New-York tribune., 1878-03-08
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has once served a sub-gOvernor OF town. He
claims that this gave him reasonable expectation
OF Office. which, in equity. cannot be set asde Let
American legislators take great comfort In the
thought that they were not born under the Turkish
sun, or they would have had also this grief upon
their shoulders. Parliament is treated with
great Difference by the Ministry, Ahmet
Vefk Pasha, the Prime Minister, having twice
condeScended to 90 unasked to the Hall IN
i'll order TO eniigbien the assembly on political
events. Tue assembly therefore declares its conf
dence in the Ministry. But the Deputies are deter
the disasters of the war. The Minister of War,
ReOuf Pasha, has been summoned to answer why he
lost the battle of Yeni-Saelra in July, 1877, and
why he has declared in every public place that the
blame belongs to Suleiman Pasha' Suleiman Pasha
has also been invited 10 explain why he lost the
Balkans and the Shipka army, and his artillery,
on all sides that the blame OF this Is with Reout
Pasba Parliament thinks that if all the disasters
of the war are due to private quarrel between
Reouf aad Suleiman, it is time something was done
about it.
THE APPROACH OF THE rRoScLADs.
There is much merriment in town over the vain
attempt Of the English fleet to pass the Dardanees
Six ships came mp from Besika Bay under orders to
go to Constantnople to protect life and property
The commander Of the forts Of the Dardanees
said he had no orders. The was referred to
the Porte and the Porte maintained that the pres
was quite tempest in teapot over the matter.
The Turks refused persistently, the English said
they would come through anyhow the Turks re-
piled they would resist, and finally Ahmet vefk
Pasha in person went to Mr.. Layard and begged
hun not to insist the passage of the fleet II il
commonly believed here that the Russians retrained
from occupying Constantinople only on condition
that tho British irOnclads should be excluded
from the Dardanees. 1t is also believed that IL
tie fleet forces Its way in the Russians will be In
possession of the city before the ships can reach
the BOsplorls However this may be, criers wero
sent through the city night before last to tell the
people that the English ships were coming, and
that there would be guns fred but that they must
not be afraid, although the people hvlng III rckety
houses should leave lest the jar might destroy thcn
But this al vain and now there are posters stuck
up in Pera: "Lost-Between Besika Bay and the
Sultan's Palace, fleet of six fine ironcads, bear
ing the Lnglish flag Any one communicating to
Lord Beaconsfeld information as to b., their
Turks love the English less and less.
They feel betrayed-and no wonder for
it is the ENGLAND of Lord Beaconsfeld that mado
promises and the England of Lord Carnarvon that
appeared when call was made for their liiiment
"What do we want of English ir0nclads now Y say
the dlsgus,ed Turks Three weeks ago they would
have been of some use, but now we want none"
The Minister of Police became alarmed about tho
posters in Pera inasmuch rs one was placed at tho
door OF the English Embassy. tie sent at once 70
Mr. Layard. offering TO put his whole force at work
to discover where the document was printed. But
Mr. Layard had the good sense TO decline To use
Turkish despotlsm for the rightng Of personal
grievance, and passed the affair as Joke beneath
notice.
There have been some lively skirmishes with the
"rebcls' IN Thessay. These rebels of Thessaly arc
mainly Greeks from over the border. The real peo-
pie of Ihes, s,ay have stomach for doubtful rebel
hon. at the fag end of cOmnotion, prolonged two
years.
The Rournelian Railway has resumed its traffic
between this city and AdranOpe. Passengers who
desire to pass the Russian lines have to get their
passports vscd at the German Consulate III this city,
where, by the way. the Russian consular clerks
have bcrn al work all this time The postal service
is also in operation, but the Russians read every
letter Some of the people object to this, bnt the
post office clerks make answer that the sySi' ms not
more Objectionable than that of the telegraph.