The Portland daily press., 1878-03-16
FOREIGN.
The European Congress.
Russia Objects to the Admission
Of Greece.
Andrassy Will Resign Unless the
Credit is Voted.
GLOOMY FOREBODINGs AT ST
PETERSBURG.

ATHENS, March 15.-The Official Journal
announces that Russia has rejected the pro-
p0sal for the admission of Greece to the Con-
gress. Public feeling is much excited against
Russia.
LONDON, Merch 15-The Times says the
Russians are making further advances to-
wards the Bosphorus. Our government must
have satisfeded themsever that the virtual
command of Constantinople gave Russia sno
insuperable advantage, and we may therefore
view with comparative indifference the m ove-
ments which are in no way more alarming than
those in which we have'acquiesced. The Times
defrecates Sir Robert Peeps attack in the
Commons last night on Lord Lyons. 1t says
the arrangements for entering the Congress
must be left entirely in the hands of the govern
ment and in respect to the two points on which
he declared their determination to insist be
fully supported by the country. The prospect
at present is not very hopeful, but the course
adopted by Sir Robert Peel is the very last
which would tend to better it,
The Paris correspondent of the Telegraph
say Roumania is pressing Russia for money
due to the telegraph and postal department, to
private persons for damage from the lombard
ment, to the Bucharest & Giuergevo Railway
Company and to land owners for land taken
for the Bender & GalatZ and the Tratesti g.
Simitza Railway.
ATHENS, March 15.-The commander in
chief of the Greek army has notified the minis
ter of war that the Turks have committed IN
paralleed cruelties on the Christians in Epirus.
A large number of destitute fugitives have
ente red Greece.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 14-It is untrue
that the Porte has given orders to prevent any
more British msn-of-war passing the Oar.
danelles Mr.. Layard has recently obtained a
firman permitting the passing of the HotspuI
and Condor which vessels are expecte in the
gulf of Ismid shortly. Mr.. Layard has also
received permission to send the Rapid to the
Albanian coast to embark refugees.
VIENNA, March 15.-The Political CORES.
pondence publishes a letter from diplomatic
source in Paris which asserts that France al
the Congress will endeavor to bring about a
compromise, and will refuse to take part in or
sanction any partition or radical change Of
the territory of Ragusa
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March Is. The Turks
have strengthened the garrison in Herzegovina
and are working day and night in the entrench
ments in the neighborhood of Krupa, Gobella
and MOsta.
VIENNA, March 15.-The budget COMMITTEES
of the Austrian delegation has adopted by q
vote II to 9 resolution that in the event of
Eastern affairs rendering display of military
force unavoidable for the protection of the
essential interests the common government il
empowered to incur with the assent of the
Austrian and Hungarian an expenditure not
exceeding so 000,0 900 forms.
LONDON. March l5.-In the House of Com
Admiralty, introduced the navy estimates
He stated that the present force was ample tc
man every ship that could be commissioned.
He had come to the conclusion it was not his
duty in time OF peace, and he hoped of con.
tinued peace, to ask for considerable increase
of estimates. House then passed all es Inmates
except those for dockyards and stores the con-
sideration of which was postponed.
LONDON, March ia special to the Adver.
tiser from Pera reports that Russian division
has left Adrian0ple for Boulair.
LONDON, March 16.-The Post states in ar
official form that Russia has neither accepted
nor rejected The proposition for the admission
of Greece to the congress She is disposed to
agree to the admission of Greek delegate
with merely consultative voice.
Berlin Post special says the powers have
agreed that they shall each have two repre-.
sentatives in the congress.
The Daily Telegraph's Vienna correspondent
is informed that England will consent to be
represented in the congress under reserves. The
congress will be assembled Immediately after
the treaty is communicated to the powers. The
proceedings will last ten days or fortnight
Only few of the points are likely to cause
serious debate. Austria opposes Russia's
assuming the protection of the entire Greek
church.
The Pesther LLOYD states that Eng,and and
Austria have agreed TO demand the annexation
of Thessaly, Epirus and Macedonia to Greece
if Russia persists in the extension of Bull.
garia.
The Daily News correspondent at Vienna
asserts that Count Andrassy has informed the
Austrian delegation that he will resign if the
credit is refused.
The Times st. Petersburg dispatch says the
world here again entertains grave apprehen-
sions of serious complications. Men who have
considerable influence in causing or averting
events which they profess to foresee, say it is
by no means certain that the congress will
meet, and if it does meet it is not very likely
to succeed in consequence of Austrian and Eng
lish jealousy of Russian success.
The Times says the Russian guards have been
ordered to embark TOR home as soon as the
treaty is ratified. 1t is uncertain whether this
refers to the ratification by the Gar or the con-
gress.
The Times Vieuna correspondent says Russia
has notified the powers that the treaty will be
sent to them Immediately after the ratification
Russia having no reason to conceal anything.
This seems intended to reassure England that
there is no secret understanding.