The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
TELEGRAP!HIC.
TO-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.


The Eastern War,
MALTA, Feb. l4.-A cargo of torpedoes
has arrived and more are coming: the
turret steamer Devastation left to. dav and
will take with her all the available super
numeraries for strengthening the crews of
ships under Vice-Admiral Hornby.
PARIS, Feb. l4.-The RepubIoue
trancalse counsels the engaged to remain
tranquil. The Journal Des Debats de-
clares it is too late for England to. act. A
majority of the papers hold similar
views and hope the wisdom and moderation
OF the powers will prevent further complica-
tions.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Feb. l4.-The British
teet passed through the DardanelIes at 3
o'clock Wednesday p. NJ TIE Turkish
government concluded a mere protest
meets the necessities of the situation. The
Russians still declare they will enter the
city. and fears Of considerable disturbance
should they do SO are now entertained.
The destination of the feet is said to be
at Princess islands Sea of Marmora. thirteen
miles south OF Constantinople, which it is
reported England intends to occupy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, IA dispatch
says the government has information that
the British feet has arrived at CONSTANT
nople. The admiralty has received tele-
gram that the feet passed through the
Dardanelles. but has no advlces of its
arrival at Constantinople.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Times says
Russia has incurred grave and needless
responsibility and she will have to give
guarantees to Austria as we'll as Eng-
land that she will quit Constantinople
If she should fulfill her rash intention to
occupy it with her troops.
A Vienna correspondent says the excite
ment is daily increasing at the turn
Eastern affairs is taking; the excitement in
hungary is even greater.
A Pesth correspondent telegraphs that
the situation is regarded as very critical.
The Emperor has sent Arch Duke Al r.
BRIGHT, field Marshal, for the purpose of
concertiDg important military measures.
The Gevt. organs maintain that Russia has
broken her word and that Austria and
Hungary will be compelled to march to
war with England, in order to force Russia
to be faithful to her promises and return
to her former pledge.
LONDON. Feb. 13.-Another dispatch
says, while Hungarian papers are warlike,
the Austrian independent Press demands
peace. Count Andrassy's prolonged inter
terview with the Emperor yesterday, and
the sudden return to Vienna of the Arch
Duke ALBRIGHT have given rise to endes:
surmises as to what decisions are pending
Count Andrassy was closeted for severa
hours with the Minister of Finance. Tht
following appeared in Count Andrassy's
organ, the Pisth or Lloyd this a. m.: the
uon-occupation of Cons.antinopIe. is the
| foremost and the most weighty of the in
terests of Europe, and if Russia under
stands by regaining her freedom of action
that she has the right to hoist the Cars
flag of victory in the Bosphorus, then it il
time for the Powers to abandon their cate
gories of neutrality, aud an end must b
put to the policy of accomplished fact; th'
occupation of Bulgaria and the exaggerat-
ed extension it is proposed to give tha
province, will never be tolerated by Aus
tria; action, and energetic action, Cal
now save Europe.
| VIENNA, Feb. l4-It appears certaio il
view of possible contingencies, a grea
military council of the empire will NEE
shortly. Meanwhile negotiations are pro
ceeding between Austria and Russia. |
lis hoped the latter will take into accoun
Austria objection to the peace basis.
| ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. l4.-Severa
newspapers call attention to the statemen
} made last year by Bismarck, that German
|, would use her efforts in the eastern ques
ton for the maintenance of general peace
they say Germany is all the more entitle
to assume the part of arbitrator by mihtar
preponderance and her disinterestednes
in the eastern question. She could pro
duce peace by declaring herself agains
whoever fred the first cannon.
LONDON, Feb. l4.-The admiralty re
ceiyed telegram from the English cousu
at Chanak Kelessi on the Dardanelles
containing report of the passage of si
ships of the British feet up the strai,
Yesterday, The Turkish pasha made
formal protest at Chanak Kalessi, but n
| measures we're taken to prevent the pa,
sage. The Amiral's orders were to ente
d the straits with or without leave, and :
IL make arrangements to secure the real
n the ships we're prepared for action,I
ENGLAND
, LONDON. Feb. 14.-Iu the house of con
mons this afternoon Northcote stated
feet had passed the Dardanelles.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-Northcote said tt
government had received communicate
from Russia stating the intelligence tn;
o Great Britain and other powers who ha
T. determined to send ships to Corstantinop
e for the protection of their subjects, oblige
q Russia to consider the proper means f
s. 8. protecting the Christians whose lives ar
n, property might be threatened, and tn;
B. for this purpose the Russian governmel
: was obliged to contemplate the entry of
portion of its troops into Constantinopl
The British government has protestt
against this view, declaring it can see
narallel between the two causes propose
The chancellor's statement was receiy,
with cheers from the conservative benche
In the house of lords, Lord Derby made
similar statement and read dispat,
from Gortschakof informing him of Il
Russian occupation of Constantinople.
ITALY
n ROME, l4.-The time for the funeral
h. the Pope has been changed to the l5t
lat 10th. and II.
at The ceremony of depositing of the 7
Ith mains of the Pope in the temporary res
he ing place was performed yesterday ey