Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-29
The Difficulties Concerning the With
drawal from ConstaniinopIe.
MOVEMENTS OF THE MUSSULMEN
INSURGENTS.
One Thousand Russians Surprised and
Taken Prisoners.
GORTSCHAKOFF REPORTED TO BE
FEIGNING SICkNfSS.

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coming known that the whole of the staff and
commissioned officers at Aldershot had received
stringent orders from the war Office TO hold them
selves in complete readiness for immediate active
serve. In addition 10 this, it is stated that the
principal officers have received important secret
instructions for certain contingencies.
second English army corps is being raised.
The 1hessalian Instruction has been crushed.
Foreign smbas sailors in Constsntinople have
proposed to the Porte. to increase import duties
20 per cent, TO aid the thousands of suffering rel
ugees to their homes.
despatch from Belgrade says that disturb =
ances have broken out NJ Nlsh, and riot between
the inhabitants and Servisn authorities, in conse
quence OF Russian summons for recruits
A famine is raging at NranIa, caused by the
military acquisitions.
Rustchuk CORE -pondent teegraphs that out
of 5000 Russians there 40 or 50 die daily of Or
binary and spotted typhus At Adrsinope,
Sstova and Tirnova it Is reported that hundreds
die daily.
LONDON, April p. The ST. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Times says
observe that the foreign press devote much at
tention to the street disorders recently in St Pc
ter burg and Moscow. Some organs seem TO re-
gard them as symptom. Of n dangerous levolu-
uonaiy movement la reality they have no such
significance. There is not the slightest danger of
public tranquility being seriously disturbed. ANY
danger of that kind will first appear if it appears
at all when prices rise and taxation is increased.
BERLIN, April y. The North German Ga
zette says
We Will not concert the opinion tina, the des
patch Of the British fleet to the Baltic, where
many neutral interests might be affected would
render the situation more complicated.
ST. PETERSBURG, April u. The Agence
Russo says tic assertions that the German me-
dlati0n is broken Of false. 1t attsIns its OBJ
Ject by smoothing the way for exchange of views
between the cabinets, which exchange is now pro-
ceeding.
VIENNA, April y. The political correspon-
dent at ST. Petersburg, writing April 23l, SAYS :;
The negotiations relative to the mutual withdraw
al had Withdrawn flom Constantinople, had then
an unfayorabe turn IN consequence of England
suddenly claiming that the fleet should not retire
outside the Dardenelles, and thus going back
from the principle, while she had already accept
ed III the same way she had Withdrawn from
the principle of a preliminary conference, which
she also at one time accepted.
VIENNA. April p. The Austrian and Hun
galan ministers bad long interviews throughout
the day, and the Hungarian minister of Winsnio,
Conferred with number of hnanciers.
The new Free Press says the necessity for
ergeilc piecaution and measures are again
engIossng attention. 1t is wished that the
first step should be financial measures for mobili-
zatiou.
NEW YORK, April IS. The IIerald's CORES
pondent telegraphs that Piince Goitschskof is
only leigning Illness for the purpose OF avoiding
4 iOrulai meeting win Tue Eng lsh Ambassador,
Lord Laihis, to the end that he may not commit
his country to any dissdvsntageoas concession.
Ii is regarded possible that the Russians will
occupy bucharest to-day (SunGay) under the pre-
text that It is necessary act OF precauuon to
maintain order.
ST. PETERSBURG, April %. A number of mil
taiy have been gazetted.
Tue Grand Duke Nicholas has been promoted
to Field Marshal General, and recalled TO Russia
on account of i'll health.
Gen. rodleben has been appointed Command
er IN Chief of the army in Turkey, with Gen.
Smeeitinsky as Chief of staff.
BELGRADE, April %. All the Servan soldiers
on furough have been ordered to rejoin their reg
iments immediately.
gam declares on authority, that Italy has not
impaired her freedom Of action, and has neither
entered into any close relations with Germany or
Austria. nor invited Englaud to formulate a pro-
gramme of an eastern policy
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 2S. Gen. Todeben
will assume the command of the Russian army on
Monday. Grand Duke Nicholas leaves for ST..
Petersburg on Tuesday.
The Grand Duke has induced the Porte to send
two more officers to urge the the troops who have
Joined the Mussulmen insurgents, to submit.
Some of the Greeks Of Thrsce, are joining the
insurgents.
ATHENS April %. Continuous fighting is re
ported in Crete.
The Standards Constantinople despatch SAYS 4:
The great Russian review announced for Monday
has been counter msnded."
The Times has the following from its CORES
pondent at St. Petersburg:
There is some truth in the rumors that Prince
Bismarck has retired from the position of media
tor. As the principles of simultaneous W ithdraw "
O. from Constantinople has been accepted, be
thinks the negotiations to details, can be NOR
constitutionslly carried on directly between the
parties concerned.
LONDON, April 81. A Constantinope despatch
saws it is hoped that General Todleben, who snc-
ceeds Grand Duke Nicholas, will be able TO arrive
at an agreement with the English in regard to the
mutual Withdrawal. The Russians demand tina t
in the event of withdrawal that the wide Zine
shall be left neutral between them and the Turks.
Safeyet Pasha has gone to confer with n icholas
or Todleben.
Intelligence has been received in Constantine
pie that Mussulman Insurgents have surprised the
Russian encampment near Phillippolis, and taken
one thousand prisoners and four guns. They are
now marching towards Sumakotf.
NJ. Onou has suggested that the Porte offer the
Insurgents amnesty, if they lay down arms.
LONDON April %. The Times correspondent
at Vienna says all sides willing to continue
negotiations, although there is some momeniaIy
i'll humor in ST. Petersburg, at the difficulties col
corning the mutual whdi avail from Constantine
pie This is caused by questions of detail, and
not change of mind on the pant of Great Britain.
Efforts to arrive at an understanding this poll t
are not considered abandoned.
special TO the Telegraph from Berlin states
that Austria is resolved to take immediate and
fOfclble possession Of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Teegraph's Vienna correspondent be lieves
that the foregoing statement is based on mere
conjecture.
A special to the New Free Press of Vienna re-
ports that England and Russia have agreed to
Withdraw from the DardaDSlles and Adrianople