Identifier: vriqueenvictoria00argy (find matches)
Title: V. R. I. : Queen Victoria, her life and empire
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Argyll, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Duke of, 1845-1914
Subjects: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t saw the Russian armygathered within her walls, and her enemy thrown backfrom the lines covering the sweet waters of the Seaof Marmora. The treaty of San Stefano saved Constantinople fromthe Russians, whose losses had been very great. OnMarch 3, 1878, the Emperor and his of&cers turned north-ward from a spot whence they could see the domes andminarets of Stamboul, and, lying on the water between themand the Mosque of San Sofia, the war-ships of the Britishnavy. Never were we nearer war with a great Europeanpower. Six millions had been voted on the supplementarywar estimate by the large majority of two hundred andfour. Two ministers of pacific views had resigned. It was known that Indian troops would be summonedto take their part in the defence of the Mediterranean, butthe menacing misfortune was averted, and a Europeancongress was summoned at Berlin, resulting in a con-vention by which we occupied Cyprus, and in June, 1878,the representatives of the Great Powers, assembled in 300
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THE QUEEN AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-SIX THE SEVENTIES TO THE EIGHTIES congress, forced certain conditions on Turkey, strength-ened the position of Bulgaria, Servia, and Roumania, andgave Turkey another lease of life. Lord Beaconsfieldand Lord Salisbury received the Garter and the freedomof the City of London, and it was declared that they hadsecured peace with honor. The Parliament of 1876 was opened by the Queen inperson in very bad weather, which her subjects noted withsome surprise. Queens weather had become a termof praise for the behavior of the elements almost wheneverBritains sovereign confided in that climate which hasbeen denied by an American to exist at all, in the declara-tion that we have only samples of weather. Again therewas a loving reception, the cheering as of old, and theshouting of Westminster School boys to finish up thechorus of loyal acclamation before the Queen entered theHouse. The old ceremonial was again observed whichseated the princesses on the woolsack, facing

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