Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-31
The Reinforcement Of the Sultan.

The DethrOnelnent Of the Sultan.
The dcthronemeut of the Sultan OF Turkey
was announced in yesterdays Gazette. The
have been received:
The dethroncd Sultan is kept urdcr guard
in Mosque, at the extremity Of the SeragIlo.
The Ministers informed Murad Ettendi that
he was proclaimed Sultan on Monday night
popular demonstration took place the next
morning, but no resistance was offered TO The
new regime. Perfect tranquility now prevails.
Both Christians and Mu|slemans express great
satisfaction at the change. The city was llu.
minated last night. The festivities will continue
three days.
A message in cypher, notifying the Turkish
Embassy, at Paris, Of the deposition, com
menccd as follows: I'VE, Abdul Az, con
formally with the wishes of the majority of
our sui cts, abdcate." This was Immediately
communicated to the Du De Cazes Minister of
Foreign Affairs. The Embassy also received
message stating that the Sofas first required
the Su tan to relii quish the title Of Callph,
which rendered him inviolable. The Sultan
soon afterwards abdcatcd.
Murad, the new Sultan, is disposed to re-
move Husscn AVEi Pasha, the present Nlnis"
ter of War because he favored the project Of
Abdul Aziz to make the son instead OF the
| nephew the heir to the throne. Murad speaks
| French. This is consider, great advantage,
as be will be able to dispense with interpreters
when he receives foreign ambassadors The
| Russian ambassador has visited the Duo Dc
| Cazcs. The latter gave assurances that France
would contribute BY every means 10 her power
10 the maintenance of peace and the prcserva-
ton of a good understanding between the
Powers.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times reports that NJ. Plauenac, the Moute-
negron Minister Of War, had an interview with
Baron Rudich, at Ragus>a on Sunday, when
| he informed the Austrian Government that an
offensive and defensive alliance had been con.
Guided between Servia Romana, Montenegro
and Greece. NJ. Palmcnac was also understood To
Intimate that Thessaly and Crete would rise
and support tue movement in northern Turkey.
Altogether the situation is regarded as draw
ing to crisis. While the Porte con6dentlaly
informs the Powers that 40 armstice will bu
conceded 90 The conditions proposed by the
Berlin memorandum, the insurgent leader:
loudly declare they will continue to fight until
independence is achieved. The Official Russian
Iuvalide seconds these movements by tic dec,
laration that Eng laud refusal to join the North
ern Powers cannot but brlug on difficulties
Germany has requested Turkey to pay 500, OOt
iud miy to the family Of Consul Abbott. A
late dispatch says that all the Turkish Cablnel
signed the deposition Of the Sultan.
The deposition was accomplished during the
night. The Due Dec Us, INN adlateiy on re
caiviug news of the ac; formally Instructed the
French Ambassador a. Constantinoplc to cxcr
all his irfu nee to Undue: the pew Governnen
to hasten pacific solution Of the difficulties
The Duke pointed out that a. Murad was en-
tirely Tree from embarrassing eng lgcments HI:
succession would naturally induce suspension
of hoslilitIcs. An armlstlce was 10 20 way lncon
sistcnt with the dignity of the Government
The Ambassador was, therefore, dir cted tc
urge the Porte to take advantage or the oppor'
tuaity and Immediately enter into negotiations
with the insurgents and make the concessions
judged equitable and necessary.
The Lnion Standards Vienna dispatch
says the succession OF Murad 10 the . onau
throne is generally cou>i lcred as mainly due c
Russia lnsti2atiug Servla and Montenegro to I'LL.
mediate warfare. The Standards correspon
dent at Rome says it is reported that the Italian
Government has received an invitation from
England to come to an arrangement Tor united
action in the East The Paris E5,afette reports
that Lord Derby has informed the Turkish Am
bassador that England IS prepared to accept an
International conference, provided the pro.
gramme is ST forth beforehand.
Ab1uI-Azz Kahn, who has just been de.
throued, was born February 9, 1880, being the
second son Of the Sultan Mahm .ud Kahn, who
died in 1899 ard brother oil the late Sui ~
Abdul Mcdid on whose death, juno % 1861,
| he assembled the thr0ue OF the Oitnuan empire,
according to the custom which prefers brother
| to a SOP as heir His successor, Mchcmct Mu
rat EFF rdi, is the thrty-third Sultan of the
line OF Osman, and the lhirtic'h ruler Of Tur.
key since the capture Of Constantuopc. lie
was the eldest son Of the late Sultan Abdu
Mcdid, and was born during lis !alher's reign,
on the 2lsl Of September, 1870 being now 10
his thirty-sxth year.