The above expedition arrived yesterday, (26th June) after an absence of eight months. We are indebted to the courtesy of M. Millet, the second command the expedition, for the following parti. culars, which have been forwarded to us at his request by M. de la Forest, acting French Consul On the 25th October last, the two French steamers Laoukai and Hoongkiang, together with a steam launch, left Hongkong, charged by the Total Mah of the Province of Yrmnan, to transport for him some mu-nations of war by going up the Hoongkiang. or Red River, which traverses the Province of Tonquia, with the object of opening up a new trade route with that Province. The expedition was headed by M. Dupuis, merchant of Hankow, assisted by M. Millet. merchant of Shang! On the 9th November they arrived at Tonquin, at the mouth of "river hitherto unknown to Europeans, called the Cuacw Here H. Dupuis had an interview with the Royal Commissioner, Li, formerly ambassador at Peking for the King of Annam, and Minister of Foreign Affairs at Hué, who promised an answer from the King as to whether the expe-ion could proceed, within sixteen days. This time having expired, the Comm sioner said that he had not at first thought of it, but the affair being very important it would be necessary to wait several months—three at the least. Seeing clearly that th ply meant complete evasion, the expedition, upon the pretext that the water was salt' and the climate unhealthy where they were, expressed their intention of proceeding a little higher up the river and after some little parley did so. After goingsomedistanceup this riveritwasfound break off into four branches, one of which proved to be navigable, and by means of it, the vessels made their way successfully to the Red River, arriving in it on the 18th December. They followed the River to Kecho, or Hatmii, the capital of Tonquin, where they arrived on the 22nd December. On arriving there, it was found that there was not enough water to permit the steamers to proceed,, and boats. were in consequence borrowed of the natives, not however without some difficulty on account of opposition on the part of the Mandarins, After losing some time, in consequence of the bad disposition of the officials, M. Dupuis left Hanoi on the 18th January. In Tonquin two large re-hellions were found to be raging—one, the nearest to the capital, headed by rebel chief named Kwang-tson that which is more to the north, to the last city of Tonquin, called Laou-kai, commanded by another Chinese named Leavu-yuen-foo. On arrival at the camp of the Amamites, the general sent his aide-de. camps to welcome Mr. Dupuis, who continued hisrouteand met with the rebels, who, however, proved friendly, and gave him the necessary men to pull his boats. The or them rebels were equally friendly Mr. Dupuis, who speaks Chinese perfectly, was begyodl by the rebel chiefs to request the Chinese Authorities in Yannan t pardon them, and to receive them back and the Mandarins to whom he mentioned the circumstances later, were not indisposed to accept the proposition. On the 20th February, the expedition arrived at Laou-kai; and on the 25th, M. Dupuis directed his course to Sin-kai, the residence of a Pai-y savage, named Yang-ming, who received the travellers very well. On the 4th March the expedition arrived at Manghow, the port in Yunnan where the navigation of the Red River ceases, which river itself takes rise in the western part of Yunnan, near the town of Tali-foo, bordering on Thibet. Mr. then left onthe Gth Blarch, with' his Chinese Mandarin Li, for the' capital of Yunnan, named Yunnan-foo, where he arrived on the gth. The expedition report that the Province of Yunnan is at present almost pacified. The town of Tali-foo, formerly the rebel stronghold, was recovered through the treachery of some of the rebels on the 9th January, and the territory occupied by the rebels in the South-East part of Yunnan, under the command of numerous chiefs, who had rendered themselves almost independent since the revolution in Yunnan. One part of the rebels has been entirely defeated by the Imperialists, and the other has made its submission. The great chief of Ling-ngan-foo, named Leong-tz-may, was assassinated by one of his officers in August, 1872. The assassin seized the command, but was shortly after attacked by the Tmperialists, who became masters of the place. The second great chief was Chang, of Mong-sze, who, frightened by all these defections, decided upon rendering back to the Imperialists all that was under his control. The other small chiefs then all submitted. All these defeats and submis-
November, 1872. The cause of the giving ions took place in september, Ostober, and up by treason of Tali-foo, under the command of Toon-ven-shu, the great Mahomedan chief, was the apprehension caused to the chiefs under his order by the defections and submissions above mentioned, and the fear of seeing the Imperialists arrive with all their troops united to crush the city. At present nothing remains in the rebel hands but three cities near Burmah, which the Total of Yunnan should be at present attacking, with the assistance of the several French gunners, and the material transported by M.' Dupuis. Marshal Mah, and the other authorities of the province, as well as the general population, were de-ited with. the success of the expedition, which will afford a new route to the country, and open it to connection with Kuropean commerce, and provide a market for the rich mineral and other products of the province, Before Mr. Dupuis took his leave of Marshal Mah, he was supplied with an escort of 53 soldiers to accompany him to the capital of Tonquin, where he arrived after receiving the same cordiality from the rebels, the Annamite mandarins showing perfect indifference, He arrived at Hamel on the 30th April. He brought with him about 100 Chinese boatmen, to carry up salt for the troops in Yunnan. The Mandarins in the capital of Tonquin got up a number of difficulties, which detained the Laoukai and a Chinese junk which they had chartered to the dth June. This portion of the expedition left that day for Hongkong, under the direction of MI. Millet, with two civil Mandarins, and a military Mandarin cousin to Marshal Mah, who commanded the escort of M. Dupuis. After touching at Hainan, and staying for five are coaling at H ey they reached Hongkong yesterday, at 13 o'clock.
Mr. Dupuis remains with the other part of the expedition, the Hoougkiany, the launch, and his escort, to keep open the route, his chief object being, while benefitting Yunnan, to throw open the large trade of Tonquin to Europeans generally.
During the whole time the expedition were in Tonquin, the Europeans experienced the best reception from the population, who have the greatest desire to see foreigners arrive to open their country, and to relieve them from the oppression and squeezing of the Mandarins, who are looked. upon with the bitterest' contempt and the deepest hatred. Although the Hoongkiang was not navigable past the capital at the time the expedition arrived, there is plenty of water during eight mon! of the year, when the tide is high—Daily Press.
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