The daily gazette., 1878-04-04
FOURl Il EDITION
EUROPEAN SITUATION
No Farther Progress I'm the Me-
gotiations between the Pew
ers-Russfa Still Pre-.
pairing.
LONDON, April 4, 1873.

R0EAM8s
LONDON, April 4, 1873.
Yesterdays news showed little change
in the position of the Eastern question
As General Ignatieff only arrived at st
Petersburg from Vienna on Tuesday
evening the effect of his communications
is yet unknown, but special despatch
TO the Vienna Fremdenbdtt from Berlin
and despatch from st Petersburg to
the London Times state simultaneously
that there are some grounds for expect
ing a renewal of the Congress negotia-
tions on the basis ofthe proposal made
by Prince Bismarck that the Powers be
invited to meet TO revise the treaties of
1856 and 1871.
SOME HOPE OF THE CONGRESS.
The identity of this news in time and
character from the two capitals where it
would certainly be known first has given
more hope of its correctness. than the
form in which the statements are made
public. The Times st. Petersburg de-
spatch gives the news very vaguely, and
the Fremdenbtatts telegram merely says
that such an idea is being ventilated iu
Berlin. The matter is in itself not i'm
probable.
sPARING RUssIA's sUsCHPTIBITITIEs.
Such an overture from Germany would
spare Russian suspceptibihties, and the
Congress instead of exami nj ng the sue
cessive articles of the Treaty of San Ste
fano, might take the clauses of the Paris
instrument as starting point of discus
sion and determine how much thereof
may have become obsolete by events
and what should be put in Its place.
Such "A course would enable Russ on
the discussion on each article of the
Treaty of Paris TO bring forward the stip-
ulations of the San Stefano Treaty aud
| defend them as the most suitable sub
stitutions for the corresponding clauses
of the act of 1856.
RUSSIA WILL NOT PERSUADE MUCH.
There Is authentic Information of such
proposal having yet been made from
any side, however, and the Age.ics Rusee
on Tuesday, 1t must be remem be ced, 4,
after stating that General IgnaLiett' rs
mission has failed, as he was simply in
structed to give and receive friendly ex-
plantations relative TO the attitude of
England, said :-"Russia cannot do more
to facilitate the meeting of The Congress,
and her means of persuasion cease at the
point where care for her dignity com
mences."
Greeks in Sore Straits.
The Times despatch from Athens saws
| the American man-of-war ordered TO
Volo is the Marion. Such aid as she can
render the suffering Greeks, however. is
quite Inadequate, and, perhaps, TOO late.
The French and Austrian Consuls at
Volo have telegraph for men-of-war, as
the Turks are quite demoralized and
have threatened French officer. An
English man-of-war is expected. The
Italian government has ordered Italian
vessels to receive refugees.
Turkish Refugees.
The. Daily TelegraphS Pera despatch
says that 10000 refugees have been sent
to Asia within the last few days.
Austria and Englapd at One
The Times of yesterday, in its leading
editorial article, said:-"The main fact
IN the present posture of affairs is that
Austria and England are at one in their
view of the treaty of San Stefano and
of the only means by which, without
war, 1t can be brought into harm ony
with the just claims OF the other Powers.
The public opinion of Europe is with
them, and, ii they act together with
frmness and loyalty, Russia may be in
duced to withdraw from her position,
WHICH would then be obviously untena-
ble"