Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-29
WAR ECHOES.
France Rapidly Bee ming Established
in CLina--The Minger Forts
were silenced
Tuesday, and the Kippai Forts were
Taken Yesterday After
Heavy CannonadiDg,

rnE rRAsCo-CaIsrsr WAX.

LONDON, Aug. 90 "A Shanghai die.
patch Of yesterday says that the Min
gan forts below Foo Chow were
silenced Tuesday evening. To-day
there has been heavy cannonadiDg
between the French fleet and tbs Kin.
pal forts which are situated at the
northern mouth OF the Min river.
DESTROYED.
LONDON, Aug. 2s "A Times dis
patch dated Foo Chow, 2 p. IN. to day,
says: The Kinpai forts are destroy ed.
CONFIRMED.
LONDON, Aug. s.--A later dispatch
from the Foo Chow correspondent oil
the Times says: have just return ed
from k'npai. All the defences along
the Min river are gone The Chinese
troops bolted. Tue French fleet can
lombard, but the occupation of the
maitland is impossible.
ADMIRAL CouRBEr's REPORT.
PARIS, Aug Is The following il
Admiral Cournet's report Of his opera
lions on Min river up to last evening
MiN RIVER. o p. m, Wednesday, Aug. q.
| Oar operations against the Minger
forts have been successfully concluded
| All the Chinese batteries We're de-
stroyed. We have shattered all their
canon with gun cotton. The attack
on Kippai Will be made to-nay.
| CANNoNADfNG KINPAI
| LONDON, Aug % "A dispatch
which left Shanghai ut $40 p. III. to-
day gays:
"Admiral Courbet began the lombard
ment Of Kinpai yesterday. A heavy
cannonade still continues
THE FRENCH EXPELLED FROM CAN
TON.
Hone KoNG, Aug 2S--The French
consul and French merchants were tx
PEELED from Canton last Saturday by
the order OF the viceroy. They have
arrived here.
A .-.ob at Canton invaded the
Catholic cathedral Wednesday The
building was cleared by the efforts Of
the foreign consul, who induced the
French bishop aud missionaries tn
leave Canton
TALK WITH PREMIER FERRY.
LONDON, Aug ~ The Paris cor.
respondent of tue Tunes says Premier
Ferry In "A private conversation com.
planned with much vehemence OF the
structures Of the FINES regarding AID.
miral Courbets conduct at Foo Chow
The French press" he said,
Showed no snch spirit when the
English bombtrded Alex indriu. The
English press 10y egging China on IL
II ling against Europe. The conf.
d,nce II gives the Chinese may next
he turned against England Com.
| nl,AIRltl mt Inn. t,nt,ir.ll.,
at our action but once resolved on re-
dress, we must deal blows which vii
tell Premier Ferry disavowed the
policy of colonial conquest
My whole duts )" he declared, ii,
: TO finish enterprises originally III.
commenced and ill-manag.d We
want IA peaceful ccupation al Tonquin
and we want to enforce on China tn,
respect that she owes us T. iroprut
, interests need moi toe alarmed at this
We are working for the civilized
world. y
THE ENGLISH MES.oF.MAR.
LONDON, Aug. g. rue British man
of-war Canada has heen ordered To b,
ready 10 vi for China September .
The DreadenouSh II com missiourd fl
the Mediterranean and several othe,
iron'cldas can proceed on short motto,
tn Egg pit or China
PARLIAMENT WILL NOT HE SUN
MoNED
PARIS, Aug. ~ Minister Ferry hai
no Intention AZ prescnt of summoninp
parliament. He says that owing 4,
China's treachery II has been i'm
possible TO treat Der like civilizeC
nation.
THE FRENCH SUPPLIES.
PARIS, Aug, 9S Twenty five hun
dred troops have been pl iced in read
ness 20 proceed 10 fonquin If required
Admiral Precon, the minister uf ma
rine, has telegraphed Admiral Courbe
that war supplies for the French force
rau he obtained at the arsenal a
Saigin In French Cochin China. TIL,
operations against Laugsun have bee,
suspended on account of the inteps,
heat. Gen. Neigrier will retire Il
Bacninh.
THE FRENCH IN ToNQUIN.
PARIS, Aug 2S.--Gen Millot tele
graphs from Tonquin that he lost fou
men while repulsing the pirates ant
black flags who pillaged the village
along the Red river and massacred IL,
inhabitants. The French garrison n
son lay and Hong Hoa, with the aio
ol gnhboats, Millot st,tes, succeeded
: In driving them into the mountains,
, THE FRENCH JOURNALS DOUBT.
PARIS, Aug y. - The Paris paper,
; doubt the report that the French hav,
landed at Keeling and captured the
forces. In reference to the report La
Liberte SAWS the landing of a force o
500 men would not he available for tn,
capture of Keeling.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
| PARIS, Aug. IS --Aimlral Courbet's
Official report up to this evening is a.
follows:
MIs RIVER, b:sO ~ NJ
The principal batteries on Kinpa
ehanpel have been destroyed aud W,
; hope to destroy all tho other forts hi,
/ evening. A line Of torpedoes barring
1 the entrance to the river IL peinp
tlshed up and explosives are beinp
secured. The gunboats will be able tS
leave the river by another channel
The 0-pic was dispatched to guard th,
telegraph cable.
LtuAL OPINION.
LONDON. Aug. 2s--rhe committee
appointed by the merchants engaged
with the East have obtained n legal
opinion on the right OF France 10 pr, :
vent vessels conveying munitions of
war to enter the treaty ports of China
r rheis counsel holds that unless war
haa been formally declared France mas
NO right To prevent such entrances.
OTHER FOREIGN NOTES.
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