Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-25
The Eastern Question.
The Movements of the
Troops.
THE BRITISH FLEET In THE SEA
OF MARMORA.
Engiand's Military Preparations.
MORTALITY AMONG THE TURKS.
The Fever Among the Russians.
The Roumanian Representative in the
Congress.
The Fever Among the Russians.

BosToS, March %. No infor nation has been
received at the Russian embassy in this city Of the
reported demand of Russia for the withdrawal of
the British fleet from the Sea of Marmora nor
does Count Schonvaotf anticipate any such de-
mand will be made.
LONDON, March %. A corresp ondsnt of the
Manchester Guardian telegraphs that the govern
ment has purchased from William Armstrong four
hundred ton guns at a cost of $50 900 each.
Negotiations are proceeding Tor q number of
small weapons, identical with those already in
service.
The same firm, as well as whitworth & Co..
have accepted contracts TO a large extent for the
supply OF iron gun carriages, to be completed at
an early day.
Great exertions are being made in the carriage
department at Woolw ich arsenal, in preparation
OF wagons for transport service.
Several other contracts for army stores are in
course Of completion, notably one for a large
number of pack saddles.
EDINBuRGH, March 49, The London CORES.
pendent Of the Scotchman says the landing of q
force on the Asiatic side of the sea of Marmora
has unquestionably been considered by govern
ment.
Railway material is to be laid on a parellel line
with The Bosphorus purchased.
The mortality among Russians in Bulgaria 10
very great, principally from fever.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March %. Typhus is In.
cressing here.
BUCHAREST March %. Typhus is very preva.
lent here and at Tarn Manurele.
BRATGANG. March %. The Roumanian min O.
ter OF the interior will probably 70 to the Con-
gress
CoSsTANTINopLE. March %. Fifty thousand
Turkish troops are now encamped in the plain OF
Buyukdere, and there are fifty battalions on the
line defending Consantinople.
The British cabinet requires declaration from
Russia that the communication of the instrument
OF peace to the powers is equivalent to its formal
presentation to the congress.
The Russian cabinet, however, considers that
by making the above mentioned communication
fulfilled the international duties, and 10 less in
cned to agree to special presentation Of the
treaty to the congress, inasmuch as by making
known all conditions of peace, it afforded each
power the opportunity of making the separate
provisions of the treaty the subject Of European
elaboration.
An understanding upon this point is not vet
reached, and until 1t is decided the fate of tho
congress Is uncertain.
VIENNA, March %. In the Hungarian dele
gates to-day, Count Andrassy said it was intend
ed that the congress should meet at the end Of
March, but meanwhile some preliminary question
had arisen between England and Russia and il
was impossible now to state the date of the meet
lng
The Austrian delegation referred to the govern
ment petition to take steps by an International
understanding for disnfecting the late battefields
and arresting the danger which threatens the
heath Oh Europe.
Constantinople despatch says the sanitary
commission have arrived at Erzeroum from TiHs.
They found twenty thousand corpses buried two
feet under ground frozen but not decompesed.
The commission are celebrating whether to Gre
mate the corpses or use quicklime.
Reouf Pasha, Osman Pasha, and General Ig-
natef arrived in Con.tantinople last evening.
They will make formal and ceremonious entry
into the city tomorrow, and have had an inter-
view with the sultan.
1t is not known in what capacity General Ig-
natef returns to Constantinople.
The car has not absolutely declined to grant
the concession asked by Reouf Pasha, but made
his assent dependent upon q condition which is
believed to be a Russo-Turkish alliance. 1t is re-
ported that Reouf and Osman Psshas favor such
an alliance. There is, however, q strong pro-
English party which oppose it.
ST. PETERSBURG, March "a. The Galos de-
clares that the treaty of peace falls short of the
aspirations OF the Russian people.
BERLIN, March "a The North German Ga
zette says that the treaty does not affect German
interests.