Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-15
British Fleet to Enter the. BOsphO-
rus TO-mOrrow-The Russians
Near COnstantinOple.
The Sultan 10 Roman In
GOnstRntiEiOPle in any
Event.
A Warlike Movement in Greece.
Bismarck Prepared to Explain His
Eastern Policy and to Pre-.
serve the Pescs.

LONDON, February ia bill was in.
trcduced in the house Of lords last night
BY Lord Cairns, growing out Of the Fran
coma Strathclyde disaster. It provides
that the British criminal jurisdiction
shall extend three miles from shore.
In consequence Of orders from the
government for cast-steel tubes for large
ordnance the works OF Sheffield have re.
sumed full time with an increased num-
Der Of hands. The government also
ordered a large number of rife barrels
at Sheffield. Some Of the FORCES in the
Woolwieh arsenal are going day and
night. The outer basin Of the Wool
wich dockyArd is being cleared SO as 10
be ready to receive vessels requiring re.
p~airsin emergency. The admiral super
intendent at Malta has been ordered to
report ay'to vacant barrack aceommoda.
tons, asst may become desirable to station
reserve sesmea at Malta ready to draft
TO the feet as required.
The Steamer Gillian, from New Or.
leans for Liverpool, sighted the bark
Otto George the 7th inst on fire. Two
men were seen on board, but the sea was
to heavy to rescue fhem. The Gillian
lost a lifeboat 10 the attempt.
The Times says: The Significance Of
sending the feet to Constantinople IS
even greater than itaimmediate inpor-
lance, and a very powerful force is now
in position to maintain our interests in
the Bosphorus and Dardauelles.
The Times hopes that Russia will adj
nit the force Of Lord Derby's protest,
and will not, from perfectly sentimental
motives, order tie Russian troops to take
up a msnacing position which, il says,
it is wholly unnecessary for the prstec-
ton Of their real interests.
CoNsTASTIScPLE, February 10. The
British feet is expected to euter the Bos-
phorus to.morrow. 0ne Of the ships
struck a ~saRdbank, receiving slight dam.
age.
The British ambassador has tele-
graphed Lord Derby that the sultan has
a dispatch from the car stating that his
troops would occupy the neighbOrhood
Of Constantinople in a friendly spirit,
and With the same object-proteetioa of
his subjects - as the British feet a
sent.
Thereport that the cabinet has decided
upon the departure of the sultan for
Breusss in Antolis, in the eveot of the
Russians entering the capital, is untrus.
The sultan will remain in Constantine
pie in any event.
Yice-AdmirAl HOrnby's fagsbips Alex.
andria, Temsroirs, Sultan and Achilles
arrived of Princess Islands at 5 o'clock
this morning. The Agincourt and
S"itoure remain at Gallipoli. The
Raleigh, Hotspur, Iron Ram and Ruby
are at Besika Bay.
ATHENS F bruary Is In consequence
Of the recent massacres 10 the Greek
provinces of Turkey, and the entry of
the British feet into the Dardanelles, the
Greek government feel themselves justi-
fed in ~reOccupying Thssssly. Epirus
and General GreVss is to take command
Of the forces in Western Greece, and
Colonel Coroneos is to command the
Cretan insurgents. Ten thousand men
Of the Garde Mobile, are under arms at
Athens. The general assembly Of Crete
has renewed its declaration Of annexa.
ton to Greece. The insurgents have
gone TO Vantos to attack the Turks, an d
artillery has left Csnes 10 reinforce the
garrison Of Vantog.
The Italian frigate Terrible was
wrecked neal Saloniea last week. The
Terrible was an iron-clAd Of 1900 tons.
She carried sig halfton guns.
BERLIN, February l5.-Bismarck 10 re.
ported to be prepared to give a full and
clearer explanation Of his Eastern policy
in answer to the question about to be put
BY parliament.
The emperor is understood to be pre-.
pared, 10 case Of need, to tender bis good
Offices to England and Russia with a
yieS to the preservation Of peace, but be
is not inclined to aet in any way as arbi
traitor.
ST. P%ErERsBURs, February l5.-There
is great anxiety hare. particularly among
the English residents, on account Of tn,
: critical situation, The Russian n~ations
feeling is becoming excited.