Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-16
THE EASTERN WAR.
GREAT ANXIETY AT THE CRITI-
CAL SITUATION.
& he VeTnentS of the
Troops.
THEY WILL OCCUPY POINTS NEAR
CONSrANTINOPLE.
Comments Of the English Papers on the
Movements of the Fleet.
EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION IN
CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Russiaus Proclaim their IatentIon
10 Pro ect hrIstians.

ST. Petersburg February ID. Great anxiety is
let here, particularly among English residents,
"n account ol tue chi al situation. Russian ma
lOual itelug Ia become excited.
LONDON, February Is. A despatch flom Con %.
slant nos l. d.teu the llth, says tie Blush t,t is
exp, ctcd to enter the l}osphorus, tomorrow.
O"v ol the SHIPS struck SAID bank, susl4i4 ing
snsht dama-c
Layid IA, tole. rarhed to /, rby that the Sui
'th a. ltccNcu di pltch from the car, stating
tl' Troops would OCCUPY the neIghbO hood Oi On
7t'n III PIE IN ilieAdN sli 1t, aud wIh OBJ
cls uanes, fOt the ptOt,tt of his suh tt, As
Dilti7h fleet wa, scLt Itls r,por.ed al tue
'ap'net Ia, uetidrd upon tue departure If the
sultan Ion Br,us,a ia Anatoha, htiy-seven miles
ON Cons aLtinoplr, bit /, denied.
The lines saws Tie significance of sending
heet T. Con-tauunople Is even grcat.r than It's lin
mediate imp ittdnCe, add veiI powerful force Is
IL pu' Ito" to maui ln our interests in the Bos-
pho,ls and Daidaueh,s
Tue Lime, hopes Russia will ad nit the 70 &c of
rDN : protest, and viii not fiolu perfectly Sen
Imchtai III tves oIder Russian OPS to tane up
a nt hacInS io-IuOn whic h, 1t says, Is wholly uh-
necessary
A"V Ccs nom Athens received yesterday by
Gre meIch .uts mr. a inOunce III COTS, quencc
Oi IoceLt IDa,sacrts Ia tue Greek pr,vluces IN
Turkey, ana The en,ry Of the BRITISH fleet ia The
Oar aucles, tue Creek government feel them
serves Justified In rc-OCcuI NJ Tnts.aly and
kpilus. Gen. Groves Is 10 take command of
maud the Gre au Insurgents. One thousand men
Of the Z ard mobile under arms at Athens.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, February ID. Admin al
dom y has mp, tue Alexandra, II guns lem
elele, -un-, sultan, II gus, and Achilles, s
gus, arrived oil the Princess Islands al O'clock
tnls forenoon. Iue AgiDcOult, II guns, ana an
other snip OF ii guns, remain at Galhpull. The
Raleigh, tmeuti-t guns, lUtspur (iion) ram,
gus, aud Runl, u guns, al Besika Bay.
NEW YoRK, February Is. A cable special from
Cuusiauunotl says tltrs Is much excitement and
confusion taere ABOUT the entering OF tne Ru sian
soldier, ia, no dlstui bance OF violation of peace
reported as yet.
ihe russians announce their Intention to pre-
serve y, ace and protect Christians whose lives
aud propett y may b. threatened.
LONDON, February 49, despa CHI from Vi
enLa to Tue lines says at Is quite possible that
the OZn val succeed IN conciuIing negotiations
with Turkey befOie the conference meets, tuus
creating the de. ired lat sccomp but after tue
declarations Of the Bgu,h and Austrian Govern
meuts she can Scarcely pect that SUCH fat ac-
compIi vii be uuconsttulo al recognized. As
Iegaids tins Government, II mas not omitted IN its
coLhdeLual communication 10 81. Petersburg TO
point out the claus IN the preliminary stIpula-
ions signed at Adranope, winch Object European
and Ausulin interests III tue matter OF winch ac-
comp i-heu fact cOu.d scarcely be recognized. No
written no t. have been exchanged on the sub
jet, but ior All that tle RUSSIAN Govern ment is
!uy aware how lar laits acconpiis effected by
trta'y with Turkey are likely to be recognized
10y TINS county.
CONFERENCE.-THE. February 10 Evening.
Namyk fasua has gone to Russian headquarters
charged vita an eudeavor to dlssaude the Grand
Duke Nicholas fIom occupy lug CoustantiuOple,
he Russians On Friday morning occupied
r,doubt winch Is pat Of the Z tantinOple line
oi defence.