The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

mates certificate. He TOOK q turn in New York
at the business Of ship brokerage and marine
supplies. Thence lie disappeared for several
years and was heard d in Central America,
where lie had Joined Walker, the flibuster, mar
rowly escaping the fate Of that adventurer. Ru-
NOR also associated him with the iIlstarred ex-
PLOTS Of Wheat and Henningsen in the same
region. He mad been heard Of also in the Cri-
mea as enlisted in the French zouaves. from
which he managed to escape by desertion to
save himself from drum-head court martial after
having slapped his captain in the face.
These and other adventures loomed in his
background.
Not disconnected By Tah-ke's cold reception,
he took things into his own hands He had
enough money 10 hire a small force Of rapscal-
lions. native and foreign, the kind that infest
an Oriental seaport Ike rats, and among them
a few deserters from the British military and
naval forces. who knew something about drill.
The most important Of these acquisitions was
James Burgeyine a North Carolinian adventur-
er, who had severed allegiance 10 the Heavenly
King" Tah.ke had sold to Ward for a baga-
telie a batch Of condemned muskets and bayo-
nets which armed this ragged and unreliable
battalion. Ward and Burgeylne whipped them
into shape not only by camp drill but by Skin
mishing with the Taipings at every opportunity,
for from their cities Of Sung Kiang and Sing
Poo only two or three days march from Shang-
hal, the rebels made constant irruptions.
Wards primary object to inspire his
men with confidence IN him and in themselves.
He lived the country and when he captured
Taipngs he converted them into recruits in
stead Of refusing quarter, was the habit Of
the imHerialists. Very soon the exploits of
Wards irregulars BEGAN TO make buzz in the
foreign clubs and counting rooms. He had Gre
ated his own standing and when he went again
10 Tahke that worthy received him with low
salaams
ont n ,ll1'a of
with the manner Of one debating, not accept
ing terms He proposed formal contract,
which Tah-ke was to negotiate with the Futai
Of Shanghai. Ward was TO have 100000 from
the government for every city he captured Of
which $4,000 was to go to the Chinese part
nevs. He was to have the first days footing
after which the captured place would be turned
over 70 the imperialists.
Tah-ke pledged TO finance Ward for one
year furnishing him with arms ammunition and
stores, within certain limit Of cost which the
other thought would suffice.
Within a month Ward led his first expedition
against Sung Kiang which was garrisoned by
about 5000 Tapings under the command of an
Eng'ishman named Gardiner an ex-offcer Of the
British army The attack failed, with serious
loss 70 Wards 800 assailants.
One thing had happened, however, which
proved of vast import to him He had taken a
rebel prisoner Of some rank, who confessed to
subtewanean sallvport. # he could make
secret entrance through this, it would save the
necessity Of a desperate and bloody assault
General Ward recognized his little command
and with 5000 imperialists to cooperate made
his second attempt. Sung Kiang, with its five
mile circuit Of wall twenty feet high, was cap
tured: and to Wards great credit he prevented
anything like indiscrmnate massacre.
Leaving Sung Kiang with officer of his
own in command he returned to Shanghai
where his achievement had caused tremen-
dous sensation
There comes now an interim in Wards fight
ing tolls, for half a score Of unheaed wounds
compelled him to go to Paris for treatment, but
we find him back again in the early summer of
1861 where his presence was sorey needed.
The foreign powers still pursued their hands
off policy and allowed the Taipings to sound
their drums and tom-toms within earshot of the
swarming treaty port. IN a diplomatic way, In
deed formal recognition of the Heavenly King"
as the dominant power was in the air.
Wards coming shattered that intention,
which, if carried out, would have destroyed the
empire He grasped the situation and, through