The Ultimatum Ultimatorum expires at Peking to- The Chinese are taking up a strong attitude, News has since been received that Viscount Sémallé and the members of the French Legation left Peking on the evening of the 21st.
On Monday 1g the Viooroy Tedng Kuo-ch'tian received a Secret Decree from Poking, the contents of which are unknown. This decided him to start immediately for Nanking; in deference, however, to the urgent appeals of sundry terrified compra dores and other poraons, his Excellency departure until Tuesday, afternoon left finally, being accompanied by Mr. Lo Feng-lu. No confirmation has hitherto been received of the impending declaration of war, and it is i that, had such the authorities, A Correspondent at Tamsui informs us that the Chinese authorities blew up the Government coal-mines at Coal Harbour, that they should not fall into the hands of the French. 'They used paraffin and gunpowder for this porges, Ho states further' th only two Frenchmen were killed and ix wounded, confirming our statement last week. Another Correspondent writes that after the bombardment the Welle wont round to Keelung flying the Geneva Ambulance flag.
ELE. Chen Pao-chen, Hsti Ching-ch'éng and a large number of civil and military mandoring wont to Woosung on Sunday afternoon to inspect the forts there, some going by steam-launch and others by road, the eight earring airs by which those procession on the Woosung Road, They Were conveyed forming an imposing,
may consider themselves lucky, bowet they did not meet with any act asthe road isin a disgraceful condition, the planks of many of the bridges being go unsafe that carriages, usually take down spare board or two with them.to lay down over the holes before crossing over. The party got back to Shatighai about half-past ten, We are informed that the Empress has issued-a Decree instructing, or authorising, all high officers on the seaboard to drive away any French meu-of-war that mp) resort to the harbours on the coast. This is in consequence of the French attack upon Keslung.
We are in a position to that the representatives of England and the United States obtained from France, last winter, when war appeared more than possible, an assurance that-the Treaty ports-would-not be molested by France and no caused to trade, Owing to the great_interest been taken in" the publication of the' how celebrated Fournier Memorandum, and for the convenietice of those who are desirous of keeping a proof of it for future reference, we enclose in our present issue a: neatly: printed copy of the document, which will we think be found more useful than a newspaper cutting.
Information, for the accuracy of which we do not vouch, has reached us from Hongkong, to theveffect that a contingent of Chinese forces have crossed the frontier of Yunnan, and, aided by Liu Jung-fu, dislodged the-French garrison from a place called Pao Lung (3% north of Tonquin. We have tify the locality, and it is possible enough that a wrong character has bee!
Farther particulars are given On the night of the 20th inst COMMANAET Ul the Wanawmg tuees Fe telegram, the contents of which have not tranepiced, 'The commander, however, immediately went to the native Custom. house and engaged a boat, li i put all the Customs' money, and account books, He th up the Woosung creek. commander created co1 ment among the natives at Woosung, who became impressed with the idea that something serious was about to happen.
Six Chinese corvettes, three alphabeticals,' anchored yesterday at the coming forts, in addition to the' three alphabeticals lying there last woak. 'Thia makes altogether twelve 'Chinese' gun-at Woosung. 'The Prinz' Adalbert unknown, but her com ed that something important' had taken place, the nature of which has not pited. The Prinz Adulbert has forty midshipmen-on board who going'a course of practical:
for their future her grew, ote ing of 'fever, ch veusole'at Woosung, and when our correspondent telegraphed to us none were in sight.
It is a well-known fuct that the guns in the Woosung fort cannot be brought to boar on vessels lying slightly to the north, of the Red Buoy. On Saturday, the soldiers in the fort were trying to train their guns but it could not be in, as, ho. has been.E. Kuo-ch'iian to take command of some troops and occupy the Woonung forte with them, His coutingent will consist of about 3,000 men, and gunboats will be employed to transport them to their destination.
'A Correapondetit who'kiows a good deal about Woosung tells us that the report which was' again put into circulation recently with regard to sinking boats loaded with stones on the\Bar, host likely emanated from foreigners fikat instance. He la of opinion that the Chinese had no- such'intention originally, as they were. afraid' the: foreign' Powers would interfere: ' With reference: to the actual obstruction of the Bar he aays "Speaking however from my own observa
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