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Show THE E ASTKltS ULiSiTIO.V. Anotlier Day (iofs By unil No BtiTLRNlNO TO THEIR FJRST LOVK. LoodoD, 3. Though Rusaia ia ba-liyved ba-liyved to hve secured Au?trta'g ni u trality, her military BituaticQ in Turkey is now regarded as eiceedincly critical. The attitude of the Turkiah soldiery is reported more favorable than ever for aa alliance with the! Enfiliih troopa. A month ago Russian Rus-sian influence seemed on the point of oarryinii everything before it, but now the porta Beememore intractable than ever, and the Turkish army ii so etroDg that the threats of Kufsiane tmve little efiect. The Turka have entrenched positions, and are scarcely covites can maB9, bo that the moat aerioua attack might be resisted until i help could come from eUewhere; J therefore, it ia not considered likely they will accede to the evaauation ot Shumla, Varna and Batoum, evon to 1 net the Eussians further away from the neighborhood o( Constantinople. General Todlebbn will have to display considerable diplomatic talent to overcome all difficulties, while the conciliatory disposition in 8t. Petersburg Peters-burg must be strong not to be worn out by the temporizing policy which the Turks will doubt leas use with their well known skill. Meanwhile, direct negotiations with the Turke for the withdrawal of the RuusianB have begun. Accounts from Adria nople state that troops are Btill moving mov-ing in the direction of Tcbadaldja, and the capital, while but few battal iodb ol Cossacks have been ordered westward against the insurgents. There is no abatement of the pressure or government works. WAR GRUB. The first issue ol praserved meat aad biscuit to troops at Woolwich, in the place of ordinary rations, was made yesterday, Tnia is doue to accustom the men to lood which will be tke regular fare in case ol war. THE "CISIBBIA." The BteamBhip Cimbria, now in American waters, was chartered March 24th last, by the Russian ad miralty for a year to serve exclusively kg a trarjport. The amount paid was 14,800. The va'ue of the vessel ia seoursd to the owners by Messrs. .Mendelsshon, Berlin, bankers. Her principal work will be to supply provisions pro-visions and munitions of war to the Russian fleet in the Pacific. Her present destination, after taking aboard war material contracted for in America, is north Japan. bead; to mibcq. Ol the seven batallioos of the yards three, namely the First Grenadiers Grena-diers First Coldstream, and First Scots, are recruited to their full itreogth, and their baggage and army chests are already p acked for instant removal. The ranks of the other lour battalions are being filled to 1,000 Btrong. THE RUSSIAN MINISTER New York, 3. A Washington .'pecial sys the Russian minister is making preparations to leave Washington. Wash-ington. He has sold his horaea and carriage to Win, E. Chandler aud is packing up his household elLcts. He reiu td to be interviewed regarding ihe Cimbria, and in reply to a question ques-tion as to whether be considered war inevitable, he said, evasively: " Wiser men than I are doubtful on that point." |