The herald., 1896-01-09

rapid nring guns; eighteen inches OF side
armor; speed l711 knots.
Gibraltar, frst-class steel cruiser, 700
ions; two 22-ton guns; ten six-intth quick
firing guns; twenty-four smaller quick fir
ing guns; speed 1877 knots.
Thoseus, first-class steel cruiser. 1906 /;
two 22-ton guns; four six-inch quick firing
guns; twenty-four smaller quick firing
guns; speed 20 knots.
Charybdis, second-cass steel cruiser,
1905 tons; four six-inch quick firing guns |;
eight 47-inch quick firing guns; thirteen
smaller quick firing guns; speed 1877
knots.
Hermione, second-class steel cruiser,
1850 tons; two six-inch quick firing guns; !;
eight 7.iIlch quick firing guns; thirteen
smaller quick firing guns; speed 1910
knots.
In addition, Rear Admiral Rawson has
been ordered to proceed to Delagoa Bay on
board the flagship ST. George, a tirst-class
steel cruiser, with two 22-ton guns, ten
six-inch quick-tirin gunss, twenty-four
smaller quica-hrng guns; speed 19.1
knots; and he is now on his way there. ac-
companied by another cruiser, wi h all pos
sible speed.
Admiral Rawson has also been instructed
to report Immediately to the ad Giralty
wha additional steps are necessary to re-
inforce his squadron. and they will be sent
to him as promptly as possible.
Besides these preparations the greatest
activi y is displayed at all the dockyards,
making ready for a call for the commits
sioning of more ships as soon as needed,
and the naval reserve lists are being pre-
pared in readiness for an emergency.
The military authoritieg no longer at
tempt to conceal he fact that they are ac-
lively preparing for the possibility of war.
All the regiments of the British army, re-
serve, volunteers, militia, etc., have been
ordered to make immediate returns of
their strength for mobilization, but as yet
further q aps in this direction have Dpen
deemed necessary.
Without desiring to he in any way sensa.
tional, it can safely be said that the war
spirit is lowering over the British Empire,
and that people of all classes are eagerly
supporting the a titude of the government
IN resenting the attitude of Germany
toward Great Brita in. The press is unan-
imous in it's approx al of the preparations
of the naval and mi litary authorities.
1t may be added hat there is little doubt
that he Chronicles Washington dispatches
have had very goool effect here in show
in that it is more tn an likely that Great
Rr, tain is wrong in the boundry dispute,
and following the Ch ronicle's corresponds
emf a. ugRestion that some means of arbi-
tratin0 the matter hould be promptly
found. a move is alr eady on foot here
among Or, 'minent Ains ricans and Britons
to bring alb, 'ut the forma tion of perma.i-
ent court of arbitration For the settlement
of ali disputes between til e two nations.
From Cape T. 'wn today he news is much
more satisfactory than for some lime past
and sets at rest the sen. ational stories
cabled to the United States 'n the subject.
A dispatch from Govern Or Robinson,
dated Pretoria. January sth, = alu:
II have received a TELEGRAM n from the
chairman of the mass Ineeh ng held at
Buluwayo yesterday, saying TIN u a resoiu-
ton was passed unanimously reques ing
me to exert all Fly influence in obtaining
the honorable release of DIR. Jam eson am
his men as a matter over-rating all other
considerations, and assuming one OF their
loyal obedience my proclamation
II also received a similar telegram from
the ch- mber of mines and think 1t Ia ca'r-
tain that there is no danger from that
quarter"
Governor Robinson also telegraphs 'ha
Captain Charles John Coventry one OF Dr.
Jameson's officers, who was reported to
have died from wounds received in fighting
the Beers, is alive and recovering from his
wounds.
The large part of Dr.. Jameson'e force
say they were told that they were going 10
fight a native tribe. and il was ouly when
they had crossed the border of the Trans
vaal that they were told that they were 60
ing to Johannesburg, to the relief OF the
residents of that place, and that tney
would be Joined by detachment OF the
Cape mounted rifles, 1000 Johannesburg
volunteers. and a regiment from cape
Town.
Delagoa bay, to which British and Ger
man warships are being dispatched, is
pronounced the finest harbor in South
Africa, and the European powers VINO
have interests in South Africa have long
kept Jealous watch of each others move
ments in elation to it. In the latter part
of September, 1894, there was report In
England that a syndicate had purchased a
concession for building pier in Delagoa
bay by which the practical control OF the
i %~ . thA t'rav y0aI
afterwards there was an uprising OF
Kaffirs against the Portuguese. to whom
Delagoa bay belongs. and British marines
were promptly landed at Lorenzo Marquee
from the gunboat Thrush. against the pro-
test of the Portuguese government.
Delagoa bay is the natural outlet OF the
trade of the Iransvaal, and PortuRalS In
terest is to make all the traffic of the
plateau of the interior converge towards
this port. To this end the Preori i-Lorenzo
Marquee railway was commenced i'll 1896
With basins, Quays and railways at Lo
renzo Marquee, communicating with the
Transvaal gold fields and the rich country
of the interior, Lorenzo Marquee will have
great future before it The town is sur
rounded by wall and the batteries have
been erected to defend il against hostile
attack on the land side. The town lies
low on the northern side of the inner har
bor. or Engl sh river, as IL used to bt
cslled. The decision of the ownership o.
the Bay OF Lo. EMO Marquee Decafne
question of great importance in 1883
Portugal claimed po session of the who'll
of it by right of discovery; England, by eff
fective colonization.
The British settled along the eastern par
of Delagoa bay and built a town. In thu
course of time England, while recoenizin.
Portugal's right to the northern part of thu
bay, claimed the southern part as her own
The matter was brought to crisis when
In 1868, the Transvaal republic. by procla
nation, claimed the Maputa river from it
junction with the Pongola TO its embouch
uere into the southern part of Del; go
bay. Both England and Portugal strenu
ously resisted this claim and set up coun
ter pretensions. Eventually, the matte
was referred TO the arbitration of Marsha
Mcmahon, the then president of the Frenc
republic. In 1875 he declared the south
ern part of Delagoa bay, including tn
Maputa river, up to the Lombobo noun
tains, belonged to Portugal. England con
sequently took down the English ensign
but in 1881 an agreement was made be
tween that country and Portugal that il
the event of the latter country wishing t
part with the bay. England should have tn
first right of purchasing it.
AMONG THE B0ERS