Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-07
Foreign News.

EOrelSu news
The London Standard pruts the following:
Portugal having CONSENTED TO act with Eng
land 10 suppresslog the slave trade on the Mo-
zambaue coast, British cruiser has been or.
dered tbither. She will carry Portuguese
official, visit all the haunts OF the slavers, and
be empowered to search suspicious vessels even
when carrying Portuguese colors.
Sir Stafford Northeote will stand against Dit.
Gladstone for the Lord Rectorshlp CT Glasgow
University.
The Press Association says it is tuuored that
| Mr.. Cross the present Home Secretary, CT Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, will succeed Mr. Hunt
a. First Lord OF the Admiralty. 10 The former
| case SIR Michael would become Home Secretary
| and Mr.. Piuokett, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
General GRAFT arrived at Bfus*es al e clock
Yesterday evening. and proceeded 10 the Belle
vus Hotel No official reception vas given him,
as be is travelling incognito.
A Belgrade telegram says that it is rumored
| that ministerial crisis is impending, as the
| Skuptscbina has confirmed the election OF NJ.
GurachiDae, leader of the Conservatives, al
though his confirmation was opposed by the
| Government.
The semi official Monltur says it Is convinced
that Notwithstanding the boasts OF the niIl!aot
! Booap artists, no ministry lends or Will lend 1t
| self to supporting their proceedings. The dutg
| of the Government is 6ot 10 tolerate ne pro
motion Of the personal interests Of Bo0apsr!l>ts
uudcr cover OF the conservative uo!op. lne
mau. of: war Rein Blanche which vas suck By
collision has been raised and arrived at Ioulon.
| The Pref, Ct Of MarseIlles has ordered The Clos
Jog OF seven political clubs
Frederick Wilhelm Hacllaapder, tbs Ger
mao traveller aod suthor, is dead.
A dispatch from r ,me, d.tcd July 9Th say:
nuuber OF the officers and crew Of tbs Uolteo
States steamship Gets sburg pill visit 70 the
Pope 10 day.
Advices frem Panama give further par;cu
lars of the fight between the Peruvian raoe
ram Huasoar and the English war vessels Shah
and Amethyst Oh the 29:h OF May, the surrse,
der OF the Huascar to the Peruvian war vessc
Independence aud the terlnloatIon OF the re-
belIiou. The naVa! engagement coDlloued "i;r
remarkable perssteDcy on both sides i0f tEree
hours, add ended 10 the escape OF the hulse4r
though 10 very damaged condition.: Ihc al
fair has caused great excitement al Lana, anG
the President has issued a proclamation 10
which be declares be vii! exact IRON Grea
Britain the explanation aud satls'acuop cjnsa
quept ION such a wantou outrage OF iiieadll
power" Another revolution vas started VI
| aCCOuut Vi Tue diIcPtu ~ tSo'S|n
Prado aud bis cabinet with the EIg!l=h adnl
raj, and portion of the goveruuent troop:
proclaimed as chief Of State General Luis /;
Puer,a, the first Vice Pre>idvnt. Tols va
promptly put down by Ptado "ho put Iht
leaders 10 prison and organized new cabiuct
The spirit Of the ORDER 10 General Oft t,
cross the Rio Grandc bias been misunderstood
by the press Of Mexico, which has made bite
attacks on the American Go7etnmeut. lib;
official journal charges the United States Cier
eminent with The violation OF treaties AMI icter
national law, alleging tina. the RIO GrAodt
movement is preteXt for territorial sgGran
dizeneut or for forcing Lerdo upon the Nczl
can people. These attacks have called forth
memorandum from Minister Foster. The Next
can Government insists upon modification 0
the orders to General Ord, aud fears were cn
tertaned that modification will not be con
ceded. There is considerable excitement owe
this affair 10 The Capital. Senor Rafael Bepa
vidos has been commissioned by the Mexicai
Government to make specla! and nlnule stud!
of the situation on the border, and report meas
ures deemed expedient for puttiag stop Il
raids aud disorder.
BRUSSELS July 1.-An aide de camp Of Kin!
Leopold visited General GRAFT 10 day. Th
General will dine this evening with ilf. Sand
ford, ex.Mnster Of the United States to Bel
GUM. Several Belgian tuDclionarial are 10
Vited 10 meet bin 90 Sunday. The Genera
will dine with the Kiug at the palace.