The statement of mase and affect in the last sentence must be taken for what it is worth.
The Shen-par published the following as an "Extra" on the 30th at A. telegram are oniveltem Lungchow,stating that on the 7th day of this moon(23rd March) the Frenchingrestaum- bar attacked the gato of Cheng no-te from thros directions, and succeeded in taking three forts aftor Faure Bigating. On the same day, how ever, the Chime troops rocolved relaforaemonis. under the command of two Generals the forts were attacked and retaken. On the following day the French attacked our position again, but they were driven over the frontier with a loss of 103 dilled and 2,000 wounded. This is the greatest victory we have ind since the beginning of the war in Tongtia.”
three days, and about 3am. on the Sed abandon ed the slegs, but to conceal his retrat left number of riflemen who kept up a Ars until an advanced bour in the morning.
The losser of the Chingo were enormous. The breaches they had exooooded in making in the walls were filled with their bedies, and on visiting the trenchea and mines the bodies were found literally piled in hoaps. The army is esti mated to have consisted of not less than 25,000 man
The Avenir draws a comparison between the Chimse army of to-day and twenty-five years ago, and dwells on the great difference that exists. On this cocasion it is indisputable that the Chinese fought with great bravery, wereably led and conducted the siege of Tuyen-quan sard ing to the strictest rules of military exiones; they had command of the most perfect weapons, and had stored immense quantities of munitions in their casemates
The dotilla was to have taken part in the: operations, but the gunboats were unable to reach yea-goan owing to the shallowness of the rivar.
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The following appear in the N. C. Daly News: -Lung-ahon, March 29th. On the 29t isnt, a large lody of French troops, in three divisions, entered Chen-nan Kuan, and made a facious
The French lonies were also very heavy. The attack upon the encampments of General Fang. and Wang, After a long and stubborn fight exact list of killed and wounded had not appear the Chinese lost three forts; bat Generals Foged, but the battles of the Sud and 3rd are said and Wang struggled on, and were overtaally to have placed 300 hora de combat, of whoi assisted by the arrival of Generals S and twenty-five were elders. In addition to these Chiang. The combined forcas then madoa danh the besieged garrison, which orighially consisto and rewrered the let positions. On the 24th, of. 600, hal one-third of its number killed or the French army, being ronforged, recomanood wounded. fghting, bal got severaly handled and beat a precipitate retreat. The Chinese were victorious in every point, carrying away with them over a kandred French heads and wounding over two
only thirty twe were saved, and seven of the THE APPROACHING VISIT OF THE AMBER TO thousand of the enemy. Fing captured a large
oror. When the Pekin same in frem Hankoer elephant; and he and Sa sack pornosed them-
later on, she pued a great quantity of wrock- galves of a red foreign borsa. It is reported
age, consisting of broken cabin Szings, chairs, that Wang Fan-t'ai Las gained an important
As regards news of the French, they are very tables, vantilators and skylights, and a larga victory in Tonquin.”
All the above statements are from Chi-gulet af prosent There we four war weasels amber of bodies of natives, both on the banks nose soureca The Mercury, which derives outside. Wo see by the N. C. Daily Neys that and floating in the rivar. The Chief Engineer Its information from French official somras, they received a telegram from here that the of a stemmer at Wocsung had a fortunate es Shiso Kong fort was destroyed on the 12th or He intended to come up to Shanghai In its insure of the 31st March,
General Négriot left Langgon on the 33rd 13th instant. This must be a mistake, as the on Saturday morning in the Liz Yun, but with a French dolumn and went into the fort in still standing, though the French ared changed ble miod and ougaged his passage in Kwangsi territory Hard Aghting has since some 15 or 20 skote at the same. Tho-Chinese the Fei Yin which left Woosung Inter in the taken place, but details have not arrived yet are blocking up more of the river by placing day. Among the crew who were drowned were
LAHORE, 16th Mamh. General de Negrior has been wounded. The piles, and then patting fish aete in front of the two sailors, two fremen da cook. After the the 29th inst
Trustworthy information received here in amber of Chinese troops having to increased They may that this is to keep out torpedoes, collision happened, the Orestes lowered hor boats considerably, the French troops retreated towards which they have a great dread of The Waverley and saved thirteen people. One woman who
it one of her legs torn of the Ameer's leaving his dominions for India. Langen. Several engagements hava tincs hapalled in her four days since with maxils for the died of the injuries she received during the col.dicates the 19 ust. as the probable date of poned in Tauquin, but with what result is not English Consul and the genbest. She came as an ad ono arr
At present the wreck is in two pieces; one por- His first march will be to Siahsung, three miles yet known. This is the latest, and in fact the far as Shino Kong."
fion with the engine and boiler, is near the Roh from Cabul city, and thenes to Latinband, only watement that has come from French
the
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A. McIVER, dred yards higher up the river. It was at first Jellallabad Harakao, Basawal, Dakka Land- the 11th instant, at Noon.
Superigtendent. reperiod that the catastrophe was the result of khans, Alimasjid and Peshawar, which last
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1885: the boiler of the Lin Yus exploding, but this place he probably reaches ou 25th inst. Hin statement is now found to incorrect. If there Highness has informed the Todisa frovernment Was su explosion, it mast have taken place after of his intention to antify his arrival directly he
rashes the confines of British berritory.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- the collision ecoarred.-N. C. Daily Nawr.
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There is little stirring here in the way of In Hongkong the Chinese profses to have Here We are all wondering when we shall received todegrams stating that on the 23rd have a steamer again. The loro has seem to have and 24th March fighting took place at Chun-taken all the eteamer trade, and are receiving nam-kwan, beyond the "Gate," when the French very large freights. were defeated and fled in disorder, rallying enbeeqantly at Wan-yen, where they made a desperate stand, but were again defonted and further pursued to Langson, which city was rocaptured by the Chinese on the 29th, the French falling bark on Reeninh.
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The Chinese accounts are probably all some what aggerated, but that the French hare met with a very severe reverse is boyond all donbt.
THE SIEGE AND RELIEF OF TUYÊN QUAN. From an account published in tenir du Tonkin and the Gaunral, Orders of the Com mander-in-Chief we cumpile the following nar- rative of the oventa at Tuyez-quan.
Tuyen quan, the chief town of the pravings of the same name, is situated on the River Claire, an affluent of the Red River about 80
kilometres. From Bantay as the crow flies, and four days' march from Ho-yang, the refuge of Hoang-thu-trang, formerly chief of the Fellow Flags and row Lieutenant to Lin Juag-lu, the leader of the Black Flags. The cindel, srooted on the left bank of the river, is in the form of a perfect aquaro, cash side measuring 900 metres. Each side has a demi-lue erently at the middle. In the interior, near the north face, and in the direction of the north-west angle, rises a hill 41 metres high, which commands
I have to resort the loss of two esteemed reni. dente, Mt. and Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson. They have always evinced much interest where the welfare of the Settlement was scnearned. Mr. Wilkinson, who is attached to the Consular Ber Tios of Great Britain, has been transferred to
Peking. He took great pleasure in our amaze mente, and was instrumental in starting the Rowing Club. In our entertainments Mr. Wilkinsa was always a leading spirit. Wa with tham Beroess: They left here on the 16th by overland routs Courier Correspondeut THE JAPANESE SPECIAL EMBASSY 10 PEKING.
The Shanghai Mercury says negotiations Juil been very actively going on for peace with Japan, but they had all anbied through by the 23rd March. The terms proposed by Japan will not be acceded to by China.
The following, are the terms submitted by Japan-
Kores being an independant slate, China
not to interfere with her affairs. 2-Chinese troops, to leave Korea, and China
never to send troops there again. 3.-On secount of the late erent in Korea, by
which a number of Japanese lives were lost through the-sotion of Chinese troops, Chica to pay to Japan an indemnity of Tlu.
800,000.
the neighbouring heights. It is within this an-4-Japanese subjecta, journeying through Karan
-olosurethatthe publico Bocsara situated and that
the native functionaries and treops had thair quarters.
The Bivar Claire, which takes its rise in the north-west of Tonguin, near the Yunnan frantior, has a course of some 350 kilometres, and rans through a country but little known, but which is said by those who have recently retärnet from Tayen-quan to be exceptionally rioh As far as the profeature of Dean-hung it is bordered by numerous populous villages, but beyond the month-of the Song-hay the country is desert- ed, the raing of villages. being 'averywhore znet with and the land Tying falkw. This is In consequence of the.depredations of the Chinese, The Biraz Claire is properly speaking merely a torout, which in the dry season leares its bed nearly dry.
General Millot took posession of Tuyen-qoac on the 1st June, 1884 almost filloat firing s shot Foreseeing the important part it would have to play in the subseqnant operations he left Batrong garrison there with provisions and stores for six months. General Brièra de l'Isle, with the same foresight, when he was entering on the advance to Laugsun, strengthened the defences ́of Tuyen-quan, increased the artillery and pro- vicians, and carded the comand to Command ant Domině.
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into Kiria, to be at liberty to do so. The Commanders of the Chinese troops in Kores, through whose fault the late event took place, to be punished.
[TROM "NC. DAILY NEWS."
Pearse, 3 March Count Its and Admiral Exometto left the Capital this morning for Tintain.
Referring to the shova the Daily Noios says The telegram annoaming the sudden parture of Cornt Ito from the Capital is susceptible of more than one interpretation. It may be that the Ambassador, having taken certain necessary measures of foriaal nature, has been referred to the Viceroy of Chibli for a settlement of the dispute in detail; but it may also be that something in the form of a raptors has taken place, that His Excellency has found it impossible to come lo so under standing with the Tamen, and that he has Tart Paking in conseqcence. If this be the case, he will no doubt await instructions from his Government at Tientsia.]
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The Chiefs of Babala, Rhawnpore Jhind Nahaz and Farid Nabha. Kaparthals, kate will be present, with their contingents, mustering over four thousand men, bosides ar tillery and followers. Bive camps will be formed besides. They are to hold a durbar an
The Amser of Cabul and the Maharajah of Cashmere interchange extensive active corres pondence.
REVIEW OF THE NUZAM'S TROOPA
SECUNDERABAD, 10th Mar
A grand region of the Nizam's forces came off this uuring. The Nizam, Lord Handelph
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BOMBAY, 13th March. To-day His Excellency the Governor received a deputation from the Mahommedan Association, and delivered an address, in the course of which he said it is the duty of the Queen's Go Tornment to protect for subjects from all yade Te at times, and try to take| L
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LONDON, 14th March. The Home Rate Members of Parliament held meeting yesterday, at which they adopted resolution condemning the proposed visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Tresti, nort month, sa being inopportune. Whilst do precating any discourtesy to the Royal visitors, the Government of the Queen-Empress is will leave for the shove place about 35 hours they recommended the people to hold aloof from streng enough to resist the encroachments of after horazzival with the outward Eaglish Mail, fall Parcel Packages should ho marked to ad- the reception.
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KOPTI 15th March
A messenger reports that the Mahdi is en- camped below Onderman, and is sending troops to Kurdalan to quell the disturbances which have broken out there.
DOMBAY, 16th March.
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any neighbour, however powerful. I trust that you and all tho people of "Ladis are well aware that the Government of the Queen is sincerely desirons, not only to do justices to all, but lo rallare and protect all who stand in need of its assistance. I condently believe that to you na much as to any section of the people Hor Ma-1 jesty may look forward at any time for loyal know that at the present it may be necessary here for the above Porta, and will havə quick- support and co-operation, therefore when you Henne, Master, shartly expected here, will food for Her Majesty's Government to take measures despatch. for the protection of her Empire, it is extremely gratifying to ma to feel that we have from yan an appreciation of such kindness as we hure The Cairo correspondent of the Bombay been able to do you, and of confidence in the fuseffs telegrapha that the arrest of Zabear Protection and good will of the Governousut..
These remarks were roved with great en- Pasha is the result of a strong suspiciusias a member of the deputation mid the the British authorities have entertained or Government could rely upon the Mahomedan some time past of his plotting with the Mahdi community of Iolis to grico every possible asÍN- for a rising in Lower Egypt, he fact that ho tants in resisting foreign aggression. Its Ex has been taken on board a Britisk ironlad at collenor the Gorpract promised to communicato Alexandria is intergrated to, me that Zebahr to the Secretary of State the hearty good feel- in not the only person suspected.
The insident has caused a good deal of exciting they had expressed. ment.
A telegram has been received at Cairs from General Graham, saying that the sudacity of the rebels in the neighbourhood of Salim is daily increasing: Gareas Digma is assembling his forms at Tamaniet for a pitched battlo.
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soon be quifested in the quotation for kinsatian-announces that Lord Dufferin has hoon warned Rangoon memorial regarding Mandalay says he to prepare against all eventualltion. Assurance
A BARBAROUS PROCLAMATION.
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From the middle of Jannary the place was threatened and it became known that the taking of this citadul was the enemy's chief object for theo time being, Tuyen Quan The The nayen
has been given to the Amser that all its military does not consider the circumstances call for the were to be taken, so as to allow of the establish-
resources of England will bo nsed it defence of adoption of the strenuous measures advocated. ment of a line of investment for the delta, the
The chief of tas Bhamo Chinese rebels was Kwang-si army thus joining hands with the The Shanghai papers publish the following his territories if he acts socording to her vichat killed
It is believed that the British forca now balding Yaman forces, and the latter meeting with the proclamation:-
Owing to thortaess of provisions the Chinese. Annamite troops which ware extended flơng the I, the District Magistrate of Chinhai Kiang,
Rs. 6000 cash and parmission to carry off the Day and the Black River as far as the province to issue this proclatestion for the information of to soeurs complete ecuation of Afghan terris agreed to evaduate the town on the payment of of Hung-hos.
Hardly had the two brigades commenced the most urgent state, do you, the volunteers, rega very unfriendly to England, and urges theted the farm provided the rebel thief and
most wow that the use dufenes are in their very
whole of the Foole property. The Burmese march on Langaon when informaation was rears inhabitants along the sex ocast, Behermen St. Petersburg Government not to yield to his staat ere given up. The Chinese garc ceived that the Yannan army had completely and others, subjects of the Empira, band your England's claims. It is reported that a strong. invested Tayer-qua. On the 26th Jannary calves against che common emerg Know your pasifle asurance has been received from the two mutilated bodies mstead. The house the important operations began. Under the all thes, that any one who can bring an enemy'e Czar.
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As previonsly surmised, Leessetahi bad no thing to do with the capture of Shame The latest report says the town was captured through Mr. Gladstone, in reply to a question in the treachery The troops have been recalled, BLY SIMPSON, Brit, bk, Brown Captain. one of Commons, contarsing the Russian the King fears the. Darmoss Ganeral may turn Should "locsi adepes in Afghanister, said that the Rassisu The first mines were exploded on the 11th desperades or disbanded soldier commit any troops were on debatable ground. It had been February, af 3. a.m, and made brashes which depredation, taking advantage of the troublous grand between Britain and Bassis that no were immediately aftaokol The assailants were times, lat then be apprehended and brought to farther advance should be made on either sider repulsed with heavy loss.
tho yamen to suffer to the fullest extent the The question relating to the Russo-Afghan: As the enemy proceeded with his works ont ponalty the law permits. I utter a sentance and frontier was uniter treatment by diplomatie com- side, Commandant Dominé proceeded with works the law follows, sad never take back my words.mnuleations, datween the two Governments, hat in the interior. Day and night, and under Therefore do not disobey. A spasial proclama- any expression of opinion regarding the mode
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Hearing of the approach of the relieving co- iamn the Chinese redoubled their attempts to take the citadel, and on the 2200 February threa merd mines wäre exploded which brought down great masssa of the wall and tão garrison had
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APPALLING ACCIDENT AT
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News received from Askabad, dated 24th February, states that Russian troops and stores releaving daily eastwards. The Eallway between Kirit Aival and Askabad sa being pressed for. ward with the utmost despatch. It is also stated thats considerable fored is advancing from Eckhara
LAHORE, “15th Mah. Three repentably dressed. Afghans, servants of the Ex-Wali of Kandahar, were found on again to repel a furious assenit. On his day Cap- Nerar ace the explosion of the boiler of the board one of the hired transports perualling tein Moninay, of the Foreign Legion, was killed. Union Star on 18th June, 1862, has such an ap the camel drives to desert, telling them not to Lieutenant Vincent and Sargeant. Bibillet were palling natastrophe occurred in the Huangpu sa go to Bght against the Mahdi. They offered to wounded, sad about a dozen mea were lost. on Saturday morning, 28th March, whom upwards paythedasarters fures bank. Acting on thissilvice, The enemy's trillery, which at the flrat oon of seventy persons were killed without a moment's Daffadar and some smel drivers refused to. sisted of only tan field pisces, as by this warning, by the collision between the Chinesa proceed. Two of these Afghans have bean ar- time augmented by two pieces of 4 libres how steamer Liu Yuu ("Floating or Passing Cloud")resled, the other one esceping,
No news has been received by the Panjab itsers of 12, and two moriars of 22, always in and the bine fannel steamer Orestes, which co- estion and incessantly bombarding the citadel, ongead at twenty minutes past 10 o'clock on Government confirming the rumour and which were so well posted on heights com Saturday morning. The Lis Tax was a Chinese sion betwees the Enesians and Afghang on the manding tho loved ground that in order to allow ferryboatpiping between Shanghaiand Woozing Afghan frontier. of safe movement within the citadel trenches and vice versa. This vessel was built on the Soo-There is no truth in the rameurs current here had to be made..
show Creek in the fall of last year and afterwards as to the troubles on the Panjab frontier.
--WAS PREPARATIONS IN INDIA Immediately after tha jaking of Langson the engined by anative Brain Hungkew. The vessel
BOMBAY, 18th March first brigade returned to Hanoi and from thence hasbeen an unfortunate one, asongaiteamberof
The Nizar of Hyderabad has addressed an proceeded by formed marches to the pallet of occasions she had to be taken of theline for repsira Tuyen-quan On the 25th February it entered The Chingee, however, notwithstanding her many important latter to the Viceroy, through the the valley of the Ever Claire, where it had been mishaps, appear to have bad confidence in her. British Recident, on the ambject of the attitude prooodled by the advance guard under Colonel de She s plant on the line in opposition to the of the Russians on the Afghan frontier, and the Mansion. On the 2nd March it approached the Fet Fan Flying Cloud")-and at first the two impending demonstration at Bimal Findi. The heights occupied by the Chiune at now, on this vasals, which are mach sliko in appearance, Nita declares that the Bassians calculate on a right bank of the river. The positions were though the latter is tried beat left Kin-fno- baseless asumption that, ahoald complications whairably chosen and necessitated the greatest yuen together, and the same occurred at. Woo arise, India would not present a unifed treat. care on the part of the Fresh, who were in seung where the Lis Tun but a wharf of kor It is necessary to undocaive them; and the Nizam narrow pass with the river on one side and in Cora This arrangement dit not pay either proposes, with the Viceroy's sanction, sending re Accessible wooded heights on the other and subparly, the omors agreed to start from presentatiree to the sasemblage, where the pre- jected to a converging fire front ontrenched and opponite directions at the ene hour. The sence of the representatives of the leading Ma ossomsted batteries. All the Black Flags were at hour for leaving in the morning has homadan native states would demonstrate to the assembled there and one half of the Yunnan boon 9 o'clock, but on Saturday, the Lin Yin Afghana and Rumians that all India standa army had abandoned the sings of Wayan quan to did not start till 10 am. from Woosung on shoulder to shoulder with the Government of the defend the passage. The enemy's lines pre- her usual trip to Kin-los-yren. She had Green-Empress in resisting Rumiau aggression.
LAKOZE, 14th Arch sented no mark for the artery. There were largo number of people on board, one of un camps, and the batteries had reliefs hardly the four owners stating that as many "se three feat high. After a aussien of furions ons hundred passengers were on, board, while tioned in the Punjab Frontier Faroo-Each of attacks under a murderous Bre, the French suo her crow consisted of twelve zucro. The vessel the four mountain batteries will be raised from readed to taking the positions in the evening proceeded up the river, and when a little abors Esur to six gens as in the Afghan war.
An addition of 200 men wild be made to the The next day, parsaing an enemy stillstrong and the Kab-jes Crook on the Festung side, she and which disputed every step of the way, General the Orestes came into collision with terrife force 5th Gourkb Brière de l'ale entered the altadel of Tuyen- and the ferry boat, being ent ́in two, saxle Line quan at four o'clock in the afternoon. The madistely. Flow the accident happened, we do Daks of Conninght has applied for permission savery had been withdrawing his artillery for not know, but of the unfortunate pages to remain in India is céus of wazi."
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