Haiphong, 26th June.
You will doubtless ere this havo, heard by telegram of the Langaon affair. I now hasten to send you particulars of the fight.
must tell you first thst the Commander-in-Chief had ordered a column, consist: of about 400 French and about '250"To: qui nese tirailleurs, to go north and occupy Langson, When the detachment was xbout third of the way to their desti it was attacked by about 6,000 Chin The French force, when attacked, wore in a very bad position, being i Wey surrounded by mountains, where it was impossible to get any cover. The expedition waa under the command of Colonel Dugéno, the officer who about twenty days previously had received three wounds in the attack the grottoes of Hung Yeu. The Freach were so completely ensnared that- they severely, and though they' at length drove off their "sssailauts they wore Jeft'in a precarious situation. The official list of the losses sustained by the French is us follows 5 officers and 40 rank and file killed.
'78 soldiers wounded.
20 junks laden with provisions.
Ibis belies the-latter have been des-tro ved by the Chinese ud all on board of h reached 6 detach-for assistance from Hanoi, critical position. Choy destroyed by The Chinese troops are now occupying the citadel of Langaun Every oneunitesin expressing the opinion that General Millet is not the man for the post of Commander-in-Chief. When he revived the command, Tonquin was nearly pucified; since ho assuned ea have sustained two serious disaster We all hope the command will be again entrusted to Admiral Courbet; that gallant sailor has done ood work, and never loses sight of French into Had hie retained the command, this Langson affair would not have happened. Admiral Courbet has respect and confidence of all the residente, It is hoped here that Monsieur Paten will be donn fromChinnasa pun Of, hor Government. Tonquin tant from France, but we hope that di will not serve to render the arm of the French Governm feeble, but that they will strike vigorously and promptly, thie being the only way to avert frequent repetitions of the Langson disaster.—Duily Press, CANTON, In consequence of tite heavy rai from the 11th to the 18th the three districts Suu Ning, Hoi Ping and Yan Ping became nudated, and remained ao until the 24th, 'Yhedamage done is immense and the deaths caused very numerous, 'Two villages named Sai, in the upper part' of the Sun Ning completely" swept away, not ig eft standing. Other villages wers partly destroyed. At Mok Tsuna famby, consist: ing of 26 persons, were drowned through' the capsizing of " beat in which Uney were escaping froma flooded village. Children' were placed in tubs with the hope that they would drift to a plice of safely. The grain crop must have suffered the most damage, and there will be a fa help is afforded in tiue,—China Mail,
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