The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-14
BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.
LONDON AGTTITID Ar THE PROSPECT
or FRESH COUPLICITIONS.
Russia Opposed to submitting beforehand to
us Deci.ion--serious nimcuities to he Re-
moved Il fore the Meetinz-The A rm eniaps.

Russia Opposed to submitting beforehand to
us Deci.ion.-serious uincuities TO he Re-
moved Before the Meeting-The Armenians.
LONDON, March 13-On account OF the
tone Of the official Russian newspapers and the
movements OF Russian troops about Constanti-
nople the probability of fresh complications
between the English and Russian Governments
is being agitated again to-day and causes much
commoton in Government circles. The news,
however. has hnd no depreciabe effect on con-
sols. War preparations are continued.
The St. Petersburg journal toni 'ial organ). in
an article opposing the proposition TO submit
the whole treaty Of peace to the Congress and
abide by its decisions. says that the Congress
will be wholly n deliberativ" assembly. and thnt
it would be illogical to ask Russia TO submit be-
forehand to it, decisions.
The Vienna Political Correspondence s1vs that
n conviction prevails in st. Pct rsburg that the
British armamcnts reveal England's int ntion
to occupy some point in the Levant. possibly
Mitylene. Russia would then have TO consider
the safety OF her Black sea coast. viii IN Is only
few hours sail from Mityl' ne.
Immediately after the arrival Of Gen. 1gnatief
and Reouf Pasha in st. Petersburg. the condi-
tions Of peace will be communicated 10 the
powers. The Grand Duke Nicholas's visit 10
the Sultan In Consiantinope has been post
pOnpd until after the ircHty oi p"ace IL ratn 81.
| A despatch from Berlin to the Morning Post
says that Prince u smarcN VIII nel go - "a
latlrrnt"rE estate Tor llf y III I'll Nl Us Ni ilU
/ and that thu German GOvrrnn at W.il not i-suo
| invitations to the Congress until all dliicutles
| about the subjects to b, cOnsidered therent are
| removed. These din ulties.' says the de-
spatch, appear more serious than was antici,
pated. The general prospect in well-infornied
circles IL far from encouraging. Germany Will
| claim the Presidency OF the Congress ior lts
| representative by prrscrintive rght. whether
| Prime Bismarck is able to attend or not. -
| Prra despatch to tho Times says: " The
| Armsnans intend to petition England 10 obtain
| for Turkish Armenia AT the conference - auton-
| omy under European guarantee or protect on {:
| Otherwise they tear th hu Ru-siA Will encourage
| Turkish mis- government in order TO furnish y
pretext for Russian absorption OF tho entire
| province"
LONDON March 14.-The Stan iurd announces
| In official form that the Brit sn sluadrOn ~ tho
| rdterranean is now a; Beska Bay and VIII
| advance 10 the Dardanelies so MS 70 b. nearer
| Admiral Commerpl who commands on CAL
| lipoli. Admiral Commercials squad fon thus be-
| comes more powerful than ADMIRAL HornDys.
| and will form reliable reserve.
| A special to the Standard fom Vienna says
4 the Roumanian Agent will hand TO Count An
drassy n memorandum tomorrow. infringing
| that RoumAnia refuses to b" hound by the hus-
| so-Turkish peace preliminaries.
| The Paris cores spoud"nt Ot the Standard says
| II is rumored that Prince GOrtchakof mas inti-
| mated that IL Creere is represented in the Con-
gross Servia and Montenegro must be- adm tied
| VIENNA Marrh l3-Ine Hungarian del 'Sn-
3.720.0O0 horins for urgent ana extraordinary
army and navy requ rem 'nts.
| CoSsTANTINOPLE. March l3.-M the request
OF Mr. LNvhrd the sultan mas approved cnar.
ter for the PrOtestants OF Turkey similar TO tia
possessed by the Greek american Church.