The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-13
FOREIGN.
The Turc0-Russian War.
England Wants the Whole Treaty
Submitted to the Congress.
Russian Journals Declare This De.
mand Untenable.
Austria Inclined to Oppose Rus.
Sia'S Demands.

LONDON, March Fin the Commons this
afternoon Northcote said the govern ment had
not heard of the Russians entrenchng on the
peninsula of Gallipoli.
VIENNA, March PA a joint sitting of the
subcommittee of the hungarian delegation to-
day motion to grant a credit of 100000
forms asked for by Count Andrassy, was unan-
imously adopted.
LONDON, March IA despatch from Pesth
says that Count Andrassy yesterday told the
Hungarian delegation what be understood by
Austrian interests. and what changes could not
be permitted. This portion of his statement is
said to have caused a great sensation.
Another despatch from Pesth says that
Count Andrassy assured some members that
upon certain points and in certain eventual
ties, convention between England and Aus
tria was ready.
PARIS, March 12-The Paris Republque
FraDcaise states that Lord Derby told Count
Schouvaloff, the Russian ambassador at Lon
don, that England would not attend the con-
gresS unless the entire treaty of San Stefano
was submitted thereto, and that Count Schou-
valoff, after consulting Gortschakoff, replied
thai Russia would consent to the congress it.
self deciding what points ought to be examined
CoNsTANTINoPLE. March 1.-THE Russians
have occupied Fekerekevi, half an hours
march from Buyukdere on the Bosphorus
They also occupy majority Of the villages
around Constantinople, and continue advance
ing towards the city.
BUCHAREST, March 1.-THE papers mention
a rumor that Germany and Austria would con-
sent to the retrocession of Bessarabia if the
moths of the Danube are left in possession of
Roumania.
LONDON, March 12.-In the House of Com
mons 'Onigbt the motion of Ashley censuring
Layard, the British ambassador at CONSTANT.
Dople, in connection with the affair of the Ne
gopontes correspondence, was rejected, 2O6 to
1872
PARIS, March ia special to the Soir
from Constantinople states that the Sultan has
summoned Prince Hassan of Egypt to Con-
stantInople. 1t is said the Prince is implicated
in the conspiracy of Suleiman Pashs. Cherif
Pasba is going to Constantinople to intercede
for him.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 12.-It is expected
SubdOuilah Berry, late amb tssador at Berlin,
| will be second Turkish plenipotentiary to the
Congress.
BELGRADE, March 49, Seven thousand men
OF the Servian army of the Drina have been
diSbanded.
VIENNA, March 12.-As a sitting of the
subcommittees of the Hungarian delegation
to-day, Count Audrassy stated that the goveru-
meDt had been throughout disposed to recog.
nize the Independence, but not the neutrality of
Roumapia.
Herr Mahrman protested that the Hungariaa
delegation was not ruled by warlike feeling
but it calmly and seriously declared readiness
to enter upon war if unavoidably necessary.
Several OF the members expressed concurrence
in this view.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1.-THE Journal
De st. Petersburg declares as untenabls the
reported Eagiish demand that all points of the
treaty should be submitted to the Congress.
If the mission of the Congress is to result in
peace the subjects not of a European character
and which might lead to an excited but result
less discussion must be set aside.
LONDON. Feb. IL The British fleet has ar.
| rived in the gulf of Ismid from Touzla
:, A. Berlin despatch says it is reported that
| Count Andrassy has Informed the Hungarian
| Budget committee that Austria would never
consent to the extension of Bulgaria to the
Agean Sea or to Russian occupation of the
province for more than six months.
BERLIN, March II. Gen. Krudener who was
waiting to be tried by court martial for his
defeat at Plevna was re leased from arrest, and
has been appointed assistant commandant of
| Warsaw.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 12-Prince Hassan
has refused to obey the order of the Porte to
e7acuate Varna, declaring he awaits the
Khedive's orders. There is some agitation in
Syria in favor of annexation to Egypt.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Times correspon-
dent at Berlin confirms the report of Andras-
sy's statement before the Hungarian budget
committee, and says the Count also declared
that in the event of Russia's insisting on a
change of the balance of power mobilization
might become necessary at a moments notice
not to occupy Bosnia, but to effectually defend
Austfia's interests.
A telegram from Athens states that the
Gear has given notice of his consent to the
admission of Greece to the Congress.
VIENNA, March 12.-Several deputies of the
Hungarian delegation have declared they do
not regard the passage of credit vote uf con-
fidence in the government.