The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-31
7ELEGRAPHlC NGEF?s
From All Parts OF the
World.
ENGLANDAND PEACE
No Encouragement Given to British
Efforts at Mediation. !.
NISCH MUST SURRENDER.
Austria Gives Turkey
No Hope.
GRANT AT MALTA
GRANT AT MALT A.
Why Spain Secured the Expulsion OF Don
Carlos from France.


government up to recent date, intended, i'm
medately upon the reassembling OF Parliament, to
introduce q series OF resolutions defining certain
general principles in regard to the attitude Of Eng
land the Eastern question and the Russo-Turkish
war, and specifying the mode in which those prin-
cipes were to be applied. II Parliament approved
the resolutions the government meant to occupy
Gallipo not as an act OF hostility but to obtain
vantage ground with view to peace negotiations.
How far this programme may still be fulfilled OF
course depends upon the next fortnights evenrs.'-
THE ENGLISH FLEET.
Aspecial despatch from Plymouth reports that
the whole Channel fleet and all the commissioned
for sea by January ID
NO ENCOURAGEMENT.
The Post publishes the following in official form:--
ave are sorry to gather that there Is little pros
pect Of Englands offers OF mediation being accepted
at St Petersburg Russia seems disposed to rely
on the possibility Of engaging the Porte In direct
negotiation
UNEAsrNEss IN FRANCE.
The Times Paris correspondent says the ex
aggerated construction at first placed on the mis-
sion undo rtaken by England caused SOME anxiety
yesterday lest she should be drawn into war
accepted the mission OF sounding Russia as to
whether she would accept pacific overtures to be
made by Turkey.
PRINCE Won REUss' COMMISSION.
correspondent telegraphing from Constan.
tinope, Friday. via syria, says:-"I am assured on
good authority that the Prince of Reuss is commits
stoned to arrange armistico." Similar ropssss-.
in circulation lin London have recently been de.
MED from st. Petersburg.
IDLE TALK.
The Ne,c Times OF st. Petersburg reproduces
various reports current in foreign newspapers that
England intends to occupy certain points in the
Fast, among others Gallipoli, Constantinople and
Batoum. The Ne,c Times considers that the occu.
patton Of Constant,nople or Batoum would be
equivalent TO declaration OF war
ENGLAND FEARS HERsELF.
The semi-oficial A0ence Russo says the report
that England has notified the Powers OF ner In.
tentlon to occupy certain stations in the East Is
incorrect. The English government mas simply
expressed to the Russian Cabinet It's apprehensions
that Russian occupation OF Constantnople, though
merely provisional would so excite English pub
lie opinion that the government wotA lie com.
PEELED to take certain precautionary measures
WHAT CANNOT BE DONE.
The Agemce Russo Odds that the British govern
ment has not specified what the measures would
be but they cannot be those cited by the Nero
Times, as 1t would be impossible to take such
measures without declaration OF war.
LAYING DOWN THE LAW.
Relative to the reports concerning English
mediation the Agence Russo points out that &C.
cordng to international law, mediation is only
possible when solicited by both belligerents.
Russia, though always ready to listen to any over
lures which the Porte might address directly to
her, has never done anything to show she had any
intention OF accepting mediation.
NIscH ABOUT TO SURRENDER
The garrison OF Nisch seems inclined to surren.
der and negotiations have been opened for capitu-
lation The Scrvians captured at Prot twenty.
three cannon, 1000 rifles and fifty prisoners.
POOR SOFIA
The Russians are approaching Sofia, and the au
thOr1ttc9 nave Oruercu tue luHaOlLantS 10 JeaVe
THE LAST BRIDGE GONE.
Intelligence has been received at Bucharest that
the bridge at Petrochen the last one which re-
.maned across the Danube, has been carried away.
A few boats occasionally cross, but the passage IL
hazardous, and several persons have already been
drowned.
MoUKHTAR LEAVES ERzEROUN.
Moukhtar Pacha has lei. Erzcroum. One account
states that he has been recalled to Constantnople;
another that he has taken command OF o small
force in the field with which he win endeavor to
keep his communications open. IsmaI Haiku
Pacha is in command OF Erzeroum- The Russians
have suspended the concentration Of troops against
that place on account OF the snow. They are
making roads by tunnening through the snow. .
AUSTRIA ANSWERS THE PORTE.
Austria In reply TO the Turkish circular, reserves
the right to intervene on the opening OF peace
negotiations as guaranteeing and frontier Power.
GRANT IN MALTA.
Ex-President Grant landed at La valletta, Malta
on Saturday. He took luncheon with the Duke
and Duchess OF Edinburgh and dined with the
Governor. gala performance Of opera was given
In honor OF the General In the evening.
DON CARLOS AND ISABELLA
The Madrid Epoca states that Don Carlos was
expelled from France at the request Of the Spanish
government. Ex.Queen Isabella has written to
the Paris Figaro protesting against the expulsion
OF Don Carlos and repudiating the accusation that
she was conspiring with him against King Alfonso
A Paris correspondent says tits rumored that the
Spanish government Is likely to take very scri-
GUS step mark Its displeasurc at lsabela's con-
| duct.
Ralph WALDO EMERsON HONoR8D.
The French Academy OF Moral Sciences has
| elected Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson TO be one OF ~
| foreign associates. NJ
the KAsSxR WAR aRowMoAnarosA ~
A despatch from Ahsrshos says ths-W