New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.


AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL SUGGESTED BY
LORD DERBY-coUNr scHoUvALoFF WAITING
oRDERs-THE WAR PARTY CONFIDENT IN RUSSIA
LONDON, Friday, March 10, 1877.
In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir
Stafford NorhcOte Chancellor Of the Exchequer in reply
to question by the Marquis OF Harrington, sad "The
present situation Is this the British Government has
received from Russia proposal to JOIN in the protocol
which will embody the views Of the Powers as TO the
situation I'm the East. draft OF the protocol pro
posed by Russia and given Lord Derby Sunday has
been considered by the Cabinet. Notifications OF the
language were proposed which amendments were placed
in the hands OF Count schOuyalof. who could only re-
cevc them ad rcerandu and is awaiting instructions
from Russia"
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF The Daily Ne,cs
In dispatch dated yesterday, says: 1t is impossible
yet to predict what turn events will take, form any
idea what ends Russian policy ia trying to obtain The
party Is resoute. and what is strange,
confident that the present negotiations will come
TO nothing and that the question will he decided by the
sword Confidence in this result positive that
cannot help thinking 1T Is founded something more
substantial than mere wishes the partsans OF war
have or think they have positive knowledge OF what
they assert else have, think they have means OF
making their predictions good which argues I'll for
peaceabe solution. I meanwhile semioticially in-
formed that the terms OF complete understanding be-
tween Russia and England have nearly been arrived at
in short the only question under discussion now is
whether Russia Turkey shall dsarm first As The Porte
will be only too glad to dsarm provided Russia prom
ises TO do likewise there should he difficulty on this
account. when Gen. Ignatef submitted the proposed
protocol for Prince Bsmarck's Inspection the latter
said there nothing in IL TO commit anybody. Ii
might be safely signed By every Power Europe from
Russia 10 Monaco"
AReuter dispatch from Constantinople says: "safyct
Pasha. Turkish Minister Of Foreign Affairs told the
Montenegrin delegates yesterday that tla Porte was
only prepared to grant rccticaOn o. the frontier In the
direction OF Zuber Baniaui, Piva Drobruk, and Char
autz and wond demand recIication 0f the frontier in
favor OF Turkey the direction of NlssOyewit. Not
withstandng this decision it is stated that no formal
rupture mas yet occurred between Montenegro and Tie
Porte"
Reuters dispatch from Constantinople this evening
says the Monencgrin delegates still await instructions
from Cettinc, but believe that acceptance Of SIyet
Pasha's counter-p rOposals is impossible
Ncsic is being reyictuaed by consent Of the Monene
gr1ns
Gen and Madame Ienatefr arrived at Dover from
Paris This afternoon and left Immediately for Lonon.
lie il to he the guest OF Lord Salisbury at lis country
residence.
CRETE GREATLY DISTURBED.
letter from Gambia in the By-aHGs, Greek news
paper at ConStantnoplc, speaks Of great discomfort
ard agitation In Crete The correspondent says 1.-THE
agitation would long since have found expression In
revolt but for advice and eutreaty from Athens TIE
cause of the dconcnt IL the imperfect observance 10y
the Turks OF the law OF 1858, which gives crete All
mlnistratiGe autonomy"
MIpHATs RECALL DESIRED.
IoNDoN Saturday March II, 1877.
The Standards telegram from COnstantinopie says
agitation for the recall OF Mdha Ptsha and the az
missa OF Rcdif Pasla and Malnoui Damad Pdsha con-
tinues Many persons have been arrested and trans
Tie Na,lda us Vienna correspondent SAYS II is stated