St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
She Means to Ascertain What
Her Rights Are in Behr-
ing Sea.
Important Instructions Is
sued to the British Squad
ron in the Pacific.
Vessels Flying the Union
Jack to Be Defended
From Attack.
Piratical Sealers Armed Like
Men-of-War Sail From
Victoria.

LONDON, July 5.-That important in
structions have been sent to the British
naval squadron in the Pacific is matter
of well-authenticated report, but the
nature of the instructions cannot DELI
nitely be ascertained. 1t is understood
that the flagship Warspite has been or
dered to the Pacific coast of British
America, and that formidable array
of men-of-war is to be gathered there to
defend vessels sailing under the
English flag against American attack.
How far the English may be prepared
to go is not stated, but American cruiS-
ers conveying prizes to San Francisco
will be very likely to encounter Eng
lish ships of war on the voyage, and
probably be asked for explanations. 1t
is stated that the American naval
force on the Pacific is insig-
nifcant compared with the British
squadron, and that the English will
have no difficulty in ascertaining Eng
lands rights as they are called, in those
waters. A hostile encounter between
British and American warships would
not of necessity involve war, but would
certainly tend to provoke it. In this
connection Lieut.. Gen. Henry Bracken--
bury, of the British army. director OF
military intelligence, and brother of the
late eminent Maj. Gen. Brackenbury. is
quoted as commenting on the recent as
sertion of certain American senators
that Canada would
Fall Ready Prey
in the event Of a war between the
United States and Great Britain. SIT
took the Northern states," Gen. Brack-
enbury says. 'fOur years to conquer the
states of the South, and that with every
advantage in. the way OF climate and
knowledge of the country invaded,
as we'll as s the great and un-
usual advantage Of the presence of
several millions of slave population IN
sympathy with the inhabitants and
from whom many valuable recruits were
obtained for the Northern army. The
United States would find the invasion
and conquest of Canada even more
formidable task. Winter campaigning,
which was far from difficult in the warm
climate of the Confederacy, would be i'm
possible there, and an army caught in
the winter SHOWS would either be
hemmed in, with imminent risk of de-
struction by an energetic and tireless
enemy, or would have to retreat under
circumstances not dissimilar as to
weather from Napoleon's disastrous re-
treat amid the SHOWS and piercing gales
of Russian winter. Besides, the ports
of Canada would not be blockaded, as
were the ports of the South during the
war, and the supply of men and material
would be abundant. The Americans Of
British and Irish stock are undoubtedly,
with proper discipline, soldiers equal to
any in the world; but it is to be remem-
bered that, of emigrantS from the con-
tinent of Europe, large proportion are
fugitiyes from military service The
general added that war between Great
Britain and the United States was a
calamity not to be contemplated without
the nest serious provOcation; but that
in the event of such war, the invasion
of Canada would not be holiday cam
paign. The aggressive action in regard
to Behring sea is somewhat compli-
Gated in popular opinion here with
the rising indignation on the subject of
the American tariff. Thousands of
skilled English workingmen will be
thrown out of employment. should the
tariff be adopted, in Sheffield alone
from 1900 to $500 persons being en-
ployed solely upon American work.
The manufacturers in certain lines re-
gard the proposed tariff as prohibitory,
and are casting about for some method
of relief. Their action takes the form
of petitions to parliament, and personal
appeals to members of that body.