The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
GEN. IGNATIEFFS DEVICE.
Why THE sTEIMsHIP CTMBRIA rs ON
THE COAST or MAINE.
| The WHY Diplomat. shrewd Scheme to
Alarm English Merchants and Give Aid
| TO the I.tbernis-A Charscteristtc Idea.

60 the Itbernis-A Charactertsttc Idea.
WASHINGTON. May L. One OF the shrcwd-
cat diplomats representing foreign power
here. said to me today that he regarded the
presence Of the Clmbria on the Maine coast as
Il device OF Gen. Ignaticf1. tho willy Russian
diplomatist. to alarm English merchants and
give aid and encouragement to the liberals in
Great Britain who are opposing the policy Of
Bcaconsneld. 1t was Just such n scheme as
1gnatcr would devise to create an alarm. He
did not believe that there was an earnest
purpose on the part g! Russia to at
tempt privGtecring. Th continental pow
crs would not suffer privatccring. They
will see that the treaty OF Paris is
enforced. As for the Siberian coast my dlplo-
matte friend said that was not new factor OF
any moment. Thcre is only one port. tho mouth
OF the Amoor River. which can play any part In
the event of war between England and Russia.
lie told me how Russia acquired the mouth OF
the Amoor. 1t was the work Of Ignatlclf. He
made his first brilliant stroke in this piece Of
diplomacy 1t was in 1860 The French and
English were bearing down on the Chinese
The Cinnamon wanted some modern material
of war. Tho Russian Government. under the
far sighted policy of Prince Gortchakoff. were
look ing out for the extension and strengthening
of their Eastern possessions. Ignatleff was sent
to China to propose a trade. to furnish arms
| and munitions OF war in exchange for tho mouth
| OF the Amoor. and rs much territory as he could
secure along with it, He played his part to per-
| fccion. and the Peking Government. after some
negotiation accepted Ignatiefr's terms. and sold
the mouth of the Amoor and 400 leagues OF ter
ritory Tor 2OOQoO stanI OF arms, with proper
| territory was transferred. and the Russ ian
| forces were at hand toenter into poss cssion i'm ;
| mcdiatcly upon the signing Of the treaty and
! the reception OF the news from lgnniieff. accom-
panied by the Imperial orders from Peking. But
the too cOnnding Chinamen had not been care.
| war should be delivered before the Russians
| were placed in possession. ,
1t was Just here whore lgnaticiI distinguished
| himself He not only drove II good bargain
! with tho Cinnamon. but he left lQophole for
scrapc with England and France Tor furnishing
| arms To a belltg crent power at var WIN Two
the treaty with China was concluded AMI the
territory had passed into the possession OF Rus,
.9 wsni srnishi T. me al,sd hr%aiH@rprSrs p nnd
tentiqry. and Mr.. Bariheme TINT he had made
q trade With the Chinamcn., H. had soi what
the Amoor and 100 leagues of land. aud
Tor this hiz GoNefnmont was to Hy u,
arms and want9nS at oS Of ir0yh w2hr 29912o ian
| said he There Is no stipulated time Tor the
delivery ~ our purchase money, ani, W, VIII
French and English soldiers with Russian
guns. Newant you To- give them goodurub,
~ arns ,y"r, no, H. rrrci until 1861 aftor the
French and English had settled with China.
lgnatieil Is qgreai gamesier. The russians
ar, proverb.glly The most desperaie gamblers
IA Europe, Ignaticn looks on diplomacy ~ a
game of chance, with tho advantages on the
side of the diplomat who has skill and un-
scrupulousncss. While he was at Vienna,
endcayorina to satisfy the Austrian Govern
mcnt with the treaty Of san Stefano. he re-
ceived the news of Lord Derby's resignation.
| He and Andrassy were together when the news
| and said To Andrassy: Beaconsiield has won
| have lost the game But 10y and by we will
have another little game. and then we will see
A. to the danger to the British commerce
| from Russian vessels now Hitiny out. either at
sent thithcr. my Diplomatic friend has but little
To say. 1t was for such nTrnoscs that the Rus
knowing smile. have no doubt u BRUSH
squadron Is looking after the mouth of tho
marvel. and it will be- a still greater. marvel If
Ellsworth. Me. May 5-Thc ,Clmbrla re;
mains in the same position In the bay. and
about the same distance from tho cnstern and
western channels 20 that she can 60 cast or
west with equal facility. There are no signs of
| her speedily starting. though evidently she can
Rrt under weigh in n few hours II orders arrive.
Two armed men aptarenty, on sh9Tpbling OK OK,
believed TO be agents Of the Evans Rifle Com
pnny. They have not been aboard. and mani
agent of the Union Pacific Rni road arrived
here to-day. and IL 10 20 on board the Cimhria
| to-1orroW' me DIitl-u aEtiit II '"h'lHuhuS
ing tho steamer and tho movements OF her ON
GERS and crew.
That a fleet of vessels is being ilttcd out on the
Pacific coast j. daily becoming clearer Late
spat hes corrohnrnlc tho rumors that the OH
GERS and crew Of the Cimhrn are destined I,
man these vcsscl- The following despatch
from Yokohama. Japan, wns received On Thurs
duy by n ship owner Of this city from the mas
ter Of his bark. now ly yng at that port
Things Look warhke here an sell vessel 10 good as
vantage Answer what You VIII take