Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-02
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yoSrsS. Ang IA eispsfce 70 tine
Central Ness from Bangkok ssys; Inc
n .,asinsss sn.,n.; the people herr. far nom
| Iesse,,ing, is increasing. seven "oV
French gssisa ats have arrived al h.es'-
| Cnsng. uiss~ins total OF Is now tnstr'
Negotiations are still going on Tue in-
,enr.sns Of the French are awaited with
| fear and apprehension
Rs.r Admiral Human Commanding
the Freach squs.iras, has issued a see,oso
| block s,ir no.icx, TO take effect three uaSs
| fr,,m Saturday. He will order the British
xarshius P,llss aud Swift. now lying on
pa,yksk 10 70 outside the blockade
limits NJ payir. thr French minister,
rs.;,ient. has gone TO Saigon. and Rear
Admiral Ham snu IS under direct orders
| from psri. yFal--s the FrSaeh govern-
u.nt interpssses quickly an attack on
| BANGKOK sss stss cvitsin- The traaihS
| ccn,uunity i surprised that Human Is
still allowed = fire. hand.
French trad mas ree-atly declined heds-
| iIy in Siam, iii cons. qaence o. hhSttsu
| ani c,ru,at, snterpris. AMI intrigues 20
destroy Fren"h iitiaen-e- 1t Is eeiieVso
| FRAT the strong tone of the ultimatuta
would tend greatly to restore the ihu",
| anrA af France in SIAN The general
| oninion her, is that the issu- Of the con
| tr,yersy il n triumph for French over
English diplomacy.
In /, believed in the diplomatic circles
| that there will he no disagreement Do
tween France and England Ia me denim
| itarion Of the frontier, II Is also heiieVeu
| that China will adopt her customary
course Of iai,sex fsire and not nieuaie
| with the msirer
umiuuu> Utterance>
| Jn>poS. Aug / - The latest news
| from Bangkok is very serious. sam
| having Hr,e.rt,.d the French terIn~
France. per-l-tg &c i'll coetclve measures
will he equiv aleut To an unprosohea
declaration If war. if not an open demand
| for the ccs-,ou II Siam. The British
| foreign office. mas never been in ADLER or
| tirfuer hands than now. We nave no
desire to attack France, but while LORD
| Rosehsrv made up his mind from the
| first not Ia assist or encourage the Slaintst
| he WAS equally determined. with the fuil
| approval OF his colleagues, to protect tue
| commercial RIGHTS IF his own countrynlen.
| He distinctly warned France that INIT
| ish vessels c.,Ili not he stopped under A
| blockade avuwaily pacific i'll character IL
| is quite impossible for Great Britain to
| withdraw the ships she sent To Bangkok
| for protective purposes He cannot IN &C
| cused Of exciting public feeling against
| France. but moderation is one thing,
| weakness another.
France Is Aggressive.
| PARIS. Aug. The ambiguous tone
| Of Sundays cabinet council in accepting
| Slams surrender has excited much COM
| ment. IL is generally understood that thus
| tone was adopted for the purpose OF sooth'
| ing international susceptibilities. 1t is
| stated on high authority that France
| intends To take decisive steps TO insure
| Slams carving out the terms OF the
| utimatuiu The blockade OF the Siamese
| coast will be continued, il is said. until
| Frances demards are satisfied. The
| French force now present in Siamese
| waters is believed to he sufficient to make
| the block AIDE effective.