New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-12

he DrOn1Sc0 10 500 tuht tnOy cAo~A~
making this special junk their target All onof~ "
aroue the other propositions elected only symptoms Oh
irritation 30 that nothing remained put 70 taKo ou
leave which we speedily did, and were OUT
of the front door of yamen into one OF the
and thiost streets ever seen In Chinese GU! of Village
CHINESE JUNK.
Nothing remained but to charter junk OF dimensions
that would assure safety in the tcmpesuous ForoSa
channel and to await Eight when the requisite degree
of darkness the state of the bar and tide ana the NUM-
her of French ships outside should be comoihca III es
proportions. The instrument chosen Tor the nogolauon
was an old Chinese pilot on whose vllianous ea."oS
smallpox had fastened its signet He disappeared ior
several DAYS and then returned with the information
that 100 picul junk about sIty-ve tons, could DO IN
duced to perform the specified duty but the price nc
named had too much Of the about IL 10 make
the proposition worthy OF consideration so lie was SHOW"
the door with scant ceremony few days iater nc TO
turned with moro favorable terms ana DAY was ap-
pointed for inspection OF the craft Chinese JUNK
not an pleasant object at distance Her raised pro"
and stern suggest old Greek galley so plainly as 70
rrove that the Chinese and Greeks derived their Ideas
naval architecture from the Oriental sources er
sns are only Of mating, and worked ny INC shhpce'
machinery but their shape and outline are such 10 o
marine artist often finds convenient for his pictures e
sailing qualities not of high ORDER for though she
rides the sea well and before spanking breeze can
eight or ten knots hour. she may sometimes DC DC
cuped for weeks in making ny miles against contrary
wind III this it hoped. aided by tue hor'hea'
monsoon which blows constantly TOT SIX ohns ~ ~. 30
channel to make Annoy, which lies $50 miles uiIer,y W
the southwest OF Tam Sui. in at least thirty hours
though the Cassandras OF tormosa told grange "
nk sF S ase wss likely to
Singapore, Borneo Manila as Annoy: .. Tho
Kamchnn-can 0aht of the Purple Sea- was found 70
have cabin I'm which an adult could SIT erect WIN UNI
aused narrow passage on one side which the
captains room with its raised platform anu On ,e
by couple Of opium smokers probably I tse nrsa nu
second officers. The captain. Kong An shung was .
haned Fokepcse whose broad bOttomcd trousers ensu
lust below the knee revealing pair OF prSwn bs,n
calves ana ankles terminated by par o. ,c' ther
coored feet that had probably never known any othe
covering than that which Nature had provided them
peep into the hold disclosed Partial cargo o, h1 h nnL
expressing willingness 10 convey passenger 10 tue
latter place direct on reSeI 81 anH eawortby and
though no longer in reality than sna American yashs
quite axle to cross the channei IA hn"nt core
rolsh sea, If she were managed Win decent care
ABANDONED NEGOTIATIONS.
rc the further progress Of the negotiations, there
was O pardonable anxiety on the part OF those VIM
watched the bar which breaking in hghy danger
GUS manner studied the moon and TIDES ana hcr'
observed the position OF the French with reference 10 the
nat M x IT, and its distance from the ships whose guns
commanded it. the meantime "A passport the size Oh
three sheet poster was prepared by Lee kow-Rong 10
use in case the junk driven by stress oil weather INTO
any Isolated Chinese port and an agreement drawn up
in English setting forth that the within FAMED had char-
tered for a sum- part TO be paid In Tam sui ana part III
Annoy the clipper junk Kan chun-chan, commander D!
the gallant Captain Kong All shung 10 carry him IRON
one port to the other AS the junk wished to AVOID the
excessive port OF Annoy, 1t was agreed mat the
passenger should be landed Ku Lang Sen. the sand
lust opposite Annoy which almost exclusively occupied
by the foreign residents and that If he was taken into
Chin Chu any other port or place than Annoy harlor
the balance OF the passage money should be forfeit
=. 4 I'm aai1 In
Guided The subsidized to degree OF quiet where IL
coud be PASSED with safety and unusually dark night
was chosen passage the hour selected being just
after the setting OF the moon But an unexpected
difficulty occurred. This was the appearance OF captain
Kong All shung armed with ironclad agreements IN tf
cae by which it stipulated that the junk and cargo
should be secured by Laprak Co. Tor Soooo anu 'heh
shonld GO boldly to sea In the daytime The vessel and
its load hemp might possibly have been worth 9zooo
nd the proposition OF the cunning Chinese owners was
simply to have her taken by the French and then pad
for AZ twice her value Nothing further was To be gained
by attempting negotiate with such precious scou-
dIes Tue papers Indignantly torn up before ther
faces and Kong All ShunG and his rascaly go-Detween
the pilot ordered on the prem lses win ,feuIs at
added wings 20 their departure. Nhen the nam
chan was last heard from she was aziy swinging AT her
wooden anchor PiatOw. making day aulltloHs 70
her cargo OF ,heup and probably intending 10 run inc
nlcckade at some time I'm the agreeable To
the dlaOry habits OF her owners ana her OPIUM shOAhe
with another Junk OF the and characteristics,
and were Just being concluded when they were brought
the British sloopolwar Wanderer. Captain Churchill,
OIL her way 10 Tawan-foo and Iakao TO relieve the Fly,
which had been duty for three months on those ports
ana MAS Just going home and out OF commission II
needed considerable effort on the part OF the American
Consular agent Mr. thristy. the BHtish Consul ana
others 10 induce Captain Churchill 10 take me on board,
bat at last accomplished his scrupes re-
ward greatly indebted TO him for much kind and conr-
attention. aud to his officers for their assidnous
efforts To adaIt rgors Of IA channel passage, which
rarely fails be dsagrceab TO the endurance oil one OF
al lie
northwest OF Ta-wan-oo for safety the Chinese ha'hg
put out the light This action unnecessary. Tor
though the french have captured the little lighthouse
Feihoo for violating the privileges TO which she Is
stores for six could have continued In the
performances OF her ordinary duties. At Tai wan FOO
following day for the mainland The distance from Tat
foo is $50 miles We came across der SAIL with
that after eighteen hours OF the usual Ionshness
Gained down into tropical quietude that made the rest
of the trip seem like a lazy yachting excursion.
CHINESE ENERGY.
At Tai-wan-foo had opportunity Of seeing some
thing the energy and enterprise to which the Chinese
have been ns ped by the dlatory policy of the French
landed Ping, the port and foreign settlement In
tekpai catamaran the usual surboat or more prop
erly raft The city OF Talwanioo Is three miles the
creek An Ping and be reached at high water by
small junks The populace, never having had the war
&C their own DOORS Ieaceaby disposed and foreign
ers stl visit the city freely. For Chinese town IL Is
thought 10 DC not unatractivc. The French
ships watching the port lie OF about six miles, that dis
being necessary keep them out OF the OF
the guns OF the forts The principal fort Is substantial
structure faced with sandbags ana mounting five
eighteen OF most elective pattern 1t Is about
mile south OF the mouth'o the creek Another fort has
Just been erected mile further TO the southwark.
but U.s. 80 far as known, without armament. The
mander OF the shore from just inside the mouth OF the
creek southwark is bordered with low crenelacd earth
works, on which mounted large number OF smooth
bore sr-pounders, intended for close work, amounting
in all to fifty sixty peces There IL evidently In
tegent management heer FOR there frequent drill and
the heavy usketry fire occasionally heard seemed to in
dictate the possessonof plenty OF ammunition and
In the nature OF sham battles The shore Is all low,
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