The Portland daily press., 1878-02-02
FOREIGN.
The TurcO-Russian War.
GREEK TROOPS ORDERED TO
CROSS TIE FRONTIER.
A Virtual Declaration of War
Against Turkey.
RUSSIANS APPROACHING CON-
sTANTENOPLE.
The Armistice to be Signed Today.

LONDON, Feb 1.-Advices from Constantine
pie to the evening of the 29tb, says: No news
yet from the peace plenipotentiaries. The gov
eminent telegraphed to its representatives at
European capitals asking information. The
Russians continue to advance. 1t is officially
announced that Admiral Hobart Parsha's fleet
arrived from Ratoum bringing ten battalions,
and Dervish Pasha was ex pected at Constanti-
noDle shortly.
Baroness Burdett Coutts received the follow
Jog FROM the relief agent who had been with
Snleiman Pasha:
Gallipoli, Jan. 30.-Arrived here after march
with the army to the sea. Seven thousand re-
fugees here in great distress Have seen. vast
number of refugees all over the country dying
fectly destitute, having generally lost half of
each family. 1t is a nation moving without
means of transport and without homes to go
to. EDglishmen cannot imagine the suffering,
restitution and misery of these last three weeks
to an innocent and industrious people.
Vienna Politische Correspondence and Berlin
Provincial Correspondence Qatter semi. Officially
concur in the statement that the principal cause
of delay in the armistice is the difficulty about
the military conditions imposed. Vienna papers
say these include the occupation of C0nstanti-
nople.
The Financier says the members of the Stock
Exchange yesterday amid groans and yells
burned the Times and News and some other
puUliCdtOuS VI pIO-hu5bidn touutuCys Nc
members then signed the address declaring con-
fdenee in the government. Similar demon
stration at Lloyds. Several outdoor meetings
| in the country yesterday to protest against the
supplementary credit, were taken possession of
by the adherents of the government and turned
| into anti-Russian demonstrations. Gladstone
was absent from the Commons last night. He
will speak Monday next.
1t is reported the Russians are within twenty
four hours march of Constantinople. The Porte
q hnd IN dlfn n6t hn ntfrT
Pail Mall Gazetse's despatch from Rome says:
Private kilograms of undoubted authority, say
the Russians are within "a hours march of Con-
l stantiD0ple Italy is prepared to make an alli-
ance with any power to oppose Russian SUI
premaCy.
The Turkish minister received despatch re-
| porting that the general basis of armistice and
peace were to be signed yesterday.
Russians official despatch dated Adrianople,
9th, says: "On the 18th, Gen. Strukoff occu-
pied Lueb, Bourgas aud Chorlu. He over
| took convoy of between 10000 and $4,000
| wagons and 10000 armed Musselman fugitives.
The latter were disarmed and escorted to Ro-
dosto, from where they will be transported to
/ Asia Demotica and Usurkop were occupied
the 26th
LONDON, z. NJ, Feb. 1.--Stafford Northcote
stated in the Commons that Musuras Pasha,
| Turkish ambassador in London, received a
telegram from the Porte saying the general
basis OF the armistice and peace were to be
| signed ingAdrianople yesterday. The chan
| cellor added he did not know whether they
| were actually signed nor the nature Of their
terms.
! LONDON, Feb IA despatch from Athens
/ says the Cretan insurgents have declared that
/ the island is annexed to Greece.
Another despatch says: In the Chamber of
Deputies yesterday Commoundouras, the Greek
premier, indicated that his action would be the
armed occupation Of Thessaly and Epirus and
the port of Macedonia in order to protect the
Greeks of those provinces from the outrages of
the Turks driven into them by the Russian
| advance. This was considered tantamount to
a declaration of war and there is great deal
1 Of shouting in the streets. The coast however,
OF troops. The arsenal is to be removed from
| Paras to Solagis, and there arerthoughts of re-
| moving the seat of government to Chalcis.
Another despatch says the whole population of
in the National Guard. Great enthusiasm for
1 war prevails. IL is rumored that an insurrec,
| ton has commenced in Epirus. The insur-
rection in Macedonia is spreading. An en-
gagement between the Turks and insurgents
has been fought in Crete. The result is I'M
1 known.
/ CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. I-Noon.-The Sui
tan has telegraphed to the Gar demanding an
1 armstice.
ATHENS Feb. 1.-The Chambers have voted
to take action against Turkey.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. Much iudigna-
ton is expressed in official circles at the sus-
picions which in some quarters in London have
been cast upon the Russians good faith re-
| garding the prolongati0n of the armistice ne
| gotiations. 1t is declared that formal instruc-
/ lions were sent not once but repeatedly to
headquarters to negotiate an armistice imme-
dlately. Theibases of peace were accepted
I LONDON, Feb. 1.-The debate upon the gov
| ernments motion for q supplementary vote
was resumed in the Commons this afternoon
George Otto TrevelyaD, Liberal, strongly sup
ported Forster's amendment to the govern.
ment's action.
| Lord Beacousfeld was vociferously cheerei
this afternoon by crowd numbering several
thousand persons about the approaches to the
| House of Lords.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-The Temps states that the
1 Sultan has sent several dispatches to the
Gar during the past few days begging him to
stop the advance upon Constanti1ople.
| Foreign ambassadors have requested the Porte
| to compel the Circassians to quit Constantine
| Pile, and the Porte has promised to take
measures to secure public safety.
| ATHENS, Feb. 1.-The following official an
| nouncement is published: The Hellenic govern-
| ment, moved by the sufferings of the Greek
provinces of Turkey, has given orders for an
army of 10000 men to cross the frontier tomor-
row morning and occupy Thessaly, Espirus and
| Macedonia in order to maintain perfect order
and prevent the massacre of Christians. The
| Chamber has voted 100000 of drachmas for
| supplies, W No Idlscu ny d lOdu.
| VIENNA, Feb. 1.-The Political Correspondez
special from Belgrade says the i'll feeling excit-
| ed BY the Russian peace conditions is so intense
| that it appears decided that Servia shall disre.
| gard them and continue the war till she holds
the whole of old Servia
| BUCHAREST, Feb. 1.-Russian troops ara con.
| tinually arriving at Jassy.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Standard states that
memorial, signed by 900 leading merchants and
4 0fharS the CITY eXnrASSnO oOnidpnpa in ho
government, has been presented to Sir Stafford
Northcote.
The Standards Vienna despatch says it is al
ready decided in principle that after the sign
| ing OF the armistice conference will meet 10
Vienna. Prince GortschakoH has given notice
of Russia's assent thereto to the Austrian am
bassadors.
The Post announces in an official form that
up to late hour Friday night no positive in
talligence had reached the Foreign Office of
| the signing of the bases of peace aud the
armistice. There was, however, ground to
believe that the terms would be signed Satur-
day.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Times despatch from
Athens states that abe Turkish force in the
provinces Inhabited by Greeks consists of
IT, 900 regulars.
The correspondent of the Daily News at
Vienna says: SIT is asserted in diplomatic
circles that Andrassys note to Russia passed
through the hands of Bismarck and received
forward resolution to secure the neutrality Of
the Danube at all hazards"
PARIS, Feb. LIE Temps understands that
one of the conditions of the armistice is to
permit the march of the Russian army through
Constantinople.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The North German Ga
zette says Russia apparently no longer attaches
Importance to Turkeys acceptance of the pre-
liminaries of peace being intent on compen-
sating any want of political success BY a COM
plete military triumph
LONDON, Feb. 2.-The st. Petersburg cores
pondent of the Times thinks the probability of
speedy conclusion of peace is certainly not in
creasng as Russia insists on treating directly
with the Porte, while highlands and Austra's
reservations in regard to their interests practi-
cally amount to intervention.
The journal de St. Petersburg says: If Tur-
key were civilized power, caring for the in
terests of all her subjects, the present occupa-
tions of her provinces might compel her to
make peace, but as circumstances are otherwise
the conclusion of peace is hardly possible
The Pera correspondent of the Times tele-
graphing Jan. 30, says: Apprehensions of
rioting by disbanded soldiers are increasing
Circassians are massacreing and pillaging near
Coustantinople. Many of the residents desire