Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

Wnut tne rights OF amman anu AuilDOula
were ON the left bank of the Mekong river.
war RE WAS WILLING TO DO.
The King expressed his willingness to
abandon all the territories over which the
existence Of these rights could be proved,
and called attention 70 the fact that tiye
months previously he HAD proposed to
submit all the contested territorial ques-
tons to international arbitration.
AN OFFER OF SURRENDER.
In the interests OF peace, however, the
King offered to surrender the territory as
far north as the eighteenth degree of lati-
tude but no further, and proposed that
the islands in the Mekong river be used in
common by Siam and France. All the
other points of the ultimatum were con-
coded.
FRANCE NOT SATISFIED.
This answer was not satisfactory to
France, and subsequently NJ. Payie with.
drew from Bangkok ON a gunboat, and
the French warships in the Menam river
went to Koh 81 Chang, an island near the
head of the Gulf of Siam, where they
Joined the French fleet under the COM
mand of Admiral Human.
France then determined to blockade the
Siamese coast. There is serious doubt as
to the time the blockade was TO be made
effective.
THE TALK WITH ENGLAND.
The French government informed the
British government that the blockade
would begin July 3lst but the British
minister at Bangkok later informed the
British Foreign Office that 1t had com.
menced on July Goth.
Lord Roseberry, the British Foreign
Minister, yesterday asked the French gov.
eminent for prompt explanation of this
conflict in dates, but the answer has not
yet been made public.
THE WAR CLOUD PASSES OVER.
With the acceptance of the ultimatum
by the Siamese government the war cloud
in the East will, OF course, pass over.
WHERE FRANCE YIELDED TO ENGLAND.
1t is stated here that England protested
to France that her threatened blockade OF
the Siamese coast would not be a legal act
and that France conceded the point made
by Great Britain. France, it is said, has
undertaken that British commerce will in
no wise be interfered with by the French
warships. English vessels will be allowed
to cross the Menam bar inward for Bang.
kok after Sunday.
The situation here now presents much
more peaceful aspect.
OFFICIAL NEWS SENT TO LONDON.
LONDON July 29.--The Siamese legation
I III hAtS NANa HAS AtiGANtu a hAoltNSl AIDii
Bangkok. stating in effect that the Siamesi
! government. learning that France regard:
its reply to the ultimatum as refusal Il
| grant the French demands, and being
most DESTROYS of maintaining peace, ha.
/ telegraphed instructions to the Siames,
| minister at Paris to inform NJ. Devalle
the French foreign minister, that Sian
accepts the ultimatum in Its entirety.
SLAM HOPES FOR AN EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The dispatch adds that the Siamese gov
eminent hopes that the blockade will cease
that diplomatic negotiations will be re-
sumed, and that an early settlement of tn,
troubles will be effected.
| Lord Roseberry, Secretary Of State fol
| Foreign Affairs, was at the foreign Office
at very early hour this morning. He re
manned there for several hours.
Mr.. Gladstone has concluded that hi
presence in London now is not necessary
and he has gone to-day to make hi
promised visit to Mr. Stuart Rendel, a
Observation-Disclosures, near Guildford.
PARIS, Aug. 1.--Advices received from
Bangkok show that no understanding
has been reached in regard to the delimi
tation of the territory claimed by tn
French, or, at least, that no knowledg,
10 that effect has reached the Siames
capital. Neither is IL known at Bang
kok that the blockade is to be at ono
raised.
On the contrary dispatches fror
Bangkog fully support the reports cuI
rent last night that much uneasiness q
to the final outcome of the trouble
felt In Bangkok, and that the anxiety
increasing daily. 1t IS feared that an al
tack will shortly be made upon Bangko
unless the French government send
orders to Vice-Admiral Human not /
attack the city.
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Standard, thi
morning, again aff1rms and at create
length than yesterday, that owing to tn
representation made to M. Develle, tn
foreign minister, by Lord Dufferin, th
British ambassador to France, the quei
ton of neutral zone between tn
French possessions in the Siamcse pt
ninsula and the British Burmah and th
Shan states has been settled satisfaC
torily, and that it has been agreed ths
the French blockade of the French coal
shall be raised Immediately.
Reports of a similar purport appea
to-day In the Times and Post
A dispatch from Paris to the Dali
Neios says; "There are signs that til
government is bending somewhat be
fore the blast that is blowing from th
boulevards. 1t is now explained ths
France has not actually accepted Siam
submission TO the full demands of th
French ultimatum. The submission wa
only put on record when it was r,
ceived from Prince Vadhana, the Siames
minister to France, and nothing final wi
be done until NJ. Lemire de Villiers, th
French plenipotentiary who is now O
his way TO Siam, has accomplished h
mission to Bangkok. His instruction
as Slams submission to the terms of Ii
ultimatum was expected, were to exa,
material guarantees against renewi
of Siamese attacks upon the Frencl
and to ask for special advantages @
behalf of the French in which IL
financial world is understood to be il
terested.
NEGOTIATIONS IN SECRET.
A dispatch to the Times from Ban,
lSok says that the negotiations hay
assumed secret character and Thu
} absolutely nothing can be learned
: the public. II no divergent action
taken by the French feet, 1t is expecte
that the details will soon be amicabl
settled.
GAGGED AND ROBBED.
Mean Thleyes steal the Itttle Saving.