Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-29
ANlErES a N1pf2lAs
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2e, 1926.

No mail from the South, of Fredericksburg
was received at our Post Office yesterday; ow'
ing, we learn, to the destruction OF Bridges By
the late freshe,s The roads to the West ofus
have likewise been materially damaged; parii-
cularly between this and Leesburg.
The Baltimore Gazette Of Tuesday evening
says
"The heavy rains yesterday and the previous
night and day, swelled the streams IN the vicI-
nifty Of this city to an unusual height. The Pa
tapsco is said 10 have been higher than al any
time since the food Of August, 1917. A youth,
named John Mackelfresh, attempting to catch
some floating wood, fell into the stream near
the Patapsco Cotton Factory yesterday after
noon-the rapidity Of the current rendered all
attempts to save him fruitleSs, and he was un-
fortunately drowned.
"During the freshet last evening, the ferry
boat at the middle ferry was sunk; but we are
glad to hear 10 lives were lost.
By the arrival at New-York Of the packet
ship Lewis from Havre, papers of that City to
the Goth ut andfhose of Paris 10 the 25th have
been received. They contain the important in
formation of the Turks having acceded to the
ullima,um of Russia relative 10 Mold avia and
Wallacha The following particulars were
translated for the New-York Evening Post.
Constantinople, May s.-The Porte yesterday
made known to Mr.. MinziackySnd the ENJOYS
of France, Austria, England and Prussia, his
answer to the demands Of Russia.
The propositions by M:de Minziacky in the
interview Of the 5th Of April, ned TO the three
following points, which the Emperor of Russia
indicated as the indispensable conditions to the
complete re.es,ablishment OF the friendly rela-
tons between Russia and the Porte.
LIST The entire pe.establishment Of the state OF
things existing in Moldavia and Wallachia, be
fore the insurrection of 1921, and principally
for all that concerns the number and reorgan!
cation Of the military provinces.
3D. To lberate the Deputies Of Servia, held
since 1921, in the Palace of the Grand SeignOr
at Cons,an,inople, and satisfaction to the dc
mands Of Servia.
Sd. To send ENJOYS 10 the Russian frontiers
gociations on the points which have been agi-
tated from 1916 TO 1921, and 10 conclude def.
mite arrangements
Yesterday the Refs Efeno visited the inter-
prefer Of the Russian Legation, s. made known
10 him in the presence Of the Minister Of the
Interior, that the Porte had acceded very will
lingly, and withou, the least restriction to the
demands Of Russia; and that he should give NJ.
of Bairam, Goth May) 1t was announced at
the same time to all the Foreign Legations, ,ha.
the Sultan had namtd for Plenipotentiaries, the
former Chancellor Of the Di,an Rad, E.ffendi S,
| Ibrahim Effend, and had ordered them to enter
upon the negotiation with the Russian pIenipo,
teDtiaries at such place as the Russian Court
may designate. The charge d '.AiIaires of Rus.
STA, has shown his satisfaction as well for these
resolutions, as also the form in which The first
communications were made, and he has expe-
dited Courier TO 81. Petersburg with the in
tellgenee.
Should the negotiations, and it is believed
they will, result in permanent treaty Of peace
and friendship, the cause Of the poor Greeks is
little better than desperate: for there is no lon
ger any power likely TO check the Turks from
throwing their whole force upon them. Eng.
land, who was ready enough to urge a war be-
tween Russia and Turkey, is too polite, and
perhaps too busy at home, to venture herself in
the expedition; and the other powers are too
poor or too weak for the undertaking. 1t is
much 10 be regretted that there cannot be found
one single nation to join the Greeks, and exter-
inmate these hordes Of barbarians from The face
Of the earth.
letter dated Vienna, 18th May, says the
Ottoman Porte has fully acccded to all the con-
ditions stipulated in the UAimalum of the En-
peror Nicholas. The Turkish Cabinet has al
ready designated two Plenipoten,iaries TO pro.
coed to the frontiers The hostages moreover
have bee. set at liberty, and positive orders
given for the evacuation Of Moldavia, and w
lachia.
Lord Cochrane, who had left Brussels, was
said to be on the point Of embarking a; por.
in the Mediterranean for Greece.
There was nothing furtherfrom Greece. The