Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-04-28
In addition to this Prince GOrcha-
kof' has forwarded the following cir
cular to the courts of Europe:

1.-THE Imperial Cabinet has since the COM
mencement OF the Eastern crisis exhausted
all means in its power in order TO bring
about the cooperation of the great powers,
the lasting paciricatiOn of Turkey. All the
proposals made to the Porte in consequence
OF the understanding between the powers
have, however, met with inSurmOuntable
resistance. The London protocol the
expression of the united will of Europe.
The Imperial Cabinet had, in signing il, Of
fcTed its hand as a last attempt at cOncilia-
ton. BY its declaration accompanying the
protocol, il had marked out the conditions
which, il Loyalty accepted and carried out
bv the Porte, We're calculated to bring about
the establishment and Strengthening of
peace. The Porte has answered by fresh
refusal. The eventuality was not provided
for in the protocol. Europe had confined
itself to STIMULATING that the great powers, if
they We're disappointed IN their hopes OF
seeing the Porte carry out reforms eneTgeti-
CaIly, reserved the right to point out in COM
mon the means which they should think
proper to secure the welfare of the pOpula-
lions and the interest of the general peace.
Thus the European Cabinets had fOrSeen the
contingency that the Porte would not fulfill
its promises, but not that il would reject the
demands of Europe. Al the same time Lord
Derby's declaration had established that,
since her Britanic AIajesty's Government
only consented 10 give Its signature TO a pro-
tOcOl in the interests Ofg1neral peace, il was
to be understood from the outset that in the
event of this object, namely, mutual dis
aTmcnt and peace between Russia and Iur-
key. not being obtained, the protocol should
be regarded as null and void. The Portes
rejection of the protocol and the motives
upon which it is based, leave no hope that
the Porte will accedc to the wish and cOun-
sells of Europe. They exclude every guarau-
tee for the execution of reforms, and render
peace with Montenegro and the execution
of the conditions by which dlSarment and
DacificatiOn could be brought about imDOs-
Sible. Under these circumstances, the sue
cess of any attempt at compromise Is eNclu-
ded, and there remains the only alternative,
to allow that state of things to continue
with the declared Incompatible with their
INT sroI of n
cOerCive measures to obtain that which the
unanimous efforts of the powers failed to
obtain by means of an understanding. My
exalted master has resolved to undertake
that which he had invited the great power
TO do in common with him. His majesty
has ordered the armies 10 cross the frontier
of Turkey. You will bring this resolution
to the COguiZance of the government to
which you are accredited. In tulnlllng the
duty which is imposed upon him by the in
tereStS of Russia, whose peaceable develop
ment is impeded by the constant troubles IN
the East, his majesty is convinced that in
he at the same time responds to the views
of Europe, GORTSCHAKoFF.
The immediate advance of the
Russian army is to be through Rou-
mania into Bulgaria. The Turkish
government has addressed an Otfici-
al paper to the ruling Prince of
Roumania. The Sultan callingupon
him to resist the passage Ofthe Rus
sian troops. No official notification
having been made to him by the
Russian government, his troops are