New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-15
or COMMONS

or COMMONS
BANGKOK July 4-1hc announcement was
made this afternoon that an armstice had been
concluded between Nam and France. ana mat
.,n incident of the raknam forts might possibly
\. explaincd by France AZ regrcttabe. The
r,sneh Minister has informed the SiameSc GOV
.,nrent that the commanders OF the gunboai-
Cone,e and Iuconstantc misunderstood the situa-
,,on when they fired upon the forts and assembled
,se Mcinam River Their instructions contcm-
,lated no such action.
The ANXIETY which prevailed throughout the
e,v Yesterday and last night has been partly
.llsyed by the ani,al Of another British gun
boat
Paris. July IA ,cmi-oflicial note TO be- pub
v.bed tomorrow. explains the Bangkok incd"n'
ss follows
~Francc. lcainiu- that England and other ma
,,ons were >cudim. WaI v,>.cis TO Bangkok, gave
notice - the >ianc~c Government on July OF
her intention 10 Increase the French naval force
a, the mouth OF the Mcinam River. where only the
sunho.t Lutin afforded protection 10 the french
rsments In accordance with Article l. OF the
Treaty of $50, French mcn-oi-war hay" the right
20 enser the Mcinam River ana anchor OF Paknah''
hut must give the Siamese Government notice 10
arrange for the anchorage in ease OF the intention
.. ascend the river 10 Bangkok A>. however no
ether than British vessels entered the Mcinam
River Siam having objected 10 the presence OF more
than one foreign vessel, France. while ro~crNn@
her formal treaty rights. instructed Rcaf-Adimrai
Human not TO cross tic bar OF the Mrinam KlNer
md notified the Siaric~c Government accordingly
The order was received too late by Human, and
The gunboats asccnded to Bangkok.
London. july 1.-THE Bangkok correspondent
tf The Times SAYS: Last night pa'scd quietly,
fhe Inconstan:c ani Cometr dropping downstream
10 a hcftcl anchorage. where they renamed TO-
dav cica for action. Neither the forts nor
,he pu.l . were damaged in the skirnsh
YESTERDAY. hu. one Siamcse eunboat ran down
the French pio,hopt, and. il i said. sunk IT. Vi.
Pavic French Minister Resident has informed
,ha Siamesc Government that the commanders of
lie Inconstantc AMI the Colnctc refused to accept
his order not 10 enter the river. He states that
he is awaiting instructions from Paris "a TO '"e
bext DEVELOPMENT of this extraordinary POSITION
Tho Siancs. ,yarships ar. ready for action. ana
a 600 troop> are under arms around IN" ptlt'c'
The city IL tranquil. but intensely nervous,
French and English gunhoais al" 4NP'cu"' ~"
ish subjects are awaiting anAlonrN news o' "
stems which England l. taking 10 pi'N'i.l 1''
great calamity OF bombardm"n' OF IN" CIV.
\ dispatch from Eangkok says that WHY WY,
Slamcse were killed and fourteen woun0'n "ur!n5 III
th, exchange of shots between IN" lf's a' ulo
mouth of the Mcinam River and the french gun
w tho Uousc of COMMONS yesterday Mr.. Glad
stone stated in Response to questions. tha' u'
Foreign Onice had received news OF thr ascent
Of thc Mcnam River hy Ircnch n'",, n"' ,lc -,
baS NOT heard of active hu>iIlities between tl'
French and Siamesc. The Prime Minister adicI
tLat he relied upon the assurance III me matter
given 10 Great Britain by ia" tr'nch "oF'rh-
nent being kept ..;,,.
Mr. Glad~toncs statement was greeted with
cric> OF H'ar. il'ar ,...
Sir Wiloam lIarc0urt read in the Hons last
,iglt Tho reports of the BANGKOK affair com
muncatGil by the British Mini>le. t. sam ana 'l.'
Commando of the British .nnirat IN the Wi'.r'
80 H. -io,ueso fapif.l I'm commenting on th"
disrotrles ic said The Cover IN ~ II a.
posed TO believe the French naval oihccrs ac'ra
without tie authority 81 the iTcnch '"Nof.."n''
a. NJ n.v.lln lFrcuci Minister o. Foreign Afors
Iss repeatedly promised to give Eng Iand pfcvouS
no,lce !, anv fresh action should he decided upon;
We mu-' await howeN'r, iuithef rp'Is i, "i.'
T,,,c... e>u'.uat ION, before We form a definite
OpniOn