The Portland daily press., 1878-03-21
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Situation.
Russia Inclined to Yield to Eng.
lands Demand,
Ravages Of Typhus Fever Among
Russians in Asia.

LONDON, March 20.-Hobart Pasha has in
vited the principal leaders of the insurrection
at MacrinitZa to meet him for parlev with a
view to suspension Of hostilties 10 Thessaly.
His letter was addressed to them as chief of
the malcontent party. The chiefs assembled
wished an interview with the provisional
government of the province, they would send
ENJOYS to meet him, indicating their determine
ton to refuse parley unless their official
status is recognized, which is inadmissable.
A despatch from Berlin says that North and
South German newspapers express great
anxiety about Austrias tnture.
Russia is buying large quantities of saltpetre
and torpedoes.
VIENNA, March 2O-It is urged 10 official
to make war without first going to the Congress
and If she does she will have the disapprOba-
ton Of Germany and Austria.
If England compromises at the Congress,
Count Andrassy's policy will be thwarted, and
the hope of an ultimate Anglo-Austrian un-
Outstanding must be abandoned. The Berlin
cabinet holds the same view.
Andrassy told the Austrian delegates yes
terday, that Russia had promised to furnish
the powers the whole text of the treaty before
the Congress assemblies.
The Turkish minister has offered to allow
the Russians embarkation facilities at San
Stefano and Rodosto
Advices from Tifis states that the typhus
fever is raging among the Russian troops 10
Asia Generals Melikoff, Solomief and
SchelkamkOH are reported dead. 1t is
believed that more men have been lost by sick
ness since the cessation of fighting, than on
the battlefield during the war.
LONDON, March 2O.-A despatch from Pera
says that General Ghourko's staff and many
other officers start for odessa to-day, Ghourko
remains at San Stefano The departure of the
guard has been delayed somewhat in con-
sequence Of the Porte's refusal to permit the
embatkation of the Russians at Buyukdere.
The Manchester Guardians despatch from
Vienna says that the semi-oficial Poltische
Correspondence prints St Petersburg letter,
which declares that highlands claim has pro-
duced so bad an impression in Russia that a
meeting of the Congress is doubtful. Never
theless, it is believed in Vienna and Berlin
that the Congress will meet by the 81 of April
LONDON, March 20.-The story of the hang
ing of four Austrian Polish surge6ns of the
society of the Red Crescent at Sofia by Gen.
Gourko has been persistently and circumstan-
cially reiterated in the face of denials of the
Russian and Austrian government A cores
pondeut of the Vienna Politische Correspon-
denz has made an investigation Of the story
and found it utterly groundless. He INFER
viewed DR.. GebhOr1t, one of the surgeons
alleged to have been executed, who said that
GourkO gave all the surgeons at Sofia full
liberty of action. DR.. Gebhordt also informed
the correspondent of the present whereabouts
of the other surgeons named as executed.
ATHENS. March 20.-Hobart Pasha having
agreed not to lombard the villages on the coast
of Thessaly the insurgent leaders consented to
enter into negotiations with him at Valo to-day
on condition that their official status be
recognized It is reported Hobart Pasha
offered the insurgents autonomy.
LONDON, March 2O.-The Press Association
learns on excellent authority that within the
last few hours the government has received on
hind that Russia will yield on the point now at
issue.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 20.-Russian vessels
have left Buykdere and anchored off San STEM
fano Safvet Pasha has declined to go to the
Congress. 1t is thought Vefyk or Musurus
Pasha will go. Sixteen batteries of Turkish
artillery have occupied Litros Burglas and
Sweetwater near Constantlnople.