Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-26
FOO CHOW'S RAIN OF IRON
THE WORK OF THE FRENCH ONE
OF MASSACRE.

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| China's Military Equipments TrttarIv
Inadequate to Cope with Her Enemy's
Ships-The River Filled with Floating
COrpses-The French Compelled to
Fall Back at One Point.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Of the Chinese
men-of-war which escaped tine French
bombardment at Foo Chow, one was
stranded and had her back broken. The
other met with no mishap. The French
recommended firing Sunday, directing
their shots against the Pagoda. 1t is sur
missed that the object of the renewed at
tack is to entirely obliterate the place.
The French transports are shelling the
villages on the heights around the
arsenal.
The French iron clads entered the
mouth of the river this evening at O'Clock.
when the forts opened fire with Krupp
cannon, While the ships were three miles
away. After an hours engagement the
French retir The Chinese fire was
good.
A Foo Chow dispatch dated Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock says: ssThe French
sneIled the barracks and camp near Guam
tao. NO resistance was made to the attack.
The consulate buildings were looted
Dy Chlnese soldiers who were in uniform
and armed. The French chief of staff re-
ports the loss at 6 men. Correspondents
believe this wild estimate to be untrue.
An English pilot was killed during the
scare Saturday night when the French
opened their heavy fire.
The bombardment is described as of the
most sickening character. The Chinese
fleet lately on the Men river, with the ex-
ceptlon OF two ships, has been blotted out.
NO QUARTERS SHOWN.
NO surrender was allowed to disabled
and sinking ships. Their guns having
been sllenced they were shelled for hours.
Admiral Courbet opened fire at . O'Clock
and the Chinese replied almost simuIta-
ously. The dock yard and arsenal fred
Immediately with only partial success.
Inc eleVen vessels forming the Chinese
Meet were mostly light river and coast
transports and We're really TOYS. The
french mad eight heavily armed Ships
namely the Volta, Dugay, Trouin, Delain-
ing, Aspic, Vipere, Loux and VilIars.
several Chinese gunboats maintained
brayely desultory fire for about a quar-
ter OF an hour, when the survivors
OF their crews escaped overheard. |
Ihe combat was practically finished In |
seven minutes. The superiority of the |
french artillery made the contest, after !
disabling the Chinese vessels, no ight-it |
was massacre. This is the opinion of |
every spectator.
Two gunboats, carrying l8-ton guns, of |
the Chinese fleet fought well, one sinking |
near the English man-Of-war Champion, |
whlIe the other, stationed above the iunks. |
made good stand. The French kept up |
thelr IRE on the arsenal. neighbOring |
buildings, forts, barracks and VILLAGES
until O'Clock in the afternoon, although |
resistance from the shore batteries ceased |
about O'Clock.
FIGHTING HAND TO HAND,
Some French and Chinese ships were |
engaged in close proximity to the English |
men-ot-war Vigilant and Champion at 6 |
O'Clock sunday evening. Three burning |
gunDoats 1oated down the stream, one |
carrying the French colOrs. Numerous |
tre Junks, blazing in dangerous manner. |
lmperlled the English men-oE-war, but |
were Tended off. One English bark was |
saved by English men-of-war. French |
torpedo boats exploded under the sterns
OF the Yang Woo transports and two |
SINKING gun6oats. The scenes on the |
river as the dead and wounded flOated by |
were terrible. The English saved many |
OF the wounded. The forts lower down |
have not yet been attacked.
Inc Chlnese, who are wholly unpre- |
pared for war, denOunce the malpractices |
OF the Provincial Governors. and will |
noIu Cnem anSWerabIe for any collapse of |
the national defenses. The French are |
elated at the display of Chinese pugnac- |
lty, because 1t will conduce to prOstracted |
hostlhtIes, in which case only the capture |
OF Pekln will etfectually end the war. |
Night trattc on Canton river is prohibited. |
mere is an enormous increase IN stocks, |
alyzed.
The IelegrdpRs financial article TO- |
morrow will say: "The war between |
France and China has led to an increase |
IN the business of Lloyd's and various |
other insurance offices. Premiums of |
from 10 to 10 per cent. have been paid on |
vessels laden with munitions of war for |
emma. There is a prospect that strong |
representations will be made by England, |
Germany and the United States to Minister |
Ferry in relation to treaty ports of The |
Chinese Empire, although it is not be- |
heVed that the French will attempt to |
blockade them. 1t is probable that the |
rates OF the current Mincing Lane mar
kets will be enhanced in a short time, |
especially on tea.''
There are runners at Berlin that China |
and France are inclined to request Ger |
man mediation and that Baron Cour |
Get, the French Ambassador here, has |
been instructed to sound Prince Bismarck |
on the subject.
Semi-official advices from China report |
that during the bombardment of Foo Chew |
a French officer of high rank was killed. |
only three Chinese gunbOats were de- |
strOyed 1t is now said.
A Foo Chow dispatch of yesterdays |
date says: "During the engagement this |
afternoon one of the French irOnclads was |
struck and badly damaged. She will re- |
pair during the night. The French Will |
recommence firing at 3 O'Clock tomorrow |
morning."
A dispatch from Hanoi of to-day says |
that Gen. Millot has taken the necessary |
measures for repelling the expected |
Chinese invasion of Tonquin. 1t is ru- |
mored that China has made a formal dec |
laration of war, and has notified the |
powers to that effect. The French papers |
are indignant at the statements made by |
the London Times respecting the bonn |
bardment of Foo Chow.
A special from Tien Tsen of Yesterdays |
date says that the French Charge d. Affairs |
has left there. The Acting Consul still |
remains.
La RepubtQue Frdncdise says: ssFrance |
will soon seize and retain such territory |
in China as is useful to her.o
Chang Per Lung will lead the Chinese |
against the French.
$11 1000, 900 LOST.
VIENNA, Aug. ga special from
Shanghai says: ''The arsenal at Foo
Chow is in ruins. Eighteen hundred |
Workmen are out of employment. The |
arsenal cost 100000 francs, and the |
arms and ammunition destroyed were |
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