The daily gazette., 1878-03-05
FOURTH EDITION
THE w A r.,
RUSSIA'S TERMS TO TURKEY.
The Conquered Receiv Q 8
Many Concessions from the
E victor-England Cropping
for fiacts-Greece still
I'm Open Hostility
to the Porte.
LONDON, March 5, 1873.


Dispatches from Constantinople just
at hand announce that to-day, the Pleni-
potentiaries will enter upon the discus
sion of the details of the several points
of the treaty which were agreed to en-
bloc, taking up first the payment and
gurantees for the payment of the indem-
nifty.
General Ignatleff and special Tur-
kish ambassador were to leave San Ste
fano for st. Pet elersburg Immediately after
the signing of the preliminaries Of peace.
1t Is thought that the special ambassa-
dor will convey the Sultan's desire for
the restoration OF diplomatic relations or
be charged to conduct negotiations for
drafting definite treaty, the prelimina-
ries only having so far been signed.
The principal conditions of the preli-
minary treaty, just signed, ARE the cession
of Batoum, Kars, Ardahan and the dis>
tricL of Bayazid.
The question of the Straits is reversed
TO further consideration. The question
of navigation of the Danube remains in
statu quo.
A zone will be left between Montene>
gro and Servia SO as to enable the Porte
to maintain communication with Bosnia
and herzegovina.
In the House of Lords yesterday after
noon Lord Derby, in reply TO a ques-
tion by Earl Granville, said that the
government have received the terms of
peace, but In an imperfect state. He
could only say that the terms do not
include the session of the Turkish feet !;
that the indemnify Is reduced to twelve
millions sterling, and that the Egyptian
tribute Is not affected.
.DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Times says The southern boundary of
Bulgaria has not been closely detines,
but will probably depend on the nation
alty and wishes Of the population.
1t Is confirmed that Bulgaria will in
clude Bourgss, Varna and Kustendje,
but not Salonica or Adrianople.
Russia 10 to have power to cede the
Dubrodscha TO Romenia Ia exchange
for Roumanian Bessarabia.
correspondent at San Stefano
gives the following additional details of
the treaty derived from General Igna-
tieH:-"Fhe exchange of the DubrOde-
cha for Bessarabia to be subject TO
Roumania's consent. The Prince of
Bulgaria not to be q member of any
reigning European family. The
amount of the Bulgarian tribute not to
be fixed for two years. Bulgaria will
nave the seaport of Kavola.
1.-The Russians will embark on the
Sea of Marmora and proceed home
through the Bosphorus, but not enter
Constantinople. All the Bulgarian
troops to remain In the country.
CONFIRM TON IN GENERAL.
LIE Nord, of Brussels, the Russian
organ, confirms the conditions detailed
in the Oonstantinople news above and
| those mentioned by Lord Derby in the
House of Lords.
STILL IN IGNORANCE.
The foreign ambassadors to the Porte
had Lot, up till midnight, received the
text of the treaty. They are.not certain
whether 1t is definitive. 1t is under
stood, however, that the exchange of
ratificatlons within a fortnight is obliga-
tory.
CONGRATULATIONS.
| Ihe Grand Duke Nicholas yesterday
sent the following despatch from San
Stefano to the Gar in ST Petersburg:
DO myself the honor of congratulat-
ing Your Majesty upon the conclusion Of
peace. God has vouchsafed to us the
happiness of accomplishing the holy
work begun by Your Majesty, and on
the anniversary of the enfranchlsement
OF the serfs Your Majesty has delivered
the Christian from the Mussulman yoke