The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-28

moment, as we have already had the honor to
remark, We want nothing from B., B. q Co.
but the bills. Hurry up, gentlemen; let Gree
ley go to perdition his own way. He was past
praying for long ago. Give US the items.
The people who have done the work want their
money, and II is high time they were paid
The British IN the FIowsry Land-JoAn
Bull Versus John Chtaamaa.
We will turn aside from the dangers of seces-
sion, end the exciting events which are still
going forward in Italy, to glance at that portion
of the far Orient where the hostile fleets Of Eng
land and France lie In waiting for the foe The
garrison Of the Peiho forts, In the recent hard
fought, dearly bought victory which led the
way for the Allies to Tien-tsin, have proved that
the Chinese army Is anything but the horde of
poltroons which Engiishmen ct home and their
contemptuous countrymen at Hong Kong have
hitherto arroganuy and unwarrantably declared
them to be-
trast with the old, easy successes OF the British
In the Canton river, which shows that
China In the North is no such contemplate
enemy az China 10 the South. The sweeping
differences drawn from the 6rst Chinese war
were singularly UNJUST for, considering the
weapons the Chinese had to defend
themselves with, against the powerful
messengers of death used by their as
sailants they acted with bravery, and
showed their good sense by running away at
the proper time. But the Celestials have now
improved 80 far in the art Of war that they can
fight British troops without hnching from the
fray, and that Notwithstanding the disadvan-
tsges under which they labor in point of the
means Of both offence and defence. Indeed,
it would be difficult to produce from the whole
roll Of history an instance where such courage
has been displayed under such adverse circum-
stances as In the Gaze OF the heroes Of the pig
tail during the passage Of the enemy up the
Peiho. We have only to imagine that murder
Gus instrument, the Armstrong shell-tried
there for the first time, and directed by well
disciplined soldiers-pouring its torrent of de-
struction against men armed only with bows
and arrows and eingalls, In order to perceive
remarkable disproportion In the respective
forces 1! is doubtful whether any cavalry ia
Europe could be brought to face such sudden,
unexpected and fatal implement of war; and yet
the brave Tartars, when these missiles of death
fell among them, not only stood their ground, but
ran forward to close in hand to hand combat.
At the forts their dead encountered the ground
by hundreds, the victims Of shot and shell, but
they defended their positions with resistance
which would have done credit to the Malakoff
or any other we'll manned European stronghold,
and they were only ultimately stormed after
considerable loss and labor. Who can do
otherwise than congratulate the Chinese and
their neighbors, the Tartars, upon this valiant
conduct? Even the British people and the Bril-
tish government viii esteem and respect them
more for 1t than they have ever done before.
There was Ia all this no lack Of strategy on the
part of the opposing generals, or Of gallantry
in the men, or Of skil in the artillerists. There
was simply q grand resistance by the Chinese
of splendid combination Of courage and mill
tary strength.
The English government will learn by this
that Chinese wars are not exactly the profitable
measures that they at 6rst calculated upon.
and be apt TO think twice In future before they
decide in favor Of anything so disas-
trous. The British only redeemed their
preliminary failure BY a victory involving
greater proportionate loss than was suffered In
any battle fought during the Russian war,
besides several millions Of money uselessly
squandered, damaged feet and being under
an obligation to the French for assistance.
Moreover, there Is no prospect Of any future
war being more successful than this one, nor yet
90 much 60, for the Chinese are proating by the
lessons in warfare afforded them BY the allies;
and their well known faculty for imitation will
enable them In the course Of time TO produce
something equal TO, II not more deadly than, the
Armstrong artillery. And those Tartar hosts,
which have already twice overrun the world,
and which the Emperor can enlist at bis plea
sure. are dangerous men to combat.
By the Arago and City Of Baltimore We
learn that the allied army had reached Yang
tsn. Yeh, on their march on Pekin, where O
large native force had mustered 70 defend the
city. Lord Elgin left Tien.tsin on September
g. tor Pekin, according TO the latest authen-
w iheShkouSo, put WIS cuorc4ucuhy
rumored In London that peace had been
concluded at Pekin by the English and
French Ambassadors and the Emperor Of China.
1t IL not likely, however, that. II In receipt OF
official dispatches to that effect, the British
government would withhold their purport
from the public. The question Of money and
unity Of understanding would even, II all else
settlement Of negotiations beyond the date of
the last English mail from China
RETURNING LABoRERs FROM THE SoUrH-
There is q good deal Of excitement aroused