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Journal of Occurrences,

BRIGADES.

Artillery Brigade,

Staff.-Lieut.-col. Montgomerie, c. B. Bt.-capt. G. Balfour, brigade-major. Corps.—I troop Madras horse artillery.

1 company Royal foot artillery. 3 companies of Madras artillery. Gun Lascars.

FIRST, OR RIGHT BRIGADE.

Major.-gen. lord Saltoun, c. B., G. c. B. | H. M.'s 26th Cameronians. Capt. Conyngham, 3d buffs, A. D. C. Bengal Volunteer regt. Major Grant, 9th Lancers, brig.-major. Licut. Gibbons, 49th regt. sub.-assist.

commissary.

SEP.

Flark companies of 41st Madras Na-

tive Infantry. H. M.'s 98th regt.

SECOND, OR CENTRE BRIGADE.

Maj.-general J. H. Schoedde, H. M.'s

55th regt. Lieut. Elphinstone, sub-assistant com-

missary.

Capt. Daubeney, 55th regt., bri.-major

14th Madras Native Infantry. Rifles, 36th Madras Native Infantry. H. M.'s 49th regt.

THIRD, OR LEFT BRIGADE.

Maj.-gen. R. Bartley, 49th regt. Capt. Browne, 49th regt., brigade maj. H. M.'s 18th regt. Royal Irish.

Capt. Pears, Madras engineers. Sappers and miners.

14th regt. Madras Native Infantry. H. M.'s 49th regiment.

ENGINEERS.

Engineer department.

Concerning the river, and the progress of the expedition up to Chinkiáng, we withhold for the present the few particulars we have collected, hoping erelong to be able to give a full account of all that has been seen and done, during these fo rteen days.

Two singular occurrences (ady ominous in the opinion of the Chnese) may here be noticed. On the 6th of July, when the expedi tion was off Fushán, in the depertinent of Schau, an eclipse of the sun, almost total-and quite total at Peking-occurred; and on the 22d, the day after the terrible destruction at Chinkiáng, there was an eclipse of the moon.

The city of Chinkiáng stands distant from the southern bank of the river about one fourth of a mile, its northern wall running parallel with it. The ships took up their position near the city on the 20th, and early on Thursday morning, the 21st, the troops were all landed,— the 1st and 24 brigades, with some of the artillery, west of the city; and the 3d also with artillery, on the cast; some sappers and miners were attached to each brigade. A body of the Chinese troops were seen occupying high ground off to the southwest of the city, two or three miles distant from the landing-place. They were soon put to flight, and the parties which did this, then turned their course and joined the others, who were to attack the northern gate on the west side of the city. While they were doing this, firing was heard at the