New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-29
THE WAR CLOUD IN ASIA.
NEGOTIATIONS OF FRANCE AND CHINA.
FRENCH DEPUTIES CONSIDERING CHINA's ATTITUDE

WAR CREDITS GRANTED.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-M. Ferry, Prime Minister and
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, General CampenOn,
Minister of War, and Admiral Peyron, Minister of
Marine, attended the meeting to-day of the Com
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies upon the Ton
quin credits. NJ. Ferry impaired to the committee
the contents Of the Chinese memorandum. The
committee unanimously approved of tho French
reply thereto and decided it to be unnecessary to
bring the matter before the Chamber of Deputies
prior to tho debate upon the TOnQuin credits,
because:
Firstly, there existed no diplomatic rupture and,
Secondly, the Government had promised that the
Yellow Book should contain the memorandum and
the reply.
TIE CHINESE MEMORANDUM
The Chinese memorandum stated that France had
imposed upon the Government of Anam an unjust
treaty and had ignored the rights of China France
had invaded Anam and had manifested an inten-
ton to take Bac-Ninh, the key to the Chinese En-
pre. China desired nevertheless, to maintain
pacific relations with France, but the Chinese
troops would be compelled to resist any aggression
To avert bloodshcd China appealed to the tradi-
tions of honor and loyalty cherished by France,
and expressed the regret it would feel if events
forced China TO make her rights respected.
The French reply declared that France had no
ect of the Hue treaty to define the terms Of the
treaty Of 1874 that i'm order 10 consolidate the
protectoratc of Tonquin Franco considered it ex-
pedIent to occupy Bac-Ninh and Sontay, but there
nothing to prevent an equitable arrangement
of the question these bases from which France
had never sweryed and which were indicated in the
treaty of 1874.
VI. Ferry explained TO the committee that he had
addressed note to the Marquis Tscng, the Am
bassador from China in which he made the sug-
gcstion that special powers should be entrusted to
the military chiefs for tho purpose of cliectng
understanding by which China should surrender
Bac-Nuhand Sontay peacefully to Admiral Conrbet,
and that deinitiyo settlement could be negotiated
aitcrward The above note crossed one from the
Marquis T>"ng drawing attention to the fact that
French troop, were then present in ronqun. but
without defining their locality The Marquis
1,cng nftcNsard declined the proposal of NJ Ferry,
but the latter bohcycs that the Ambassador acted
ia the matter without waiting instructions from
Pokin.
FRENCH MILITARY PREPARATION.
General Camp, non stated that measures had been
taken to dispatch 5000 troops forthwith to Ton
qun, without recourse even 10 their partial mobil
ilaton.
Admiral Pcyron informed the committee that he
bad received no fresh dispatches from Admiral
Coull,t. whose operations had begun, or were on
the point Of beginning, at the date of his last dis
patch. November = when hc announced that hc
had completed the concentration of his forces for
an attack upon Bac-Nuh. lie believed that Adj
mural CouIb,t awaited the a1yd of the transport
Corrclr with coo troops ON hoard She is due IN
Tnuouin today Admiral Cnurlct had been given
fun latitude to act IN Gonquin, and he. Admiral
Pcyron, had every confidence IN his prudence and
energy.
The committee met again this afternoon II is he
lirycd that the report of the committee VIII recon-
mend tn the Chamber of DcputiC' that the grant of
5000 900 francs demanded be- yotcdas the Govern
iucnt has dccla.cd that it would await the reception
of further news from Admiral C0urbct before ask
ing for any more funds for the l"nquin campaign.
The committee have elected VI. Leon Rcnault r.
porter. The vote m committee on granting the
credits was to in favor thereof
ACTION ~ THE CHAuBER ur DEPUTIES.
I'm the Chamber of Deputies to-day VI. Glenn
cuccau Oh behalf Of the EXtrcme Left requested NJ.
Ferry 10 furnish an explanation concerning the
Chinese memorandum relative 10 the proposed at
tack on B,c-Nluh. VI. Ferry declined to reply NJ.
Clcmcuccau will repeat the question at tomorow's
session Of the Chamber, and II an answer is not then
given lac Will bring the matter forward in the shape
Of an Interpolation II il stated that NJ Ferry has
requested the committee upon the Tonquln credits
to postpone the presentation of their report 10 the
Chamber of Deputies for three days.
The FDqrO asserts that Admiral COurbct has
informed the Government that he cannot make his
projected advance upon Sontay without additional
fcinloTcrmcut~.
dispatch from Chcrbonrg states that the gun
boat Farcy has been ordered for service IN Ton
qun.
II is stated that il General Mlot ls sent TO Ton
oun he will 20 direct Ia the pJSscs by which the
Chinese troops entered Tonqniu, in order to cut
their base Of operations aud prevent the enemy rom
recruiting.
THE PROBABILITY or PEACE.
LONDON, Nov 2S-Iho Paris correspondent OF
TIE Tine, persists in expressing the belief that the
difficulty between France and China will lead to
arbitration, which France, after proving that she
has the military power 10 crush China Will accept
out of Difference 10 the desires of the European
mcgee of the world.