Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10


mr. signaI-mcn. were
Killed, and the Admlrn 'e,s xene,
NJ the story goes. BEFORE .uo rang
Woo could Gre again, nowevs,, = ,or-
pedo boat struck her and rem'crru uer
useless. A great shot rom '"e rpu1uay
Troulin also struck her ruddcr. Inp cap
tain beached her, and she was ouenih1 ior
two DAYS. This was me VesscI, anu
brought the Imperial Commls :ioher; Calng
Pei-Iun, int, the port early 10 Juy, On
this vessel are reported " nh'eu wong
Kwai LANG. Of the Westiieid hisn Sclooi,
Massachusetts,, aud Yang 81 nam and SIX
Yam Fook, OF the class OF ~ IN the school
of Technology. In Boston. hmg wing
Ching. of the preceding class oil this same
sahnnI of Technology thougn he WIS
recalled before graduation), is also
renorted killed as second officer on
hnsrd of one OF the smaller ve<-
els which fought desperately with
ber stern guns while her bow was burning.
I NAV add that Tying lie Chung and Sung
Man Wal. OF the class OF 'Si. belong 10 the
northern navy, as well as Woo Yung Fo,
nj tle Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute. OF
Troy. N. Y, class 'S4. and Chu Chun Pan,
~ the Hartford High School. rhcse are
sase 90 far. of course. Woo ri Joe and
Ynnp shang Him, nephew OF Yung Wing,
came out OF the engagement alive and
sound. While speaking Of these men Imay
add that Chin Kee Yung. OF the class Of 1882.
sheffield Scientific School. Yale College,
died last wear: and Jeme Tien Yaw, who
graduated with the class Of 1881 in the Yale
Scientific School. Is teacher in the arsenal
and is safe. Mr.. 0w Yang Keng. OF the
same class. returned 10 C0lumbil C0llegn,
and il there at present. perhaps.
An ATTEMPT TO LAND.
On Sunday the French endeayorcd to
land some troops fiidcr cover OF their
euus. but did not succeed very wei. The
Foocbow arsenal was, however. thorou .bly
riddled with shot and she'll. Tweniy-eight
million pounds, or about Sl5O,OoO,O00. have
been extended on this arsenal, II Is said.
by the Chinese Government. Al one time
there were seventy Frenchmen employed
in il. and NJ. Giquel was its director. Mon
lav the French started down the river. ani
Tuesday noon eight vessels which had been
in the engagement lay just above the Min
Moan forts. These were the Volta and
yiIIars, corvettes; the gunboats Aspic and
Where. the cruisers D'Estaing and Da.
quav Trouin, the little ram Lynx, and the
magnificent ircn-cad frlglte Trioumph ante.
know very well how finely they looked (;
for I passed them with missionary and
Chinese gentleman and others on board a
hon e.bOat and steam launch. seeking for
wounded men. We were brought Up by q
shot across our bows from Chinese fort,
and had barely got out OF the line OF fire
when the French began to move further
down TO shell these forts. These have all
been demolished now friday. as well as
fine King Pal or Golden Gate forts. and the
French have complete control OF the Min
river. They are nov joined by several
vessels living outside. and. we expect, will
soon move on to other places.
CHINESE OFFICIALS AFRAID.
The Chinese officials in this provincial
capital seem rsralyzed with fear. They
are rapidly filling up the river at Limpoo,
| midway between the city and the anchor
age. lest the French attempt to come up to
the city. and we may soon he shut in with
one or two gunboatS. On the 10th the
British Consul narrowly escaped with his
life while making an official visit TO the
Viccrov or GovcrnoI-General OF Fun
KLEIN and Cheh kiang provinces.
The mob without the gates clam
ored for the foreigners life. lie
was secreted till morning and returned
TO the settlement disguised as mandarin
and under guard. The settlement Is qui@.
but riot may break out at any moment.
A reward has been offered OF 500 for any
Frepchman's head, and some OF the rabble
saw any foreigner will do. The British
hongs and houses are distinguished by
flags and signs, but | am very glad our
American Consul does not approve OF this,
and is willing that we should take our
chances along with Portuguese. Italians,
and spaniards, who have been under
French protection till the Consul foI
France took his departure. All is quiet
and we hope soon to have peace.