The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
ENGLAND HAS NO, ca USE FOR WAR.
The Views Held by the Cabinets mt Berlin
and viennn-German Anxiety.

VIENNA, March 2o-It is urged in official
circles here that England has no ground to
make war without first going to the Congress.
ii she does she will have the disnpprobation OF
Germany and Austria. If England compromises
the Congress. Count Andrassy's policy will be
thwarted. and .he hope OF an ultimate Anglo
Austrian understanding must be abandoned.
The Berlin Cabinet holds the same view.
The semi official Poltische Correspondent
prints st. Petersburg letter which declares that
England's claim has produced 80 bad an i'm
preston in Russia that the meeting of the Con-
gress is doubtful. Nevertheless. 1t is believed
in Vienna and Berlin that the Congress will
meet on the 81 OF April.
BERLIN, March 2O-The North and South
German newspapers express great anxiety
about Austria's future. Russia is buying large
quantities OF sapetre and torpedoes.
Advices from Tifis say that typhus Is raging
among the Russian troops in Asia. Gems.
Melikoff Solowieff. and Schelkownikon are re-
ported to have died. 1t is believed that more
men have been loet by sickness since the ces;,
PERH March 19.-Gen. Gourkos staff and
many other officers will start for Oisssa to-day,
Gen. Gourko himself remains at san Steiano
! The departure OF the Guard IS delayed some
what in consequence Of the Portes refusal tc
| permit the embarkation OF the RUSSIANS NJ
LONDON March 20-Hobart Pesha invited the
| principal leaders Of the instruction at Macri.
| nitza to meet him for parley with view TO
suspension Of hostilties in Thessaly. His letter
was nddressed to them as Chiefs OF tnc Nal
| content Party" The chiefs assenbed in coun
| ell. and replied that IL Hobart Pasha wished M
| interview with the Chiefs Of the Provisional
| Government OF the Province" they would sem
ENJOYS to meet him. indicating their determine
ton to refuse parley unless their official status
is recognized, which is nadmissbe.
The story OF the hanging OF four Austrian
Polish surgeons of the Society OF the Red Cres
cent at Sofia by Gen. Gourko. has been persis
trntly and circumstnntially reiterated IN lace .
the denials Of the Russian and Austrian Gov
ernmcnts. A correspondent of the Nicnn
POhtische Correspondent made an investigatioi
OF the story. and found that 1t was utterl
grouDdless. He interviewed DR.. Gebhart. on
OF the surgeons alleged to have been executed
who said that Gen. Gourko gave al the sur
hart also informed the correspondent OF IN
present Whereabouts OF the other surgeon
named as executed. -
A patch from Athens reports that Hobal
Pasha. having agreed not TO lombard the vi
lages on the coast OF Thessaly. the insurgeu
leaders consented TO enter into negotiation
with him at Noo to-day. on the condition tht
their official status be recognized. ii Il report
ed that Hobart Pasha offered the insurgent
autonomy. - ,
LONDON. March 2l.-The Press Associatio
says II learns on excellent authority thht withl
the last few hours the Government has receive
hint that Russia will yield on the point now
issue.
A Constantinople despatch says the Russia
vessels have lett Bulukdere and anchored q
the Congress. 1t is thought that Nefyk {
Musurus Pasha will go. sixteen batteries
! Turk artillery have occupied LitrOs- Burgni
, and Sweetwaters. near Constantinope.