The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

admirals and consuls that he was act
ing within his rights
He declared he had become a China
taken a Chinese wife, and suggested
that the admirals would find deserters
from their vessels in the rebel army
as well as in the Ward legion He &C
knowledgcd that the recruiting could
not go on, however, without Gripping
the fleets, and he gave his word to
check 1t. Thereupon he was released.
He left Shanghai at once, and the adj
mirals did not heard frc.. him again
for months. Then word came that
Ward had been drilling three regi-
ments of Cinnamon and that he had in
a few months brought them up to a
state of high efficiency. He did not
have sufficient muskets to equip the
whole force, and until he had fought
several battles and shown the quality
of his men he was unable TO buy either
guns or ammunition. Then Admiral
Sir James Hope granted permission to
the Keeper of the British arsenal to
sell war material TO Ward. Maybe
the fact that Chung Wang again was
Threatening Shanghai had something
to do with the decision.
Ever Victorious.
Ward called his force the Ever Vic
torious Army, and never did an army
prove itself more deserving of the
name. 1t was Differed almost entirely
by seafaring men. When Admiral Hope
saw 1t in action at the battle of GUAM
fuling he declared Ward had performed
HIT GO
in few months from worthlessness as
soldiers into as brave and efficient a
military force as commander could de-
sire. Every evolution was performed In
the most soldierly of style. Not only
did the infantry force show superb dis
cipline, but an artillery force handled
four mountain howitzers as we'll as
veterans could. Ward had one Chi
nese officer and only one. This was
Wongepoo, who acted as captain.
The situation in and about Shanghai
had become so unpleasant that the al
lies saw no chance for relief unless
the rebels were cleared out of the
whole territory for thirty miles around
the city, and it was proposed to the
merchants who were financing Wards
army that Ward could have the sup
port OF the admiras In this undertake
ing. This not only suited the MGR
chants. but delighted Ward. No time
was lost in getting the combined army
into action. The first joint engage
ment was against Kachiaou, Wards
force being OF 500 men, Admiral Hopes
32G and Admiral Protects (French 100.
That Ward did the bulk Of the lighting
in this and every other battle the allies
fought may be Judged by the casual
ties. Ward lost in this attack forty
seven men killed and wounded Admit
raj Protet lost three and Admiral Hope
one
Ward and the admirals next attacked
TseedonE. Such was the intrepidity
OF Wards force that Sir John Michel.
commander of the British in China,
asked the British minister at Pekin to
report to tho imperial authorities that
Ward was worthy of every consldera-
ton at their hands, for he had bullt
up an army OF Cinnamon which for
dash and daring and for soldiery quail
titles would command attention on any
field, and which would prove terror
Ito the rebels.
Honors Galore.
On March is. 1862, by imperial de-
cree, WaiN was made mandarin OF
the first lang and general of the
army of China. Two months later. on
recommendation OF III Hung Chang.
he was made admiral of China, with
the rank OF acknowledgement, Mean
while he had been 1ghting steadily.
he had won several important VIC
tories AT Wong.wN -daa he fought
one OF the most savage battles of tho
whole war. Then he captured ISah-
ding, singpoo and Najoor. In the at