Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-18
ENGLAND's NARROW ESCAPE.
Permission to Attack PeDjdeh Once
Asked by Gen. KOmaroff but Refused

| Permission to Attack Penideh Once
! Asked by Gen. KOmarOff but Refused .
| LONDON, March 1.-THE newspapers
of this city, without exception, comment
on the arrangement with Russia in re-
| gard to Afghanistan as vague and un-
| satisfactory. The DdiLp NelCS saws: sit
| cannot effect our demand for the with
/ drawal of the Russian outposts."
GLADsTONE's STATEMENT.
Premier Gladstone in the House OF
| Commons this afternoon read a dispatch
| from Sir Edward Thornton, the British
Ambassador at st. Petersburg. in reply
| to Earl Granville's request to know if
| England's understanding of the arrange
ment with Russia was the same as that
entertained by NJ. de Giers. 'EM. de
Giers," Premier Gladstone read, estates
that the Russian troops will not advance
| from the positions now occupied by them,
| provided the Atghans do not advance, or
unless some extraordinary reason be
| given, such as disturbances in Peideh.
| Stringent orders have been sent to the
| Russian commander to use every possible
means to avoid conflict or incitement to
a conflict. The above orders will be re-
peated."
Several interrogatories were at once
put and Premier Gladstone refused to
| answer them and deprecated any further
questioning of the government upon this
question at present.
Lord Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign Sec
retarY, stated that the government be-
lieved that there had been no Russian
advance since the date of the agreement
with Russia. When Premier Gladstone,
in reading the dispatch from M, de
GIers, came to the phrase extraordinary
reason" he was interrupted by much
laughter.
Replying to a question asked by Hon.
Edward StanhOpe, the Conservative men,
Der for Middle Lincolnshire. as to the
truth of the report that the Russians IN
December last declined to withdraw from
the positions they occupied beyond
Sarahks, despite England's request, Pre-
mier Gladstone said that as a matter of
fact the request had lapsed. This evasion
was greeted with irOnical cheers.
A correspondent at st. Petersburg SAYS
that Gen. Komaroff actually demanded
permission to attack Penjdeh few days
ago. The cOunsels of NJ. de Giers and
other peace ministers, however, prevailed
and the conflict was averted.
VICTORIA WRITES TO THE CZAR.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.-There are
rumOrs here that letters have passed
direct between Queen Victoria and the
Gar.
1t is stated that the division in the gar
risOn at Saratof, in Tartary has been
ordered to Turkestan.
AN OMEN OF WAR.
VIENNA, March 17.-Business on the
bourse in this city has been fiat for
several weeks, but the market was some
what enlivened by report to-day from
Berlin that Baron Won Bleichroeder was
negotiating with other capitalists with a
view of placing a new Russian loan.
Baron Won Bleichroeder is not only one
of the most eminent bankers in Berlin.
but is also the confidential adviser of
Prince Bismarck in financial affairs, His
appearance in the market as a fiscal
agent of Russia would, therefore, be very
significant, and would indicate that war
with England was seriously intended by
Russia.
LUMsDEN's WHEREABOUTS.
TEHERAN, March lit is now said
that Sir Peter Lumsden is not at Herat,
but that he is still encamped at Gulran.