The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
RUSSIA TAKES THE SANlDR REDGuDT.
Prospects Of An Anglo-Aus-
TRAN Alliance.
GERMAN POLICY A MYSTERY
Conditions Upon Which the English Ships
Passed The Straits


INK GABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Feb. 16, 1878
The Times Paris correspondent guar.
antees the correctness of the following from
Constantinople:--''To prevent the Turks
from firing on the feet England was obliged
to give assurances that it came for the
protection of Turkish as we'll as British in
terests. There was at first some talk of
small philo-English party among the Turks
resisting Russian occupation, but perse-
verance in this intention is most improb-
able"
BEFORE coNsrANTINoPLE.
Adespatch from Copstantinople, dated yesterday,
says:-"vice Admiral Hornby's flagship, the Alex
andra two PISTON and ten 1s.ton guns and g492 .ons
and s. 4la tons Sultan eight 1ston and four 12-ton
guns and 1855 tons) and Achilles fourteen 12-ton
guns and 9,ss1 tons arrived of the Princes Islands
at eight O'Clock this morning.
AT GALLIroLI.
'.The Agncourt seventeen 12ton guns md 1906
tons) and the swiftsure item 12-ton guns and eeCo
tons) remain at GallipolL
AT BEsIKA BAY. rs4
"The Raleigh twenty-five guns and $500 tons),
hotspur, iron ram zone 25-ton gun and 4,ol2 tons|
and Ruby twelve guns and 1854 tous are at Besika
Bayn sdsA
TO ENTER THE BOsPHORrS.
H. despatch from Constantinople, February II,
says:-"The British fleet is expected to enter the
Bosphorus tomorrow (Friday,. One OF the ships
struck a sandbank, sustaining slight damage. Mr..
Layard the British Ambassador, has telegraphed
to Lord Derby that the Sultan has received
despatch from the Gear stating that his troops
would occupy the neighborhood OF Constantinopls
in a friendly spirit and with the same object
namely, for the protection OF his subjects-as the
British neet was sent
THE SULTAN WILL STAY
"The report that the Cabinet has decided upoI
the departure OF the Sultan for Broussa. a Ana
toia. ffty-seven miles from Constantnopie, in the
event OF the Russians entering the capital, is I'm.
any event"
TOO LATE IN STARTING.
despatch from Constantinople dated Friday
night says:-"Namyk Pacha has gone to the Rus
sian headquarters charged to cndeavor to dissuade
the Grand Duke Nicholas from occupying Con.
stantinople
OCCUPATION OF REDoUBr.
'The Russians on Friday morning occupied the
Samidie redoubt, which Is part Of the Constan
tinople line OF defence.
AUSTRIA rNHEEDED.
although Austria has demonstrated against tho
occupation Of Constantlnople she will not abandon
her present attitude II the occupation is accom-
pshed peacefully and with the consent Of Turkey
TURKS STILL FoRrIPYING
"Thc headquarters OF the Turkish army OF de.
fence has been removed to Steanos. The Turks
are hurriedly erecting earthworks on the Kujuk.
Chekmedje line OF defence"
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS INTERRUPTED
The St. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Times says he has been informed that the
peace negotiations are now practically In
terrupted; for, since the appearance Of
British mcn-of-war In the Sea of Marmora the
Turkish plenipotentares declare that complete
autonomy for Bulgaria is inadmissIble. The corrc-
spondent adds:-''Ths statement may be regarded
rs Official. II probably means that the Porte OBJ
jects to the extent OF territory which Russia wishes
included In Bulgaria."
ONLY TWO YEARS
The same authority informed him that Russia,
in Difference to Austria, was willing to
limit the time OF occupation OF Bulgaria
to a maximum OF two years and consent ia
the reorganization OF Bulgaria by an international
commission, but insists that the Sultan's direct
Jurisdiction In Europe should be limited to strip
Of territory on the shore of the Straits.
TEXT OF LORD DERBy's PROTEST.
Lord Derbys protest against Russian occupation
OF Constantlnople Is published. It's very decidedly
worded It demonstrates that the entry OF
the Russian troops would be a violation
OF the armistce and might provoke dis.
orders, causing the very danger to the Christians
which the Russian government deprecates. II
concludes as follows:-"IIer MaJesty's government
cannot acknowledge that the despatch OF British
ships to Constantinoplc has any bearing on the en-
try of Russian troops into the city, which lattel
measure they consider uncaled Tor BY any circum-
stances Of military or other necessity, and the
consequences OF which may be most disastrous 10
the whole population OF the city,"
PTiFuL PLEADING.
Lord Derby also tclegraphed to Lord Lotus on
February 10 that he had expressed to Count schou.
valoa the governments earnest hope that the
Russian troops would not make any movement
toward Gallipol, or any movement OF a nature to
threaten the communications OF the fleet, as any
such movement would be regarded In England as
compromising the safety OF the fieet, and In the
actual state OF public feeling he tord Derby could
not answer for consequences which might be most
serious
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