Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-23
THE EUROPEAN POWERS.
Taiking Of Peace But Preparing fos

LONDON, May 2&-The St Petersburg cor
respondent OF the Times says: "AS We are
sun lar from the certainty of peace Though
the general convection and sentiment i'm favor
Thereon Is powerfuD military preparations are
oelhg pushed forward energetiCally. Even if
war Il avoided It il thought that these win he
useful aS a make weight Tor Russian nfluepr,,
AT the congress. Gen. Todleben'S activity and
his importantly about the fortreSScs must NOT.
therefore, be regarded aS indicating a failure
OF Count Schouyaloff'S mission"
Large Armies RaIIving Around Con.
stautfnopIe.
The correspondent at Narna OF the Times
telegraphS aS follows: "It IL true that the re
suit OF Count SchouyaloffS efforts win prob
aoly turn out 10 he that he has secured a basis
Tor lurther negotiations. Meantime the pre-
paratlonS before Constantinople continue en-
eIgetlcaily. The Russians continue To exhibit
alendencS 10 gradually creep up towards the
capital, Keeping the Turks constantly on the
aItrL Fresh reinforcementS are constantly
gong 10 Bulgaria and Roumclia. Odessa il
sNaTmlng with soldiers and ShippinV TroopS
guns and stores are going thence 10 Burgar
on the Black sea, or by the Bender railway To
Koumanla and Bulgaria. The Turks are NOT
idle. They have brought troopS across fbs
BospholuS from Scutan until $50 battalions
now man the northern lines HEAVY siege
guns have been moved from the BnSphorIS
batteries into these lines, while the batteries
on the Aslatic side have been strengthened 50
as to form a conjunction with the fleet a line
OF defence 10 which they might retire i'm ease
Ot need, though they are now more than ever
confident of their ability 10 hold their posi-
tionS. The ldEu and BaSSiret newspapers
OF ConStanlinople) publish letters from OSman
PaSha denying that he said COnstantinOple
was not susceptible OF defence against a con
siderable Russian force, and declaring that
he would never he party 10 the disgrace of
retiring before an enemy much weakened by
Illness and fatigue.
The ItheS Jenna correspondent, although
he thinks that his letter is apocTyphal, saws IL
certainly expresses the feeling peTYading the
army at COnstantinople.
Russians in Asia Reinforced,
A dispatch from TrebizOnde says the Rus
slams al ErZerOum have received a reinforce
ment of 10000 men. Putrid fever is Tayaginv
the garrison there. The inSurrection in CaziS-
tan against the Russians is spreading. In is
estimated That between lu.OOO aud l5.UuO CaZiS
are under arms. These are prosecuting a
guerilla warfare against the Russians about
ArtOin and BatOum.
British SfneWs Of War.
LONDON, May 23.-The supplementary army
estimate Tor the expenses of The Indian extra
ordinary force has been issued. The amount
fixed IL Sl,15lUv0. The navy estimate for the
transportation of the Indian troops, also issued
to-day is Sl.&N,uUO
Russia's Proposal.
III Is authOrltatively stated that Count Schou-
Ya!on brings from the Car correSpOndeDce
cUuched in cOncilatOry terms, promising that
all questions pertaining to European Turkey
be submitted and treated by the proposed
European congress, and that questions re-
latlng TO Turkey i'm Asia be made the subject
OF separate convention between England
and Russia alone.