The Saigounais of the 10th instant says—The 4 tiv, which arrived yesterday from Haiphong, has brought very' little fi seat of war. At the ti General Bridco do V'lslo has not yot ro-turned from Thaignuyen, i ing on the rivers and ming. Our special correspondent, in his last bettor, speaks of another boat captured near Haiphong by these marauders, and of the murder of the Frenchman who commanded it and the whole of the crew. Another steam launch, the Sontay, is also spoken of as having fallen into the hands of @ large gang of pirates about the place where the other was attacked, that is, near Jlephant Mountain. We hav not yet received reliable details of this affair, but it is said at Haiphong that " French officer and nine men who were on board have been taken prisoners by the pirates.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, The operations against Hung-hon are being rapidly pushed on. General Bridre haa left Sontay and General Né, rior Bac-nine, and everything leads to the belief that in five or six days we we will be masters of this strong position, which is defended by 4,000 Black Flags under Liu Tung-fa and five or six thousand Chinese rogulars.—Daily Press,
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