Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-02
FRANCE WILL YIELD
SHE HAS DECIDED TO RECALL
MARCHAND FROM FAsHODA,
INFORMATION ON GOOD AUTHORITY.
Ii Comes from Official Sources,
Though Possibly by Means of
Leak That is Accidental-war Pre-
parations Continue.

LONDON, November l.-William Hayes
Fisher, one Of the junior lords of the
Treasury, member of Parliament for Full
ham, and a ministerial whip. speaking il.
London this evening. said he had seen
dispatches which enabled him to assert
that the French Government had de-
cided TO recall the Marchand mission
from Fashoda.
In the course Of an interview after the
delivery of his speech, Mr.. Fisher, on
being reminded that he said he had seen
the dispatches justifying his assertion of
the intention OF France to withdraw
Marchand, replied that he did not say
that he had read them, remarking that
he had been unsupported.
There is little doubt, however that
either purposely or carelessly Mr.. Fisher
allowed the news of the actual fact to
leak out.
THE BACK-DOWN UNCONDITIONAL
LONDON, November 1.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
France will retire from Fashoda uncon-
ditionally, and without asking compensa-
ton. Baron de Courcel, whose term as
French Ambassador in London expired
long ago, but who has held on In order
10 conduct the negotiations affecting
Egypt, will now be recalled, and no haste
will be shown to appoint his successor,
with view of making plain French re-
sentiment at Britain's action, which has
almost taken the place of German hatred
in France"
SALISBURY'S CHANGE OF FRONT.
LONDON, November 1.-The Paris cor
respondent OF the Times says:
Baron de Courcel gathered from in
formation after the last Cabinet meet
ing was held that Lord Salisbury's atti-
tude had undergone a change, the British
Premier insisting that it was impossible
TO disregard public opinion in England
and that nothing could be done until
Fashoda was evacuated.
80 far as French opinion is concerned
| there is not the slightest idea Of going
to war for Fashoda, and any government
| doing so would be be regarded as a gov
| eminent Of imbecIles."
BARATIER BEARS THE ORDER.
LONDON, November 1.-The Daily
| Graphic says this morning:
I'VE learn from an official source ii
| Paris that Captain Baratier bears instruc
| lions TO Major Marchand to return e
| Fashoda and then withdraw his exped
| ton in the direction Of the Upper Uban
| CHI river, north of the Congo, evacuatinl
| Fashoda and the five posts established by
| him east of the frontier indicated in thu
] Anglo-German agreement.
| 1.-The Egyptian Government will be in
| yited to send troops to accompany Majo
| Marchand as he retires from the Bah
/ FL GhaZal territory, and to reoccupy tn
| posts as they are evacuated by the French
| officers, thus solving the difficulty con
| corning Major Marchand's revictualment
| When Major Marchand's retiremen
is fully accomplished, everything base'
on the proposition submitted by Barol
de Courcel to Great Britain will be con
sdered These intentions have not We
been officially impaired to Great Britain
but they probably will be when Majo
| Marchand's evacuation commences"
! MAY SULK AUTOMATICALLY.
=, Without going so far as the Dali
Graphic, all the special dispatches iron
Paris to the morning papers indicate tina
the solution predicted by the Dali
/ Graphic will be the one finally reached
and that even should France sulk diplo
matically, no further serious cons
quences are anticipated.
The acquiescence of the French peopl
in the Dreyfus revision justifies tn
French Cabinet in a conciliatory policy
Only as a means of Withdrawing after
ton from internal troubles could III
French Government entertain the ids
os risking war over Fashoda, and sine
there Is no sign OF disorder in Paris, tn
whole situation has changed.
RUSSIA DESERTS.
The Berlin correspondent of the Stant
ard says:
Russia has declined to support Franc
in the Fashoda affair fearing that r,
opening OF the Egyptian question woul
interfere with her tremendous task
China"
: The War Office has issued semi-ofii
I cial notification. in which Ii says IL doe
not object 10 the papers announcing mil
tary and naval preparations in genera
terms. but points out that ii would b
, "unpatriotic to publish specific detail
that might be useful To a possible foe"
WAR PREPARATIONS CONTINUE.
: There is no noticeable cessation In Ems
> lands prep arations. and the officials az
= confident OF the country's ability to NEE
( all emergencies. There were large shir
ment OF guns, shells, and war-stores
: Malta and Gibraltar yesterday.
Dispatches from France announce equt
activity at Toulon. Brest and elsewher'
: France is making great preparations o
Tunis. Guns and ammunition are arrivin
there daily. and work Is being pushe
day and night. The idea Is said to be
cut communication between Malta an
Egypt. In the event Of hostiiities wit
England.