The following telegram from General Bride de I'lsle to the Governor of Saigon is published in the Saigonnais Hanoi, 23rd November.
On the 15th November large force of Black Flags and Yunnan regulars, under command of Liu Vinh-phun (? Liu Jum and strongly entrenched on the Bi Claire, routed by Colonel Duchesne after @ stubborn resistance, Equal the next ar Tu-yen-kuan, The tablishimenta and provision and fled in disorder to the forest. Out los was eight killed and twenty-five wounded:
We have been favoured with the follow. ing telegram, which arrived on Saturday aftornoon:—" Politi bance at Seoul between C Fighting at Seoul on tant Japanese r he Japane: Legation burnt." The Nagasaki Corroy dent of the Sen Pao states that the rising took place among the Corea no allusion to the two nation of the most powerfully armed vessels would shrink from exposing them to the risk of a heavy fire from forts on shore, As the existence of prosperity in the Colonies depends or the maintenance of their trade with England, or at all events with Europe and Amerion, the defence of the high seas against the ships of any Power with which we may be at war, is really a part of Colonia! defence, The same may be suid of India, To make our dependencies safe when we are engaged in war our floot must be greally strengthened.
supplement to that the Colonies und especially those that are coaling stations must be fortified. These mea. sures will entail a great expenditure, but the cost may be distributed over a sorioauf yours by Guaucialarrangements, a8 to prevent the whole burden falling on the present generation, Even Mr. Gladstone, who has always maintained that warlike expenditure should come within the expenditure of the year, is likely to cee the justice of this, For the Colonial interests are now much grantor than they ever were before, when Eng. lund was at war, and the necessity of proteating them for our own sakes la much more necessary. The Chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Company disposes in a summary manner of those who suppose that merchant steamers could be converted into successful wur-vessels, He says that armed and bulk-headed steamers would would be useless in warfare. Another writer, Captain Colomb, commenting on a scheme for conveying fleets of steamers to and from the Enst by the Canal, tint had been published in the Pall Mall, says that that way of protecting ships lias gone for ever, and sea strategy must take its place, Swift cruisers, powerful ironolnds, well pro. tected couling stations, and the com. mand of the telegraphic lines, are the elements from which successful sea strategy oan be pursued, London, 11th December, considered unlikely that Cone will deal at present with the Coinage.
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