The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-18
Battle in Which the Latter We're
Repulsed With Heavy Loss.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE IN MEKONG
VALLEY VERY POOR
French Marines Attack and Capture
the Forts at Donthane and Iappan,
on the Upper Mekong-French Arer-
Mouth of the Menam River and
Sunk to Blockade the Channel.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
PARIS, July I'm. Delanessan. Gov
ernor-General of French Indo- China,
telegraphs the Foreign Office that de-
tachment of Siamese troops attacked the
accommodating force of the Anamite
militia on July 9TH at Anake. The Siam
ese were repulsed with great loss. One
Anamite was killed. People everywhere
in the Laos district, which lies to the
northward of Siam proper, are, accord
ing to the dispatch, siding with the
French.
FRENCH MERCHANTMAN SEIZED.
SAIGON, July 1.-THE troubles between
the French and Siamese on the Mekong
river continue. The French marines
have attacked and captured the forts at
Donthane and Tappam, on the upper
Mekong. The French lost six killed and
several wounded. The Siamese loss was
heavy.
The French merchantmen Jean Say
has been seized by the Siamese at the
mouth of the Menam river and sunk to
block the channel. The crew was badly
treated and thrown into prison at
Bangkok.
PROPOSAL FOR A TRUCE.
BANGKOK, July 1.-THE Government
of Siam has consented to withdraw the
troops in the Mekong Valley, provided
France also agrees to suspend hostilities.
BITTER AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
PARIS, July 1.-THE press of this city
is most bitter against Great Britain for
her attitude in the Franco-Siamesed dis
pute. The newspapers generally in
sist that France deal sharply with Siam.
1t is understood Bangkok will only be
bombarded as last resort.
PARIS NEWSPAPERS wARLIKE.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Government has
either received no dispatches from its
agents in Siam or is Withholding them
from publication.
All real news has been received through
English sources, and this fact is seized
upon by the Anglophobic Paris news
papers as proof positive of English in
trigue in Siam.
These papers are urging the Govern
ment to commit any act of indiscretion
rather than admit a blunder has been
made, PREPARATION for which would be
England.
In the present temper of the press and
public the Government would be ap-
plauded for any decisive action except
absolute annexation, and the general ex-
pectation is that Siam will be forced to
concede territory extending to the right
bank of the Mekong, which France
claims once belonged to the empire of
Anam.
BANGKOK OPEN TO TRADE.
BANGKOK, July 17.-This port Is open
to trade once more. All is quiet and the
war cloud seems to have blown over
The Siamese Government has agreed to
make no discrimination against the ships
of the French, promising to treat them
like the ships of other great powers. Rear
Admiral Human says the Siamese forts
fired without warning on the gunboats
The Siamese deny this, and say the
French were the aggressors.
NO INTERVENTION WILL BE TOLERATED..
PARIS, July ia semi-officiaI note
was published to-day denying the asser-
ton that France disavowed the action of
Admiral Human in Siam. A council of
Ministers, held to decide on the replies to
be made to the interpretations, resolved
to disavow in the Chamber any intention
to interfere with Siamese Independence
but to insist that the treaties between
France and Siam be respected, and no
intervention on the part of third power
will be tolerated. In case it becomes
necessary to lombard Bangkok, warning
will be given to foreign powers.
ENGLAND WAITING FURTHER FACTS.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Earl of Rose
berry, Secretary of State for Foreign AZ
fairs, replying to question in the House
of Lords to-day, said the Government
was not in full possession OF the facts re-
garding the dispute between France and
Siam, but that Great Britain is fully alive
to the responsibility attaching to her.
In the Commons, Sir Edward Grew.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign
Office, made an extended reference to the
announced intention OF Carson Con
servative) to move an adjournment of the
House to discuss the situation in Siam.
Sir Edward appealed to the House not to
discuss the matter until further informa-
ton was received. Everything possible
will be done by Great Britain to arrive at
a patriotic solution of the questions in
volved. Carson then abandoned his mo-
ton.
ENGLISH LEAVING THE COUNTRY.
LONDON, July ia Bangkok CORE
spondent of the Times says: Many
Englishmen with their families are leav-
ing the country, taking with them all
portable property.