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HoJu-casa, Superintendentofthe Mainoi Arsenal, also memorialised the Thropą, sak- ing to be punished for having failed to de. fend the Arsenal effectively. He corrobo. ratéɛibé statements of CHANG PET-LUN; and, as to their fight, he says: We mounted an eminence together, whence we could issus directions.". He describes the attack on the PASSENGER SHIP SUPPLIED.

Areecal, and gives some really new, quite "NOMOY-Touveti¬dolor-in-the-execution of

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away by the artillery of the troopa there. We certainly never heard of this before. To my that "the fighting want on till nearly 7 p.m., when both parties withdrew," is also ori- ginel, though not strictly accurate. He a serts that the French lost one largo and ona email raseul, and that Admiral CovRENT WAS

THE DÁHLY ERK, TUESDAY GO:OBER 31ST, IC$4

OUR MAP OF NORTH FORMOSA

will be commenced immediately."

****TIN WAR IN THE SOUDAN- The Mahili is being dessited by the tribes.

BLOCKADE OF THE FORMOSAN. PORTS.

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11th October:

A Casette Extraurilinary was isunod yester. day afternoon containing the following --

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 378 The following communication from the Consul be out bufare 11 . on the day of pabiluation, wounded; in fact, his memorial, like that of for France in this Coling respooting the block-1 We have been stationed on the island since 1860.1 moment ganze, for the Franch would be sure to rate he was deterred from landing by our vigorous this morning at Chinbaí amongst the military

ade of the parts of Foxxass is published for general information By Command.

-FREDERICK-STEWART,

Apting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Offee,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1884.

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MARRIAGE.

On the 9th instant, at the Cathedral, by the Roy W. Jeaning, M.A.,nial Chaplain, JAKES CRAMP, Clerk of Works, Public Warze Lapartment, to ELIZA POOLK, Tosagest daughter of Henry Poole, Esq.. Leamington, Warriskahlro.

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HONGXE, OCTOBER 21ST, 1384.

CHANG PEL-LVN, Joint Commissiouor for the const defense of the province of Fahklen, who was fall of bluster prior to the 23rd August, bas, in acordanco with Chinese cus- tom, memorialised the Throne requesting that he may be severely punished for acting on the prudent adage--

Chang Partus, is a tissue of fals hoods, Whether these documents really impose upon the Poking Government, or are merely de- signed to hide the truth from the people is an aper question.

The Fronek erasor Chateau Berinud, Captain Boulineau, arrival hare yesterday from Kolung.

Says the Shanghai Mercury - The Chines iron hongs refuse to sell iron to foreigners by Order of the Tactal. What next?

In the Peking Court Circular of the 2nd September Tho Tsung-tang returns thanks for the infliction of a fine of one year's salary!".

The American Consul visited the Fanadis and Victor Emanuel yesterday forenoon and received the usual saintes. Similar visits were paid by the Japanese Consul in the afternoon, and salutes were also fired on-his-leaving.

The French transport Shamrock, which fe: contly passed through Singapore, and prooseded to Baigon, is, we hear, bound for Kehung, where she will add what will doubtions be a most welcome; reinforcement to the strength of the French invading foroos...

Another Chinsman dead in the her thinagar mas picked up do night or Sunday morning. He had lain himself down between two stokos to die, and was found there, by the police, quite dead. There is no doubt that his deconse was no to natural cause,

PHOMEMORIA

Les ports de Farinos acut mis en état de bloent par les fernes nérales françaises sens lo commandement du Vios Amiral Courbet

LEON DEJARDIN. Hongkong, le 19 Octobre, 1884. This measure has been adopted by Admiral Courbet probably on account of the recent at- tempts by the Chinese so convey arms and troops to Formoss in ships dying neutral flags. It in to be boped, however, that the French Autho rities will enforce the blockade only so far as relates to contraband of war, and not allow it to intarters with legitimate trado.

POLICE COURT. 20th October. BEFORE Mx. A. G. WHE

DANGEROUS 'LUNATIC

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Hongkong, 20th October:

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THE WOOSUNG FORTS. [TOM CORRESPONDENT.]

BHANGHAI, 15th November.

TIENTSIN

6th October,

Yesterday only come the question from the Tsung-li Yamen: Is there a snra bag from this Residents Mention Will the varians. nationalities support China against Franse P

CHINKIANO.

about as strong as the Franch, except that their Chan-long and Yang-pao wars just preparing know that a state of war orists, and that early comings;the persisted in living on shore and

tore the same devastation was wrought, and enemy. Up to the 10th of Augast we ware The two merchuul-ships anchored there, the But, as Woolsey mys, "gontrals have a right fa the apollers had even tried to fl! up the walls.

One thing only astonished mo, and that was sie ware larger and more solidly built than to get under way and ram, when or wore enough to adjust their commercial transactions could not go on board the vessels to offer

Dara. But from that date inside and outside the disabled by the enemy and afterwards burnt, to the altered state of things; otherwise a great With fö-day's luane of the Hongkong Daily up his life; bir conduct admits of no oxan Prese is given to subscribers mag of North that they had not burnt both places, but it is part they had twelve or thirteen chips, high The Fei-gus, Chia, and Chen-wai waze engaged wrong may be done then, Such notice apati- pation, so he begs the Emperor to strip him Farmoss on & large sole, which illustrates the know that they had received orders not to ex- came in and went out as they pleased; while we hy the enemy lower down. till they suildenly nuas the same writer, is given in manifestoes

had only seven ships of war and two gunbosts. ought fleo and were hurat to nothing. The two and Vattel rewarm. of those manifestons that of his rank and deliver him to the Board of of the French operations thers, and which ceed curtain limita in their pillage.

I must lose my rosiers to imagine the feel. Being much echearned at this I sent for all our gunboats Fu-kang and Chien-sheny tamed "they never fail to contain the justificative captains, and told them that no me not mind up and down, fighting holdly for more than reasons, good or bad, for pracoading to the Punishments. He winds up his memorial also supplies most valuable information concer Go-with the rumours that six Franch vessel ing the topography and prolactions of the die-ing of sadros which came over me as I viewed being deceitful in war, that in sen-fights a start two hoars, tilt one was sunk and the other oxiruity of talding up ara. The less sera- more burnt, that Admiral Corner died of a trist. It was printed from a survey made by the pitiful soone. Bo overpowered was I that I of a single instant is worth struggling for, and bornt. The lotilla of war janke, fira abips, palons sovereign would be thought just, ogait- the first biow But the captains, who had been by a storm. of shot from the French Krapp contrary renntation might bedetrimental to him." wound, and 800 Frenchmen were billed; Me Hancocks and Paterson, of the Tmporist had not the promnée of mind to institute in-that-I still hoped we might find mans to strike and rafts was utterly destroyed in an instant able, and a lover of gesce; he is sensible that a quiries on the spot, but gave the signal to return at their post by day and night, some for more guns. It was nog nearly five o'clock. The France, to the great. Pogret of her well-wishers but to admits that there is nos sufficient Maritime Customs Service, în 1882.

on boxed. I brought the principal Christian on

than forty days, the rest from twenty to thirty troops stationed at Ma-wai, with the men from and, wo cannot but think, to the serious detri- evidence to support these stories.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.. the Island with me, and he has furnished me days, bad all become pala and haggard to a piti the Lo-hung Pagoda batteries, kept up their ment of her own roatation, has neglected to

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able ilegren. Also the English and American fire from the cover of the crook banka, holding tarus any such manifesto, ner has she, an far LONDON, 18th October.

On the Sad October three mandarins came, which arrived, anchored in a string be out to the death. The French therefore con no me know, signified to any of the naniral hind the French, so that it was no longer possible contrated their vessale, and the fighting went Powers the arietenes of a state of war be THE COLONIAL DEFENCES.

over from the mainland with a dozen soldiers and to surprise the snemy by some socrat plan. I on till nearly 7 pm, when both partios with woon herealf and China. Berond M. Ferry' The sin required fer Colonial Refouces is hardred man of the piratical class, and landed how that we were not a match for the foo; but drew. In the course of the battle lost declarations in the Chamber declarations watch estimated at 2391,000, which amount has bout-am-chas, the principal port. On learning having nowhere to look for help and no way at altogether nine steamers, two of which were were explicitly contradicted by the Left-the

enonping, I send do nothing more than sin morchant ships. On the French side one large world knows nothing of France's. assigned for the purpose Australian defences of their arrival the inhabitants of the villages into the loyalty and patriotism of our exptedns and one small ship were disabled and sank. They for undertaking military operations against are not mentioned. Indis, the Colonies, and the situated on the set side of the island beat their what I have said here will be found to be cor certainly had one killed. But the loss among Ching; while so far, ne a state of war in cou British lovernment will share, expenses, and the roage and summoned their neighbours to join roborated by my telegrams of the 20th July and one sailors was much graster, and some of our serned, M. Ferry has been at some pains to deny soldiers were killed alse. The emot Euriber its existence One is puzzled to understand how

under these virenaissances, the French can no About the middle of August the U.S. Admiral osnnot be ascertained immediately, forations of Aden, Singapore, and Hongkong them in looting the Mission premolars and the let Angust.

houses of the Christians. This work ascom-

Teaw Imperial Commissioner Ho and spoke of ar Barly on the 94th-fear French ships again sider themselves justified in treating neutrals as plished, the Mandarin malled the Christints ranging the difinally; and the Commissioner catenator barded the Acent. Fang Hatin's though a state of war had been openly proclaim În a heavy pocuniary fus, one half of which they of Customs, Carrall, wrote to tell the Viceroy- troops were moved from Maws to the side of ae. It will be most unfortunate should com appropriated to themselves and the other half that the British Admiral and British Coseal hill to the left of the Arsenal, and Huang Ch'ao- plications, which a tile prudence might have they gave to the robbare who accompanied them wished to medicto. Their words yors kind, but, chun's two battalions were posted at the foot of a avoided, force Great Britain inte a ears of their intention was not friendly. I well knew hill behind the Arsenal, pported by the second procedure entirely contrary to her wishes and They then retired.

In this sumarse we have another proof of what their abiect was, but what can ons de Fa-nting battalion. The Brouch half destroyed sympathiss Japan iail. that "desire of the Chinese to conform their the interferozes of neutral maririca? the Arsenal with the fire of their heary und On the 21st and 22nd August the rain poured while our mas, who opposel them to their very. habite to those of Europeans" of which certain in terrents and the wind was higb. At mid utmost,repled with Krupp field guns and gingalls.

Considerable alarm apponra to have been orased ultra-sinophil journals complacently tell night on the 2nd and at dawn on the 25rd I The fight lasted till morning. Courbet is mil wrote to the Captains to set, together when the to have been wounded by a cannon ball. At any

It seems that an arrangement had been made, congying ourselves solely with the diffusion attack no the 23rd when the wind felons defence, and withdrawha ships which he anchore, and naval forso antioned thare. of spiritual and rasterial blessings exongst the p.m. the sound of a French gun was board. I under the Lo-slag Pagoda. **

On the 25th eight large and ax small French that at the appearance of a Franch-vocand the at once called the land forces under arm, and poor inlandere, toughing them to respect their come light artillery on to a hill to help the vessels wat down river, andoubtedly with the whole of the garrison and man-of-war were to be sovereigand the authorities who represent him float; sad I myself mounted on to the bill top object of attacking the farts. But what was the notified by the hoisting of a green fing of one of healing their sicknas and alleviating their with Hofu-chang to watch the battle. It ap result is not yet knows. A report will be sent the forts. This was done, celting in a general besting to quarters. The ganbonte that had pains, and deadding their differences with such pears that a large French veese! had talon adin as soon as the truth is ascertained.

It will be seen that the whole of the French steam up proceeded to grot underweigh antavier- impartiality as satisfied all parties. For all vantage of the high water and fair wind that

agan as a signal, a fieron attack was made an aged to osnfront them for more than a month, and a considerable time élapsed before the orror this, which the people have recaired with day, and coms in at full speed, and on her tring feet was collected in the Min, but still wo man body was on the qui rive to commence antia, gratitude, the prond mandarins, jealous of an our forces..

in spite of the smallnose of our veseole and the was discovered-Mercury Correspondent. authority which did not in the lost conflict

It had been arranged that our stanmors inferiority of officers. Our men were on guard vasals which lay up stream, and that our war In fear that our manifast wealchass might not a with theirs, in this distant island, hars thought should concentrate their attacks on the French day and night, till they were quite exhausted at to punish the peaceable population.

The Ravisu Ministar had the consent of his Lof God behold and judge between and the 3anks and teding junks should endeavour to an indusement to the enemy to attack us, we eet on fire and get in the way of those down frequently sent requests for reinforcements. At stream. But on the arrival of the large Fronah length the French gave the rein to their natural Government at St. Petersburg to negotiato enemies of the true civilization.

ship, six of their vests cut off the Chen-wei, farocity and fatsonses, and attacked us without between France and China. France sonte Fer-yn, Bad Chi-an, and attacked the Yang-sao, warning, resembling piratas in their utter dis-provided China applied: since the time when having for this purpose five large steuers su regard for decent conduct. My heart bled when China woal has inped at it, events have hap torpedo bost. By the time I had got on to I saw our vessels destroyed without assistanse pened which make Chinase an independent the hill, the Yangoo had already been blown from anyone, and our men, who had battled so long, frust: Thor was Mr. Russell Young's pro- up by torpião bast The French chips then smping to skoro with scorched bodies and posal again; the Ear at Woosneg and the Mest sarroawled and set upon the thing, which broken limbs. Iam taking steps to tend anding of Residents at Shaughst. So Ching thought Alt is quiet on the Hwangpoc. The Frenal was skilfully-bondled by her Captain, Chan relive the survivors. I regret that I, a feable Rassis was not required, and so the delay at

Ying, fred spidly and fighting with great scholar, could not go against the enemy and de Paking. China is silent now. feet has been sc often sighted off the mouth of spirit. Assisted by the two mosquito boats, she feat them in person, or bosed their ships and the Yangtze, like Van der Decken's phantoms held out for two hours. One large, Franch vessel sacrifice my life together with theirs. More- ship, that the garrison of the Wousang forts must injured by a shot and retired, and the rest over, the Arsenal being my spectat changa and

Since the news arrived here that Admiral feel like the people who turned out to the shepherd all hail their masts knocked about But the dis1 having failed to find means to defend it

Courbet is again on the path they begin to the Fushing, and the twe bants were successively may be moted to me by the Board.

A list of filled and wounded will be forward- enquire again, but not sincerelyMercury Wong Aath was brunght before the court, on boy's my of Welfi wolf" There is not moob parity in sise and zabors was too great and effectively, it is my duty to isk that punishment ramand, charged with being a dangerous lunatio. chaos of the French going up the Yangters for sunk or burnt. The Fapp and hegn, both

The 2 was found in the street in

to Chung-ohi. Our up-stream division there rewards for the deserving. the ect of throwing away about $90 he had long time gut, and by the time they do get to if which had been hit, withdrer up-stroam 19 200m as possible, with an application for Correspondent

Woesting Admiral Courbet will perhaps be soxiefors existed no longer. Dowu stream, the largest As the Arsenal lies at the mercy of the and he was provented from doing so.

13th October. was thon found to be armed with a dagger, and what astonished to see the Woosung forts. He French vessel was an ironelad with two masta and French, it will be necessary to wait for their will hardly be able to identify them. A few three fanitals, called the Nian-po (7) This ship withdrawal before making fresh arrangements.

His Excellency Teo Tour in and quite as his manner appeared very stisngs, he was arrested. Having been placed under the obser

arrived at the Kachow extrance of the Grand vation of the Colonis. Surgeon for a time, he months have elapsed ainos he was there, and what rammed the Uhan-wei and cut her right in half.-N. U. Daily Newe translation.

MISSIONARY TROUBLES IN THE Canal at 7am. this morning: The following was certified to be insane, and he was not to the the Chinese call the "improvements" on the forts The Fai-gun and Chian continued to answer

Tensels of the Imparia! Navy were anchored off Tang Wah Hospital

have been carried to Each a height and length and the enemy fire. A Franch torpedo boat which

NORTH, approached them was struck by a shot from the

in readiness to receive His ExcellenceThe YOUTHFUL BAD BAT.

breadth, that the forts use altogether the most re-forts, and sok at ones. The Nico-po was

Trombles in econection with the Franco-Chi-oorvette Nan Shin, Wei Chin, and Tee Hai. Ho Ng Akin, aged 17, was charged with being a

markable kind of fortsever seen. From Woosung struck by a shot from our guns, which ponetrat

At end on board of the Weir Chin and rogue and vagabond.

The defendant wah convicted of Jarneny some village to Paothan, à distance of three or foured her powder magazine, and she caught fire and nese diflenty are spreading in the interior.

barnt. Then the Fyzz and Chi-an took fire and Harohong, Dr. Wilson's house, where a hospital left for Nanking at 10, cscorted by the Tee time since, and his punishment incinded a whip miles, there is a mad wall on the top of the am-

floated down treats, Captain Kao Teng yun has just been commenced, is threatened, and an Hui. The Nan Shin afterwards preceded down

officists on board-forestry Correspondent. An Imperial Decres, dated the 12th just, deping, and on Sunday he was soon with a bankment. It was at first only a thin mad wall having before this been killed by a cannon ball. less it is given up there will probably be a linther river to Kiangyha with sorsal high military.

des for ever the commander of the Kimpai for

other lads following up some drunken seamon

long distanos, apparently waiting for an with nomore defensive strength than an ordinary The war-junka, torpedo boats and fire-raft or a riot.

No more missionaries are allowed to go thers,

NEWCHWANG, forfs, named Yan Chin-pao. He is net allowed opportunity to pick their pocksta. A constable garden wall, in fact not even no good as a garden which still remained could not make way against

fire of the victorious French. Also the mer with Mr. Thorne, of the American Bible Society,

7th October, hecoaster to volunteer his services to any reat length saw the defendant feel of the men's wall with broken glass on the top of it. The wall the force of the tide, and were destroyed by the and two who were on their way to Hanchong Fimsual force whatever. This degradation is pockets, and he thereupon arrested him.

hiroi beats, ware comfortably anscored in them In dəfsult of Anding two sureties of $10 each pierged with small holes, for muskatry firo, and charit vessels anchored near the arsenal ereck have been compelled to turn book. They had just

Ching En, Governor-General of our province, in consequenge of the outrage that was com mittal on H. M. S. Zephyr, resulting in the

de-it would be very dangerous for the soldiers bobind were burat

Thus on the side of the Frazah there was one and on the paiet of starting, when a special retornof the other day to his place of residence, the wall, as they would be certain to get buried rendel but, one digable, and topped-boat suck messenger arrived with letters advising them by Moneden, he came here on the 8t all. in a death of Lieut. Hubbard-Courier..

aliva Rome somments appeared in the foreign On our sida suven war ships, two merckent papers, chaffing the commandant of the fort abent venals, and various was pads were destroynt no means to go on furhaney must for the stall craft, and was welcomed by a triple volley At Fancheng a drunken Chinamon tried to drawn up along the band in a line, two day, all In their boat Bunday afternoon garments. - Wa attention to his critica. It is now reported, from retired up-stream slightly damaged.

In this affair the French were guilty of countless molest twe nasionaries, and when taken to the have seldom an opportunity to witness a parado Yang-won, and from the actual position of British subjects. Damages are laid at are Leang Ato, calls, was fired 340, and in default Chiness our that the three mile wall of sets of treachery, hahaving at unsinstant as if they Yeanin was released at augs, the authorities being so closely, and I am sora the effect of all the the two mosquito boats before the fight, the thousand tasis, and plaintif prays for an in-exmitted for three months bard labour for having is to be made about 20 feet thick. The Chinese were at peace andatanether as if they were atwar in no way desires of punishing the offendaz Bags and various colours was grand, at least statement of the memorialist in very wide of junction to restrain the Club from preventing been in unlawful passion of a fowl. He had a sharpshooters won't be able to shoot through the They could move about as they pleased, while we The Mandarins fose to issue proclamatione ad from a theatrical point of view. Gront appears Thay could acvising the people to keep quiet and not molest to be the respect of these troops before the long list of prior convictions against his name. wall after that. They no doubt consider this were troubled by any things the truth. Captain Chano Sine wished to him exercising bis privileges as a member.

range for reinforcements as they wished, while foreigners on the ples that the natives cannot Frenchmen. The other day the steamer Teatsin moor. the two mosquito boats so that their To Tantaf of Shanghai has addressed a dee- William McManns was brought up as a stragrual improvement.

There are large square towers at intervals in wo had no one near to help us. For more than a distinguish between the several nationalities arrived from Shanghai before the bar and an- month they had been well aware of our isolation The authorities offer ne profection and compel chored, there being not sulllent water. Her bow guns could be turned on the "French-patch, dated the 12th inst., to the Doyen of the yder from the American ship P. N. Blanchard, men at ebb tide, but CHANA PRI-LUN would ossels there to the effort that ships leaving and the police wors ordered to put him on board this wall; from the main fort up to Faoshan, but from the adjoining provinces and of the weakness the missionaries to leave their work and station smoke, of course, could be seen from the forts

We must expect to hear of such troubles so Shanghai will be allowed to pass the forts at any not allow him to do so. None of the vacuols hour of the day or night, but that resele anter- Jan Ayan, P.C. 152, was charged with having I don't think they are quite fluished yet. The of our forces. So when the freshet after the

rumour somehow spread that a couple of Franch were "anchored in such a manner as to iming the port are requested to anaher, if they allowed two prisoners to escape from his custody imprarements" on the principal fort consist in heavy rain made things favourable for their ships long as the present state of things continue and the Custos' signal station, and at once the piling up pyramids of mud in front of the fort, they attacked us anddenly in violation of law. It is caly hoped that the Fronoh will adopt wanboats had come to take the port, do. The This the will of heaven, and there is nothing vigorous mesures and bring the Chinese to Chinese despatch-vessel Mesyuan, which was at peda the enemy." It is rather funny to hear should happen to arrive after 7, o'olonk p., on the 20th inat.

the garrison in this forts will not be able, throngh Defendant had arrested two men uppa suspi- leaving a narrow opening opposite each of the more to beuil. It was indeed grief tomo to see the tarma' speedily, or a one cag tell what may be anchor up town, was sont to ascertain about of old junke laden with straw, kerosine, darkness, to distinguish friends from foon sien of having stolen a water barrel, and as these ten ombrasures. The gun had very limited sul fate of our offers and anilors, who fought to the ultimate issue of it all-Mercury.

men alleged they bought the barrel in the market and stinkpots spokoo of as "cordant Courier.

the bokang was soul with them to make inquiries.sesep before, and they seo worse now. The the death and held out for four hours, some boing Vozzels."

Nothing can ta more sub-

According to the Shanghai Courier the ma- After being absent some time the lakang returned walks have been extended in breadth and height timely innocent than CHANG PEI-LUN's aschinery in the Foochow Arsenal is being repair with the barrel, but without the tos prisoners, till the fort has reached prodigious dimansions

The Shet pas'a Haiphong correspondent, onemy: He came back with the report-French ed by workmen, and the manufacture of gun and on being asked what he had done with them and on the east and west corners pivot guns -portion-that-op-to the 11th August we were reisges is progressing as rapidly es possible. he said he allowed them to have some congo, and about sa strong as the French, except that Enshan (whers Chang Pei-lan viewed the naval then they suddenly disappeared. Defendant have been placed su the top of the wall, with no properly, aor.capable enough to first one army writing auder date of the Snd last, says: Three gunboats ontsite! Grest activity was conse their vessels were larger and mors solidly fight of the 23rd August) is now sccupied by said the prisoners wanted some conges in the farther protection that a bamboo shed to keep and sect. I wrongly hoped to cangiar with it transports have arrived at Tonquin with rein- quently displayed at the forts, and I hear that car unfortified arsenal and small vesela. Finally steamers bave goze up the Red River with war marching up and down and round the farts, did A pose perhaps, in esse of a French attack, ta built than outs." It must have been about sha, Imperial High Commissioner of the Volan- siter they had begun to eat it, be anddenly restoly the great defeat of the fort which was the number of the pirstes grow bigger, while we i material. French wounded and sink have been ❘ not get the last bit of food-will the good pur- shoe battalions of Hunan "braves." Liu Yan: Market, and he let them hare some, bat soun of the rain. These guns were placed there to forlor forts, and tried to resist the enemy with forements from France, also that three chartered for the next twenty-four hours the soldiers. this time that the Expositor of the Han-linear Brigades, took possession of his post on the missed them.

pointed out in the press, some months ago were cut off from reinforcements and our men despatched bomewards in two steamers, told Admiral Corner to "come on, if you 9th inst. and is now residing at the Canton

There was no gun that could be trained up rivar. were worn with long watching. In war dirogi Franele prisst bas strived from Liangshan, make them to ra quicker! Proal of their stoness alter momentarily, and I was fettered by stating that a Chinese army of one hundred and deeds, and complaining of the hardships of war, Chun Asam and Lam Alei, ahair coolies, were This was a terrible mistake, especially after the the foreign law, which provented my attacking fifty aquand men had arrived at that place they could go to sleep, but the commander of charged with stealing money from the shop of French managed to get on the blind side of the first and said I rond. Again, I persisted The French authorities thereupon itamediately the gun vesicle lost his button for his passfal one Wong Alan, on Sunday last.

Alas's shop is on the Prays Central and do forte on the Mis River. No time was to be in living a shors and could not go ou boszil the despatched troops to Pha-dan-tang, and on their behaviour. A great many people living near fendants went into it together on Sunday. The lost, so the mandarins in charge at Woosung-vessels to offer up my life. My condut orainly marsh to that place shot avery brigand and the ferts have moved to safe places of abods, and Majesty of his goodness to strip me of my rank arrival lately, but being too large to enter Hai Fraich Mission thought it more prudent to be Bacond defendent endeavoured to take the shop there are quite a lot of them, but they don't admits of no exculpation. I can only bey. His pirate that fell in their way. A largo transport even Chinese in the neighbourhood of the people's attention off his confederate by making how much shout forte decided to artand the and deliver me to the Board of Punishment, so phong, aaphored outside the harbour. The troops ont of the way of eventualities. The feeling inquiriga ostensibly with a view to becoming - walls, making them bread as a racesciures, and that the reality of my fears may be made mari-and ignitions of war brought by bor were, how against foreigaars has best friendly hitherto, purchaser and while he did so, the first defendant

and there is no sickness in Haiphong. There are are kept in their places and auder command of slipped a small basket of money that was stand-the mud having been piled up to the required feet, and the sad defeat and death of our men ever, landed at once. The weather now is gel and little is to be feared as long as the coldiers now shout 14.000 French troops in Tonghin. their offfloors, but nagbody knows how far the ing there under his scat. The more was 'noen, beight, the pivot guns have now been placed in masy be arpisted

There are reports constantly proud among howerss, and baih, men, were strasted,

Defendants were moh sentanol to six month position. I farer that there won't be much foreign merchant sail our troops, for instance Generals Brièrs de l'Isle and Négrier had a dissipline gosu smongst Chinese braws, when chancs for firing then gans on the top of the that six French vessels were barat, that Admiral consultation of war the other day, wire it was enso disbanded Our bope is to have a hard labour.

wall; the Botohkiss guns in the French fight Courbet has died of a wound that the Captain decided to commence operations against Luang ganboat here, especially for the winter, ing icps would make it too warm for the Chizens of the Niso-po is dead, that three hundred of than a soon my the floods had absided. The the Denessity of which is vonched for by DEMOLITION OF MISSION PRE-

MISES AT SAN.CHOAN. artilerists at the pivot guts. The mandarine the French wors barat or drowned; and, indeed, Chinese troops at Liangshan karo formed into all residents who have been here for ame years if one locks at the magnitude of our losessit is twe divisions of attack which seems unaccoun-and are accordingly in s position to judge will probably take the hint and build a mod plain that they ought to have effered somewhat table to nie. Moreover, I learn that 1,400 Chinees about the character of Chinese her. I.B.M. (PRON A CORRESPONDENT.");

pagida over the two pivot guna; a pagoda at too. But there is not maliciout evidence to troops have gone over in steamers to Halong gunboat Espoir stayed here for some days, the French float late the loyalty and patriotism of our cap giren to the Súperintendent of the Areenal; account of its being the place where the illustrione each corner would certainly enhance the appear-support fleen reports and storión, even though day, for what purpose I do not know, unless the but has left us sgain, to the regrot of all." The asos of the forta. NUMERAN they should be true. All that is here stated is Chinese Generals fear at attack against Liang version in some circles hers is, that no pre-

taken from what I have seen ayself and reports han in that direction. There are others, how tection is wanted in essa Bu Edmund Hornby, in an article in the Fall made to me by our officers. I have been careful over who say that there troops ars to be remains in southern watera; may be, but san book capsized with thirteen French soldiers on to some overland or through ico at least thres should shed every drop of blood they had it for determining the walory of the High Com is well known to the whole Catholic world, and wal Gazette, remarked that there ways about not to four the blame of making, either the disparboked back home by sea. The other day of sonbody explain, how a gunboat is to be able board, and only two were saved. M, Lemaire font thick, in case it should please the French their voius; but his patriotism could not that the expanditures which he will be nat on in particular to the inhabitants of Hongkong. 100 guns at the Woosing forta, adding the say, slightest addition or omission,******* stand the text of personal risk, "When public aspount justifies a similar amount being your readers will probably be interested by an

HU.Courier, the first French gun was heard," Omano | allotted to Chang. Poi-lan. The members of his account of a visit I have recently paid to the is rubart are only tan embrasures in the win fort : MEMORIAL OF HO, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE As arrived ut Hanoi, and will go at ones to once during the next five months, when we

He who aghts and TURI AWAY May live to fight another day, His memorial is a remarkable document; almost every statement in it is false, and it

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Eba gun-laurar Futta Khan was brought up, is altogether a comical account of the action on remand, at the Police Court yesterday mora- on the Min River on the date abova mening before Mr. Makoan, va a charge of assault- tioned. Ho ways:-"I made repostod re-ing and causing the death of Michal Gomes,

Domrade. No eridenes was taken, and the case quests that might attack the French and

was remanded för á Frock. that assistance might be sent to us; bat noither request was granted. We therefore did what we could by anchoring the two small vessels I-hain and Fuksin and the War-jooks and merchant vessels in such a manner as to impede the enemy." It is true that CBANG Par-Lux neked the Viceroy of the Liang Kiang to land him a few gonboats,

for his gand behaviour for three months, the fendant was committed to gaol for a month. About 60 Chinnmen were brought bafors ware fined small sama. -

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think you are abla." The memorialist mays that the captains of the Chinese vansala ↔ had all become pale and haggard to a pitiable degree," by reason of having been at their posts day and night for forty days. It Cap- tain CHANG, SING, of the Yong-way, and com- madore of the fleet, could be taken as a fair sample, he must base recovered very rapidly, for when asan at Pagoda Anchorageafew daya after the engagement, he was a healthy

In the Peking Gazette appears a memorial looking a Chinaman as could be found any from the Governor-General Governor of ve in obedience whore, ORANG Per-LUN proceeds: "Iknow Fuhkia announcing that they

to His Majesty's commande ordering them to we were not a match for the fos; but having consider what walory should be allotted to Chang nowbore to look for help and no way of Pei-lan, Joint High Commissioner for Const caping, I could do nothing more thas stima- Defonos in Fahkien, decided to allet that officer a salary of The. 600 a month. This is the amount tainu." He was willing that all, his relatives whose molemants were to be taken as a basis Apostle to the Indies, St. Francis Xavier, disi,

Tafasioner, and the memorialiste are of opinion

made it a black seaman named Charles Webber,

As the island of Ban-shou (St. John's), on

ing clans it the embrasures are tenanted"

burnt to ashes and others scorched and wounded,

I and hardly arrived at Forghow in the first

instance when Conrbet followed no there.. I was not intelligent enough to estimate the enemy

ARSENAL, DESCRIBING HOW TILE FRENCH * KIŠA SNUDDEN ATTACK DESTROYED THE CICHERE TUBET, AND DAMAGED THE AK- REVAL, DUT WERE PREVENTED FROM LANDING BY THE TROOFA OY SHORE.

•Lang-woo had already been blown up by servant L. MoKoy finally put an end to the convay-them beyond the reach of danger. I but the Boroasanos" of the farta But the rscint with the forces under our command.

contemplated journey..

AFFAIRS IN TONQUIN.

KOREAN GRASS ULOTH.

who was who outside;" the captain, thinking to bo at all areats on the safe side, want only some distance down river and then ingaired from three fishermen sa to the strength of the

men here, and that nobordingly some steps will

are pompletely isolated from the outer world, and come up to northern waters ? For more staff will be allotted salaries on a proportionate land.

oatenges à la Keelung and Foochow right ba PAL-LUR 74, "I st once called the sale with the employés of the Arenal

repeated at some of the Northern ports, and Since the 21st September fast our residencest The hundred ombresures Sir Edmund referred

will land Eprecs under arms, and sent som

the embankment between Woong village and

Mr. Consul Carles, in his report on the trade this would be quite sufficient to stir the temper light artillery on to s bill to help the Late on Sunday night there were some San-choan had been late in the charge of a care to mast have been those in the old mud wall on

*th the leth July the Arsenal dolgukrenten of Koros for list year, her the note of the colentials starywhere. Whe feet; and I myesit mennted on to the hill pretty lively proceedings in Laster Row, where † taker and a Christian family. Being antions the forta, where there were no guns at all A a lot of coloured man from ships in the to the action that might be taken by the

A kind of grass cloth is made in Korm from months. idlenes here will not just for a tap with Ho Ju-CHANG to watch the battle."harkour, mostly well under the inflascos of

Tabat out of the European community He madvertently omita to mention that the quoz, breame quarrelsome, and got as far se Fagans from the mainland, I resolveil, no amtter day or two after Sir Edmund's remarks were by Courbet a fleet, all our available vessel were Part your the following gogoarantee that the soldiers after setand

using a kulle balors the row was stopped. The how to reach the island. In order to accomplish published in Shanghal, news came from Chismo collected pilichored in line below his ships

in position behind the mad wall, so that Bir This Imported to His Majesty in my Memorials abundant on the hills and mountains in Korea,

of the 19th and 21st July, which gave an account The Pueraris is first peeled and then steeped Whoever he road Chinase history, may hill top was about six miles off. However, troulde originated either inada a ceee shop my purpose I had first to go as far as conquis, courses that one handred guns are to be placed in order to peerant the axontion of his designs. the Abros of epseios of Pueraria, which is very change and for some exercise-make" pot. if we may judge by his own words, his flight kept by man named Hadjee Uso, ur 395 and it was on the return passage of the vesses. ) Eduranda hint has been prondly adopted. If the mesures of defence we had adoptad silent for & Ing time in cold water in order to reparato last forty years, will know exactly how fr must have been very swift. He started after outside. In the course of the Eght a stab was on the 19th instant, that I landed at my destiny do not know whether any foreign engineers have) and astore. During the pest forty days I have the fires. As the manufacture of the aloth faith and trust is to be put in Chinese soldiers,

qualities. the Triomphants' signal gun was fired, nod and putting up his leftarm to ward off the blow, tion.

I had provided myself with boxes in which to given the Chinese advice lately as to the defence also sast reposted telegrams to the Tenng-li appears to be confined to Collado, the SW who would not rangs so very high shown the

Chang Pilun) have confronted the French the prooms which is followed there appear,

There is soms talk amongst the European by the time be got on to the bill, the caught the blade in his forearm, which was

however, to be certain ingredients, mixed with severaly out & Bish cometable and Anting pack away some of the most valuable articles and of Woosucg'; I hardly think it possiblo, from Yamen describing how he (the Memorialist and province of Korea, I have not been able to learn animal, il we came to dissect their moral On the 15th and 16th August the British and the water in which the creeper is stooped, which community to petition, the ministers in Peking Lorpede boat. Wo know that the torpede disturbance, and arrested three men, wis explosion took place within two or three Charles Robin, stewart, Maloved Jaffer, also taken the presention to carry with me some alterations remind one of the story of the old

man, and Mindos, Arema, while Webber einer and a sorow driver in case it should be dieserho book their sei to marks, and UB Admirals came to Foochow and entered into arealise to Choliade, and it is what it is direct in regard to the protection of the poi French to leave the pork but nothing definite up the raw material that the staff when also, without spenisi intamazon, are well aware minutes after the first gun was fired so that sent to the Ciril Hospital to have his wÜLD, RECORRnry to teres open any of the doors. Alaa noted on the advice of everybody they met as to negotiations with the, Object, vi inauding the due to this fast, sau to tlie duzédíte, of worries but it'ia thought on the other hand, that they was concluded. Afterwards we readivod a tale Latured is dearer then cotton goods of the same of the afate of things, and fully able to realise was probably a modicap race between dressed. The sass came before Mr. Wise ad the this esto wis altogether gaperineus. Of the he should ride the animal.

gra donveying His Majesty's orders, that, if quality, though no labour is required in the oak the position and feelings of their country. Police Court yesterday. Webber enid he was

the French made any movement, they were totivation of the Pueraria. OXING PRI-LUE LA Ho Jaosana, the one when the zone combed and did not regretal monument and the bountiful chapa THE ENGAGEMENT AT FOOCHOW.

be attacked at once without regard for anything. Before being wora, the material in hd be taken by them som

Thefta are moro fraquant in the Chinese former guiting a start of two or three miles. member what happened, except that the third the grave of St. Fratois Xavier only the walls

MEMORIAL OF CHANG SAI-LUS LEPORTING THE We then endeavoured to stimulate the courage and starched. Specimens Bra enclosed of the The memorialist's account of the flubit is defendant stabbed him in the manner described and floors remained.

DEPSAT OF CER CHIAMS AT PAGORA AN- of our naval and military officers: adopted micro alath in the prepared and unprepared states, town, but the widens of one of the mis The church was completely wrocked. The

** CHORAGE, AND REQUESTING THAT HE MAY stringedit meandres of defense, and got roady for and of the finer and coarser qualities, together slonary gentlemen was also honoured with * so full of misstatements or wilful falsehoods above. The affee shopman said the second and

SEVERELY PUNLABD figling third defendants were in the shop when som

wall, and a pony taken to grazə on unknown with a apseitset of the Pueraria which in asd visit the other day; a big hole was made in the On the 21st and 22nd of August there was to be identical with that found in Chollado

phins. About two weeks ago two Chinese, that we nood not refer to them in detail.plainant chased the first defendant into it. The altar, cupboards, benches, railing, pictures, carved

Father and son, were found murdered in thoir. The largest French resnel, it arome, was an attor threw a Japanese chatty st complainant, holy water vessels, the pavement of the channel, Admiral Combet having arrived with a

THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. house, on a small island, about two miles above stame secret design against the Arsenal, on also great anxiety, not hearing from the ironsind, with two Bizats and three fun which truok him on the eye sad head, but the the organ, &c, had all disappeared

flout at the Anchorage in order to carry out continuous storm of wind and rain. We were The apartments in the two wings flanking the 30th July I went down to protost the 11-Yain as weather suddenly obsared

the Furopean settlement; the head of one wan other two defendants did nothing. He did not nels," which the memorialist designates the know how complainant was wounded. To see the church were rided bom top to bottom pass with Huang Chao-ch'un a two batts the 23rd; and at 1 pm we were informed by

The inconvenience, to non a very man expres had bean cut off all the property had been par- Nice-po, This vessel was burpt and sunk by man named McDooney and Sweeney, who were Not & single pless of furniture remained. Bocka, lans At that time the French he only telegram that the negotiations with the French

on the spot when the row took plaes, mid- they

by the last news from Tamani, to the effect that The temperature has been down already to Chinese shot having penetrated her powder fest of all saw the second defendant atriks com barenus, tables, chest of drawers, pictures, beda, are resess there, while we had the Yang- Fordies Office and failed and war was faevitable sion that may result from the present Irregularried away; unfortunately no trace of the male- magazine; but as the French did not happen plainant on the month three times, and then the etc., sboy had all been carried off. All that was too and two "mosquita grnbosts. But be We therefore sent orders to all our Captains at proceedings of the French in Chins is illustrated totors has been found. to lose say ironclad or other vease) with third defendant ran up and struck him with ↑ ↑ left mora saind woraps of paper and fragments fore long car feroo was rendored comparatively once. But suddenly the sound of n gan WAS Admiral Leepés" men-of-war hare sourcked two 52 deg. F. and Frost might set in any night now.

knife. The first defendant took the kaifs from three fannels, or oven two, “she could only him, and then a Sikh constable caran ap and took of the staffing toen from mattressen trong by the arrival of the Chen-spri and heard the Fronoh had began Leat. Chag Beltik tessels for contraband of war,... That a} The community is providing already for their bsvs existed in the imagination of OHANG it. The third defendant tried to get the baily The ball, weighing 580 Tha, given by the and the Jer-yun and Clan which were seat on hore, and than we incunted an eminence right of search exists in curtain casos is, of skating, and by sexs peculiar reason double in-

from the constable, and to strike him with it, ad Empress Eugenie, and which from its pretty to pur asistance by Chang Chih-lung (Governor together, whence we could are directions course, beyond question, but it is santially a forest in the matter la delayed this year I

General as Curton). Then two more large When the battle had raged for an hour, the right, and until a neutral has been officially Nowotwang makes rarely toward civilisations PAI-LUS or the naval officer who supplied tried to get ble rits. Surgmat MoKey then i towar troku preet harmony in the bay, was 15 Prench men-of-war Arrived and two torpétiti Tasg-wis bad boon sunk, the Fu-dan destroyed, informed that a state of war exista, it is more talegraph poles and wires with all necessary im bim with the information. The mezioríalies esmetp. The Bikh alleged that all the defendanta makes a pitiful wall over the French having salted him. The first defendant alleged that ing. Perhaps by this time it has been melted Mttacked the Obitors Best suddenly all he did was so take the knife from the third, down into caah I made reposted requests that we might end: The French vesels then cano ap to the tirely out of aton state can be axercised South, and already have the plassere, dream and the other two mut they did nothing, bat Bat this was not all. The rage of the Chlavne stook the French and that waistance might Arsenal bat were driven away by the artillary against him. We do not refer here to the ing of kome sweet hoia, to Lon polus with wires though he states that he wrote at midnight it was the feet who was fighting with complain Vandale carried that so far that even the sent to us but neither reboot of hoops There They came on again and general question whether theilullis steps of rigged up along the Chinese rouds (faithfully

anchoring I-hain

of European nations darby the 18th century did to be emplyed and next wires will go. on las 226d and at dawn on the 23rd ware- so The rat defendant was ined $1, or in windows, venetians, and doors were other tanto Wo therefore did what my wereasain bostan biok, without, however, ready-hostilities should gosarily be proceded by showing all the frequent curva from one

I dočkalé soven days, the second 33, or fourteen

portenform to say fixed ugggipte to this reapest. Morphwank and Monhion from the latter ing the captains of the expected attack. The day and the third wise easterned to a month broken up and thrown on the ground of petoing and the level and gas grim fajery, is our guns were small, doolagallon of war Unfortunataly the practice linge is anothee) The Port Arthur lus in

also carried awAY, memorialist confousen all his sins and shoes- kard Ishque.

Fupo, which ware recalled by He Ju-things Pei-lan sent flying orders to call out the troope