The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16

Ward saw hIs opportunity OF commanding an
army. as lid his master. Gen. Walket me inpe
rialists we're impOtent TO protect Shanghai. aho
the native bankers and merchants we're trem-
bling at It's pending downfall, ware hool
convinced these that with a small foreign force
properly armed. With the addition Of native
troops under capable leadership, he could noi
only defend shanghai from The threatens
attack Of the Taiplngs, but could make such
"a force efficient and capable OF driving back
overwhelming numbers ol ne enemy Ihey
accordingly supplied him WIN nlo1G Gim ani n ne
well fitted. There were many Iorelgn vessels
In port with discharged men. officers ana de-
seTter. eager for adventure ana employment;
He organized a company Of about one hundred
Of these dare-deyils, representatives IRON
many nations. aud with a ChlheIe ooptnsent
kLang, but his army fell into the mOat, when
had been represented not TO exist and he was
easily repulsed by the enemy with heavy loss.
Ip TO this time all foreigners appear to have
been despised and hated by the lmPerlallsls
whereas the symIathle1 OF me Engisn pa hes
Ward and his men we're called "hliouster5 and
a band Of rOwdies' by them, and / was SAID
that he had entered into a secret alliance win
the Imperialists 10 capture the towns In pos
session Of the Iaiplngs az 50 lnnch q toWh.
However. undaunted by his first failure IN tho
attack on Sungklang he made a seGond attempt
with additional forces and succeeded In taking
tho city, Encouraged by this success he pro-
gsidf%gL to b gain inf sarIE savl y niy Kias "' sroVe h I4S
back to Suugkiang and held him there while
his forces marched on 10 Shanghai mere ihe
u INlltIl anu IlhI7u NlbiIN Iphl'a Wv 'HIN'H
ists and drove the TaiplnGs back with heaNy
loss,
Tho Heavenly King" at once organized
at Nanking four great armies and sent lhein
forth under four Wangs to drive the IrnperlaIhts
from the cities Immediately north and south OF
the Yaugtse River The English and French
allies had now entered Pekin and plunderlng
aud burning the summer palace In retaliation
for the horrible ctuelties INFLICTED upon tnf
from them a treaty which opened up, several
ports 70 foreign trade The British hitherto
had refused to take sides with either party
10 the great TAPPING movement, but no sooner
had the four armies Of the "Heavenly King
been set In motion than the British naval COM
mander Admiral Sir James Hope thought y
necessary to visit the. treaty ports. Early ~
tho year 1851 he sailed W the river. anchored
at handing and entered into communication
withthe Heavenly King The result was ar
rangcments by which the Yangtse trade was
not % be- interfered with. nor shanghai molested
The Iaipings faithfully kept their word, push
ing their conquests north and up the Nangtse
Valley This left the alibn,ter Ward now fully
with headquarters at Sungkiang and shanghai
for a base. At liberty to pursue his operations
against the Taipings who by their treaty. were
restrained from attacking him within thirty
miles Of hs base just outside Of the radius
the ,Taipings held the city Of TsinSsu. a strong;
was offered. Ward determined TO take the
city, marched against i with his following
OF foreigners, some go Manila men and 800
Tartars An enthusiastic English pilot SYM
pathi2ing with the TaipinRs jumped in TO help
them. and whether his enthusiasm had any
thing to do with II or not. Ward was, repulsed
10y a numerous fire poured into his ranks.
tie received five wounds himself. one in the jaw.
and retreatinR 10 Shanghai; r@msinTd ssGne
Of the British for infraction OF neutrality, his
forces disbanding.
Ward contrived TO purchase a twelve-gnn bat
terry. and secretly enlist more men, a
murderols lot thirsting for excitement and war,
lie again tried TO capture TsingSu, and after
bombardlng the place for some dayst the Faithful
Prince. n noted TAPPING warrior swooped down
upon him with Il large army. captured all his
guns and ammunition, and again Ward made
good hi4 escape 10 Shanghai where he was
seized and sent on board an English man-of-war
can from North Carolina named BIrgevine,
led another attack upon ,Tsingsu hoping to
take it by surprise. but falling. lost almost his
. Ward being set free on the condition that |
he would enlist no more foreigners en-
ton entirely 70 disciplining native troops com
manded by foreign officers, This was The
ttg1 dnnES point S'tSoI IN i,a his ,S Ssre Sdy,sa Ale showed W r the
ina S''f their troops regularly instead Of alloSw-
ing them to depend upon rspine and plgnder
fRr T discIplined force ON Of natives / u" comamHandod
by SOM ten foreign officers. and he was made
q Mandarin by the imperial Government,
where the TaIpings. armed with q few gin
gals. were unable TO keep him OF and this
[ Hsianien ne W V2iieSF earned np fRliG'tt troops %s' the o sSm az
what pompous title OF the Ever Victorious
and famous Manchu statesman, Ii Hung Chang,
had been sent TO Shanghai TO take command
there He knew that the Tartar element Of
against the foreign devils" and he must
all this. or the Army q Heayenly Peace,
Victorious and the Manchu dynasty would
b. driven from the throne, On his arrival
at shanghai he was NOTIFIED By, the command
they would continue to guard the frontier
up to the thirty mile radius around Shanghai.
mater the sGtu ra.t tTsa'W Riif # fbe the ehI r H PlH ws1 3
now appeared in Chinese characters coun-
%acllInR, the anti-foreien element to abide their
needed in putting down their enemies. the
Tairqngs. the destroyers Of their idols and
What the willy Il could not gain by the force
showered upon the Yankee .commqnder Of
100000 20 100000, and the latter.
gil sorts Of Yellow deCWTTntions and neacoCk
now a Mandarin, Of the, highest order.
was not destined 10 enjoy his success long
Army Of Heavenly Pcaco in almost entire pos
session Of the two richest and most denscly
populated provinces Of China, Ghikiang and
by the ManoRns SS@aiInrr com nfaS" within
he treaty, radius Of thirty miles around Shang-
maj faltnIllN observing tnplr pnrt OF fnHlr !
agreement with Admiral Hope. the TaipinHs
from any advance upon this terri
tory I'LL the expiration Of the year. when they
notified the English and French commanders
their intention Of driving the Manchu. from
this last foothold in their province. IT was
a fatal move for 'he hitherto successful cause
~ the Foreigners. and who might by the turn
Ing Of a straw obtain their open assistance
Sir James Hope warned the TaipinR Army
not 70 advance upon Shanghai, and personally
wont furtN 20 Slngklang 10 confer with the
Former Yankee nibnster who was now able 10
draw up an army 81 1000 well drilled Imperial
troops. The conference resulted in the Britlsher'S
recognition 81 Cen. Ward. and from N dates Brit
lsh Interference in the remarkable revolution
In the Orient founded uron Chinese contact with
civilization. Ward was now supplied
English mIskets and Enfield rifles foI his
troops; they were well clad and fed aud. what il
more, paid, and an attempt Of the TaipingS
20 buy half n million dollars worth Of arms and
ammunition through their friends the foreigners
frustrated nv the Diplomatic service.
The wear Of 1862 was one Of successes for Ward.
From February 20 June the allied forces assisted
Ward, and the rebels we're driven back. In Nuv
they lost thor important port Of Niugpo, ard
10y tho indOmitable courage of the foreign
leaders over pressing on against thcm they
were forced from town 70 town. In June the
allies Withdrew their active support from the
Impcrial troops, but Ward. now having earned
tho title ~ Ever Victorious Army for his troops,
in a fair way Of putting down the rebellion,
The Ever Victorious Army, marching on 10
success. attacked Isekie, some ten miles from
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