Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-16
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. l6. "A dispatch to the Dali
Telegraph, from Coostantinople, says the Turk
are inclined to issue decree for the deposition
of Prince Milan. and dominate a successor
England has protested against this cours'
| through her ambassador.
BELGRADE Aug The Turks have reach
ed Jabantza. The SerVian Colonel Autltch
is gathering strength to defend kruzevatz
from which place the roads lead to RaglzaVatz
The fall of this place would open the Morava
Valley to the south OF Gen. Tcheueyct's pc
sitiou, which would thus be turned.
LONDON, Aug. l6.-A dispatch from Bel
grade to the Daily Telegraph, says Mme. Mer
kus, who established q hospital at Thabltz, &
town of Servla, furty. four mlles west OF Bel
grade, has been arrested for expressing repub
lican opinions to the wounded servlans She
was taken to Belgrade with view 10 her cx
pulsiou from SerVian territory.
LONDON, Aug l6.-A dispatch to the Times
frou Belgrade, says tuat while war preparations
continue actively ard while even tie peace party
consider any fate preferable 10 the deposition
of Prince Milan and the annexation Of any part
of Servia to Turkey, or even period of Turk
ish rule here, at the SAME time depression Of
spirits aud desire for peace among the mode
rute party and the SerVlaU people generally,
make the intervention OF the powers to bc
anXiously looked Tor 10 he hope that 1t would
bring peace without any OF the above conditions
which it is feared the Turks desire to impose.
Rather than accept any one OF those the mode.
rate party will support the Government to con-
tiuue the struggle uatll Scrvia cunquerS or can
DOT fight longer. They say the deposition OF
Prince Milan would OCCASION a dynast;c civil
war, which would rctard the progress OF the
country twenty years. As for Turkish rule
here the foremost men OF Servla, aud even the
oppoueDts of the war, say it is better that all
the Servians perish 10 this struggle than sub.
NIT 10 that. 1t is evident if the Intervention
of the powers does not bring peace that no ar
Taugement between the bc!ligerents themselves
is likely to.
LONDON, Aug. l6.-The Times Athens
disratcll says In coos qlehce OF the Porte S
re !usal to graut the demands Of the Crcan As
sembly great excitement prevails and 4 rising
has been imminent. The Crctans sought the
advice oil Greece, the latter urged them to ap-
peal to the Great p wcrs and await the result,
which they will probably do
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
trom L'nla says the report is uotrue that Lord
Lyttou contemplates reslgnlng the Governor
GcneraIship OF India next year.
EDINBURGH, Aug. G.-Ihc statue OF DR..
Lviuestou, tne African explorer, the site Of
which is few yards to the east Of the Scott
monument, was unveiled here yesterday.
PARIS, Aug. l6.-lt is stated that General
Berthaut will shortly be appointe1 Minister of
War; vice Gen. Dccissey.
LONDON, Aug. l6.-'I'he Pail Mail Gazette
publishes dispatch from Berlin, which says ::
Mediation by the powers 90 the oasis OF the
rc.estabIishmen! Of the status quo ante belIum
is considered imminent. 1t is reported that
the Gar is anxious for speedy termination of
the war, and has personally besought the En-
perors of Austria and Germany to offer their
good Offices to the boigarents ior the purpose
of securing peace News received here from
Coustautuople contradlcts the reports that
separate negotiations have been entered into
with Montenegro.
LONDON, Aug 6-A dispatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette from Belfast says: Although no
serious r,oting occurred last night several en-
counters took place between the mobs and the
constabulory. Twenty six persons were sent to
the hospitals. Some parts Of Belfast are very
excited to-day, aud the military have been call.
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