New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE DARDANELLES AFFAIR.
AN EXPLANATION IN RELATION TO IT SENT
BY THE PORTE TO THE POWERS.

THE OLD RULES CONCERNING THE PASSAGE OF
THE STRAITS STILL IN FoRCE-RussIAN
ENcRo AcHMENTs IN THE EAST.
Constantinople Sept. 24.-The Porte has sent q
riroular TO the Powers in regard to the passage
Through the Dardanelles of several vessels OF the
Russian volunteer feet. In this communication
the Porte says that for several years vessels OF the
Russian volunteer feet have been running between
Odessa and vladivostock, the port intended to he
lhe eastern terminus Of the Trans-Siberan Rail
road. and situated on the Sea of Japan These
ships. being under the commercial flag OF Russia.
were allowed to have free passage OF the Straits.
1t has been found, however the Portes note con-
hnues that the volunteer vessels were sometimes
CARRYING soldiers, and these ships were detained
pwing TO a mistake as to their real character Inc
Porte's instructions, the note adds, gwen to the
officers on duty at the Dardanelles to prevent any
further detention of vessels of the Russian volun
teer feet have been wrongly construed ny the
newspaper press 70 be violation OF eNistlnS
Treaties.
The note then quotes the instructions given to
The Turkish officers on duty at the Dardanees'
the tenor of which has already been published, ana
closes with the remark that no new measure mas
been adopted, and that the old ones continue lu
force.
London, Sept pa letter upon the Young
husband incident is published here, from Professor
Arminius Vambery, the distinguished orlental
traveller and writer, who. IN ISol-o4 TaVeHeu' III
the disguise of dervish, by routes unknown u
Europeans through the deserts of the OXus to
Khiya. thence to Bokhara. TO Samarcand. lie ls
Professor of Oriental Languages at the University
nf Pesth. and has for years written letters to
.The Times" and other English newspapers, warn
fng the British Government and the people of
England against the designs of Russia in regard
to India On September 2l it was announced
that Captain Younghusband the English
hgent and well-knOwn traveller, who has
made the longest journey in Chinese territory
ever accomplished by European, had been for
hidden by the Russian authorities to enter Lit
tie Pamir, on the border of the Chinese posses
sion of East Turkestan, Russia has taken TINS
step on the ground that she claims supremacy over
The Palnir, roof of the world territory. Pro-
tessor Vambery says that since the Russo-Afghan
treaty was concluded the Russians, in violation of
It's Terms have continued to encroach upon the
frontier line, and that they now hold Aichur
and Pamir. 23O miles beyond the frontier defined
by that treaty.
As strange coincidence, almost at the same
moment that Professor Vamberys warning let
Ter appears. advioes have been received from Cap
tain Younghusband, dated from kashgar, TO the
effect that learning that the Russians had crossed
the Afghan frontier in spite of the protests OF
The Afghan authorities, and being informed that
The Russians were forcing their way toward the
Pamir. ne started out TO verify these reports lie
found that on August the rear-guard OF the Rus
SLAMS 100 strong, at LsCai-Gumbaz, near
Chitral. or Little Kashgar, on the south slope
of Hindoo- Koosh. Captain YOunghusband there
fore placed himself in communication with the
British army post at Gilghit. The British
officials in command there promptly sent a force
of 200 Ghoorkas TO the of the Russian opera
tions The Russians. who had crossed the table
sands retraced their steps hearing of the ap-
nroach of the Ghoorkas and, joining the reaIguard,
The whole force retired across the frontier.