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report that M. Tricon, the French Minister, and Mr Grosvenor, the Secretary of the English Legation at Peking, both paid me a visit here last week; I have heard alike the English and the French diplomatic views of the situation. I am also in frequent correspondence with Sir Harry Parkes, who has returned to Peking, after successfully concluding a treaty with Korea. He intends to visit me at Hongkong in next March.
The opinions of all these high authorities, and my subsequent observations from this central post of Hongkong, confirm the views reported in my previous despatches.
Mr Tricon thinks that neither France nor China will formally declare war, though their respective forces are sure ere long to come into collision at Bacninh, in Tonquin, where, in addition to the banditti...
* The latest intelligence from Tonquin which has reached me to this date will be found in the enclosed article from the principal French newspaper published at Saigon.
1.
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report that M. Tricon, the Franch Minister, and Mr Grosirnor, the Sioritary of the English Legation at Viking, both paid me a visit here last
I have heard alike the
week; 20 English and the French diplomatiz views of the situation. I am also in frequent correspondence with dir Harry Parkes, who has returned to lexing, after successfully concluding
treaty with horea. He intends to
-visit me at Hongkong in next
March.
2.
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The
opinions of ail these
high
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high authorities,
and
nus
subsequent observations from this central post of Hongkong, confirm.
the views reported in my previous despatches.
5.
Mr Tricou think's that
neither France nor
China will
formally declare war, though their h
respective forces
are sure tre
long to
come into collision at Bacninh, in
Tonquin, where, in addition to the.
reached me
мер
Bandilti
* The latest intelligence from Tonquin which has to this date will be found in the enclosed article from the principal Finck newspaper published at saigon.
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