The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21
Belligerent Maneuvers Of the
French at City Of Bangkok.
GUNS TRAINED ON NATIVE SHIPS.
Fruitless Endeavor to racify the
Representatives Of France.
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BANGKOK. July 1-The bcliisercns at
utnde Of the three French runbosts orpo-
site the middle Of the c,ty is causing great
anxiety among the people. They are
Cleared for action and continually beating
70 quarters and training guns on the Sa-
mese gunboats that happen TO PASS, Siam
- doing her best to convince the French
minister that her intentions are amicahie,
out freedom Ct action in the negotiations
- much restricted By the pressure exer-
c'sed ostcntaiiously By the French war
vessels.
LONDON. July "A special cabinet
meeting was summoned In Downing street
this afternoon. at which there Was = tuli
attendance. Frances demand on Siam
was discussed at length, and eventual i'm
structions for the Marquis OF DufFerin,
the British ambassador to France, was
formulated and approved. Immediately
after the meeting, Earl of Rosebery, secrc-
tary of stats for foreign affairs, communi-
Gated with the admiralty in regard to tho
disposition Of the fleet in Asiatic waters.
Late in the afternoon special orders were
dispatched by the admiralty to Vice Ad-
miral Fremantie. commander-in-ehief OF
the Chinese division. These facts, to-
eether With the sudden cancc,Iing Of the
Marquis Duherin's leave Of absence, are
rc9arded ~ hardly In harmony with Of
hcial predictions Of perfectly amicable
settlement with France Of the Siamcse dif.
ficulty. Even II not alarmed by the course
Of France. the government 10 believed TO
realize that the Siamess affair 10 fraught
with the most serious possibilities. for
which immediate preparation must b.
made by Great Britain.
TIESTsIN. July 20-fnfofmation from
Pekin 10 to the effect that China will sup
port Siam against France. Siam for many
years has paid tribute TO China 40 . mat
ter Of custom only. The Chiness interfsr-
ence adds most intsrssting feature to the
dispute and may result IN mobilization
Of the French demands
PARIS, July 0.-A statement has been
published that the Russian ambassador to
France has given assurance that Russia
will support France on oil points involved
in the Siamess difficulty. Il 10 further
said that the Russian fleet In Chinese
waters is under orders to proceed to the
gulf Of Siam for the purpose OF supporting
the French and protecting French real
dents in Siam. and that it IL expscsed 10
arrive there soon.
A.dispatch from Bangkok states that the
Siamese court Il greatly agitated. PrepaEa-
tions arc apparently under way for the de-
parture ofthc king and court from the capt.
tai. Reports Of the Intention of the king TO
leave Bangkok spread among the popula-
tion and caused much excitement The
dispatch adds that IL 10 stated that .
popular agitation in favor Of France has
started In the province OF Battambang and
that troops have been sent to put down tho
sedition.
The senate today passed unanimously .
resolution approving In every respect ths
attitude Of the government in the Siamesc
affair.
Slams reply to frances ultimatum 10
not expected before Saturday night or
Sunday. II 10 thought In case the reply 10
unfavorable that Admiral Human will
await the arrival Of the special commits
sioner sent out BY the French government
before final action.