Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-28
King Huinbert and Premier Depretis
Visit the Cholera Hospitals Of
Busca City.
Official Report of Saturdays lombard
ment-The French Loss, Six Killed.
Twenty-Seyen Wounded.
The Chinese Loss is Estimated at 1000
Killed, 5000 Wounded-A
Battle In Tonquin.
The French Will Seize and Hold Formosa
Until China Pays the Indem
nifty Demanded.
raE FRANCO. cHlNEsE DIFFICULTIES

fsSliMAilNO THE bOhS--IONlUIN IN
| VADED.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-A dispatch to-
day from Shanghai TO Reuters agency
says:
| The French loss Ia the lombard
ment of Foo Chow was killed, II
wounded; the Chinese loss is estimated
at 1000 killed, 5000 wounded. The
Chinese man-of-war, YangtoD, was
exploded by a torpedo after
IL had fired broadside at French tor
pedo boat. The boiler of the latter
was exploded by the hand grenades
thrown from the Yong WI, after
which the boat was sunk by the VOLTA
to prevent its being captured by the
Chinese. The French are expected
to occupy the heights comm and :
ing the pagoda of anchorage.
"lt is reported that there are 10, OOe-
Chinese troops in the vicinity of Foo
Chow.
according to the reports received at
Ontay $1,000 Cbine-e troops invaded
T0nquin and had an engagement with
the French. In this battle, it is RS.
serted, the French were victorious
while several thousand Chinese were
killed.
THE OFFICIAL REPURT.
PARIS, Aug 27.-Ap official report
of the bombardment of Foo Chow
Saturday has been received from Adj
miral Courbet of follows:
Foo Grow, SUNDAY MORNING,
Aug. "a.
" A good beginning has been made.
We opened tire yesterday aud in four
hours nine Chinese men-of-wsr and
twelve junks were sunk and the krupp
battery commanding the arsenal
silenced. Our loss was six killed and
twenty-seven wounded. The Heet
suffered no serious damage except the
boiler of torpedo boat which was
burst. the Chinese losses were
heavy. During the night the feet was
beaet by burning wrecks and logs.
The torpedo cutters will clear all this
away to-day and afterwards we will
lombard the arsenal We shall not
leave the river before the 18th or 30th.
The officers ard men are animated
with the g-eatest ardor. One
of our torpedo boats was STINK by
u large Chinese cruiser. The vessels
which took part in the action were the
Volta, which hoisted my ilay; the
Dugaay, Troiuu, Triomphante, Viii
lars, DeituiDg, Aspic, Lynx and
Viper, with two torpedo boats.
THE TRADE WITH CHINA.
LONDON, Aug. - Circles inter
ested in commercial relations with
China are debating the advisability of
presenting IA memorial to Earl Gran
vile, the secretary of foreign affairs,
which would urge the foreign depart
ment to cooperate with America and
Germany in representing to, France
the serious njrry which will be in
tlicted upon trade by her nierferlng
with the Chinese treaty.
A FRANCO, GERMAN ALLIANCE.
PARIS. Aug. GA dispatch from
Berlin To the Matin asserts that IL
Franco-German alliance has been ar
ranged.
THE CHiNiSE HOLD TuR PORTS.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Private tele-
grams received In London report that
the Chinese forts on the Min river are
holding out well against the French
bombardnent. The French gunboats
are still unable to pass down the river,
The Chinese authorities are conf
dent of the strength OF the forts.
FRANCO WILL SEIZE BORMoSA.
PARIS, Aug. 2T,-lt is semi, ilicially
announced thatafter Admiral Courbob
leaves the Min river he will occupy
the leland of Formosa, which will Ne,
main In the hands of the French until
China pays the indemnity demanded
by France.
| THE FRENCH TAKE kEEIUNG.
LoNDoN, Aug. GA telegram suom
China states that the French Landed
500 troops at Keeling and took posses
sion without opposition.
ADMIRAL GOURMET ATTACKING TME
FORTS.
| LONDON, Aug. 27.-A Times Foo
Chow dispatch dated August ~, even
ing, says Admiral Courbet has been
engaged in the bombariment OF the
kinkpe forts to-day and he will at
tack In force tomorrow. The fall of
the forts In certain as they are 80 con-
structed they cannot reply with fire
directed up stream.