The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-16
TELEGRAPE.HEIIC.
To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern,Question.


Russians near Boulair have been REIN
forced.
CORFU, March l6.-The news from
Epirus is meagre, but sufficient to confirm
the report of the complete suppression of
the insurrection in the district of Chimara.
The entire expeditionary force was killed,
captured. or dispersed in the mountains.
The Turkish irregulars continue their
raplne. murder, B and devastation; l6
villages have been burned or pillaged, the
Inhabitants of which fed or perished.
The Turkish authorities profess to
be collecting and protecting the
refugees at Delmo, but many there are
known to have been killed. The consuls
have represented the condition of affairs
to their governments, and appealed for
preventive measures,
The Bsitish consul is particularly active;
the British man.of-wa Rapid has done
everything possible for the refugees.
ST. PETERSBURG, March l6.-It is de-
clared in we'll informed quarters that
Greece cannot become a party to the con-
gress like the great powers, although moth.
ing prevents Greece from delegating the
care of her interests to a representative al
the congress.
LONDON. March 16.-The Times in an
editorial says: On Monday the
Russians not only occupied several vii.
lagos around Constantinople, but took
possession of the point on the edge of the
most northerly plateau running down
towards the entrance of the Bosphorus, a
small force which would command the
entrance directly at the foot of the DO.
sition thus occupied. and as these parts
are open on land, the Russians have the
power to march in at any moment and
close the entrance to the Black sea. As
| our Vienna correspondent observes. such a
| movement does not seem calculated to
dispel the apprehensions maintained that
| though there may not be secret treaty,
tacit understanding has been established
with Turkey which may involve arrange
ments most material to the decision of the
other powers. 1t is TO be presumed the terms
OF the treaty will provide for the evacua
| slon within moderate time, of the whole
OF Roumania, and consequently any
position now held near Constantinople, bul
meanwhile the fact remains that Russia
has established herself on the Bosphorus
AS our correspondent observes not only is
there nothing in the recent movement oi
the British feet to justify this ADVANCE
but there is little doubt it must have beer
adopted prior to these.movements, and in
ldepeDdently of them it would have beer
difficult for Russia to adopt a course less
likely to conciliate the good will of Europe
or this country. Our correspondent at St
petersburg does not give any more cheer
tuI reports; it is there said, he tells US, BY
l persons OF considerable influence tha
while 1t is by no means certain congress.
WILL assemble, it is not very likely to b
successful il it does; England anC
Austria are accused Of being ami
mated not by mere desir,
to protect their legitimate and maleria
interests but by jealousy of the militar!
and diplomatic success of Russia; the,
are supposed therefore to be desirous 0
diminishing as far as possible the conse
Iquerces of the war.
Russia, it is stated, will declare tha
Ithougn she is willing to have such ques
tions as that of the straits discussed, tn
conditions she has already signed are tn
minimum of what she has right and
determination to demand; the diminutio
of the results Of tue war being thus i'm
possible. England, it is said, will seek t
increase them by demanding an extensio
of Greece, but the effect of this will be t
break the last link of English alliance wit
I Turkey, and the Sultan will then recogniz
Russia as his surest ally. That these vii
! notions should be seriously entertained
persons of authority in the Russian capita
! indicates as we have said, condition {
mind by no means favorable to sati,
! factory conclusion of the present negoti
!, tions; the terms of peace may prove a
agreeable surprise. but Russia is N
assisting Europe to place favorable col
= struction upon them.
} ITALY.
ROME, March l6.-The Pope, notwitl
J. standing violent opposition, has ordere
u the Italian bishops to legalize their pos
tions, giving them liberty to demand {
lexequatur from the government; th
defines the Pope's policy;-it means tao
acceptance of the loss Of temporal powe