New-York tribune., 1884-11-26


means OF ambush
FOREIGNERS IN A BAD FIX
Most OF the French neet supposed 10 ne at ne H
The D'Estaing and Chateau Remand are KNOWN W "
guarding the coas; In direction OF TAI wan Zoo anu
few shps are at Mat Son sharp Peak the cable station
where Admiral Couret sends and his dispa'cne
The ouiet a. however, the calm before tempest
for we can only Imagine the storm OF shot ana smell '
will I've raincd on this place when the french return WIN
relnforceents The foreign colony mere docs ho' un"'
the circumstances feel exactly at It's ease Ol Tue
or fifteen resd ences at Tau su Piaow ana lwa'ont.
only about half dozen are now occupied ihese ", 49,.
belengrered fortresses Every man IL armed anu .ne
house OF Mr. Christy the Consular AGENT h'
n guard of fifteen marines from the Cockchaier'
The residences lie along shore on P'''e"" ." -, 49,.
M the b In front OF them runs the nafro" ro''
connects the White Fort with General soon p'e"7'
a,a tho eucamptnents with the native Viiaee' "v"H
n, road there ls constantly passing strange
:, ,ers with runs that look like sprlngheu 'ii'eS W."
,.,rs ,r ingalls, Mailatins In chairs preceneu ai
in, o., hv outrlers In blue or green oh shi'ii "'
b1siyhamu lahorers. Chinese empio5e' VI ' ,,...,i
% M t,,,,, ri,h pow and then party Of sailors ana
occasionally few foreign clerks ana aseh'' 10 sie '
ssspe little cvlllsed variety The wh'e fesinen's a
,nn,a IA a limited locality ard they rarely pass ue'o
A.. t,,,ds A stranger Ia an Ohert ~ susptioh' nv
,st ~ ihp neas at dnet tine w9nu ,,a,,ant
dl not ,,hain 50 a.. m4gm 4gmis,nant how sie's haaei
overhead anl how hatinw wnsp w y M i,i no II iime,
| tstii a
We, a.. ma nan tho slts vii r when wit we
1ntuesn viii etfeaf atd heN thrf WI ~ W NJ tbe
n tbey shnuli hai lhh W 10 aerlh @ ,sI,,iaus lha
r,moh iaud al tls place iiNh hln N'',' ,,,,s
sniier rahhle and hill -meh h'ust fas ' ~ In ,oud
'" r ~, snrposing tho French should advance WIN
large ioree nom No Lang now n M"' frem IA" thinset-
on IA the sand pits where they Nou lln s,nt @ and ~
the last man by the nIu from Tue "ta.hns ro a ,ha
ron Ghe shus OF would they retreat m tlhe "elpsS 'i'
bay inO the interior OF The lsh.id Anh ~ ~ @ resi-
denis the foreigners here cannot well do otherwise
than they do They cannot abandon lnelI n"i ha'u,
property In buildings and goods u lne reno id he
they cannot leave their houses. for they Souia os
murdered by tire Chinese Ttere are ony Two % @en
left: either to go board the Cockcnaer II M, a
10 he herself not beyond reach Of danger OF 10 Iea @
and stand the fire which prom,es TO DC so niuc ~ n
terrible than the last The Brtlsh sup d aha "a
Ing to the station hat she will rot come inside anu u he
not expected to remain ,1ns Aeifn Sy AimTa
Davis to cause him TO reduce the small slhion 1 ,
vessels here There prospect of further isolation II te
trade withdraw their steamers that nave peeh run
| ming between Tam sui and Annoy.
| DANGER TO MISSIONARIES.
Yesterday called upon Dr. MacNay' the Well hnu"H
Canadian missionary, who has been many years III 'oF
mosa and has done great deal OF good lie - soou
Chinese scholar and lie understands this Island We'll
His residence is the plateau and in row behnd IL arc
hts bovs school his girls school and missionary chaI ell
| 7 found him well fortified He has garrison OF
| fftern coolies at each side and front door win
raes and cullasses, while, leaning against inc liisis
| of the veranda we're numbers OF slears Win a
| iron heads and ron-wooa handles, such a. are
| nsed by the hl-men. At the foot OF each column
was pile OF small bouders, but nnhappy there sstn were
caapults to render these ancient @ P tbe
would not take the island SIX OF ms "hapels up @ tno
river at Ban ka Twat1na ana Ee an well t,rnise
had evelled to the ground s . hd a Seen
destroyed. II trouble continued their hVes were III
| greatest danger ,..,,. .o,or ,,,, for bis health
and inst az parting was telling Doctor Johannsen the
resident phv sician take the boys scnool FOR
in case the French again landed he fegarus @ .iIis
jloDd one of the garden spots OF creation and say
that heauhed and productive as the country Is ABOUT
ram Sui, it bears no comparison with the lhteroI,
Chinese authorities appear :" ne & stiHcy 1 ep
fused about the situation Mhen the French aile ~
nnse under orders Pc Kin. redrcd across Ihe NILS
10 Ban Ka without Offering resistance lhere ne hIopc
and endeavOred 70 induce General soon 10 "itniIa"
from Tam sui The latter refused, ana the Ban Ma pro
~, itra,ed nv tho apparent irdics OF their COM
monIer-1 chief took his command from him and con.
lined in his own yamun where ne rs III u'Ianro ram ~ ~
supreme az this OF the island and can mask hs one
gun batteries aud NIL h,s ,oru1s1 % ye T' uITed rounds
into each OF Them but others say taL the Mulhrn, III
charge OF the Shangla arsenal have only Teteueu 10
Gb thot amount really giving less than half OF 1t and
nnttIng rest of the money IN ther loekes the o'
old storv The General l. sal 10 have heen spe poy
10 have purchased his promotion ana haIlg uc,m sun
cessf m late ncounters lie has influence VITA the IN
I in then dangerous situation know ne is their
friend Should the French take an s NY nav uny @
fonr vessels that come inside the Nlpere' LYNN
| Asplc and Iulin
| WAITING TIE ENEMY's RETURN.
T,N SRI Oct 22-Iast night quiet night in the
nee hhorhood Of the settlement No nnks seemed yes'r
Iav 70 he bringn down the river 'rnm Ian ha anu
ouet reigned about the Chinese forts ana encampenS
The return Of the French anxonsly wlehed for The
officer Of the marine guard late Yesterday afternoon re-
t thrar shps In view on ths horizon. but the distant
oh.ts rrogel TO he only the smoke " the Fo Ken
steop,er which had inst lcft for Annoy Everyone was
excited for the thinking ns the gale ha' sub
sla1 tbqt the houiharlment might be commenced ths
| unruinr aul the landing attempted II haihiF seems
roesilla horvrrrr that the transport Tarn which ha'
l,s,nu,,r and "a Thought 20 have gone to lonqnin for
,rorcrnnnts can have returned som. She is said
Ga t. i. tn o~rv 500 inen n necessary hut " General
s,en IA Justified n hnasng that he cnn cent mp Nnu ur
unD Ftpnriiner, h1t nuniner l he lue ihsuicrnL
rh. t.rrrn eatp hs trisrn for not oherine GENERAL
tin Nin- thrnu, he s'irnior oWrrr Nhrn nvr"h il
t.tu. ifr Ia Sui iNni hr wa an Al"iil hnh i'rriA
iiatita 1nis ls ihe nrt tn' h1ths nn Nrr' ~ gin
ari hr hns tHit uii sh'r 1h1 iaRrh thHiFr N' r 'N
mit.i %, ihp rpi-iNu'lMA ~ N nn'lrt Anrrf ~
arii'.li nnine'n rt n'l'''f' H'hNiit 10 lh'l ~
iiufiH l'fs nHi Hl'N 80 N"i NN NN'' ''' f'
M 4 ,nrr -iDl u hH g. uua iN iH Hsi ia niiiut.i ri
hisssntiiD Hit N't w.'' Nt Nt'u W ~, ~ 4 i ,'fHNi Hi
iN.u4 lfHs ai if" s'' H"r t'"f r","' w. ''l ',
iust ln has hann uiir ''-h' u' q" ~ 'hn r't"' 10
,utnr, the,o tnn strlu- aui inn ld-ti"i0' annh
nf tln Young naval onfrFs educated lH fhn'lmi Mhn
Nan kiu- hv the NcernY ut kihna Hu ana o llen 7ln
hy H. uAt have made their eAcu-e ad gone nome, one
get ..d to that ut ing, % Is 80 constantly nan
penlng in China. The irregular procession OF General
,oous braves and hili men between ne camps and
Villages continues much a. usual Many 0f the hlll-nen,
though they from only ten or nitee miles miami
have never before white man and they gather Ia
rrod whenever amy foreigner s visible. The General
threatens bring IN 800 ssyaee' from the mountains
hat they dislike the Chinese and no one hecNes he can
gct un Of them The mob Is quite mIred enough as II
j. with Fo KEN men, io Nan braves MI men and
Tam ~i villagers the latter being Interested IN tho
Foreigners because they Dfer them the means OF making
yiuc They are in mortal terror OF the lil-nen. and
solders are leaving crowds ny the steamer HaOong,
which - waits outside tic bar. and may he the last
vessel from the M. inland here for some time.
MORE ALARMING TIDINGs.
A great Zeal OF excitement created this morning
by the apuear the British ship Champion OF the
rar and the vis on shore OF her commander Captain
Powlett He Informs the settlement that to the
formal blockade OF tie whole island will be declared
Trade will then discontinued and 1t is feared neither