Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-27
FERRY WINNING THEDAY
HIS SPEECH EXCTTEs THE EN-
THUSIASM OFTHE DEPUTIES.

The COuntry's Old Love of Military
Glory Cropping Out Again-A Good
Chance that He will Secure the Funds
he Asks-The Debate not Yet Ended.
Foo CHOW, Nov. 26.-The Chinese Gov
Aernment has notified foreigners that the
Kin Pal Channel is protected with torpe-
does, excepting a passage of 100 feet in
width. Thousands of troops are actively
drilling here. Foreigners are rigidly ex-
cluded from the arsenal. 1t is generally
believed that the reason for the exclusion
is that the Chinese desire to concede the
extent of the damage wrought
by the French bombardment and the con-
sequent stoppage of work. English and
American gunboats are still lying off the
foreign settlement, so as to afford protec-
tiOn to neutrals should occasion demand
it. The Chinese higher classes are bent
on fighting, and are doing all in their
power to discourage overtures of peace.
The German Admiral and other Euro
pean officers are employed in the Chinese
northern fleet.
FERRY DEFENDS HIMSELF.
PARIS, Nov. 26.-ln the Chamber OF
Deputies to-day the debate on the Ton
quin credit bill was resumed. Prime
Minister Ferry took leading part in the
discussion. He declared that he did not
repudiate the responsibility devolvng
upon the present Ministry, but he desired
to define and apportiOn the responsibility
fairly. The work of the present Ministry
in regard to TOnquin was defined by two
precise votes in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Cabinet had followed the indications
thus given and no more. He denied
that he had deceived the country. Every
thing had been done openly. Interrupt
tiOn. He admitted that the government
had been led on by events. 1t could not
be otherwise in the colonial matter, in
which the unforeseen played so large a
part. The French position in TOnquin, he
contended, was excellent. The French
forces had taken the offensive with the
result of daily gaining victories. The re-
sources of the country would increase un-
der good government. but it
was first necessary to establish
peace and order, and to settle the conflict
with China by a treaty or by mOdus
UiUendt. NJ. Ferry continued, saving that
France was perfectly justified in demand
ing indemnity for the Baele ambuscade,
and he demanded authority from the
Chambers for continuing the policy, which
is based upon securing pledges for the
payment of an indemnity. If China per-
sisted in refusing to pay the indemnity
demanded, the present provisional occupa-
tion OF Formosa by France becomes per-
manent.
ENGLISH MEDIATION.
NJ. Ferry said that China had asked the
mediation OF England, and the latter gov
ernment was trying to pave the way to
friendly settlement of the difficulty. That
government had offered its good offices to
France, which, he said the latter had ac-
cepted. English mediation, NJ. Ferry
stated, was upon the basis of a French oc-
cupatiOn of Ke Lung and Tamsui for a
term TO be settled in the future. China,
however, had demanded that France
should TenOunce her prOtectOrate
over AMMAN, and make a fresh delimita-
tiOn of Tonquin by placing the frontier
below Gao Bang. and had forbidden the
importation of French products of Ton
quin into Chinese provinces. NJ. Ferry
said that the only reply to these imprac-
ticable demands of China was for the
Chamber of Deputies to grant the credit
asked by the government, with an addi-
ton of 43, 100000 francs to cover the eX-
penses of a Tonquin expedition, to be
carried out in the first halt of the year
1885. Loud cheers. NJ. Ferry then
formally made motion for a new credit
of 43, 100000 francs, and demanded vote
of urgency thereupOn. The debate Will
be resumed Tomorrow