Ellsworth American., 1878-04-11
The War Question.
sERuANvs ATTITUDE.

saturday, nave taken more uethitc ihtHi.
II is said that xn important letter has been
received from Berlin, suggesting that con-
cessions should be made 10 avoid II Euro
pean war. Whether this II true or got IL is
pretty certain that Germany Is abandoning
her purely passive attitude. Russia has NOS
requested Germanys good offices, but
there is reason to believe that she will glad
ly accept them.
uorEs FOR A CONGRESS REvivING.
The hopes for Congress are reviving. ,
and General Iguatiyf hiss even postponed
his departure for Constantinople so as to
be able 10 accompany Prince Gortschakof
TO Berlin as second plenipotentisry If the
Congress meets. II Is emphatieally declIr-
ed here that Prince Ghks. Roumanan
agent. must have misunderstood Prince
Gortschakof, ss the latter never refused TO
admit discussion on the Be>ssrabisu ques-
tion. The Russian Cabinet does not deny
that the Be.sSrahian question Involved In
ropean interests. although 1t has not yet
expressly admitted IT,"
MOVEMENTS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS.
LONDON. April s. \ correspondent At
Bucharest tsiegraphs that the Russian
troops in Bulgaria, Roumanis and south
western Russia are taking up strategic po-
si,ious. OF which Pitesti. In Roumsnia, com
mandiug the southern debouchmeut Of the
afNAtbfAN IA~sfs. II the most salient
Contracts have been made for the delivery
Of supplies at these ceutres The forces
sent To these points a. yet appear simply
advance guards TO prepare for the rccep-
tlon oi larger forces should the progress %
events require their presence
BOLD WORDS FROM PRINCE CHARLES OF
RoUMANIA
VIENNA. April 6 The Political Cores
poudenCc learns from Bucharest that
Prince Charles viii reply to Gou.chakof'-
threai> ui the occupation of Rlumausa aud
the Chasfl>emcut oi the Ruumal IAN lfmN
IL the Eoumaniau Government protests
against the article Of the trtatt pfuvidn-
TOR the tran. porla'ion of the a.ay Ell I'm.
gstia TO Russia through Eaumsata. a~ fl
lows: Tell rfjrr- t,or,-chak. trRt ,he
Eoumartan ann, msy te utterly crushed.
but, 50 long A. llyr. d 80 80 uut 'e 3'-
armed
MOVEMENT ur LIBERALS n i rr,EG ~
THs GuNEkNNHST.
LoNpo<, Auril G The Pail Mall Gszctic
SAYS: A movement, with the object Of 1rr-
vent iug tht Liberal party from trammcIug
the Governments iorei.n policy. has re-
ccivcd the support OF $50 Liberal members
OF Parliament, OF whom nearly half are
prepared 10 vote with tho Government In
favor sf any amendment 70 the address 81
the Queen. IN answer to the proclamation
calling ont the reserves About ~ .ngm-
bcrs Sill probably vote tor Lawson, mo-
tinn. declaring the measure uuwari antrd
and mpruden',
rus ENRAEKATIoN oF RUSSIAN TROOPS
LONDON. Aprit .. 4 Dispatch from Cor
stantinople saws The Russian aufhor.-
ties have renewed their demand tor per
mission 10 embark their homcwari houni
tf..... "a 4 d
their embark alton st san Sicfauo j. !utpr.-
>iblc. and all idea Of spafchius ihem
hence has been sbaudoUed The TurAl-h
forces 10 the ueighborhood Of GaitipoU trI
CousiAntinople number 80 b4na'irus, aii
on a war footing"
DECLARATIONS OF rHE MOSCOW AND sr
PETERSBURG PRESS.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 6. The Agcnce
Russo ssys The No scoN and ST. Peters
burg newspapers unanimously a~sAil IL
moderate language. and also that Of the
JpurE1i il - FsterstHrg. declaring tha.
the British Government, oy Involving Rus
sia's dignity in the matter, hs> made i i'm
possible for her TO yield 20 EoglauG'. de-
mands
\ NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT oriNIoN.
LoNpo>. April :. BY cable % New
Nork Herald The Eastern question d,
trembling In the balance. England. pray
ing and hoping for peace, is hopeie>-ly aud
steadily drifting into war. The peace feel
irg grows weaker 10 all upper circle, oi
society, and the tension Of war grow
stronger from day TO day. The court cir
'ie- are uudeuiaOly warllEc. Among mill
tary men the argument la vogue D., that l.
l. easier TO whip Russia while she D.. ,till
weakened amer the recent war than when
she has had time TO recover from h, effects
Beacnushsld i anxious 10 redeem The
Disgrace OF the disastrous hGmiliat.uE d. .
plomacy Of last year, and the workius
classes rejoice AZ the renewed activity in
tue dock yards and arseuals The bankers
aud merchants see large profit, accgulug
from the new loans and new contract. Gr
supplies. Peace eau only come from the /
powerful influence OF Germany. Count An
dra,>y Is anxiOu,ly striving 90 revive the I
Congress Meantime the friends o! pence
VIII make gallant, strenuous efforts Ger
many : using her utmost efforts 10 favor /
Of general accommodation. RlsSla holds f.
s dcuani attitude and argues that II il cost. /
10000 men to hold san S,efano. she would 4
not leave until after a general genuine I
peace.
An AUSTRIAN FEOJLCI.
The Vienna spondent 81 the Her.ld +.
ielrsraphs that sch-me la, been prppo--
tu iOf The settlement OF the d fticuitv
whose origin Is attributed to the ArchduGe /
Abrecht OF Austria Audrassy told Gen.
erAl lguatler, Al their recent conference.
that The security OF the Austrian Empire
was Incompatible with the treaty OF San .
Sleiano- There 5 no room 10 the unstable f
condition OF the Au>tro-l Hungarian equlil- /
brium Tor single additional Slave STATE. I
Austria therefore submits the following .
compromise:
FHst-Ru>sia TO seek territorial compen- /
sation in Asia Minor
second-To divide Europ, al Turkey intu
three parts. Oameiy: Northern, Western /
and southern, each part TO be granted au-
tonomv and administrative reforms. The /
northern section, Bulgaria north OF the |
BasAlns, to De under the patronage OF Rus
sla The western section, Bosnia. Herzep-
ovina. and Albania, under the patronage
OF Austria; the southern section including
Ihesssy. Epirus and Roumelia under
Greek autonomy, and under the special !
patronage OF England. all the European .
powers to guarantee this autonomy. Il =
believed that each division passing into its
own natural, chronological and religious
sphere would eradicate the cause OF war.
being entirely severed from the Ottomans.
Ih'rd-Ihe aG.Us quo ante 5ellum to be
maintained on the questions OF the straits I
and the Danube. IL is thought In London
that Lord Salisbury will adhere 10 this
scheme, with the reservation that ii Russia
annexes territory 10 Asia Minor there shall
oe neutral zone between the Russian and
English frontiers in Asia under the guar
antee OF The Powers. Should this scheme
meet highlands approval. Count Andrassy
VIII again endeavor to revive the Confer
ence. that in the event of the Conference
being summoned 1; may take into consider
alton the changes which the events OF the
last twelve months have rendered unavotd- |
able In the treaties respecting the Ottoman
empire. The San Stefano treaty is conse-
quently in the background. In England all |
await Prince Gortschakof-s reply to Lord