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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

"NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Manager," and not in indivisants by name...

faith

All letters for pablation sunnll be writes on due side of the paper only,

Tha aftontion of shipmasters is directed to a apties to mariners corning as torpedoos Isid in the Canton viver,

The steamer Pecké arrived at Amoy autor anchers on the 26th Augast in tow at the

tainer Fryer with her min haft beolton,

THE DAILY PRZIE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER (TF, 1884

The Victoria Resraation Club aquatic sports will take place on the 12th and 18th instant.

TYPHOON. From our police report it will be seen that the

FOUR LIVES LOST so-called sati Franol riot at Wanchai taruci

The stosmer Principia arrived in Shanghai out to be nothing more the slight disturbance on the night of the 28th nitimo, from Japan and chusel by the indiscretion of a constable and anchored below the shipping, and as up to the Luving political significance whitsver.

burbear the next day. Shortly after leaving The Agonta Mestra. Bionatur & Co.) inform

The thro ironolad corrottes built at the Fut. Kobo on the 21th ultime, she encountered the ns that the British stramor Teddington, from London, war to loavs Singapore for thin parten Yard, near Blettin, for the Chinese Govern full forse of a typhoon. The decks wore swept mat and one of which is now at Kiel, will not of everything matenble, the forecastle was "yesterday."

leave for their destination until the dispatce hostly damaged, and the rais tarried away On Monday evening, the 25th ultimo, when 30 tween-France und China is unally settled_

milos of Eihtulgowski, the chief officer, Mr. Fox The Ainoy Gazette understands that the Chi and one of the same we wished overbod nose Goverment have rewarded Captain Hiland shortly afterwards, the third officer, Mr. chrison, of the steamer Entered through the Haven, and another seaman pero struck by n British Consult Amoy, with the sum of $30 for large wave, which lashed them on the dook with resing three Chiucse fahormon off Breaker such force that they were killed on the spot

Courier. Point, on 27th April Inst.

The Mureng --hones that a tent firm in about "Fi" orter lato a contract with the Chinese to re- Cover sinne of the war materiai suck during tho late engagement at Pagoir Apelomgs.

We are informant on good authority that the Frough cruiser Saone will pracnok smithward to y for the purpose of protecting French reer jelaņu skips

We hear there are still amber of French priosts in the country who have not yet had time in reach Canton. It visw of the proclamation putting a rico.on the leads of Folmeri thai: position in viftently exitical

We regret that through doisy on the part of the Chinezo wood sugraver a plan showing the position of the hostile floot during the late ea gagsment at Fechow, which we hoped to bare given with today's paper, is not pet roady. It will be insaed to-morrow morning, or, if possible, with this afteracon's extra.

the prograts IRAN :-----

Overture

that unless China thoroughly changes, and quick-Miy |ly teo, her wig of internal gavarimont and at- Gálo le to extoraal world the Empire will erable to pieces at the first shock of hostile

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"Santic. Fou is "Sentch"

Rotten Bow

God Share the Wrenn.

atozert.

Wakitonet

POLICE COURT.

Srd September

BEFORE MR. A. GE WINE

Daring this time a sharp firing was erected upon the war junke lying in the orees at the back of the Custom Hens; thons were full of troops, who amuted to join other bodies of troope on the other skie. --

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Takes Hany, 4 guns, Capt. Young Min Hing THE STEAMER PRINCIPIA" IN A was struck by any shot. Fortunately, however, powder magazine. Firing want on all day, and

nodd struck us. The form of shot and shell every now and thon an explosion of a very violent Killed. powed from all the Fevuol vessels was some-character took plan. At 2.38 p.n. the powderung Poo, 4 gans, Capt. Man Wo. missing. Twc Alphabetionl ganbosta onarying 181 thing terrifle; their broadsides were worked magazine blow up with a tremendous rear; sovo with wonderful rapidity, while gatling or nor-ral shells whistled over us, and one came very Armstrong guns, Capte. Tim Hoi Tung and Tin dentolat gans on their tops and their lock kept close Attive o'clock the firing coased, and the Bas Lin, both killed, as well as Capt. Una fort, The Chinese war, vorsela were still brening, as Passing out of the river wo saw lying at Woga upon the Chianzo corsele.

one continuous rattling discharge of bullste French gate returned to their previous stations, who is a kind of coralove to this te I wont on board tho D'Estaing that night,well as the Chinose houses in Mamol village, Point the tipic and Viphre, sul ut No. & buoy after the action, and they told me on board that which was sampiately destroyed. The Chinese between Woga Point and Sharp Peak, the Lyax wo impeded their movements, lying in the way as soldier were engaged during this time in openly was lying. At No.-1-bapy-by the Kaita, and. we did when they were engaged-with-tho-gua-looting the Eureign hanery on Pagoda Hill, but the rest of the vessele lay off Mutsun-tho boat the Triomphante supit. I must say, she were very careful to keep out of the rasch of the Galionaire, D'Estaing, Duguay "Tročia, Vil Jare, Saone. They are all out of the river now,

The resuale suzk daring the orgagamenătare," protected as splendidly while we were in the French guns

Ataavan o'slook the next morning the Fronch midst of the firing by keeping us covered with her broadside. I cannot describe the scour at opened fire with Leavy gung upon a smell battery I should think, likely to impede the navigation that time-it was. mest thrilling. The desi apo Pagoda Bill above the lower fort which but of the river, and I understand that above lin ing roar of the big guns, the rattling of the hoen silenced on Saturday, and this was destroyed Areonol the channel has been closed with tho gatlings and sine-arris, the shrick and yolle of in a short time, after only making a few replice to exception of a small space larga ononėli, for 1'. the wounded Chinese, and the bursts of hazins the French fire. A force of me was then landod, steam Ianch to peas through. The kortin and raised overy now and then hy the French seg. which procesded up the hill without opposition; Monocacy are therefore prisoners for the pronept ai rando a terrifle combination of sends. The not a ativo being seen, and completed the work up at Foocoow, and will be able to get put TER DISTURBANCE AT THE SEENCE CONVERT. sight was graui bat yet horrible--to see the of destruction in about two hours, when they re until the channel has been cleared. We informed pay the Defly Nej, on

Chang Lok and tive-others, cooliss, or frightful ornagy among the Chipers was aptirado comidorable time after they hind what we boliaro to be resportside anthority, that The Consals at Ninpo bare (saysthes Courier) charged, on rent, with cronting a disturbanen palling, but though I onld not help being left an explosion occurred-in-the battery, as if THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KIMPAL the Chiness oficials at Fooctow have reported be notified by the Tuoti that be cannot be re-and analting the police on the 18th altime.

Berrified by the ghastly spectacles which con- the Chinese bad blown up something with gan

A gentleman who was a passenger from Foo a geut vistory to the Turony, al the sinking sponsible for the safety of the missionaries at Mr. Donnys appeared for the defendants.

The evidence showed that on the day in ques- stantly mot my view I may say the scour is one powder. The French ships had thon gese and of throy if the mumy's mon-af-war-t

Dalism; and he advises them to love thore. The Nagasald Expres says:-Wo regret to The Rov, Mr. Goldard was despatched at mid-siana nambar of aptive Christians had one which I would not have missed for anything. It the place soon swarmed with Chinesa troops, dhow by the Kwongtung which rivei horo from the Namen, has. favourod na with an e- Comicntiona o Borial waters.yal tesi hem of the death of Mr. William Harper, who-night on the 24th ult. to tell the missionarieg down from Canton. They went to the French was a sight andom Poen in a lifetime, and I am who planted flags all over the place in the most yesterday morning. having been transhipped

there to come in to the settlement, but to advise Convent, where a large arend enllested to look

count of the destruction of these faits. Her addressed "The Editor," nì those on bu faci for a number of years past bes been well know them not to leave all at once for fear of creating on, but thore was no evidenco, that they molat- glad to think I was there to see it, though stone conspiruous positions,

tamongst the skipping fraternity in his accupa

ed the refugees in any way. A Chiness con- time I felt by us mana sare of the proserva tion as an Inland Sea Pilot: Deceased was fast a panic.

stable was promt, and P. Ramsay, who was tion of the ship and those on board. We were

states that after the Galisanière sus eaten off Correspondante am regizarted to forward it has be in the Form gate on the 25th The Band of the Butts with play at the Botani- passing in a jirikuda the time, asked the newlod with rofagot from Pagad-Juland

a number of French vessels resumed the attack. and dress with comminations Falt when he was apparently an kisaal hoithcal-Cartons to-morron renung tho 5th in lakang why he did not dispores the crowd. The

gradually diminishing fire for an hour and half. Slitar, you for publication, hat the Avidenen of good believe he died after a nickness of only thresstaat, copmencing at pm. The following is lekang said he could not, and Ramsay, who was lalics and gentlemen from the European houses

The forts replied rigorously, and kept up in planlothes, got oat of the juricksba and at-there-and we dil the best for thom that our

At 8.30 the firing ceased, and at 1235 the when they were silentood The French vontinued) Endelsh Gang' tompted to drive the people away. Iamssy bad somewhat lasted accommodation would allow. A carrosprudent writes to the Daily New Me

Figaro

az ombrella in his hand, which was broken by I could not help asimiring the achle way in French ships gos under weigh, and mored slowly to fire on the plea for about half an hour longer town Tingin that the Yaran and T Both rikt

P.40.

Buna the sixth defendant. Aceerling to one vitae which the ladies behaved in the midst of this down the river, auchoring at Heck Point lower to complete the destruction. At Amoy nothing Adroctieven, så fall duties, wļam are not ouraize the utter impotence of Clina for War Selactin

pasp the stable poked the man with the umbrolla... ardared for Acer porriol, vill by nondolatland also that this trail has become plain to all

Cavellini. but according to the constable's own evidence stirring one-they ruined on deck gathering down. "As 46b they oponed fire at something was going ou, though they were expecting the watermandii

Keler Bala. The man caught bold of it and broke it wantou. their children round them, and preserving a calm the hill-I do not know what--and offer an French to come dover every day.

Captain Pitman, of the steamer Herrent, who 1. Ramsay attempted to arrest the sixth de demnour thronghent. There was not the hour's desultory firing, all was quiet.***** fondant, who ran into a godown down a lane

The Toy Wes was still burning, and the haa expplied some particulars of the "operations There are reports among the Chinese that where he and the other izori wore employed, least panic among day of them Ching is now very much disposed to poape, har Here the constahin caught him. The crowd

Having disposed of the resists ther had hoen Chinese twoga wara looting everywhere. The to the Amy Gasstie, nays that on the with the The Sea is the lose saysMr. Thorne, of received a pill hard to swallow over the Foo attempted & recus, bat other Europeans having engaged with, the Valtu dapie, Vipire, and Lyan rofugees on board our ship had the satisfaction Galizacemière attempted to enter the river, bet tu meriran Bible Society, started from ankom chow affir. It is well known that Chang Poi by this time arrived all the defendants were ar proceeded to the native village of Manor, an of seeing their property being carriek past the the Kimpai fort opened are with Keupp's ga on the 22 August on a long bout journey to Jun, the are path Corumissioner who has been rastid Wils P. C. Lafferty was Frying-to the North West, when he intends to engage in baging the throne with waliks riemorials, resize a man who had atcmpted to strike Ram. which they fred, and on the fleet of Chilure waship in samm At 335 the French fired some three mile distant and struck her twice, whou Bilde distribution At Fancher he may bo tired on the firing of the first shus, and with all say, the first defendant, whs had a shovel in his junka which was lying theer, and at that tire heavy gune at some object luminated by their she retirol; engagement one hour.

ined by T-Styrman and Burnett of the passible haste, qua very little dignity, made the

flicted a rather serers wound.

drifting round the point nad sank. The Chinese Bonth side of the river. The Bring soon erased. intand in whe hope to inbour in the best of his way to this top of Kn Shan Hill to hand streak him over the head with it and in two of the disabled Chinese ganboats come limo light, and the fire was replied to from the The first defondant the man who struck the Kansu Provinco. Whilst a boat journey is he cut of the way of any unirent intrusion of Laieter thus a trip by land, got there are places French projectiles is wilke spirit oozed out constable with shovel was sentenced to six sered the fire of the French spiadidly, and but the light continued to be used throughout On Tuesday, the 26th, the French were still in Fronic where they might rasive rough tratat every pore at his first sight of real hostilities months hard laborce. All the other defentants stack to their guns to the very last, though the night,

they did not seem to be fring with any skill, a wore discharged. zant at the lizada of the natives, especially dur

The death of a well-known tenisan is reported

I did not see any of the French man-of-war hit the same position, and firing went on at into when locked inte from a scientific point, and n lag a time of war and excitement..

from Foochiew Th Daily Echo of the 28th

Joseph Ramsay, Police Constable, was charged The gunboat which was aunk by the 2riom-vals all the morning. At noon they loft to helloparing the relative fighting strength, tend ter Tuz neptralization of Shanghai, Woosung, and approaches shoukl button to ressuré tle of procautionary masters bing fakes for the chow yesterday afternoon that Hopchun died at coal godowa, Wanchal,

La the coura of an article on the expediency ultime says:-News was received from Chin- with assaulting Lo Tez-hing, proprietor of No. planta frol hor last gan when hor stern was the Kimpal and Mingan Furts, and from-2.30 show that the Chinese after all math a refor actually under water, and her, leg was still dy-heavy firing continued filt dnsh. They Bred, as gond aan of the wosk rusourses that they posios- Mr. Dennys appeared for the complainant: residents in the Model Settlement, whether prevention of an outbreak of cholim at Macao his home the day after reaching it. Ifo bad besz towing to the great amber of Chinese from the ailing ever since the market opomod and the

This caso arose out of the same disturbanceasing as he went down. They all kept their tags they went down, at everything in the nature of ed. Altogether ignoring that the French crew foreign or native, and it is sincerely so be

coast ports lacking to the Holy City, the Corlog journey serland to his native place at the the above The complahiant is the proprietor flying, never striking one, and kept up tas fight fortification, and proceeded very slowly and care. instructed by many aide oficers, were is a beta- hoped that the exodus of the latter into the reis are say that the refugees prafise represent season of far gear palmbly proved too of the godown to which the men in the provious plackis, in spite of the great severity of the fully, as they had to search all the way along

French fro One barring gunboat drified for torpedor, many of which they took xp. interior will now be stayed. It is to be re-sorting to Men henge of the xtvico-telerines for his stingth. A familiar form in the ass run. He said that an asking the defendant ahon of Die veligious ritos, whilst ni Hour Pocelow market for the last 3 years, no busi- what was the mutter the defendant gave tüm a

The dalissonnière, bafare the other tasks got charge," the truth of the above will become ap- gretted that the formal actification of the this hit a shadow of mely a tolerance.ness maa dan fail to appoint the energy and low on the arm. He thought dafendant was past as so close ne to almost touch as,

and I could see the mon lying on har deeks in a dawn, engaged the forts at the Kimpal Pass, parent.

Subjoiced we present a tabis showing the fact was not made earlier, as it would have This is the first time that we have heard of any capnoity: which bled him to raise himself under the intipenes of liquor.

Tani Kam Yan, ccal merchant, who was at the of mood and goes around their guns. The but the Chinese nudied their gnus very well, allayed a good deal of very unnecessaryalarm. want of religious tolerave in any British po from a very low statas to the position of leader

for many stars in a huge branch of China's romalainant's genuen at the timo, gave porro ahelis of the French, as they burst, sot the Chi and boat heroff with an officerand four men killed, fighting strength of the opposing squadrons. Of However, it is a matter for great satisfaction

trado with the outside world. He is stated to borative evidence. We have been informed that tho muster of the have been 61 years of age.

Li Chib, the sixth defendant in-the-pravions nose gunboats qu fire, and the erowa were driven and 20 wouled. One shot went into her engine the Chine vessels it may be said that they wer that such coarse bas at longth Bogni ro-

flug. C. Game, which cleared from this port on the

into the water; they hung on to the burning ces room, and I hear it damaged her eaginos; any all wood or composite ships, those ecnstructed

These, as well as the by the natives at the Arsonal being snechať « solved upon. Had the French stormed the 2427 August, inded a disabled seamen, John The retiring committee of Union Chavchi hare case, aleo gare corroborative eridance.

Defendant denied having had any conversationals, at swam for the shore, or vessels lying near. how she had to retire. Woosung forts and destroyed the Kaughan Brody, of the beach outside the barbour, who issued a circular to the seats requesting with the camplainant inside the godown und do- one gunbrat lying near the Custom House other forts, wars afterwards silenced, and par-wackly tilt. The alphabetical outs in Arsonal, there is little 15abt the Chinese retardo Hagkong, and is aaw in the Civil them to attend a mering to be held in the sind striking him inside, but said he might ber

Huspial. Tay Gay C. Goss his game to Sai Church.or Friday afurum, at five o'clock struk him outside, as he used his staff then.

-I believe it was the Fu Pao, but I am not sureties were landed and blew them up with open and shallow water world, no doubt, leto would, in retaliation, have autheked the Phise, and wo karn that the American Con; The business will be as follows 1st.)-To slect

P. C. Nuttall, who was with defendant and had the crow jumped overboard soon after they gan autton; the embrasares and breastworks proved of myth earvico. The four guns they French Settlement, when it would have been sal bere tus uformel the State Department at Trustee to complete the number specified in the been in a company for soras time previously, were fired on, boing badly hit by the French wero destroyer, but not the main part of the cariod could well be considered the outs impossible to say whers destruction wight Washington of the facts of the case and re- Trast-Dol; (2~Fa cloci, & Committee cave evidenes to the affect that defendant was. There were great numbers of Chinese in the forts. I could we the remains as I went down. capable of inflicting severo injury on the French

quested that a criminal prosecution be institutal act on lehalf of the Indy of setholders; (rd) not under the influence of liquor.

in the muster for his inhuman conduct To arrive it possiblo! at seme plan whereby

Fined $1. at lengt on serino for Divine Worship shall be Ts penalty is a hue of, or six months in prisonment Tas suffer will be sent to Sansduring each month. The sirviar rafers to France by the City of Peking to the witness the fascist position of the Church, end-urgos apon to segihollers the recarsity of continuing bongway shoir se rents also that the existing The Hollow correspondent of the Maruth shond keep them lies together as writing and that Augusty pable of taking netici as soon as it is another-Baragon employed at the Custom possible to commerce the regalar services Heuse Bailon was "insulted and boaton which lave it held since the early days of the by the Chice soldiers. The Christians in Colony. Rains are beginning to feel nasy in can

Oniers for extra coply of the Doily Pazia abantil be sont hefore 11 am on the day of publication. After that has the ply is finited,

DEATH.

At Baxter-House, Wes Hongkong, Za yesterday, STEEN PACT JUHLAYERS, aged 5,

The Daily Press.

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BEFORE BOTH MAGISTRATER,

RODBERT FROM THE PRESON,

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FIGHTING STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSING FORCES.

A correspondent senda na the follo

The recent incidents in the Fou how river,

state of discipline: amply lacking at the size and

weight of metal that the Freuch abips could dis

Vorsals.

Villars, 2,268 tons; guns, in, Tr. B.L.:

The French Teasels engaged were e water, and the Fux and the pore fired thair and I shold think by the look of what remained baso ended. Now, however, that Shanghai

gatling guns on tho Tho French ships also had of the guns that they were not much more than

Triomphante 4,716 tons of armour beli and Woosung have been neutralised it will,

launches out which pursued and cut off the eirag. 50-pounders in the forta.

guns, 9 in. 017 pr. B. L.; 1 gun, 75 in 150 wo presume, ba possible for the French-mail

glers, and the crew-killed them in the water After the fight of Saturday I wont on board stoamere to enter and leave Wooaung, date.trial.

Dugury Trouin, 3,189 tons: 5 guns, 72 ju Chan Aslan was charged with stealing 63 astern of the Glenfilas The poor wretches the Voita to get our pilot, and also on bosed the PB. 6 gens, 53 in., 45 pr.... 1,. trade generally, in all bottoms, xili go on

rapees from, the person of a tremen named hang on to their vessels until he last, shrinking D'Estaing, and a quartermaster of the Polta tald 165 pr. B.L.; 5 guze, 5) in, 41 pr. B.L. uninterruptedly. Shanghai, instead of being

Burreso.

Complainant is a froman on the M. M. stanmor for help, sad then dropped off and wore drowned. ['me they had 14 men killed, and ten wounded on cap insecure place, should become the ment

Antigr. On Sunday he was damnay chen For an hour-and-a-half there was nothing board, and that the vessel bad two shot holes sherra luwes of refuze to Chinese werchants

ger's stall, and was putting a bag containing 68 bat continual diseluarges of honey gay from the through her. Among the killed was the pilotgune, Gia. pr., Bali rupass into his pockat who defendent gave him French ships the gubents were silenced first Thomas, who was cut in two by grape shot: and traders. At the same time it will be advisable for the local authorities and for the peace of the rumours of war. The preet The French steuner Vian brings on hon on the side and another mus contekedthe whole baing silenced in about thruston The captain of the D'Estaing promised to do his

tious issued by the Tastai in January enabled the news of any importance from Kuiphong. While way the sy Both got away at the time, foreign Admirals to take every precaution in Christians to live in peace; but the news of war he was then no reports rostheil test on board but defendant, as rend subsequently and of an hour, but the war junks off Mamci village best to profeet us and I must say he did no order to provide against any sudden expres by Chinese newspapers the of any lighting in Tompa, sud therefore it was identified by the meinaal out of ten or kept up a plaadid fight, and replied vigonaly The English Admiral fully expected to have voor

Christians to loan their courage. The Mission would seem, that the Ohio reports of an ia fiftaen men, ́sion of intensed opinion by the natives which house in theily Khor show, the Chinese suyasim be the Chiness army, and the gaining of will be larut down as soon as war is declaral, veral virtories after sanguinary engagements, Chinese have threatened wins if he continues terve reproduced the reports in a far-more-es stay there

aggrecale forte this they Lar attained here; such

One year's hard labour.

to the fire of the French for an hour and a half, us sunk, and it is simply wonderful that when they were all sileneed, and were destroyed, we were not strack. The French. prin floating away all in fames. A plucky ight was ed not to injure European property, and they

Valta, 2,200 tons; € gnas, Oia, 100pr., 1.L. D'Estaing, 2,233 tons; la grans, 54 in.. 46pr. Vipère, gaubuat, 2 guns, Jin, Epr.; Sguva- 4. 36 pr.

Aapic, gumbert, saJNA 68 Fizičza. Lynx, gunboat, wares as Vipere.

France had thus one Translut of 2nd class, une

panic, however, there is a wide gulf. Such The Key Adminsaço as if the city, and the ilaven 1 e foundation infu.“The Shanghai papersHE FRANCO-CHINESE WAR also kept up by ɛome men witira single Krupp-did-act. They handled their gunaan edwirabju Foraiser first class, Quins 2nd class cruisers, titren

THE RECENT FIGHTING AT FOOCHOW.

FUECHER PARTICULARS.

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desired.

Wa now turn-to the Chinese fuel-

might leads to Between precaution and

letters as that of "Prophat" to tho Shangazi

Fa mounted on the top of Pagoda They that thingh they wore firing upon ferts quite boats, besides twaiset Terpak lunches. The Courier are quite inccouasble, and rachar cal

kept up i constant firing with it, and the French close to the European houses, not one of the equipment of the vessels as regards pordenfelts, The Peking ascite contains a Decroc order sports generally grow as they travel. Oscar

were able to silence it for a long time, owing latter was struck. Their firing was admirable, entlings, and electric lights left nothing to he calated, we imagine, to bring about the ing the Imperial College of Inscriptions to perie-of-thant kind could hardly happen on the

to the groat aleration required. It do not and the way their ships wore handled was equally eronts he appears to find a grim satisfaction a tablet for the temple of the Saifon frontier witheft and the videat excitement Buddies inside the boating reserves at Juhol. Hagung, for the inibikaten of the French

By the steamer Glentutan, which arrived here seem to have done any damage and it was silenced I never saw shipe maared to easily. The

Yang Woo, 1,393 tous; one 8 in.gun, 180 pr. M. sin predicting vs likely to occur. Aftur des dois has shown a remly response to the farrisons old lense dion in a serious

Chinese did not appear to fire with sunch shill. ; seron-5-in-gans,-56. gr. Vavaomar, _two_28 A Es quiet, however, and no from Foochow yesterday morning, we are enabled at last. - claring that the presence of thesolitary French earnest and silent prayers of the military anthoposition.

The corvette Yung Woo was the best vessel the bat they stuck to their guns to the last. gunboat in port and continued ill-advised "vities during the expedition against the reluia report of any fighting or Chinese invasion to give a somewhat clearer, and probably more

had been reprived. Sems troops which had beended version of the action between the French Chinese had, but she made about the peorost

There is one incident which is rather amusing par, brass howitzers.

Chi An, 1,000 tons; one 7 h. gun 115 pr.. last month by sending down heavy rain on display of the triculong at the Consulate are varions ocasions when an action was being sent to Hné on the occasion of the recent death adron sader Admiral Conrbat and the fight of any. After, making her, the French though no doubt it was most unpleasant to the

ML; six 5 in. gun, 56 pr. Vavamur; of the king reformed while she lay there, with-

F'hoehow squadron and batteries at Pagoda sent two torpedo borta to attack her, and they person concerned in it at the time. Capt.

Pon Poo,1,258 loas; ene fin.gun, 100pc. M.L.; fought, thus watting the powder of the enemy and subling the Imporin troops to compass on having been called upon for any notive Mor the death of tu arch offouder. The effesy of vice.

Anchorage on the 23rd uit. Aathe report differs both explodel torpedoes under her. She was Echwitsor, of the burque Guiding Star, was re- are rain in a very strong point with vali

in toany points from that supplied from the then ran aground and set or, fire by her com- turning to his ship from the hero when the air din. gan, 56pr. Vaväseur. gionists, but we are taught that the raiu desotta The Galicemière, which arrited here yester-Woosung, we give it ia fail, as early as possible murder. The best shor of £ghting on the Chis ring bogan. He was about midway when it

day from the north, was un object of enriosity to

"a standing nice to the security and Peace" of the. Battlafhents, this writer gres on to day The Grande Nation'a citizens

in a sort of warfare which I wouldall piracy

if perpetrated by semi-civilised people | How

in the nagie of heaven is it possible to be

lieve that he frightful, resentment, angar.

To Chenhings Chusing and Teising, gunboats.

Tax Po, new vessel built at the rscemi

Two Alphabeticals,sachiwe 18ton gana ML,

Fei Yuen,1,258tana; one 7in. gün 11jpr. M.L Chin Wei,572 tous one6in. guns, 100 ML.; women, and children, destroying their ships, manage these things better at Jehel, where ball onit, and saw on her tho, marks of berreto whom we are indebted for it. The difference the Custom House, and the war junks lying off evicboard and struck out for the shore, leaving aro butchering aud murdering China's me on the just and the unjust. However, thesererat proda, who prospected around her in in the words of the third officer of the Qienfinlue, nese side was made by the little gubits, off esmmenced, and the enmpan pöople atonojuma 6.5in. gun 56pr. Vavasour.

fire sin, guma, 56 pr., Vatnsour. factories, viltiges audturns, sucking China's pawdor - las destroyed while the

him to navigate the boat. He succeeded in rur. very lifeblood in bloodthirsty, cral warfare, Imperial troops kept their powder dry-Song-cut gating. Si us the basel that was is lividly as to details, but not in any way as to Mamurrilago

All this time--ap to six or seven o'clock-gun- ning the boat ashore near the Castom House, and. hai Courier

repulsed at Sharp Peak, and mest of her ser resurs; the damage done on either aide has were received in that cugagement. She was also The Lizzy Kuang provinces are, in the opinion stenok at Kalung, but Let severaly. Ons hold zirosdy been correctly stated, but it seems we boats that were not sunk, and war junks, cemo he thou ran for about 50 yards, until he came to indifferently armed. this N. . Dvily News, to be congratulated on could be seen under the barbette tovor, and the hare not done justice to the Chinese in aceasing drifting down the river, in clusters, all in famés, a large stone, behind which is threw himself tho permanent appointment of Chong Chib-tang, other about four feet above the water line. The them of a misérable display of coward.co on this as as some fire janks, with stink pots on down, and remained thero till 12 o'clock that as Vicorey. His Ex-elteney was appointed to ineration npped to have an upward terdonoy, mom, of is the only comprises in the wall more designed so ongines of war by night. Baveral times suume. Chinese soldiers 895 pr. penetrating power 1,000 yards, 124 in. and hatred now nomma'sting in the breasts just time months. The reforma e Bath holes were plugged, and looked as if they bars fought the fight out

the nating post on the 23rd May, so that he has if the shot had ricochattial from the water.

the bitter end, the Chinese, but which pured a most foolded came to look at him, but he motioned thiom away. The French bad has gone 317 pr. pro- of China's millions will not give fest suauer institated in Shansi during the Geronship might have but inde by projectiles from 15 man and stack to their guns until their resets failure-and all the vessels lying there were Ho ultimately got off to his ship in safety. I

pr. projectiles. 43 guns 46 pr. projectiles: 12 or later in some terrible demonstration di were greatly needed, and the hand with which timetra Krupp guns. fata súd she is making ank under them. The reason of the dif. is the greatest danger of being set on fire. happened to land two days afterwards, and found footiles; 6 gars 165 pr. projectiles; 12 gun: 100

he suppressad abuses was a strong cae: Canton water from a plate being hers. Some of her boats feronse as to details is, no doubt, that the We had a very anxious time of it, and had to the stone chattered by a stell rected against those perhaps unoffending stands if anything in oven-grouter need of re-are missing, and others we riddled. Her apper was lying a good deal farther from the get in ear boots again, tako in the gang-

The Chinese soldiers would not allow the Earens 36 pr. projtefiles; whit the most the

Chiness could have opposed, were f.gum: 395- members of he hated nation, who can be farmatsen. The population is id to be tur works have sho received no damage.

and who could blame semi-barbariane like

cery valuable stuit, and there is no doubt that a tionat the Governor, against allowing it. and incomprehensible that soure bold pions imu of the calibre of Chang Chih-tung might have not are this organized riots to turn with judicions treatment convert them into the staunchest and most trustworthy supporters of down the Ficuch. Consulate or houses, washe Throne which at present they certainly anore all Frenchmen, and expture or Blow up are not

the French may-of-war in harbour!". Buch The Tientsin-correspondent of the Star in the : -hystericsi-audi-silly tirades would be better get waste follows For 2 place th

tive if operations there be, Tientsin is

mending prograkes, and wedding take place.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[FIÒM ***, G. DAILY NEWS."] FRANCE AND CHINA.

The

PELING, 25th Angust. THE VICEROYALTY OF THE LIANG KUANG-

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groundlessness of the fears, and the unfair.co; not perhaps at. Tuku bat at, say, some DISCOURTESY OF TSO TSUNG.

plure a few milos above. It is rared st

ness of the denuncialions of the writer. For the French bave found such a plaon; and that!

eur part, we think Shanghai is the most the rod to Peking has been already survoyed by..

TANG.

iron.

The British naval authorities may well hurry

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made to suffer without fear of immediatlet, nel nut overloyal, a strong antagonism torpado boat which the Sood towed here at fight than the Glenfinias, and those on board way ladders, and bras in our yards, so that peas to land to go to their houses, but fred

xisitwun Leitonase and northerners, the had scane shot holes, and appared to hate baan well not be able to see what was going on so we left nothing but mir moth sides to come the bouts approaching, and one of the crew of p, 1 gan 180 pr. 2 guns 113 pr.." gans 10 pr.. retribution! It would be but hunsu nalare, Käser bow in Chibli and Shantung, for in-knockol" about. It is thonglit pr bald well. Thime on board the Glenfindus obtained into contact with any of the burning vessels. A our sampan was hot through the leg. Admiral misle looders and of very low penetrating pow dely regarding the former es their damaged vessels have' rome down to be docker the best posible view of the whole affair, as the fro junk got foul of the bow of the German bork Dowell icazed ordors prohibiting as from goinger, and 30 guns 56 pr., very inferior to the French the Chinese for it? It is simply marvellous periaputrints But the Cantonese are made of but it is reported that the Chinese have puta) vessel was the nearest of all the merchantmen in Sin Kolga, and set her on fire about seven-born withoai his permission. The Figilent-42 paunders, which can easily go thiongb7 the river to the action-in fact, she was in the look. The flames began to spread and the afterwards wout and anchored under Pageda Hilinohes of iron. The firing of the French gure- very thick of it, and it is a most remarkably for British menrof-war simt stoam cutters to get her The French appeared to systematically fire at seems to have been nearly hampered. Dy tunate thing that sho escaped unhurt.

free of the burning juuk. This they were unthe after part of the Chinese gentcats. All having branchloaders they possessed great faci At thirteen minutes to to the first shot was able to do, hat they cuscooted in putting out the word sichok mostly shaft amidships, and wontity for loading, not having to run them up and fired from the French yuubost Lyna, the third fames as board the Sin Kolge, while the jonk down stern foremost. The Folia was the most down, which the Chinese had to do with their in the line, zad its report was immediately follow-was towed off by the despatch boat Vigilant. A roughly handled of all the French ships that zzleloaders under the galling fire of the gal Valegrutas of an kepartiot ́uninre wore red by the roar of the brandsidog of all the French Mile later on an immenso mass of fame was day. The Chinese kraw the Admiral was ouings and norcenfeldts from the tops. Had the omitted: Thor do no earthly good, but alarm may possibly be the quo of French opoca esived in Shanglini on the 28th August, from end Chinese men-of-wax, and the guns of the seen coring round L'agodu Point, which proved board her, and all their first fire was directe fight been in the opou, the Chinese might per the lipid, and bave a strong tendency to ag: most quict. The whole community is ost the aeth. It is ndorstead that the Chinos forts où Fagods Hill. There was very little to be a burning guabout. Sho, was fired into this vessel, us they believed that if they sunk or hepe have got clear of the effvdiryrang"-ofthess gravate Obiurse feeling against the French- sad collooted cricket and tennis po ou with Government has given indications of a desire to wind at the time, and the smoka hung upon the by the Franch, but though, they raised coude of disabled her the day would be theira. This e-deadly weapons and the fight might have bee and this means, os recent events have at full vigour dinner parties fork, band come to terms with Franes,

water, but still I was able to see through it the sparks, and riddled her, they could not counts for the greater mortality on board prolonged, but the result would have been the ready dejoustrated, against foreigners in Everyone recognises that in Mr. Davenport wa

affect of lio Bring of the French uwu the link her, and, as we were foaring, she drifted that stap, I do not think they gave в cocroot same, as on closing the French artillery could Chinese forks and ships. The Volts, which was on to She got right thwart our bows, official accrt of their killed and woundit, pot but have told on composite built ships. general. The assurances of the French have the best Cons in China, gud with a chain Consul-General and the Thotai are very like and fussian, a valerons comity, and an easily -they-zio in line of gun-boats. British, German,

the flagship of Admiral Courbet, fred her broad and stack across our bawse. The flames from what I heard apyself on board the Folla, An Impacial Doeres hus bon issued appoint side at the corvette Fang Woo, and raked herese huga above our decks, and showers of Still though I was told they had fourteen killed, their preparations to adopt a different astom of ly to get lost sight of in presence of such in detended settlement, we make our minds ousy. Cummatory utterances as the foregoing. It waald be truly rash to predict anything, yet ing Clang Chi-bug permanent Viceroy of the Vipère, Legaz, and Dugany Trouin fired on sparks fell upon na ant we thought thing I only sat aix bugd. I cannot say whether armament for the fleet which is to hold the on- Crairers of first-class, even of the size of the i, az reportel, Chu. Pronch ag flies no longer Canton. litherto lo hus but only Acting the thive Chinese ganhoals lying of the Custom vory is was gang to happen to 4, when one of the torpede lanchas was destroyed or not; pire together. the Courier inserts such letters, it would not or the Legution at Peking, and war follows, Viceroy.

Horse opposite the Pagoda, while the Fillure and down she went right over our two anchors An if so, I did not see it. wisely in adding a foot-note to point out thone proall aspect to find the French up hors at

D'Estaing ongaged tig forts on the hill below other gunboat had been suck puder our quarter The river is now fall of dead bodies, which drift Shah 16,000 tous displacement) carry a lot. the Pagods. The forts immediately showed within 20 foot, and we foared that the hert time up and down with the tide, presenting horrible of guns of low penetrativo porer, their boau the effects of the Bring, and were soon a good we swang with the tide one of them would ook spectacles. The stab is awful, and the Chirot affording room for long guns, they It having been brought before the Imperial deal shattered, but they still kept up a very a hole in our bottain. We therefore burnt bias nose will do nothing to recover and biary them; Love to be ran in to be Icaded China bigbly favoured Trenty: port; and that the French officers. If that so true, and the invad-noties that the Grand Secretary Two fulled tonlucky fight to the very last. Ten of the three lights, and the Admirul sexta launch to they will net touch them. We had one body station we have any a fine cruiser afted with residents there have much cause to reivies at Peking?",

ing force is strong enough, why net inlra ádash appear at Court on thus neration of Fier Impera Chinese ganbosta abosa mentioned were sunk in see if he evuld render us any assistance. She jammed between the ship and a cargo boat which short 64-pounders with cluesy loading uppera- Majesty's Birthday, he is, at the request of the short ten minutes. The other one carie drifting tried to tow as off, but without success. We made a rickening, stench, but they ratuned to fas. If the Volls type of-ship happened to ens over the immunity soru rod to them from the

the British vowels-before-the-6-pouatior, shote. The Daily News lius, Vie followings Chang Prezident of the Beard of Ceremonies, handed Ith the D' Ketäing, which drtéted with it. Just enrget war pilot from on board-then-Esizinly take it out, and we only got free of it after age thom their besvy artillery woald cripple horror of war by the declamation of its Pihu, vhese hostility to his Kien-okung is over for the dustermination of a severu penalty.

then the penchal Trimphante came steaming but he refused to move as that night and wo long time, by pushing off the cargo boat, noutrality.

matter of public knowledge, las recently im-

I have been supplied with figures of the Chi- could be lobbed into them. The navy waste an pached his adversary in very, stinging tormA,

PEKING, 28th August. -ilowly into “uction, and as she pearl as showers loft there: "We swang with the tide, and THE SITUATION AT PÉKING.

poured her whole broadside into the Chinose as wa lid so we appeared to hava stirred up oneness loss by Capt. in Kok Cheng, late in com HIM.S. Midge, Commander Hotham, arrivato taste him of being at the bottom of the hore on Tuesday night from Chefe, which portrous attacks on the cast and, in short, of

A profound caha zvigus at this placa. Now ganbcat The effect was tremendons, she was of the wreeks a good deal for wo brought up a mand of the Chiar, one of the gunboats, who she left on the 18th ultimg.

| having conspired against many high officers" v state by paying into the hands of the French of the Frouch atlayk as Foochow haa boun rethus has rest are real thors, and I could see great deal of wreckage. We lost ourport areoscaped the slaughter. He parta the Lous in kill- The steator Geyinize, which nerived here thung luits Nur Chang himself is stationcileived by the Tang li Xumen with the moet test hur fre regularly amashed up the ride of chor and 105 fathoms of shain, and swung to el at five captains, 39 officers, and about 2,000

the following account of strip made in a storm yosterday morning from Fools, reports Luving at Fonchow, Liu Minghus in. Formoss, and complate indifferungo. The Inspector-General the grabent, and she sank at once. As the iron-exe ankor until Sunday inpring when we mon also gave me the following list of Chison, of Moests, Jardine. Hathon & Co.'s gives

launch on that date- passed the Franch fees at anchor under Matson. Chung Chib-tany at Canton; while Tec, when of Castoms has arrived from the South.

clad passed us we dipped our ensign to hor, and allpped the remaining one and changed our posi-nose resnals, their guns, commanders -

Left Glenkalas at 9.30 am; reactie, Quato this alleged pict was batohet, was at Nanking.

in the midst of her, firing she dipped her tri; tion. By the Frenck ironclad Lu. Galismonnère the The ecuation of Chong Pol-lum is that by

at 11 am. Between Pagode Anchorage and At four o'clock on Sunday morning the Chi-Sing, saved. Vicomte de Bessure, French Consul ut Foscow, directing the French efforts against Foochor URDERS TO FIRE ON FRENCH VES-odtour to us-in reply Our position at this

nemtow every fort is distroyed, and ali guns and Madame de Bscaure arrived bore yesterday Formos, Canton, and Nanking, Ma Kion-chung SELS IN CHINESE PURTS, time was rast dangerons us, for wo ne plackily tried to bring down a disguised

blow up. Not more than down soldiers ware soen about the fart. In two forts in the morning.

songht to encompass the raix of four mon who

Fu Pos, seven guns, Capt. Lase Bush, who Mingan Pest Chinese fogs had been planted ware among the formidable opponents of himself We hear that the Chiness ofDefuls at Bling hat were in the midst of the astir, being the fur torpedo lenuch to attack the Fruch ships, but savel. To to latent adviecs to hand the British bar and his Party; that he did so with tas deliberate have revolved a Cecies froga Poking ordering the thest out of all the merchant vessels or she was dimovered by a little French steam | vells Curagon was at Cantos H... Zer intention of bringing about that results sad. Comunndery and Generals of all seaport towns avutral men-of-war lying at the anchorage, launch by means of a lime light she carried in on his ship up the river, where she is now over the rains. Tin few soflice's seen withdrew Rs spoken on the 31st alt. off- Ciclang, Point, that such being the case he is railty of a national) to are upon age, French reasels, whether mati-of-Shot and shell were fring a round, and or bows, and was chaid by her. It was aroiteground, riddled with abot. Capt. Loe Bush was at the apparence of the launch. Upon reaching

Fence. Whatever mayhothe truth of this plot, it war or berghantmen, which may attempt to The French ironclad La Galietennière and is certain that two of the places ruined have been enter or leave a Chinese port, while those vessels best on the water very close to uning tu watoly the pursuit and to see the little well known to foreigners, and noted for having the Beat a steain pinance came out to as currying the cruiser Seone arrived here yesterday mocn-attacked, as Chang seems to have foreteld; but which are already in port are given a spesified The forts were binning away over uns at the French launch firing at her a little gun she car mod many lives. ing from Matson. The French flagship ez tho shot hos missed Areas for a Ferates is our time to love. The Admiral of the Yaugtare French thing on the other side, and ons shot ried in her bows. The crew of the Chinese tor changed salutes with the Victor Beaniel. cerned, seeing that Lin Ming-chan has been rabas, it is said,uatilia Shan Total of this passed between our mainmast and our fennel pedo boat jupod overboard, and she was taken saved

warded instead of disgraced. We believe that decree, and it is reported that the Total har Our position was anything bat comfortable, and by the Frezel and towed eff in triumph. The Clause Telegraph Administration har Me has brez impoached by a very large number seat a dospatah to the breath Authorities at

At 10 o'clock that morning the Volta, depic, killed. received orders from Sloo. Tastai to noastrust of Casetes in Peking, and that at present ha in Shanglu if ite parport, and that in accordance we had all the bouts ont ready for our emow and telegraph lines connecting Shanghai, Wooguug, not at all inclined to expose liquid to the turn with the order contained in it the Parreal must the refugees from the European houses on Lyne, and Pipere, died by a strong force is Nen Wei and Chan Sa on the Fontung side. by going north."

Leave Shanghai within a spicked time-Courier, gods Island to get on shore in ones our vessel bonte, proceeded to shell the Mamol Arsenal aud

Jonna to Foochow

Yang Woo, corvette, 30 guns; Captain Chang Chi An oven guns, Capt. Sin Hok Cheong,

Fei Yuen, seran guns Capt. Wong Lal San,

Thin Wei, & guns, Captain Bu 8am Chau

Fu Sing, 5 guns, Capt. Chin Ying, killed. Yeah Sing, guns, Capt. Liu Sini Moo, saved.

artillery apartinout of its own.

VISIT TO THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE FRENCH FLEET Under dato 29th August, Mr.J. LP. Sundor

M. Bexaure, Inte French Consal at Tonebow From him we learnt that Admiral Courbet was on board the Triomphonie Whilst he hail his quarters on the Folla. "Lying off Quantor and meditaly above the Kimpal Pass were the Villers, D'Estaing, Chateau Renaud, Saone. Vello, and depio, the last moving out, and in tho Pass iteolf by the Triomphante flying the AQ- miral's flag, Daguay Trouta, Laje and porc