Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-18

Bismarck's Efforts at Me-
IdiatiOn Still Continue.
Also the War Preparations
by England and Russia.
Portion or the Indian Army ordered
to Malta.
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has determined 10 resist the dismember.
msnt Of his army. which Russia threatens.
by arms. and with that object In view he
10 concentrating his forces near the Aus
trian frontier. In the Carpathian Noun.
tains. The army itself has become thor
oughly snt.Russian In sentiment, and re-
fuses TO DO disbanded. Great enthusiasm
IL said to prevail In the ranks. and In the
event Of an Anglo Russian war the forces
Of Prince Charles. though small In num-
bsr. could give much trouble to Russia by
in~terrupting her communications n har'
RAISING her armies on the march to the
south. II 10 TO prevent this that the Gar
determined on disarming Roumania as
soon a. he found It impossible 10 secure
her friendship anil alliance. Now Rou.
mania refuses to DO disarmsd except by
force. and her army Is practically out oil
Russia's reach. and ready to cross the
Austrian frontier ct any moment. and
await events In tho territory Of . friendly
power which Russia daro not for her life
invade.
Meantime, tho commandant Of the nus
sian troops near bucharest has informed
the Roumanian government that the army
will remain In is present position until
ordered 10 return to Russia. This has nat
urally alarmed Prince Charles, who will
10 completely In the power Of this Russian
army. should war DO declared. and his
government are now discussing the advis.
ability Of removing from Bucharest 70
Krsjova. Krajova lies In . straight line
almost directly west Of bucharest. q dis.
lance Of one hundred and eight miles. by
railroad. however. BY way Of Pitcsto and
slatina. the distance is nearly y hundred
and forty miles. The city affords . very
eligible seat for the RoumAnian govern.
ment during the present complications,
lying. ~ IL does. but seventy miles from
New Orsova, at the Iron gate OF the Dam
ube, where the Austrian frontier 10 reached.
and may 10 easily crossed at an instAnt's
warning Of danger. A railroad runs from
| Krajova to New Orsoya, and the govern.
ment could thus b. hurried into Austria In
less than two hours. should any eItraordi.
nary calamity threaten IL. II will thus DO
seen that In view Of the Russian occupa-
ton Of Roumanis this scheme for the re-
moval Of the seat Of government 10 by no
means An unwise ono.
England seems to have entered upon =
new season Of activity In preparation for
. war which she evidently deems ineyita-
BILE. Parliament was adjourned day before
yesterday. and yesterday the movement OF
British troops 10 tho Mediterranean Was
ordered. Parliament being no longer In
session To hamper the Government by op.
position inquiries which serve no purpose
except to consume time and delay the
operations Of the Government. We may
now look for q series Of movements which
will show that. right or wrong. Great Bril-
tain Is terribly In earnest. and that abe
means 10 enforce her demands In spite OF
all opposition. Tho India Government
has received orders TO send troops to Malta
Immediately. and In obedience To tho or
der the following regiments have been
Designated. and will sail from Calcutta -
o a. transports can be made ready to
take them The Ninth Bengal Cavalry,
First bombay Light Cavalry. Second
Ghoorkas. Thirtseuth and Thirty.frst ben.
gal Infantry. Twenty.hfth Madras Imam
try. two regiments Of bombay native In.
fAntry, two Bombay field batteries. with
sappsrs and miners. and two companies
Of Madras sappors and miners. The ma
tive infantry will be brigaded with the
British regiments at Malta. The Assistant
QuartsrmAater and Commissary General at
Calcutta have already gone 10 Malta to ar
range for tho reception Of the troops ON
their arrival. Now, II is = we'll understood
fact that Great Britain does not weaken
her Array In India. unless In cases Of ex.
trems emergency. and tthc movement Of
the above mentioned troops 70 the Medi.
| terranean may be taken ~ conclusive evi.
denee that the English Government has de.
liberatsly concluded to stand firmly by Its
demands with regard to tho famous Treaty
Of Han Stefano.
In view Of these facts, the prospects Of
the success Of Bismarck's mediation are
not catering. and the German Prince
himself, II Ia said. has almost lost hope.
There 10 still plenty Of peace talk. but all
| the preparations are for war. Austria has
negotiated . loan in Paris Of fifiy.fve mil.
lion forms. q sun equivalent IN abont
s2l, 9i5,O 0 Of American money. The
Turks have not yet evacuated Batoun. In
accordance with the treaty, aud every day
seems 10 add strength to the English party
In the government Of the Porte. Leading
Tyne shipping firms In London. whose
ships are now waiting for cargocs In the
ports Of India. were yesterday invited by
the English government 10 make bids for
the immediate conveyance Of troops 10 the
Mediterranean. Indeed, the probabilities
Of war increase day by day. and there IL
little TO cheer tho hopes Of those who are
still anxious for tho preservation Of peace.
TIE aisuasiea IN Casters Eursps.
LONDON. April ia 81. Petersburg
correspondent says: ! AN assured on good
authority that Russia would consent to
some new departure. such Is taking the
treaties Of sc and II as the basis Of dis
cushion. The organ Of the Ministry Of
Foreign AIairs has tho following remarks
In this sense: "The real aim Of the pleni.
potsntiaries would be 10 prevent . confia.
grafton, and regulate the East. after
events, the importance Of which cannot
be contested. We care little about the
WAY Of getting into the congress, provided
| he door Il large enough 10 admit all with.
| out any one having 70 stoop."
special from volo states that amnesty
WA proclaimed on Monday for all insur-
| gents who would lay down their arms.
The insurgents disregard the offer and
consider IL merely . sop to the opinion
Of Europe.
Intelligence Ia received In Paris that