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Show WORK OF FRENCH NAVY REVIEWED IN STATEMENT BORDEAUX, via London. Sept. 21. 3-50 a. m. An official communication addressed to the navy and reviewing the work of the Meet since the outbreak of hoHtllltles says: "The navv was called on to cover the return of trnops to France from Africa, which was done satisfactorily. "Assisted by the British forces In the channel and the North sea, the command of the sea was attained from the first day the war broke out. The French and iVitWh fleets also assured the security of the Mediterranean after the flight of the troeben and Breslau, and the enemy has not nppeared again. "The German fleet does not leave Its hae Nevertheless, the British fleet vras ablp to ritrht a naval battle off Heligoland Heligo-land from which It emerged victorious. It is' imroaslble to know whether the en-PlT)y's en-PlT)y's "tft on,i bv accepting the chal"- nnt meanwhile the a-Iied suiiiM irons are mist res? of the sea h nd air Mock dine t!ie German and Austrian coast forcing tiie enemy to iive almost esrlufdely on t'.iernselves and reckon hnly (,n their own resources. Tins i? certain .,.sS'iritT,f"e of ultimate success for us if iV.i- w nr is prcl.M-. d." V'.; ..ir,i;!iun'c-Hi''n proriMfls to show ;i-r.t 'V'-en'-'a r".i -i'.-rin1 'r;-'" .ontlniH-s to ,-.n'. ,- faii lii-r: .- of "nr vomer., and con-: con-: chides i' ' eniph.is:z-n ti:e manner in i whi-h the navy and the army have co-' co-' operated for the defense of the couniry. |