Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-10
EUROPE.
GENERAL roplEBEn'S PLANS IN
CASE OF WAR.
The English People Sustain
the Government.
OPERATIONS OF THE RUSSIANS IN
ROUMANIA.
tsssclAL Du,Arcuxs TO TEE GOLD nnI
DArLH Naval

deed. everything 10 at . standstill. and
may DO counted on TO remain 30, now,
until Count Shouvaloff reaches 81. Peters.
burg. This will not DO until Sunday. the
Count having stopped over at Friedericks-
ruhe yesterday to consult with Prince Bis
marck. What tho result Of his mission
home will be. II 10. Of course. idle to con.
lecture. A very general impression pro-
walls, however. that he bears the last words
Of England. and that Russia must either
comply with the conditions which he bears
from Disraeli. or negotiations will
cease and open war begin. The Gear is
represented As deriving little hope from
the expected visit, and as being nearly dis.
tracted by tho multiplicity Of complications
which surround him. Ho 10 longer listens
TO the counsels Of Gen. Ignatief. and this
fact Is explained by the correspondents as
being due TO the jealousy Of dortschakoff.
who seems to rule His Imperial Majesty.
II 10 much moro probable that Alexander
has como TO tho wise conclusion that tho
advice Of Ignatisff Ia dangerous. II was ho
who formulated the Treaty Of Ban Stefano.
the greatest political blundor Of the cen.
tury. and which has forced tho Russian
Empire 10 . position where II seems i'm
possible TO eItricato herself without fight.
ing. On the whole II is probably just as
well for tho Gar TO disregard his opinions
and reject his advice.
In RoumAniA tho Russian army movc-
ments still continue. with = view to
strengthening strategic points. and pro.
viding against surprises in tho future.
D~etaohments guard tho bridge over the
Sereth. and all the eastern passes Of the
Carpathian mountains, through which al
Austrian army Of invasion might cross
into Roumania. Prince Charles and his
Government arc still hostile, and from
present appearances but little can be hoped
from them In the event OF war with Great
Britain. The instructions IN Old Sorvia
and New Bulgaria are spreading rapidly
and giving the Russians much trouble.
while every day seems to add to the Eng.
lish influence over the Porte, and dimin-
ish the chances Of . Russian alliance with
Turkey. II war were declared to-day all
the advantage would DO decidedly in favor
OF England. How much tho delay may
benefit Russia. II is impossible TO do
termine.
In England the preparations for war
continue on . grand scale. and the people
are becoming moro enthusiastic day by
day. Even the London TMs', which has
deprecated extreme measures. and given
but . cold support TO tho ministry. Is
wheeling into line, and has become very
pronounced In It's defense Of the Gov.
eminent snd Its measures. On wednes-
day Mr.. Gladstone made . speech TO q
Welsh delegation, In condemnation Of the
preparations for war. Yesterdays Ti@s',
commenting on the speech, said This
language was so reckless as to entirely
overshoot It's mark. II reads like . speech
prompted by desperation" The Time'
also says that II believes the Government
on the whole Is acting wisely'in tho present
crisis, and the fact that Gladstone cannot
arouse tho country by wholesale denuncia-
ton OF tho Government, the London news
papers. fashionable people and educated
society into ZONE expression Of opinion to
the contrary. shows that the country does
not dissent from the Governments policy.
A New Phase Of Peace Negotia.
sionsi
LONDON. May l0.-A Vienna correspon-
dent, commenting on the hopes Of peace
revived by Count shouvaloff's expected
arrival al st. Petersburg, and the increas-
Cd friendly character Of tho Pour hsri,r',
says: Notwithstanding that q way out
Of the difficulty seems at last to have been
found. the egress is neither short or easy.
II 10, after all nothing more nor less than
solving the most vital questions. that is,
doing. In . great measure, the work OF 8
congress itself. Certain nervousness.
therefore. exits. IL being instinctively felt
that the present may DO the last effort to
arrive at . pacific solution. The pending
Pour Idriers no longer relate TO q formula
for Q congress, but To the merits OF the set
Element In the East, and " ~irrcconcilable
sntagonism would result on n or more
points, Il should 90 far to prove tho use.
~iessness OF further cndeavors TO bring
about an understanding. Beyond this the
question OF guarantees, to wit, the pledge
that Russia will really make the conces.
sions which she has promised and the Sc
curity that England will demand nothing
further. II would form Q dangerous
anomaly 10 leave tho armed forces OF the
two sides face 10 face, while they have
automatically agreed. Tho withdrawal,
therefore. OF the British fleet and tho Rus
sian army seems 10 be . natural corollary
Of any understanding. This scheme Is
now broached. not In tho old form, ~
security against accident. but In con.
neotion with . guarantee for the
fulhllment Of any agreement to
be made. England Is credited with the
initiative In this respect. Bho 10 supposed
10 demand the withdrawal Of tho Russian
troops beyond the Balkans. a. . pledge
Of RusslA's promise not 10 place herself In
opposition 70 the wishes Of Europe. while.
In such case. sho would DO ready to with
draw her feet. Curiously. at this juno
ture, the Wiener AJend Iosf- ~. Peters.
burg correspondent that In
consequence Of tho Mohammedan insur-
rectIon, and tho hostile attitude OF Rou-
mania. II IL possible that the Russian
troops will withdraw from Roumelia,
After vsrna, ShumlA and Batoum have
surrendered. This has strengthened the
impression that the Gar would not object
TO the retirement Of tho Russian army
from Roumelia, provided he obtained Ba.
toum, which would mean that England had
Withdrawn her opposition to the Russians
retaining II.
The situatios In Eastera Europe.
LONDON. May 1O.-Lsrge shipments OF
heavy she'll have recently been made from
the limo Of the Danube to tho Black Sea
forts.
The Turkish commander at Volo has
assured the British Consuls that irregular
troops have been sent 10 Thessaly.
Two more British ironclads Of the Chan.
mel Squadron have arrived at Port Said.
LONDON. May 10. = Tho Birmingham