The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16
ADDITIONAL FR0M EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE CAaADA'S MAILS
THE CHIN A w A h.
Interesting Account Of the capture Of
the Taku Forts.
Lord John Russeit's Letter ON
Italy,
m. &C., -.

The steamship Canada, from Liverpool on the An ins',
via Halifax, arrived at Boston at half pest twelve
O'Clock yesterday morning
The mails by the Canada were despatched south over
Che New road by the early morning srsn ana ar
rived In this city about ave O'Clock lass evening
The main points Of the news BY this arrival have
already been given In ooumns but from dies we
EXTRACT the following details whish wiz be found gene
rally interesting.
The overland mail had arrived ct London With Hcng
Kong dates OF September IL.
The London nmes gives full details OF the capture OF
the Taku forts. Its special correspondent says:I am
connrm the important statement that II Is the
intention OF Lord Egn and Baron Gron 70 proceed t.
Pekn guests Of the Emperor scco npsned only ny
m Of cavalry" The correspondent thea expresses
the hope that the uewss untrue.
The conquest OF tho forts is described 81 dashiag ie
cam pasn Of eight days when the Allies established them
selves at ochtang They had stu march OF tSelve
miles before them they could arrive Al the object
Of attack.
Toe Chinese were learning the art OF var and contra
ny 10 all Chinese precedent II found that their posi-
tors upon the had been taken with considerable
military skill aad fortified with much care.
Tartar camp had been formed, and the best oops OF
China were placed behind the works
Il was thought that the weapons OF the Chinese had
been equ, 10 those Of Tho Allies the contest might have
layoraoiy compared With so yeral European battles
the English and French acted together with harmony
and equal gaIlantry in the attack.
the Allies had gn to within hars mile Of the Great
North rori which appears to be the KEY 70 the whole
position although some difference Of opinion Is said to
have occurred among the generals m this poiat
The French co reed to send us forc - the
attack leaving to Sir Hope Grant the responsibility Tne
attack was abe on morning Of the 2lst four Engsh
and four French gunboas drawing the attention of toe
forts lover down on tho northern bank, when the bat
teriee opened The execution OF the Armstrong guus was
found be tremendous their shes pierced and burst
the walls Of the fort, AMI asful explosion
shook tho ground, Bat amid the ruius the Tar
tars stood to their guns When tbs feId pieoss
advanced ard rnsmen got under the walls the
Ore s, hot and many struck ny rude missiles
Here much Of the loss Of the Allies experienced the
resistance OF these far,Ars lsst Tho
render Il other fors folio we'd without chicaae
ry on the part of the vceroy The loss severely
ofcers wounded. two dangerously, 10 seriously,
and slightly The Forty fourth regiment had 10 men
killed and so wounded-f morts,y aud % dangerously
The Sxy.seventh regiment had killed and 40 danger
ously sounded. Total 8rtish killed and wounded lol.
The Warsaw Conference continues to crgtoss tn, at
teniiou Of The European press IL Nord Of OCT 81 holds
the following language
We dare affirm 90. ,veiy that politics did no. form
o
the soveregps and their nllsters bat we Can that
the policy adopted Of purely negative character-
that Is favorable neither 20 attack OF Ausris on Italy
aggression OF the Italians against the present
possession Of Austria Ia The country, Toere 10 vide
difference between tnoye results and the hopes openly
exprrssed OF the reantioDary parties clerical ne IS
paper al Paris probably because believes 10 the poss
bilty ~ early corfci, says-rho iniervies nj War
has only cl,sed aud already rumors Of war
SPREAD letters from Germany aud Italy appear 10
nouncc early hostiiies" However that may be, u 10
believed the diplomatic world and IN Official regions
that Autrl. will not attack. aud we, Ourselves, are ~
persuaded OF much 10 IL possible 10 be IN ques
tion which may be decided by sudden Impulse
he london Pas Paris correspondent sends the follow
ing tserspho despatch
PAsr Nov. 4 1850
II that the French govern nent gave orders 10
the French Admiral 70 prsvent attack Gasta by sea
IL aeo true that the AtmrA not under the neces
sty Of municatug these orders to the SsdniAn Al
mral, ~ the attack had not been attempted.
Napoeon private secretary accepts the proposal Of an
excursion of English volunteers 70 Paris and assures
them ol welcome