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son Lake Champlain, where our superi
ority had been for some time undisputed
the British squadron lately came into action
with the American, commanded by Captain
Macdonough. 1t issued in the capture OF
the Whole of the enemy's ships. The best
praise for this officer and his intrepid COM
rades is in the likeness of his triumph to
the iIlustrious victory which immortalized
another officer, and established at critical
moment our command of another lake."
An Immediate consequence of the success
Of Perry was the victory gained by Gen.
Harrison at the river Thames, over the
combined British and Indian forces, on the
5th of October, 1913; and in connection
with the triumph by Macdonough was the
victory Of Gen. Macomb over the enemy
on the llth of September, 1914.
1t seems to us tha. these brilliant events
do not maintain their proper interest in the
remembrance Of our countrymcn. Two
generations have since sprung up, but events
like those above described ought not so soon
past into obvillion.-NotionuL IufclI;ocuccy
FRANCE IN TRANs-GANaETIC INDIA.
1he countries composing the present En-
p're of An"m, namely. Tonquin, Cochin
China Cambodja, and Labs, a large tract
OF territory stretching OH the eastern shore
OF that south eastern peninsular termina.
ton OF the continent of Asia, which is usu-
ally designated by the somewhat inappro-
p'iat" name Of Trans Gange,ic India, have,
together with the neighLorng kingdom of
Siam, been for a long time an object Of
great attention on the part Of the French.
Cochin China, now the ruling province, WAS
visited at an early period by the French
missionaries and adven,urcrs. At the time
when the French lost their possessions in
India proper, during the reign of Louis
Afl., the missionaries had made not less
than 100000 converts to Catholic Christi
anlty in Anam, and the Cochin Chinese
sovereign at Hue was surrounded by French
political and military advisers, who remained
IN the country even after all intercourse
with their native land had been cut off by
tue great Anglo-Frcnch war. In 1909,
they assisted in restoring to power the legal
heir to the throne, who had been over
15prned by palace revolution. Hue the
Vital, was then turned with their aid into
st-ratc fortress in the European style
and the city is up to this day the most
Europcan-looking city under native sway
in the Whole of Asia. But in 1919, when
change of the crowr took place, the
friendship between the Court of Hue and
the French officers and missionaries, and
France herself came an end. The French
had the modification to see their own in
flu nee altogether eclipsed by that of the
Court of Pekin, tl.cir countrymcn driven
away, the work of the Christian missiona-
ries destroyed, and all former treaties be-
tween France and Cochin China set at
nought. The reason for this sudden change
may be found in the panic created of the
power of the English East India Company.
They henceforward began to dread the en-
croachments Of foreigners, and leaned for
support upon the Emperor of China, of
whom the Emperor Ming. Mang of Anam,
who assembled the throne in 1919, volunta-
r'ly declared himself vassal. His success
sors, Jion Tri, who reigned from 1912 to
ls47, and Tou-Dour, who reigns now, have
persisted in the same line of policy. They
have not only prevented missionaries, but
likewise merchants from Europe, from cs-
tablshing regular factories throughout their
territories.
1t is now said that the present energen-
cles in the East have again suggested the
idea of France seizing openly by force of
arms the port of Touran, and eroctina a
military and commercial establishment un-
der the French flag there. The Emperor
OF Anam having declared himself yassal
of the Emperor of China, the war agains,
China may furnish the pretext. Tie ieal.
ousy of England, who is obliged to main.
tain friendly relations with France, is lust
now not much dreaded. Rumors of such
an intention were current for some time.
bat it is only now that they can claim at.
tention, when newspaper whose counec.
with the government is no secret-the Con-
stitutionnel advocates the step, though Of
course in guarded language, and directly
dsclaiming that it expresses the views Of
the French government. Tha artid1elis ap-
parently thrown out as fee1erl Irwin this
sense it is desirable that the attention of
the public in England should bs early
drawn to the plan.
An old farmsr-one who feared neither
God nor man-had hired devout negro,
and to get some Sunday work out of him,
would always plan case Of" necessity" on