Show I TO ASCEND YANGTSEKIAUG I French Admiral Sending n Guaboat Up the River I I Paris Aug 20 Admiral Courrejolles cables that he is sending a gunboat from Shanghai to ascend the Yangtze Sunboat Kiang river The officiate of the Ministry of Marine Ma-rine here were shown today the dls patph from Washington In which It Is i declared that the opinion prevails there that the dispatch from Admiral Courre jollcs announcing the intention of the Admirals to detain Li Hung Chang un til the diplomats have consented to open negotiations with the Chinese re ferred toa situation which existed some time ago when LI Hung Chang I firstannounced his intention of start Ing north Tho French officials declare the news Is not old and that there Is no question queton as to the correctness of the wording of the dispatch but they add that they themselves unable to say from the dispatch what Is tho present position of LI Hung Chang whether he is detained de-tained on board ship or whether the I Admirals Intend to detain him when he arrives at Tale |