The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-29
A Proposal that Bacninh and SOnray Be
Surrendered to France, and Settle
ment Agreed ON Afterward.
Six Thousand French Troops To Be
Forwarded to Tonquin.
Continuation of the Panic at KhartOum-
Agitation Among the Arabs of Algeria
and Tunis-Cable Notes.
THE FRANCo-CHrNEsE WAR.
The Chinese Memorandum and the French
RepIy-French Troops for Tonquin.

The Chinese Memorandum and the French
Repiy-French Troops for Tonquin.
PARIS, Nov. 28.-M. Ferry, Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs; General
Campenon, Minister of War and Admiral
Peyron, Minister of Marine, attended a
meeting to-day, of the committee of the
Deputies upon Tonquin credits. NJ. Ferry
impaired to the committee the text of the
Chinese memorandum. The committee
unanimously approved the Frenzy reply,
and decided it unnecessary to bring the mat
ter before the Chamber of Deputies prior to
the debate upon the Tonquin credits be-
cause, First-There existed no diplomatic
rule. Second-The government had prom
ised that the Yellow Book should contain the
memorandum and the reply.
The Chinese memorandum stated that
France had imposed upon the government
of AMMAN an unjust treaty and had ignored
the rights of China. France invaded An
nam and manifested an intention to take
Bacninh, the key to the Chinese empire
China desired, nevertheless, to maintain pa
cific relations with France, but the Chinese
troops would be compelled to resist any ag-
gression. The French reply declared France
had no wish to annex AMMAN or Tonquin
the sole object of the Hue treaty was to de-
fine the terms OF the treaty of 1874. In order
to consolidate the protectorate of Tonquin,
France considered it expedient to occupy
Bacninh and Sontay, but there was nothing
to prevent any equitable arrangement of the
question on these bases, from which France
had never swerved, and which were indicated
in the treaty of 1874. NJ. Ferry explained
that he had addressed a note to Marquis
Tseng ambassador from China, in which he
made the suggestion that special powers be
intrusted to military chiefs for the purpose
of effecting an understanding by which the
Chinese would surrender Bacninh and Sontav
to Admiral Corbet and that the definitive
settlement could be negotiated afterwards
The above note crossed one from MARQUIS
Tseng drawing attention to the fact that
French troops were then present in Tonquin
but without defining their locality. Marquis
Tseng afterwards declined the proposal of
Ferry, but the latter believes the EN- bassador
acted without awaiting instructions from
Peking.
General Camperon stated that measures
had been taken to dispatch G, 900 troops forth
with to Tonquin, without reference even to
their partial mobilization.
Admiral Peyron informed the committee
that he had received no fresh dispatches from
Admiral Courbet, whose operations had be-
gun or were on the point of commencing
at the date of his last dispatch, Nov. II,
when he announced he had completed the
concentration of his forces for an attack up
on Bacninh. He believed Admiral Courbet
awaited the arrival of the transport Correze,
bearing 600 troops She is due in Tonquin
| to-day.
Admiral Courbet has been given full lati-
tude to act in Tonquin, and he Admiral
Peyron) had every confidence in his prudence
and energy.
The committee met again this afternoon
1t is believed the report of the committee
will recommend the Deputies to grant the
9.0000 900 francs asked. The government has
declared it would await the recep-
ton of further news from Ad-
miral Courbet before asking for
any more funds for the Tonquin
campaign. The vote in the committee on
granting the credits was to in favor.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Clemenceau,
on behalf of the Extreme Left, requested
Ferry to furnish an explanation concerning
the Chinese memorandum relative to the
proposed attack upon Bacninh Ferry de-
clined to reply. Clemenceau will repeat the
question tomorrow, and If an answer is not
then given he will bring the matter for.
ward in the shape of an Interpolation.
The Figaro asserts that Admiral Courbet
has informed the government that he cannot
make his projected advance upon Sontay
without additional reinforcements.