Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-11
EUROPE.
Austrian Sentiment In
Favor OF England.
RUSSIA COVERING ALL POINTS IN
RouMAhlA.
The rortrcsses OF the BospOruS
Again Demanded.
the CFFgoT OF ooRrschA-
koFF's CIRCULAR.
[ssrciAL DisPArcHrs TO TIE COLD HIEI
DALI Hru.l
[s,rctAL DiPArcHrs TO 4 GOLD HiLl
DALI NKws.l
Latest War News.

Eastern Europe tnAt u tctiVely enBkRou,
and II the. tone Of 6~ortschskotf's reply TO
Lord Salisbury left any doubt ss to her
ultimate intentions. her military move
monts In Bulgaria and Roumania would
speedily remove tho doubt. No grass is
allowed 10 grow under the Russian sold.
isrs' feet. While tho pen Of tho polite
Premier 10 used TO gain time and stave Cd
the declaration Of war. the sword Of the
Grand Duke 10 taking advantage OF the
time gained and occupying positions from
which he can make . good defence when
attacked by the English forces. or by
Austria and Great Britain combined.
Yesterday the army took possession Of
diurgevo and the railroad from that place
10 Bucharest. the Roumanian capital.
Fulesti. on the left bank Of the Danube.
near the Dobrudja frontier. was also occu.
pied. AMI several important positions on
the Nyashlov river. The object Of all
these movements 10 two.fold. In the first
place they serve to keep open the commu.
nications Of the Russian army In the south.
with the forces In the north. through Rou-
mania; and In the second place, the forces
thus disposed are facing the Austrian from
tier. and form the basis Of . grand army
70 resist tho Austrian invasion Of Rou-
mania. from the passes Of the C~arpathian
mountains
In short. IL IL very evident that 0ortschA-
kofrs threat To NJ. 0hika. the Noumanisn
Ambassador. 10 being literally fulfilled.
Prince Charles has given such tokens Of
irreconcilable hostility TO the Russian ad-
vance through his ~dominions. and 10 the
giving up Of Bessarabia, that tho Car
has determined TO bind him hand and foot.
and render any effectual alliance between
RoumaniA and his enemies impossible.
That Is the policy which has been inaugu.
rated by dortschskof north Of tbs Dan
ube. aud II Is = wise and necessary policy.
The Russian forces are being distributed
In = judicioas manner all over Roumsnia.
aud before wal can possibly DO declared
by England nov. the dominions Of Prince
Charles will be to al intcnts and purposes
but . Russian dependency. held by Rus.
sian arms. and practically governed at 81.
Petersburg.
Meantime. In Turkey proper. the Grand
Duke and his army are not idle. Work on
the old Turkish line Of defence Is steadily
progressing, and another demand has been
made Of tho Porto for tho Notifications on
tho upper Bosporus. General Nelikoff Is
to have al interview with tho Sultan on
this subject to-day. There Is probably no
monarch In Europe to-day In so unfortu'
nate Q position As this same Sultan Of
what 10 left Of Turkey. lie must choose,
and choose very soon. between an alliance
with England or with Russia. II he joins
with the former. tho Grand Duke will take
by force what no Is now asking rs n favor.
And,secure the citadels Of the Borporns anl
Constantiaoplo itself. Then the English
fieet will be forced to disloigo the enemy by
Smelling out tho beautiful city Of England's
ally. II. on the other hand. he forms an
alliance with Russia, aud consents To tho
occupation Of Constantinopls. the fate Of
the city will be sealed beyond redemption.
Neutrality Is equally hazardous. for In
that case ho Is between two fires. and the
lighting will bo done over his trembling
body.
Public opinion in Austria IL still In 70.
vor Of sustaining Great Britain. The
motto Of 0ortschakoff has inspired II war
feeling. instead Of contributing to tho for.
nation Of a peace sentiment. II 10. In.
deed. almost an insult 10 Austria. for II
asks England 10 do precisely what Igna.
tieff lsLorei 80 hard TO induce Andrassy
TO do. Join with Russia and settle the East
ern question irrespective Of tho wants or
interests Of the other signatory Powers TO
the Treaty Of Paris. Tho object Of
this project was to force Austria into
such = position that sho would have to
fight with Russia, instead Of against her.
to maintain . settlement which she herself
had been instrumental In making. The
scheme was understood by Andrasay. and
rejected. and now the same bait 10 thrown
to Great Britain. Austria 10 naturally In
dignant at this attempt to ignore her. after
Il has been found impracticable to make
use Of her. aud the feeling OF sympathy
for England was never 80 strong in Vienna
a. II Ia to-day. The indications are that
II will result In an alliance between the
two powers. Another grievance, and one
which touches nearer home. perhaps. 10
the announcement that Russia has prom
ised Bosnia to Servia In the event Of . re.
nswai Of war. Russia, In fact, 10 engaged
In disposing Of all European Turkey to
suit herself. and placing II where IL will
do the most. good" This certainly will
not contribute 70 . peaceful settlement Of
the existing troubles.
The sisuaston In Easter" Europe.
LONDON. April l0.-The Timss says {:
The speeches OF Lords Beaconsdeld aud
Salisbury are thought at Vienna TO point
to the pr disability Of war and 10 hold out
small hope Of = congress, which Is there
believed TO be the only possible way Of
reaching . pacific solution. This sup.
posed attitude Of England Ia not approved
ct Vienna. because the Austrian Govern
msnt has made no provision for tho cvent.
uality Of the final failure Of the congress
project. II il said. however. that when
the necessity Of deciding Ia forced on
Count Andrassy he will undoubtedly re-
sist Russia's demands and mako an ALI.
ance with England. provided he can carry
the court party with him. With this con.
t~ingency in view Russia has takon . firm
grip on Roumsnia. and should the Gov.
eminent attempt to resist her the
country would find itself In . most EN-.
barrassing fix. Therefore IL 10 by no
means certain that the final policy OF Rou.
mania will coincide fully with the present
manifestations Of popular feeling. Should
the war be confined TO England and Rus
sia Roumania can manage 10 escape sori'
oua but should Austria en-