Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-12
the works at that point, and the Touring
mills are worked Of their full capacity
in preparation of provisions.


tives have resolved TO strongly oppose
the Egyptian loan of cas-, 000, 900 pro-
vided for in the International Egyptian
Financial Convention when the measure
comes up for action in Parliament.
They will endeavor to make their OPP
position effective by various obstruc-
tive amendments.
The War Office is overwhelmed with
offers Of service sent in by army.
militia, and volunteer officers. The
recruiting depots in London and in the
provinces are daily besieged by men
anxious to enter the military service in
view Of the prospect Of war with Rus
STA. Suitable applicants are being &C
cepted as rapidly as can be arranged.
All admirals Of the British navy have
been notified to hold themselves in
readiness for active service. A special
injunction has been sent by the Adj
miralty to the Vice Admiral, Lord John
Hay, commanding the British aquadron
In the Mediterranean, to hold himself
and his feet ready for service.
A very determined and grave posi-
ton has been assumed by the English
Government toward Russia concerning
the Penjdeh incident. The Ministry,
it appears, have been coerced by the
aggressiveness of public opinion into
tardy but evidently determined attitude
of pugnacity. AZ first Mr.. Gladstone
satisfied himself with demanding Of
Russia an explanation of General Ko-
marofrs attack upon the Afghans. He
felt sure, it is stated, that Russia was
sincerely DESTROYS Of peace, and would
discountenance the action Of the COM
mander, no matter how thoroughly he
might have represented the bellicose
policy Of the st. Petersburg war party.
But when the Car answered he would
explain to England as soon as Roma
roll explained to him, tho Premier
was forced to conclude that the
Car was trifing to gain time.
To-day, therefore, Earl Granville,
the British Foreign Minister, advised
the Baron de Staal, the Russian Ambas-
sador to London, that the British Gov
eminent had decided that whatever the
nature of the Russian explanation Of
Kamaroff's action might be, Great
Britain would moi allow any further
discussion concerning the delimltation
Of the Afghan frontier to go on until
the Russian troops had been withdrawn
from the present outposts in the dis
puted territory back to the positions
which they occupied at the time England
appointed her part Of the commission
to adjust the Afghan frontier. AS this
was nearly year ago, and as almost all
Of the Russian advance had been made
in the interval, it is difficult to believe
that Russia will seriously attempt to
reach an amicable understanding.
Count Won Munster, the German Am
bassador to London, is given as authority
for a most significant u,terance on the
part of the British Ministers. The Ger
man Minister states that at confer
ence upon the Afghan situation held
Yesterday Earl Granville declared that
England had resolved that it was im-
possible to consent to a continuance Of
diplomatic discussion with Russia I'M
less England was guaranteed security
against having the result Of the contro-
versy imperilled by collisions on the
disputed frontier such as had occurred
on the Kushk. England, Lord Gran
vile said, must refuse to accept Rus
sia's assurance that she desires peace
unless the assurance was accom-
panied by the withdrawal Of the
troops to line drawn from
Tepi to Sari YAH. At the German
and Russian embassies here tho
opinion is expressed that the dispute
between the Car and Great Britain has
actually reached its final phase in di-
plomacy. De Giers, the Russian Prime
Minister, through Baron De Staal, has
offered to abandon the Russian proposal
TO extend the line Of the debatable zone
proposed by England so as to include
the PsrapamissnO mountains and recur
to the line suggested in the Lessar propo-
sails. This offer on the part Of the
Russian Premier, while apparently con-
tanning a concession, is considered to be
really a ruse to modify the effects Of
General Komsrof's attack and to gain
time. The Lcssar line, while within
the ParapanissnO line, would hardly be
acceptable to English statesmen, al
though the proposal could be made to
appear to the British public as a retreat
on the part of Russia. AS Earl Gran
,ille'S demand for the withdrawal Of
the Russian troops was telegraphed to
Sir Edward Thornton, at St. Peters
burg, after the receipt of Giers'S pro-
posal. it is inferred that the Russian
Premier's overture has not met with
acceptance, and has made no impression
upon the English Government. Both
Russia and England are buslly engaged
in correspondence with other Powers,
and are actively counting alliances. If
the English negotiations with Turkey
succeed, the most important immediate
result will be the opening of the Oar
danelles to the British fleet.
WILL ADVANCE BUT NEVER RETIRE.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1.-THE
Minister of War speaking to circle
Of officers tonight, said he had the as
surancc Of the Gar that the Russian
troops might advance but they would
never retire.
WAR CERTAINLY PREDICTED.
BRUSSELS. April LIE NOrd, the
the most rabid pro-Russian newspaper
in Belgium, now predicts war between
Russia and England. lie Nord is re-
garded as a semi-oiiicial organ OF the
Russian Government, and this article
is believed to have been inspired. The
paper has hitherto expressed sangulne
hopes of peace, but it now says that
war is impending. 1t says that the
open threats and insults to Russia con-
tanned in the toaSts Of Ameer Abdur-
rahman and Lord Duflerin were equiya-
lent TO declaration of war, even while
England was appealing for Cancellation.
tho NJ. Petersburg Press and ths
Pepjdeh Incident.