The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-18
EUROPE.

CORFU March 1.-THE news from
Epirus is meagre, but sufficient to con-
firm the report of the complete sup
preston of the insurrection in the dis
trict of Cherna. The entire expedition
srv force was killed, captured or dis
persed in til mountains The Turkish
irregulars continue their Iapine, muir
der and devastation. Sixteen villages
have been burned or pillaged, the in
habitAnts Of which have fled or
persisted. The Turkish authorities
profess to be collecting and protecting
refugees at Del Vino; but many Of them
are known to have been killed. The
consuls have represented the condition
of affairs to their governments and ap-
pealed for preventive measures, the
British consul particularly. The active
British man-of-wsr Rapid has done
everything possible for the refugees.
LONDON, March l6-The Times in an
editorial saws on Monday the Russians
occupied several of the villages around
Con.tantinople and took possession of
a point on the most northerly plateau
running from towards the entrance of
the Bosphorus. A small force which
commands the entrance, lies directly at
tho foot of the position thus occupied
and these forts are open on the land
side. The Russians have power to
march in at any moment and close the
entrance to the Black Sea. AS our vi
emma correspondent observes. "Such y
movement does not seem calculated to
dispel tho apprehension maintained
that though there may not be secret
treaty. there is tacit understanding
established with Turkey, which may
most materially involve arrangements to
decision of the other powers. 1t is to
be presumed that the terms of treaty
will provide for the excavations of the
whole Of Roumania and consequently
any position now held near Constsnti-
nople; but meanwhile Russia has estab.
lished herself on the Bosphorus. Not
only is there nothing in the recent
movements of the British to justify this
advance, but there is little doubt
it must have been adopted prior
to these movements, and indie.
pendently of them. 1t would have
been difficult for Russia to adopt a
course less likely to conciliste the
goodwill of Europe or this country.
Our correspondent at st. Petersburg
does not give any more cheerful report.
1t is there said, by persons of cousid-
cradle influence, that while it is by no
means certain that the congress will
assemble, it is not very likely to be
successful. If it does. England and
Austria are accused of being actuatsd
not by a mere desire to protect their
Legitimate and material interests, bat
by jealousy of the military and diplo-
matte success of Russia. They are sup
posed, therefore, to be DESTROYS of d.
minishing. as far as possible. the conse-
quences Of war. Russia, it is stated,
will declare that though she is willing
to have such questions as that of the
Straits discussed, the conditions she has
already signed, are the minimum of
what she has right and determination
to demand. A diminution of the re-
suits of the war being thus impossible
England will seek to increase them by
demanding an extension to Greece, but
the effect Of this will be to break tho
last link of English allisnce with Tur.
key, and the Sultan will then recop.
nize Russia as his surest ally. That
these wild notions should be seriously
entertained by persons of authority in
the Russian capital, indicates condi-
ton of mind by no means favorable to Q
satisfactory conclusion of present nego.
tiations. The terms of peace may
prove an agreeable surprise. but Russia
is not assisting Europe to place favor
able construction upon them. The
Russian force near Bonloir. has been
reinforced.