This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...so formidable an array that the old-warrior dared not attack them openly though occasional skirmishes took place. Admiral rupr6's ne-At that time Tu-Duc's ministers despairing irotiations withthe An--...-, r i, i, uaniites and Dupuis. of ever getting rid of Dupuis wrote a letter about him to Admiral Dupre'. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...so formidable an array that the old-warrior dared not attack them openly though occasional skirmishes took place. Admiral rupr6's ne-At that time Tu-Duc's ministers despairing irotiations withthe An--...-, r i, i, uaniites and Dupuis. of ever getting rid of Dupuis wrote a letter about him to Admiral Dupre'. The Governor of Sai-gon then sent through the Annamite authorities an order to Dupuis to leave Tong-king forthwith, telling him that his presence in the country was a great source of annoyance, and that if the command was not obeyed he would not consider himself responsible for the consequences. Dupuis however did not obey the order and answered that as he had neither coal nor funds he could not possibly leave the country. Luckily for him M. Millot arrived at Sai-gon on the 13th of July 1873. He called on the admiral with a relation of the Titu of Yun-nan and a Chinese mandarin Li who had accompanied Dupuis during his third journey. He was warmly received and was able to produce such an impression by his arguments that the Governor suggested a delay of three months in the operations and assisted Mr. Millot in obtaining a loan from a Bank under the guarantee of the Colonial Secretary. 120 from Ynn-nan. Mr. Millot returned to Hong-kong and having there purchased of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. a small paddle steamer, he named her the Mang-hew and dispatched her to Tong-king together with the Lao-kai, a junk, and ten men from Hu-peh (5th Sept. 1873). Soon after the departure of Millot from Saigon, Tu-Duc sent two envoys to Admiral Dupr6 (August 1873) to tell him that Dupuis had declined to obey his order. On the admiral telling them that they ought to have expelled him themselves they answered that the Annamites were not powerful enough to fight...
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