THE GARDENERS’ vere tba AND AGRICUTTURAL GAZETTE,  [Novewser 10, 1860, 
has peur decided the campaign. It is said _— in nclose pi J. Mic ol — ESE ene move st plantea iken on the breach (assisted by Private Lane, 
i či i rce was compos re peared pte nly: ‘of Cav: alty, a a mber out orth Regiment), and EE on the rei which he 
4000 men. wat Sinho I was Spt by Sir R “kaniere division, o mount. he same moment the French 
pial and the cavalry, w ~ m d cut upa Gobar alea of ee as rtar recta, ‘helt ican and gol rrison was driven back s 
Majesty. He said that he had been calumniate horsemen. The los: f the Chi inese was ‘bod 100 m O tep, and hurled pell-mell 
s partisans, and that the oar —— in- | the Isth Freconnoitred yh e ground alone the beii of the Peiho ite so e A id 
of Mazzini and the Re ublicans | ver him leading to Tangku, and anced it tolerably firm erent inter- 
P kg sected Fwith creeks and d I order edit these to be bri ridged 
e night, an Aen "the morni 
adva ucted t 
aitchesand rene are of pointedba or stakes there wasswampy 
during he 14th und, and athird ditch and bank. The storming parties 
he King and the pa ubli ie “ How could iL” “he asked, | allied force moved from “sinho towards Tangku, keeping © on th ier 
ae PEO pc 
g 4 
me, sire, the $i Mic artillery, as per marg 
John i 
n who surroun 
of Italian unity.” The King is said to have heard | Crofton, Royal Artille On rriving w ithin a mile of Ta ngku, nih oana iS 
v y ope 
with sS; tnt he Ln oE guns with good effec 
r e purpose crossed the | hour after this the whole e forts on both aes of the river 
his Majesty into Naples and the | river and burned the junks. The whole of the artillery was hauled down their war pet and hoisted flags of truce. 
. : ithi ri = officer to ask th 
man army 1s m our left. eplying with and a brisk 
be dissolved, and a Seng vaa og retain a simple | fre of TAR aadi MARE "The artillery gradually advanced 
ard, . Larg gequ uantities Ea to Bese: in 350 yards, and the ne he Ben needy a 
} ach ees peN emana whet 2 “fen sage a the do ets wet 
ditch w. s discovered at ve river’s edge. ‘by the 60th pe 
a) 
se 
Francis I 2 
è dah fi as ls; ed 
oth Rómeo: state that the Ro: io eee a — a morba w two Fre a kr deploye ETA Pee pi a a rey Fp Si 
that the creo the AE, Accordingly, two fresh RN the 8d Bufis 
one ee Side wo pref ae g been brought up, T 
the outer hb fo . Two 8-inch guns 
Lento] 
£f 
es ar 
use ar. the rr ench army. The enrolment of ree per an a e 
for the Papal service has been stoppe ed. Beds for | ERIN At the pra time the French advanced dy 
r y ma 
wo e 
the riverto Tangku. I am loa to say that our losses in 
e | these two e 
y 
resu a gagemen t g eè eni 
is gut enthusiasm in favour of annexation. The ro e aera e ay aa = of our artillery. 
pro of y f anarchy. - Major-Generals Sir John Michel and Sir R. Napier, com- 
Isp Shee 1 of the Overland Mail we have = at ao = Nb So na a brie killed wader him on 
advices from Calcutta to September 22, and from | } °° » „aiso to Brigadier General Crofton, commanding 
Royal Arti and Brigadier Pa 
Bomba S to the 12th October. The following is a sum- | © che = ihe l an i “ee Meet ste gin A 
mar xenpaotive beeen pre an d the whole of the officers and 
“ Major-General Woodburn died at Ahmedabad on the 28th em ATIN oes a abc bede rele roe mena 
enclose a list of casualties —I hav HOPE GRANT, 
era —— m tor eet bap cca Sx borið Mer x Lieut.- -General, Couuttiending Her Majesty’ 4 Forces! in China, 
India to meet the Fame he is ne that Government w ill The Right Hon. the a, etary of ee f War. 
shortly make the reduction ary ex- “ Head-quarters, Tangku, pee oo 
penditure chee = ee beget ie in sc Row ofthe| “Sir, —I have the honour n report "that ret the capture of containin 
suggestions of the Military Finance and Police Commissions. hoe ich von the 14th inst. I c iced Pine ing up siege yas 
Government has issued a been arie oe the local | and a nition from Pe ttan with w to the reduction 
European army that the amalgamation of the armies will not | of thet uppermost fort. on the lett banke of ‘the r Peo; ges 
_ their nee and lg Meng ‘that — wail - be called apo seo t two miles ie m Tan pa . ym ER X od BYTE hargi he 
on to serve out of India durin of thei: engage ment, | ne acy to's advance wa a re Mas cult and | caus this, together tp ce a 
The Paper Currency Bill w: oye oe sie to ee are econd hademeneted Dar pecae nae deep canals used in the eaer eren Ant Sy rendered them pabio! go her 
time. Lord Canning, of his own ARON r bas issued a Soa to | of salt, I aced M Major-General Sir R. Na apier in charge of the csr I cannot sone this despatch without expressing 
the local governments, promising all a volunteer | advance, hi: pl Give sion bei uartered in Tangku. Under his R 5, ae of the very valuable services of Major-General Sir 
rifle corps of not less than 50 mes Bie occa as to selva rifle superintendence ae etre thrown over ices ditches o sone amn aa E the attack, and wrens] estan 
clubs throughout India. The corps «re to be supplied with | and canals by Lieutenant-Colo ne 1 Maii co ding Royal : ost useful. The service of the we pear 
everything but uniform, and to be under the same a ee Engi fears and a en avy gun pte tA in, t rele 
as are applicable to owt a volunteers. The indigo | ® ni su pply of Sh tomy ‘having been beonghe ‘nto 
districts of Lower Bengal are again in a state of Seran LA the 67th Regiment and an Armstrong battery were 
The e peasantry vefto botako advancəs, and are surie shed forward on the evening of the 19th to within 2000 
the hareg The planters ask for a summary contract faw, Tae, to cover the e parties making roads, bridges, 
¢ i There seems toe no pros &c. On the 20th the was made practicable to eo 
S, be which an 
the ‘pe arp bam es were thickly | planted, form- 
ing tts Peete each ipa og t wide, round the fort, an 
abattis anctusting: the wns, ‘nd. further parena ona Rs 
of water, whi aaa tes os ices apos pade: 
it now appears that the general in command was killed, and the 
second in com hems] ai gk an S ana Si a the poe see 
catia Generis Crofton was most excellent; its- effects 
he already described. The soainetring operations were 
conducted by Lieut.-Colonel Mann ; and lastly, I must bring 
to notice the gallant conduct of the Sinin party, which w: 
commanded by Brigadier Reeves, who, himself aorar 
ya e i 
4 yards o Tact 
est and Ce trat I ndia, | heavy gu Y 
which were removed by a wy fall o cian at the end of July, daybreak on the following in The Chinese opened fire 
a 
their temporary reception was made by Dr. Muir, the principa? 
have been revived. Th Ls hen tg ant of rain in the Deab ec ng = day, rig were replied to b. medical offi 
guns ai 
AY Feroze Shah is said seo fer ome 8-inch guns, great 
h bas oaii ae, ertions from Pehtang mg during thernight > an the who ole were 
a aced in position by daybreak of the 2lst August. It had 
Cuina.—Full details of the capture of the Taku een arranged with the Admirals that the gunboats should 
forts have been received this week in the form of'| cross the bar that morning, and s aa engage the ato on 
th For 
I would also wish to inform her Majesty’s Governmen’ 
how iain and sincerely our aneh allies have co- 
operated with us, as well as the admiration I feel for their 
gallant conduct > the field. Saan De Montauban has 
always show ri diapos sition Bees): By a oo aan 
with me, sna io rate in e is 
services of the gunboats will pi oR: 5 Decaght ag ate By i 
the naval commander-in-chief, and I beg here to record what & 
battery one English 8-in an 
forts and brass gun: sof rg calibre. all ititas Eo Xrmstrongs, Played Bir. e inte? South Fert tö 
agree as to the jeke success of the Armstrong guns | keep down the fire they might otherwise have poured 
on this their first trial in the field. After the victory the | on our rig ight flank, Two Armstrong guns an two 
Chinese commissioners were meet them for the spona a a E Mag Ae! 
r of ing to a 
force to the seat of war, have contributed greatly to the 
success of operations.—I have, &c., J. HOPE GRANT, Lieutenant- 
General Commanding Her Majesty’s Forces in China.” 
The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War, &c.” 
“ Head-quarters, 1st Divisi , 
Aan bona tga 
“ Sir,—I have the honour to report that, in Ad : to the 
, ney 8 on prema! the Commander-in-Chief, the Ist 
my command, marched from Pe! ey about 
halë past 104 A. =< on the 12th inst. On cease ing the enemy's 
cond picket-house, which is about 900 yards from, “thelr 
intrencl ed positio on, skirmishers of the 1st Royals were sent to 
g arrangement. T y | 8-inch mortars were in the ce at range, and 
was echeloned at suitable distances along the road | their left rear an Armstrong Hiin two 32 -pounder guns, 
bassadors had to take. T d — wo c i , of Meng 7 peye ed on the fort me 
ai 1 yi i teisit attacking. In addition to this, Ao adde er guns, fou! 
vere also p tner rong bt te howitzers, the remaining cee Ari ris aby guns, and 
It is gat Vins Foe ve age force of the | a rocket battery were Sg a - pe wpe ee 800 
ekin 
ing p: of infi 
sadors 
and a wing o Tth, unde r Lieutenant-Colonel Thom 
he alias go to the ca white the ioiai of the porte ted by the aaa wings of those two regiments, and the 
ew peace will be stra The latest report from Tien- ego under Licutenant-Colonel Gascoigne. A deta 
ie is that Prince Sang oe has been degraded ment, Of Roy al Marines, under, Lieute EENES Travers, 
t the Chin 
“rs 
oe 
carri aie, 
Major Graham, Royal Engineers, conducted the assault. "The scSecay Sage venting at 
4 
° 
ia 
he ‘tcllowing despatches give | whole comittianded by Bri The fire of the 
500 yards, and played on the ene ition, as also on the 
A details of the capture of the fo aes artillery was most effective, the guns of, the fort (of Nels gird senile who were coving Wares tafe the f fire of two Arm- , 
strong i cere: doi uickly a , and in a few 
a minutes the advance was sounded, and the enemy's position 
found to be abandoned. aS The enemy now ena the in- 
trenched village of Sinho, spat Sir Robert N s division 
having turned their inte’ sae the 2e ria large 
aay were of large calibre) were speedily gape and ai 
“ Sir,—I have the kai te toe report thas ea uli for forces abou ad se ee "Senge ate ot A a terriñg ex z ya 
selects ter the magazine in the outer nek ‘ort was 
were unable to leave Pehtang a ne sh pnt ga t, Sr also exploded by a shell from the gunboats. The were 
almost Peaking on, i i 4s the tro all perane to within = rt yards o having als the fort, i aad redo led ee a 
2d division of I Spr on AE EET TN m ene era 30: 
S-pounders. Seb wee Wide Mii aa ar et “ett fie haan eon cane 
Napier struck off to thors Might of of the road om Pehtang be a pened 
to Sinho, for the purpose of turning the left of the Tartar 
h fi a, paiay fom a Fi E a d 
s a re of musketry on our troo e French, under 
position. ane column e experienced the greatest difficulty General Co llineau, immediately pushed o on to the salient — - 
yi ” ‘the m 
been CEN ye a as 
“Camp, Tang-ku, August 24 
“ Sir,—I bave the honour to report, for the information of 
his Excellency od Commanderin-Chiet, the result of thi 
and, employed in the 
sa anh pees parte se: the ayer coe tho wet ditches in the most gallant man: 
7 i : Y | and established themselves on the berm whence they endea. 
Sea thie departure of t lumn, under Sir John | youred to escalade the walls ; this, E they were unable 
, t ; 
try Brigade, n; 2 io Hie 5 3 hse 
Armstrong battery, 1000 “prengh yg ly an Fre gasning no eih Sa wa birch po hen ht be ns de: E lg | the 
y ry, all :nder Brigadier Staveley. This was followed by At this functors Sir R. Napier cae the pene howitzers of 
the 2d Tufantry Brigade, two 9-pounder batteries, and a rocket | Captain Govan’s battery to be bro up to within 50 yards 
ery, succeed ne of the acho in eae ae speedily to create a giin n 
2 r Ro Nai Wate wae at “5 pect a space sufficient r” ne igo e vhead been made 
bert pi 1S8 | when our storming par at on aaa y the head quarters’ 
Soros aig to het Keo 8 miles off, on pg Bs nad His | wing of = 67th, under Colonel Knox) who had 
a Hookot Emteary: Royal Marines, Madras Sappers and a 
art], 
g to enclose. Sir 
Joha “tices s division epioy ed at t e same time in front of mie sot = = R oy singe a dge maa tiy swam over, Ince | ae 
my’s % 
Bar 
gek, aaa o am EE ent, reserve ammunition, hos 
Bri bear 
4 Q prae a Re t Sere and Lieutenant Burslem, 
paki dy aie rmstrong Š tery aud Captain Desborough’s | 67th eer ag ey the firs ito enter, when they assisted in 
casera Me gel eit ttery being on the left, to-| the regimental colours of the 67th, carried by Ensign Chaplin, dapa hard work had. been a evoted to repairing th 
gether aah e$ eiaa una an English rocket battery. o Arm bitta i = ial fath H the deep tantesions mud rendered them so ‘Giheult 
e n TOD; ries, two 9-pounder eries, two i a oO" 
unable to ga long, and they abandoned thei ots, > Toake es 4 ae Raiden bean. i cP Pea a oe bee d 
being closely followed into their second ‘Sitimchad Tine at | + Two 32 iea guns, two &-inch howitzers, three 8-inch |. * The guns of the cavalier of the captured fort were manned 
Sinho, which they were unable to defend, and fied to Tangku, | mortars, three 54-inch mortars. and turned on it. 
