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expressed his issue of affairs. The majority; however, mood in considering the whoĩa ni the French proceedings to be intended to scare the Chinese.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The French ironclad La Gulisemmitte and the cruiser Soone arrived in Hongkong this morning from Fonchow. The Sons towed down a torpedo boat, which sustained

labour "H

It was now a p.m. and the shelling was The Yang-woo sg junks are still burning a French source, must be taken cum grana The Viceroy's Yamen was partially des- of the Min on Monday morning last she ob- opinion that the disturbine

still going on vigorously. The tide was caus- at the foot of Pagods Bill The Chinesosalis. caused by the conduct of Police Con

ing the burning gunboats and junks to Host soldiers are now to be seen looting the. I hear, however, that tho F Fag, with endeavoured to take both his own life Matou. Probably the Admirals had been troyed yesterday by the Chinese, who also served nine French vessels anchored under stablo Ramssy, who had illegally entered

down from round the Pagoda Hill. We houses, and several of our refugees have the the notorious Le Bee on board, ran up to and that of the Commissioner for the Const telegraphing home from Sharp Peak tales a godown to arrest the sixth “defens At night the French closely watched song our boats in, braced yards sharp up, satisfaction of seeing and recognizing their Kuslan Point early in the engagement, Defence, The Viceroy moved late in the graphs hulk, and were waiting instructions dant, who had broken the constable' their ships and the shore by the aid of the and egged in gangway ladders, so as to pre-property being carried out of their dwel- and was scuttled, the ore making theiz es evouing, incognito, with his family, and before making any further muromente. timbrella, and that the disturbance was not lime light, all hands, as we afterwardian abatmation beyond a smooth side. lings. The shot from the French gas has cape. The Tany-use the flower of the took refuge outside the city, in any way due to any Anti Fauch fouling leamod, standing by the guns. On Friday. A large junk, enveloped in flames and smoke, tono no datinge in Europant property, the feet-alter firing a few shots, (one of which

Wednesday, &p.m. on the pact of the crowd "The other five all was seemingly quiet. We could as fouled the Sin-Kolge, a wooden barque, promise made boing well kept,

caused the death of Captain Thomas, who Yesterday Admiral Dowell was delibe defendants were, therefore, dmclinged, that on both milder all was rondy for action, lying mear; and, in spite of the combined Many dead bodies are floating with the was pilot on board the Admiral's vessel,rately what at, but fortunately he was not

After the case was Huished a summons, overy movement on gither side being steely | efforts of steam-cutters from H. M. ships, tido, horrible sights!

and was standing at the Admiral's side at hit. The English Consul immediately sorao injury in the engagement at was heard, which had been taken out by, watched by the other. On shore we saw to clear her, and the barque on fire. At 7.65 gum. several heavy guns were the time of the occurrence) was destroyed visited the Viceroy to confer with him upon Fooehow. Fossibly the following extant the proprietor of the godown in which the flag fying over the forts and batteries, The crew of the barque sot vigorous-fired by the French, which were promptly by means of torpedo. To show the the matter, and he, in turn, was buidled so from a Shanghai paper refers to the injury disturbance took place, against P. U. guns pointed, and soldiers thoring about ly to work with buckets of water to returned from the hill on the South sido, cowardice of the Chinoso, I may say that roughly by the natives in the city that done to this dangerna little craft :-- Ramsay for assault. The latter was found This evening the Europeans residing at extinguish the rapidly increasing flames, In half an hour all was quiet. The Frouch although a boat was offered by a foreiguer he was advised to adopt Chiness attire and guilty of a common assault and was fired Pagoda received official latters, ordering and needed in keeping the fire from watched the hill all night by aid of the line (Mr Lowe) to rescue some of the wounded procure a native chair in which to return

them to leave, as the place would bashelled spreading, but it was not until the Vigilant | Fight.

who were in the water, no natives would to Focchow. The Chiness are to-day in Tan Vicente do Bemalle, the French on the morrow. Accordingly, there was a steamed to the spot, and towed off the barn-

venture to so employ themselves. Mr the most excited state, and foreigners run Uhargé d'Affaires at Poking, arrived at hurried packing up of a few noceaaries,

Lowe, at extreme persous! riak, saved considerable tisk in venturing out Shangasi in the Waching on the 27th and a general abandonment of the place,

many lives.

Tuesday, 21 Ang. —At noon the whole of lng man, that all danger was past, and the the French ships moved not of might to shell dates totally put out. Soon after, and the forte at Mingan and Kimpai. At 2.30 In common with other vessels here, we route darknem set in Chinono we heard heavy firing, which continued un- THE Amay Gazette apdaratance that the coivod, a number of refugees on board, gunbosi floated down, ens

"of

W dusk. Chineng". "Government rewarded Captain - Even then it was thought there would be no Hatchison of the 6.8meralde, through the British Consul at Amey, with the sam of this dollars for serving three Chinese fisherdien on Breaker Point, on 27th April

À CORRESPONDENT writes to us (N. C.-D. News) from Trantsin that the Yamên, and In both recognize the utter impotence of Chins for war, and also that she truth has bocoms plain to all that paleas China thoroughly charges, and quickly too, her ways of internal government and attitude to the external world, the Empire will crumble to pieces at the first shock of hostile contact.

fighting. We were of this opinion because

An Eye-witness of the Aghting supplies the ND. New with the following particulars

From what was told to him (Mr. Moller) Chinese East that showed any determina the Tango was the only one of the ion to fight. She responded to the first broadsider from the Lolla, and then s French torpedo boat, cigar-shaped and about thiely fust long, ateamed up and sted torpedo, on her. While the electrio wire was being fixed on the torpedo, one of

of the American student on the Yang-1000 dropped took off the hand of the French officer in a hand-grenade into the torpedo bust, and charge and burst the bullar, rendering the boat umageable. But by somo means the torpedo that had been fixed on the Fang-woo exploded, and according to Mr Moller the vessel sank anveloped in smoke, and who the stinske cleared away her maste Were sticking out the water. The French was the danger of her falling into the hands torpedo boat being unmanageable, thore of the Chinese, and to provent this: the and then sak hats with took the crew off,

her their own guns. We understand the Lieutenant in charge

On Sunday, I was vory fortunate in get-

Foochow, August 29. ting down just in time to witness the re-

The hostilities at Pagoda Anchorage fames, at any other time, such

commencement of hostilities, as steam have, unfortunately, created amongst a few sight would have been considered by

nunches were not procursbie, and a sam illiterate residenta possessing imaginative we hatt received no actice to shift our post magnificent, but at the period we

pan could only be secured on the offer of a minds, the main of cavobther scribendi, tion, wo being the nearest ship to the thought nothing of the sublimity of the

fabulous sun. The wone going down the and the proprietor of the little sheet French vessela

spectacle. The burning ship threatened to From on beard the Taks, on Saturday river was a very and ore. Besides one or called the Echo are allowing the public to enough. Beyond the fact that the French Ler zypreaching with anxiety: Each of the stations aloft and below, and also the Chiriver from the scout of action, and wure are not actual facts.

Baturday morning, 20rd, passed quietly foul us, aut, ovary one on board watched pairs on the French guns two Chinese guabouts, which had run up be misled by publishing statements which

being cas loose, and their rusn at gun- hips were all hove short, there was nothing French ships, fired several heavy guns into crews standing by The Taku got up mostly hogged as well as ashore, the Since my last communication, the natives steam and singled her moorings, and at to botoken any change from the previous her as she passed quite close to thain, but 12.30 p.m., being in the Line of Bro from other Chinese boats sunk were legion, and Foochow have been in a meat agitated day. But it 15 minutes to 3 in the after- beyond creating a succession of most vivid Chinese gan-toat, and athwart a French the bodies of nativer Boating down the river atoto, chiefly owing to the conduct of their noon we were startled by a lond report, fashes, whare the shalls struck, did not agram, she shifted berth. Except that they innumerable and sickening to witness. At soldiers, who, instead of endeavouring to were discharging into a solitary lighter and The action had begun. The first shot was parently make any impression. She drifted shifting the stewner, all was quiet--very five minutes to bere p.m. three French res protect property, have been looting of this mat was seriously injured, one fred by the Lyne, the third of the line. It past them, and one broadside on, afhwart quiet it opemod like ʼn Soutch Sabbath.els want abreast the Arsenal aid. mike. Owing to this, the Viceroy, Ho

account stating his eye sight was damaged, was immediately followed by deafening our hawac and there stuck. The dames At about one p.m. the crews of the mer-opened fire, the Chinese making a very King, narrowly escaped with his life yes and another that he received a voty,sovere

chant ships began to resume their tisual SAVE the NC. D. New On Faguda hill Chinese returned are instantly from their shower of burning sparke fall thickly over French guns were fired in rapid succession, discharge of about sixty guns, which ap

broadsides from all the shipa engaged. The use high shove the deck, and a continuts dation, when suddenly, at 150 p.m., three feeble and ineffective return. After the verday, as the agitated populace were only injury in the arm

prevented from depriving hira of existence thon was a solitary gun which the Chinese stipe, and from the forts. A hot engage. We exported something more serious French flest sred their invadsides into the peared to take but little affect, the Admiral by a promis given by the Provincial Judge

within a second in fact, and fustantly the gunners fired at the Triomphente. Everyment aged round tis. The vessel trambled, to happen, who, suddenly, the huge mass frail Chiness war-vessels, recharging their steamed slowly to the scene and gave the that in three days something should be time after they fired the gun they ran away, and everything on board was agitated by sank, right over our anchots. This placed guns and firing as quickly as possible. The coup de grace to the Arsenal, which was done to stop the pillage. A few hours and then, after a time, returned to go through the same manœuvres. For a time, the tremendous concussione around. From us in a very awkward position, na a gunboat / Cainesé bravely retúrned fire, but the close blown up of twenty minutes to three afterwards, His Excellency made his esposite took up from Hongkong, and the China quarters, the first broadsides, and the the Triomphante's commander paid no at our oloso position we had splendid as sunk quite close to our port quarter. rapid firing of the French were so effective o'clock, the cannonading continuing up to tention to the firing, as it did his abup n view of it all. We at the furten Ve paid ont as much chain as we dared, that at 2.6 p.m. three Chinese ganhosts about six o'clock, by which time the soone injury but

The following is an account furnished by disabled and wore gandets to feturn it. They did so, but did batteries rapi-ly demolishel they, hwbut we were afraid that whan wo swuing to right through them. The shrapnel shell on shore was one of complato devastation,

1 sinking, the ehes tearing

a party of gentlemen who visited the succeed not aced in disabling the attaccars, as the over, keeping up e phisky though housewhat the next tide that one or the other and chill shot wore flying over and about Whilst the destruction of the Arsenal was rendezvous of the French Fleet to-day erratia fire to the last The three Chusese would do us softe damage The English the Taku The number of killed amongst taking place, a French gunboat kept up a Triomphante's guns.

Chinese is varionaly estimated, but the thu Admiral most kindly sent his steam launch to sander us any possible assistance, and by this moms we were enabled to socum the services of our pilot, who, however, would not raak moving sa At 3am, on Sunday,

but, after a while he ordered his

a

THE Shanghai-papors contain a despatch from the French Consul at Shanghai, and proclamation from the Taotni announcing that arrangemonts have been made for

to 3,000. The French are reported to have thres killed one of these an Englishman

and seven wounded.

to Kushan.

(20th-inst) —

fort is do

general calculation seems to be about 2,000 heavy fire on Yang 8, a village a little Quantow at 11 am.

Left Glenfinias al 9.30, am. reaching below the Custom House, where three thousand Mancha soldiers were onvanped, The whole soene was comprised of moat and from what I can learn a large number harrowing details from the very commoace of them were killed. The natives are, un the little Chinese shipsomer with their

Anchongo and Quantos torr í

Between Pagoda stroyed, and all guns blown up. Not more forts. In two forte in the Mingan Paas than a dozen Boldiers were seen about the Chinese flags had been planted over the ruins. The few-soldiers soon withdrew at

maintaining neutrality at Shanghai and. | the Folta und Aspic. Thou tarpodaca were way wont our port anchor and, a quantity ment of the action. It was pitiable to see fortunately, displaying signs of rioting, and the appearance of the laouch. Upon roach-.

gunboats before mentioned receivel to brusdsides of the Lynx and D'Estaing and Dumay: Trimein, which were emerity go turned, though to no purpoca, The Yung to Chinese Bagship, was twice raked by

Wossung during theexisting conflict between sent against her. She then ran aground France and China. The Franch Consul and was set on fire. The Pillar jurtred says, in the course of his despatch!--

"broadside "after" broadside against the forts Quelles que soient les mesures que la on Pagoda Hill, The gunbosta were soun Fence, Fufiné être amenés pour thoroughly and cumpletely shattered, d'autres points du territoire Chinois pour arriverà la solution des dificultés axistan Some sank where they had fought, others

tes, Shanghai et Woosung resteront

thoir

ing the Best a steam pinnace came out to

tres shalle on her decks, where they in Le Galissonnière appears to have received losed some damage. The Mary dustin was allowed to discharge hor dynamite, which

discharged har full cargo of Chiness soldiers at Mingan Pass, without their anno

and then proceeded to Foschow.

CHINA. COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Ballon

REGISTER ATAYM-SEPTEMBER 2.

Wind.

of cable, and, as we awang round, it elamily improvised and useless torpedo the foreign community are anything but vented as though we greatly disturbed the beats towing astarn, with their crews safe. The following expresses have been us gerying 34. Bezaure, late French Consul Manis 29.6287.065 W wreck ring under us. However, we did standing by almost under the Frenchman'e Fissued:

at Taochow. From him we learnt that Haiphong 29.8080.086. gons, patiently waiting to be massacred. unt appear to be in any way damaged, and it seemed almost tika puicide na the part

Admiral Courbet was on board the Triom Hongkong 29 8067.764 WSW BRITTER CONKOLATE,

phante, whilst he had his quarters on the Amoy 20.70 88.070 eventually slipped our remaining swhor of the Chinese to stand by

Foochow-foo, 24th August, 1894.

Voita. al-or like me awaiting an immat

Liug off and changed our position.Next morning execution. In about thirty minutes after ing by the undersigned from the High D Estaing, Chateunt Besand, Bache,

Quantow and irumediately Foodo.. In a despatch received. yesterday oven above the Kimpai Fass wure the Pillars Shanyasi. 20.7070.503 NNE

Nagensoki. Voita, the slaughter begon, numerous castors of Provincial Authorities they inform him that and Arpit, the last moving wit, and in the Wostook 30.07 62.0-SSE TA endeavoured to being a disguised torpedo drifting with the abb, soune shrieking in the recommend, that British merchante sud Admiral's Bag Duguay Trosis, Lyaz stid Chinese GearBan were seen wwimming or they think it desirable, and they would Pass itself lay the Triomphante, flying the

Hongkong Observatory, September 2

ar 10 ATTENDER: 5. Manila 29.9984.8.88 W

en dehors de conflict. Il sa sans dire qu'osted past, us, unfreegnisable mames, with a Chiesa pakily en dehors de conflict. Tva sans dire qu's hurrid freights of dead and dying men. One était violée Shanghai ou à Wocsang du

w

de la Chiesat el la zéonritó dok sunk not 20 feet from us. Meanwhile the boat from round Pagoda Hill, intending agony of their wounds, and, most of them residents should fly o British snaign over the or two shots ware Gred into the forta Haiphong.

se trouvait muise on péril. 11

residences,

de zonation continued hotly. The Chinese rularen- no doubt to send it against one of the French calling out to the neutral vessels for aid as doors of their hengs and private dépend done des autorites locales d'assurer ed the fire well and pluckily. Their loss must ships. But a launch, with the limelight signed to their fate, and many were soon to tion more or less ignorant of the distinction place in a feet on the left bank in the Fess Amug 520 80 83 0.67, nationan

they drifted past them. Many socmed re-for the information of the native popule on the hills, and three explosion book Hongkong 21.9083470 NW

Une or le maison de la paix of de dissipit les have been very great Every me of the other bowe, discovered thea and west sink, not to reappear. We could at that between foreign nationa conlitions je ne puin quo associer à la eleven Chinese ships was destroyed. The in choso. It was excising to watch the time reader them no assistance, as the recommendation thus made by their Excel So far as they had gano, the French bad Nayasaki inquiétudes de la population, et dans ces

The undersigned really approves of the Parties were landed and engaged in blow-Foochow of the strong obb carried the victims into a

ing up the forts and spuns with gun soltan Shanghai. 29.7075.005 WNW 8 of proposition fuite par le taotai,

French boarded, one, the Fushing, hoisted way little launch, steaming round

alius of fre apparently directed at the two leneiss a means of preservation from not left a single were at work picking

intact "The proclamation of the Total refers their colours on board, set her on fire, and enemy, bruky firing her bow-gub, display of the gun-boats thich were drifting bots will conforu" to the "advice now up torpednes, U. of which had been foun

erm and he hopes that Her Majesty's

Wostock 30.0001.9 E towards the villagefet us hope not

Torpedo chiefly to the preservation of order in the cast her adrits.

pizohen

The pressure is high in the Souths, bow in water. Soon the British art American sign over the done of their honge, or soundling the Channel, as the Admim! be S.W. brazen Light winds prevall in the directed at the miserable: wretches in the given, and will either hang up an English and taken in the Pass. The dipic was the North. Gradients Indicate dente steam-launches appeared on the scene, else put over or alongside of their Hong lieved Janks with stones had been sunk. Barth, where so weather is now line and

aving rober of men

msis of tame

foreign commerve in China, and the only awung our boats out, not knowing when ) which was to be presently towed by the an immen of men. As one fires boards the character f 12, 1 (Ta-ying. It was doad low water when we arrived," dry, while moderate winds and bad weather:

and

the fleet intended to proceed to sea, but if the Channel were clear et full tide are reported from Slangbai,

anchor

ht

Bod

At the hottest parting extreme csation in approaching the tor settlerents, and the unly reference in it to of the Bring the tide defied the pole boat. The Chinese in charge of the the neutralization of Shanghai and Woo-combatants abreast of us. Shot and shell latter declined the challenge, and jumped sung is the following

bizzed and howled past and over us. We overboard, leaking the boat to its fate, But Shanghai is the general emporinen of approach to it is through Woosing Should we might get struck. One shall in particular launch alongside the Duguay Train and there be an actual conflict between Chins whizzed low down between our midinmast there scored. At 9 a.m., the four French and France there will certainly be no fight and funnel at this time, For an hour the ships Volta, Aspie, Lyne, Vipfe, sided by *ing in such a place The Senior Comnul has

no nt to me for the information of the notion raged mi tercely, boing a continual a strong forco in boats, moved up river as

à letter

elter from the Coonil General discharge of heavy broadsides. By this time for as the depth of water would allow, and a who says that i for

the inhabitanta of Shanghai have cause for alarni, as France will certainly commit to set of war st Shanghai, Woosung, or their neighbour- hood, but will treat the same as neutral ground.

This is cortainly not an undertaking on the part of the Chinese Government, nor away from the fighting. We afterwards tied over us, and ens into the water steam leanches on the other, they could coming dangeroly axasporated against gun destroyed, but there will be a certain

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of the Taoti, to mautrelas Shanghai, but we prosume that if the French do not at tack the place the Chinese will not have occasion to defend it; still we do not suppose French merchantmen will vanture

up the river,

THEYHOSTILITIES AT -FOOCHOW::

the French ironclad 2riomphante senis proceeded to shell the Argenal and powdor boat was on to her shattero

seen

slowly into action. As she passed us, she reganius A vigorous shelling has been gonder and poured a broadside into a Chinese gunboating on all day, and every low and again we

that was drifting very unpleasantly none have been startled by explosions of a most

us. At this time we were not 100 yards violent description Several shells whis

learned that to some extent we hampered very near. At p.mall frigoased, the the movements of the Idaug and that four ships have returned positions the purposely placed herself in a position in the line, and the boats to tires, respective to protect us. As the Triumphante passed vossalta into action, we saluted her with our fag, and, though engaged as she was, our salute

The Yung zou a burning freely, alan many junks and native house Chinese

was returned. The crashing of shot and soldiers can be plainly seen louting at shell against vessels' sidus, the bissing of the European residences on Page Hill,

stern-post, making signa aud

calling for aid, one of thens showing his

ing an

zing, which will explain to Loo

WV. DOBERCK, Goverment Astronomer. "Hongkong Uberatory, September 3.

Quotations. Hoscrono, September OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 875

Old

seb... 570

Now Benares, cash,. Old

Now Males, Allowance, The Old: Malva Allowance, Taul

Exchange

Bank Wire,

intend to return to

"

Demand,

39

50 days' right,

4 months sight,

the grape the buzas of the French, an taking especial care, however, no to Europe of the Tunes, the funnel and that H. M.'s Ships of war did not fire either gan village is knocked to pisces. -

560

560

heat, was drifting past, we saw two hold-kaso) or [2] (Ying-boo) as a special do ing on to ber rigging frame under her signation of the nation to which the arm or

off Matson, stern at the water wedge. The Champion's the residence belege

In the engagement yesterday

Kimpai hat though the heaving line was hove characters, just specified should not stand nambers, responded warmly to the French steam-launch stuck bravely close to them; He does not ace why at all times the the Chinese, who were massed in great several times within their rich they re-over, or alongside, the Chinese hong-boards fire, wounding 3. Frenchmen, and killing

on seen to be recant. As a burning gun- fused to be saved, and their places were:

CHARLES A. SINCLATE one Officer-shot through the lower part of

H. B. M. Consul

his back close by, some non

The Galisemaère is waiting outside to BRITISH CONSULATE.

oin the Fleet, Fapchow-loo, 37th August, 1881.

The

we received in regard to

to the The opinion wa Sings the Naval engagement on the 23rd safety of vessels, proceeding to sen, was that mutilated thigh; but though thạre was an American steam-lannoli on side and

of this mouth, the nudeigned finds, from if the French pastel out today as they disabled French torpedo-bost between two personal observation, yesterday, the temper expect to do, steamers may safely follow, of the people within the City walls be since the Uhannel will be clear and every not bo

bo saved. A number of sampains laway- on to the Tal's stern ware cut adrift

Foreigners.

risk from rifle, shots from the masses of so as to give some of the sinking men a He would not recommend any Foreigner Chinese soldler. A launch, it is thought,

show may pass without being shot at, chance; but at this time the attention and to boy his hose within the City Cistes, or

The French efforts of the crew of the Taku were fully the present, and he begs the community

Foochow excupied in manturcing the stemmer clear of the floating dangers about her.

to accept this advice a trustworthy.

Upon returning we viewed the Chinese The fallowing day, the 24th-August,

The desperados in the City shew no signs go vest Foo Sing suck towards the right Credits, the Arsenal, and at-11.16 am. commenced to taining a promise from the Viceroy that a funnel boing visible. Tho Chinese wero French moved two guntists to face of attasking the Forment

bank below half tide rook, and between Documentary 4 months' sig The undersigned has

in ob. Tree Point and Quantow, the mast and the India, Wire, shall the finest metal workshop, out of Proclamation shall be put out this mor engegad in noting it.

demand, Shanghai, demand, On passing outwards, with Mr.

30 daye sight, private All villages appeared desorted, and Min- population

Gold Leaf 90 fine... masts of the exploded, gunboats were. reen just inside the Kimpal pass, the German gun or rifle into the burning Chinese war- A barrier consisting of pola rafts is being Sovereigas, frigate Prinz Adalbert was mat entering the many wounded Chinese ware picked up and supervision of Chinese soldiers.

tering the vessels; but that, on the contrary, a great rapidly constructed at Lampoc under the

Temperature Mingan pass, and the Chinese fort, mistaking saved from drowning hy the Officers Desertors from the Chinese army are ver- (Taken at Meurs Fajamer & Co.'s Prenuar, scross her bow, but happily discovered their error. Lower down, just inside the Kimpai remove from the South Gate wall, where it have already been decapitisted, and, is a NO-

Queen's Road) Bis Excellency han

HONGKONG, September gunboat were shelling the village and forts the inferious Proclamation offering towards the Tirta Ganeral, who had counhand of pass, the Chateau Renaud and another French

was seen by the under-signed yesterday, tification has been posted, emanating from BAXONSTER at Qwantow, which replied by an

by an occasional

Fronch ships, which immediately ascended manding the entrance to the Outer Bar, was infinity of mischief.

Outside the No. 1 Buoy, and com- object.

This document was calculated to do an hundred taels to any villager capturing a When the French had silenced the gun. the Hill, and made a thorough examination stationed the corvette Nieve, and under Matson Island lay Freach transport (mid

It may be expected that on these promises deserter, it is expected that a large number boats; their attention and shot were directed of the place. They mat with no opposi- to have on board 2,000 men atau tard being Fulilled, the present popular excite will be arrosted The first position must be given to an ro to the forts on Pagoda Hill, some of which ling; not a native was to be seen. After fuel ship.

ment within the City will gradually subside.

3p.m. count of theighting furnished to us by those wero get returning fire, and he to the occupying the position for two hours, the

CHARLES A. SINCLAIR, H. M. Cossu,,, car board thin filesfinina, which was the near fighting funka and Arsenal Their heavy landing foros returned to the ships. Daring est neutral vessel be the bolligerents, and, shot-ploughed up the earth in vest clouds the time the above was going on the free

monge the natives it is to be hoped that I am pleased to say that the natives are can-

Considering the prosent excitement indeed, the Glenkalas had one or two par At first, as I have mid, their tire was prompt kept up a sharp and constant are from her and twelve junks of war were sink. The some further stepe may be taken to protect for escapes from destruction owing to her y returned, but the superior respons Gatlinge in the tore against the junks in fire of the Krupp batteries above the foreigners. Large rawards are now being siderably quieter since the nows circulated the following countries praxinuty to the hostile reels The latest and trier sins of the French soon prevailed Custom House Creek. These Junks scene Arsenal was silanced The two other Chi- offered for the destruction of either the last evening, an unless troubled with re- Ceylan, www. frum~~Foothon will be found in our and the forta were rapidly demolished to give the French some trouble, We are organ-boats could not parade them because French or thair veikali, namely, the cum of bela from this city, the Foocher community regular correspondent's later, and at the The Arsenal semod a difficult spot to shell, told they are full of doldiers who want to of their draught of water. Our losses Tis, 30,000 for the seizure or destruction of may be regarded us safe. end of the various articles. This is the being out of the direct me to join their coursides on Pagoda Hill. By suit to six men killed and chinese any one vessel; T. 6,000 for the capture

over, the heavicet guns were discharged in 9.30 am. all firing had ceased. At 12.30 | very serious damage, which i

FURTHER DETAILS

and

gunboat after gunboat was uttered and expose themselves to the French. fwunk, the shrinka and yells of hundreds of ~2

* Monday, August 26.” "drowning, and half burnt wretches: the The French commenced at 7am. by a

ship Obernica, (Captain Jacobs) some

me here with sansations hitherto unisit.gunk, directed at a small battery ensconced accounts of the operations at Toochow Many bundreds of Chinese tried to escape in a clump of trees on Pagoda Hill. Their written for this funnel, and Shanghai by swimming. Many a pour fellow cried fire was retired several times. However, pers have also come to hand containing full ant to na, and waved his hands in his the Chinese were speedily silenced, and a accounts" of the fighting up te mid-day despair, as the tide carried hun past clinging strong ferce was at once. landed from the shot or two, usually falling short of their for French Commanders and Soldiers, dead the Kimpai forte, offering a reward of two | THERMOMETER

We have received to-day, per the step-chaired and burning vessels all this titled vigorous ring from Gatlings and heavier for a French man-of-war, threw a slick Man of H. M. Shipkewise promised to tainly receiving their deserts, as hundreds |

on Sundry, the 24th August, when the Toku

to the blackened remains of his skip.

left the Anchorage for the Model Settle ment.

Glenárias's account :--

TELEGEAN FROM ADMIRAL COURT.

clock, nie of the Causese vesels Foochow, 24th-Lopened besat 20'clock.

ness vessels escaped up the river, where

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The forts having been silenced, and the Passss cleared; the 5. B. enfalar is to start to-morrow and the mail skeer this aftengon.

Maximum

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81

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New South Wales Port Darwin Queensland Our Macho were dropped just below that direction. At 3.40 au explosion was the French fleet gut under way and moved for us to repair with the menus at of a reach officer, and The 200 for the

The Hongkong Post Office also Beats our dia killing of a nubeltern.

The Glenfias lit Pagoda Anchorage at orders on Shanghal, and vine verso Pagoda at man Thursday, 21st August observed at the Arsenal, and immediately slowly down the river, passing us in the posal on board. The Icases of the Chiness The French fleet, il number,— viz, Volla the Fullu and Lync went farther up, sid

considerable; one of their cruisers sank

Tuesday, 4 p.m.

about half-raat o'clock on Monday mor 3.The commission is as followe following order,Triomphante, Duguay by a torpedo-boat lost

clo (Admirel Courbyty depic, Vixit, quay Commended to fire at the lighting junks Trou, Valla, D'Estaing, Vipere, Vilkins, th

than I have in vain endeavoured to get down ring last and procesded down the Minon her vording to the currency the order is dramı ught to the foris this afternool, and wasted the way to Hongkong. She met with no obetrue in) —— Framing Long, Villari and DBstoing Thess junks fought for one hour and a half, Aspic. At Black Point they took up by bandles on fire, by fire-ships and by hours "waiting for a promised steam launch,tions on her passage down the river. At Up to £2, 810; r 1 20 0.20 cearta,

of the

the 23rd and 24th, we were faramed lying at single author, Just shant of us The shelling was continued by the x their position and anchored. their guns covering the forts and Arsal other French chips at the Arsenal, whilst

torpedn-boats. I am going to disembases the enw of which refuted to make a second Mingan Pass, where there were four furla,,, At £30 p.m. we heard a loud explosion myself of all sales of this sort after trip on soount of having been fired upon only the ruins of these fortifications was Three Chinese gunboate lay cloen in shors, the funds were bour desisend Beaton Pagol Hill, apparently resulting from and crews are snimated by aut ardour proof by their own country. The foreign observable. Hardly soul was to be sen

which I shall bombard the Arenal. Staff the Guston Bous side. The Chinese tually the junka were set out fita, and did the fring of a mine of gunpowder, laid - against gverything, "

community are to-day exhibiting more fear, on the banks here or at any other part of Admiral's Angahlp Yangon was anchoreded to float down the river, some of them down by the Chinese, who are now 45, round Fagnia Point, wit, however, out of magadnes exploding as they pasap close to embing in great numbers on the heights

and their changing their maidences is em. ] the river -

sight of the French shine. The other Chi

boldaning the undres, who appear only too. The numerona forts and earthworks at all round and planting flags in the most

Foodbow, Apa. 20th ́ ready to nas against foreigners at a mo. the Kimpsi Pass bad also been utterly At 430, Pagoda Hill was in fames in

conspicuous place.

The long expected nghting at Pagoda An- ment's notios. De Rennie has, through destroyed. Owing to most of the guns in mitted between the Farts, of Chine by „At 4 đồ the French opened fri at some cherage commenced on Bataychay hat, the day and night, book wetending to the native these forts having been touted unly to motazy of Plotage Stamps, subject to a

where fare dry agencies of the Hongkong very ar Hanney Orders-can be granted on Ports

Post Ofice

No orders on Japan are issued at the British

meno gumbosis and fighting junks lay on

From our Carcepondent].

£5 or $20 R 600.40 £7 or 836, or R 70,175,0.50 $10, or 850, or 100,000

funlass drawn on India, hata J4150 in the No Order must exceed £10 or $51 Nimit), nor will more than two awok orders issued to the andis person, in favour of

be

the same payed, by the man wall.

-Suns not exceeding $50 may be re-

Manoi village. "Aster of us wam F.34. Canaux pleneng also Mamoi, the native vikir batteries on the hill on the South side 23rd instant, and was resnuled the two wounded, and I ain plassed to learn that are at varaals coming up the river an age of one per cent for cushing them,

Vigkast (Admirel dit Wr. Dowall), lying between the Pagoda and Cumbr

and Champion; and below them Hills At this time, als Krupp gun, of the river, overlooking their position. The rat. From the residentsanding alone on the hill, most cheenly fire was not returned, and, after some de hard divers and returned this French fire, and was not sultory shelling for an hour, all became conflating opinions respecting the probable | silanoed for same time,

quiet Agains

following days. Ad I believe that there the sufferers under his hands are progress. little to could be rude of them against were only two foreigners on shore-mering very favourably, although the generality the French, who shellad the forta na they chant resident, and your humble servant of his patients have had to undergo the an- cane down the Min. sity other reports of theraction, except from. putativu of une or more li fak

When the Wonjindas arrived of the mouth Post Office, Elrughai,