New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-28
THE wAp IN CHINA.

- vSsv wer, while with Sang.kc-ln. sins srruy,
t,t. n most cruel manner, forced +" kneei before
exerv MANDARIN, however petty, their races rd3ee1
viii dust, they were bound win thir hanus oehlnu
,ler ard carried on horses TO rungchow, aud thence,
=, ID sarc state ia Of The carts of The country, To
FIsin, when ttey iltced IN dapyeous, aud re-
rs,.inc4 until ten dave ago Mr. Ps'kes was bs1'sn
zen be CID 10, instant IL reply 20 question: ana VIZ.
Lob because he couldnoI sIenk Chinere."
THE ENTRY INTO THE CITY.
A correspondent If The North China H,rold o.
November so, writes:
sent letter so yog from the camp, SIX miles from
Iu o. now on the 4th Which viii probably reach you
witt tbis On the following day the allied f1Tce
the march in search OF The iurtars, who wes
supposed 10 lie in great numbers 6bout four OF nYe
NH oa The front uf he two armies stretched over
large extent OF country, but the enemy was not seeq
nor any sight OF abandoned camp visible. we
n; lied at | clock p. Recommending parties were
sent out al night, and they fell IN with The Tartar
piekes WHO fired three sAOir az Them. Tn the morn
ing II the 9Th again on he move at an early
hour, but ON reaching tie ground where the piehets
had been all was still
" Here are some veiy high brick kilns, from which
Eererh gates and other structures within The walls OF
Pckin were distinctly seen about five miles distant.
StA IN pursuii OF the retfeating enemy, we marched
or through this klywOOded country until ~ubln All
uiie ofihe earhwOrk vi ich extends along The north
size of aud dr.nt mile from, the capital, where
tie TaIiars among the hOuses Close Dy Tue
Ning's Dragon Guards went III At teen, ana tiey
FED leaving cglt dead or disabled aud one OF the dra'
asoo,s wounded in the skinish. Ia short time after
tbe eartEwork reached, ANA gap OF lNy or
ci2h'y ya.ds opened npon strSiglt road o. the
salne width leading 20 the northeast gate Of Pekih
The troops entered by ills gap, ami wheeling 10
tbo sight, halted where now are within
the ,sFlhw0rk--au eiu5aBkmeut Of forty to oiS1ty
feet high. VI iii would be strong defense IN the
hare. II eh nj t1ooPs Here the greater prt q 'ne
tie Sumner ptlare at once, Was planned, do 40,
know. Tie French, aid most oi our cavalry, With
sne artillery, did so bt the former dld not arrive on
tfFasrt Nn ltflR IN
waiting for the remainder Of urarfny. Ola the fTeaeh
canning ur The BFigadier offered 10 cooperate WIN
item. They asked bin 10 90 around 20 ct OIL me
Txria,e While tlev attacked the palace, ms thev ia
ard found three Hundred eunuehs in charge OF II aud
fartv ~, n WHO take care Of he gardens only twenty
g a,om bad euns. lhey made slight resistance;
to sunuCbs killed. and two French oaeers
wouuaed aud Us then took posses ION Of The palace
TI.E saCKIHG OF THE EMPERoRs PALACE.
the Summer-ralace is sbout miles 10y ci'cuit-
ols Rad northwest of this camp, outside the eart
work description Of il lie q ven in Stanton account
od Loid Mas sItueys embassy, and other worSs on
81 ina but ZEN de-ciite correctly IRE scene thHt
IA ken place there within the last TWO days Iaiis
.it,r;naie loot has been allowed The public reception
az iLe stale and private bedrooms, antc-roOnis bou-
i 80 and every other apartment, bave been rau-
q Is. srti les Of vertu, Of native and foreign wors-
saalip, taken broken if too large 10 be carried
~. ornamental latice-wOfk, screens, Jade-StOle
Eqcnts inTe, locks, watches and other pieces OF
'i-n,, curtains aud furniture, n1ae have escaped
., iion. There were extensive waI drobfs Of every
49, III tie I'M eral Dragon pattern; boots, heat
rresfes, iaIs, &C.. III fact rooms all but filled with
etor,-TOous Of manufactured SILK IN ROLLS such
81 ~ be bCrght in Canton at sAi TO $50 per piece
fsy a calculation made Ia the there must have
tess Il 30 OF 500JO lrcts. Hundreds were thrown
5cwe ed tTaIlll On, aud the Goor covered tiickiy
Ni.h iteTj ntn We're throwing then al eaen o,ser,
GgS all taking many as they coht carry. tAey
Herc used instead of rope the loading OF carte
Tie, Nth them. Throughout the French camp were
b. Sbis tf pieces, heaped up, others nsei 70
,Gshe iei.ts or bed and cOverlets.
- T.. tie afternoon yesterday party u French Went
through tie apartments with sticks breaking every
ttifS that Iemaied-niIroTs, screens, pdneiz, &c IL
!. aia that they did 20 in revenge for the harbarous
areusnl tie released prisoners their eountrynen hal
rsseNsd. ,
eus and vcee liver j. under charge Of guard, and Is
u -. i,id. 4 between the English and Freach
Tee total value OF property destroyed would
aropll large inttalluent Of The Indemnify calned
d" l. ole Of tie ante-rcoms Of the state bedroom II
tbf Summer Pnare the treaty OF Iientsln, IN EngLsh
AID Chinese ,igneo by Lord El;in WAS found. L. sad
Zen THROWN the gionnd by zone one, and lay IN
Iea2 Of broken articles till The English paper evidently
attracted the eye Of the person who discovered 4.
a general order from the British COMMANDMENTS
~ lei lied that all articles taken 10y DIN ers an men
NeIe 70 be seEt III for sale by pnbc auction Tor TIE
b-s,rt,t OF tle army, which done. All were per-
rred to have the articles they had brought away for
thense, eS valued. and have te option VI taking or
rpjeciing them, Many beautiful crlUsi'les ana SJg-
scnrs We're thus obtained ~ nominal price The safe
reaiized S32 CO., which with the value OF the treasure
estimated a sci $780, sto be divided as prize money On
ne sEP c,;.r and ,,or,or,l "A ear. ,s,,s
viewed their right sbHre. gold jug Of great value
YVES p,esentFd 10 the tommandef-ln-Chiet by the
afsny NeaIy all the articles sold at very high
ITces large euaIeeled ara Il 'id vases AMI ornaments
sEyirg ll Shanghai prizes for such articles the fact
OF KEN having been the property Of Hion-Fuug add
ing az in agilaTy value TO everything. The scenes
Nfmc the salce held in the Temple Lsnsliri, oecu-
lied a. headquarters worthy of the pencil OF an
sTtist Had his Inrcral Majesty handed over tne
whole Of tie contents II that palace uninlurei, II
wosld have sold for an enormous amount more than
shIee.ourths having been destroyed or taken by the
French.
All round The vicinity Of the palace arc large in.
I'll sfes parks OF cemeteries with trees OF mag
Iituoe id many stone bridges over nuahs he coun-
tr, teing very dry present. Branching on from tie
pa lace several paved roads, and ust outside OF II
tic French camp, by the tide of two large lotns
ps'ndf. ,
Anollor correspondent writer of the Imperial Palace:
No piion give all idea OF the splend0r ~
Ais residence. Inc entrance or reception Ball piVed
with marble and painted with gold, azure aud scarlet
in The most gorgeous style. The throne Of the Z ~
rercr j. OF beautiful carved dark wood and tho csh.
iIs, embroidered with gold dragons, attracted gen
oral admiration; every inner chamber and saloon was
very handsCm fited up, and the rolls OF SIX satin,
and craze all lendid workmanship, Furnished Gun
merbunds af} JglHrees for the French soldiers, Who
appear 70 10 atgr'donr custom Ia ms respect. lAe
,sde stone al Lima We're Of great value and Some
Seyres china Of l.oli- Quaiorze would have delighted
the eve Of many cuious fsncieF; and presentation
sword, with the English coat OF arms, studied with
gene, end eyiaen.y Of antiquity, gave rise 10 some
speculation. -
"Ine lasl treaty OF JientsiD also found and the
inu,epee quantity ~ loot Of sl kinds made At lno-t
impossible 10 know what 10 take away. Some idea
of the quantity OF k may be given by ihe Tact thlt
fov H. old rots &c were wrapped ~ the most costly
silks aad satins. All the ladies had disappeared, ba
their little Jaiaucsc dogs, something resembling |
King Charles spaniel, were rmpiug about ~ ms