The Portland daily press., 1878-05-20
THE EAST.
Schouval0ff's Mission Probably
Successful.
Activity Of the Russians Around
Oonstantinople.
THE EAST.

NEW YORK, May 18-A London special SAYS
that further confederation Is afforded of the de-
termination of Russia to strike blow speedily.
A despatch from Constantinople reports that
concentration of the Russian troops and their
advance toward the city is daily going on. The
language of the Russian minister to the Sultan
also daily grows more imperative. He is said
to be insisting now that the Porte should break
off with England at once. The excitement
among the populace of Constantinope is in
creasing. 1t was from that city that the
rumor reached the Cologne Gazette of plot to
dethrone the Snltan and to set up Turkish
republic with Midhat Pasha as President.
The plot Is not believed to have any founda-
ton.
SchouvaloG,s Solution.
An aleSed interview with Schouvaloff at
st. Petersburg yesterday resulted in elicting
from him that he is to leave shortly for London.
He said that there is only one solution to seek,
namely, to place the humanitarian question
above all ambitions-above all thngs-to the
end that the horrors of Bulgaria, the darkest
blot upon the history of the nineteenth century,
shall never be repeated.
Alarm in Consiantfnople.
LONDON, May 18.-Although Todeben's de-
mands for the evacuation of Sbumla, Varna
at Moslok and permission to occupy Buyukdere
do not take the form of an ultimatum, they
bring very strong pressure on the Porte, and
much alarm prevails in Constautinople, but the
idea of an attack on the city or the forcible
occupation OF the shores OF the Bosphorus is
discredited.
Other rumors say that Russia demands that
the Porte enforce the withdrawal of the British
fleet and permit the Russians to occupy both
sides of the Bosphorus. but it is not confirmed
Hartington's Resolution.
The government will meet Hartington's
resolution in the Commons Monday with an
amendment by Michael Beach, Secretary of the
Colonial Department as follows:
'This House being of the opinion that the consti-
tutional control of parliament over the raising and
fully secured by the provisions of the law and by the
undOubted power of this House to grant or refuse
affirm resolution tending to weaken the heads of
fairs"
The notice by the Colonial Secretary in the
Commons last night that this amendment
would be submitted was received with pro-
longed cheering.
Peaceful at st. Petersburg but Warlfke AT
Constantinople.
LONDON, May 2O.-A Vienna correspondent
tolegraphs as follows:
A cOncilatory disposition in St Petersburg
was maintained to the end of Count Schou-
valotf's visit and despite the efforts to the con-
trary and the struggle, political and personal,
which has been going on for the last week in
st. Petersburg was decided in favor of Count
Schouvaloff.
AAo 10 edlu uOG 10 nave waited IOr an ATTACK
but at the fist interview with the Emperor he
assained the treaty of San Stefano and its
trainers boldly and fraundly. The impression
produced on the Cars mind is reported to have
been SO deep that no efforts of his adversaries
could weaken it. The effect of the Counts
communication about the extent of the con-
cessiOns which in his opinion must be made if
war with England was to be avoided, was
startling indeed aud found expression in those
first reports as to English demands being
deemed exorbitant and at the same
time 80 little precise as not to
offer . sufficient basis for negotiations.
This phase, however, passed away and then
there can scarcely be doubt that Count
Schouvaloff goes back to London empowered to
make concessions in accordance with. the Brit
ish point OF view. Nay, more, as believed in
st Petersburg, to offer great concessions. 1t
will, however, be impossible to judge whether
SchouvaloHs success is apparent OF real until
he arrives in London.
In proportion as the news from st. Peters
! burg is more pacific, that from Constantinople
is more warlke. The Russians insist that the
movements of their troops are not intended as
hostile, but the Turks are notwithstanding
hard at work Strengthening their lines and
| bringing up their guns. This is not easy as
| the Turkish line of defence from the sea of
Marmora to the Black Sea is so long, and while
the Turkish force about the capital is superior
to the Russians. it is hardly sufficient to man
such length of line. The Turks will be soon
| reinforced however by the 40 battallions re-
leased in Thessaly and 20 battalions from Var