Paris has been greatly moved by an insurrection in Hue,
the capital of Anam. Anam is now governed by a boy-King, in whose name a Regent administers the country, under the guidance of the French. The latter have just forced upon the Court a Treaty which secures to them all practical power; and General de Conroy, who commands in Tonquin, had gone to Hue to make some final arrangements. He encamped in the Citadel, a vast structure capable of holding 15,000 men, and was pressing some farther demands, when the Anamese Minister of War, on the 5th inst., attacked him with 30,000(P) men. The French barracks were burnt, but the Zonaves and Marines fought bravely, and, according to the General, killed 1,500 of the enemy. The Anamese were driven out, General de Courcy secured the person of the Regent, and by the latest accounts (7th inst.) was in possession of the Palace, which he found full of art-treasures. The King, however, has fled, and as there is no authority left in Hue, General de Conroy demands reinforcements, and 2,000 men will be sent him from Tonquin.
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