Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-13

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Senate, according to the Constitution, in order
to complete tho legislative power, and adopted
the bin forbdding the reelection of Prcsl
dent, which, after passing through the co'lsIl
tut;oua lormalitics, is TO be considered q part
of the Federal Constitution The appropra
ton bills will be voIed tomorrow, when Tie
House will adjourn.
In the Eugsh markets all descriptions Of
wheat have declined shilling TO two shilllnes
pcr quarter, aud maize end barley have rccedcl
fully shilling per quarter.
At Ascot Heath to-day tho .! of the meeting
OF tho race for tho Royal huns cup Ivy
Cradle, with Sutton ID and Prince Gcur:C ;;rd.
The Eastern War.
A dispatch from ConstanIuorc Tuesday
night says Mukhlar Pasta is rrpo!tr,l 10 lie
at kupriknr.
After fifty five hours fighting near kr>taz,
carried on mostly al close quarters, tic Monte
ncgrius have withdrawn tu Bal jan. The losses
on both sides amount to several thousand. The
Prince OF Montenegro has withdrawn his head
quarters from ucar Nitsiey bacl; to Oslrak.
Mehmct Ali tcIrgraphs that III" aloncucg
rius have been routed IN ali engagement in the
Kolarusch district
The Invasion Of Was5aievie ky the Turks is
making progress, the Montenegro forces there
being only three battalions, aud the Turks have
fifteen battalious Of regulars advancing, via
Bcrain, FROM tic SerVian frontier aud q body
Of irregulars coming from GusDic 1t lSru
mored they Intend passing by way U! Brabnak
to assist 10 the relief Of Nicsics. The total
losses Of Suleiman Pasha at krsiaZ are rstl-
mated at 4 900.
There is almost an utter absence Of nc~S OF
interest either from Asia, the Danube or Mon
tenegro. The Two armies on the Danube are
watching one another, and cluuonading is Ire.
aucut, but the Russians have not yet discussed
their Intentions The Turkish report Of Rus
sian attempt on Saturday to cross the Danube
at Rustchuk, which was alleged to have been
repealed, is unworthy OF much attention, as the
attempt certainly Vas not Serious. st. ic-
tersburg telegram Of yesterday says 1t WAS
| merely the cannonading OF sappcrs who We're
| working at Giurgero. From Asia there Is moth
Jog later than the evacuation til Saturday Isl
OH by the Russians and their retreat 10 Re.
max. A Reuter- telegram from I1lZerGum gives
| the number Ct Russians 1t Pcnak as ,DtO m2ti
and niue guns, while the Turkish corps which
reoccupicd OH consisted Of sig battal!OGs, lwo
! batteries and thousand cavalry. Both Rus.
sian and Turkish accounts agree that the can
noDadine at kars Is incfIrcu4l and ibdcci1lTa.
The Greek army is to be rcoreaui22d Thirty
| thousand men arr to constitute the atandlu>:
force. 10 1879 the army Wae fixed Al only
| 1887 men.
The Journal d'Anvtrs says Antwerp Is b.
ing put in a complete defensive state by ti'r
erection Of strategeical works 90 the hnr ol the
| River Nethe.
Z: The session OF the Turfish Parliament will
be closed Oh the 222d insI.
The Russians are rotllGt, FROM The direction
| Ct EhZarnum 10 order 10 pr0=7ciiic Tho ;@EH 81
| Kara
1t is stated That Drrvi,h l'aaha will siIl''r
sedn Mukhtar Pasha.
A son of Schamyl, til. Ciltassiau chief, ha-
left Trcbi25nd for E,fZaroUU.
n large number Of torpI doc nLich had herii
| manufactured at hlunc ior InH!1n have h7ru
coniisaatrd hy the Italian On tom; officials ii
! Cofm0ha.
! The Roumauian ti0valnul"nL has addressed
untr tn the Powers protesting: against the
| barbarnua ario u The Turks, aud stating II the
| pnwlra do not intervene To prevent thrs' dep
relations, ltoumania will IT,, compelled l." larry
the war into Turkey.
The Gar has aipuiirl hi, Willingness Ia to
oeivc Prince Milan at I'iu!gsti The i'ilucr
will arrive on Friday, accompanied ~ i'.culti
Ristics, Generals il0vatocrh froiir* anl
l.cSch janin.
| 10, 600 Scrylans ara concentrated at Etis:G:ic
anu $1,000 ut krncuievatz. The Permanent
COMMITTEES Of the SkuplschlnA propose IN Ia
ducc The salaries OF employees - par t"n. Ia
cover expenses for armament The kracnJe
vatZ Arsenal IL WORKING, might ana day. y Ser
Wan demonstration in tho direction Of lnSri u
probable, with the object al drawIr!; oil Mel!
med Ali from Montenegro.
| At Bucharest The Duke Of l,cu1hicuhnrg IA
openly mentioned rs the intended ruler OF i'ili-
garia.
The London Times Vienna correspondent
says Prince GortSchakon's letter has been oill-
ciulIy communicated to other Cabinets. II
seems it has not given such complete salisiac'
ton as was expected. The wording nn The
points relative to Constantin0pc and the Par
danecs has not been found quite 80 clear and
precise as 10 exclude ambiguous rendering an
set doubt at rest
Tho Porte is uneasy regarding Greece. Sal
vet Pasha hes questioned tho Greek MlnIstcr
| at C0nstantinopc concerning the intentions OF
tho new coalition Cabinet. The Minister'S re-
| ply was not very rcassurng. lie said he had
| no knowledge OF any hostile intentions, aud did
| not believe preparations were being made 'f'h
any other object than preparing for all event
uaties, but that il Greece finds herself drawn
into the struggle she would act openly. The
latter part Of the answer referred to apprchcn-
sious expressed by Safvct Pasha lest Greece
should send bands into ThcSsay.
! A apecial dispatch from Vienna to The Man
chester Guardian says: "a Turkish detach
| ment which has entered the Russian district Of
| Achalzich is threatening Russian c9mmunlca
ton with Arabian"
Note. Should tho Turkish commander sue,
coed the task of Victualiug the lsussian armies
will be very difficult.
The Ncuc Freie Press, of Vienna, has sre-
cia dispatch FROM Erzaruum. which says: "Oa
the approach of the three flying columns sent
by Mukhtar Pasha against the Russian right
wing the Russians not only evacuated OH, but
Pennek at the foot Of the pass over the kanly
range leading TO Arabian. Both ON and
rp,ra roonnunind bv I no Turks Win q. 81