Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-06
THE SPOILs.
All the Powers Ready to Help
Russia-DiVide.
ALL WANT APIECE CONFERENCE,
TURKEY MAKES WAR ON GREECE
FEELING AT ST. PETERSBURG.

LONDON, February ga st. Peters
burg dispatch says the cessation of hos
tilities has produced more anxiety than
rejoicing.
A correspondent at St. Petersburg
says: THE feeling Of uneasiness with
regard to the political situation seems tC
be on the increase. The attitude unex
pectedly assumed by Austria is nov
known to all."
A Vienna correspondent telegraph
that no attempt is being made in St. Pc
tersburg TO remove the suspicion that The
Russian commanders in Reumelia de
liberately procrastinated registrations, il
order to take the greatest possible ad.
vantage of the military situation. On
the contrary, in order to clear the Rus
sian government of the charge, which
otherwise might attach to it, that delays
occurred, if not by its orders, at leasI
with its conniVance, the merit is claimed
for it Of having finally overcome, by its
peremptory commands. the resistance
and unwillingness Of the army to see the
armistice signed, causing it to stop be.
fore the very gates of Constsntinople.
THE GREEKS.
ATHENS, February 5.--The foreign
ministers held a meeting to-day and IN.
dertook to guarantees Pieraens against
bombardment if left unarmed, it thereby
remaining an open port. The ministers
adjourned the meeting to await further
instructions.
Lord Derby, in receiving the Greek
deputation yesterday, said: Il hear thai
the Greek government is considering the
%propriety of coming to an arrangement
TOR Withdrawing her troops from beyond
the frontier. We shall do all we can te
arrange this difficulty. | think and hope
the question is in a fair way Of settle.
ment."
The Turkish minister here designate!
the action of the Greek government as Q
declaration of war. BE t~elegraphed tC
Constantinople for a msn.of.war to take
him home, in consequence of which the
Turkish feet, under Hobart Psshs, hal
arrived. The Greek government is il
CONSERVATION and intends appealing Il
the Intervention of the guaranteeinl
powers. A great panic prevails.
LONDON, February ga special from
Athens says that the conclusion Of the
armistice has caused a CONSERVATION
though the Russian minister here gave {
verbal promise that Greece should be j n
cluded in the srmistice. The only "a
tional thing for the Greeks to do is I,
stop military operations Immediately
and rely on this promise and the goot
offices of Europe, but no order has We
been sent to the army, and the genera
feeling seems to be in favor of continu
ing the war OF any sacrifice. The posi-
ton Of the Greeks is bad. They cal
claim reward neither Of warlike achieve
ments nor Of a peaceful policy.
A Vienna dispatch says that a portion
Of Sulieman Pashs's troops, still at Ka
kavale, have been ordered to embark 10
Salonica to act against the Greeks.
TIE T~HEssALOEIAS NsURRECTIoS.
The Turkish iroaclads and transport
have been ordered 10 convey from 800
10 10000 troops to the gulf of Volo L
oppose the Thessalonisn insurreetior
aud to endeavor to cut off the retreat &
the Greek army. The insurrection. how
ever, is gaining ground, and the Greek
are advancing. The Greek governmer
has resolved not 70 stop the progress {
the troops unless the great powers prom
ise to maintain order in the Heleni
provinces, and secure the rights of th
provinces in the conference.
H PEACE CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, February g. Germany be
accepted the Austrian invitation to