Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . say that this Russian sug-gestion was received with great disfavorin P^ngland, and that it strengthened thewar partys hands in that country. EUROPE IN AXD CALM. 785 Presently tlie lioad-qnarters of theGrand Duke Nicholas, as commander
Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . say that this Russian sug-gestion was received with great disfavorin P^ngland, and that it strengthened thewar partys hands in that country. EUROPE IN AXD CALM. 785 Presently tlie lioad-qnarters of theGrand Duke Nicholas, as commander ofthe Russian armies, was removed fromAdriauople to San Stefano, where theRussians were only twelve miles fromthe Turkish capital, on the Sea of Mar-mora, and where it was proposed toconsult as to the signature of the treatyof peace. General Ignatieff, the ableRussian ambassador to the Porte, whohad had complete power over the uufor- in the south-east of Europe was extreme. If, says a recent writer, the treatyof San Stefano had been allowed tostand, the next step in the southwardmarch of Russia — namely, the acquisi-tion of Constantinople — would havebeen even more facile than it is easy and certain, indeed, that Russiacould well have afforded to wait until, ina generation or two, the step could betaken with much less fear of awakenins:. SIGNING THE TREATY OF SAN STEFANO. tunate Sultan Al)dul Aziz, was theprincipal liussian agent for tiu; negotia-tion of the treat\. The arrival of theRussians in San Stefano was intendedas a counter demonstration to tlie i)res-ence of the British fleet in the Sea ofMarmora. Peace was signed on the 3dof Marcii. 187H, in a little valley by thesea-side, — a valley from which tlicminarets of tiie ancient mosque of , in Constantinople, could be excitement in England <ner thisconsecration of the victories of Russia Euroi)ean fetirs or exciting theii woniler so sweeping a rcvohition asthat effected by the t
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