The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
French Capture sontay.

patch dated to-day reports that the French
have captured Sontay.
PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Admical Peyron, minis
ter of marine, has received the following
from Sontay, dated the 18th: ''Sontay is
ours. The outer enceinte was carried by
assault at 6 Sunday evening. The attack
began in the morning. The assault was
made at in the evening, with bravery,
above all, by the foreign leg together
with the marine, infantry and sailors. The
fiotilla assisted in the bombardmeat. The
citidel was evacuated during the night, and
occupied the morning of the 18th without
fighting. We do not yet know whether the
Black Flags, rebel Annamites and Chinese
have fed. It is impossible to learn their
losses. We lost about fifteen killed, includ-
ing one officer, and sixty wounded, includ-
ing five officers
Killed and Wounded.
PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Admiral Cobrbet in an
official report states that three officers and
81 men were killed, and ten officers and 70
men wounded before Sontay on the l4th.
/ Poisoning the King of AMMAN.
PARIS, Dec. 2l.-A telegram from Har-
mond, via Saigon, confirms previous ac-
counts of the poisoning OF King Hiephoma,
and says that under the influence OF anti
French mandlrins Hiephoma Was succeeded
by Kienpus, youth of Is.
Bodies of De Long and Party.
IRKUrsK, Dec. 2l.-rhe remains of De-
Long and comrades, of the Jeanette expe-
dition, have arrived. The remains were
borne i'll procession through tie streets to-
day, escorted by detachment Of troops.
Multitudes Of people joined the cor5ese.
Many wreaths were placed on the collins,
and printed copies of poems, describing the
exploits and unhappy end of the party,
were distributed among the crowd. The
remains will be taken to America.
War IN Egypt.
PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Papers publish the fol-
lowing from Cairo: The king of Abyssinia is
massing his troops at Adua and threatening
Massoush. It is stated that about the lst
of December Abyssinian chiefs attacked, en-
treuched E ,yptians at a position near Mass
ouah and massacred 500 Egyptian.
CAIRO, Dec. 2l.-The governor at Taxa
telegraphs the khedive that there are dis
sensions among rebel Egyptian tribes
along the Sorakin and Denber route. The
Hadendua tribe are fighting among them
selves.
Wrecked on the Canada Side.
WHARTON, Ont, Dec. 2l.-Word is re-
ceived from Tobermory, on Lake Huron. Of
the wrecking on Manitoulin island of the
schooner S. D. Hungerfo:d of Buffalo. The
crew of six built tent on the island, and
lived nineteen days, and finally reached
Tobermory in an old fishing boat.
News From Madagascar.
ZANZIBAR, Dec. 2l.-A letter from Ad-
miral Galiber, French commander at NADIA
gascar, states that ON the night of Novem-
Der Is the Hovas attempted to abduct the
queen of Sakalaras from, Majangas, but
were frustrated by the fire from the gun
boat and the landing of party of rifemen
from another gunboat. The condition OF
the French troops in Madagascar is good.
Negotiations with the Hovas has not beer
resumed.
Irish Colonization.
BUENos, AYEEs, via Galveston, Dec. a.
Callan, member of the British parliament, is
here. 1t is believed his object is to intro
duce Irish colonization into this country.
Bodies En- Route.
IRKUTsK, Dec. "a Lieutenants Harbel
| and Schulz started for st. Petersburg oil
| Friday with the bodies of commander d.
Dong, Dr. Amber and Mr.. Collins. The
coffins are fairly buried in flowers ane
wreaths. Crowds of people witnessed thei
departure.