The Rock Island Argus., 1878-03-22
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Eastern Question.

LONDON, March 2l.-In the house of
lords tonight, Earl Derby, replying to a
long aud discursive speech of Lord Strath-
eden on eastern affairs. said that for OBJ
vious reasons the feet should not be sent
into the Black sea at the present moment
He protested against the repetition of the
unfouuded statements relative to discuss
ions in the cabinet, The government had
not asked that Greece should enter the
congress on the same footing as the
great powers. but simply that she should
be represented as the mea1s Of making
her voice and claims heard. The govern
ment had never proposed that Russia
should submit the peace conditions to de-
cisions by majority of the congress. They
asked that all of the articles should be
submitted tor discussion aud discussion
only, that being the only possible manner
of deciding which of them affected Euro
peau interests. This was the sole question
now at issue. He was not prepared to say
what answer Russia would give, but he
| thought the demand of the government
was reasonable and moderate, aud unless
it was complied with there would be very
| little use for the congress to meet at all.
CONsTANTINOPiE, March 2l.-The
Porte, through the embassy at Berlin has
given notice of its acceptance Of the invita-
ton to the congress
| The EN- mbarkation of the Russian Guards
| has been couutermanded. Russian troops
are moving northward. The reason is IN
known. 4 Turkish camp has been formed
at Bayukdere. Gea, Nelidoff informed
the Porte that this is unnecessary, as Rus
sia, after the Porte's written refusal to per
nit the embarkation there, would not have
thought of persistlng in her intention
LONDON, March 22.-The Pesth papers
report that Count Andrassy on Wednesday
definitely refused an alliance with Eug-
land and that Sir H. 6. Ellicett thereupor
declared that England will not enter the
congress.
A special from Pesth says the people
there are convinced that Russo-Austriar
alliance has been formed.
The AdUertiSer announces in official form
that Gen. Sir Arnold Kemball will accom-
pany Lord Lyons to the congress.
The Official Journal, St. Petersburg
publishes the full text of the treaty. which
fully confirms the correction of the version
o previously cabled. The Times comment
4, ing on the text of the treaty, says there i
t much to criticise and resist, but nothinj
!
3 A Vienna correspondent says tha
j although Russia seems to have explicitly
admitted to some of the powers, and es
q pecially to Austria that the congress hat
e power to discuss what points of the treat
S were of European interest, in consequence
e of the irritation engendered during th
/ discussion Russia has not yet given simila
8 assurance to England.
A telegram to the Political CoYTespon
e dence declares that England has aske
o Russia for a de6nits answer which woul
s show that the difference has become acute
g but an impression is prevalent in Vienn
e that Russia will give theErequirpd assul
ances when the treaty is formally oelivere
is in London, probably on Saturday.
A Belgrade special states the Serviar
e evacuated Vrenje, notwithstanding the
d threat that they would not leave the plaC
r unless forced to Go so.
:: A correspondent at Vienna says
k knows the idea of an Anglo Austria
y alliance was recently summarily discarde
Q by the highest authority in the state.