The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-29
Last NIGHTS Dispatch IS.
FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NEWS.

PERA, Jan. 28.-The Porte persisted in
its determination not to permit the British
fleet to enter the Dardanelles except as
the ally of Turkey England Informed the
Porte that the feet must enter without
permission. The Porte entered formal
protest, which was forwarded to the plen
ipotentiaries at Russian headquarters, but
did not actually oppose the entry. Peace
will be signed on Russian territory.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 2S,-The Independence
Beige has the following special from
Vienna; Austria, like other powers. con-
siders that the peace conditions require
great modification as regards the aggran-
dlzement of Servia and Montenegro and
the retrocession of Bessarabia. Russia
demands in regard to indemnity are deem
ed inadmissable because tending to perpet-
uate the occupation of Bulgaria. Austria
will Immediately send note to the powers
on these points.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-A special dated
Belgrade, Monday, says: After four days
battle the Turks have been defeated near
RatscharnIk by 10000 Servians. The
hospitals here haYe been ordered to pre-
pare accommodations for 5000 wounded.
A correspondent at Belgrade says:
1t is stated Prince Battenberg, son of Al
exander, of Hesse, will be appointed Re
gent of Bulgaria,
A correspondent besieged in Erzeroum
writes, under date of Jan. Is: The typhus
is raging here and $50 die, daily. There
are 10000 sick and wounded in the hos
pitals.
| LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Sir Stafford North
cote, in the course of his statement in the
house of commons to-day, pointed out that
the Russian proposal for the consolidation
as an autonomous rrincipality of all dis
tricts inhabited by Bulgarians. would bring
the southern boundary of Bulgaria almost
to the sea. He said rumor having some
appearance of authority stated that the
prince for Bulgaria was to be chosen by
the Gar. Thus powerful state would be
established in the very sheart of Turkey,
with a prince devoted to Russian interests.
After touching on other conditions, as re-
: ported in the preceding dispatch, he said
| referring to the vagueness of the final con.
: dltion relative to the straits: I call atten
} .ion to this t., point out that the conditions
are matters upon which no separate under.
standing between the belligerents can be
acknowledged by the powers.
= The English government, shortly after
$ perceiving the Russians approaching
3 Gallipoli, replied that they considered any
. operations tending to give the Russians
E control of the DardaDelles would impede
the consideration of the terms of peace
. and asked for assurances against the
!. occupation Of Gallipoli. They received a
4 reply that Gallipoli would neither be
5 occupied nor attacked unless regular
:. Turkish army should be concentrated there
g bnt perceiying that the movements of botI
). Russians and Turks tended toward G allipol
d the British government asked, and on Jan
d l8 obtained, the Sultan's permission fol
e the entry of IA feet into the straits. The
], orders to the feet to enlef were counter
{. manded. 10 consequence Ct the receipt OF
:. telegram from the britlsA ambassador al
IF Constantipople avoWlng ak belief that the
.s Russian conditions provided that the
,e question of the straits was to be referred
k to European congress. after the order.
: were countermanded Correction of tht
+, :, ambassador's telegraph vas received
. stating sta that the question Of tie straits wa.
w to be lett to the sultan aud Gar The
chancellor added tha' lioan subsequent in