The Portland daily press., 1878-05-23
THE EAST.
GUESSING AT SCHOUVALOFF'S
MISSION.
The Meeting Of the Congress Said
to be Assured.

LONDON, May The Globe SAYS that two
Russian vessels from Cronstadt passed through
the Sound clandestinely Monday night. Their
supposed destination is America,
Russian agents are 10 Sweden inspec,ipg
shipping with view to purchasing cruisers.
An Unfounded Report.
OTTAWA, May 22.-Although report that
the Dominion government had been notified
from London that war was inevitable, was
printed in the Canadian papers, it is now un-
derstood that the report had no foundation.
ST. PETERSBURG, May PA telegram
from the Czarowtch thanks the Moscow As
sociation of Merchants for contribution of
400, 900 rubles towards the formation of vol
unteer fleet
Plating Mt CopstantinopIe.
The Agence Russo and Journal de ST. Pc
tersburg warns the public against news from
Constantinople where they say endeavors are
being made to prevent an understanding be-
tween England and Russia.
Peaceful Indications.
LONDON, May 22.-The Pail Mall Gazette's
despatch from Berlin says that SchouvaloH in
conversation with other diplomatists described
the proposals that he was carrying toEngland as
pacific. He seemed confident that they would
not bs rejected.
Baden Baden is again proposed as the place
for the congress 1t is thought that the pro-
posal will be generally accepted.
The semi-official Provincial Correspondent of
Berlin anticipates favorable result from
Schouvaloff's efforts. 1t says the latest decla.
rations of the British ministers as well as the
views manifested at ST. Petersburg, are full of
wishes and hopes for renewed consideration
of European peace.
Count S,houvaloff arrived in London this
morning.
what tbs Gear Will Concede.
NEW YORK, May pa St. Petersburg spec
ial says the Gear insists on the possession of
Kars and Arabian, but is willing to renonnce
This a 10 MIR INIT If fho
cess!ens he is prepared to make in ASIA With
regard to the limits of Bulgaria he is perfectly
| satisfied to leave the decision to the congress.
| GortschakOH regards the meeting of the latter
body as certain to take place about the middle
| of June.
| British Fear of Russian Cruisers.
| A London special says the reply Of the At
torney General to the question respecting the
QUILTING of Russian cruisers in America is not
| considered satisfactory in commercial circles.
| 1t is urged that whether these ships be called
| privateers or regular Russian men-Of- var, the
damage they may do to British commerce will
be the same, aud the government should ask
| the administration at Washington to enforce
| strictly for itself the rules Of the treaty at
Washington.
The Cretan Insurgents Defeated.
LONDON, May 22.-The Turks have defeated
| the Cretan insurgents in several encounters.
The British consul at Cameo has proposed an
| armistice
There is no truth in the report that the Rus,
sian military authorities have forbidden Bes
sarabian deputies in the RoImanian parlia-
ment to attend any more sittings of that as.
sembly. Though Austria refuses to permit
Montenegro to acquire Antivari lest it become
virtually Russian port she does not object to
the acquisition OF Spizza, which will give the
Montenegrins access to the sea. Austrian
precautions in Transylvania are being hast
ened.
Austria and Roumanfa.
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph says the relations between Austria and
Roumama have become closer. He also says
"The Emperor William advised Prince Charles
to yield Bessarabia and abdicate if the Rou
| manians raised difficulties, but the Prince re-
fused and went to the army German inter
ference has given offence at Vienna. General
Monteuffel has arrived in Vienna 1t is re-
ported he is the bearer of an autograph letter
from the Emperor William to Emperor Francis
Joseph. 1t is stated otherwise that the feeling
in Austrian ministerial circles is becoming dis.
trustful of the issue and more and more anti
Russian.
The United States ana Russian Priva teer.
The Times editorial on Sir John Halker
reply to Mr.. Gourley in the House of Commons
last evening, expresses the utmost confidence
that England has nothing to fear from 'Ala
bamas" or Fenians The United States will
American journals to the effect may be &C
cepted the more frankly because they are no
always accompanied by complimentary Ian
guage towards England and are very generally
qualified by expression of good will towards
Russia.
The Closing of the Baltic.
| COPENHAGEN, May 22.-The German gov
eminent has not preached here the subject o.
closing the Baltic against the English.
The Russians Around Constantinople.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 22-The Russian
troops continued today tn ir forward move
ment toward the Belgrade forest. Gen. Sko
ibeloff, reinforced with artillery, has stationed
his troops close to the Sweet waters.
Osman, Baker, Mouktar and Faad Pashas
today inspected the Turkish lines and ordered
the detachment in front not to retire. A Rus
so-Turkish commission will fix the exact line
of demarkatioD.
Montenegro and the Porte.
CALTARo, May pa conflict between
the Montenegrins and Porte is threatening
Prince Nicholas accuses the Turks of making
preparations in Albania for attacking Monte
negro. The Turkish governor of Scutari de
pacific sentiments. The Turks say that TIT
Prince is unjastifabiy alarmed or seeking
pretext for coLfllct as the Montenegrins have
been themselves making military preparations
GsorischskoG Better.
LONDON, May 23-A despatch to the Stan
koff is better and hopes to attend the congress
which is thought certain.
| Miscellaneous.
A Vienna despatch to the Times reports thai
Gen. Korsakoff, Governor General of Bulgaria
has issued proclamation announcing his ap.
pointment by the Gear, and that he is about te
carry out the organization of the country and
prepare for the election of Prince. As yet be
says that it is necessary to employ Russians
versed in administration, but when the organ.
ization is complete the Balgariaus will also be
employed.
The Daily Telegraph's Vienna correspondent
says: hear on trustworthy authority that al
| though SchOuvaloff is bearer of the PROPOSE.