The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-20
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
WAR CLOUDS IN THE EAST.
Difficulties About Arranging the Grand
Dukes Visit 10 the Sultan.
RUSSIA WILL NOT YIELD
She Will Read the Treaty to
the Congress.
BRITAIN PAYING TURKEYS DEBTS.
Trying to Agree Upon the Carry
ing Of the Ocean Mails.
She Will Read the Treaty to
the Congress.
BRITAIN PAYING TURKEYS DEBTS.
Trying to Agree Upon the Carry
ing Of the Ocean Mails.
GENERAL GRANT IN NAPLES.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

LONDON, March 20, 1878.
1t Is doubtful now whether the Grand Duke
Nicholas Will visit Constantinople at all In
order to obviate the difficulties about military
escort passing through the city, he proposes
to come here in the Imperial yacht Eyrklick
The Sultan would then return the visit
aboard the yacht. Nothing, however, is settled,
and the Porte, out OF consideration Tor the other
Powers has requested the Grand Duke not to em.
bark at Buyukdere, where the imperial yacht Is
now anchored. The Tines Pera despatch says
1t Is reported that the Russians in consequence OF
the Porte's objections, have relinquished their in
tentlon OF going to Bujukdere.
HAS THE CzAR CONCEDED ANYTHING?
1t is not believed In Constantinople that the
Car granted any notifications when he ratified
The treaty. The Council OF Ministers yesterday main
fained ~ objections TO the embarkaton OF the
Russians at Buyekdere, but the Porte has prom
lsed to grant all facilities for their embarkation at
st. Stelano and Rodosto
lie DID NOT RELENT.
The St Petersburg correspondent O. the Times
has reason to believe that the Car did not as the
Turks hoped, remit portion OF the indemnity
when he ratified the treaty. Well informed
people here dscredit the report of
secret defensive and offensive treaty between Rus
STA and Turkey They point out that Russia is the
only Power which Is interested III preventing the
further dlsmemberment of Turkey, ana the Turks II
they comprehend their own Interests Will act with
her without treaty.
WILL READ IT TO ALL
The Times has the following from Paris:-"It Is
stated that Russia now proposes TO read the whole
treaty to the Congress, leaving 1t the Fight to Sc
lect articles for discussion" The correspondent
hn Er1<,
and that Russia will eventually yield.
NOT DISPOSED TO YIELD.
letter to the Vienna Political Corvesp omdence
from st: Petersburg, states that Russia Is not dis
posed 70 comply with the imperative orders given
TO her by England before the opening of the Con-
gress. Engand's course would only render the
meeting Of the Congress nugatory.
AT A DEADLOCK.
despatch from Vienna says the dead
lock between Russia and England is
complete. Austria and Germany are alto.
gcther opposed to England's demand Aus.
tra has been confdentialy informed of the
conditions OF peace and considers them on the
whole moderate and susceptible OF further modifi.
cation ct the congress
NO TORPEDO BOATS.
Prince Henry VII. OF Reuss, the German Ambas
sador at Constantinope has received from his agent
Russian torpedo boats accompany the yacht and are
also anchored OIL BuYukdere. The vessels there
are fitted for torpedoes, but none are aboard.
HE MUST WATT
Saivet Pacha has gone to San Stefano to inform
MotKhtar and Mehemet Ali Pachas that the en-
barkaton OF the Russians at San Stefano Is impos.
sible at present and must be postponed
WHAT RUSSIA RECOGNIZES.
The ADence Russo, OF st. Petersburg, says as the
text itself OF the treatywill be communicated to
the Powers and as Russia recognizes each Powers
liberty OF action at the Congress in regard to pro.
posas, motions andOpinions, 1t would seem there
was no longer any object in the formality required
by England about submitting ali the conditions tn
the Congress. The preliminary commission which
is to assemble at Berlin is only to settle the for
mula OF the invitations.
ENGLAND MUST DE FIRM.
The leading editorial article in Yesterday morn.
ings Times, after considering the terrible consc.
quences that would follow q great war; and
the tremendous responsibility OF the Power
which brings 1t on, concludes as iol-
Observation-Disclosures, England must adhere
to the demand that the entire treaty of San Ste.
1ano be submitted to the Congress- The alterna.
tive plan suggested by Russia would raise the pre-.
vIous question every clause OF the treaty except
those which Russia OF her own accord brought
before the Congress-. But far more important
issue than the interests OF any Power Is ut stake
TREATIES MUST BE RESPECTED
1--WE take our stand upon existing treaties. The
one hope OF statesmen Tor the future peace OF the
world must be founded upon the developments of a
system OF public law and upon the maintenance
and increase Of the authority OF treaties. II the
public law Of Europe be valid until formally re.
pealed, any new arrangement between Russia and
Turkey falls ipso Gicto by itsvery nature within
the scope OF the treaties Of 1856 and 1871.
ALL MUST. BE TALKED OVER.
at is not IN the power OF Russia and It Is not
even within the competence OF the Congress to de.
eide whether or not certain clauses of the new
treaty fall within the cognizancc OF the signatures
OF the old treaty. IL is bound to take the new In.
strument into consideration as wholc.r
ANOTHER RAILWAY.
special despatch to the Times from Berlin
says:-"The Russians are constructing a RAILWAY
from Bourgas to Jamboli. AS Jamboi is connected
with Adnanople by rail the new line viii enable
the Russians to send troops from Odessa direct to
Central and Southern Bulgaria and the 4Egcan
Sea-
ENGLAND PAYING TURKEYS DEBTS.
In the House OF Commons yesterday afternoon
Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor OF the Elk.
chequer stated that the February dividend on the
Turkish guaranteed loan was paid by England The
amount was E77,44s ts3s7,oOo portion OF the
dividend should come from the Egyptian tribute,
but this has not been paid. The Khedive had
promised to forward part OF It Immediately. Eng
land had taken stchs to obtain hall of the 97744s
from France, which was the joint guarantoE
DISTRESS IN sERvIA
The distress In Scrvia continues. Five thousand
wagons have gone to Wranja and Prot to bring
provisions. The increase OF rinderpest hipders
transportation.
WHAT A PITY
1t is officially stated In Belgrade that serva will
hot recognize the Russo-TurkIsh terms Of peace