Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-01
The Eastern War.


of Eogand stating that she is determined to
maintain neutrality in the war, aGd command
Ing her subjects to abstain from violating the
laws :;iat:ag thereto Then follows the Fog.
lish statute Instituted to regulate Her Msjesty'S
subjects during the existence oil hostities be.
tween foreign States with which Her Majesty
is at peace. and The proclamation closes with an
admoni,icn to i,er subjects not to disobcy the
conmaui at their peril.
Lord Derby has written a letter 10 the heads
of Departments If State, announcing certain
rules according to which meD.of war Of both
b.i!igcrents arr forbidden from using any Brit
i.h ;ogt IS :, atatioG Tor any warIike purpose,
bringing their prizes thereto, cmbarkiag any
varhkc sores. or more coal and PROVISIONS
than sufficient for immediate want; or remain.
Ing longer than IIeny.luur hours. except 10
case OF stress Of weather, damage Or necessity
Of obtaining provisions.
The Roman;au Senate yesterday approved
the convention with Russia adopted on Satur
day by the Chamber Of Deputies. The Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs, communicating the
convention to the Senate, declared the Treaty
Of Paris bad been destroyed by Europc's allow
ior H., entry Of Russians into Turkey. Roma
MIA, he said, would allow the Turks to occupy
X slafat, but would resist their further advance.
About 90 600 Russians entered Romanisn
territory Saturday. 1t is estimated that 40, 600
tavc 80 far crossed the Pruth.
The authorizes Of I5rail have ordered the IL
habi.ants to remove all portable property with
in three days. az an attack from the Turks Is
expected. Fifteen thousand Russians arc now
ouavtercd below the town to meet the antlcl-
| pa!cd assault. The Turkish army on the Dan
! ubc has been reinforced BY forty b2ttaions aud
40 900 Circassians from Sofia.
In the British House Of Commons, yester
| day, Hon. Robert Bourke. Under Secretary tor
| tho Foreign Department, in reply to cues
| ton, said the Porte had asked the Khedive to
acnd assistance. The Khediye promised to do
! So, and to place his contingent under their
Command, but promised that mono OF the rev
enue rladgcd 10 creditors should be touched.
| The assistance 70 the Porte therefore, depends
On the amount OF the contributions for that
purpose. To reply to question by Sir Charles
Dixie. Dir. Bourke said lie believed . number
OF Ecyptians we're already on the Danube.
| Sir. Gladstone gave notice that he should TO-
trcducc live resolutions They declare, ia ct-
lec;, that tioeIand has just cause Of complaint
| at the conduct Of the Porte. Reference Is made
| to Lor;i Darbv's dispatch Of last September re.
Listing to the Bulgarian nassacrcs, and the res
| Oiutous proceed to declare that until there is a
change CT conduct and guarantees are given the
Porte has 10 moral or material claim TO the
support Of the British Crown; that 10 the midst
of complications aud with var actually begun
the House earnestly desires that the Influence
CT Eogiand in the councils Of Europe be en-
r!oyeG fer the etTcctual development OF liberty
ard local sell. government IN the disturbed
provinces; that the House further desires that
tic intlucnce Of Eoglaud be addressed to the
promotion Of harmonious action among the
Europcan Powers 9ith the view Of cXaotlog
such means OF government from Turkey as are
necessary for the purposes OF humanity and
Justice, for etf@c:ual defence agairs. Intrigue,
| ard for The security Of the peace OF the world.
TIE London Times continues to deprecae
unnecessary alarm and says: "ErcD it we had
most positive assurances that Russia Intended
70 bc;icga COnsiantnoplc, there would be am
| her army crossed the Danube; but to assume
| that the Russian leaders have any such design
| is to suppose they have taken leave Of their
senses. 1t is not Turkey alone they would have
70 meet, nor Turkey and Eogland, but the
whole of Western Europe. We may safely as
sumo that Russia is no. altogether devoid Of
common s.nse, aud meanwhile We may keep
| ourselves cool. w.
The Dirllo Of Rome, ! ministerial organ
absolutely denies the truth Of the recent state
ment concerning ltaly's intention Of occupying
Abau. in certaiu cqeDtuai;ieS. 1t says the
| object Of concentrating an Italian squadron 10
southern ports is to give the crews opportunity
| Tor drill, and TO reDdert possible in case OF
need to despa ch s1mo vessels to points where
| the appCafanca Oi the Italian flag u ght be use
! ful to the interests Of Italian subjects.
Correspondence is progressing between Italy
| and Iuikey ID consequence OF the refusal OF the
latter 10 nerm;; Russian subj acts 10 remain
| under the protection OF Italian ConsulS 10
places where there ale no German COosuls.
| The return CT the Italian Ambassador TO Con
| sfaniDnpie will be delayed aomc time.
The Greek Minister Of War, having been 10
| formed that there Is disposition 10 the army
to desert aud cross tie frontier 10 order to take
| part in tho war against Turkey, has called the
superior officers together and pointed cut to
them the illegally as we'll as the impocy OF
such 4 Increment. The districts of Hermione,
| Argolis and Poro5 manifest a disposition to re-
si5i the law calling out the extraordinary re.
serves. The Government is eDdea7oring to Per
suada them to comply.
A Bucharest dispatch says the marshes Of
| the Dobruj!a arc unusually unhealthy this
season. II the Russians really intend to ad-
vance in that direction they must wait at least
fortnight, as the roads are at present i'm.
practicable.
A telegram from lbrail announces that the
Russians are building bridge over the Dan
ubc there.
A dispatch from Erzaroum of April 80, says
The Russians having concentrated and ad-
vanced their siege train have attacked the
Turks before klrs The battle commenced at
daytreak 90 Sunday. The details arc momen.
tarily expected. hlushtar Pasha ism Kars.
The Russians have occupied DgWin (Dgvir, J
in Turkish Georgia, the inhabitants receiving
them as friends and surrendcriog their arms to
them