The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25


A 'fligpateli which wegiys ipqnp pther
column states thas the English Govern
ment has declared war against Burnah,
and thus confirms the rumor Of the large
threatened 10 grow out Of
the Anglo Burmese quarrel; also, that
already Chinese troops are in motion TO-
ward the frontier. It is difficult to say
how far this action may involve powers
other than the little State Of Burmah,
yet it is not at all unlikely that the act
of war will prove an elephant on the
English hands. The situation, and re-
lation of Burmah to that government,
may be briefly stated. Burmah, or the
Kingdom of Ava, is State Of South
eastern Asia, in extent, previous TO the
slices heretofore cut off to appease the
British Lion, about 100000 square
miles and population of 100000 1T
is an independent monarchy, yet related
to China, and the strong powers Of the
East, as they all are by ties of kindred
tongue and religion. Two conquests
from the State have already been made
by England In 1926 the minor State
of Aracan was ceded to England, fol
lowed by the cession of another State,
Tenasserin, as the result Of the Eastern
war of 1926. In a second war, in
I1oEO -. ol1st;o,o1 CAoAo Dar,, mae
conquered and ceded to England
Also, in possessing these rich morsels,
the British lion took care that the States
ceded were contiguous, and thus it is,
a strip of country 1000 miles in length
Of seaboard on the East of the Bay of
Bengal and the Indian Ocean, which,
with an area of about $4,000 square
miles, and total population Of about
I2,500,00O constitute the province Of
British Burmah.
The province is one of England's
richest. In 1S69-70 its rice cult
walton amounted to LIP, 900 acres, and
for the year the total value of the trade
of the province was e10,659, 6S8, Of
which e., ia, ,504 was inland. Besides,
the soil is let out to cultivators, there
are heavy capitatiOn and excise taxes,
, and customs on salt, fisheries, and forest
r productions. The fisheries alone, yield
954, 600 annually, and the total income
for the year 1869-70 IVES one quarter
million pounds sterling. Indeed, Eng
lands three slices of Burmah are so val
liable, that it is by no means surprising
to find her ready to push out after an
other of the CONTIGUOUS pieces" The
3 late disturbances known as the Anglo
Burmese quarrel, have been due nc
more to Chinese and Burman encoach
ments on the province, than the agres
sions on the part of the british upoI
other territory. The inference is tina
England is more than ready to sieze up
4 on pretext for the third war agains
Burmah, for the purpose of conquest
But she will have no easy task and tn
: sequal of the declaration of war, if tn
4 report should prove to be well founded
4 may show that the result is more thai
!. previously, in accordance with tn
+. spirit of the age, in which we now live
4 which is against wars of conquest. Tn,
:. Burmese already have an army, and tn,
dispatches state that the Chinese ar
;. concentrating troops, as if it might b
!. anticipated that they will not be idl
n lockers on. The Burmese soldiers fgh
n well, and are now armed with moder
h arms; SO that the English will find som
II thing more than long wooden spear
, with which formerly the burmese infan
Il ry were armed. 1t is said that a moo
. ern Burman soldier carries his hammoc
n at one end of his musket, his kettle &
= the other, and provisions tied in a clot
l. about his waist. Considering that Bu
r nah is from 5000 to 10000 miles froI
d the home Government, and that jus
now England is in great financial de
t preston, it is likely to prove that He
q Brittanic Majesty has very considers
!. BILE elephant on her hands Toled
/. Commercial.
g Later reports state that the King @
Is Burmah is likely to yield to the grow
= of the British Lion. The Burmah au
W thorities have granted Great Britain tn
" privilege of crossing its territory wit
n troops whenever the English desire
. The report is that the declaration c
', war is withdrawn. England will Pre-
d ceed to select its third slice from the Ii
K tie State.
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