, 1877-03-15
A Russian Army Of $4,000 Men
Fully Equipped Awaiting the
Decision.
Another Rum0r Current that tho Porte
Will Treat Directly with
Knssin.
Another Serious Hitoh In the Turco.Mon.
tenegrin Peace Negotiations
Arrangements far lks ran.PEesb} ttrian Council at
EdlnSurg.
THE EAST.

THE EAST. =
Tii8 RUSSIAN AnMT,
f.nSnos. March 14.-Thc correspondent Of the
Timer with tho Tutktah army telcgraphh from
Nultschn rs fo1lowA:
'1n the higher Turkish circles II Is believed MI
danger Of war Is ut rnd. On tho other hand, the
news from ucssarabia Is very war!lke. In tht
conrsc Of tho last few days two ltnrsfan divisions
haze been pushed forward, enc of infantry. the
othar Of Cosfacks. The taltcr tave their head
quarters at kubci, c!ose the frontier. Military
action on tho part Of Russia is believed to be In
efItabtc. and an order to march Into IsonmanlA Ia
expected ss soon as tho weather permits. At
present, any movement OF The army Ia impossible.
VIENNA, March l+.-Tllc Prssae publishes a let.
ter from Jnssy giving tho detailed orro dc battatc
OF tho mobiltzcd portion Of tho 1tntstan army,
both In Eufopo and tic Caucasus II enya the con.
eentraton and organization Is fnr ready that The
forces may tako tho acld at amy moment. Tho
south army compttsca an active operating army uf
fonr corps darncc. having an effective strength at
ia 600 men, 3a R00 horses. md AZ. field guns.
The coast army, with 19, 900 men, 10, 400 horses,
aud 210 guns. and thrce corps d'armco In the Cat.
sasus, rcekoned at an effective strength Of 1e0 600
nsn, Fl, 600 horses, and 3t3 gnns. This fully cor.
rcsronds TO tho war material a. sYstcnatxcd By the
organization Of 1874.
ISLANDS or THE pn1va.
1.nxnoN, March 1.-THE Belgrade cnrrdbpond.
ant OF tho Times statcs that the Turkish comn,nn-
ar has hrcn ordcrI IN ,yIt,,a,,r srn, ~, t.t.ns,
Of the DrEna, tho occupation Of which recently
caused contention With scrvia.
THE BRITISH CABINET.
Tho Post, In leader bnsel apparently on au.
thority, says: "Tl,c Eastern question Is not to
be settled in m hoar Tho public, therefore. will
not be snrpracd 10 learn that tho CabInc. Council
Of yesterday IL 10 DO followed by another anil per-
salr prospect OF an ARRANGEMENT which Will meet
lion i, exerc,sc,, in con,Iny In nnot Icto,n,ina.
t;on nn NJ, ,,onos.nt nnrS. aa na, saea.s ,nn."
t'oa oa III Important "ofas anu recosda. tncfc is
cnfFcd.
coKsIAS7lsor1s, March 1t.-Tho Turkish Gov
oF''mcnt Ii unwilling to take tho responsibility Of
deciding upon tho Montoncgtln demands, aud viii
snc,oroa ~, ~ - -, a.,,o, "
,no"." ~ nn,a ~, .no VI winch
moets on Monday next.
CoNsrAxrtNDPLK. March ti,-Fotc9n seprekent-
ntivos. p&rtcu1atly tha DrItish Charge IA AGdtrrt
,,n s.r,r.n, ~ .naa. s".s"..
o rorts and ths m sut a
atter are only disposed 10 make slight o,cesalnns.
provided tho Porte concedcs tho!r nr,ur,p.l ,]r.
iuands. ' '''
AusTNtA's ros'TfoN.
PEsftf' March 14.-ln The Lowcr House OF the
Hungarian I}iet TO-DAY. tho stryInu DcputY Po1!t
..,.,t.. s tne sees.t
attitude On tho Eastern queat,on. Count Dc Tjx.a,
President OF the Council Of Minfgters replirt lint
t,,o atuicnt.' DEMONSTRATION. c,I moi conpreu'ss ]
~ so'sS" po..y y. ."o Mo"aseny' ana ought not
70 create a1seoGtcne 10 tue sclaFonic population
The Government considers It Its duty to strive fur
tho nfcscfynttnn nf nenra mil t,a nmelsnyoit., r
u. .,..,I.fn., ~ ~ CL.1.,-I T. ~, ~, "