St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-28
THE BLOCKADE IS ON.
North Coast of the Gulf of Siam
Closes SATURDAY..


BANGKOK, July %. Notice was given
today of the blockade by the French
fleet. Outgoing vessels have been
warned that they must clear from Bang
kok and Tsh 81 Chang before Saturday
or submit to detention. The blockade
will extend along the entire north coast
of the Gulf of Siam. The French
fleet, with NJ. Pavie, French minister
resident, has gone to Koh 81 Chang
The general expectation is that early
in August the French fleet will attack
Bangkok and land some 5000 men.
There is little doubt here that Frances
purpose is to make Siam a French
colony.
The Siamese government is exceed
lngiy anxious to avoid open warfare.
When the gunboat Lutin was at the
Meram bay early this morning the
foreign minister sent to NJ. Pavie a
note to the effect that the king
and his advisers were most
anxious to maintain peace. All
such efforts, however, are believed by
the English residents TO be vain. I'm
less England intervene to assist in a set
tlement of the dispute there can be lit
tie expectation or even hope that France
will refrain from extreme measures.
PARIS, July 2S.-The French cruiser
Laperouse has been ordered to rein
force the blockading squadron off the
Siamese coast.
The Debats today foreshadows the
occupation of Battambang and Augkor
in August.
LONDON, July 1S.-The Pekin cor
respondent of the Standard says:
whilst China is not likely to attempt
to enforce her suzerain rights so long
as the scene of conflict shall be
limited to the Menam and the lower
Mekong, l can state positively on the
highest authority, that she is fully de-
termined to uphold her dominion on the
upper Mekong. If France encroaches
above latitude 81 degrees she will find
China in her path"
The Bangkok correspondent of the
Times telegraphs under yesterdays
date: Every steamer here cleared out
Wednesday, except the Hydra, which
carries the mail. She sailed for Snga-
pore today. The captain of the Forfait
has given notice that the blockade
began from ) o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon. Proceedings will be
taken according to international law
and treaties against vessels trying to
violate the blockade. 1t closes COM
pletely the Bay of Bangkok, in addition
to the whole Siamese coast and the
islands northward of the line running
between the Malay and Indo-Chinese
peninsulas along the thirteenth parallel
OF latitude.
Perfect calm prevails here. The
Swift British war ship has left to re-
cruit the health of her crew at sea.
Only three gunboats remain, represent
ing England, Germany and Holland.
PARIS. July 27.-The Havas agency
has received this dispatch from Saigon:
1.-The opinion here is that military
operations will follow the blockade, to
secure to France material guarantees
English traders in Singapore are
indignant, and protest that the block
ade will cut off communication with the
English and German houses in Bang
kok. Hong Kong traders, on the other
MANU-, GApCCl siCdJ IHCI CdSS VI UuSluCSS
from the closing of the Bangkok mar
ket. They hope to send large supplies
to Saigon as the Frencn base of hostili-
ties"
LONDON, July 27.-The Standards
Paris correspondent says: Il gather
that NJ. Develle and Lord Dufferin have
agreed to compromise of the frontier
question. The newspapers have no
inkling of this and are as aggressive as
ever