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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
November
Year
1860
Copyright
Public Domain
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Dispntches were received tbis morning at tlie Nüvy Departnient, from Flag-Officcr Stribling, ooinranndingthe Hartford, dated at Peiho, August 7. He says: - Wo arrÍTcd at the anchornge oíT Peilio river, having had ;i pleasai.t passage from Shanghae. Wc íbuiid o'nly onc Russian vassal. A. few daya afier tle RuisluD Minister arrived ;i a frigaté, and other ressels sorm aftor joincil the Russian squadron. The allied fleet coinmeneeil arriving on the 30ih ultimo, and liad genorally roaolied the auchonige on tlie 31sí. Ou the 2d thej ouiumunoed disoiubark[ng the troops. If the woathei1 is favorable tti?y oxpect to Lavo al! thoir fon es mi ihore u i daj or hvo Tliey lnndcd nt Peíang, where tiiSJ níet nú rcaistauee. This is t-ho placo whei-o Minister Ward lindad last year when lie wuut to Pokín The aillos havo :net with greater difficulty than thoy expected, the sliips having to anchor ton miles from tlio land. Tho nttaok apon the forts at the inouth of the Peibo will not. perhaps, lajee place for a week. '1 he all es are makingevery i aration for it. As yut there is no indication that t!ie Oliinoso will submit wiikout again trying thuir struugth with thealürs ír. W ard b:iviiig had coinniiriication with tbe Governor Uoneral, and beiiig satisfiod that la cannot be ot' any service j to thu Chinese by reiuuiiiing at this point, ; has peqae-ted mu ti leave liore and i Chofoo, so that lio may be ablu tn mnnicate with the Ruskin Minister until after tho ailies havo cunimunced tions." Dispatobos were also received this j inorning at the Daparhnout ot' Stato f rom Minister Ward. He states that he ; oomuiunicated with t lie Governor ral, informing hiin that his object in ; uig there was to render bia good offices, in conjunction with the lUissian Arabas■ador, to effect a pauificalion if possiblo. The Goveriior General's answer was verj able, recapitulating the wrongs sulfered ' by the Chinese at the hands of the allies, uid of their detennination at all hazards to resist invasión. The collision whioh took place near Petang, botween tho allies and Tarta, is spoken of ;is uncertain in ts result.

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