Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-12
The Eastern War.

a special dispatch from vienna says tHut 'IlG
Danube suddenly rosa, yesterday, ovcIil5Wlng
its banks. The rise was caused BY melting oil
snow aud ice on the Carpa,hiau Alps. TIL:
will again delay Russian operations
The question whether the Romauian array i:
to take 40 active part iu the war seems TO have
been decided n the negative. !hc loroas how
mostly concentrated 10 Little WalIachia are IL
msiutaiu at any rate for ths present their dc.
fepsive attitude facing Widiin aal forming
the extreme right Of the Russian army
A telegram from Ca,taro reports that all The
Turkish forces near krctaz are concentrating
and preparing for an attack for the relief ol
Nicsics.
A letter from Bucharest says there arc three
hundred and twenty newspaper correspondents
10 Romania.
Under date OF May 2sth Loyd's agent 10
Poti writes: The town OF Pot is deserted The
shops are closed and the Inhabitants have fled
into the interior. Only few soldiers remain
to oppose the landing of the Circassans from
the Turkish transports.
Prime Minister B.atiauo, OF Romaoia, aa-
companicd by the M;nister Of Foreign Affairs,
has gone to Poiesti to make definite arrange
ments concerning Romanisn participation 10
military operations.
A telegram from ST. Petersburg denies that
Prioce Gortschakotf has obtained leave Of ab-
sence for q six weeks tour.
A special from Coostantiaope afi-ms tha! Il
Turkish Minister at Athens has received dis
patch ordering him TO ask for an expla 9atlon
of tho war preparations. The dispatch, how
ever, has not yet been presented to the Greek
Cabinet.
A telegram from Athens says The Porte ha7-
ing finally rejected the demands of the Crctan
Assembly. the Christian population Of Crete
are now firmly resolved to defend their rights
by force of arms y general rising is expected
The partial insurrectionary movements in Epi-
rus and Thessay are assuming more decided
character.
A dispatch from Alexandria ANNOUNCES that
the Egyptian contingent Of troops for Turkey
has sailed escorted by four Turkish men Of
war.
A telegram from Constantinople says that
the Chamber of Deputies have voted credits
required by the Ministers of War and Marine,
and adopted resolution in favor of suppress
log a number of superaous posts in various de-
partmeDts.
DtlRTaue correspondent states tnat III OTuer
to avoid all occasion for collision with the Porte,
Servia has cancelled the mission Of NJ, Marno-
vicks, who was appointed to wait upon the Gar
at Ploiesti. Nevertheless, SerVia seems to be
preparing for war. The militia is everywhere
drilling, aud severe punishments are Inflicted
on deserters. 1t is announced that the En-.
press of Russia has sent three hundred napole
ons to alleviate the extreme distress among ref
ugees at Alexinatz and in Southern Servia,
where people are dying from want.
A Berlin special says Salvonic journals state
that the+Moscow Ss!voDic Committee has just
sent considerable sums of moDy to Belgrade. An
is expected in the Turkish Prov
iuce of Old Servis.
The correspondent of the London Times at
Berlin sends the following: "Orders have been
issued by the Russian Government to acceer
ate as much as possible the levy of 2lS,O0O
men. Despite this, the opinion continues to
prevail here that Russia wishes to settle with
Turkey on the basis of the nominal integrity OF
Turkey 10 Europe. and that some such settle.
ment will be advocated by powerful persons at
Constautinople. if the Russians succeed iu
crossing the Danube and assuming an euerget. !
@ offensive in Bulgaria.