The New York herald., 1878-02-25
THE WAR.
Russia Demands a War Indemnity
Which Turkey Cannot Pay.
$1,12O.OOO.OOO! s. 4,
Virtual Obliteration of Tur-
key in Europe.
AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND.
A Mob Attacks a Peace Meet
ing in London.
THE PEACE OF CONSTANTINGPLE.
AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND.
THE PEACE OF CONSTANTNOPLE.
[Bx CABLE TO THE HrnALp.l

.ry 21, via SYRIA, gives the principal
points of the fresh conditions of peace
demanded by Russia The despatch
fully confirms the report from Vienna
in Saturdays Times, forwarded yes
terday morning. as to the proposed
boundaries of the new province of Bulgaria.
which will include the country between the
Danube and the Balkans and portion Of
Roumelia between the Black Sea and Servia,
comprising Sofa and Phillippopolis, the
greater part Of Thrace and Macedonia and
the whole valley of the Martha except
Adrianople.
BATAK AVENGED.
The conditions provide for an assembly
OF notables to elect sovereign prince
for Bulgaria, whose nomination is to be
submitted for sanction to the Porte
and the European Powers; the Bulga-
rian tribute to the Porte is to be equal
in amount to the net revenue of the pro-
vince; Russian commission is to superin-
tend the Bulgarian government for two
years, and $4,000 Russian troops are to
occupy. the Principally during the same
period.
BULGARIAN PORTS.
Bulgaria is to have the ports Of Rodosto
and Kavalo. The Russians will hold all
their present positions until the indemnity
is paid. The protocol of peace will be
signed on Monday at st. Stefano and the
ratifcations will be exchanged in Constan-
tinople ten days subsequently.
WHOLESALE DIVISIONS
The conditions also require the cession of
Podgoritza and Antivari, with other terri
tory, to Montenegro, Russia to have power
to cede the Dobrudscha to Roumania in ex-
change for Roumanian Bessarabia, cessions
Of territory in Bosnia and toward Nish to
Servia.
TIE STRAITS.
The conditions also include prohibition
of passage through the Straits to men.of-
war except in isolated cases. absolute free
dom of passage for merchantmen even in
. time of war;
CRUSHING INDEMNITY.
The payment of an indemnity of fourteen
hundred millions of roubles ($1, 12O, 600, OOO),
to cover which Turkey is to cede Ba-
toum, Kars, Bayazid, Ardahan and ad-
jacent territory; Turkey also to pay
forty millions sterling (s193, 600, OOO)
in bonds, the interes. and sinking fund of
which are to be guaranteed by the Bulga-
rian and Egyptian tributes, the Anatolian
revenue and the Heraclea mines ten mill
ions of roubles $4,000, ,OOo) to be paid i'm
mediately to indemnify Russian residents
of Constantinople.
THE LAST STRAW.
Turkey is to reimburse Russian capital
invested in Turkish bonds also to pay for
the maintenance of prisoners of war and the
reopening of the Sulina mouth of the
Danube.
FOUR 1RoNcLADs WILL DO.
1t is now believed that Russia will accept
four ironclads instead of the six originally
demanded.
RUSSIA MEANS WAR;
1t is conceded on every hand that if these
conditions be as reported they may be taken
rs showing q resolute determination on
Russia's part to force the issue with Eng
land. The terms asked can never be wholly
granted by Turkey and if they are insisted
upon European peace is no longer possible.
NAVAL STATION.
The report that Turkey will cede naval station
to Russia is persistenty circulated at Vienna.
The Bay OF Beikos, In the Bosphorus, and tho
Island OF Marmora are varously mentioned as the
site for such station.
GRAND DUKE AND SULTAN.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, accompanied BY a de.
tacnment OF troops and the Turkish plenipoten.
taries, arrived at ST. SteIano yesterday Sunday.
Reouf and Mehemet Ali Pachas have gone to well
come him.
STEP TOWARD THE CAPITAL.
The number Of Russians who accompany the
Grand Duke Nicholas to 81. Stefanos Is estimated
at 10000. 1t may be taken TOR granted says the
Tines Vienna correspondent "t!at this is only
step In settled plan for entering Constantinople.,
A LARGE FOLLOWING.
The Turks assert that the Russians will bring
only about 1900 men to ST. stefanos; but 200 is
the more probable number.
RUSSIA THREATENING sxxvn
The Russians have occupied Prot and Ak.