The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-10
OVER THE OCEAN.
COUNT sCHOUVALOFF's JOURNEY
DOnbts as TO the object Of His Visit
Activity In English Military
Circles - Evacuation OF
ShumIa-Last EHort
for Peace.
Activity In English Military Circles.

LONDON, May 9.-As q result OF the
mobilization of the army and militia re-
serves, thirty-hVe thousand trained and
effective men have taken their places II
the ranks. The Laboratory department
of the Woolwich arsenal has received an
order for thirteen thousand casks, to con-
tam each forty-eigbt pounds of biscuit
crackers, to be carried on psck-ssddles
Fifteen thousand tons of preserved meat
has been received from the United
States, principally from Chicago.
Count SchOuyaIOf's Visit.
The conviction begins to find expires.
sion that too sanguine view is taken of
Count Schouvslof's journey to st.
Petersburg. 1t is argued that he cannot
have mission from the British govern
ment unless the latter has consented to
abandon the idea Of European concert
and will treat directly with Russia
about special British interests. 1t is
conjectured that Count Schouvsloff
may have personal object
in wishing to visit St Petersburg,
while Prince Gortscbakoff is incapsclts-
ted for the duties of chancellorship and
the question of his successor is in sus-
pense, it is not unlikely, however, that
Count Schouvslott takes specific afirms.
tion Of the British objections to the
treaty Of San Ste.sno, such as Count An
drassy communicated to General Ignati-
eff
The Last Effort for Peace.
LONDON, May ga Vienna CORES
pondent commenting on the hopes Of
peace revived by Count Schonvsloh's
expected arrival at st. Petersburg, and
the increased friendly character OF the
pourparlors, says that Notwithstanding
way out Of the difficulty seems at last
to have been found, egress is neither
short nor easy. It is after all nothing
more nor less than the solving
of most vital questions that is do
ing in great measure the work
of the Congress itself. "a certain narrow
neas, therefore, exists, it being instlnCtive-
ly felt that the prescott may be the last
effort TO arrive at a pacific solution. The
pending pourperlors no longer relate to
formula for Congress, but the merits
of a settlement in the East, and if irrecOn-
cilsble antsgonlsm should result on one
or more points it would 60 tar to prove
the uselessness of further endeaVOrs
to bring about an understanding
Beyond this is the question OF
guarantees to wit: The pledge that
Russia will really make concessions she
promises, and the security that England
will demand nothing further. 1t would
form dangerous anomaly to leave two
armed forces Of two sides face to face
while they have automatically agreed.
The Withdrawal, therefore, of the British
feet and the Russian army seems TO be
the natural corollary of any understand
ing.
The scheme now hrosched is not in
the old form, as security against accident,
but il connection with q guarantee for
the fulfillment of an agreement to be
made. England is credited with the
lniative in this respect. She is sup
posed to demand the withdrawal of the
Russian troops beyond the Balkans as q
pledge of Russis's promise not to place
herself in opposition to the wishes OF
the rest of Europe, while in such case
she would be ready to withdraw her fleet.
Evacuation OF shumIa.
CoNsTAETINoPL e, May 9.-The Porte
has made the evacuation Of Shumls con-
dtional on the withdrawal of the Rus
slams to Tchataldja, The Russian mill
lsry authorities are stated to have de-
cided to only withdraw to st. George, IL
miles northwest of San Stetsno. The
garrison of Shumls is too weak TO defend
the place if attacked.
LONDON, May "a dispatch from
Constsntinople says that the Porte has
ordered q partial evacuation of Shumls,
in consideration of the removal Of the
Russian headquarters to st. George. The
evacuation OF fortresses and the with
drswal Of the Russians, are believed TO
depend upon the withdrawal OF the
British feet. More conciistory feeling
is now prevailing between the Turks
and the Russians Austria is stated TO
have asked the Porte to permit the Aus
trian troops to escort the returning Bos'
nisn refugees.
GIadstOne's Speech.
LONDON, May 9-This morning.
Times criticising the speech made by
Gladstone yesterday TO deputation OF
the Liberal Association at Howsrden in
which be denounced the government in
violent terms, says: "His language was
so reckless as 10 entirety overshoot the
marx. 1t reads like speech prompted
by desperation"
The Times also says It believes the gov
ernment, on whole, is acting wisely in
the present crisis and the fact that Glad
stone cannot arouse the country by his
wholesale denuncistiOns OF the govern
inert, the London newspapers, fashions'
Bile people and educated society, into
some expression Of opinion to the con-
trarv shows the country does not dissent
from the governments policy.
CAMEROS-SHERMAS.