Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-11
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RUSSIAN STRATEGY.
THE BRITISH FLEET.
The Porte Don't Want 1t.
A British Cabinet Council.
THE DEPARTED POPE.
THE EUROPEAN COMPLICATION.
A Russian View OrIt

is officially confirmed, should be placed in this
mornings daily NeTs Berlin dispatch, stating
mat frlnce GOrtSchakoff had notified the pow
erS that since England has resolved to send a
feet TO Constantinople, oStenSibly to protect
the Christians, Russia also cOntemplateS Occu-
| pylng the city from land with the same object
Other adyiceS direct from st. Petersburg are
| quite to the contrary. The Semi-Offcal Jour
ndL de ~. PeterstMrg yesterday published Il
| dispatch of the British fleet. The article saws:
"AS far as Russia is concerned, we think this
measure ought not 10 make her deviate from
| the policy she has hitherto followed. Long
before the last incidents which now bring the
English fleet into the waters of Constantine
pie that eVentuality was fOreSeen and was
made the subject of instructions TO the Rus
sian commander-in-chief. If We are well in
formed these instructions directed that i'm
case the ottoman capital should be occupied
Gy the imperial troops. and British fleet
shond shonId appear before the city that the feet
Snould De received with all the consideration
due TO friendly power, and that If the neceS-
Sity Tor protecting the lives and property of
IlIlsh bIlIlsh SUBJECTS should cause troops to be
lanaed. THESE should be regarded as welcome
auklllaleS Tor the maintenance of order. as
long as their activity was confined to that pur
pose: Now that the English fleet is approach
ing COnStantlnOple, and has there given rem
devious to fleets OF the other great powers we
may assume that the same courtesy will be
maintained between the naval and land forces
m Oh me different states if they should meet on
1ufklSh SOIL Sixteen months ago this mea
sure was proposed by Russia and refused hv
the cabinet of London. How much blOOdshed
and suffering might have been avoided by
the acceptance of that proposal
Russia will Reannex Bessarabia.
"A Berlin dispatch TO the Times says " Rus
sia has declared her resolve to reanneX Bes-
Sarabla, despite Roumanias protest
An Italian BOmbsheII.
LONDON, Feb. n.-After a funeral service
Tor the late King Victor Emmanuel in Flor
ence, on Saturday, an OrSini BooOrsini bomb
was thrown among The returning crowd. Five
persons were slightly wounded. The police
with difficulty, prevented the lynching of the
prisoner who threw the bomb, who is probably
insane.
No News Of the British Fleet YET.
LONDON, Feb. IA later dispatch from
COnStantinOle than that dated SUNDAY D.
m. reporting the non receipt of intelligence
touching the British fleet, says: There is no
news of the fleet vet
Russia's Position.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch TO Reuters
telegram company from St Petersburg saws: =:
The 1gence RUSSe issues an article repeat
lngitS declaration of Saturday. that the entry
OF fleets OF the powers into the BoSphOruS at a
moment when peace is being negotiated will
imply full liberty of action for Russia" IL
says: IF the presence OF fleets is necessary
for the protection of Christians this duty be-
longs equally to the Russian troops
The Porte FOrbids the Coming of the
British Fleet.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE DltlH telegraph has
issued special edition containing the follow
Ing ulSpdIcn from ConSIdnllDOple sunday eve
ning:-"The Porte has refused a firman per-
mitting the British fleet to come to Constant
EOple, on the ground that if the Sultan allows
il the Russian forces Will probably occupy the
city,
A Hasty British Cabinet Council to
Consider the POrte's Refusal.
LONDON, Feb. ll-ThiS afternoons EdU Nal
Gazette Says:-"It was known in all the en-
bassieS i'm London this morning that the Porte
had refused TO allow the British fieeu To ap-
preach COnstantinople. cabinet council
was hastily summoned this morning.
The British Not Disposed 10 Give Ii
Up So.
The Central Nelcs says Negotiations are
still proceeding for obtaining a firman. The
whole British fleet remains i'm Besika Bay
pending the result of the negotiations
RuSS1A's New Relations with Turkey
LONDON, Feb. ia Reuter- dispatch from
COnstantinOple of Feb. 10th says: .'lt is report
ed that the Sultan has invited the Russian
Grand Duke Nicholas to spend few days i'm
ConStantinOple. Safvet and Sadyk Pashas
Will go to AdrianOple on Tuesday to negotiate
a treaty ofpeace with Generals Ignatieff and
NelldOff, former ambassador and first Secre-
tary OF the Russian embassy at Constantine
pie, respectively"
The Fleet Delayed.
LONDON, Feb. IL, p. m.-In the house of
commons this afternoon Sir Stafford North
cote. chancellor of the eXchequer, i'm reply TO
an inquiry of Mr.. Forster, said: There is
some delay in the fleets going up to Constan-
tlnOple. The government cannot enter into
government have not changed their nten-
tiOnS.''
British Activity.
LONDON, Feb. 1l.-In consequence of an
urgent order received at the Chatham dock
yard from the admiralty to-day. the whole
force, numbering four thousand men. will be-
gin working eX IA hours to complete vessels
Oh hand.