25 AUGUST 1883, Page 1
On August 15th the, French received a second severe check
in their advance on Hanoi, and have been further annoyed by the overflow of the Red River, which has inundated the country which they occupied. It seems clear that the Anamese troops against which they fight are very good, and are reinforced from China. The French will succeed, of course, in time, if they choose to make the requisite sacrifices. But these sacrifices are severe, and even severer in Europe than they are in the East.
