The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-24
RUSSIA OPBIS THR war,
The Emperor's Procla-
nation.
Roumania Does not Resist the Passage
Of Russian Troops Over Her
Territory.

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manifest to the Russian army and people
was promulgated to-day. The emperor
declares that in view Of the rejection of
the protocol and the obstinate refusal of
the Porte to yield to the just demands of
Europe, the moment has arrived for Rus
sia to act independently.
BUCHAREST, April 24,-The Rouman-
ian government, in reply to the Turkish
Grand Vizier's despatch requesting the
Prince to make arrangements with Abdul
kurrim, commander in chief of the
Iuskish army, to prevent the passage
of the Russian army has declared that
such step is too serious to be determined
by the executive power alone and the
Roumanian chambers will be assembled
on the Goth inst. to examine the ques-
tioL.
The first Russian detachment, consist
ing OF 40 sappers and an Office, crossed
the Roumanian frontier yesterday at Bes-
tinak. A thousand men are expected to
cross to-day.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has issued a
proclamation to the inhabitants Of Rou-
manian announcing the passage OF the
Russian army under his command toward
the Danube. Roumania having received
no preliminary notification declared that it
yields to force and has directed its troops
to fall back to avoid conflict,
ST. PETERSBURG, April PA despatch
from Kischenef dated yesterday and
officially published to-day, announces that
at review of troops by the Czar at Tirus-
pol yesterday, his majesty, addressing the
officers, said: Il felt grief at sending you
to the field of battle and therefore delayed
action as long as possible, hesitating tC
shed your blood, but now that the honor
Of Russia is attacked | am convinced you
will all, to the last man, know how tt
vindicate it. May God be with you.
wish you complete success. Farewell
until your return"
ST, PETERSBURG, April 24-The fol,
lowing is the Gar manifest:
Our faithful and beloved subjects
know the strong interest we have con
Christian population of Turkey and ouI
desire to ameliorate and assure them tha
their lot has been shared by the Who'll
Russian nation which now shows itsel
ready to bear fresh sacrifices to alleviat
the position of the Christians in the Bal
kan peninsula. The blood and propert,
of our faithful subjects have always beel
dear to US and our whole reign attests ou
constant solicitude to preserve to Russsi
the benefits Of peace. This solicitud
never failed to actuate US during the dc
plorable events which occurred in Herse
govinia, Bosnia and Bulgaria. Our OF
+ iect before all was to effect an amelioratio
in the position of the Christians in th
east by means Of Pacific negotiations an
} 10 concert with the great European pow
ers, our allies and friends, For tw
years we have made incessant efforts (
induce the Porte to effect such reforms q
would protect the Christians in Basni;
Hersegovinia and Bulgaria from the arbi
rary measure of the local authoritie
: The accomplishment Of these reforms Wa
absolutely stipulated by anterior engage
mems contracted by the Porte toward Ii
: whole of Europe. Our efforts SUI
' ported by diplomatic representation
made 10 common with otht
governments have not, however. attaine
their object. The Porte has remained u
shaken in its formal refusal of any effecti'
guarantee for the security of its Christis
subjects and has not respected the concll
sions OF the Constantinople conference.
Wishing to essay every possible meal
of Cancellation in order to persuade ii
Porte we proposed to the other cabinets
draw up a special protocol comprising Il
: most essential conditions of the Coz
stantinople conference, and to invite tt
Turkish government to adhere to this /
O ternati1nal act which states the extreI
l. limits of our peaceful demands, but o.
E expectation was not fulfilled. The Por
q did not defer to this unanimous wish
a Christian Europe and did not adhere to Il
a, conclusions of the protocol
s. Having exhausted pacific efforts we a
- compelled by the naughty obstinacy of Il
Porte to proceed to more decisive act
feeling that our equity and our own di
I nifty enioin it. By her refusal Turk
places US under the necessity of havi
I'd recOurce to arms.
IN Profoundly convinced of the justice
m our cause and humbly committing OF
selves to the grace and help Of the No
o. High we make known to our faithful su
iects that the movement toreseen when
pronounced the words to which all Rus
- responded with complete unanimity /
now arrived. We expressed our intent
to act independently when we deemed
necessary, and when Russlas honor shol
I demand it. In now invoking the blessi
- of God upon our valiant armies we g
them the order to cross the Turkish frC
tier.
ISigned ALEXANDER
Given at Kischenef this 18th day
I April, old style, in the year of Gr'
! 1877, and in the twenty-third year
our reign.
o-o JAssY, April PA detachment
ng Russian troops crossed the frontier n
act Unghein at o'clock this morning
pta 3ea LONDON, April 24.-In the house
lords this afternoon Earl Derby sta
that II 600 Russian troops crossed
frontier last night.
Count Schonvalof, the Russian amb
sador, in communicating the Russ
circular to Lord Derby, stated that
general order to cross the frontier
been given.
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