despoiled or deprived of a con: portion of her territory, all the territory on the other side of the. Mekong, 20 miles of dan: the territory on this side, and the temporary, 60-called, temporary, occupation of most, important and -valusble. provinces besides. The French. Government have been allowed by us—I do not say we ought to have preveutad it but with our acquies—esnee it has been done, but it was all dotie under Be. Gladstone: There was.one matter deft Behind by the ltée. Government. There. soawas a tel far in the hills, small in: extent, almost destitute of population, and so unhealthy that for six months annually'the inhabitants ti Ives could not venture to ~omark out the limits:: This was claimed -by -Prance and. England. ~The -soyereign of judice it assur ance, Hence both of us claimed it. "Fiese allegi-
we thought of-arbitration but we found it. -80 desperately: unhealthy -that: no arbiter, <wawould: go and that if we sent-for those wh knew anything about.it,-we should hay, saban, Up several times the j Ambassador and myself agreed to split the difference. A great river runs through it. We took. the western nnd. France the eastern, so without expense the controversy was solved.
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