The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-29

Lord Elgin sails in the Feroze to-day for the Eng
! lish rendezvous AZ Taen-whan whence my ne XII
| letter whl he dated. Baron Gros takes his depar
tire on board the Du Chayla tomorrow to JOIN The
French at Chefow.
TA-IrEs.wHAS, July II, 1850.
This bay OF Ta-lien- whan lies open 20 the south
east, and is completely iandIocked ia every other
quarter. Fully nine miles in will aud nfteei or
sixteen miles in length 1t affords an excellent an
ch0rage. There are no ahoala and the minimum
depth IL five fathoms. Morning h dawning az her
Majestys ship Feroze, with the ensign OF the
English Ambassador at the main, ste ans slowly
past the islands which protect the entrance OF
this natural harbor. All eyes are on the lookout
for the feet, and at length, far away Ia the
west we distinguish the Chesapeake, with the
flag Of Admiral Hope at the fore, while that of
Admiral Jones floats from the mizsn of the impe-
rieuse, at the eastern angle Of the bay Fourteen
thousand miles from home this splendid fleet lies.
ready 10 assert the might and protect the right OF
England. BY the aid Of good glass we make out
sixty pehnants. Here is the stately Chesapeake,
with her fifty guns. Under her lee leashed In
like hounds and waiting TO be slipped, are tho
venomous little gunboats, ready for any mischief
the Saney, Leven, Algerine, Kestrel. Janus,
Clown, Woodcock, Drake, Watchful, Hayock Fo-
roster, Opossum Starting, Firm, saunch Ban
terer, Bastard, Flamer, Bouncer and Shap-
singing mosquitoes Of the waters-whch win soon
buzz about the Taku forts The Nimrod, Roebuck,
Sparrowhawk, Renard, Ringdovc, Pioneer and
Beagle of larger size and greater draught OF water,
pray for good tide TO take them over the Pciho
bar, where more than one have old scores to settle
with the celestial braves. The Chesapeake. Impe-
reuse, Pearl Scout. Encounter, Cruiser, Ferooz,
Sampson, Odn, Furious, Magcienne, Centaur,
Sphynx, Iuhexible, Fury, Cambran and Acteon,
are too large tor the shallow coast of Pechele bay,
but they will lend hand with the boat expe ii.ion
and send their blue jackets TO the naval br yade.
Add the war troop ships Simeon, Adventure,
Vulcan, Urgent and Hesper, and the steamers of
the Bengal government, and you have 60 pennants
flying in the bay besides 10 on de tached service
and seven hospital and troop ships at Hong Kong
l2s transports are waiting to convey the army and
field train TO the of action, so that nearly 200
vessels can be counted from the cliffs.
Admiral Hope anchored in the bay on the 18th
Of June, and found the English expeddonary
force assembled and ready for action. The 18th
OF June was the anniversary of the disaster at the
Taku Forts last year, and both Admiral and Gene
raj would gladly have been before them again on
that day. But they could not advance without our
allies, and the French were not prepared. They
are not ready now, but have undertaken that be-
fore the Goth inst. they will name time by which
their preparations win be completed. Their men
are doing all in their power to make up for lost
time, but the end Of the month will arrive before
they are inc sndition TO start, and they viii take
the field with much smaller force than was
anticipated. They brought out no artillery
horses, and the ponies purchased in Japan and
Manila have never seen a gun. They have just
been despatched to Chefow, where every exeriion
is made to render them efficient speedily as pos
sible Their gunboats were sent in pieces on board
the transports. Some have turned up and are be-
ing put together, but many are still wanting Now,
let there be no mistake this subject. he SUM
nleY as raining fast, the time for prompt aud in
mediate action has 0y7rUed. and get our erpedi-
H0ndiy force triich costs al least million month
~, is hing idle al 7ulienhtrdn. ~ copld be en-
tdrked aud sal to.mosTo,o. Hhds beeHreddy for
days. Tie delay les ,cith he French, AID triH
Me1a alone. readily admit the difficulties encoun-
tered by our allies at such distance from here
and with no depots at Hong Kong and in India. |
make every allowance for the increase in difficult
So ~..rt
the consequences Of delay may be SO serious. and
the facts so unquestionable, that should fail in
my duty did | omit TO state them.
This bay was intended az rendezvous only. 1t
was never imagined that the troops would dsem-
bark. When Sir Hope Grant saw we should be
kept back for some weeks he determined at once
to get the men and horses out of the ships, and put
the men under canvass. This was accordingly
done, and the whole force-horsc, foot and artl
lery-is now cncamped on either side Of the bay.
The effective force OF this army consists of 6,357
British and 2,lIS native Infantry, OH cavalry
l,i93 artillery, 4s5 engineers and 2s6 military
train-making q total OF LII men. There are
two batteries Of Armstrong guns Q2-pounders),
three batteries (opounders) two and half Madras
mountain train batteries and q siege train consist
ing Of light s2-pounders and s,ineh howitzc rs;
ponies and bullocks.
The first division is encamped on the west the
second division, and the artillery, cavalry and
Looking over the hills which surround the bay,
you can hardly believe that this Il the frrthest
cast. Approaching from the sea, the rocks rise
high and preeptous, much like the cliiis OF Fresh
water. Ascending the bay the hills recede from
the water. become teraced, and bear striking
resemblance to old friends on the west coast OF
Seotland-Mul, for instance. Sand and single
form the beach on the western side. Between II
and the hills is a large plateau varying in width
from two miles TO ten. Mount the height, and
updu.ating slopes meet your eye, scanty covered
with short sweet grass and wild thyme. The
-. m.
OF no small experience: Merinoes would be
the thing here, for they don't like your rich, fat
heritage, but prefer taking constitutional between
meals. At the head Of the bay, and all along the
promon'ory which forms the eastern side is a mag
nfcent plain, well and carefully cultivated. The
Inhabitants are colonists from shang tung, who
have supplaned the lazy. thriitess Manchoos. Lord
Elgin pronounces them the finest men he has seen
In China. Many are six feet high and stout Ia pro-
portion. Their husbandry IL excellent We see
bearded wheat, barley, Indian corn, millet, beans
peas, carrots. tuInips, yams, sweet potatoes cab
bages and lettuce. The corn l. In straight burrows
evidently sown In drills. The gardens contain april
cots, peaches, nectarines. plums, pears, cherries
and small grapes, none " which are ripe Fortunate
~ for the British soldier. Carnations, pinks roses,
and hollyhocks form part Of the Manchooran fora,
and In the few hedge rows dog roses, and honey
suckles abound, with forget-me nots and anemo-
MES. There are thistcs enough 10 please the most
enthusiastic scotchman, while such familiar weeds
as dandolions, DICKENS, and briers spring up in
places which have eludcd the care Of the farmer.
Fooipa,bs intcrsect the fields, the swallow skins
by. and the lark lean scarce get out his notes
for joy rs we take our quiet evening walk.
Small villages dot the plain in every direction.
Near most Of them i clump Of trees
fir. dwarf oak, willow, birch, poplar, a,acia,
walnut and yew. There Is but little game.
A. few pigeons have been potted, and one
hare h-s been shot at by half the British army but
az = go suck for them. The cottages are good
and suhs,an,is,i built I. large stones, plastered
over with mud rnortsr. end Wv well thatched with
sea weed. Each house contains two rooms, and
large sort OF oven TO VAIN the plac. "a mlnser.
Few agricultural laboreIs in England are Dst'er
lodged: but frar our indt-sri9ps ghinaman pays
little attention 10 cleanliness. for y,lsnous bad
smell salutes you ON entering TIE doorway.
w cottage occupied by Drigadier patte's or.
derry Is Chinese print, cut out 81 the H1srdtef
Ness OF me country, and posted on the wall. IL
.Arrsssrts the defeat Of The "barbarians' az tho
"a forts. The Braves are brave indeed, IN
~ isH, !, '--iss - yellow oclqe aud bright yer.