New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-19
Tur RUSSIANS AT SAN sTEFANO.

INTERESTING DETAILS OF The ADVANCE OF TIE
RUSSIANS TO SUBURBS oF CoNsrANrISOPLE-
TIE CITY COMPLETELY At THEIR NERcY-TukK-
ISL "BoURBoNs" DISSATISFIED.
IPRoA A REGULAR CORRESPONDING OF I'M TRrBusEl
CoSsrAsusOPLE, Fob. 27.-Among the Russians
the Moscow party very well aware that there Is
n certain dcbatable ground, whercOn he who dares
may walk, between the beginning of Dissatisfaction
on the part of your ncchbor. and the beginning of
active resentment. They arc now using this fact to
the full. They count accurately upon the unwill-
ingness for wor which every power feels, and then
they decide the degroe of Russian interest which
may be safely sought III spite Of Europe Constan-
tinoplc Is al example Of this. Even Mr.
Gladstone was satisfied that the Russians
would not occupy the city. He said TINT
the pledges of the Car would prevent even n
oprmenade through the streets at the end OF the
war; Yet the occupation of Cons,antlnope Is an
accomplished fact. The Russian camp Is still at
long artillery range from the outcrmost OF the Ro-
man walls, and technically the Russians are not IN
the city Yet generals not in the habit of block
in the streets of garrison towns with their lines
of battle, and there possible barrier between
the Grand Dukes headquarters and the dones ana
mnarcts at which his officers so fondly gaze. In
four or five bours' time the Russian army might so
place itself that all Europe might work for months
and fail to Dust il. The British lion has reared his
best with upiftcd head and well closed eyes. But
since the city has been indcfensbc these three
weeks English. Ausrians Italians, French, or 9TH
ers who feel an interest in this matter would hardly
make casus JeI of the simple advance of the Rus
Sims from one point beyond the walls TO another.
Thus il has come about that at the Baden Confer
ence the influential position to which England has
aspired in virtue of her rOnclads IS fated to be OF
less account by of the unexpected battalions
which control the hills above the ironclads.
On Saturday afternoon some OF Skobeeits stan,
with few COssacks, appeared at San Stefano, ana
began at once to select houses for the Grand Duke
Nicholas and his staff About $50 in the evening The
Adrianope train came in with the Grand Duke, his
son. and o brilliant suite. At the railway station
the Russians were met by the Turkish Minister OF
War, Reouf Pasha, and Mehemcd Ali Pasha, com
mandant of Constantinoplc, who were presented 10
tho Grand Duke by the ubiquitous NJ Onow, for
merly first dragoman Of the Russian Legation
here. The Grand Duke was very afiabie, sad
he had seen Reouf Pasha somewhere before, but
could not recall where. He then drove with Meh'
med Ali Pasha to his quarters AZ the Barou Basins
house, opposite to the house where Commodore
Porter lived and died. The Grand Duke said to
MANNED Ali Pasha owe are now intimate friends,
and Won are at liberty to 60 at will to any part OF
our lines, and l shall be glad TO visit CONSTANT
nople." They talked French until Mehrned Ali sug-
Qested that no was more at home in German. The
Grand Duke at once changed to that language with
perfect ease. The Grand Duke Nicholas called on
the Turkish Governor of San Stefano, and gave
him instructions about the police of the place,
adding fifteen Cossacks to the fifteen Turkish
Zabties who were performing police duty
During the Knight and tho next morning about
900 Russian troops Of the Guard, with thirty
two pieces of artillery. arrived at San Stefano,
under General Skobeleff. General Ghourkos forces
have also approached the city. while the General
himself, has entered San Stefano. On Sunday there
was review of the troops az they marched in from
the Chatalja road and tho Grand Duke published q
telegram from the Gear congratulating tho army on
lite luccessful arrival at Constantinople. San