New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-23
TILE GENERAL OUTLOOK GLOOMY.


GRAVE OBSTACLES IN TIE WAY TO A SETTLEMENT
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND PREPARING FOR HosTIL-
LoNDoN Monday, April %, 1873.
I'm spite of the negotiations concerning the
simultaneous withdrawal Of the English fleet and Rus
sian forces from the ncghborhood Of COnstantnoPe the
prevailing feeling ia the English press is OF great
uneasincss Il noticeable that all the Berlin special
kilograms TO the English papers couched In very
cspondont tone. They dwell upon the difficulties when
will De encountered settling the details OF any scheme
for the Withdrawal The Times's and The DdHy Iete-
qrdphs Vienna espondents write In the same tone
Ihe TiHess correspondent says: The aspect OF abrs
Is neither better The course OF the negoa-
tons makes II more and more apparent that Russia
meant 20 make any concession relative to the Congress
dependent on some 10 the relative posi-
ton Of her own and the English forces The fact that
the Russian. did not reject the idea OF Withdrawing rom
Adranople the negotiations have been pending
OH that basis shows that they would set great value on
tho withdrawal OF the British fleet beyond the Darda-
necs st!ll Ms Bcsika BAY Is only about tweye hours
sail from stamboul while Adranoplc Il at least three
DAYS forced march distant the Russians thought they
would he placed at disadvantage unless some arrange
mcni was made By which, In the event 81 an outbreak OF
ho-tiiiiics some priority Of movement WAS allowed
them This seemed raise the whole question oil the
equivalent To be given by the Russians for the with
dwai Of the feet Nor Is It clear whether their claims
have cr,a:cd "a stumbling block which cannot be sur
mounted.
MORE DIFFICULTIES IN RESERVE.
There are also indications OF other dlhlcuIies'th
even II tie Congress met months may probably pass De-
fore II al the questions before It ana II the Turks
meanwhile cyacultc various points In accordance with
the Treaty Of IAN scano, and Russia proceeds to carry
out the various constitutional reforms prescribed therein
the Congress will day be confronted 10y SOM ne"
fat Ent inG E IN, trcaT are G'
Congress that would he a direct admission oi lhe
rchf ~ The Powers to rcvire that treaty. -
- Thc Austrian Ambassador TO Germany ms come 10
Vienna for Few days. This II connected ny some WIN
toe rpors OF @lnnarHy oG ~ nd bo a. test
whittier il Is safe 10 summon the Congress, the failure
OF n preliminary conference not being Thought key 70
The Congress latter event could hardly ail to pro-
The CORRESPONDENT AT Berlin remarks that not much
importance Is attached there 10 tho present hcgoua-
lions, long a. England and Russia continue heNe war
like preparations.
nGITISH WAR PREPARATIONS
The English papers abound In significant items con-
corning preparations live batteries Of Royal Artillery
now Ut Woolwich have been selected to proceed 10
Militia 4 ranboat hota Is be prepared Immediately
for the defence of British coast officers of pension
districts were ordered saturday To transmit To he
Admiralty forthwith the addresses Of al retired naknl
call for volunteers and all mcu belonging To tue fITS'
Army COrps, who undergoing punishment ni usclp
lnary offences, have been lOcFhttu W '' 's'
mcnts.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET GETTING READY.
The C.OHsidH Messenger announces mat tue elur-
cut 81 the Russian Baltic fleet Il proceeding win az
haste II VIII 20 to as soon hs thc zee DTchkH. ~
consists 0f seven vessels including the Peler Tue hrrat
one Of the two powerful vessels OF the husShh
IRON clad navy The Peter the Great l. u ma-tIcsS
donble-turrci ship of 0jlO tons burden She carries
four try-ye guns, and her ariuor thickness at s
yoterIine 4. tourter inches She was launched IN 1874
and resembles design and construction the thrcc GIct
masticss urrc-shps Of the British navy MORO cspe-
clally the Drcndnarght, though Of larger SIZE
THE RouMANIAN ANGER sUBsIDING.
Various kilograms continue to show decrease OF tue
tension between Russia aud ROumanla. the HmeSS
bucharest dispatch says: The Russians are not push
inc their forces 80 FAR toward the Carpahahs "a was
intended Il il believed that no further interference WIN
their lines of communication IL likely. IL Is ru,horeu
that the Ear has written autograph letter 10 IrCe
Charles couchcd in friendly tone rs regards NM per
sonaly hut complaining OF the course followed Y MS
Government"
THE SURRENDER or sHUMLA DEMANDED.
The Rustchuk correspondent Of The Times teIegraphs
that the Grand Duke Nicholas has summoned the Turks
TO eyacuate Shumla within eight days