The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-17
3ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
EUROPE'S COMING STORM.
England Preparing for the Struggle
With Russia.
THE TIMES ON THE SITUATION
F'usg
Dreadful Massacres.~ by the
Bashi-Bazouks.
THE TIMES ON THE SITUATION
POPE AND KING
Fluctuations in the London
Stock Market.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

LONDON, March IT, 1878.
Dispatches from Constantinople up to a late
hour last night tend to confirm all the gloomy APP.
prehensions which have been current here during
The preceding fol ty-eight hours The Russians,
near BouIair, at the head OF the Gaipon peninsula
have been reinforced.
ENGLAND PREPARING FOR EVENTS.
There Is less excitement at the government
works at woolwch than there was some weeks
ago. but sun there Is no abatement Of energy and
no dimlnrtion Of work. Nearly all the hands work
until eight nine ten o'clock ut night instead OF
i've. the usual closing hour. In consequence OF
the want OF officers for the army the
College at sandhurst last summer, and
whose period OF probation would expire in July In
ordinary circumstances. viii be passed out next
month. Those who entered at the beginning OF
the year and would complete their course IN DE.
cember viii be passed out and commissioned In
July. large number OF commissions In the line
Will also be available Tor militia subalterns during
the present year.
RUssIA's BOLD DEFIANCE.
The Times In It's leading editorial article yester-
day morning said:--"on Monday the Russians
not only occupied several villages round
Consiartnople, but took possession OF q
point ON the edge OF the most northerly
plateau running down toward the entrance OF
the Bosphorus. The small iorts which command
the entrance lie directly at the foot OF the position
thus occupied and. as these works are open Oh the
land side. the Russians have the power to march in
At any moment and close the entrance TO the Black
Sea ag.s
MASTER or rnE BosrHoRus. 1907
"As our Vienna correspondent observes, such a
movement does not seem calculate to dispel the
approximations maintained that though there may
be no secret treaty tacit understanding has been
established with Turkey which may involve Jar.
ranrements most material TO the decision OF the
other Powers II ~ TO be presumed that the
terms OF the treaty win provide for the evacuation
within a moderate time OF the whole Of Roumella,
and, consequently. any position now held
Constantinople, but meanwhile the fact remains
that Russia has established herself on the Bos-
phorus.
rREcoNcERrED PLAN.
AS our correspondent observes, not only Is there
nothing In the recent movements Of the British
neet to justify this advance hut there Is little doubt
that It must have been adopted prior to those
movements and independently OF them. II would
have been dinicult Tor Russia TO adopt . course
Europe or this country. Our correspondent at St.
Petersburg does not give more cheerful report
1t Is there said. he tells us, by persons Of consider
able influence, that while II is by no means certain
that the Congress viii assemble, 1t Is not very
likely to he successful n IL does
AUSTRIAN INTERESTS
England and Austria are accused OF being AMI
mated, not by mere desire to protect their legit-
mate and material interests. but by jealousy of the
military and diplomatic success OF Russia They
are supposed therefore, to be deslrous of diminish
Ing az far NJ possible the consequences OF the war;
Russia, IL rs 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 the
right and determination 10 demand. rhe diminu.
ton OF the results OF the war being thus impossible
England, 1t II said, viii seek 10 increase them by
demanding the extension OF Greece: but the effect
OF this Will be to break the last link OF the Engsh
alliance with Turkey, and the sultan VIII then
recognize Russia us his surest ally.
VERY LITTLE HOPES.
"That these wild notions should be seriously q n
tertained by persons OF authority IN the Russian
capital indicates, as we have said, a condition OF
mind by no means favorable TO satisfactory con.
clusion OF the present negotiations The terms OF
peace may prove an agreeable surprise, hut Russia
struc ton upon them
TIM INSTRUCTIONS
The news frousEpirus - mcagre. but sufficient TO
confirm the report OF the complete suppression u
the insurrectlon IN the district Of Chmara. The
entire expeditionary Iorcc was killed. captured or
dispersed In the mountains
Dreadful orrRAGEs.
Turkish irrcgulars continue their raplne murier
and devastation. sixteen villages have been
burned or paged. the inh abtants oi which ns4I or
pcrlshsd the Turkish authorities profess Ia he
collecting and protecting the refugees at lei
VINO, but many OF them are known % have been
killed. the consuls have represented the con.
dpion OF analrs TO their governments aud appealed
tor preventive measures The iirllsn Consul Is
particularly active. The British man-oGwar Rand
has done everything possible for the refugees 4
GgEEcE MAY HA,K a PROXY.
A despatch from 81 Petersburg says:--.It A do
:Iared In well informed quarters here that cre,cs
cannot become a party 10 the Congress Ike me
great Powers. although nothing prevents Greece
from dccgating the Of her Interests 10 repre-
sentatiycs at the Congress"
THE AUSTRIAN cgrDIr voTE
The Times had despatch IRON vienna yester,lay.
saying:-'The opponents OF the credit are IA a Tar
larger proportion IN the Budget COMMITTEE 81 the
Austrian delegation than In the delegation itself
Therefore the majority In the delegation In favor
Of the credit will be proportonally greater than IL
was In the committee. The vote there was IA 10 AZ
WHAT TURKEY ASKS.
A telegram from Constantinople says:-"Reouf
Pacha Is empowered TO request that varna be re.
stored to Turkey.
SICKNESS ~ TURKEY.
"Typhus RACES ut Adrlanople and PhiIppopois,
and there Is much sickness at Erzeromn, also at
Constantinople."
BRITAIN AT THE CONGRESS
Mr.. Edward D. Malet. First Secretary Of tho