The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-08
FOREIGN.
The TurcO-Russian War.
THE CZAR INCLINED TO MAKE
FURTHER CONCESSIONS.
The Grand Dukes Visit to Con.
stantin0ple Postponed.
Lord Derby on England's Position
at the Conference.
France Opposed to England's Oc-
cupati0n Of Egypt.

LONDON, March THE Coustantinople des-
patch OF the Manchester Guardian says the
British feet is still at Touzla The channel
squadron has reached Beska bay aud it will
probably be ordered to rendezvous at Touzla.
BERLIN, March 7.-Bismarck is dlsinclined
TO attend the conference. 1t is stated mis- health
is again declining aud his physicians recon-
mend return to bis estate at varzin. 1t 10
thought here England will decline to invest
her representative with powers implied in the
proposal to change the conference to a con-
gIess.
LONDON, March TN the House of Lords
tonight the Duke Of Argyle called attention
to sthe treaties of 1856 aud 1871 He main
tanned that Turkey was the only power which
had broken them. They were therefore practi-
cally at an eud.
Lord Derby admitted that the state of things
contemplated Dy those treaties had ceased to
exist. The treaties were therefore only bud
ing until Europe ratified a nsw system. He
would cot eater miuuse into tae question of
Eogland's attitude at the conference, but on
The general principal England wished the
question tn be settled In an European, not an
exclusively Russian sense, aud she wished the
settlement to be durable and tQnabla towards
the various races and creeds. The task of the
negotiations was one of no common com plex lty,
TIE govern ment would DO its best to bring
about satisfactory settlement between the
conflicting interests, but it was uGwise for any
man to attempt to predict the result. Lord
Derby's desDoodeut tone caused some uneasi-
ness ID the lobby.
A special to the Standard from Gallipoli
reports that the Russians ara actively CON
struchng entertainments from Kadlkar to
Shak0 on tn. sea of Marmora. They have now
about $4,000 men with cannon in these lines
which coufront the Turkish lines across the
| neck OF the Gaipoli peninsula
The Paris correspondent of the Times says
| that its seems certain France would readily
| consent to England's obtaining com plete
| security 10 regard to the Suez canal, but would
do her best 10 dissuade England from
occupving Egypt. France desires joint action
| with Eogland respecting Egypt
A Paris special 10 The Standard SAYS Prince
Bismarck recently stated that be would himself
| propose, at the Congress, the English occupa-
tion of Egypt, Germany guaranteeing the
non-interveDtlOn OF France
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 7, (Midnight.)-
| Raouf PAsDA bias been selected to accom- pauv
Ignatieff 20 st Petersburg to exch anee rat d.
Cations of the treaty. 1t il understood that the
Czar during The negotiations at St Prt-rsburg
will considerably reduce the Indemnity and
PROBABLY grant further notifications.
fbe visit of the Grand Dake Nicholas to the
Sultan has been postponed IN consequence of an
arrangement in regard to the military escort
Although the visit is now announced for
Friday nothing is vet finally settled in regard
to the escort or the Sultan's return visit. Gen.
Igoatien and Raouf Pasha will sail for Odessa
Friday.
LONDON, May THE conditions of the
| treaty between Turkey and Russia also include
| the following articles:
Montenegro will include Gatchko, and the
southwestern bouLd dairy of that country will be
the river Bpyans.
Serva will exclude Nisch and Little
2 Hoinik.
At the Russian headquarters, it is positively
stated that when the British fleet passed the
Dardan.lles, peremptory orders came from st.
Petersburg to march into Coustan inople, but
the Grand Duke Nicholas took it upon himself
to disooey the command, aud only moved for
WARD IN the direction of Cons antinople, send
ing at the same TINE to St Petersburg a state
ment of his reasons for his course.
LONDON. March IA Berlin despatch to the
| Daily News states that G-rmany has acce oted
| The proposition for Congress- Austria, Rus
STA, Turkey aud Italy have also accepted. 1t is
c-rts'n Congress will meet whether France
and Eoglaud accepts or not.
l DailY News Correspondent at Vienna asserts
that Bismarck and G, rtscha koff will propose
at the congress Austrian occupation of Bosnia,
and Russia will propose that the Abstracts
shall participate in the second years occupa-
tiun of Bulgaria.
The Tiues' Berlin despatch says: It is pretty
certain that the Arstrians Will occupy Albania
as well as Bosnia, and perhaps also part Of
Macedonia.
Times Vienna correspondent telsgraphs that
a circular was sent hence "Wednesday propos-
log congress TO be held at Babe n< Baden. As
all the powers were doubtless sounded before
hand, no further delay is apprehended