The daily gazette., 1878-02-16
SECOND EDITION
II HE w A R.
BRITISH MEN-OF.wAR AT
ANCHOR OFF CONSTANT /
-gaH H NOPLE. lls 7T1 be-
Russia takes the Samitlie Re-
dOubt-;PrOsPects of An AM

Movements of the British Iron.
b clads-The Russian Troops
Approaching Constantine
ple-Wreck Of an Ital- Of
Ian Frfgate, &c. d.
GERMANY AND THE EASTERN QUESTION
LONDON, Feb. I6, 1873.
The Times Paris correspondent guar
antees the correctness of the folio wing
from Constantinopls:--"To prepent the
Turks from airing on the fleet England
was obliged to give assurances that 1t
came for the protection OF Turkish az
well as British interests, There was at
first some talk of asmall .philo. English
party among the Turks resisting Russian
occupation, but perseverance in this in
tention is most improbable"
LONDON, Feb.-This afternoons Pail
Mall Gazette prints a Berlin dispatch,
saying:
"Prince Bismark is reported to be pre-
pared to give full and clear explanation
of his Eastern policy, in answer to the
question about to be put In Parliament
The Emperor is understood to be prepar-
ed in case of need, to tender his coed
offices to England and Russia with a
view to the preservation of peace. bnt
he is not inclined TO actin any way as an
arbitrator between them"
BRITISH AND RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
A despatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Constantinople, February "a,
says: "The British feet is expected to
enter the Bosphorus to-morrow. One of
ha al ms af n nd uQf a nj rasr
slight damage. Mr.. Layard, the British
ambassador. has telegraphed to Lord
Derby that the Sultan has received dis
patch from The Czar stating that his
troops would occupy the ueighborhood
OF Constantinople in friendly Split, land
with the same object, nam mely. for the
protection of his subjects, as the British
feet was sent.
A dis patch from St. Petersburg, of to
days date, to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says:-"There is great anxiety here
particularly among the English residents
on account of the critical situation. RUS
sian national feeling is becoming excit-
ed.
This mornings Times says: "The sig
nificance of sending the fleet to Con-
stantinople is even greater than its i'm
mediate Importance, and powerful
force Is now in a position to maintain
our interests in the Bosphorus and the
Dardanelles. The Times hopes that
Russia will admit the force of Lord Der
by's protest, and will not, from perfect
ly sentimental motives, order the Rus
sian troops to take up a menacing posi-
| ton, which it says is wholly unnecess ary
for the protection of their real estate.
FORMIDABLE FLoTILLA
Another Reuter- dispatch from Con-
stantinople, dated to-day, says: "Vice
Admiral Hornby's flagship, the Alexan-
dra, IL guns and 9,492 tons, and the
Temeraire, s guns and 8, ,412 tons, Sultan,
II guns and 1926 tons, and Achilles, 16
guns and 1904 tons, arrived off the Prin-
ces' Islands at 8 o'clock this morhing.
The Agincourt, 18 guns and 1852 tons,
and Swiftsure, IA guns and 6,660 tons, re-
main at Gallipoli. The Raleigh, 90 guns
and 3 200 tons, Hotspur, (iron ram) guns
and 4,010 tons, and Ruby, 12 guns and
l 1864 tons, are at Besika Bay.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 15-The Agence
Russo says all the newspapers point out
that the British feet has entered the
Dardanelles in spite of the Sultan's pro-
test, and is consequently violating the
treaty of Paris of 1856.
RHoCCUPATIoN OF THESsALY AND EPI-
RUS BY THE GREEKS.
Advices from Athens, received yester-
day by Greek merchants in London, an
nounce that in consequence of recent
massacres in the Greek provinces of
Turkey and the entry of the British feet
into the Dardanelles the Greek govern
ment feel themselves justified in reoccu-
pying Thessaly and Epirus. Gen. Grias
is to take command of the forces in
Western Greece, and Col. Coroneos is to
command the Cretan insurgents. Ten
thousand men of the Garde Mobile are
under arms at Athens
CRETE.
A Reuter- dispatch from Athens says !:
"Information from Crete states that the
General Assembly has renewed its decla-
ration of the annexation of the island of
Crete to Greece. The insurgents have
gone to Vantos to attack the Turks. Ar
tillery has left Corea to reinforce the
garrison of Vantos."
WRECK OF A wERFUL ITALIAN
FRIGATE.
Reuters Telegraph Company have a
dispatch from Athens stating that in
formation has been received there that
the Italian frigate Terrible was wrecked
near Salonica last week. The Terrible
was an ironclad of $500 tons. She car
ried six twelve-ton guns.
TOO LATE in STARTING.
A despatch from Constan q tinople,
dated Friday night, says: "Namyk
Pacha has gone to the Russian head
quarters charged to endeavor to dis
suade the Grand Duke Nicholas from
odcupying Constantinople.
OCCUPATION OF A REDeUBT.
"The Russians on Friday morning
occupied the Samidie redoubt, which
is par: of the Constantinople line of de-
fence.
AUSTRIA UNHEEDED.
"Although Austria has remonestrat-
ed against the occupation of Constan-
tnople she will not abandon her pres
ent attitude If the occupation is ac-
compllshed peacefully and with the
consent OF Turkey.
TURKS STILL FoRTIFYING.
"The headquarters OF the Turkish
army of defence has been removed to
- l.