The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16

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PAgs, Oct Is, 1859.
The War I'm China.
CAPTURE OF THE TAku FoRr5-scENEs AND moi.
DENTS OF THE BArTLE-HoaRIBLE DETAILS OF rHR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BARBAR,TY or THE ENG
IIsH 1RooYs-HyaoIC CONDUCT OF THE TARTARs-
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER, Ito.
Correspondence Q; the China Vail
Ny last TO you was dated think August O. when we
piggipg Il out IN Peh tang amid mud 6h stenohee
memory. and, I surpassed bat Of A.ssiava ia
s worst days Ret two short weeks have elapsed, an
already the whole Of the Taku forts 10
The enirepched camp the Tarars Sing ho has been
taken, and their cavalry totally dispersed the tortde
town o. Tor XIV has been raptured formidshe forros
stormed, and OF 10 900 uen, with all their bag
gage and squpmei /, has been marched acro,s sone
hfteep mles II mud aud swamp, and brought to bear
upon the mouth Of the Peiho which Is opened forever
20 cur sbipe. gre THE OF our troops sleiy
quart red in lien sn and gunhosts lying quietly
q anchor "a y ard 10 eS day. more doubt not the
Chinese diaul;y" will have been satisfactorily solved by
The submissive reception Of Plenipotentary at Pekin
by tho Bother Of he SOS ard Of the Moon.
On the 18th inst the entire force with the exception
Of her Majesty y Ninety ninth regiment and correspond
ing force ~ nch WIN Remained TO garrison Pet apg
csmp.at sing hottie whole Of our hrst division, with
the French advancing by the causevay which extends
from Peh tang 70 sing M, u attack the enemy Ia trout
while our ,econd diStlon siru acrofs the plain, or
rather swamp, 70 th.'s I'm. After sboGt four
hours toiling, splasa,.g. bordering and psntlos
through mud and wayr from ankle 10 knee deep the
two dyisiops baltic comparatively dry ground
about Two miles rom the enemy's camp and also from
each ain after 81 hours rest b. ire
attack The 1rst division aud Frencn received
VIII very hot Ore, believe; bat advancing 1T the
charge, aud der cover Of their artillery sustained
little sdamsge, and speedily drove the enemy fro a. all
their eareuchments Man While the Tartar cavalry, "
tho number Of about three or four thousand, gal
division 90 every s,ds boz our Ar ba,re. nate
such hsvoc an,otg them, at ranges which must have
AZ ,ns 70 ~ y. aos oss GUY s eoa 49,.
one Of our batteries when they were repused ~ith
heavy ices by charge Of believe Fsnes Horse ai~hich
Lieutenant McGregor OF that corps severely wound
ed and again when 100 800 OF them bore do
upon Fourth brigade Consisting Of the sixty seventh
intention OF exermioatng L. when they got such pep
pering however. from En1eld rites thz. they we're
sent scsmperng on great csmAy, and feeling horr ,y
! fod, have doubt, u has somehow or other
been discovered that they imagined that were
suing for quarter, when they saw them form into
"squAres' Tor what doubtless seemed 10 them small
cfosd. OF frightened and bewidered meD), With tho
front ranks all kneels, and that therefore they hsi
Toe Kings Dragon Guard and Propyns Horse also
managed 10 get them within vach some -here or other
sssitaln exsety), and cut them down olke taps o.
III ses" 70 the number Of about hundred believe.
Apropcs OF the Kings Dragon Gard the style u which
they turn cot here R perfectly marvellous While the
Infantry and artillery have always more or less travel
.t,inco ard battered appearance Ia well they may,
sderpg the eort OF work they had 10 through
they turn out Ar n they parade In Hyde Park;
and did not know that they have done much hard
wors, and have had 70 rough n much any OF the
other troops, might imagine that their whole KIT
sted Of brushes pipe clay and patent polRh and that
their sole duty was 70 keep up smari appearance by
thee Fanes and Probyn's Horse also turn out
wonder ul style aud preeent most dAshng AID pio
turcsque appearance compared 20 which that of the
French spahis (as think they are called) Is simply
ridiculous.
Meet unworthy foes too are the Tartar cavalry, al
though physically nns enough men, and BY no means
wanting 10 puck-ss indeed the fact Of their dar
ing 10 out against such troops ours At ali ia sum
cieIt 10 prove But they vretcnedy mounted, poor
their ory weapons beos either clumsy ana no, very
sharp iAnces, stli moro clumsy and ban.sr swords,
mateh,cks CID fAsnioncd ps'oh nearly harmless 70
All bui their owners bows and yrows. The uniform
% thoee ~ho killed consisted Of oack o.
purple SIX hat aha ,cd not unlike the fashion able
jim Crow Of sitter construction, and decorated ~th
brass ball aud pair OF squirrels tails yeloH cotton
jackst With black fscinps and cark blue cotton o~sers,
tucked into black siE boots reaching nearly the knee
They must have Lost least 900 400 killed and wound
I'd during the day, whereas cAsuaties amounted %
only 10 including however, unfortunate party Of
eighteen coolies txo Eutsh ordevss aud Madras sap
who cut on and taken prisoners By the enemy,
while bringing commassriat run from vch-tAue. The
enemy dispcrscd, army took up position for the
night and aroud the captured camp. Probyns Horse
bringing 10 some 100 SEQ sheep enabled mon Of
the exhausted soldiers 70 make toeraby comfortable
supper before turning M for shs NIGHT, os,.esa v.
whole 81 The folio sing day the troops rested the
position ~nle stores being brought up from Peh
ta1f ane reoonnosance WAS beor male IN the drec
tou 81 Tong ku, the next place 10 be atskei rongku
10 tiHcd town, situated tho bank OF toe
feho, shout three miles from u molih and tx, miles
above the raku Forte II IL about mile and hall ia
circumference, and 10 surroun led by crenelaed wall
about % feet IN height Of immense thickness TIE base
aud pierced for soout DOZEN bis guns the side
which y. attacked Toe wall n frooted by tao
set bitches, both socut IS feet In vtta, and from
Owe 70 eight feet In depth, 10 watch troops would
points be exNscd 70 q suking u well a. root
are 90 That. altogether, the Publications might be
81 Gre uplnt however, on tas morning OF the lath, n
sas ours or sr,lcry moro especially the Armstrong
Batteries, making such masniaccn, practice that "
npssole for Toe Tarisrs - stand 70 their guns Oar
tfst ruy ala aud sxueh rides, With the French AL
vsroef IN extended order aud after "hesvg es.
ehsnsts 10 use the language Of the p RI With the
rniA- msichtsx mer, suoceeied IN crOssiug b5tn
cithss. and stofmnE-the RArs, followed closely By
ihe hoyAs seitps 10 shout quar-, r. Of al hour be
tore TIE french VITO attacked lvo hundred yards
~ ~ soon A. so' 70, the Tsrsrs "a through
Ne town, sid encoAvofcd 70 make their e,cape either
,ross the river o. d0sn towards the Northern Taxa
forv, And sho, IN great numbers while ,doicg
~. hey most have lost al least two hundred killed
snd wounded, should thick, while our casualties
az 20, exceed do7.p WOUNDED. Having cleared tae
town q he enemy the French ard our First division
thsn retired 70 encAmp and rest, about Two miles oussie
~ for the night Bot nos approsch truly heart.
repdins pul q my narrative. No did savage
soldery nnd themselves IN fell possession o. ibe ovr
site none but iew Old men, women and children lon
than they lc oose their evil passions, and horrible
houses they dragged dotencelass votims bayo
reiei lfrrn cut their threats nay, twil your fair
ana gentle rsaiers permit me 70 chronicle the revolving
fact without falling into by stercs) BED zen
open md the cir wss rent With the dying ,hrieks and
scresme Of ~ least 500 fat poikers and twice many
fowls and ducks 10 lane, up smother, throush
ponds court ards ray even over hovsaops they
chsscd their curly tailed and ea,hered prey snd less
than tso hoprs what bad been scene or human strife
and hlootshed terrible 10 witnses, VAS trans
formed into Of joity aud fesstnF Such u var. All
the old men and en- dren le IN the place 20 The
humber Of about 300 we're taken care Of ard ca NC o
owrg day we're given over % their own people under
nss ~ truce few q the roor women tried 70 com mt
~ once suicide aud inNrticide, By rushirG with Weir
a. twNN = WtH kfN "a
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