The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-11
EUROPE.

LONDON, April 10-The debate pre-
ceding the vote on the address IN the
House of Commons was long, but un-
important.
LONDON, April 10 - The Times has
the full text of Gortschakoff's reply to
Salisbnry's circular dispatch. The
Prince contests Salisbury's assertions
point by point, but the general tone of
his reply appears concilietory. He
deems that the treaty of San Stefano
creates strong SclavoniC State under
control Of Russia, and declares that ar
rangements relative to Bulgaria are
only the development of the principle
established by the Constantlnople Con-
ference. He continues Lord Salisbury
admits that return TO the programme
of that conference, pure and simple, is
rendered impossible by the fact that
the San Stefano treaty preliminary in
dicates that Russia has left room for an
Interior understanding. Bulgaria will
be under Russian control no more than
Roumanis. which also owes existence
t. Russia. Russia is quite ready to
abridge the term of occupation of Bull
garia as much as possible. The limits
of Bulgaria have only been indicated in
general terms in accordance with the
nativity of the population. The de-
tails will be left to o mixed commits.
sion. The only object in assigning
ports to Bulgaria is TO assist her COM
mercial development, by which Eng
land and the Mediterranean powers,
whose commerce has always been a
powerful lever for their political influ-
ence, are likely to profit fur more than
Russia. Gortschakoff expresses sur
prise at the objections to the stipula-
tions of the treaty, relative to Thessaly
and Epirus, by the modest reforms stip-
ulated, for it i. intended to avoid the
appearance of either establishing Rus
sian supremacy on the one hand. or ut
terly neglecting the Greeks on the
other. Russia did not forbid the Porte
to consult the European powers as well
as Russia on reforms for Greek provin-
ces. There is no longer any pretext for
declaring Russia from the possession
of Bessarabia, as the freedom of the
Danube is secured by an international
commission. Gortschakof's tone in re-
gard TO Armenia is much more ener-
getic. He says Batoum is far from
being equivalent TO a pecuniary indem-
nifty. 1t represents that the Russian
acquisitions in Armenia have only a de-
fensive value. Russia wishes to hold
them 50 as not to have to besiege them
at the beginning of each war. These
territorial cessions are natural conse-
quenccs of the war. II England averts
them she had only to join Russis in ex
ercising a pressure on the Porte which
would probably have compelled il to
grant reforms without war. England
having refused to do so, she has now
no ground to question the right for
which Russia has shed her blood,
namely the right to establish q state
of things which will henceforth render
such sacifce unnecessary. or at least
less onereus The statement that Rus
sia's anuexatious in Armenia will inter
fere with European trade with Persis
conflicts with statements previously
made by British Ministers. Such
assertions push mistrust to the ex-
IRENE. The complaints concerning in
demnity arc equally i'll founded. The
sum is out of all proportion TO Russia.
sacrifices in deferment of the paymen,
Of the indemnity. Ii is easier to see s