The Portland daily press., 1878-03-22
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Situation.
AUSTRIA REFUSES AN ALL
ANCE WITH ENGLAND.
Lord Derby's Statement Of Eng
lands Demands.

PERA, March 21.-The Russians have in the
Bosphorns two regularly fitted torpedo ships
carrying six torpedo boats
The Evacuation of Turkey.
LONDON, Mar. 81 "A despatch from Vienna
says that according to the treaty of San Ste
fano, the evacuation of European Turkey ex-
cept Bulgaria must be completed in three
months after definite peace and portion of
the Russian troops may embark on the Black
Sea and the Sea of MarmOra. 1t is doubtless
on the strength of these conditions that the
Russians are now. beginning to march troops
for shipment in the neighbornood OF Constan-
tinople, SO they may begin operations at once.
Russia has Insured herself the right, or at any
troops always around Constantinop!e until the
settlement is signed.
Death of Gen. MeIikoE
Dispatches have been received at st. Peters,
burg from Tifis officially announcing the
death from typhus fever of Gen. John Loris
Melikoff, commander of the Russian army in
Asia Minor
What England Has aud Has Not Done.
In the House of Lords tonight Earl Derby 10
replying to long and discursive speech of
Lord Stratbeden on Eastern affairs, said for
obvious reasons the fleet should not be sent into
the Black Sea at the present moment He
protested against a repetition of the unfounded
statements relative to dissensions 10 the cab-
net The government had not asked that
Greece should enter the congress on the same
footing as the great powers, but simply that
she should be represented as means Of max
ing her voice and claims heard. The govern
ment had never proposed that Russia should
submit the peace conditions to decision by
majority of the congress. They asked that ali
the art cles be submitted for decision and dis.
cussion only, that being the only possible man.
ner of deciding which of them affected Eu-
ropean interests. This was the sole question
now at ISSUE He was not prepared to say
what answer Russia would give, but he thought
the demand of the government reasonable and
moderate and unless it was complied with
there would be very little use for the congress
to meet at all.
Austrian DelegatIon Votes the Credit.
VIENNA. March 2l.-The Austrian delega-
ton to-day granted the credit of 600 900 for
ms by vote of 80 to 20.
The Porte Accepts the Invitation TO the
OeDgress.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, March 21.-The Porte has
given notice of the acceptance of the invitation
| to the congress.
| The embarkation of thu Russian guards has
| been countermanded. The Russian troops are
moving northward. The reason is unknown.
| The British Fleet at Consiantinople.
LONDON March 21-In the House of Com
| mons this afternoon Sir Stafford Northcote
| stated there were now thirteen vessels of the
| British fleet near Constantinople. The IRON
| clads passed through the straits under protest
from the Turkish government, but the Eng
lish government saw no reason against keeping
| the ships in their present position.
Sensational Story.
| Pesth papers report that Count Andrassy,
| Wednesday, definitely refused an alliance with
| England, and that SIR 81. G.. Elliott thereupon
| declared England would not enter the Con-
| gress. This appears to be merely sensational
| story.
RuMOfs ola Russo-Austrian Alliance.
A special from Pesth to the Standard says
| the people there are convinced that Russo.
Austrian Alliance has been formed.
An Anslo-Austrian Alliance Refused.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondence at
Vienna says he knows that the idea of an An
discorded by the highest authority in the state.
Russia Likely TO Give the Reg uired
Assurances.
LONDON, March 21-The Vienna corrqspon-
| dent of the Times says: Although Russia
| seems to have explicitly admitted to some of
the powers and especially to Austria that the
Congress had power to discuss what points of
the treaty were of Euro pean interest in con-
sequence of the invitation engendered uring
the discussion Russia has not yet given a
similar assurance to England
A telegram to the Political CORRESPONDENCE
declares that England has asked Russia for
definite answer what would show the difference
would become acute, but an impression is pre-
valent in Vienna that Russia will give the
required assurances when the treaty is formal
| ly delivered in London probably on Saturday.
Miscellaneous.
A despatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says
that the Syrian insurgents are negotiating with
the Khedive for the union of Syria with
Egypt
A London special says that all thu powers
except France will oppose England's demand
for the submissian of the whole treaty to the
congress.
England will oppose the Russian annexation
of Asatic territory.
The Russians have in the Bosphorus two reg
ularly fitted torpedo ships, carrying six torpedo
boats.
Gen. Sir Arnold Kimball will accompany
Lord Lyons to the Congress
The full text of the treaty as published by
st. Petersburg JOURNALS fully confirms the
abstracts already published.
The London Times says there is much in the
critcise and resist but nothing absolutely
beyond the pale of discussion.