The Daily Times. — 1860-11-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DESPATCHES. A gazetteLondoCnilESE extraordinary is published this morning. It contains two despatches, bdth dated August 24, addressed to the Secretary at War by Sir Hope Grant, commanding the forces in China, with despatches respectively addressed to him by Major-Generals Sir John Michael and Sir R. Napier. They relate to the operations of the army down to the taking of the China forts. The main facts correspond with the accounts already published in the Times. The breach made in the gate of the Tangku fort was effected by a couple of howitzers which were brought to within fifty yards of the gate. A space sufficient to admit one man had just been made when the storming party forced their way in the single file in, a most gallant manner. The despatch says Lieut. Rogers, 44th Regiment, and Lieut. Bourslem, 67th Regiment, were the first to enter, when they assisted in the regimental colours of the 67th, carried by Ensign Chaplin, who first planted them on the breach, assisted by private Lane, 57th Regiment, and subsequently on the er,was the first to mount. At av a thei same moment the French effected their Clwhic h entrance, and the garrison was driven back step by step, and hurled pell-mell through the embrasures on the opposite side. The  General Commanding-in-Chief thanks them for their valuable services—Major-General Sir R. Napier, Brigadier General Crofton, and Lieut.Colonel Mann. He especially notices the gallant conduct of the storming party. It was commanded by Brigadier Reeves, who, himself severely wounded in three places, did not quit the field until he had conducted his men into the fort. The Commander-in-Chief adds—Many others, both officers and soldiers, behaved in a manner deserving of being mentioned, but want of time does not permit me to treat of it in this despatch, and on a future occasion I shall do myself the honour of bringing their names to your notice.  Writing August 24th, he says :—There is not now the trace of an enemy near us, and the whole of the forts and entrenched camps are in .our hands, containing about 400 guns, many of which are of very large calibre.  Sir Hope speaks highly of the conduct and. gallant co-operation of the French, and says the General de Montauban has always shown every disposition to act thoroughly in concert with me, and to co-operate in every means in his power. Sir R. Napier extols the Armstrong guns. He says they first opened at a range of 1,560 yards on the enemy. These were the first shots fired with that weapon in war, and the range and accuracy of their fire excited the admiration of the force. The Tartar horsemen were surprised by the fire. The Tartar troops are said by General Napier to have borne unflinchingly for a considerable time such a fire as would have tried any troops in the world.  The inquiry into the Road murder was re-opened on Saturday. The remains of the Earl of Dundonald are to be buried at Westminster Abbey.. The Post says that Lord St. Leonard is in his usual health, and has had no attack of paralysis. A large four-story piano-forte factory and store-rooms, belonging to Chappel and Co., music publishers, Sohosquare, were destroyed by fire on Sunday. The factory contained 100 pianos. An explosion occurred during the fire which killed a woman and injured several persons.