Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-10
The Eastern War.

particularly animated and Dusy 1t present.
Wor.; is carried on without intermlsslon day
and p;cht, aud numerous shifts Of work people
arc being employed. There is general eon-
7ictiou in both military and naval official circles
thu, they are Ga the immediate brink ct war.
Arrangements have been made by which TWEEN.
t. Eve thousand men can be embarked within
six days ii necessary. and twenty thousand to
tweuly Eve thousand more within fortnight
! alter.
The greatest activity prevails at the Dept
ford yictuaiing yard Id England. The produc'
ton ard issue OF uaYai stores aud PROVISIONS
arc proceeding q. au extraordinary rate. New
machinery has been erected and the work pco-
tie have have been employed over Goars for
some time back. Soon after the fleet was sent
10 the Mediterranean it was deemed advisable
t. reEleuish the stores at Malta anl Gibrater,
which are now yiluacd sufficiently to supply
not c.ily their own garrison. but considerable
prouortion of the army and navy Tor at least
year.
To avoid unnecessary observation or miscou
structon stores arc serl in private vessels as
ordinary cargo 1t has been decided TO add
the iron c!ads Valiant, Lord Warden, Thuo.
deycr aud Achilles to the Channel squadron.
Ii is probable an additional admiral will be ap.
painted to this squadron, which will assemble
Mt Davenport ready for sea on May %.
The Russaa Geographic agency, while de:
clarine that Russia will not reply TO Earl
Derby note, publishes a statement which may
&c considered Russia Informal reply. 1t says
the Powers which seriously desire to retabllsl
an understanding and guarantee oil general
peace must seek 4 new baeiS more IN conformity
with circumstances without further dwelling on
mistaken views OF past results, which are the
best rcIutaton Of the English dispatch IS re-
spectS the treaty Of 1871, appealed to in this
dispute
/! may be asked il tic Porte vas not the
first to break the engagement or the preceding
treaty Of 1856 Ii the English Cabinet main
lains that the Porte was not bound by it, then
that treaty would only h6vc served to guarau-
fec to the Porte entire immunity. All the
documents OF that period prove, on the con-
trary, that The Christian Powers did not mean
to defend regime oppressive Tor ChrlStaos.
They simply decided against the exclusive pro
teclion OF Russia.
They substituted for ii the common protcc'
lion of Europe. The rights aud duties attach,
ing thereto they have often exercised. Tho
agency cites instances OF Intervention such as
the Audlassy note; the Berlin memorandum,
&C., and adds: Results have proved that these
platonlc interventions led to nothing.
If the Eoslish Cabinet regards the treaty OF
1856 as impotcnt, that Interpretation will hard
t ~ b, accepted by Europe, or even by the Fog
lish nation, AID especially not by the Russian
Government or nation. Ia the interest of this
treaty, the common action and pressure OF Eu-
rope should have been cxcrted. Russia has
done everything for this purpose. Her efforts
were frutless.
1t only remained fer Russia 10 execute alone
the duty which the other Cabinets agreeing
with her in principle hesitatcd to assume in
practice The Imperial Cabinet is justified 10
affirming that it IS acting in conformity With
the sentiments and Interests OF Europe.
The Eoglish Cabinet cannot extricatc itself
from this dilemma except by proclaming that
Epgland is the first Mussulman Power in the
! world, and that she consequently wishes for the
maintenance Of the Turkish dominion over the
Christians, even at the cost of their eXtcrn,na
ton. We hold the English nation in too grca,
esteem to believe it would sanction such j
policy.
a Bucharest dispatch reports that at Beket
the Turkish irrcguars burned and sunk several
+ lighters, amougs. which were some that be.
Ioagall to Messrs. Watts u Milburn, of Lon.
don, and had the British flag hoisted THY
poured pitch on the decks and set fire to them
: They also captured Greek brig With British
, cargo insured at Iloyds. Colonel Mansfield
British Consul General a! Bucharest, has in
formed the British ambassadors 1T Vienna and
CoHstanlnop!c OF these occurrences by telc
graph, ia order that steps may be taken to CD
tain PREPARATION end put stop to such wantOu
and otiectless raidiDg Tor the future. The
Odessa correspondent OF the London Globe
says commissarat officer there has been
summarily shot for adultcrating -four for til.
army.
10 few days tic aDuual holy pilgrim cara
van will leave Uonsantinoplc for Mecca laden
will. costly presents for the NIohammedan
shrines. The Sheik III Islam gave to the lead.
or, Wan has been this time appointed by the
J, Suan himself, instructions 10 proclaim 10 all
, the cities he passes through that Russia, who
persccutcs the Christians herself for not con
forming 10 the Orthodox faith, was now intent
up0n driving aii believers IN lslamlsm from
Europa The Sultan has therefore resolved to
call all the faithful to q holy war against inflel
Russia. AID promises to 70 on pi grlmage
himself il the war proves successful to bis
arms
y dispatch from Bucharest reports that in a
private conference Of Senators and Deputies on
Tuesday it was decided that the independence
of RoumanIa should be proclaimed in the pub
lie sitting on Wednesday. After the procla'
NATION OF independence war will be declared.
NJ. Bradiuo. president Of the Ministry, was
present at the meeting. Several Russian de-
/ sertcrs. nearly all Of whom were Jews, were
SHOT at Otsay during the week. It is said the
Chief Rabbi at Constartinoplc has ordered
prayers to be offered for the success Of the
Turks 10 all the synagogues of Roumania.
Monday afternoon two Turkish monitors,
supported by the shore batteries at Gbacet,
opened a murderous fire upon the Russian
batteries at Ibral. which replied vigorously.
The capno1adc lasted three hours. lbrail was
unirjured. All last night there was great ac-
; !ivity in the Russian camp, showing that the
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