, 1870-10-22
A CURIOUS STORY.

COO nt stake.
*a'A'n''0" toss iH RRtsPateA R.1a to tAt sfr Tori
The rcnclurion arrived at by the adnIafs~
t12tion IN the mast.T Of theracont lsprasent-
atoms made on heha1f of tho Prl.si1n Gov
by Baron Gerolt, is found 10 pos
BerB q startling Significance in the light OF
rome recent Developments. Even before the /
10th OF this month the Prutsian Gnycrnulcut
vas very much disturbed by the repeated and
from thi. country 10 France, and on that day
its anxiety wAs deepened by the adoption by
the French Government at Tou,s Of > decree
which eubstan,islly announced that improved |
arn1s would Ike received by France from auy |
quarter i'll ans qrautity, and paid for at the
highest pr;ces. Fearing that the effect Of /
this decree would he to stimulate into even /
greater activitt tho supply OF arns. arumnnl- |
lion, ard wsrl,ke stores generally from Eng |
lsud and the United StateH, Couut BIsmark |
the s'zictess injunctiona topro,est against any |
such expectations, and use every effort to pro-
cure the i-sual Of pTOc1tmationy from the Ats |
clitan md Nrati=h Gosczntneuisto restf~in the |
-aEe. ln.Engtand the l,oin: was at once ma,ie
,,y Count Eelnsto1K. and insisted on with
ruch perinacity that Earl Granville was forced
,,nt OF his delays and rreraticat.one, and cotu-
prlled 10 tluN llia COLDS By Announcing that
Her Msje-.s's Governznene did not cosst1crit
an obligation incumbent on, rcutra1s to eIer-
cien tuch IN espiornge ovcr the commerce Of
their citiz:ns AZ might prevent the exposta-
beiligefcAt. THUS conclusion las given such
offence to Truatta that it lin. even been init
mated that sha would withdraw Count Bern
atern on Indefinite leave from the English mig
sior, and repoRe her representation At tho
Court Of st, Jamss to 4 charge d'oyaiyes.
About the sauo time A. Count GtrnstorT ad-
ysnced to the assault in England baron
Gerolt msde known the Representation
Of his government here, and Il il now very
veil arccrsaint d that the administration tas
taken, in reply, substantially tie aane pa=i-
ticn AZ tia. as+umcd Gy Earl Granville, to
wit, th.t neutral goseEnmenta cannot be hsl1,
under International Law, to act NJ detectives
sgairst their citizens in order to prevent
private traffic in arms ~ith beaEiSerent powcrt.
This doctrine hei.H one got hitherto beil ay
this government, .ui bsauE. III fact, the theo-
~ on eli.rt England mantaips her view Of
the Alabama cl.iu1A. An explanation OF such
rudden ehsnEe in oHr views hss been spugbt.
ard thfrc il reason to be!iavn tho secret ap-
pears in Al understanding letwcou tho nd-
iuinst1stiuu ard the French Government Of
| Toufr.
Uv the terms Of this rumored understand
isE, ths C1ised Siates aEc to shape their
| views Of International law upon the subject OF
| The neutrality r+Nulsed Of them in the pres
| cht Eurs Icaii wai III s,lch way a. to give thu
| full, It t. orc 10 the expectation OF arms and
| war mdh ret Etnerally from this country to
| france, and III rc,ntu the Tours government
is to Gtve the Cuiletl States Nh opportunity to
reenre the iopE-songh. foothol4 in the casib-
ts an hs tho sale Of the French colonies in
that sea- So far 81 regards the administers
,ion's Fhlre in This arrangement, the recent
| neutrality ItoclamatRon WAS purposeIv 70
wnrded rs to open tho door for the
widest expectation Of azms to Franco
ty fai'irg 10 announce any pEohieition upon
=uch expectation, and thus, by implication,
a2ru1irE Ill dealers that 60 interference need
lc alllt II. nlsd iroeI this government. 1ha
palt to be plss ed hr the Tours government il
se, TO Ec cousi!ersa. The Freue. West In.
lies consist ef tho greater portion OF tho
Windwuri IeIea. or Martinique, Gno3aloupe,
11a1ip-Gklante. Desirado, and Saintes, with
tue northern portion Of st Msr,ip, md ex-
tend from Porto Rico III southe1ly curve to
| tho mouth OF the Ornoco. tlsns forming the
eastern enl OF the Autilu-, A. Cuba and
Porto Eiro constitute the western. Fail
ing to r4c1,Te I tcothakl u1l Iii. western end,
and des.olie to tiS1salizo itH tenancy Of power
by accomplishing = thing ~ grateful to the
| American leart as tue taismg Of the United
STATES Tag iu the Caribbean, the aii;niuistra-
tion hss Lent it's attention TO tue fessi;ility
Of dung something toeArl an ultimate
n.-.:--.a 100 e *. IL antilles by making e.alt
on the eastern extremity of the group, and il,
tLis view l4aa l'crn met half way by the
present. government Of Franco. Martinique.
l. already in revolt, ard. as ii IL nat Vt all un-
likely the same etandara may ls rai-ea il the
next most imrorthnt i='and, Gtia'lelou0o,
the jules Fave Ministry il left face to
tcce with the problem whether it Is bet-
ter 10 stse1npt lie reduction OF tho culo.
rife, allow them BY defauls to boeomG
| independent, or while they are ye. Fren:h,
disrcsc cf ttcm to the CEited States. Til:
Inter l,as ectmed the fesrtle plan. AMI tllt
l,o1:icnl,r- nre nov Endcr discussion. By t.lc
| sale rtanre gains not only non-rrohie'stion o1
: the expectation OF imrroved arms from ou1
factories. hut q considerable sum OF moner
vhirh uill come in we'll at this terrible crisis
am, the United Siasca, br establishing theil
authority on tic ra-tern end ofths Antilles, ,;a;t
cot on1y lnos. fruitful and valuable posses
+ion. int are enat1td to put Cubs, Porte
Rlco, and liayti III & train for speedy absorp
!; linn hy p,1ttiug them between tho American
flag nppn the cart and upon tho vest.
Ar 10 the intrioric valuc Of the is!ancs in.
VOWED in tl,ia diplomacy, tho annual trat:e i:
; / worth fnlIy sl2, (00, 200. the value Of the uc
1.cu]tural products VI Martinique alone be-
4 iEE some -, 100000 year. Coffee, enEar
indigo, &c, are easils raised, sud tho usua
trcr,cal market for Hour. timber. and manu-
tactu1el goods !. QUO that contains fortunes
The total population OF theso depsnaencie.
il elmes Ei:s o:es quarter q million, an
the area taW square mles. The piica. is il
.luss4,t, hat the money raid for Alaska
=7.cN0, COO gold, would not be dear,
THE FRENCH WEST 1SpIEs-TEE1E SranFE, Il
TrS-. EEsnrErEs, ASn HISTORY.
The Fr.ncl, Wost Indta I.land consist o
j Martinique, Gua!elourc. Msrie-G slanta
I Desirable Or Dcseaaa, Les Saiutes. and th
northern wrticn of st. Marin, comprising
in all, c:ts square ms'es. and hav1cg. rn7nla
tion Of about a7 .ft0- Martinique, ,cE Mar:inico
il e la1gs it OF tive rossesslon-. has an arc:
Of $50 Htlualc miles. and a population of l2H,
LEO. The annual value OF its pro inc:s-euSal
! coffee, cocoa, &c-is 25,GAN,600 franc.
!" assu. ss.os9, 100, a..d its yearly imports
ton OF French naru1actnrcs 20, ,0o0, 90 francs
rr -, ,u0p, ,ul( Gualeloupe, which il rA,he
two istALis than one. Gua!elou,e proper, c
l I:asst Tvrre. and HI eastern division calle
Grande TeE7c, il very fruitful, and has la
II, a. large TOM uah.n it aA Que OF lo.O0
!; sptinbitauts, tbough 1sasse Ier1e, the capita
! now numbers but half that. Its products al
:, eresr, coffee lye-stufrt. co?le:. etc. Ii
!. tIcir annual ,sl.,r amounts to about 1.,0aJ
cen francs, the sugar yield exceeding Go.Gt
: ktEeleas1- year. alane-calaute. lying sout
>, Of GnaaFioupr. r Al ont twelve miles IN !es1s:
lv right in breadth, and has abundant SUI
tsee in particular growing in pCofusion- Des
!. rade, or Descads. also south OF GEadc'oup
il a(nut eisllt miles lung br three wide. an
=. has deep. black, rich loan soll. Les Saint.
= are rrckv i.fe1s OF small Importance. AID 4
/ rorthern rart Of St. Thomas-shc soatl'ei
G rortian hsiorsi1sS tn 1lollaTi-hts the u=a
to tropical tr11:llty and productions.
6. TALeN all II Eetlcs, tile annual <alue OF til
ct products Of theso possessions to France
>laEt 27,f2AlNN frarcs. aud the yA!ue
- t:serch manufactures consumed By the
RI aI.GG0, ,Ofa lu the tradc between them AMI IL
:, | ste,.t cotlntsr 5fn vessels .ind enp!ovmen
{. The cctfcc rroduced j. ~ Enoa qaat:ty, o
snssr IL the Er:at Interest, aud 20 W
70 ala,tet. i. the euil 10 the rcoincsion at th
srtieie ti,st repeated experiments rhow als
4. ,jti9uc gives 1850 aud Guad-lonpe ~
toui,ds 10 each acre. the Louisiana yield beir
:ut l,cru 3us.ld- to the acre. and the 5:
r. prnaineo weld hut i,a66. A. mot mo
4 :1,np enc. tiiti. of the tilable l1cl in the
=, posscssiots is under culture, tho re,r gre
- rpepIug afforded t,y them to an extended pr
lncticn Of care sussr is EARLY rcscea'ib'
Tie history Of these French Wet ln.lis 70
~ sessions il, trietly: Discovered in li9;
cnlenizeJ By the French iu 1Gg taken
= .he British IL 1879: re-to;cd ia l1G3: tax
n ,gain ty tho E1iti-h in 1T94, and in ls0s aga
Of ,.s,oretl; thll third lime captured bS !!
3. | I1itisli in 1909: restored sgaiu in ISIS eed
h. | 10 Sweden in 1919. but. the eession never lls
y. /. e hscu acted op. resumed into pos5ass,
=, hy the French, and held by them up to Il
time. In 1913 tho French republic eman
II. ated the elaves-1M.0c0 IN nnElbsE.
Government il the usual colonial form Of
., Governor aud council.
" "a lady In Fsauces11wn, y II has q nec:1!
I r,anl4 Tor csts, and q short time ago wt3 IN T
" -.sttnp cf th,rty-shrcc. A tc@ weeks since
Nas taken Ill, AID the boys 0f thr EtiREt.rat
.nIulse,i In grant cat hunt. TwentE~tEns =
Is, ttscrsd from tttrts-thsee leaves n't-hs PITY
y. umter ni cats now osnt.1 by Tue ecce1ts7e l.