, 1877-08-15
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crab deserted BY the outgoing tide: and IL vas
alter arriving At this point that war rumors dr.
cu!atcd ia London with apparens foundation,
Now, / wish tn recall briefly

crab deserted BY the outgoing tide; and It WAS
aties M a,Tiy'nE a: this point that waf rnmors CIR
cu!atcd in London with appnrenk foundation.
Now, wish tn recall briefly
THA1 mas ACTUALLY nEEr DONE
b} inc Government tncs April, 20 that you m
&C., sse at g;a9ee tn.t Thst the situation Is and
Derby, specifying wherein British lntcrcsts might
be considered endangered. WAS sent during tho
period et tineastncta referred to above. Tho
reply q rt:chako was OF, IT, face 40 fair and
refreshed by the HIGH water Of confidence and
moved peacefully In It's native element, E,t
alter ti'nc, the magnitude of the Kueaa,,
preparations began ngain tn create M anxiety,
A. II looked as IL the Russians meant sn,nr.hl 70
more than Al! ordinary war Of invasion I. s,.,n.
81 ~ II the Car might be fnctlItatng the r:a-
lhllncnt .: slav Government IN Bulgaria,
Mhici' would never 10, Of course, Aa It would bu
kus:a. Just how Of why that should alfect
England docs not appear hut
. 1T EXCITED THE otD 8usr1cloH,
ana the erab aRatu became unhappy. About
there was not cordial unantnftv Il, lhc CaGj-
net, but that, while certain members were in
lasof OF peace a. any price, there wcrc others
,sf1 thought that tho old treaties should be up
to swallow the Ottoman Emplru wtthuu. a r.
!11ontlranec, at least. from Great britain. To
tllts slay that difference of opinion has never
nfen healed. :itut the wishes OF the great pub
m!Gistcft. and 10 strung m outcry was raised
against Russia. not only in the leading ncwn-
paners bYt T. Parliament, that tho Mnr-
s ic, 9 a1l1se:y u sfs and L. Lo1d Derby hayo
|lT~t obstinate stand for "pcace at any price"
and England has '~'
ADVANCED 10 ANOTHER STAGE or NEurB4Lrrr.
In shc midst Of these conflicting aud vccrinR at-
t'thocs OF the tioEcFnmcnt, It was impossible
Tor 1Estattcr to 1ooK On undlsturbcd mn! ut1-
1niluenced BY tho passage of events suppoea-
XIX MY secret or1iers were Issued from the War
Ufllce TO mobllizc \ enrps. and accordingly tbf
9acctl with great ponp In the Windsor rark.
Orders were Issued to the Bdttsl, fleet stationed
IN The tireus To move on 10 l'esIka Bay. II tho
lottcr plare posscssestan better natural adranta
gcs than the pieus, there would be reason fol
This movement. astie fTnm wartfkc tpnnitlcro-
tions: hut, "a Bcsika hay WIS actually further
ironi tue tclegraphic ,ncan. u communication
boll with Great britain and With Constantine,
p1u ti'an was tue PiEcns. foolish pcopio Jumped
70 ttc conclusion that It meant something,
Similarly, Whcn the fleet was oEderett IL he re-
tniorced W tlYe irot.-elMfs there wcre peopIo
~! enough to wonder II this had anything to
do With the Eastern question.
Last week the Kusslans, hayInr penstratel
tho Balkans.
=. bEnAN TO THnEATRN cox3TASrinopLE
Almost simultaneously with tho reception OF
at out Immediately five u the largest troott
eehps In the navy. and to send thrn with a[l
hastc, allcd with troops, to Malta. ThIa
created most M intense excitement Throughout
and 1t was confidently asserted that the trn,ps
were dcstincdto 10 ocrtlnr Galtpnlts IN .!ic Durla-
ncalct. Even the taiers, which had hitherto re-
II i5oa ae no, anyth n ts shsne
nature Of Cabinet Minister, spokc Of this as au
important and welcome act.
THE TiMHs,
usaallS peoud OF tta cal'uciiv IL publish reEs
ami u x1k.in IA
agreed that there was something III The present
sensatton. The question WAS ne1ic.i III iarii-
tncnt WHETHER these trtcps were urcrr,l to t:ul-
ltpoli or nut, an1 thc Representatives ol the tiny-
ctl tn rei'lf"sce tllr garrison Al Malta. T'hat was
the oNiy explanation y0uCfE,fcu by The Goycru-
mcnt; af'ti It vii: he adHt!tte,l that the rvpy
was nut satisfactory, siIwe nuthll.. WAS s:.l
slnlta ond Git'rattar who might casily sMl 10
GAll,'ol without fatstfynE lhc C!,aur,,II.,r III
tue Excilcguer Or the Clirf of Foreign Affair.
Nar wa4 t'4sr1 anything ea'! abont the ntkur
three truot-ships now huttlly ben,. ts,iLIr;,
ready at Portsmouth, and who have a rnrayi:y
for conveying H,UD0 tr,ors.
It may now he cpnat]crclf That
THE VOTE or CNEDtT.
which 1t waS certainly the Intention of the f;oy-
ernlnr,t to ask had tut slr. Gladstone md tio
i.ihcrEls declared themselves ~ npposeA IL II.
will not he brought bcfore tho House ,.u.tnp
tne present eesslol!, aceor91inE tu appearances
~ HuestAon 0J ME. nHA!tt}, alo0uAS lllYht, t!t
htaf!or.! Norlscote replied thai the Government
ha.l M intention ot asktn. fur such yttc, nor
dill they consider that tho situation needed it.
Ihts answer IS III the sumo line With the replies
Ministers wl'cn questioned regarding the war.
Through MI the wandsngs OF the past three
months u IL casy to sco that the English Hos-
ctnMent aayc et,sieayored 10 the best OF their
ability to Keep ont IF tho conflict now raging
along: the Balkans. although each week has
forced thctM d step nearer.
THE ONLY QuEaTtoN NOW
Is whcthcT thc Wnr will conf to a cloae hcforc
the reluctant feet OF the Government thali have
reached the prccipicc. 1t now looks a. il tho
war will be decided tn a single campaign; but
tlI!ess that prove tho cnse. and II another spring
shall witness the seopeniEE OF ho1ttl!t1cs, tlcru
Ii every nEobablilty ot Ut lcast two nations, now
neutral, being dragged into ths
arena G. E. ".