The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-08

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possession OF Constantinople. We ART
enabled to state that no official iniorma
tion Of the report has yet reached th'
Foreign Office.
AGESTLE REMINDER TO THE CAR.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor o
the Exchequer, in reply to an inquiry o
Lord Harrington, leader Of the Liberals
confirmed the report Of the advance ol th'
Russians toward Constantinople. Tht
advance, the Chancellor said, may be il
accordancs with the terms Of the armiS
,ice, but the Turks affect surprise. Eng
land has asked Russia for explanations
particularly calling the Cars attention
10 his statement OF July, that Constanti
nople should not be occupied unless the
military situation rendered II necessary
The House, after short discussion,
agreed to the withdrawal Of Forster't
amendment.
A dispatch from Constaptinople dated
81. M, via Etarich, says: In accordance
with the conditions Of the armistice, the
Turkish forces have evacuated the zones
Of Notifications about Constantinople,
The Russian troops are now in the lines.
STEAMER COLLISION AT SEA.
A dispatch from Gravesend says: The
steamer Merlin, for Bordeux, came into
collision at o'clock last evening with
the steamer Utopia, for New York. The
Utopia was struck on the starboard side.
Her forecompartment is full Of water.
Attempts are made to tighten her.
LONDON, February IRA special from
Constantinople dated February ], by way
Of Syria. says It ts stated thot the Grand
Duke Nicholas and staff will come to
Constantinople during the armistice.
In the House Of Lords, Lord Derby,
Foreign Secretary, in reply TO question
about this mornings rumorE, said he re.
ceived yesterday afternoon telegram
from Minister Layard, dated February s.
At that time, notwithstanding the armis.
tice, the Russians were pushing towards
Constantinople. The Turkish troops had
been compelled to evacuate port on the
sea OF Marmora notwithstanding the pro.
test Of the Turkish commander, which the
Russian General refused TO receive. He
declared that according to his orders it
was necessary that he should occupy
Tchaladia on that day. The Porte is in
great alarm, and cannot understand the
Russian proceedings. Representations
have been made to the Grand Duke Mich.
olas. 1t ia also stated tnat the Servians
have destroyed place called VraDja, and
are advancing on the railway towards Sa.
lonica. Five days have elapsed since the
signature OF the armistice and prelimina.
ries Of peace, and the protocol has not yet
reached the Porte, which is in ignorance
Of some Of the terms.
Another telegram dated yesterday, re.
ceived last night, states that the Russians
have requested that the Chetmadji lines be
abandoned, which will leave CONSTANT.
nople undeiended. The Russians had
occupied in considerable force Tchataldje,
which is part Of the Turkish lines OF de.
fense extending across the Peninsula, and
less than thirty miles from Constantine.
pie. It may be that the steps now being
taken by Russia are in pursuance ot the
conditions, but il appears that the Porte
il equally ignorant and is perplexed as
to the meaning Of these movements. By
a telegram sent to-day We have asked
Russia to give US some explanation on
the subject and have called attention 10 Il
declaration made by the Emperor TO Col.
Wellesley in July last that he would not
occupy Constantinople for the sake Of
military honor, but only il 1t were rem
dered necessary by the march Of events
Considering that Turkish resistance has
ended, it does not appear TO Her Majes-
tys government that there can be any
necessity tor an advance by the Russian
troops.
Lord Derby added that it was possible
that the instructions had not been given
to the Russian troops at the time Layard's
telegram was dispatched, and that the
various steps which were taking place
were not In contravention Of the provi.
sions OF the armistice, the exact terms OF
which Her Majesty's government did not
knowJ
John Bright thought il Turkey had
decided to exchange the English Tor n
Russian alliance and friendship, that
would not justify England in assuming
4 warlike attitude.
After Forster's amendment was with
drawn the debate occurred on the ques-
ton whether the Speaker do now leave
the chair. The Radicals took advantage
Of this formal motion, which must be
passed before the House could go into
committee, to attack the governments
policy, particularly censuring the Earl
Of Beaconsiield. Mr.. Mills and others
retaliated, accusing the Radicals Of lack
Of patriotism.
The Speaker was ultimately voted out
Of the chair by 295 against 90. The mi
nority consisted OF the Radicals and some
Liberals. The Liberal leaders and the
bulk Of the Liberal party abstained from
voting.
The House then went Into committee
and the committee at once adjourned till
tomorrow.
In the House OF Commons to-day Sir
Stafford Northcote read letter from
Dord Beaconsfeld referring to a state.
ment in an AdrianOple dispatch that
Server Pasha had declared that Turkey
had been misled and encouraged TO fight
by the promise OF English support, and
that Lord Beaconsfeld and Layard were
responsible for her position in the war.
Lord Beaconsfeld, in his letter, pro-
nounces the report false in these words: {:
~ have only to say that the statement is
an Infamous fabrication"
Popular feeling is intensely hostile to
Russia. The windows Of Gladstone's
tnwn hnnae and Of the Dniln Meipa nlEicn