 anchor ten miles from the iani The
attack upon the forts at the mouth Of the Peino
will not, perhaps, take place for . week The
Allies arc making every preparation for H. As yet
there indication that the Chinese viii submit with
out again trying their strength with the Allies Mr..
Ward, having had communication " th the Governor
General berg satisfied that he cannot be OF any
vice Chinese by aiming At this point has re
quest.d me to leave here and visit Chotoo so tba, he
until after the Allies have commenced operations"
DetIatches were also received this morning s the
Department O. state from Minister wWd. he
states ,ha, be communicated with the Governor
General informing him that his object In being
there wa render hs good Offices In conjunction with
the Rgssmn Ambassador, 70 erec, pacincnor II poesi
Die The GoveTlor Generals answer war very able,
cepuua,ipg the wrongs Suffered By the Chinese Al the
hsnds of The Alice and Of their determination at all
hazards u resist avason Tue collision which place
near peang between Allies and Tsr.sri spoken Of
Is unc' risn in is result.
VIM Reed and Mr.. williams hal interview Nth
the Pre- deaf Secretary Of State day regard 10
Coines. matters Mr.. Williams s present Secretary
u Legation " Cnius
cHmQtI KyYXDfros
Tue imrudent addressed secretary Cass by Mr.
Sanford, IN when fault with the Secretary Of
the Navy for permUng Of the teeses Pansms TO
carry out objects % the Chirqul expedition,
ihorilsd b. Copgress regarded By the adm abstraction
prce ., presumption on his part, especially As
sanford Is 10 the OF tho Panama Railroad Com
pany havipe ust returned from PANAMA. where be has
been employed b them.
PRAYERS sAFrr or THE vNos.
The cersy 10 this vicinity getting alarmed, a. viii
be seen by the following recommending earnest
70 aver, evs Of dsunion ~hiss regarded BY ihem
ae fmmn
ne clergy respectfully sueres, 70 their brethren n the
ministry Aod all Gods people "a the Cnted States
Sabbath Of November and
prayer be offered he Almighty Ruler OF Nations that
wt TO biese beloved oouniry and avert
the fearful csamitiee which hang and deliver
from pers, and preserve us - people 10 prosperity
srux Exrassios krrruxrsrs.
A series Of experiments have lately beca made
by Mr. B. y. Isnerwood, chief engineer In the
United states Navy, 70 ,esi the capabilities OF
steam expansion. The results proved novel
and % different from received notions on this
subject has thought TO be Of the Utmost Inn
portance. both 70 naval and commercial steam
marine, that these experiments should be repeated
such scale night make the tests and their results
satisfactory ALL The matter has been brought 70 the
notice Of the Navy Department By some Of the mos
tcnsive engine builders and manufacturers, requiring
great power their operations Of New York sat
the Secretary OF the Navy In accordance With their
presentations, viii shortly have those experiments
prated on n large scale