No.. 6820,-Ocrosen, 28, 1988.]

Iris stated that a now electrical contriv. anes has been perfected by Mr. 6t Georgo, the inventor of the telephone

THE CHINA MAIL.

Zog has been argued dry enough, and it now of affairs on the borders of Tonquin, along only roquines to be pumped dry.

which part of his journey has been made, On that matter, the representative of the China Mail, who interviewed the General

box in which a slit to admit

tion dated on through the instrument to they could keep their old numbers. As it be Hut only recorded, but reproduced at is, one hardly knows gre's old acquaint- noy Taburo time. Briefly stated Me Stances. Tie boat ricksba coelie in Hong- and the details of the journey be has just George' lariation may be thus described.

plate of is coated with kong plies for hire around the Club he accomplished. General Menny's experience

*glass A circular collodion

and minds Redativa se a phur used to be No. 03, but he lies been promoted in China extends over a period of 20 years.

ne zelicant as to his en personal affairs,

information. The Conoral was not, however,

our interviewer that his intention in seek-

a ray of light. In front of the glass is a

giving him this gratis advertisement,

dark

by foot, it

Canton (From a Corresponient.")"

Canton, Oot. 23nd. Theromoval of Diaz, the Portuguese wate

paint pinto. This is placed in a to No. 227. I hope that you won't mind, During that period he has travelled over services in settling the troubles al Cantonhead of Port Barton Isoft again, after she cleared it for the first time. tion. Anofhur attack was to be made on

diaphragm,

which, by its vibra

cos and slopes a small shutter

opens

constantly

Chinese Gordon wrote thus, ten years

ing nadience of the Vicarey was to offer bis

The General's services could not have been availed of lang under any circum stances, however, as he is under scaled us The General was to love Canton for Hunghung to-night.

i which may line on the ago, abont Chinese troops: Howover internal affairs of China, than General dors to proceed to Foochow

of

and imprinting a dar Jack line to vary in thickness, according to the tones of the voice. The glass plats is Tevolved clockwork, and the conversa

by dont leaves the top sites on the sensitive

imprinted plate, spoken being fixed, as is done in photog,

almost the whole of the eighteen provings; and at the present moment there is probably no foreigner living who knows more of the

Mony does. For the past fifteen years, he has lived in a part of Ching where it was impossible for him to have personal, and petimes aven written, communciation with foreignem, and during that time he

and obtained such an immense store of it formation that would, were it published to the world, throw a vast amount of light on the policy, both internal and external, of China. Such information cannot be made

good thair arms may be, they will never take care of them. Even with all my care Inover could get them to clean them. Fill the barrel and shake it up and down was the moda." I doubt very much if the Chi- Plate can be brought forward nese troops have materially improved in this has made many expeditions in the interior,

and when replaced in the machine and connected with distant tale phone with when set i in motion, give back the original conversation.

The

respect since the time when Gorden used to load them with that little cane, which the Chinese looked upon as a magic wand of victory.

LOSS OF THE "G. C. TRUFANT."

COURT OF ENQUIRY.

A Marine Court of Inquiry was opened at the Harbour Master's office this morn Ing to make an enquiry, respecting the

landonment of the Britiult ship G. Trufunt, official number: 70,620, Gamaliel Thomas, master. The Court waa com- Thomsett, R.N.President) Lieutenant Georgo Ballisten, R. N. Navigating Of ficer, H.Ma. Victor Emanuel; Captain William George Pearno, IN. R., massor

vien

the reif by its gonoral appearaico, as cor- course this lins came to nothing, but as show

Captain Thomas, recalled-I recognised to funkcets, and the whole massacred. Of responding with the descriptions given of

it. It ran S.W. and to the extreme N. Eng the deep-seated hostility to foreigners Breakers were distinctly visible.

that in felt by certain portions of the native Captain Topantt, after examining the community, it may be mentioned that chart, renneked that a few yards would meetings were hold in various parts have cleared him.

the

sparaply

to press the matter there, and on 8th, I don't recollect getting any observa- was put on the articles ne sccond mate i his soliciting an interview with the Vico. Un Sunday, Eth Sept. I made the land I have no certificate of competency.

of the Palawan Island in latitudo 10.20 N.; Haus Kemp, worn was the car roy, in whose jurisdiction the outrage took then distant 10 miles. I then ran for Pori penter of the G. Pfand T soundejti which bears his name. This invention is! It cannot be helped I suppose, but I wish,

place, he treated the Genors) with great cold Barton as the ship had about 10 feet at the well, when she sprung the lea really supplemental to the telephone, and when' chairs and rickshas aro. ro-licensed, in Canton yesterday, could not obtain styness and alwolutely refused to see him of on the 10th September, at about 6 pm. quarter of an hour after there was four: Tan, to Macro in the Tariega on Friday last,

water in the hold. I I arrived at Port Barton Thore was 2 foot in her thun, will enable every description of conver

all. The Viceroy had some to the conclu-I placed the ship on a Lank sinut that the General was to make a com- na ilimd in the middle of the Tay, went and it gradually increased. When we has stiron the Cantonese foud ca nuother woa draws for dissatisfaction, and still further plaint to him; but General Many aspired bat ake drifted of the link and grounded ing 17 fest. After the Captain loft, 1

am on the the fiad air maingil by the ship until wo all left in aggravated the hostile feelings towards for am. on the 11th, the wind caine off the the two boats for Manila. I don't know signors. Immediately it bomo krovo western shore and the axils living still set what "bucumu of those two boste oftor wo that the Twriegs had departed, sinions of the ship foster off and I steered for the

thegot to Manila. her near the To Lieut. Balliston :-Idid not sos thureef:: very wild description wete set in circula- strait there, and grouusted for our soft bottom. I then clawed up the nails, les I was looking after the pumps, jauna for the boats. I sent goveral members of and started to make sails. anchor, the crew round the Bay to see if there were any human beings about, but they saw no one. On 12th Septousber, I asked the crow if some of that would remain by home of them agreed to do: the ship. The and having solected eight men, I I left Port Barton

dy, and at one o'clock the same day, d

Captain Thomas I think about $5,000 of the city on Friday and Saturday lest arrived at Manila on the 17th September. was spent on the ship in Hongkong. I am with the object of devising moteures to The passenger, who was at one time owner not a part owner of her. of the ship, accompanied me. T reported The Court was then cleared, and upon any into oxocution the scheme of vod my serial to the British Consul, and tole- its re-opening, the jasidant read geance which some undoubtedly entertain.

The nicotings, of Friday were very graphed the loss of the ship to London. I following, paid off three in Manila. T

FINDING We find that the British ship G. Cattended, but those of Saturday were wall loft Manila on the 22nd Septabar with fivo sermen and the passenger, and, arrived Trufant, official No. 70,000, of which Gama countenanced. What was done, of course,

No, of whose certificate in Hongkong on the 2nd Octobor, I have lis! Thomas A

of ja somewhat uncertain. It is to bo hoped ship. I used as s

as a guide "Findlay's East on the Fiery Cross Rect In ti Indian Archipelago. The ship was draw China Sea the 7th September daced the agitaters to abandon any inten ing 17 fact of water when sho left Hong. 1883, at 12.30 .. tint

was tion they may have had of inflicting the British steamer Arabic; Captain Willan kung. The depth of the hold was twenty-backed off making water, which, rapidly Joseph Watson, master of the Chutes Ual; four feet, nine inchon. There was 2 feet of increasing, determined tho zinator to run jury on the linted foreignera. We iniat and Captain. Frederick William

The mate, Mr

Mr Flint, kept the ship's log-Barton in the N.W. part of the Palawan pines unknown to the Viceroy and hina, On the

book assembling of the Court, Cap

Captau

and I kept a privati one. I com Island was chosen, and the vessel was Thomsett road an application by Captain pared my observations with those made by grounded there on the 11th of September, suberiinates. Thomas to have the cause of the loss of his the mate. We took sights together. having about feet of water in the hold, Besides this rumour, there were several ship enquired into at the oarfisat conyoffient canant pccount for the mate's hug-book Wo are of opinion that the grounding of other stories being retailed by the Chinese opportunity. The lottor ast forth that showing the ship's position on the 6th Sept: this ship on the Fiery Cross Roof, is to ha.

meeting with her subscted with the departure of the Tamega, the British only G. C. Trufant struck onto le 11 15 N., and 112 54 E., while atributed to thio Which is the cud that's chewed by has evidently lost none of his love for sight back, ho was reduced almost to absolute morning of the 7th Sept. Sho remained i don't know it I compared my position with,pected and hustural Smith-Easterly and if it were for nothing more than to;

the Fiery Cross Reef at 0.30 ou

ou the mine was 10 45 N., and 113 30 E I on the reef half an hour, and came off look the mate's on that day or not. To cud We attach no blame to the master for sow the spirit in which the Chinose view

assist in the navigation of the in so badly that the Captain made for the mate did not assist erich and illiterate brewer, who, as he at Sir George, as is well known, has itaray of curiosities, gathered in his many wander 20 feet of water in the hold st Port Barton/ about the navigation of a ship the the loss of the vessel, and we are of opinion fastiers, they are worth roproducin

port, and ucarest and had to alandon her with

that ho did all a prudent man could do for Mr Flint the ship and safety of the crew.

was that the gunboat was to be fired at on the 26th September

had worked on board my ship before he From the evidence, it appears that the when she reached the Bugau Forta; au- signed articlos. I know

before, and I auster

left this port in the British ship other that she had been surrounded by call your attention in the first place to the

I had one chronometar. It was rated be- oficer, beides himself, posscasing valid fore I loft

Σκην port.

had it a long time, certificate, appropriate the fact that it is the duty of the Court to in- ford it to be a

wird shat the Men-to, which left her mu grade of only. for all the certificated officers that the

mato therein, or to a higher gradu, Edward Beed

cherige at Samson ut hulf-past eight on I have and the

Find one.

As the loss of the ship cannot be attri Friday morning, four and a half hourd sworn, maid :—I ship- neual form made out, and on

C. Trufant on buted to this breach of the law of the Col I have the articles before us, I see that John the 23rd of Wareham, who has a certificato of com- certinente (proda

of competency. I inve Given under our hands at Hongkong, the patotty as first mate, is on them, but we are

no English one. I had been working on 23rd day of October, 1883, unable to find bin. Do you know where board the boat before I aigued articlos for

He did not join the

P

The members of the Club bave not yet, I public at the present hour. Unlike Chus followsCaptain Henry George no fault to and with any one on board the competency is 30,189 was Master, struck that the presence of the gunboats has in believe, come to any decision in regard tonese Gordon," General Meany whose claims to be known are almost as good as Colonel Gordon's, is comparatively un- known; and this is due to the fact mainly,

the proposed purchase of the Olub buildings and furniture. At the meeting held a fow days ago, there was no disenstort, and an

-

of

special chaphinais, not by professional journal adjournment of the matter for three weeks that he is of a very unassuming disposition master of the British ship For Dester, water in the hold when the sup grounded. for the shoro, and ground the ship. Purt charitably suppose those proceedings took

Ix Mr Sydney Grundy's now comedy, "The Class of Fashion;" with which the Globe Theatre way, says the Overland Moly re-opened on Sept. 8, that form of newspaper. Literature high has some to be known as *** spolni jourzialism” is the theme of satire, “The Class a so-called social paper, written as the dramatlet indicatos, with

ista, bat

by sortain shallow and flippant amateurs who have sufficient skill in composition to enable them to pen spiteful paragraphs, dart innuendres, scandalogs insinuations, cessorious gossip,

That sbominable tittle-tattle.

and St

human cattle.

was decided upon.

It is the intention of the Genern! to give to

first delights to boast, has bought it dirt cheap" for 2,000. It proves a Borry bargain,

Sir George Bowen is exported to return front his trip to the North to-morrow. In spite of his considerable ago. His Excellency

seoing, otherwise he would hardly have pro- Such are the ingredients of the

the pestilential. print. It is not their property, but that of longed his journey as far as the Crest Wall

taatca, and he may surprise us some day

virsh of a wife. He had hoped to have society at his foot" by means of his news paper, but be linds, to his bitter mortifica

the impressions he has gathered, during his month's tour. Instead of Ithaca in

the world at some future date the bonett of his experiences in the form of book or books. Suum of his later experiences have not been altogether pleasant. A few years

beggary by a band of robbers depriving him of all his savings and a valuable collection

inge, amounting in aggregate value to over

he received from the authorities for this enormous loss was the paltry sum of Tis. 400

Having read the lotter, Capt. The

Thomsett, sigued artic

does not

know

him

eurrant.

and almost as great ʼn piegue to him as his with a description of what he has seen, and Ts. 20,000. The only compensation addressing Capt. Thomas, said I want to was aware hu.could not work navigation, Q. C. Trant without having at least one hinese gunboats on this way down, and e

tion, that he has socioty on his bank 1850," his next work may be "Peking in Until fourteen months ago, the General Court is about to asceference to pod as boaterrain on tho V. American ny, it is not for this Court to deal with it later than the Tamega, had gone in pursuit.

He isilla Best of hornote. Actions for libol erop up all side;

on

every post brings tidings of write, summonses, and criminal informations; and it takes him all his time to make apologies to the prople who threaten him with personal violence for the

rafectiona”, that have been cant thom froin his distorting mirror. His ears friends are lampooned without his know lodge in his own journal, even his wife does not escape the slanderous imputations of his contributora.

1883" His Excellmy left here just a month ago to-day.

wore European clothes overywhere, but since then, he has robed himself for various reasons, in the garb of a Celestial, staved the fore part of his head, and cultivatoda queue. Despite these changes in his ap poarance, howover, the disguise is not com plate; and none but the most superficial berter would fail to detect the General's nationality. For some years back, he has been asiduously engaged drilling troops on the foreign system in various parts & the country; and quite recently, he was drafted to Yuunar-fu, the capital of the Province of Vuuren, with the intention of investigating afhirsi Tonquin. This course, however, was objected to by the Governor General of Yunnan, and his stay not give us satisfaction in Hongkong. So there was therefore very brief. He had

If experience in colonial governing, and experience in the best fields too, can make a good governor, Hongkong should be greatly blessed in having Sir George Bowen as the occupant of Government House. His Excellency has now had over twenty-three years' experience as THE following letter has been addressed to Governor, and another six years' ex the Indian Daily News-Sir,Would you perience as Governor's Chief Secretary, kindly insert in your jisper the following. His experience has also been gained in gemarks in reference to the recent report of some of Her Majesty's most important colo- pumice stone being.com in the South Innica-Victoria, New Zealand, Queensland and Mauritius. Is would be parsing On our passage from Liverpool to this part, strange if Hin Excellency, after this, could (Calcuttajat 10. a m. on Wednesday, the 29th August, 1883, in latitude 19° 10, 5. and

dian Green

he is?

Gamaliel Thomas, stor, said:-1 am a

14

a wookt. 1 usted un mate, and carried on the work of the ship. I signed the articles at-the shipping office on the 21st, and the chief chief mate, named Warshaw, wont at the same time, but he did not fams ap

and tho vossolleft without him, Treceivedanadvanca, and when I went on board the captain made

tko

Captaid Thomas ship.

Captain Themsett Can you explain how he did not join

Captain Themas-No. noster aurines, and my certificate of come mate.The chiaf mate agreed to be on is No. 30,180. I obtained it at to sea tho esptain unde as a piste. The board on Saturday morning. When we got Sunderlal on this 1st January 1864. prodico the articles. My official log hook is I

first

time I saw Mr Madison was on the in the Shipping Office. John Wareham 10th of August, a week before I signed ar signed articles on the 23rd Ang

ticles. I not 23rd August, and be had a certificate of competency, Singend was join the ship on the He signed articles in the 15th August. Flint signed the same day, Virgham did not go on board the ship it all he received no advance. He was to be discharged at

New York, and his wages right. mooth.

understand that he had second mate. [The president of the Coat horo ques-

400 joined as s

No, 386,

tuned the captain as to some discrepancies which appoared in the entries in his log, and pertinently remarked that it was no 188 having loge unless they were kept

H. G. TUOMET, R...

Stipendiary Magistrate. GEORGE W. BALLISTON, -

Lieutenant, R. N.; W6. PARNE, R.N.R.,

Master O. &0. S. 8. Arabic, W. J. WATSON,

Master British Ship Charles Bul. F. W. DESTER, AT

Master British Ship Lethais,

Police Intelligence. (Refore II. B Wodelions, Esq.).

Tuently, Col. 23.

ATTEUNT AT HOUSEBREAKING Chun Ayau was convicted of attempting to break into house 239 Ququis Rong Central on the 28th inst. at-4.30., and

in Witness continued understood that with being, at the time,, possession of Defendant

of her.

The Maharajah of Johore arrived hero ou Saturday in the Hanko, and return to tiongkong by the same stommer this morn ing.

I hene that the soldiers in the city are very indignant at the posent moment on account of having received no gay for some time past. The Viceroy, in order to try and Bootie the bien's indiguation, ordered otch man to receive the unitecut sun of 100

The travaurer refuses to pay a copper without first having an order from the Em-- pore to do so. Taia order is long in coming and in consequence, a number of soldiers have' desorted.

longituda 86° 48' E., we first an puinice far, at all oronto, His Excoliency's rule here only been stationed in the place forty were to be on I never had his Mr Madison was doing duty - seaman, house-breaking implements. Boating in the water. It was at first small has shown fairness to all classes, while he days when he received, marching orders | certificate in my parseIsto sro supposed to think he was mado mate on the 27th, af. Was sentenced to be imprisoned, for six that the native authorities are very much

50% or

months with hard labour.

TIKET FICKING,

labour.

Eron one who is well-informed on the from the size of spin's howl to that of o pea,..

present stato of the Chinese matter, I learn and occasionally of a small potato, and was, has certainly not stood in the way of works From Yuous-fu, he proceeded to Kwan Captain ThomaettYou covered with barnacles Wind at the time being promoted and taken in hand for theagan Fo, which, so far is to General had accured: posesion as cortificats, August 27ta. The Captain and I took

have ail officers certificates. If you

the

ter wo had gone out of harbour. We left on.

concerned regarding the dissatisfaction south, force 5; weather dark and cloudy. Thence we ran the distance of

improvement, os beneft, of the Colony, cold gather from the statements mads you would have been ensured of his scalera independently I don't 460 miles,

alghta

remeraber

watch oxists samong the troops. The officials with Wong Ayau was convicted of stealing from until the last of the pumice stone was seen Them was a little howl of displeasure over to him by the natives, at this place, in Vices.

sverhuring, en hin taking sights, wie Lau 4chan a pizze containing 83, while say that a large portion of the soldiery will at 3 pm: 2nd September, 1883, in intitude the temporary appointinent of Captain a little further West of the spot where 20th August onect

Witness I cleared at office on the wateli in his band.

cared our longitude 85 and

bat the

observations daily. When we could not the latter was standing at a shot in the side with the mob if another outbreak inker 1st September

6 Dempster, but somehow those who know Messrs Colquhoun and Wahab left the 8. latitude

Captain Thorsett: so an entry onges observations, wo worked by dead Hollywood Rond nt 3 this morning, and place. piece, of 10 oz weight, Captain Dampster best do not soon to be West River. Thence he went on to Pak the articles here that H. C. Madison is reckoning and compared results, which was sent to gaol for six months with hard

The men wind are now guarding Shameon covered with barnacles, I bare in the warm here. Isa poniter in much impressed with the objections to his Sch Ting, the head of navigation for Jocond mate. Who made the entry (ma | agreed within a mile or two. At noon!

floating,

are a kind of militis, who were first called him on

on the articles on the 6th, I made the ship's position

THE FA LOTTERY from the size of five shot to blocks of 4 feet appointment.

three miles out from the captain's calcu

out after the burning of the Temple of square, also somo portions of

Thomsett Why was he not lation. I made it lat. 11.15 S., Ing. Hu Atai, his wife, and two others, who up. Longevity by a mob over a year ago. They

Foug Akong, described as a altopkeeper, 119.54 E. had hii shipped here in Hongkong, and he Fontly siron by

at the shipping office na anok? You

Captain Tunneet here pointed out that to be the servants of the former, were 1,100

on the articles as boatswain.

The fact is there was

difference of 20 or 30 milesere charged with keeping on agency

In until the preaput change took place i was also struck by light, boon prosented in that part of the Caloy steamors of light draft could make their way you must have known he 'would net bare tween the reckonigaof the witness unive, sale el ke Na Miory Whats..

Boate, not that the fact about half past twelve. I and beams relieved the 2nd inst, and there found this or for the Hongkong stoamer wharf, for the Telo

spector Quinsey entered the house No. 43 shipped here because he had no certi-

the captain.

New premises are being constructed on Witness To ahip struck on the bank follywood Road by virtue of a warrant, on the river side, about 300 to 100 yards below Witness Yessity.

6.

fendants and an enormous quantity of Ts

of Captain Thomset uppose you are and was in bed. Her striking, which was Fa

collision. I jumped out, and went un deck, brok when

lightning. At the time wa

| junks in Kwang-zi. This was an entirely dif-

of tross appa

Kuilos

stopos

ferent route from that usually followed by Since the Cricket Ground has been travellers; and from the observations he from the Island of Java, opened for play, quite lively scones have made on this journey, he is of opinion that judged the pumice

been

from

flostod

ning on

od into splinters

I also saw

the

had besti engaged doing daty at that placu

for

1st September, 1883, when about in the evening. When no cricket match to Pah. Beh Ting, between which place and 4 fast of the fore-royal masthead was smash is in progress, the lovers of the "willow"

Yunnan-fu a railroad could casily be com sun and moon of a bright are busy practising batting and howling atracted. By this means, he thinks, sale aware, you wore outtavaning the law by heavy, awoke me. I thought at first it wastery tickets, seals, wohing sales, graph Company. This place will to much Witness made no answer to this remark; someone.called oat, she's shore broke, and about in notes and easier of access to Europeans than the 8° to 16 N. latitude, pad longitude 87° 39′ to pursuing their games with an interest and blished between this port anil the capital of and, in answer to further guvatious, anid and I found this was the case. I hea stand out from a smuky sky like a picture the spectators as the pastime is healthint important market for the disposal of foreign / placed Hust, as I was about to leave, ders given by the captain in lake in the An office coulie in the Police Do-pany. A portion of the now premises are

vivid grow at rising and esting. On Sand it ne pand, at der stees of law; sentits ass and rapid communication could be: este doing

9th, on Monday, Tuesday, the 11th September, 1883, from other parts, the devotees of lawn-tannix zro

88 40 E., they appeared, when green, to anergy which must be almost as pleasing to shown from a ziagic tantora.Yours,&c.,

MAHENEY MATS,

Commmoder, B. S. Cleomene. September 20th, 1883.

NOTES BY THE WAY.

Black Flags" and their allies have not thrown up the sponge after all,

So tho

may well feel proud,"

goods

expensive and trying detention. Ou his

the

officer.

H793

round,

201

stood to northward, na we

broken silver first defendant was the master of the agoney and the second was his quarters at present occupied by the Com

vifo.

TIGS

sunk at the old barriers. A

Amoy.

The following charters were effected in 17th October

Yannan, which might soon be made a most On the 27th

C. Madison on the articles of sals The lead was loved and we partment testified to haring bought a lottery. to be set apart, 1 hear, for the use of the as 2nd mate. I know he had found two and a half fatimas ander the ticket from 1st defendant on the 18th inst to the players. This, with the pretty cricket

ounter. The

on previous occasions,

promoters of the Company which is to pros At Pob-sch Ting, he engaged two junks pavilion, and probably the soldiers exercis

the ship must have been on the reef. for

were thrown back and on pret

Mr. W. Wilsou, from the offtes of Mo are pect for ninerals on Ling Ting faland, in Thomzeft:--Well, but you should half an hour bofore she began to work off Brereton, Watton and Denoon, appeared: to him by the West River to Can-base detained your ship until you got a cer After she got off,

convey ing on the adjoining parade ground, affords

for the defenes and requested

Iycatorday saw about a dozen old junks ton; and proceeded without interruption

dicated

fested chicos put this won on tits and at nud Rot of, po rigged both pumps sent of the euro until Thursday, the 25th of the largest capacity lying off the lower a picturesque spectacle of which the Colony as far as Kasi. Hsien, a town on the north articles, I knew my chief mate had it wanted to ninho out the position of the 1st and 2nd defendants being dewch as These are kept in readiness to be taken

we were

Friast, and the application was granted, the part of the river, entirely dismantled. bank of the river, where ho suffered a long for the 27th, and when I did so 1. knew I joined. I left at ar o'clock in the morning

Having done so, we found the water two suretles of each for usch de- I hardly nadentand the following sen-

In the sum of 5esth. It was hardly likely they would do so, tence as Renter's telegram of yesterday arrival at this place, his junks were insarded id ga officer with a certificate of cowpagreining on the crew. We first saw the fendant, the 3rd sund 4th defendants in their down the river, loaded with stone

tency on

on hoard but my own.

was about roogmisandus in The on the 9th at

She was 1,529 tous.

thirty-fivo · miles. off at the time, flushed as they are with success. The "Negotiations are at a stand still with Ma- by the crews of some gunboats, who, under Trufant

fully loaded. I was hound for New York The crow getting exhausted, the emptati

TS ON BOARD SHIP. newn you published last night from dagascar and there is no likelihood of the pretext of searching for enit, subjected Theo

crew consisted of myself, sixteen inen, made up his

Captain Joby Woone, master of the S. 8. mind tu go into Port Barton Haiphong in a libtle surprising, and it peaceful settlement. This does not rofer, him and his servants to every possible two boys, secogid panto, hostswain, and on the 8th. A steamer passed us song Hubur, pored in a suimon's charging

we Bish Stewnship Hair, unlawfully, wan I ha abroad that the resistance to the French in France on tas Madagascar dificulty, but to found on board either boat, but nothing to the dog passenger on board: Jack with the cusign reversed, to show we in the waters of the Colony, on board the

which I navigated were iu djatrons, but she took

no notice of

ill-used certain animals, the only and Tonquin had collapsed. Adiviral Courbet negotiations, of which wo bare previously would satisfy the rabble but this arrest of the ship (chart shown). On the 5th ta, and showed na dag Sho was on the may be nations to try his hand as cop heard nothing, between the native auther two of his crow, who were seized and after September, my latitude was 11.36 N., long, windward bona. We were not molested it pigs, on or about the 20th of October.

112.50.B. I had fine weather at that ties,

by natives; in fact, we could rang way

James Eunnson, P. C. 99. give ritene mander-in-chief of the land foroos, with the ties in Madagascar and the French. 1 wards brutally handled by the mob. On with light variable winds. On the 6th, at kot ses a human being. We could heas the to the effect that at 4 p.m. un the 20th inst.,

vessel's fastenings break, with a

8. Hainan, Dien troops now at his disposal, in which rano negotiations, seeing that in the pre-magistrate, a man who held that positions W. winds: sometimes blowing strong, we abandonad her in the fath, in two

might be taken as referring to English his the tento a misket. Sorac

liseft the Saik's Home shart,

Leitsg 12.30 E. During the 6th, I had variable sick, and as we c

haping arrived

ved from Hothow. sometimum calm, I noticed a current to the

which

appeared to have been of the ship's boats, and

be cruelly tricted

Their intestines were 15 N.E. on the 2nd;

Ple curtant, 4th ng Natherly current pla innging in the Captai hawlawain, Ma Flint, was in charge of the un the 9th of October.

typhoon in the open boats. I reported P. I facker to the N wind your journal-an engégement which would

one boat to got provisions it was the perhaps afford one a sort of training for

without any further effect than stupid from 5 The accident on board the Victor Emantel offers of money

to khots an hour. this business of chronicling the price, the other day, while & salute was being made.

Lomoves the impression which had got presume, to the En lish negotiations with annoyance they could think of, No salt was end boatswain, carpenter, a onk nid & i four miles off, We hoisted the Chien hias with having while où the high seas and may daring the fortnight ended on the

we day hear of more severe fighting in Tonquin shortly.

By the way, I suppose you have not an

I

vious paragraph of the telegrams we are sqld contrary to Chinese custom, he being that the Franch press condemns the pro-native of the place where he presided, the posed paginant of up indemnity, and deride General was infuraged the men would have

assumption would be correct,

I have been carefully studying the work

of the two special correspondants who have

duties of artillerists on beard that vessel mon

been luxuriating for some months;

and I have come to the conclusion that

I cannot understand its raison d'être.

their occupation is just the one that would quit my tastes.

CUTTLE.

GENERAL MESNY.

of his servants,

In August last we published a long com-

I believe I could endure Club life as well

an they I would not seriously object to an

steward, had one

Was

A18

no

saw the water looked like a

Taco.

any

it.

T

private boat I arrived in Manila

We were

duck

ta

Minerea, 7,000 peents, Newchwang & ALROY

2 lay days, $1,620.

Kolja, 14,000 peculs, Newchwang

Ay, 40 lay days 20 cunts per pecul

Queen of India, 1,000 pesula, Newchwang Amoy, 20 lay days, to conta per pecul. Witness saw two Amoy 25 lay days, $1,2000, ****

Pollen, 72000 peso Nowelwang & Pater

7,000 pecuis,

Yokohama and Ames, $700, days,

6,000 porule,

Newchwang and 7. posuis, Newelwang

ablecil from behind ant they were Benedet putandodery much. The pigs were being back Atwy, 22 lay days, $1,1002

of the time witness saw them. Witness took possession of the gigs and and back Amoy 20 lay days, 81, 825

Murterick

Inst.

་་་

opening for a special correspondent" Mr Shaw's claims,” hit "I "don't think this to be detained, Representations were 1st watch on the WS.S.; the at the inatter to the Capsul at Man's. I sold brought them on board the Police Hulk Faugh Extra, 0,700 pecals, Newchwang

mado to the magistrate's superior, but under top-gallant saila, I WAS Captain's private baai, I got $20 for it: they have since been killed. Defendant and back Amoy, 20 lay daya, 21,275.

Madison compensation being relieved: Fliat. From noon of the ith ton parchaser spoke Spanish. I handed stated that the pigs wore safering from

Centaur, 10,000 peculs, (at Shanghai) General Mesny would hayop sa sipod to S. by B. about 40 over the two ship's boats to Messrs Peelo pils. The case was tenunded till the 25th Newchwang and Ainoy, 28 lay daye, 20 pamp, and circunstance of glorious way." red, called attention, to the fact that the nothing then the release of miles. I was in my bed, and at about Hubbell & Co.

conts per pecuf, it Hongkong 22 conts, 0.30 of the 7th, 1 ТОГДА awakened by

Captain Thomsett interrogated the wits

Whampoa Zo vents-Goseite.

are performed by Chinese. This acenis overal representations were sent by Gene- ap'a shelving rock. I went on duck, and that a man" had sold similar, boats for 1 Messrs F. L. E. Soarea and A. F. J. Soures,

This was refused; and though feeling the ship alike as if she

USING THREATENING LANGTADER".. going nese strictly as to the disposal of the two boats, as he had beard from the Consul

L.M. Baptista, clerk, appeared or a charge me to be a rather strange arrangement, and ral Mesny to Consul Hewlett, whore When she struck ale was under tai-gullant, and that the Consul asked hit to cufikely to cause a breach of the peace. The Bank, Wire

of using tide

threatening language to

Exchange. Hoxoxoxo, October 23, ceived them, the latter took no step. in the lowing then. She ran right up; she was Captain Josceline of the Mary I. Stone. The following letter width was sent to both

saile There was moderate S. E. breczequire shout

Witness The boats were entrusted to

threatening language was supplemented by matter, and ultimately the General had to about half

Demand, length on ground. I called

complainants leave the place without securing the release the men up immediately, furled the sails I said no boat in Banile,

30 days' sight, defendant. I hope to by:

4 months' sight, on board the steamer White Credits In reply in mentions by Lieut. Ralliston; Cont terin row le proceed to Macao to Documentary

inset you on and backed the yards. After she had been While waiting at Kwei Hain, the Gereground about five and twenty of wifes and that a patent lag was kept, other where we can talk as we like. Indis; Wire.

tes, ale did # occasional trip to Canton or Toaquin, and muzicators From General Mesny, who is al was informed on the 18th September afl

the reef. I had a hat the speed was as often as nut estitos.od new what the foul was, my

Should you

you fail to come.

I chall spit on

demand if fate so harshly decreed that I had to face well known to our readers as an officer in

deari scckoning. He would say the ship our feed)

43 the greatest cowaN] what had occurred at Canton, and was cut placed the ship in miles to the Northward was going at about ten knots at hour when your

Shanghai, demand..... Fiery Cross shoal. As soon as the of t

The she struck.

BAPTISTA sequently asked several times why he did not lid off the reaf, I found there was about

the the leaden hall of the "Black Flags, then, the Chinese service, stating he was then leave before he was dragged saliore, two feet of water in the hold: 1 stood to ness said :-When I left the ship, the water A. E. J. Soares was to the effect that |

In answer Captain Pearna, when my heart wavered, I would get under travelling from Yunnss to Hongkong, tid

1. Dennys appeared for the com-Gold Lof. find...... wit plainants The

evidence given by Mfr Sovereigns, the shelter of the nearest rock; and pen en the inland water Ways, and had been upped and skinned alive. Thap threats ware insitroast, she kept on, this course until fire dekkri focaily maitier, with which his, Compla,racts) (Talen, ut Afsare Falconer & Co.'s Premiu

the Southward when she came off the only sixteen inches from the upper defendant was thoyed about a private account of the argagement that would make at a place salied Kwei Heien, in the Pre-nated so often that General Mespy's sur 'clock in the morning,

ground, she

Bt which haur I Haury Challex Madison, swom-I first brother was also connected. Defendant the furtum of any paper. I presume this fecture of Chien Chow-Fo, Kwang-éi Prvants were latterly afraid to go ashore at turned Northward. The grew remained by went on board the ship ten days before sto met complainant in the street and useit very BRONSTEL

the pumps all the time PERIA STA MA Meg vince, through the interference of some and he himsell was compelled to leave seven 'duok, in order to verify my position. This witness. Feed the nupation as, to { mensced him with a language to him. I noties in the last meil papers to hand, local mandarins We leam that the Gen-

At 7 am I saw' breakers on the rest on what capacity he was shipped in, and sent him at the latter with revolvers

layer" and challenging that the question of drying up the Zuyder oral arrived in Canton on Thursday last

him to go to THEROMETER AM On his arrival at Canton, he found there with the desorption given of the Fiery bin that if he would not tell the truth, the

which we had struck. The reef agreed was rabuked by the President, who told Macs and Zes is bobg actively discumed in Holland. with a small retinue, in two native boats was just as little chance of obtaining redress Oruss Shoal. I stood by unil 10 am. Court would find means to make him do so.ottors, but promised that he would not do Defendant admitted having written the

Do.. This has been the position of the question, Unfortunately the General's position in as there was at Kwei Hues. Finding the when fading 10 foot of water in the boll according tot periódicon! reporte, from the the Chiness service precludes him from hands of the British Consol fully in order to reach which I steered E3 E aigued then as sound mate. I don't re-

determined to run for the wearest land, tug-bost left the ship on the way out. I the peace, earliest da's of my memory. The Zuyder divulging any information es to the position cupied with the Canton trouble, he decided I had no observation of the 7th. On the member whigh side of Green Island it was of 000 to be of good behaviour for one year,

is about all that would be required of me."

the place,

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Mr

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