Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-15
HNTEREsTING FROM CHINA.


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INTERESTING FROM CHINA.
Arrival OF the United sinies En,bnssy in
Pekin-NIsre Battles and Victories by
Mandarin Wnrd-vaIor OF the Chinese
under Yankee Gencrnlship.
[Pekin (July 25) Correspondence of Overland
| Friend of China
Hon Anson Burlingame the American Min
lister Plcnipotenlary, arrived at Pokin on the
oath with the other members Of legation, includ'
| ing DR.. Williams as medical aitarhe, aud Mr.
Schencke acting as interpreter to the mission.
They are to be Quartered at the French Legation
until arrangements are made for the accommoda
ton in some yamua III the Tartary city.
From the Shanghae Shipping List August ls. J
Our news for the fortnight is comparatively
scanty and uumporant Tho rebels arc again
OH tue move, and General Ward has distinguished
himself by capturing four places which they had
occupied 10 strength, viz:-Kinsang. Leohu,
Tsing poo and Yu.Yaou.
In the ca ly part of July Kinsang was taken by
body of his men, 1900 strong, accompanied by
battery Of twelve FOUNDER howitzers, together
with thrtytwo Founders The day previous to
the assault OH the city the imperialists attacked
an oupost, and were repulsed with severe
loss after which they retired to respectful dis.
lance, and wated-as has been their custom in
all these actions-for Wards men 10 do the fight
ing. The latter after tvO or three smart skirm.
ishes-the whole affair scarcely occupying six
hours-drove the enemy within the walls, but
| not before the shel, and sharp fire of musketry
and rifles had severely cut them up. Dis.
couraged by the disasters Of the day, or unwill
ing again to face the fire of shell, for which they
seem to entertain wholesome fear, the rebels,
said to number 5000, under cover of the night,
left the city, and it was handed over to the
imperial troops by Gen. Ward the following
day
Leohu, n village on the Yangtsze, strongly
fortified, aud held by eight hundred Canton
pirates and two thousand Chaugmaous, was at.
tackled on the 25th Of last month Over one
hundred vessels that these marauders had cap
tured were taken; seventy of them were sent
TO Sbanghae aud the remainder burned Their
stronghold, most skillfully constructed fort,
entirely surrounded by water was destroyed,
aud largo numbers of the enemy were killed. OF
Wards forces but two were killed and two
slightly wounded
On the 5th inst, Ward advanced against
Using poo with force Of one thousand and tive
1uN4red men, two batteries OF twelve pounder
howl'Ee's. two siege guns Of thiriy.two pound
calio'e, ansa,epe thirty-two FOUNDER Dahlgrcn
gun, mounted oL o'r ,So small steamer At the time
81 'no "'."on on and was defended by six
back they had greatly strehsss,.edG al its n walls
and amongst other improvements hHos>arown mn
an inner breastwotks Of clay on the r",>psrt.
some len feet thick aud twelve feet high, givinf
themselves fine cover, tnd rendering the small
gun useless against the upper part of The wall
On the morning of attack they received rein
f,rempnt of 5000 men from soot how. Two
trenches were made in the walls The first wa'
attempted by assault, but owing to the deta,
caused by tho incxperienco OF the boatmon-
who, carrying portion Of tho assaultlng parry
, we're 10 advance to the breach, and, forming
! bridge across the creek, enable the remainder
, cross over-the affair miscarried, aud Genera
= Ward. unwilling to expose his force to the los
2 that appeared inevitable If the point was furce
u sounded the recall. The following day the troop
rested. On the 9th ins,., at six L. NJ, The tr
= again opened from thirty two pound gun at th
" distance Of three hundred and fifty yard OIL, an
an effective breach was made in about one hou
d and n half. Under cover Of o sharp fire Of she
If on the breach and neighboring parapets, tb
M iuel,asI The COLUMN rushed up the way, and u
e aca pr, cipitately from iiic piafe.~asy.ns ava
" The loss Of Wards s force in this affair was n,
:, over one hundred and ten killed and Wounds
! n and sixty four drowned aad missing, during ii
u siege Of FIVE days, while that of the rebels,
I'M 40 'aH oe ieaIneut was NeTy gTeat, tney nn
'e ing taken away eleven hundred wounded. besid,
m leaving great numbeis behind. Three hundre
IN Of the rebels were taken prisoners. The trool
10 occupied the place from entrance at nine A, A
er till six in the afternoon, at which time the in
~ ptralists who had been resting in their CAM
at distance Of six miles from the walls, cau
=, up and took charge ofNhe city,.
y The last place taken was iu.Yaou. that hi
n ben wrcsted from the rebels with loss,
a. officially reported, of ninety eight men and Oh
u officer.
,d TIE MARKETS.
at CANTON, Sept 10, 1862.
ID Gray. sheetings advanced shilling ~. Twi
~ l6 %, advanced one dollar. Tea firm and activ
o Exports TO date, 81 800 900 lbs Exchange @
London, As I'd. A further depreciation in II
u in the value Of Mexican dollars is resorted fro
ir Japan.
SHANGnAE, Sept a. 1862.
lie Gray sheetings firm, but little doing. IL
N firm, and higher prices demanded. Silk advan
I'd ing Large sales have been effected. Silk n
Id 8 Tratlee, ais. 425 stock 1900 bales Ii
re- ports to date 33,l2 bales Exchange on Indi
4 IS Cd; on London, Gs 3d. Fre:ght-For to
y 70s; silk, sOs
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