29
A
notes
All further difficulties at this position more cleared, as the School is in possession of
14
decision
found Major Goul
the invoice
tower gate-work
This officer, with his wonderful taking advantage of his discretionary power, converted his diversions into a real attack on the city walls at the north angle, cleared escalade the city walls at the north
the whole line covered the four doors...
of campaign to the gateways.
westward, and
which
the gang
obstinately
I cannot too strongly express my approval
of the spirited and
be the
convey
thoroughly judicious
ways
in which Major
was Schiedde frustrated my orders, nor can I do justice to your leadership and the operations of his Brigade than by forwarding
his report. By these
15.
a.
combined movements.
a body of Tartars was driven unto one division
Q...
possibility of
of the western out-work, without retreat, and as they would not surrender, most
of the
22.
were either shot or destroyed in the burning houses, several of which had been set on fire either by the Factory or themselves,
2
beyond guns.
A
As soon as I could collect a sufficient body of the 3rd Brigade, I directed Major
to proceed with it along
the south face,
Major General Barkley
to the south.
and East of the City times being nearly overpowering.
any of the
4th
to keep
under cover until towards
I proposed moving into the Tartar city, occupying
the principal positions, but the Troops and
Major General Barkley,
consisting of the 18th and
497 Regiment, were soon hotly engaged with a body of 100 to 1000 Tartars, who, under
a body of
fire upon
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their left, while the 15th
art of them fought
pushed forward to turn their right; - though soon dispersed, although
with great desperation.
It afforded satisfaction to witness the spirited
manner in
which Major General Barkley performed this duty with
a small force of exhausted men.
The Admiral, who was
moving
of the Cornwallis
with the marines
along the line of wall, which had been cleared by the 3rd, hearing the heavy
firing, with his usual anxiety to afford assistance,
attempted to move across
the city,
opposed at several points in the streets where the Tartars had collected.
Prov
be
Code. It was
impossible to move with
16.
The
that it was in
fatigued by the
one
mentioned,
Qere
overpowering already
d. I regret to say
that several died from the intense heat remained there in occupation of the
occupation of the gates until 6 o'clock when several parties were pushed into the Tartar city and to the public offices.
The General's house was burnt, that
it appears had been set on fire; his secretary
was destroyed.
who
found the next morning by Mr Morrison Principal Chinese interpreter, related this event and pointed out the body of the unfortunate Ching
Finding dead bodies of Tartars in every
we
entered, principally
in wells
you
house children thrown
otherwise murdered by their
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