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ground that Portugal had delayed to make her
claim valid when Nyassaland was declared to
belong to the sphere of England’s interests. On
July 1st, 1889, the Under-secretary, Sir James
Fergusson, in the Lower House, explained that
the Portuguese Government had been informed
that they would be held answerable for all loss
which Englishmen might suffer by the annulling
of the Delagoa railway convention. The same
day Lord Salisbury informed the Upper House
that the English Government would send three
war-ships to Delagoa Bay, to be ready in case of
need. Portugal’s conduct was, in his opinion,
unjustifiable.
Then came the noble lord’s ultimatum, with
the demand that Portugal should recall all
Portuguese officers and troops from the
territory which stands under the sovereignty of
England or lies within the sphere of England’s
interests, and give an answer within
twenty-four hours; otherwise England would be
compelled to break off her relations with Portugal.
This threatening manner of procedure, by which
a weaker nation was humbled by superior
power, roused bad blood in Portugal and was
sharply censured in many parts of Europe; yes,
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