THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO TONQUIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1321, 7 March 1883, Page 2

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO TONQUIN.

Sous serious dissensions in the Frenoh Cabinet id regard to the Tonqmiv expedition has arisen during the paßt week. According to tho Ministerial Telegraphe a-, warm discussion ; on the subject occurred at the Cabinet Council lately." M. Grevy. having Bided with, those who opposed, the expedition, M. Duolewthen and there tore up the wliioh lie had prepared for Parliament, According tq, another,versjo'njof what ;Admii^ • ter oflhe Marine, oommunicatea" to hTs colleagues the bill concerning,the oredita for the expedition, to Tonquin, wbloti he ori ttid Wble of the Cham-

ber. During the discussion that followed, M. Grevy andi opposed the measure, Admiral . berry loat his" temper, threr the hill into the fire, and> said he would repijAhas butit.is said that there is little doubt.that tha.Admim did ioontemplate '.retirement from the Ministry,? The atatementias ito i abandonment of the expedition has been to some extentconfirmed, It is said to give an explanation • of the pretence of its ; troop? in - Tonquinp'and itbat che.)liai iwoeived.3ai' reply to the effect that they have been sent there to rid the country of the rebels, , whose 'depredations have' : excitfid^gSMMM v..:;v:!d;tAt£-.•lilT

It is now reported that.M. Grevy,haii : given jii]up ! oh th!)-:loriqainiqliealion and ' ' that a.biH;will shortly be introduced "to ' jmsiire'al'Frenjfr protectorate" over thiif, ;ii c !siid)tg;Lnai' 8 been mainly instrumental in bringing about this change in the:/ President's,' pointing, out? to him . that/it ,wsa only neoessary' .t.o make an : effective, 'demonstration' without loss of time in order to obviate serious hostilities in the future. .. A. loltet.frotn..Tflnquin.in states 'that .the Chinese - troops had" pre- V •ci^ita^ly'jeyaouated;tfte / countrjr,finfconse* qiiencej as was believed, of a foTmTdable inrotjreorion in, their. , cut to pieces, in a pass, a large Chinese. detachment, and there had also been a general ''risinsr in Yuman. The army, which d [entered JMqiiin", bajd; j (cinjidquently fallen tack, in'order to make good their retreat. All -danger o.ta { golliaion. with'theFrenohis.ior the present at'ahM .or. 1300 men jy i t h.. a /e sumco 0 to give the French.! a secure footirjfif. ,It»T was semi officially (announced, on! Tuesdays* that: the.' evacuation Chinese troops has been confirmed,and that'"? the withdrawal waa effected'in : pur6uanii9'3 of orderf from jPekin;:. Wihenithe; Bourse opened Russian se.cureties were : extremely flat, but towards the close of,business thereat was.more confidence, and i morei.itraiqsactions were effected; >n^ According to the'.Times' corespondent^~X : there is still an unoomfortable mystery in' I the situation;'but'all -sensible mVn agreed' thatiit is not-fraught real, danger to .the peace ;of ! Europei !-'Aii'": ! interesting cbntributibn on 'the qnestioft:' r * was'y'ouchsayed on Mpjiiiay' evening' by" r the semi-official North German. which :declarea; that the. Gplos r is.quitey, i wrong when it- states that the reason why.'.iff ' dissatisfaction prevails,in Berlin,' againstan Russia, is because the latter is not inclined loj sacrifice: J her.. own >,commercial intereste'iri.favprQf Gpripanyi- Jr . j-j