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downpour of rain, which I estimated at not less than 12 inches during the 8th and 9th just

As far as the fannel. She was on the ranks at an angle of 30 degress, her bow being high up on the rooks, and her after part under water, the water coming to this foot of the mainmast.

Full particolare of the destraoticn wronght When did you send to Heile some that and loss creationed at Hanol Maindinh, and day for boats, but not boats enne, and the next other inland towng havo yet to be repeivel, and day I sent the comprutor with a message. The will therstone writa yan mora fully by next day after that a number of arge boats and stemmer.ash coolics arrival, with Mr. Morrie, the Consul, and

the Communioner of Custome. Wo saved FOG FROM OTHER CORRESPONDENT provisions from the ship, and had some viceAUNAPOK HATION, 10th July: " from the cargo. Six binan war janks dame, I love to inform you that a typhoon of great to protect the vessel. After sho strook the foro ar ierority has awapt over this plen

the deck.

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would not pass without such a visitation," and warnings have appeared in the Press, at han the store amo zpon ne on the 8th fast, it found us all unprepared and unexpectant. In a town like Haiphong if indeed it en lo digulfed by such a form where the houses built of stone brick can easily be ambered a typhoon starally produous most disastrous effects

Ta proosal to details, howong

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 17TH, 1885,

THE FR NCO-CHINESE IMBROGLIO:

[FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDE"";}

8th July. Your gala correspondant haying failed to embody in his latter of the 5th instant an account of the miner in which our Auzlaue n at this late date have meal plousure in res porting that the day was daly honoured here in a minner most acceptable to all.

On the Sed instanta sirsaler was sent romá by the oars of the U.S.S. Falos inviting the ridente la witness a series of athlotio sports to a hold on the following day on the Summon lab ground. It was evident that grant prop

Total less for the two dava - oficera killed, I certain of their friends. This was rather awk. Jovents, to measure the strength (of the Bicosa), The numerous friends of Capt. Daggua, late of a plasa alla Vim-po. The csatlemain question offers wounded, 75 rank and file wounded and ward, for the troops were without their com to assume responsibilities, and to wait for op the stenor Miramar, will hear with regret of his was a few days ugs passing the village in a-- 15 killed.

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mander to whats alons they looked for owlers. pertiuities, so to soon his hilt in having sudden decease. Only a few days stane he was bost was, on going under the Wang-kong, For the moment ke my pastien at Hacle Amossenger was the despatched to find the blandorod in the affairs of State. Momariniista going about, apparently in robust health and village bldg, an angry or pelted bin from in order not to impede diplomatic sotion. If missing gezerat, which was done at half-past deplore with pain tho-aristands of such things, strength, and the news of his untimely death above and apnicists with shuts of kill say I am rady to avsage as quickly na yan at restant in Foochow Road. The and fool thomol von under an obligation to speak will, no doubt, osuse much surprise. Shortly him, in this Foraig Davi" The crowd tried possible the treachery of Chins,......”.

gallant gouural displayed much courage apon of them. According to the views of me after the rosent soratok ponyos, Capt. Duggan to board the hast, but as the orift wis-kapt the rucolpt of the startling rewa transmittel by rialists, Li Hang-chang, holding as ho dass so had a ride on the course, and be felt unwall di slag they were providlatitally unable to do so. the panting messenger, fox ten minutas after, mich territory under its wontrol, and armed reatly after, He went on boned the Iotani at having made his how to the assembled, company with auch high power and responsibility, ought to the dook, of which vessel he was to take the of revolma, he was on his way to their respectiva command all the armies in person, and make vigo command, and slopt in his cabin. This was commanlı-Dotvierros propuratious fordofono. Even then,iucaso freshly painted, and the paint smell atoms to HR COMING PRENOR RAVAL DEMONSTRATION, the Franch should show algas of repentance and have made him worse, He removed to the Chinese oks camo alongside and plundered | Although it had been proleted that this year N., Daily News, in its isend of the 4th inst,miral Conrbot ha angaget two Yangtze pilots at buforo negotiations are commanel Noonsly i, i was taken to the Ciell Hospital nousine calabratal the "Glorious Fourth," I

The N. C. Daily News arelorstands that Ad- ja Issire for perse, the antial trath mast bị got Hongkong Untal next day, boh becoming seri. at $100 s mouth, and also some scenu-pilots for plausible, groandles propositions should be pre whore ha died on Monday night, the 14th isst French mos-of-war are expected to rendervous ridlists would therefore pray Thair Major half-mast on the 15th in token of respect for the immediate arvion No fewer than trontyasated for Their Majesties consideration Momo-Saveral vessels in the harbour had their flaga at in the watark of North China shortly, so that ties to command i Hungchug to deliberate manory of the dbeossed. the rumang, referred to hy our Peking corres upon his own memorist us to the Treaty artiofos, In connection with the typhoon announced pondant has evideatly some foundatior in fact defining boundaries opening traits facilities and by telegrams" frozi Cage Boling on the Our cliefoo cortospondent regantly informs so onhich should ba asorted to, and which it inst, it will be pan from her report us that the Chinese fast at Chefen left port raisatad--whether the indemnity demand is that the stormar Arratoan Apoar experioncs during the night. It appears that the crior raslly to be waived-rather the proposals of a strong gale and high son from latitude Erations had been made for a "fold day" but we for their departure was no prossing that it was Fortner and Batring are really ofisial, 3., 4., N., windearing from N. toN.B. round roly an hour from the time the drder to sail and repues distinctly upon oust had. As te to .8.8, with barometer at 29.03, tharo being gadi În's remark about the prestige of Chios every indication of a typhoon crossing the Chius was given till the vassols had left port

DEFENSING PREPARATIONS AT TIENTSIN. |bsing unimosiyad, and there boing no troubles | Bua about the parallels of 19 and 19 degress Trestsin. 7th July. in falaro, Memorialists bog their Mijolos to North. The China and Manila steamer Eye- ask Li whether he is able to substantiate bis as-rata reports having susouutered e vory strong sertions. Supposing the Government is really W. gale with terrifis squalle and honey rain able to pritest our territory and tranquillise the ou the afternoon of the 4th with bicomotor people without entering on a war still it the standing at 24.49. Owing to tremendous sao garazas should prove to be the cash, and troubles she have to. At 6 pm wind moderating slight- should arise, will the Victor bs willher to us by kept sa hot sonrse again, and had strong El. sore all responsibilition? Momorialists farther and B. winds with liga Jonfused Following mat humbly by Their Majesties to bear the son The Government Astronomer, under fonas of the frontiers and wow-costs tuas giving passed towards the Gulf of Tonquia. provinsint Governors to keep ups rigilant de date 7th int, intimates that the typhoon hay the French on the one baad a chance for psace and showing them on the other that we are pra- pad for war. By this mys wa shuti aroid haate and all unanessary troubles when the fight begins, and also be on our guard against whatever troops the Froach may bring against respurtful Memorial.-N. C. Daily Neos

HONGKONG.

of

DEFENUS OF THE CAPITAL

are hardly propaeal for ans au elaborate pro gramme as the following list of events:

100 Yard Flat Exo,—Prizm $3.0 vad (2,0), Throwing the Honzer-Pelzs, $9.00. Tires: Lagged 600.—Press, 18.00 and $2.00. High Jemy, Prize, 35,00,

50) Yania Blue E460, $5.00. Patting far Prize, Sm Halle Ro.Prizin, $50 and $2.00. Runutar Jau.-Prize, $1,400.

41) Yards Flat Ran-Peiza, San1 32.4). Tag-af-war-ṛpsa to towns of siz uonggia k of mag- be of Conkan Club sad stars of men-of-war in port.

Potato R100-Frizes, $1.00 and $2.00.

Gromo Polo.-Pries, $5,0.

14th July.

SECRET AGREEMENT. Writing under Inspiration, wo imagino, the

But they could not roach it in the state of the

says, with regard to the Lan air tide Yos, when the tide wes at food they

Tientsin stipulated in the most formal manner Now the rat clauso of the Convention of could it's

But the deck was half covered with water you

for the immediate withdrawal of all the Chinese The Atex did not sink until about two

for no the frontier of Earqum. In order to hours after she atruck.

fold any mannderstanding on that point.. Did you save anything from the wrack

absequent and aspablished Convention was aared a few clothes out of my cabin, than

drawn up to fix the date of the opactars of If you saved some of your clothes, why arald At about and clock on the afternoon of each of the Chino garrisons. It had been you not have saved son vf yout papers. If you the 8th inst. the first indications of the specially understood that the French trooss could have got into your bin, sudaly you tent were full, and the usive host pepulo ahold onung Langinahan, Cao-bing, might have saved some papars could not tion, vhs are little, soonistomed to such rapid and That-kho from the sih James this do got into the cabin atlow water the cabin was not changes in the weather, bogan to make propara As, however, was prolonged by General on the dook, it was under it on the starlized side, ions for that greator security, by lashing their Millot ju spirit of ccuciliation, and I and the ebin having a list te starboard, I would oraft side by side so as to prosent the last res not natil the middle of True that The Ruth China Squadron Taft Chico Inst not get into the cabin, which was fall of water, sistance à bao, storm. The firesign, rossels in Las Brough column which had onery Thursday for this port; four are at Taki foar Tasat Pei Tang; the two craisers are supposed to The clothes saved wore footing about, and were port got up steni and made evo preparation to occupy Lang-on, loft suol picked up by one of the Malaya. A British meterala. From paso elesikta soren the start slums, which, we believe, was composed of Arpe have gone to Keres, and Captain Lang directed ganbat arrived at Que same time as the Chinese was not my draag, but after that bear its hundred men, plus certain number of Ton his offices to leave all thote valuables at Casse, War junks. After the war junks arrived a Fury boosme rury great, and to one, nonld stand quinese auxiliaries, had arrived at a three days as they may have to return thither in junk Chinese guard was placed on board my vessel, against ih All who coulda spretrested in distance from Lang son, and was advancing in Why, Captain my no dont knows. Our and some of the fishermen wie were looting it and made their deeraard windows as fast as they all good faith in aardens with the terms of friends at Tara have christaud it the Flying

Stok Kita-Prings, $2.00 su-3 $1,03. ware caught one inna of them being wounded, could. Before long the roofs of many house langerous passava by a contingent of Chinese At Take the south wall of the North Fort

the Treaty, when it was sullenly attakol in a Squadron.” aty, not fantasy

Greased Ig.-Peas, the-Pix. Before I left Haikon the pilot gave me a certiti ware curried away, and the cirar, now rapidly forces, estimated at frois foar to five thousand owing to the rain and the wash of the river, fell

Obatala Bas-Prizs, 8103 and $1.09. cate which I have now (Foodiood).

rising, extored many houses, inspiring the potple

The now Chinese dredger, the Tau Hai, which Tug-of-war-Open to teamqatdan aɔmhora: tomas The first mate said-I janed the Marl-with the war that they would ha dirprod, men at the lowest computation The French down, through which the whole of the wall is in

has been built at Stettin to the order of the ay be malo upon the grantzias, SIANO. borough in Singapore very nearly three years All the Aonamite habitatio. nour the river troops, notwithstanding this suddeness of the a ticketty siste; how well built to keep off the

Chiasse Garamsat, arrived at this part ou A violent shower at about three o'clock some ago Whon tho vest left Haihe on the (usically construosed of straw and mats) wore

onalaught, pero able to keep their position, but Franch !....

the 8th instant. She is overal of about 1,000 what injured the condition of the ground; bat They are busy at the Sonth Fort putting to

tops, and has been constructed for the purpose the ovents were all well contestad. Le ture-of- thors natil the anchos way aroured, when I veutrals carried off by the fans. The wind zer wounded. Such are, we bokors, the plain facts gether a raft of hoary timber, through escli ond

of dredging on the pasty founded naval port war in particular. The climbing of the grasy 12th Jane I was on the forcesille, and remained speedily swept away by the gals, and the pas lost seven of their number forty ethore being on the bridge. The captain was there, taking, shanged irm one direction to another with in of this depuratio affair, and they may be of which passe & heary chain this raft is hantus

in Shantung. Wet n Wei. The part is some palo afforded much ariusoment to the assembled bearings and taking observations on the charts sonorable rapidise, and the task of protect left to spent for themselves. Bat the 11 79 fast long and rmchas from the Sonth Fort

what similow, and this dredger has been ordered i sprotutors, among when wore many of the fair. which was like the one produced. There was a ing house we property kame very trying part of the business is yet to come Wenross the river to the North Fort ouch and is

for the purnow of deponing it. The Ten Hair. The whole affair was a great duscais, and Chias pilst on board, a man of about 4 or 50The larger part of the honges was blows thought at firat that the contretemps had arisen to be fastmed on six bergo pitos driven in on the

is a powerful dredgar, built upon the most the thinks of the community ere due to the oft- years should thins had a loan shaved down, and what was not blown away by the wind from some most unfortunate, misnadoratanding, banks. Under the raft sro to be placed torpadoss

The chronicle of the past fortnight includes modern principles, Bhe steamed out herself as of the Pales for their sertions and liberalfy face. I was on the bridge just before the ship was ruled by the water. The colliers in bus and fully expected-1s we have stated above to prevent the French passing the Forts up the gonosyouts of local importango. The Legisla being capable of doing about six knots hour, all the expense being borne by tham) in tregting struck, watching the steering. There were four pital had to be restored to the affinars setors, that the Tsung-li Yamin would promptly dis Rivor. They are again laying torpadoes from men at the whool at the Lima The pikit nade their own building being swamped with thearow the notion of the military commander who the Black Flag inward Mercury Correspondout, tise Cauzal met on the 3rd fust, who it and it is stated that she proved herself a good such a pleasant break in our monotanon+ orist- was prorogued by His Excellency the Gormor, ses boat. She is a backst dreiger, the busace in Canton. The most pleasant fosturi of signs to port the bolts: The ship was some time foods and the rain.

had ourpromised an seriously the provisions of

kets working ng and down & bong arm the entartainment was the peffort good foling The Peking morrespondsnt of the Shem-pao hemde a speech reviewing the work of the which passes through the middle of the revel, which existed between the arus of diferent auswaring the helm, she does not stoor wall · when dsen. She answered at last end osimetrored, but ths heaviest lass has been sustained however, that such is not thờ cao, and that the writes that Tso Trang-tang, who was letely oP Araport by the Surveyor-General on the progress | mrénway Sho is said to be able to raiso abont of H.I.G.M.S. Nautilus was in attendanos, and

All the bloolchonses have been entirely destão Convention of Tientsin. We are assares,

Bossip, which allowed very satisfactory results. turning upon a wheel just forward of the autiouslitios present and contesting. The band round suddenly to starboard.

in the provision magazines, which had their Chinese Governasat, so far from rapadiating pointed snoral of the "Sheng Chi Ting The President How many points dit she roofstownoff. and a large quantity of the stopa

all connivance with the anthers of this dig Foreign drilled troops of the mapital, too of the Tytam Waterworks has been published. 500 tons of earth per hour, and usada no lighters flw.sweet mio plays from time to time during to carry it off, as ate hes amidships a hold the afternong was much appræcintai by the com round?-About a polet and half or two hopelessly spoiled by the water. The doating strong business, are now actually attempting formal commm of them on the 27th alt, when the 4th inst. Berate's Peay Boos were held points.

fire, engine with live HA ou board to evade the Convention Itasif. This is a severe how raieived in stato byall the colonels and on the Basa Conras, which proved a great Recess

will thus û her stouch in about an hour with prosedings. there were. I then told the main to hard a-star- no new of it had heon received up to the time differently and so very hopefully from the new day the Chun Chi Ouer Grand Council, issue orauing that a typhoon was raging in Lazon the mud in the achant, and thea steam out to

Not more--I did not notion how many points has not beau sou since the tempost, and appointment to us who hast auganal so voryours of the regiments in question. On the same On the 5th telegrams were ravived from Manila ereptacle capable of containing 500 tons. Bho hearera, and tanded greatly to oliven the A dinner was given in the evening by the board, and ther to steady helm as I know she of postiar this. Several juuks loaded with departure in policy whica wo, in common with our orders to the ofears of the Sheng Chi Ying but this colony again peapod a visitation. On wild swing round sharply. She did not straty telegraphic material have bann surk, nod the aorrespondents had believal te be a fact. to propre ups of the existing foros of Paking, the 2th His Excellency Chang Chih-tung, thenewsas, where the bottom of this held will be officers of the Prise to their oppstriction sera. after the pilat ordered steady, she paid off ben completely destroyed. hover, but kept paying of to starboard, tad telegraph wire between Haiphong and Hani hus Making the fullest allowance for the pressure and plans for the construction of extra fortifia Viceroy of the Two Kwang, atopped here a fewned by hydraulic power, and the earth east whloft was followed by the barning of coloured brought to baer upon them by the Chausiest tions to defend the capital So soon as the pre-homes, white on his journey to Canton to take an out; the dra will then be re-closed, and the lights and firing of rockets, which, in ontlas point and half to two points.

Very heary losses bave been sustained by the Party in the North, woan oven now scaresty sal dishes have been repaired, and the new his post, and paid an official visit to Governor Sirarth devouring monster will return to the tion with the Chinese Lauteras, with which the How many points did she pay off altogether commercial commanity. Ms. Schrisras & beliers the rulers of Chitin capable of assuming buas erosdd it is proposed to garrison George Bowen. The sable between tais port hachour for author most. The Tessel will be ship was dressed, produced a very pretty offset."

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENC ---I would not say.

Co. had a now building laid prostrate. A large such hoaryrosponbilities, and of throwing them thom immediately with forsiga drilled troops, and so was successfully laid on the 4th. able to dredge to a depth of 35 fest. On board inst whom congratulatory massages passed the Tanzi are also all the parts ofa rory power- The President I mastsay yurarea vargigaon-house of severel floors belonging to M. Marty was solves with light hours into an undertak Tee Trung Tang et his sidione with the Fm- between the Governors of the two colonies, and ful stinge arane, which will be put together nt

The populace hore, are still animated by a ant man to be lookingafter the aring, when you partly demolished, and it is suppost that fauring which may bring such distro sparer on the 26th ultimo, asked and raived par- the time, was opened to pull trafo on the Wei Hai Wai and ued there for the purpose cannot say how many points she paid off altogether. Annamites are still buried under the rainas upon the country. Bat the appointment of mission to ardor the Tulsadant of the T'sung

other heavy weights. Its lifting power is 80 from a safe or agreeable plars to visit just now. Yen avhold a master's certifiato sloven years. Another man was got out with both logd broken: Admiral Coarbet as Commander-in-Chief of the and Juug districts to erect, barrands at Tang. 9th inst. The fret anunst general meeting of Hfting big guns on bird man-of-war or any strangly nati foreign spirit, and the city is far You say she paid off to starbal, gan dan tell us The other horse range or less damnged wore two Froach floats in Chinees and Torquiness show for the raception of the two regiments of of the Hongkong Steam Laudry Company tons The T2 H pat into this port for The nows of the Ling son affair, or rather the a little, but you cannot tell us all. How was her those of Messrs. Embort & Obesuar, qor the water may be held to indiente that the Fresh Body Guards belonging to bis Marquisate, ze,Limited was held on the 7th inst, when it was boul and for the purpose of en pada tiar and Chinese version of it, nas tended to wander the had pointing at that time ?

river, Meurs Vidal M. Dapont, M. Roynaud, Republic is resolved to hire recourse, if need be, the Ko Tsing Taing Chan. With reference to announced that the Company would be ready to touching us generally, so as to have her in a prople boastful and ingalent, as they fully believe Witness--I do not remember.

Mrs. Carbonet, and any others. The pro to the most energetic measures to obtain fical these two regimenta, nunboring somes 1.400 man, How long after strike -About fifteen minuta.

hela ported did she pricter of the Grand Restaurant, U. Gassier, oral complete recess. The Admiral is expected mank and ills, the Visorer Tso has serialized 8th lust extraordinary meatings of Sue Chias teranghly presentare sista on her arrival at How fast wore you going?-About aine kuats posita to M. Marty shouse, wa fortunate enough bore immediately, and is to confer with that they be incorporated with the Shing Chi Sugar Beluing Co., Limited, and Laron her destination. Sheris lying off Wanchai, and

for his promises to sonna without ruosiving any Patuadtre upon the situation.

Ting, in which enso with the Grand Council in Sagar Refining Co., Limited were hold for the will probably be here some days longer. Well if she was going nine kaots it would not damage from the fall of that.bing. M

toul to station as whole corps at Tang-show. Prpose of making an alterntion in the Articles DETAILS AND EUMOURS.

of Association to enable them to pay interim take her fiftesu unutes to get the rock; gheater kindly rasaived the wound'd Arquite into ANOTHER CHINES FURION OF THE LANG-SON

-Shanghai Coaltor.

His Excellency Chang Chih-tung, the now dividenda Ameeting of tho members and was quite clom-to-the shore--I am not able to his house when first got out of bay runs. A

Viceroy, has made a very good impression, and CHINESE PROTEST AGAINST THE sitholders of the Union Church was held judge the time.

was well received on his arrival.” Although a Isolier named Martions and a sailor ratiod Cos

The Sher-pas of the 9th inst. gitas what is

TIENTSIN CONVENTION.

on the 9th instant, at which it was resolved, on Was anyone casting the lead at that time? son made every effort possible to ostrichto the purported, and which it blinves to be the tene A Memorial is respectfully presentoil by cer account of Bancial difficulties, to ulesetan elarch For the last few days this City has been lively. very young man for so important a post, he ba How was the weather I was fine, Fatbariad nader f. Marty's house, and deserve version of the affair at Liang shan, and it shows tain Coneurs and other officers to Their Imperis after the 21st proxitas.. The British stoor The four days' proonsion in honour of the De created for himself so high a reputation for

greateredit for their exertions. qually over the toud; there wore squalls over

clearly that bath sides are to blazio. This version Majesting, protesting against the Convention Kremlin, broke her

shaft while on the of War has been carried on most excessfull by ability that his compative youth is overlooked the Fo-chin Pogods.

The less unstained by the town of Haiphong ambodied in a letter from a correspondent in recently concluded between Li Hang-chang and passage from this port to Ssiger was picked the Chinesa. Un the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and Sth the ovu in a country where tho grybird is most venerated. His Excellency took over tus sents are vor serious, but ne yet they cannot be Kwang-si The letter states that at the tiras Pan Captain Fourajor. The Mamorialists are of us and towed into Hoihow by the steamer procession perombolated the streets of the City: Have you been to Hothow safors 4s, The estimato much less gan I give an assurats Tingshain arrived at Krang- to tuka hispiace panion that the French are azbitions and Mongkat, and walle ou her way hither under there were over fifty musial bands, two bagefales on Saturday the 12th inst

A General, named Pang Ting-lup, who came - I was master of u vessel in 1878. I was on the account of them. I can only hope that tha Fo-tal of that provires, he wrote a despatch cherish daap designs, and they therature pray tow was caughtina typhoon and separated from paper carpents, and two ferocious-looking lions of upper deck. She did not strike while paying Fronch Government will como to the relief of the to the Twang-li Yamin totiusfect Uut the places Their Majesties to order the Viceroys to make tho Mongas, but was picked up subsequently by the same frail msterial but all exceedingly well flown from the north at the same time as the was about two minutes after her houd had war and distarhan eax, off to starboard, but after she had steadied. It sufferers in a country already inipoverished by beyond the boundaries were axesodingly diflealt diligent preparation For War and for the defence the U.M.S.N. Co.'s atsamor lary and brought fisher, and therefore very costly; hatween afty Kongsi lied bore un Wanrad; morning, the steadled that sho ran on to the reef; ehe

to hell On roosipt of tais the Tangli Yamen of the past, so that China may not be dayed byfely into port on the nightof the 11th inst. On the and wily horses carrying adults ne children, and Kwangai, died here on Thursday morning, tho strask very heavily, and went right over on to

as an officer. represented the matter to the Dowager Empress, the wily sabemos of Frares. On the 6th of the 15th inst. s mucize court of inquiry into the loss sons cabinets with children representing 10th instant. I know nothing of his capabilition her starboard side. Her head went right

who thereupon became roth and said "What, present moon, the Memorialists reverentially of the British atomer Marlborough, of Hsinon various theatrical scenes, &o. The whole pro-

FORMOSA. up and then she went over and the water was

sous be show a craven's fear even before he has persed a Dasree to the affect that the affairsHead on the 12th alt. was held at the Harbourston took over two hours te pais, Matsheds ot cnce even with her deck. After she struck

Koos beyond the boundaries?" A decree was of Aamu were mora pressing than ever, and Oloe, when aftor hearing the oridance the Court were erected in several places through which the the captain gave orders to slop tie engines and

then imro odiately forwarded to Pan Ting hain, commanding the officials of the seaboard profound that the loss of the rossal was due to the Frosion was to pass and they were tastefully lower the starboard lifeboats. The passengers

who at the time he reseived it happened to set rinens to prepars for the worst, further, that a carelessness of the master, whose cartiile was decorated and ornamented with little teamed raged there, with great fury, on Sunday, the wore landed by junk

the French, who told him to retire, but he, fear telegratu hal ban Faceived from lit. Hang accordingly suspended for twelve months. The containing figures permifying various aptsofies the 39th ultims. The weather had been very tog lost he should he blamed for cowardice, re-chang annonaging that the French captain, Chinese stasun-dredger Tau Hai, a now and in Chiusas history. During the period as them asotted for soms days and an Saturday fneed to do so. whereupon the French fired a liauk Fourater, Bud tasequoted, the Commissioner of powerful stuft built at Stettin to order of the teical performsaces were in progress the shop sy so on the bar indiested the approach of Of the defeat of the French troops on the 23rd chargs to warn him off end to show that should Customi, Deicing, to petent a lotter authoris Chinese Government, arrived here on the 8th in the Bazaar vore kopt open until the small storm the wind being strong from the South hours. The crowd in the streets was imposing Fard. The barque Walter Storried, half Jane near Langson you will alrowdy havo heart he stil refuse to retire shettod gaus weald being him to mediate between the two Gevon-inst en vols for the now anyal station Wai Hai-nd such as hare not bз91 4987 in Mueso for loaded with sugar for Shanghai, and two large

frvlat him. Upon the Ering of the blank charge mouts, so us to protect the territory and re-wat in Shantung. Sareral mira French man- chin Pagoda. was bearing with us at that time,

Is the Court, I bould zot say how the Po Great excitantnt prevailed here when the news by the Freuel, the China offeint not under store fotos to the inhshi tants: adding, that we have arrived from Endo-Chinx, or in yours now. naparous stevners arriving inak, anchored in the rotated put to ann nor how Hainan Head was buning, nor how far

standing what was meant and believing that the mob a proposal was worthy of consideration, way to the North to join the test anñer the your port sud Canton full of passen gaste from the S. Fist and by 12203 hary distant it was when the ship was being porten.

French and commened the ight, best to gear and that the officers of the Governman command of Admiral Conebat, which it in anidrs. The festival has cost its promoters over The Frondent-Sa Fon was simply on the are kept secret, so I can only give the rumours ter's which roaged in a battle, and a number of should carefully think over and deliberate is being concentrated there to maske a demonstra 23,000, I am told, and I doubt not that that galo had comunal. The bromster fell todify bridge acting as quartermaster. You took no which are in commou cirvulation here. The man on both sides were killed and wounded.

to it. Now the Memorialists, glancing uption. The political situation, between Frange amount must have been spent, adging by the and after soon the depression basme very rapid A drawback The wind shifted to the South and bisw with interest in the course the ship was taking aro to the affect that a post close to the, Chinese

„BIR BUBSET HART COMING SOUTH. · Ward, so that Their Majesties aro pender and Chias, is the chiot theme of discussion at nagnitude of the whole affair. though you are an old ship's master, and were

We hear that Sir Robert Hart started on the ing over the situation, and making investigation the present time, aux the development of events however, is the dams of provisions which have barricane force the glass marking 20.40 at the chief mate of the vessel. You knew there frontier was held by 500 French troops, co- 5th instant from Tientsin per steamer Wulong into the minutest particulars; low, then, in suck has, since the ultimatum prosented by the French come scarce owing to the influx of visiters, about half past three. After this the barometer was a reef there, and there res a rock abore coded by a Colonel. In front of this post was for Shuagli. Befors his departure from Pe troublous times, can Memorialists dare to delude Government to China, been looked for with The Authorities took all precautions to pro-se again with remarkable rapidity, but the wind New arrived yesterday by rent any disturbanos, and although many patty vonlinned with great force until about 5 p.ra. wator. Where was the second offer P

a camp of Chinos regaines about 3,000 strong. King Sir Robert had a very long conference the minds of Their Majesties with high-town anxious interact. Witno-He was not on docks.

with Kuang Pol-loh (son of Princo Chun) of

Spanish craiser Grnthota have ben perpetrated the miscreante when it becamo ovident that the strength of of Li Hung-ohsug, and discovering in ping while on her passage from Masia to Hong, have been arrastad and panished which work the gale had passed. The buo at Anping was kept the Procurador's department in a rather almost entirely destroyal. Many native boats ed the holm to be ported He was standing being Franch territory, asked the commander of depart for the south. It is conjectured that Sir it a clans to the effect that his "dall mind doen koax.

wont married by the wind and an extraordiary busy stats. side the pilot on the starboard side.

We understand that the. Hongkong Tramway the Chines troops to retire across the frontier Robert's departure must be in connection with hot fully grasp (the situation." Memorialists

The Fan-tan mourely will be sold shortly, high tito, into paddy fields far inland, and the France Chinese dilleulty. Capt. Thomsett asked Cat. Kunath what line. With this request the Chinese officer re

make bold to point out that, to advise a State Company will be registered vory shortly, and the other witnesses He had to call,”

MEASURES FOR COAST DEFENCE. the circumstances which pravalt must be taken works will be commenced immediately afterward also those of the Wei-aing and Salt, all none of them can ever expect to be fostel orein. fosed to comply. Upon this the French Cotaust Thy Shen-pas's Tientsin oorrespondent tele- into consideration, and to ensure victory the The Chief Justine, Flou: Sir George Phillipps, of which are to ensame from September next. A considerable quantity of sugar we lost and Capt. Kunath mid thero wore the quarter: advanced with his men and opened fire on the graphed on 9th inst; to that paper stating that strength of the foe must be carefully looked into returned to this colony on the 15th lost. by The bazilera will he made in sosled covers, and damaged. The storm was felt with great force banyo Wandering Minstrd collided. The Capt. Thomsatt-f. suppose they were only Chinese Quite unexportedly the small Freiroh Cho Fit Ista Customs Tantai of Troutsin, for less one can distinguish truth from fals the F. and O, steamer Tokerain from Japan, this idas of Governor Raza is approved all at Takow where HMS. attarding to the wheel, and will not be able to force fonni itself szerunaded by the enemy, and started on the 8th instant for La Shan Kon band, one can scarcely avoid falling into the on- where His Honour has spent a few weeks' From

13th July, barque Nicoya anchored ontside the bar, help us. You know. Capt. Kunath, that these fourful orange ensued. Between two and three Coast Defence. Hsi-ohen and Liao Shou-hong Hai, captured Dusninh, and stormed Tai-yoon,

(Port Arthur) to supervise matters reluting to emy's toils. The French, having taken Shantion lears.

A now wharf is being constrasted at West The monopoly of the Wei-sing lottery has went to sea before the wind gained typhoon rooks were on the chat

Capt. Kanath-They are under water. hundred French soldiers are said to have been High Commissioners, and members of the Tsung achieved complete success in tax days, being vio- Foint, naar to St. Peter's Charsh, by Mars been most successfully let this time, the highest forse. There does not appear to have been sam that has vat haen obtained for it having any lives lost among the native population. Yes but they are plainly marked on the chart placed fredo combat, including seventy killed Yamon, appointed by the Throne, in response torious in every engagement they bara indas Jardine; Matheson & Co. Tha piles are of im -But I thought from the position of the rock | The remainder of the oplam untraughed the appointment of :" Commissioners of rank and sonable for them to treat for pance after having gether, and the whart will be the finest and Miguel Ayresda Silva inadea tonderof $1,085,000,

to the prayer of Li Chung-tang requesting the shown themselves full of prowess. But is it res mensa size and thinkness and are very close to een secarad. A syndicate represented by Mr.Anny Gazette inuenes to assist him in the negosiptions with carried Baoninh, instoad of having done so be most substantial in the colony when completed. the highest, which was accepted, and Masao thus the French," arrived together on the 9th inst. fore the capture of Shan Hai? Again Detring

A rumour was currant in town on the afternoon 50rures an increase of rovenne from this eonros! t Tientsin

is only a patty French oficial, and Fournier no of the 15thiast. to the effent that matters beteren alone of $140,222.35 per annum, the Farm having The Shen-pao statos that Chin Po Choumthing more than a common officer in the French France and China had been settled by the latter only realised $640,000 at the last letting. Vise Commissioner of Coast Deferos for the navy neither of tham has proper credentials agreeing to pay

Irocollect when Senhor Carlus Buganio was indamuity of Ts, 5,000,000.

No.

Did the oro belave well? Not at first, some of the Malays got into the dingy and the gig

all, and it was some time before we could get them to assist in lowering the Moboste.

AFFAIRS IN TONQUIN.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

HAIPHONG, 3rd July

The ion expressed in my last lotior, that the fighting in Tenquin was not yet over, has been fully horn out by events.

as received. Nothing Cents is generally koown unto the origin of the affair, as the facts

is

APPATE,

commence work in about two months. On the

Where was the captain when the pilot order. The Colons, thinking the Chinese were soup the end of which ho immediately prepared to Memorial But, ou carefully reading over the telegram of the loss of i

masters.

round.

MAÇÃO,

FROM QUE CORRESPONDEN.) "

8th July.

is therefore predominant in the city, and is that the Chinese troops almost destroyed a large French force in Tonguin. The warlike spirit further kept up by the sisht of this poustab parades and practising of the soldiers-loro.

Advices from Taiwanted report that a typhoon.

On Sunday morning the wind blow in ungry

SWATOW.

Marble and the

BREE June.

FROM OUS CORRESPONDENT]

I how that the wreck of the Douglas Steam-

ship Cele steamer Albay has ban purchased

above water they were not where we struck.

It is no use trying to put it that way. It is

selves & strong position, and only a few days no use trying to get out of your troubio, if you go received succour from the garrisons of Bao are in trouble, by endeavouring to maire out that inh.and Hanoi. The loss sustained by the the chart is incorrect. There is no doubt the Fronch axoccds that in the hitherts most in olary is correct; the place has been recently airportant event in the Toreniz war, namely, Liang, King, xhs had been ordered by the tram his Gaverniment, nor has aitbar the title of From £10,000,000 to Tix. 5,000,000 is a big drop. Governor bere and increased the price of the by Meara, Quelah & Ca, of this port, and that red, the chart was corrected caly about two of and they intend freaking her ap

The court was then cleared, and after about will be it is difficult to say. No doubt there will Okong-bang on matters of importance, has now,tage of the recent dafest of the Chinese forces to credible authorised to contradies, sraphatlenlty,ceive, some such recognition of his efforts to

years ago.

FINDING

half an hour's consultation in private, the Pre sident read the following finding of the Court We find the British steamer Marlborough, O. oil No. 76,495, of Singapott, 1,175 tons, was Wroekel at about 1.20 p.m. the 19th June 1884, oa r961 off Hainan Head (North es tremo of the Island, of Frio)

We are of opinion that the loss of the amp is duo to the cureless, riavigatim of the master.

Max. Kunath.

We barely direct that the atteste of com. patency, No.567 of Singapors of Max. Kannath he suspended for one year from his fate. We recommend that Max. 5th be provided with a first mate's certif

Gay of duty hunds at Hagkong this 15th

July, 1884.

H. G. TROMBETY, BAN, É

Stipendiary Magistrate.

GEORGE S.KELOWN.

Navigating Liontent, B.N. THOMAS H. CLEGG, Misture, A. B. MACTAVIBA. SAML Base

Mercantile Marine

SERIOUS DESTRUCTION IN

ZAIPHONG...

be a great outery is Franon and of course the French Colonel will be held to have been in the right in acting as he did.

according to a Nouking telegram, boon orders

to attend to important matters reinting to the to alert post-baste from Tientsin to Nanking, defences of the sen board

FRONTIER DEFENCE

We are

Viscount, and I hope Sonhor Ross many ro

CHINA.

CANTON;

4th July,

The cool weather of a few days l'àvir bustall

Quantities of wreckagą hava cute up from the Albay:

The breaking up of the soarer Albry has propose some baseless arrangement, under cover

been commenced with great energy by the new prepared to appose them or not. If the Govern- sacrat agreement concludal between France sad of war between France and Chins because the chain, two or three tons of iron, and a cylinder of which to find out whether the Government is the aratament made some time age relative to saugment the ravenne,

I hope, however, that there will be av ontbreak owners. Already the fannel, 20 isthams of ashla meat yields readily, then they will increase thei: Portuga, by which the former was to be allowed Faraore zasy then and it impossible to fall cover have come up to Switow, and the work is I fear the Chinese are playing a dangerous

demands without losing a single soldier, and get to make Maono a bass of oporations against their contract with the frorernment. In the sill actively proveeding. and it is not at all impassible that they General Hung, formerly commander of all all they hunger for without waating any more Chins. No such agreement has ever been outrat place they have to make a deposit of

7th July. intentionally provoked, the French to advance the troops in the prevines of Chakiang, and provisions; while, if the Government refuses to tared into, apon them. I quite agres with the opinion or veterum under Tso Tsang tang, has been ordered listen to their proposals, they will begin to sua Save three thousand troops passed through $100,000 in the ease Treasury and besides that

sultry has set in pressed in an article won reproduced from the by the throne to take from the Lisag King for name. Now Memorialists bear that, though this port an the 6th and 76li inst. from Slagu have to pay a monthly lione, which is about disappeared and in the place of in the bat und Foshow Herald short time ago that tashim Army three battalions of the Tsing-sing the French have been victorious in their engage in various Chinese men of war bernd for Canton, 350.000,

The Fan-tan monopoly was lot yesterday st

Bathing at Double Island is at its beight.. concluded the Tientsin Concaution simply in and having onlisted two more battalions merte sie pocuniary, resources are crippled to The Chat Hat brought 470, the Ching Chin 800, order to gain time, meanwolle ontinuing this Hunta veterans, now retired to their own homes, a far greater extent than ours; Pei Chi is but the Chesa 200, the Fai-yuen 450, and the Wet one o'clock, and the host tender wat from Air. After a hard day's work a goodly unmbar of the proptions without intermission. Forhaps and to start with these two battalions immediate newly settled, and the pooplo are not yet trau sing 500, in additing a 329 by the Chirt Mar-Lai In Choung in connection with others for residents go down in gigs for this beneficial it was only to enable them to get out their bigly for the Yuanan anil King-si frontiers

quillised; how then, are we to know that they are chants Co.'s steamer Kerng-lea. For what pur-172,100, half of which belongs to two Chinase storico, for which the islead is suitably tapted. as huit at Kiel and Stettin so that these (DEFENCE OF FORMOS

not really in fear of our increasing our troops, poss are these warriors required is the question compradores from Hongkong. There were only In former times the used to be a double three competitors. Mr. Migal Ayres da attraction (perhaps hence Dopbla Island), hal The Tinatata correspondent of the Shan-pus and that for this reseen they now poms to as generally asked. Fessels might be available for acisti defecion. If

bathing is the only one left. that be eo of course war is iussitable. It is alates that "EE. L. Ming-chan who was with their proposals Farther; doss Li Hung- Tho works of the Hongkong Rope Manufac. Silta's tender was the lowest.

The weather lore law been very puzzling those ready rumoured here that telegrams have boon lefely appointed to the supreme command of ohang think that the Troaties he make are to turing Company, Limited, at Bakhera Bay are

last few days. On Sunday we had ovory, indica- seat to France asking for reinforcements of from the defences of Formosa, apon kin arrival at be relied upon ? Since Catna commoned her in progressing rapidly. Portions of the factory

tion of a typhoon, the glass going down to 27.28. three to four thousand men. A

Tientem, from the capital, and a conference with tarcourse with foreign nations, and entered into are being roofed, the boiler is Ard, the sugins

bat nothing came of it. Li Chung-lang núd departed the same day in a Treaty relations with them, demands and Larents is being sot up, and the machinary has arrived, LADOM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT__________ ||IREL-of-war on route for Formes." This al. have been made upon me every year. If we are It is expected that work will be commenced in [FROM QUE CORRESPONDENT.]|

HALPHUNG, Sri July says the correspondent, shows that the Throne, poserial, then the Treaties may be depended about six wools time. A tall chinmey stack

5th July. I have gathered a few more particulars of the aware of the gravity of the situation, wishes to uron 7.6, the foreigners will not dare to break has sprung up mail is neatly completed. A great The innudation in the lower parts of Canton Long-son fair. General Négrier has found one bo prepared in cases of a raptare with France them, but if we are weak, the Treaties, deal of land fins been reclaimed in the bay, but has now sobsized. In the country it is estimat-

WENCHOW. portion of Colonel Dugene's column which had REINFORCEMENTS.

Lorea dead letter. Now aliongh Li Hung- the foreshore still remains to be banded, and aned that three-tenths of the crops have been

Wenchow, we hose, is to be abolished na a been able to take up a position on a hill, wad re- The Auawa regizont have been reinforest chang has quoted Detrang n saying that all extensive area of ooze and filthy slime to be fill-spiced by the raid The Finfect went to the treaty port next year. Wanebore is one of the Beved them. Ho sout down the wounded soldiers by a thousand recruite, and we learn that demande for an indemnity would be waived, had in. GREAT TYPHOON IN TONQUIN to Haniazd Haiphong. I hear that some of the Brigadier General Ching as ordered a large (L; yet ferred, at the same time, thot, France

Temple the other day to pray forthecussation of four ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo A strauga report has reached us, which hed its the downpour,

Convention, bat no foreign settlement has been worded French soldiers who fell into the hands of dots hment to proceed to Tsien Chen and scripy toing s powerint nation, there might be suts-origin in Shanghai, to the effect that the little I hear that a new boarding school is to be established, and the foreign residents are a mere the many were Lerribly tortural Since Graneral the plice Nogtier disecured the reminder of Calon 2 BATREgonistes action in the Chumber of Deputies, pero Kwang Sa haa henn dead some three started on the 22nd inst, by China, at which handful consisting entirely of floists and mis- and the some red and malicious members months, and that the announcement of his de- English and the local and mandarin dialects will sinaries. The net value of the import and ex- Dayne's column, he has gas formed with Weave it on good audiozity ihatan the 9th of it might oppose be Freliminary Treaty and chase has been delayed owing to the diffulty of be taught. KENDERAA port trade last your amortal to Tīs. 415,394. whout 3.50) men, but I hare not heard what ho is j inst., at four o'clock pm, the French: ironclad amand of us taore than we could give. From deciding on the claims of the rival candidates for A party bringing treasure sent by the revenue Bayard sternand past the Wonsang forts, this Memorialiste concluded that Li Hang- the succession, another child being required as a department of Kwangsi to Canton was recently Goneril Millet has decided to bring Colonel crossed the bar, and anchored behind the forts in chong san gire zo assumude whatever that the rappet Watto not hesitate to express our in- etfacked by robbers st Ching Yvan, and about Dugens, riief of the Lang-seu Columu, before a | a position where there happened to be no gune arrangements he has made will be carried out, credulity of this report, has mention it merely $1,000 was stolen. Three men were Krastavi as Monseigneur P. Rayband, Visar Apostolic of Politically there is no news to give you to-day Connell of War, with the object of shifting the posted, and in on adwirable place for stelling and Hit this point is aattled, what as is her to show our readers what ramnits are at present having been conseruod in the attack, and wore Chokiang, was on the 29th Jans conncorated a From Tonquin, theagh you may possibly have responsibility that belongs to him upon the the forts, without getting any shots in retara. in speaking of any other? Li Hung-chang has it circulation among the Chinese. The little sent to Canton for trial. One of the vas dis- Bishop by Mgr: Bray, Lard Bishop of Kiangse. beard something further of the fresh diflenltics Culonals That gallant offloor was ill with This movement was observed by the sentinels also assected taul the prestige of Chins remains Emperor, we may add, is only thirteen years of charged; the others were beheaded, and their the function taking place like all such ordinations between the French and Chinese Governments on the wounds he received twenty days before in the furts, who when they saw & bustle on unimpaired, and that faturo trouble may be aged benda nozit back to the scope of their crime. in the course of low mess, and commencing at

when he started for Lang-son, and was not fit board the Bayard, imagined that the Frenoirvoittod. This sounds vastly well, indeed. But "The return of the Collector of Stamp Revenue scount of the Lang-mm affult. It is sald here to take the command, as his woanite reopened wers oparing to bombard the place. The troops Aneum, which ing been our vassal for over Fablished in the Government Gazette, shows ly anti-foreign. Some of the oldest rani in the city, was filled by the native Christions, The popular feoling here is just how strong the early hour of half-past eight. The Cathedral thal General Millot is still waiting instinctions during the fight. If any ons doorvig reprod were beat to ganitors, ut roimagine it was pry two hundred years, is handed over to another and the amount rooived for the half-year ended dents compare the danger of roaning road who came from many parts of the interior to from Paris.

ches for the Long sur disaster it is Guasta paratory to a retreat out of range of this Fruch contry; where, then, is the prestige of Chint the 30th June last was $79,563.82-as compared outside the foreign satulemit, with that at witness the ceremony. The newly copsecrat- On the afternoon and evening of the 9th inst. Millat, auf all the residents here are indignantenne, rather than for resistance, as we an in a van were we to router Bhan Island Basninh, with 501.002.16 in the first half of last year, or tending the wrents which caluated in the Bishop celebrated with the consecrater, and we experienced a cover typhoon here, which has

at bia condnet in connection with the affair.

Position to state that neerub ordora have boon uulega we czorvised extra diligence in defending a net dförsace of $11,418.21 - The principal | berlinzona murder and masseere of six noffend ; white, the Te Deum, mas sung, he went round transmitted through the Trot'ai to the generals them, though the frontier lino wors distinctly frams contributing to this decline in revanne ing Englishman at or near the village of Wong the Church bestowing his blessing on the people. dons terrible damage all over Tonquin Nothing THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE commanng the Chinese troops in this vicinity marised, we have yet no position that it would are Transfer of shares, 83,671.50; bills of orchul-kea, some few miles above Fai, which led By ton d'olook, in time for the punotan comh- definite oan yet be stated as to the loss la tibo

to offer no resistance to the French before wer be an advantage, to us to hold, how, then, change and promissory notes, $1,199.00; očuveys to the war which for a time to a certain extest menceingut of the misss appointed" for that hour. country, bat there sro a good many jaoks, kiny We tranemle the folowing from Je Saison, has been declared da

dots. Li propose to secure the provinces of Yun- anosi orassignmente, 21,202 50; adhesive stamps brought the Cantón oficials and populace to the ordination was ondod. The Church and its Jadon with Government stores, others with mor, Inada

** The rumone that the French were Ebont to pan and nangs? Conoring the roun colusive of 3 per cent, stamps, $3,638.06 and their bearings. With the rising generation of approaches were tastefully decorated with fes- chandise, reported as lost, spl to doubt a great ONNERAL MILLOT TO THE GOVERNOR OF make a midnight excursion up the river and stances of the time-our soldiery worn oit Court few under Shariff's Ordinance, 1873, Chinees, Lowever, these events have been for toons of cloth, the numerous Chinese lanterns

seize the Kingman Arsenal and Langhwa Powder, and our respurvos exhausted we ought by $2,676.45 many lives with them. The river steamer Sontag

getton or become, at her a pere matter of adding greatly to the offost: MILLSVI, 27th Juno Worda wasrffe umongal the Chinese on the night rights to protect our own territory, and The steamer Thales, which arrived hure pu batery, and as showing the spirit of the times, The Chinese authorities, who ovineet much was much damaged and nearly founcerel, only In gule of the Tientsin realy, e colaan of the 90i duet, gud so much importans was rest the people ord Their Majeatles w the 8th instant, encountered a typhoon in the is a significant fact that for the first time since interest in the proceedings, lent their aid by saving herself by jettisoning half her cargo, composed £f 300 mon of the Marine Infurtry, attached to it that a Weiynan belonging to the not fat is diffoult to be guiled by euch con- prmoss. Channel, as will be seen by her report, the massacre of the six defequslese men referred furnishing a guard of 50 men from the Anglo- consisting of Government stora

|300 Tongaliens puxiliarios, 19 cavalry, 40 sup- Cost Dolones Board procured a fast herse and siderations. Billomatost history shows only too. She was of Taiwan-foo ut ueon on the th June, to, this particular villago bus this year bem Chinese. Contingent together with tepaos and pers, 210 qules, and 200 drivers, with train and galleyou post haste tower the Arsenal authorities well that never was prace made between two but owing to the beromater falling, and weather allowed to live a full-sized dragonboat of its own. yamen ransera, A dinner given after the coli- Fara in Haiphong some brick houses were artillery, going to garrison Langen, were at of the proposed movement. Thin was short live stagexistis countries without first going to threatening, put back nol anchored at 6.30 pm Ashowing is eling of the villagers of this if nation, to which the Commolar Body and lasting hadly damaged, and of curse all bamboo te kod aparpectedly two days march from o'clock p.m. Upan receipt of the intelligence war; and, as a fact, no peace ever on be made in Making Ir hour, Daring the night there wore trist, distent dat some four miles from Canton, I residents were invited tends to show that the structures subred famenaly as usual, many | Laugue, in a difheult pass, by 4,000 Chinese orders were isoned to the Brigadier General con without previously resorting to arms. Non very hosty squalls of wlud and rain. At a.m. may relate the fact of the stoning of another Catholic priests, though rigidly strict, lu ile ob- being simply blown away, I also saw several regalare with European armeaunt. The fight manding the troops three battalions of 500 men although Li Hung chang bas boon training our sa the 20th sho experienced a typhoon, which ofensive and unarmed man at the large village of; exrrences of their Church, are not entirely shut harracke, which were more spored than some bila lasted two days. The column, with strainable each to assemble to arms and get ready torasist armine for me than truly years, Le yet dom lasted until 7 yu on the same day. On the Wang kong, distant bot a few miles to the north-eat from social pleasures and indulgonen in the

energy, unintained its position.

get the threatened sejaurs, but the Brigadier General not scositar ft alsgraceful to lose territory and Worning of the 30th the weather helg flue; woof Wrong-cunk-kes on a bronc leading from good things that Providence has provided for ings clasa plown down, and the soldiere must have

I hove seat freziera! Négrior with reinforce and his second in command, innocent of suy im- permit the ftefeat of one soldiers; but, omorgleg the steamer again started for Talwan-for and a point on the river abova Wong-chuk-Yon and | our use. At 1 a pleak on the same day the grand Badanica time of it, especially with the hoaryzmeubel two batterias nad two battalions. mediate danger, kad sczas to town to dine with from the falde, he pretends to keep an eye on arrived at that port the same afternoon. baving its exit in the Fati or Fatahan grook at Banediotion took plane, male very impressive by

[FROM OUR CORELSPONDENT.]

HAIPING, 12th July.

LANGSON AFFAIR..

COCHIN CHINA.

NINGPO,

30th June.