The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-12
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LnypoN. Fel,rIary f he fescs's spe'..
o,aI f.l,,, p % aosss Prince Gorfscha-
isof G ias ,otifed st,e Powers That since the
English Cabinet has resolved TO sena q meet
IN Gonstant;nop1e. ostensibly to sprotecs the
Christfars. Rnssin also contetn plates soccu-
pying. Constantinople from land with the
same obiect.. I, i. - a,,on
,,nrij OFFICIALLY confirmed, should be placed
IN the Daiiu Ne,os,s dispatch given above.
Other adyices. direct from st. Petersburg,
are quite TO the contrary. The semi-ofhciai
journal de so. Petersburg yeterday pub
lished a very temperate article. Comment
ing on the dispatch OF the British heet, the
article saws: g AS far as Russia Is concerned
we think this measure ought not to make
her deyiate from the policy she has hlsher-
to followed. Long before the last incidents
which now bring the English fieet into the
waters Of Censtaptinople that eYentuallty
was ioreseen, and was made the subject
OF instruction to the Russian commander
in-chief. II we are well INFORMED,
these Instructions directed t1at IN case
the Ottoman capital should be occu-
pied by the Imperial troops, ana BRUSH
feet should appear before tne CITY, the heel
should be received with all consideration
due to friendly Power, and II the necessity
for protecting the lives and property OF
British subjects should cause the troops TO
be landed these should be regarded as wei.
come auxiliaries for the maintenance OF
order as long as their activity was connnea
| to that purpose. Now that the EnslSh Meet
is actually approaching Constantlnopie,a an q
has there given rendezvous to the meets Oh
other great Powers, we may assume that the
ho between
the naval and land forces of the ditfent States
il they should meet on Turkish soil. Six
teen months ego this measure was proposed
by Russia and refused by the Cabinet OF
London. How much bloodshed and suffer-
ing might have been avoided by the accept
ance of the proposal"
A Berlin dispatch to the Times says !:
"Russia has declared her resolve to annex
Bessarabia despite the Roumanian protest."
PERA, February lin the event Of a
rupture of the armisticc the Turks could
not re6ccupy the Constantinople lines OF
defence, and, therefore, preparations are
making to defend the interior lines.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 1.-THE pop
ular opinion is that the English vote Of
e6. 100000 violates the neutrality and iusti-
fies immediate war. The Government has
not vet adopted this view. The moment,
however, is critical, and war with England
would be popular. II,
LONDON, February LITTLE Italian war
vessels are going to the Bosphorus.
Russian sailors are going overland to the
Sea of Marmora to man the Turkish vessels
surrendered.
VIENNA, February 11.-Russia will leave
the duration Of the Russian occupation o!
Bulgaria to the conference. Three Austrian
men-of-war have been ordered to the Bos-
| phorus.
LONDON, February 11.-This afternoons
| Pail Mall Gazette says: at was known i'll
all the embassies in London this morning
that the Porte had refused to allow the Brit
ish fleet to approach Constantinople. Ihe
Cabinet council WIS hastily summoned this
morning"
@The Cenira! Ne,cs says: negotiations
are still proceeding for obtaining 4 firman.
The whole British fleet remains in Bcsika
bay pending the result OF the negotiations"
The DAILY Telegraph has issued a special
edition containing the following: "Constan-
tinople. Sunday night.-The Porte has re-
fused the tirman permitting the British fleet
to come to Constantinople on the ground
that ii the Sultan allows it the Russian forces
will probably occupy the city,"
| & dispatch OF the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany from st. Petersburg says: "The
Aqence RuSSe issues an article repeating its
declaration of Saturday that the entry OF
the fleets of the Powers into the Bosphorus
at the moment when peace is being negotia-
ted will imply full liberty Of action for
Russia. 1t says: II the presence OF the
| fleets is necessary for the protection OF the
| Christians this duty belongs equally to Rus
sian troops"