Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-25
FRANCE AND CHM,
F00CH0W ARSENAL DESTROYED
BY THE FRENCH FLEET.
4 Six Hours Fight-Seyen Chi
nese GunboatS Sunk
Heavy Losses,
lpIsrArcnrs OF SATURDAY AND sexDAY.l

LoNpoN, August 23d.-A Times dispatcl
from Foochow, dated at : O'clock thi
morning, says AT 8 o'clock last night Ad
miral Courbet officially announced th.,t h,
had received orders from Paris TO max,
repriSals. The British Vice-Consul lef
last night and reached an English gunbo4
at midnight.
Advices from Pekin of yesterday stat,
that the Governors of Nman and Quangs
have received imperative orders to march
their forces into Tonquin.
\ dispatch TO the Times, which left Foo
chow al 2;15 ?. NJ. to-day, says Hostilities
began this afternoon at > o'clock
The real situation is far more coollv and
correctly estimated in England than in
France. The belief is general here that
nothing will induce China to yield but an
attack on Pekin
In France the suspicion is universal that
the English have urged on the Chinese to
war, and the comments of the English
press. which are all favorable to China
now. as they were To the Southern States
during the late American civil war. lend
some countenanCc 10 the suspicion. The
bitterness of feeling may be gathered from
the comments Of Il Paris newspaper, which
describes England as the cause of all the
trouble. England" continues this re-
mukahIe article, " has hypocriticaIlv en-
conraged these barbariuS. Her pride is
merely brutal cgotism her courage is a
matter of guineas. Odiouslv periidious
and rdiculouslF impotent. England is now
in the Chinese what she was in the Esvp-
tan atiair-eiecettul, false and trcachcr-
GUS
The Eastern Telegraph Company has
given notice that, owing 10 hostilitics at
FoochuT, kilograms to that point will be
accepted only at the Scndcr'S risk, such
kilograms to 20 from Shanghai To Foochow
over Chinese wire.
Shanghai dispatch, dated Is o'clock this
evening, says: 1t is reported that the
French have captured the Chinese fleet at
Foochow. Two French boats were sunk.
THE CHINESE MINISTER LEAVES PARIS.
PARIS, August 23d.-Ii Fong Pao, the
Chinese Minister, left Paris at o'clock
this evening for Berlin 1t was reported
during the day that Ii Fong had received a
dispatch of 300 words from his Govern
ment. in consequence OF which he had a
long conference with Prime Minister Ferry.
and il was believed that lac stated to him
that he had postponed his departure from
Paris. lie Paris believes the object of the
dispatch was to sound Ii Fong concerning
the chance of submitting the quarrel to
arbitration.
Three per cent. rcntes this morning be-
fore the regular opening of the Bourse
were buoyant at - francs 80 confines for
account, ON the report that Ii Fong Pao,
Chinese Minister, would continue negotia-
tinnS with The French Government 1t is
seui-Oiiicially stated that, inasmlch as
France has not declared war, neutral yes
sells going to China are not subject to the
restrictions which would be imposed in
actual war.
EFFECT OF THE WAR on THE UNITED STATES.
New YORK, August 23d.-A Washington
special says: tine effect of the war be-
tween China and France will. it is believed
here, operate greatly to the advantage of
the United States through the almost inn
mediate increase of trade between this
country and China The demand for all
kinds of manufactured goods heretofore
supplied China through French agencies
will naturally be largely transferred to this
country. The Chinese Government which
possesses a large and powerful navy. wiz
undoubtedly prohibit the importation of
all French goods its ports will be closed
against French commerce, and not only
will Chinese need munitions of war, but
also cJmmissary and quHtermaster sup
plies which can be transported from New
for!, to San Francisco, thence to China by
steamship lines, the traffic over which has
perccptibIy increased since the agitation Of
the Franco-Chincse trouble. China will
continue to purchase of England as long as
trade is untrammclled. hut the natural
highway Of her trade is by way OF san