New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
cHINA's FORLORN HOPE.
A,r.r ODDS AGAINST HER IN THE WAR
WITH FRANCE
st.souu. AND Tx SITUATION As VIEWED FRO"
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SHANGHAI, Oct. 2.-The Gcnkaimara- Oh ''''
s.osurse line OF mail steamers with TUE ihi"o' .,.
.,,deut aboard. came under the guns OF the 10Y 10
,,,nds the mouth of the Woo Sung RIVER on "'"""'
sooou september 90 AZ the vessel couid cross i"o
- ,rit n, heh water she east anchor ana ''o "''.V
80 =, M, ,he,r glassra the famous oithca''oh' .n"
800 the approaches 90 what residents arc p'oa,e" '"
~ ~. Paris Of the orient" They certainty W" ""'
~. ,,,.dable 20 an uuwarlin eye. ~ i inp'ss'o'
.,.l uha, they might have locked IKE pe'V'e 'ne pr
p".t,. ,srau THE wallis are sni 10 be ~ concrete
-, NJ iron seven or eight inches IN thickness.
N'"' ...,,hsntd By mating hung ugcr the phrap't
wv .,.,nnt IA saia-fof no foreigner has vsl'eh
wv ~, .eysfai muntis-to consist ~ about twenty
s...,,,ur and gturr guns such rs hfc 'onnl oh "ii
$50. fc,,lHratlona The fereut ciinrcs nm . hren
.a. n.srr the direction ~ native tnsincefs ihcs
:, ,..r,lst character Ne, eeei the tirhfasifef huge
80 !, saith haze b,tn raised nratly U the heiFht ~
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saa.,.te.ei 80 ssaag ha saiias rHne,rAsi ~, we
,asast ~ ,ha linpse ,hai 90 'ap ~ wsi ihs eH"''s
Mas ana W ifaa, ~ ,Asif inf'ih"f''HN' as' NA'rh
s,raisht gp 20 90 an4fins ~ thelF sans TAG 'has
mere lhi1 alTous thaa This
"A Is related w RreuaA historians that onee nlon
tme ehen the French aiii t0od iaDe w lace VIA 'o
Hngish army, the English oniears called Out ieAl'o
men OF the French Guard, hFo" To whieh the fienoh
officers replisd. aentlsmen, hre yonrselyesW Upon
this Invitation tho English did o; anh the result was
culinary hattie Something like this happened the
other day nj Fo0Ch0w where little Chinese squadron
nj eaht small vessels seemed by its respectful silence
10 say: "Gsntlsmsn of the French feet hreF Inc
French fred without standing on ceremouyi ana 'ho
Chinese squadron annihilsted The French romem-
herny might say that the Chinese expecta
foearance they not all occasions disposed 10 OK
erclse themselves However this may be- Woo sung Fort
IA arranged on plan most convenient to an attacking
party To make the matter palmer to An American
reader few words OF explanation will be necessary
The Woo Sung IL a small tidal river empying into the
Yang se not far from the sea- Shanghai is the west
aide Of f. twelve miles from its mouth Vessels drawing
eighteen feet OF water 10 Shanghai; ana the
arsenal miles higher up The fort which Is ON the
west tho Woo SUNG really on the Yang Use; out All
vessels entering the Woo Sung must pass close under It's
guns These being trained this channel do not com
mana any portion OF the Yang Use channel and
said that hostile feet could approach within mile OF
The on the Yang Use sde and not cannon OF the
Fort could he brought to bear on it.
SHANGHAI VIRTUALLY DEFENcHLEss-
The Yang Tee mouth is filed with islands and one OF
these called Bush Island directly OPT ose the mouth
OF the Woo Sung Beyond 1t is channel, SAID 10 DO OF
sufficient depth TO permit most OF the French vessels TO
pass UP TO Poa village hreequarters OF mile
from Woo Sung Fort whence the latter can he enaded
OF be landed to attack II IN the rear wnch Is
entirely without defenoes From Poa Shan to the TORT
and from the fort to the village of Woo Sung three
quarters OF mile the other side OF and near the
Woo Sung bar there stands line OF mud bresstworks.
about fifteen feet HIGH called rife pits These evidently
are intended 10 used by r1emon. Therefore. II the
French NJ land in front OF the fertilization they
will rather rough reception II they keep little
further up the Yang Tse theyca annhilae the enemy
MT their leisure Or II they a. to land Poa shan,
te location OF which only indicated by the roof ola
temple rising above the trees they can advance across
the level rice fields and take the deences in the rear
From the steamer 1t lay in the stream one ccuf
hear In the direction OF Poa Shan the occasional crack OF
reA long limos of men passing across the green
Fields 10 or from the target grounds From this brief
Description II appears that Shanghai is deenceless II the
French NJ 10 attack H. Yet there was no apparent
sense OF danger in the foreign colony
'.ruE PARIS oY THE oRIrNr'
was q gratifying sight, this foreign colony. after
month at sea The colony has population OF nearly
10000 about half OF whom English 5000 are Ger
mans; perhaps 200 Americans; there are ~ many
rrcnoh, the rest AFRO ~ other naiopauoN The banks,
shop. aud warehouses; are we'll aud Substantially bult
The Public Garden Is hadsomei and the elect OF electric
hight IN IL nj night IL brilliant Society ia the oiiy Is
Intelligent There Is sometimes lavish display ~
fiohes. Fortunately and especially at juuctufc Ike
This the question of nationality l. little regarded Tie
Interests OF Europeans aud Americans afo Identical
There i broad division recognized ana that Is eth
biological. There 10 all ntents aud purposes only
whites and Chinese
In ascending the river you come first the American
Concession colony; then 10 the English; then To the
French " ioh extends to the wall OF tie cd Chinese
city Few foreigners penetrate within tAis wal. The
Old city Is said be Inconceyaby dirty and though
stranger liable insult there il not Thought TO be any
real danger in visiting it. But outside the wall ANA AL
about the foreign colony, there has grown up a new
Chinese settlement populous Characteristic but com
paravey clean and orderly II is easy to see that the
property OF the foreign colony is very valuable ana re-
Qaires ample protection against accident. II Is sur
founded by numerous native population which has a
msclieyous element There handsome country seas
Several miles from the city, and large brick house Is III
course Of erection here or course chances 10 be
taken; aad undor the guns OF vigant men-of-War OF
their nationality, the residents feel comparatively
secure.
THE FOREIGN FLEETS AT HAND.
Tie representatives of foreign navies lying in
Shanghai barbor the Trenton Ossipee and Juniata
Americana the StOeh wooden German vessel carrying
twenty guns; the Cleopatra British fourteen guns the
Cristooro Colombo Italian ten guns. These ships
pend shore. OF trouble about 600 sailors and
marines. The colony has volunteer company OF 800 or
400 more, making force Of 1000 wel-tried fully
equipped men. They would have Ho,chkss or Gatlng
guns lOr in the streets The large guns would be o.
little service, except 70 command tie banks between the
Tort and city.
Command goes by seniority; and Americans viii be
pleased 70 know that the pres senior officer Admiral
Davis His flagship, the Trenton, is one Of the largest
and hest vessels Of the American Navy Her armament
j. ten eichinc rifles ana four Hoichks machine guns
Dther American vessels IN Chinese waters the Enter
rnse Che Fue. tho Alert at Canton the MonOcacy at
foo-CAow. and the Palos at CHING kissing.
CONTINGENCIES OF THE FRENCH ATTACK.
~ The fearan1 is remote one c0ns1 ering the prom
ises both French aud Chinese authorities to protect
foreign interests at shanghas that II the French cap
fure Woo sung the garrison there which proa " num-
Lers 90 900 men. may start 70 loot the wened