POSTSCRIPT'
SATURDAY MORNING.
The Moniteur of yesterday published the French version of the capture of the Taku forts, in the form of a despatch from General de Montauban to the Minister of War- " Camp of Sing Ho, August 24, 1860.—The 12th and 14th of August— Combats which drove the Tartar army from its positions and gave us their entrenched camps. "17th August.—Bridge thrown across the Peiho, under the fire of the enemy.
"August 21.—After a vehement resistance we carry by assault the most important of the Taku forts. 200 French and 260 English hors de combat; a single officer killed. 1000 Tartars killed, found in the fort, among whom was the General-in-Chief. All the other forts surrendered successively. The same evening a capitulation gives us the whole country, as far as Tien- tsing, and 600 brass guns of large calibre and proportions. The Ambassa- dors proceed to Tien-tsin, where the Chinese commissioners attend them to open negotiations. The Allied army is placed in echelon along their route. The generalii'and admiral all proceed there under escort. The sanitary con- dition of the army is good." [It will be seen that, according to this account, we negotiate again at Tien-tsin and not at Pekin .
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