The Portland daily press., 1878-03-09
FOREIGN.
The Tarco-Russian War.
BESSARABIA OCCUPIED BY
THE RUSSIANS.
Various Rumors Concerning the
Conference.

Conference.
LONDON, March 8-The London corresnon
dent of the Manchester Guardian saws that the
belief is gainiog ground that If Bismarck pre-
sides over the Conference, Beaconsfield will
represent Engand. 1t ia exceedingly improba-
BILE that the English delegate, whoever he NAV
be, will remain in the Conference if it becom es
apparent that the object of the msjority of the
powers is simply to endorse the Russo-Turkish
bargain; but if the Conferences means to DO
will be some important PROPOSALS affecting
British interests in the Mediterranean and the
safety of the Suez canal.
The Telegraphs despatch from Pera says
that Russia and Persia are negotiating for an
exchange of the district of Baysz,d Ior certain
Persian territory on the Caspian Sea.
The News states that the government has
taken measures to establish direct telegraphic
communication with Besika Bay by way of
Alexandra.
Ia the Commons this afternoon, Sir Stafford
Northcote announced that England had accept
ed the invitation of Austria TO attend the Con-
ference, which will be held in Berlin. Lord
LYONS. the EogtIsh ambassador at Paris, is
selected to act as pleuipotentiary. The date of
the Conference has not yet been fixed
In the House of the Lords this afternoon,
Derby said that Persia has assured the gov
eminent that she has no understanding with
Russia reg4rding the cessiOa OF q district on
the Caspian in exchange for the district of
Bayazd.
The government had stated their opinion that
not merely part. but the whole OF the treaty
between Russia and Turkey should b. submit
The government is now communicating with
other powers principally Austria. regarding
rhe basis on which the Conference should pro-
coed.
A despatch from Pera says that Raouf
Pashas departure for St. Petersburg to ex
change ratfcatons of the treaty has been post
poned few days
Afer March 9, police regulation comes
into force, bv which the police may enter any
houses in Turkey occupied by foreigners, with
| out the authority of the consuls
The correspondent at Vienna OF the Daily
Telegraph says be believes that Count Andrassy
has abandoned his original intention of makiug
the vote of credit by the deleg atoms a cabinet
question, as the project will encounter strong
| opposition. The majority of the Hungarian
| delegates think the credit is Intended for the
| occupation Of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which
| they consider only justifable in the event Of
Servia or Montenegro raising pretentions to
| those provinces. Austria's Polish subjects are
also violently opposed to occupation. but favor
the credit for opposing RassIa and Ssrvia The
Croatian parties are also agitating in the drec.
| tion of their respective wishes and sympathiezs
The agitation il probably fomented from with
out for the purpose of creating internal Diff
culties for the government at the moment when
grave decisions may have to be taken. Many
| well informed people believe that the occupa-
| ton scheme must be abandoned, which opinion
seems substantiated by the fact that the war
| Office has not yet concentrated the troops on
anyp oint of Turkish territory.
MALTA, March The channel squadron is
| still here awaitiog ORDERS The troop ship
| Euphrates, homeward bound with 1868 soldiers
| aod the Scraps outward bound with 90 officers,
| have also been detained since March 9Th. Four
| smaller men-of-war have gone to the Dardan-
elles and one to Crete.
ATHENS, March 8-By advice of foreign
| consuls the Cretan insurgents have accepted
the armistice offered by the Turks.
Thessalian advices state that the insurgents
| hold all of the proeiuce except the towns.
VIENNA, M arch Sit is believed in well in
| formed quarters that the reorganiza alton of Bull
| CARA will be entrusted to more moderate pol
itician than the late Prince Tcherkassky, thus
removing all suspicion of Ru ssifcation or
heightened stay of the Russans.
PEsTH. March s-The Pesther Correspondent
states that CouLt Andrassy was present at the
informal meeting of the Hungarian delegation
in Vienna on Thursday. Explanations were
gwen which satisfied the delegates almost with
out exception. II was declared that the occu-
patton of Bosnia was altogether out of the
question. The vote of credit was only required
to provide against the contingency of moDiliza-
too. The majority of the meeting supported
the view that the demand for the vote of credit
be referred to the foreign affairs committee
They were advised that it would pass without
difficulty.
| LONDON, March 8.-A special to the Berlin
National Zeitung from Vienna says Russia
suddenly seems to object to the Austrian occu-
patton of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Is pre-
paring to assist the Turks to resist it.
The Times Berlin correspondent says this
sanoa al -.~.oh-aananant INIT
evidently requires confirmation.
The Times Vienna correspondent confirms
the report that Count Andrassy yesterday told
| the Hungarian delegation that the government
had no intention to annex Bosnia aud Herze-
| govina, and that The powers bad now accepted
| the proposal for the congress at Berlin. France,
| however, has also expressed a wish that the
congress may claim the right to sanction all the
| recent territorial changes There is little doubt
| that France will receive reassurances.
Prince Auersperg stated in the Reichstag to-
| day that every question but the Eastern would
be excluded from the scooe of the congress
| Eog aad although accepting the fact of the con
gfess seems to be erse to The Introduction Of
| questions not directly raised by the war, such
| as theGretk question, the final settlement of
| which Is not yet imperative.
AL the other powers being ready to acce pt
aDs date of the meeting the only question is
/ VIII Russia accept that proposed 70 wards the
| esd of the mouth. Ros-ias reply is expected
at once and when it arrives the date will be
| fixed.
l 1ut D0TUu RUtcIuutut Will ISSUE the IOf1hl
invitations.
! ST. PETERsBURG March S-The Agence
Russo States That Pfiuce Alex Sobaroff, form
efy ambassador at COnstantInope, is men-
| TONED as likely to accompany Prince Gorts-
| chakoH to the congress.
| COLOGNE, March ga letter to the Cologne
| Gazette from Prrs states that Suleiman Pasha
| IS doomed. His papers proved he was con-
templatng conspiracy for the overthrow of
| the Sultan.
A London special from Corfu to the Times
| reports that the Turks have driven the i9sur-
gents from Ghasks, Lyocarslon and Cholks-
Der.
The Daily Telegraph's Vienna despatch says:
"Connt Audrassy's statement to the delega-
tiOns will be TO the effect that peace can only
be brought about by an understanding between
all the powers. Austria cannot look to this or
that power for u settlement. She will defend
the interests of Europe with Europe, and her
own interests If necessary alone"
The Times emma correspondent says it is
expected the vote of credit will pass the Aus
trian as well as the Hungarian delegation, but
the former with diff Guilty.
CoNsTATINoPLE, March Sit is stated that
Safvet Pasha Will represent Turkey at the
Congress.
VIENNA, March 8.-The Political Correspon-
dencs publishes under reserve the following
from Bachar 81: 1t is said the Russians on
March 9th occupied the Bsssarbarian towns of
Ismail, Cahul and Bolgrod. The Roumanian
government at present keeps this secret, but a
Lablnet council is said to have been held under
the presidency of Prince Charles to frame
protest.
ITALY,
TIE Vatican Mcditating "a Change of
Policy.
ROME. March SIN consequence of the sp-
pointment of Cardinal Franchi to be pontifcial
secretary of state, the French ambassador to
the Vatican has applied to be recalled Franchi
has sent a circular to the papal nuncias abroad,
requesting detailed information upon rel atoms