Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-23
Constantinoplo to be Held by III ?
English.
THEY ARE TO MAKE 1T 4 SECOND
GIBRALTAR.
TURKEYS ACCEPTANCE OF TIE RUS.
SIAN ULTIMATUM.
Strange and Conflicting Reports Regard
ing the State II Affairs.

| LONDON, October 81. 1t appears that the main
tenance of the integrity Of Turkey has been aban-
doned. England has decided to leave the otto
man empire TO ITS fate. She will hold CONSTANT
| nope TO the last extremity, but the territory can
| be divided up among whatever nations are able to
subdue and hold II. If the Russians now crOss in
to Bakash the hour of the Turk in Europe has
| come
England's plan now is to make Constantinopc a
| second Gibraltar.
| Her Msjesty's Cabinet, at q meeting Thursday
night, resolved that the invasion of Turkey by the
Russians shall be the signal for the occupation Of
| Constantinople by 10000 men, and the movement
OF the whole fleet of iron-clads in l}esika bay
| to the Golden Horn. To provide for such an
emergency, transports will at once carry three
corps Of regulars to Malta, where enormous guam
titles of military stores and provision have been
accommodating for months past.
| Should acknowledgement powers such as Ger
many, Austria and France, oppose this course, the
| British policy will be the occupation of Egypt,
| rendered necessary by the vital importance To
| Great Britain of the Suez canal.
Some prominent Englishmen say that the
| khedive would he very willing to hold his title
| under the suzeralnty of the English throne. The
command of the English troops in the East has
been assigned to Major General Sir Charles Will
liam Dunbar Stavely, X. {. b., an experienced
| Indian officer
| One hundred and fifty half pay officers Of the
British army have applied for permission to join
| the Turkish forces, 50 bitter i, their hatred Of
| Russia.
| Positions said to be already offered them.
| Vienna dispatches report a sudden rise in secu-
| rites on exchange, caused by more favorable
| Eastern adyices. 1t is reported from CONSTANT
| nople that Turkey accepts the Russian ultima
tum.
To-day's dispatches necesstate serious modera-
tons OF previous views in regard to the Eastern
question, by q confession of the Times Vienna
correspondent. lie WAS mistaken about the pow
ers which had declared their acceptance of the
| six months armistice. Neither Austria, France
or Italy had notified the Porte of their adhesion to
| that proposal, though none had objected to It.
England alone, therefore, took formal action in its
favor The effect of this is that all the powers ex-
cept England remain in opposition to urge the
| Porte to concede to the Russian demand. On the
other hand it seems certain thst Russia has not
the support of either Germany or Austria in the
contemplated movement against Bulgaria. The
announcement that the Czarowitch will visit
the courts at Vienna, Berlin, and London, seems
to indicate that Russia is hesitating to act separ-
ately.
LONDON, October 81 The Pail Mall Gazette
| says, I'VE have no faith in the negotiations nor
in the reported understandings between the pow
ers, and do not believe any Of them have abated
their pretensons, laid aside their jealouses or
modified their policy. TIE least sanguine view
| is al present the safest. We shall do wisely in
believing there is not yet any such concert
Outstanding between the Powers may ensure
| Europe against the worst consequences of war
| between Turkey and Russia"
| VIENNA October 81 Russia has presented to
| the Porte her ultmatum, embracing In substance
the following points First, six weeks armistce
conditonally; second, administrative autonomy
| for Bulgaria, Bosnia and herzegovina; third, ex-
| ecution of reforms under the supervision of com
mi-sioners named by the Great Powers, and to be
protected by an armed foreign force.
The idea of peac is secuted in the Servian camp.
Fighting continues before Sazchar. The Ser
vians, under General Doctorf, Gen Ichernayetfi,
new chief Of staff, are endeavoring to drive the
| Turks from the position there The Servian con-
siderably out number the Turks but have not ef-
fected anything yet.
| NEW YORK, October 81. The Zeitung says
Germany has defined her position as follows:
She Is Indifferent whether srmistice of six
weeks or six months is granted therefore her in
| terposition with the object of bringing about an
understanding between the powers in this partic-
ular question avail little. But on the other
hand Germany never fails to recognize that the
object to be arrived at, is of understanding be-
tween the powers with view of procuring dur
| able peace.