Tue Frenchmen loft Gutzlnff on Wednosday to attack the Chinese fleet at Ni tien; our little sense is over, and there is no farther danger of the Woosung chane nel being blocked, The fact that the Chinese should have taken measures so promptly to do this argues, we think, an amount of over-caution me consistent with calm jadgmont, always conjectured, and ug we now know, there wa © any reason to suppose that Admirmnl Courbet intended to bring, his ships up the river, His object was a different one altogether. But the Tno-t'ai seems to have flown into a great state of Auster, and had it not been for the timely warning he received from Mr, '8, HM, Vice-Consul in charge, it is likely that he would have committed the serious blunder of blocking the Huangpu there nnd then, He must be glad now thy do 80, and grateful, for the epportane him that such an notice, would be illegal, and thnt he-would be responsible for all conse. quences, It is a matter, too, for con. gratalution la which all will we have, fur once, to act with promptitude and decision, and to do 60 without wasting time in consultations, parleyiigs, and official dilly-dallyings generally, The con. fidence not only of British subjects, but of all nationalities here represented, 's, will be considerably strengthened, and there is no doubt that his conduct in this affair will receive the cordinl approbation of Her Mnjesty's Minister in Peking.
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