Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03
LORD sAIIssuRY's CIRCULAR ON
THE TREATY.
Russia Demands the Con-
troll Of the BOSpOrus
and DardanelleS.
fHE LINES OF GlLLIP0LI AND
B0ULAIR.
Assassination Of an Irish
Landowner.
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Latest war News.

Latest War News.
Engiand's circular 70 the Signatory Pow
ers Of the Treaty Of Paris. which was pro
mulgated on Monday as tho first state pa
per Of the Marquis Of Salisbury. the now
Foreign Secretary, has had an appreciabl'
effect in two directions upon the policy O
Russia. In the first place. Il has shown
the Car that Great Britain 10 terribly In
earnest In her demand for the submission
Of the entire treaty Of Ban stefano to
Congress. and that she has no intention o
backing down. This being the Case. sew
ersl Of the st. Petersburg papers. aud no
tably tho Nee 7;mss. which 10 an organ o.
Prince dortschakoff. began yesterday Il
argue In favor Of further diplomatic nego'
tiations with England. with . view. II pos
sible. Of coming to some understanding BY
which tho dignity Of both Powers may be
maintained without appealing to arms
Now. that all hope Of placating Austri'
has gone. the Gar IL evidently beginning
TO look the danger which threatens him
squArely in the face, and II Is probable
that all possible diplomatic schemes will
30 tried before venturing upon a new war,
In which no will not have . "sick man y
70 contend with.
Tho other effect upon Russia Of Lord
salisbury's circular has been TO induce the
Gar to strengthen his position In tho Se'
Of Marmora and the Black Sea. lie dis
trusts the Sultan. and evidently fears tina,
he cannot DO brought TO fight against hi'
old ally. although the Grand Duke Nicho'
las Is reported 10 have offered him yester'
day entire remission Of the war indemnity
and . good part Of the conquered Bulgs'
rian territory. as . condition Of an often
sive and defensive alliance with Russia
To this offer, no definite answer was 10
turned. The Gar. therefore. nov do
mands that the Notifications on tho upper
Bosporus be turned over 10 his troops,
as we'll As Gallipoli and Boulair on the Oar
danelles. Tho Notifications Of the BOs'
porus al tho entrance to tho Black Se'
are the Castles Of Europe and OF Asia,
Rum-Ii Hissar. on the European side
built by Mohsmmed II. In i54i. and Ana
doll Hissar. on the Asiatic side, previousl,
erected by the first Mohammed. The
banks OF the Bosporus are steep. wooded
cliffs. and with these castles In their pos
session the Russians would occupy . for
midable position. which would 30 far u
make up for the want Of IN efficient dee,
In tho Black Sea.
The importance Of Gallipoli and Boulair
to the Russians In case Of war with Eng
land. can hardly DO overestimated. The
two towns are about eight miles apart on
the peninsula formed by the Dardanelles,
and the Gulf Of Saros. Gallipoli lying 81
the mouth Of the Hellespont. and Boulair
10 tho north. on . narrow strip Of land
about midway between the Sea Of Mar.
mora and the Gull. Between them. about
six miles from oallipoli and two miles to
the south Of BoulAir. IL what ia known as
the Lines Of Gallipoli. the possession OF
which Russia now demands. Tho "Lines'
consist Of three fortresses, which with
earthwork connections, extend entirely
across the peninsula. from sea TO Gull.
They are. Fort Victoria. about N mile
from the Sea Of Msrmora, garrisoned At
present by $50 men ; Fort Sultan. . mile
further inland, garrisonsd by 40 men.
and Fort Napoleon. with = garrison Of
ECO men. some two miles further toward
tho Gulf Of saros. Boulair has . gar
rison Of $40 soldiers. and about two miles
south Of Fort Victoria, on tho seaboard.
is tho town and fortress Of Nizam, with .
garrison Of 433 men. The fortrcsses are
all well stocked with ammunition and pro.
visions. and prepared for . long siege. In
anticipation Of . Russian attack during
"a
'no ~" war
British fleet In the Sea Of Marmora.
are now lying of dallipoli. and II the
Sultan should conclude TO betray England.
and give up these important positions. II
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In the meanume' AUSTRIAN saiu 70 nave
virtually p'Aeed : Neo' IN aa'Ah0o ., my
treaty OF Ban s'efano' onn Andrassy
having yesterday assured M. Bratiano,
tho RussiAn Premier gt Vienna, that nus.