The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-26

mere TACT That O. Gay, OF TOUT Gays, Which is
to elapse before The nation comes on an is-
sue, is a sufficient indication that, in the
opinion OF the Government, the peril
against which IL is to guard Us is by no
means pressing, though 1t is absolutely ne
cessary that Russia should receive hint
that she has tried our patience too long.
A provincial journal says that the Duke
Of Cambridge, feld-marshai commander-ih-
chief, who is visiting In the country, was
unexpectedly summoned to London by tel
egraph Wednesday morning.
RussIA's BASIS OF PEACE RECEIVED IN Eng
Is LAND.
LONDON, January 25.----In the House Of
Commons this afternoon Sir Stafford North
cote, Chancellor Of the Exchequer, in re-
plying to the question put by the Marquis
of Harrington, said that it was only this
morning that formal communication from
Russia containing the basis OF peace was
received. In consequence OF a private COM
munication last evening the fleet which on
wednesday was ordered to the DardaDelles
was ordered to stop at the mouth Of the
5DardaneIles. He was not authorized to say
whether any Minister had resigned. The
vote to be proposed is e60,000,000. He was
not aware OF the conclusion of an armistice
or of the signing of preliminaries for peace.
In the House OF Lords the Earl OF Carnar-
Won is making long statement. He has
not resigned.
ENGLAND's PURPOSE AS EXPLAINED BY LORD
BEACoNsFIELD.
LONDON, January 25.-In the House of
Lords this evening Lord Beaconstield, in
reply to a question propounded by the Earl
Of Sandwich, said that it was a fact that in
structions had been given to the fleet to
proceed to the Dardaneles and Constantine
pie. At the same time the Government
proposed to telegraph to the European
Powers, including Russia and the Porte,
that in the course the Government had fol-
lowed there was not the slightest deviation
from the policy of neutrality that they had
from the first announced. He maintained
that the British fleet went to the Darda-
nelles to defend British subjects and British
property, and to take care OF British inter-
ests in the Straits. Since the Governor
had arrived at that resolution they had be-
come acquainted with the proposed condi-
tions OF peace, and having examined those
conditions the Government were OF opin-
ion that they furnished basis for an ar
mistice; therefore they had given direc-
tions to the Admiral to remain in Besika
bay. They had now, under these circuln-
stances, circulated throughout Europe the
Geographic dispatch to which he had re-
ferred.
The Eastern War.
THE TURKS TO cEDE TERRITORY AND PAY WAR
INDEMNITY.
LONDON, January 25.-Reuter has the
following dispatch from Constantinople,
dated to-day: "The Porte having yesterday
accepted the Russian conditions, peace is
regarded as virtually concluded. The Rus
sian conditions are not yet officially known,
but it appears certain that they greatly eN-
coed the conference programme, and stlpu-
late both for territorial concessions and
payment of war indemnify"
The Daily Telegraph, in its second edition,
prints the following from Constantinople
"The Turkish delegates have been ordered
to sign peace preliminaries, and an armls-
tice will probably be concluded to-day. The
peace conditions are stated on excellent au-
thority to include the following conditions
SerVia to be independent without compen-
sation. Montenegro to receive Antivarri,
Nisics, and portion Of the territory bor-
dering on Lake Scutari. Russia to hold
Batoum, Kars, and: Erzeroum till war in
demnity of s2O,0O00O0 is paid. The OAR
danelles to be opened to Russian men-of-
war, but Carton autonomy to be conceded
rather on the principle Of the Lebanon than
on the plan OF the Constantinople Confer
ence, and Turkey to nominate q Christian
Government for long term of years, sub
iect to ratification by the Powers. Bulga-
ria is not understood to include Thrace, but
only to extend 10 the line Of the Balkans.
A part of the Russian army will embark at
Constantinople for their return home, and
the final treaty Of peace is to be signed at
Constantinople by the Grand Duke Nicho-
las. This arrangement will satisfy Tur-
KEYS military honor without involving the
occupation of Constantinople."