The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-05
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
TIE AMERICAN EXCHANGE AND READING
ROOM IN LONDON.
LONDON, March An extension OF the
premises Of the American Exchange and
Reading Rooms have been rendered neces-
sary by increase of business. The entire
second story OF the building heretofore
partly occupied, has been added, and the
addition thrown open to the public. Most
of the Americans in London congregated
there Saturday.
THE PEACE TREATY C0MMUS1CATED TO THE
LORDS.
LONDON, March 4.-In the House OF Lords
to-day Lord Derby said that the Govern
ment had received the treaty OF peace, but
in an imperfect state. He could only say
that the terms do not include the cession
of the Turkish fleet, and the indemnity
is reduced to G12,000,O00, and the Egyptian
tribute is not affected.
The Eastern Question.
COMFORT FOR THE TURKs-OTToMAN POWER
INCREASED BY CONCENTRATION.
LONDON, March 4.-The Pera correspond
cut Ol Lue iWteS says ny giving up lucil
hostile European provinces lat the same
time receiving tribute from them or sad
ding them with portion of the national
debit and concentrating the Mussulmans in
the territory contiguous to Constantinople,
and making the concentration required by
the territorial concessions in Asia Minor,
the Turks will create new Ottoman power
ten times stronger than when it spread over
the vast, badly organized, and hostile ter
ritory.
Austria and England Will--.What?
LONDON, March 4.-The Standards cor
respondent at Vienna states that Austrian
and British ambassadors are instructed to
protest il the Russians enter Constantine
pie.
a special to the Standard from Vienna
asserts that two divisions of Aus.rans will
enter Bosnia in about ten days.
A Telegram OF Triumph.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas has sent the following to the
Emperor:
"San StefanO, March 81 do myself the
honor of congratulating your Majesty upon
the conclusion Of peace. God has vouch-
safed to us the happiness OF accomplishing
the holy work begun by your Majesty, and
on the anniversary Of the enfranchisement
OF the serfs your Majesty has delivered
Christians from the Mussulman yoke"
The Treaty Signed which Goes to the
rourrooo Of E,e2o..o FUR Ias 1ACLaOAn.
LONDON, March 4.-The Iimes'S st. Pc
tersburg and Pera correspondents confirm
the report that the treaty OF peace was
signed. At st. Petersburg the enthusiasm
over the news Of peace was unprecedented.
Immense crowds are before the palace
shouting Good save the Gar" The Pera
correspondent says the treaty was signed
Saturday.
Thirty-one thousand troops were re-
viewed at San Stefano, and TIE Deum was
sung amid great enthusiasm. The CORE
spondent Of the Times at San Steiano is able
to state that neither the surrender OF q por-
ton OF the Turkish fleet nor a claim on
Egyptian tribute is included in the condi-
tons. There is to be no interference with
the portion OF the Turkish revenue hypothe-
Gated to foreign creditors. Nothing is de-
finitely settled relative to the indemnity,
but it will principally be in the form OF ter
ritory in Asia, including liars aud Batoum,
not Erzeroum. Salonica and Adrianople
are not included in Bulgaria.
THE CONDITIONS.
A Reuters dispatch from Constantlnople,
March 3, by way of Elarch. says: Previous
to the signature Of tue treaty of peace,
General Ignatieff demanded that Turkey
should unite with Russia in defending all
its stipulations before the Conference. Sa-
fet Pasha refused to accede 10 this. Gen.
eral Ignatietf then telegraphed to st. Peters
burg for instructions. 1t is not known how
the question was settled. Russia agreed
not to include Salonica in Bulgaria; 1t ln-
cludes Bourgas. Varna, and kustendje.
The money indemnity Of 40,000,000, origl-
nally claimed in addition to the territorial
concession, was finally fixed at l2,O00, 200.
LONDON, March At Constantinople to-
| morrow the plenipotentiaries will discuss
the details OF the treaty already agreed upon
as to indemnity and how paid first, proceed
ing through the several articles Seradtlm'
II is said at San Stefano that General Igna'
tieff and special Turkish ambassador will
leave Immediately for st. Petersburg, and il
Is further intimated that the Turkish envoy
NAV ask the Car for resumption OF diplo'
matte relations with the Porte.
The principal conditions Of the prelimi
nary treaty Just signed are: The cession Of
Batoum, Kars, Arabian, and district OF Bay
had. The question OF the straits is re-
served for further consideration. The
question Of the navigation OF the Danube
remains in statt quo. A zone will be LET
between Montenegro and Servia, so as t
enable the Porte to maintain communica
ton with Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1t i:
confirmed that Bulgaria will include Bour
gas, Varna, and Kustenie, but not Sa
lonica or Adrianople. Russia is to hav
the power to cede AubrudScha TO Rou
mania in exchange for Roumanian Bessara
bia. LIE Nord, of Brussels, the Russian or
gan, confirms these conditions and thos
mentioned by Lord Derby in the House 0
Lords this evening.
The Aqence RuSSe says some days mus
elapse before the treaty can reach st. Peters
burg and the authentic conditions be pub
lished. The Agence declares that thes
show that the indemnity has been reduce
to almost nothing, and that the question
Guarantees has not been touched.
/ The Greek EnsurrectiOD.
i LONDON, March "A special dispatch
the Times from Vabuous Point, in ia
Greek Provinces OF Turkey, indicates thu
the instruction is spreading. 1t says thu
n