St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31
THE FRANCO-CHINESE WAR.
Operations on the Min River Com
pleted, and the Forts Captured
or Destroyed.
COurbet's Report Won't Settle
French Press on the Situation.

PARIS, Aug. 30.-Admral Peyron, minister of
the marine, has received the following dispatch
from Admiral Couroet:
MIN RIVER Friday, Aug. 29.-Six p. m
Thanks for the expression of satisfaction on the
part Of the government. | cannot too warmly
praise the officers and crews. The operations on
the Min river have been concluded. They were
attended by complete success. All the batteries
along the river were destroyed, and most of the
cannon exploded with gun cotton. We were obliged
to leave some entact because the men in order to
destroy them, would have been exposed to 6
heavy musketry fire to which no reply would
have been possible. Al our ships left the Min
river to-day. and several have already reache q
the Malson anchorage l shall arrive there to
morrow with the Doguay and the Treuin. The
latter has served as my flag
ship since Monday. Our losses during
the week were ten killed, including one officer,
and thirteen seriously and twenty-eight slightly
wounded In the Mingan and Kinpai channels
there were several cssemated batteries, two OF
these clad ten to thirty centimetres thi k with
plates of sheet iron, bolted together. The cali
bres of the Chinese guns ranged from fourteen
to twenty-one cenHmetres.
CONTEMPLATING coUEBET.
Minister Ferry sent the following telegram tC
Courbet:
'''The country which hailed you victor al
Sontay is now your debtor for another deed.
The government Of the Republic is happy 10 ex-
press the nations gratitude to your admirable
crews and their glorious leader
DON'T WANT TO SETTLE.
LONDON, Aug. 3O.-The Pail Mall Gazette says
''There is not the slightest foundation for the
report that China wishes to come to an agree
ment with France. The Chinese consider the
Foo Chow affair as an act of treachery on the
part of Courbet who took advantage Of the per
mission accorded the war ships of neutral
power to Chinese ports. The barbarity of the
continuous fire hours after the Chinese vessels
ceased to fire is the cause for intense excitement
against Europeans
ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT.
PAEis, Aug. 3O-The AUeaier KiJiajrs recog-
nizes the probability Of the French campaign in
china, and advises the government to make pre-
partitions for sending GO,OJD troops to that
country. The government, it thinks, should
rely on the idea that China will be finally com
PEELED TO pay the cost Of the war The
Gpii1is asserts the different regiments
have already neen greatly disorgaDzed by
the system OF taking parcels Of men from every
where to form the Tonquin expedition This
practice, it is said, dcpTiyts the bodies of con
sistcuce and cohesion. The marine force is also
so disordcred that Admiral Pcyron has been OBJ
ligcd to postpone sailing the LaperoUs and Mon
gon. Their crews are incomplete, and can only
be filed up by drafts on the reserve.
MISSIONARIES EXPELLED.
PARis, Aug. 3O.-Ata meeting of the extreme
left to-day it was decided to present protest &c
President Grcyy against the non-convocation OF
the chambers to meet in special session at thif
I'll Ia Il
Rions Of China and Tonquin will heneeiorth form
only one squadron The NH5Ondii&t states
Admiral Courbet has full powers to operate
against China. The UnirerS has a special from
Hong Kong that the French missionaries have
been officially expelled. The Chinese suppressed
the uprising which menaced the Christians.
CHINA MEANS WAR.
SHANGHAI Aug. 3O.-All the French have left
Canton II l. now asserted that Admiral Courbet
left the Min river with the intention Of going to
Canton The Chinese military commanders
everywhere have received imperial orders to
attack all French war ships and merchant vessels
which attempt to enter the lending treaty ports.
Those in port they will order to depart mmedi-
ntoy. Tclcgraphs for the Chinese government
lines are not accepted unless written in English.
CHANGE;G COMMANDEEs.
PARIS, Aug. 30. Gen. Mot has asked to be
relieved Of the command Of the French forces in
'Touquin, on the ground OF i'll health. The gov
eminent consented and appointed Gen. Briere de
Lisu ID succeed him.