Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
PEACE PROBABLY CONCLUDED
England Still Preparing for the
Worst.
ESTIMATES OF HER MILITARY
STRENGTH.
RCMORED RESIGNATION OF
LORD DERBY.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.

Major General Sir Garnet Wolsey
contributes to the Nineteenth Century
an article entitled ENGLAND as a Mill
tary Power" Following are his CON
illusions:
At no previous period has England
been so strong in a military sense as
now. Were war declared TO morrow.
about 400, 900 drilled men would fall into
line, if required, supported by 372 field
guns manned and horsed by Royal ar
tiilery. The humble would roughly
he made uE as follows: Standing army
at home, 90, 900 men; army ana militia
reserve. 10000; militia, 81 5000; volun-
teers, $50, 900, and second-cla>s army
reserves, 10. 600. Total, Ala 900. In
this conclusion have put the figures
very low, and left out altogether 10000
yeomanry. who would be available for
home service. | have not taken into
consideration the number of regular
troops that would be available for war
when the Mediterranean garrisons
we're furnished by militia. 1t willthus
be seen that we could at once take the
field with 10 fully equipped army
corps of more than 30, 900 soldiers each,
leaving u similar force of regular
troops at home as A reserve.
Lord Napier, of Magdala, Governor
of Gibraltar. has arrived here and had
a long conference with the Duke OF
Cambridge, commandment chief OF the
forces. The afternoon papers an
nounce prominently that IT has been
decided TO employ Lord Napier a.
commander in chief of any expedi-
tionary force hat may he SEN out in
ease of war, with Major General
Wonlseley as chief of the staff.
1t is ruinored in the lobby of the
House of Commons that Lord Derby
has resigned in consequence of i'm
portant steps resolved upon by the
Cabinet.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Feb. 81.
1t is stated that peace negotiations
will occupy another week unless Rus
STA insists upon their being broughtto
a close. A London dispatch OF yes
terday says there were very excited
discussions yesterday YER the terms
of peace. Conservative organs agree
in ~denouncing the clause relating t.
New Bulgaria and the amount OF The
war indemnity. The Greeks have
based great hopes on the insurrec
ton in Thessaly aud Crete. The feel
ing is gaining ground that rather
than submit TO the consequences
Whicn must ioiiow from the Russo
iurkish Peace coi'u,tio,s, as no" un-
uerstoou, pteece snot'iu assert the
rlSht Oh Heitenis'E even 10y sehl'h4
au army scroSs me 'luhtler aSanh'
Inc reason i.usslas uetland 10,
Fey ptiah 'iipuNo ooiieeih' EnS,a"u
49, that the tribute ~ aireauy Pleage,'
az security LOT interest on lurklsh
loahS Oh 1901, o ana a.. me hrsC OF
lhese WAS idiseu 10 GARY on 1he VI
mean war t"e s,co'H" - suaiahteei
ny Engiahu anu rance aIn y large,
~ he'u III EhSia"u' ny the 'etuis oi
tsreeiient between lurNey anu 'he
british government ana lue pohd
holders' Typ now phys 'r'pute III
rectty 10 the BANK O hnglann:
81. EihhHboho reo' -.
the Treaty oi Peace - u"
the eve OF Signature tne government
up to noon YESTERDAY, had received no
oinc'ai hotice ihat IL was signeu' me
sultan Is TO retain ms iiset. Ihe queS-
ton OF the straits Is 10 De submitted 10
ne conference, When. u Eheiahu, as Is
p~rooaoie' PROPOSES tne piessrVatlpi %
stotn quo auss'a, u Is stated VIII NOV
seriously oppose her. - w"utu ssehf'
therefore, as IL an aNo"Tu b,'t's" ~
eefests are 'especteu' anu me uS"Ie' VI
4 cohilict oetwtei iNusNia anu I"Iia"'
rhuea. SUM- howeNer' Sno' tneoPin
ION mere. Neso,iat'ons nSNe iei. 'hoci,
soreness i.lS .hong,1 L's,a"u ; rea'
am y ,he hunl''ia''o" '" i.ns>ia'
lnese 'eelin2s 'naf possioiy ieau u tut
most serious
ROME fep. -
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o rope Leo Ali VIII .aNe pact 'un
uay hsNt ~ .no ''s'i"e NAapel ~,
new appoiiitiients ~ i"i.'hca
o"urt uilio7s VIII 20 ~ "s tno en'
oi .ne wees' ~ Us ~ ieaa'nes1 1olo
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