The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-10
MORE TROUBLE
wAE BErWEEN FRANCE Am CHINA

! C.oyvrunrs Of Ngztn aud Qa.gaesi hEve rscefvg,
imperative c-3s-s - rla-ch tasLs iorcvs tnte To
/ EcsrrrrrIsS rEgyN.
! dispatch to .ls T.s.rs, which Def. Pc, Ch,4 a
! ssl5 z VI tq-lyy, Says Hcstiliit-s tccur ihr
] zfteruCru NJ 3 u'cigck.
sEFErr. cF rBz NEvs - FaEScH EzSrsS..
FaEr,. Aasust siri.-s.CP ?. M.aThrre. rrr cyu
/ rv1scs cpyCst t1is morning st : Traces - cen
tines for account he's sncs kEye fusn Lc Il trtuc
| ~ cvuLIzlss,
A cEANrE scE FEkcE NEggrrkEruN>-
P,1zs. A-sass Ei-t-i Z M.-rhres yer cen
rsuEss this rcrruins brlcry the regular cpeul1 d
the Eoz-se veru 111yGnE a. T. francs - crutlres
for EccvEuE, cr the report thts Ia EcuE Pac
Z Chlaess Ns-lSssr wUuld cvrtizre uecCglttigus
vith the Frsnch Government
EzSgLr CF rHE Bc,rsABruESr
loNucS, Azsuss s5th.-A r.ars ilspltch s,ys
he EoO Choa arsenal wls Destroyed YESTERDAY
tfser eve hCH-s buUcdrdIagHt By Courbst's sq1a.
G-ur. seven Chinese E-nlUlzs we're sunk ard ~
eSctpvd he E-rupvIu settlement was undgs.
tzrbeG he French z-sI sustained NJ 5tr1agg
~ the Chiag-s Esu-Jt-glr waich escaped thz
Frsuch bon nhd-d1g1i a. Fo0 ChJH, one vas strand
~ AID bad her tack cruksn- I1s other net Wffl
No mis1Ap. Ths Ersnch shellgd the BARRACKS and
CAMPS ust- the gzHzslc. No rsslstazcs vas uiaGs
g the t1tIck- lbs Cul>Elias 1uil1r1 vas l1s1te,i
uith Chinese scltlerS, wbo were IH uniform ard
HruleL I1s Erguch CllEf Cf SAT -sp1rts The In,
u the ErgEch az slE men The TIBtes' ecrrvspcu-
A
El-,iish pLiut Wis klLizd Cc >Htgrity night When
t1s F-s1ch gpsued their hsJvy hrs. and L Is bg-
lsveJ thai tLeE SUNK CEg lt tEeIr lEu tJrpetl-
b1a.s. The Chinese Esst lately ca the Nm rivcr,
vrGh the gZ-grLlgu e swC SHIPS, wus bicttaj CuE
Ne Surrender vas Ili1EgJ The Disabled and sinking
ships Af.sr thelE guns we're silenceG they were
shelLsc t1Cr hgCrS, Admiral Cuu-1et opened IRE
aE Z. VI. and the CLl.ese rspllsG Al11us- sln1El-
lE-su1sly. The Ggckya-t and arsenal we're E-sJ
IzzeGl1zsly- but WITH cllg partial ,uccrss Eleven
vessels formed the Chinese fes.-ln1stly ll-.Et
river and cuast trl1spCrt>-IIG 1ers really Elys
The French bad eight heavily Ir1-at sllgs namely
the Null1, Doggy l-ZrvILs, DeLIlurIs- Aspe,
NEpsrs. LvEI E-c l--lrs- Several Chinese scI-
hua1s maintained hrIveIy 1eslll l1ry -rs for about
a quarter u an hCCr, whe1 the slrvfvurs or their
crews LsapsG overheard T-E cuuhaI wHs urg-tc-
ally finished E seven EllEEsgs. The supsEls.
trsCcc artillery 11i1s TIE contest AFTER The tlsEll
IlC cf the Chinese vessels no -1t. lGt u1.lssacrg.
Tbs s the gpIligu II every spectator. Two sish-
tee1-e7u sGEl7Iss 1t the Chinese 1set fIGE1t vel.
Crs sinking near the English mIr-Jf-zur Chan
pIrr- vale cla ssAlerst a50vs the IE1As ulaGs
cuCG Stand Lhs ErzEcE kept 70 a Ere On tie
lrSeEIL 1si-lhUrIEg buildings, forts, barracks and
villages 1ErlL Z q cilCa m the AttgrupCU. although
>cms E-snch 11t C1-1ese shlrs were sn-,l sd e
close proximity o. the English u-el- f-Elr Fll-
arr Iul ChaEg71C-
rgE EgENcE ELEEr.
The following Is s l5ss gt the Preach vessel, and
other armament IA the China squadron Ths B1-
ya-d. the ft-shlF gf the @g-ltruu, Is wooden
l-gEc!It 1t Tie second -llss. Der armament CUE
s.sts OF fur inch guns a frri,tfas six 81 inch
guns iz the battery aid Two center pTvUled inch
guns On deck She also carries t1U- H1tch ass
rlschir- guns and spa- s1rpedoes
The AidrtI wooden Ermaugut SIX u and
81 . -tnch guns.
The Vict1-isuse z1i Tri1ulph1ute. sister lrun
cilds arnHueur. 81 81 GEs II and 81 81 inch
guns, protected b ssz-l-ct nrucr-
The frt-glts ECgrvllle- armament, seven -E-ch
s1cs On tecs- fourteen q -s1ch guns IN the bat
ssry AID t1rrstc agpa-l5zs. Esr hz-I : 1f I-vr,
cussG With wOOc-
The crrlsers Illl-s and CEI1saz-ksEard are q
the second Class. he Armament u the former
consists u Sftesu 3 inch guns ard s1rreG1 ap-
pa-a=zs, whiIs the ChHisI1- lzulr,i cu-riss 0uly
seven 5-4-J1ch guns-
The cr1Isers Hau1el-l- H5rstl-t ard F1tst are Of
the third Class. They gl-l cary C1s s.! and I've
3 inch gu1s.
rhs Pazseval wooden lrnllz-sHi, fur s. -iach
guns.
wooden paddle vessels cuEL1 Ter river service.
They elcu carry three E15chkass nllc-i1s -uus.
The Zu1bUa1s Flpers LuEn and Lynx lrH the
largest en- the s1Lt1gE- he former cIrrles tEg
- and tFU illch -1ils. FillLe the LEzl AID Lynx
each carry one : and two +ilch guns.
The LeCuar3 Ild EIrfIrs. also E-1lCals. are
5giir gf wood They each carry uue II and one
! t1ch -s1-
The >urpr-ss- an Old ~g,s,-su -11ulgI=. carries
sru inch guns.
he rgrla51tisr 0f the feet aru al -gzbuats,
5uilt especially for sgrvlcH IA China AID consist
II the CarlhL1e. CCu1slTs. Escupeuts. Est1c. Fra
nea. ElcLe, TEvei-l=, NIs-Je. A1sc;seiCE and he
[ A-l-lE- They are all Cu-l6 -t wuuu- Their
t-rnnlent cluslSts gf f-- 81 and - -Iuch guus.
n lddIlun % these there aru several transports.
The ErIEspUrrs are the Cher. AEzaz1ira. Drae-
ligs1c. E1ugulu- blsu-El1- >a1us llld y Int-Long-
Ehev TI-y u SIZE FROM jd-i b iab tcus, and are
sacn armed WITH frgGI two t1 four small -calIber
suus.
Th5s 5sst OF tai--y-si-,1t vessels Cf al classes,
sErilsIvg 1f Transports carried apprgEI1atslg ia
1eu. a force wt1c1 1as 1Ecuuhrscl 2 been largely
increased gf late. The strps. Erth a few s1cer-
l1us, a-s very indifferent and would prove NJ
1lHrc1 Against Any 1t-er enemy
rHE cH-SEsE FEE1r-
Chlnas 1avy j. composed cf four DIVISIONS
ninety The Fsi-E5 and North Coast the Foo Z
how the >rIr-n11 u1E tclE 1f Cars1u.
Il the Esi-E1. 1lvlslUE the only -eu-1i1l vessels
Ire the steel 1scfIr-II1rEi crIsers Yang Wei and
{ -naG- F1us. built II England U Isl. Each czr-
? svC -b-tgn ul-lucn Armstrong runs center I
itTgts, cumual1ll- nearly Hll-I-11ud ire. 4
heir s1eet D. Is knots and they cary cual su-fi-
1cnt for ruuE-lsc speed Of about knott for a D
'srfDd ct four weeks
The F1u-Cheur and Cllgn- -Ctsnr lrs zunhua1s !
sc b1IlE u England u l-75. They ar Il A-l-sons 4
lspiacamsnt and carry one ll-iuch Favlsss1r -un-
There arr also -11rtecu -uubuais 1rIlIr n Eng
and 1Ir1nC l-7'--l T1rVl1z- IN digpilcement from
~ 1l 40 tens. The last four ald The lrZest
sgrH lHllesl nV E-a Chinese. The Chm -Nanu Chm
d
zGWu HucnE flrsl-I1ars Il the Alrnl- bsra. Gam
rs Delta. f1Ga. htgpa. Lambda st.- Acrura5nl
o slse thev snch cIrrv Jue u-Ircn or one Finch
r-1st-uug -I- 1ud two l--pUulter rides
The Foo Chow d1zzsiun cuusists Ct ularsurrs,l
rIlsers and 1'zuEuHts uulT-
The feet At Shanghai embraces sCr1a sf the best
ssseis 70 Be found m iz7 lzvy The irgnciaLis AZ
The IsnE- zen aui Chen lnu. Ir1uriad tn
lsutEHn1glr. b11ls ct zzT1u and cld Elt1 compound
iI1ss "A inches tlirx -u5 the wltzr4ine. They
d7c q cltziiei ar11li-11ps, protected win --EurE
lmruulu ar-uUr. Above the cI-Ilgi IrE two bar-
stfs tIIrars. n slcl q winch I-e nluurt.f r1r
--ll1-n t8-t1u hzIpu -zl-Hs -t.ase 1f peueEEItlug
uc1gs Of lr1u AZ Lltn VIrIts- Du he bow and
sru D a 5c-ilch lCu--sallbsr k-1up z11- Their
5eali " Hluut 70 knots. These vessels. Il 1In-
ed By alv others 5ut Chl1ese. you'd BE- -luabie
destruqt1- -1r sntlaH French feet
The Nln-Lh1u steel u-1nursi- .r1lssr buIlz N
srzua1g IN u.,l- Is 20 alu iIsuilcrmcuz azd
lrr1es sEu - -fnrh nrzpp guns harbstte. rrg-
ct-s By ll-slcii a-uur
The Naz-siliu bgilE ia Germany rrcgHtlg. Is II
- tons 1lsulacsnlerr- and CITIES two u-Inrh
--usgr1uC E-z-ls-
The Esr7-An and Tu-V1eu we're hu5lt at shang-
4 n La ard l-7j- They ara Of 81 tons dls-
ac-lueut and =ncn ca-TT rEg .. men Armstrong
nj rEsErg g-flu- s-ilch FEvlisssur GINS They
Ire zpeeli q = szues AID a euuuPienlazr Il %
hcars znd men-
The T1ur-W1o b. cimpusIfa bullt --rrstra. ;
MI n ShluurII N Is1u. Eer hnttsry II Gne D
rh Arlstr1u-. eIZ,tlt 5-Ilcs Flvlsseur And fsur
IherE d also an srunciad -rIubnH- Of 10 ti1Es.
--7-lg one tinch ErIpp -En N a izst t1E7-t
rTarL
The >1I1-tial 1eet further -I1siusiis Of zuuber
t7ansf1r-res1 niercilsLnt =tEarigrs. u E1ict 10
iisli'ie 1alil arr 1hullualie-
EhH Canslu feet b -lupussd q fhuuf dftasn 2
i1buats, n7graEIng l-l tons. r1lch a-a Used n :
pprsssln- piracy AID sus1L,-lluU. rlrv arn 1sar-
al vssatsis Of ansuiefa designs
The Enni= Chinese aeeE exclusive Il CsIarlns s.
n r1unt nInnErs. q vessels 1f al kinds, car
ing - gTIns and Isl 1ficsrs and men MnstGf 2
E otacErz a-s f1rzIgnars- r1n aeeEErz1 1risra 4
I'M l1eir hume Gz1var1menzs b Eltllli-IE grrm z
E Chinese az aie =z1e zHi4 --1uLie bs-aa Q
tFenn ClIua alG rzucs- Most u the en1I1ear4 :
u cferesi -Fehle paF % -ama1n AID participate :
ne va. an 1ifar Enlch vas individually az :
5tsd hg many The Chinese Envy. eumpnseii a. :
. uf zlsLlE 1c 7llz AID sEszllez1 l'lza Et=zz q
lne essential pa---Elat u proper grz7I1Izz-z1n- ?
weakness 5 n lie scientific. msd1ca. md :8ui- Z
ssrIaf -ervica their laslTa skilled GtHcErs arr 7
' and Up - lnest Iirieass not sI1-ia sur-=sln =
Z 1s-sn sgpuIrassi % 4z-z u LIE sdIrs-
rHZ s-ArT1a HE1uEE -IE Wa
Wong Es Chunn. uns Of tls E.zlliiesf Chinese
rrhnnrs IN Neu York. dsss-ibes ne siI1la
ilTn he Ez-- Is aazE A1lrz WIS rr1c-eszirr A
su t.iE EraEr1 sasrstlg made ElsatT EItl ne a
ssu1rs AID drruEEu Governor w1u Hruesf a =