The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-15

"Wednesday morning, and passed thence t.
Constantinople and would occupy from l:
/ Go Is hours.
DERBY EXPECTED TO SPEAK ON THE ASPECT
LONDON, Feb. l4.-Lord Derby is ex
peeted to make a statement in the House OF
Lords to-nlght, concerning the despatch ot
Che fleet 10 ConstantinOple. and the present
aspect of the Eastern question.
CRAVE AND NEEDLESS RESPONSIBILITY.
The Times leading editorial article saws
that Russia has incurred a grave and need
| less responsibility, and she will have Go
give guarantees TO Austria. as well as Eug-
land, that She will quit Constantinople ii
she should fulfill her rash intention to occu-
py it with troops
DAILY INCREASING.
The Vienna CORES spondent of the Times
says that the excitement there is daily in
creasing at the turn Eastern affairs are tax
ing.
SITUATION CRITICAL.
The Pesth correspondent OF the STANDARD
telegraphs that the situation is regarded as
very critical.
CONCERTING MILITATY OPERATIONS.
The Em perOr has sent for the Arch Duke
Albrecht, Field Marshal and Commander
in-Chief of the Austro- Hungarian army for
the purpose OF concerting important mill
tary measurrs.
BROKEN HER WORD.
The Government organs maintain that
Russia has broken ner word. and Austro-
Hungary will be compelled to march to
war with England in order to force Russia
to be faithful to he! promise and return to
her former programme.
WAR AND PEACE.
The Daily Nee0s' Vienna dispatch says
the Austrian independent press demands
peace.
CAUSES CoNJECTURING.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
dispatch from Vienna dated last night /:
Count Andrassy's prolonged interview
with the Emperor yesterday. and the sud-
den return of the Arch Duke Albrecht,
have given rise to endless surmise as to the
decisions pending.
ACTIVE MILITARY MEASURES IN PREPARA-
Count AndraSsy was clOseted for several
hours to-day Minister of Finance,a and as
important financial arrangements must pre-
ctde mobilization of any part of the army.
it is rumOre that the Government is about
to resort TO active military measures. Up
to this evening | have had no confirmation
of these reports, but at the same time there
can be no doubt that the Government is not
only alive to the dangers of the situation
but resolved If possible, to avert what
would be for Austro- Hungary a national
disaster. The following appeared in Count
Audrassy's organ, the Pesther Lloyd. this
morning: The non-Occup patton of COnstan-
tinOple is the foremost and most weighty
interest of Europe, and if Russia under
stands by regaining her freedom of acrion
that she has right TO hoist the Cars flag
OF victory in the Bosphorus, then it is time
tor the Powers to abandon their different
categories of neutrality, and an end must
be put to the policy of accom- plished fact
that the occupation of Bulgaria, and the eX
aggerated extension proposed to be given to
that Province will never be tolerated by Au-
stria. Energetic action alone can now
save Europe.
THE BRITISH FLEET ENTER THE DARDA-
NELLES.
CONsTANT1N oPLE, Feb. 1.-THE British
fleet passed through the Dardanelles at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon The Turkish
Government has concluded that a mere pro-
test meets the the necessities OF the situa-
tiOn. The Russians still declare that they
will enter the city, and there are fears of
considerable disturbance should they do SO.
The destination of the fleet is said to be
Princes Island, in the Sea OF MarmOra, l3
miles South of Constantinople, which, it is
reported, England intends to occupy.