Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-25
FOREIGN News.


the Car, my army, destined to combat the
Turks, enters your territory, which has before
ioytuIly received Russian armies. declare
We come as friends, DESTROYS only of your vel
fare, and hoping 10 find among you such noble
sentiments as your ancestors displayed towards
Russian armies 10 former Warsagalnst the Turks.
The passage oil the Russian army through your
territory will occupy only short time. 10.
vite you to pursue your usual a7ocatieus, and
provide our army with the means to satisfy
their requirements. | have taken measures to
enable the military treasury to pay without de-
Law for all purchases. The army will 10 where
disturb your tranquility Roumanans, our ~
cestors shed their blood Tor your liberty, and l
believe We have right to require your support
for the army which is travtrsing your territory
for the sole purpose of helping the unhappy
Christians Of Turkey whose distress has reused
The pity Of Russia and all Europe.
Prince Gortschakof has sect the following
note to the Turkish Charge d'Affars at St.
Petersburg :-"EarEest negotiations between
the Imperial Government sud tne Porte for
du.abla paciicalion not having led 70 the de.
sired accord, ny august master secs himself
compelled, TO hia GcgrcG, to lave recourse TO
force Of arms. Be, therefore. 50 kind as to iG
form your Government that from to day Rus
sa considers herself 10 state Of var With the
Porte. The first CONSEQUENCES OF this Is the
rupture OF diplomatic relations. | request you
to kindly inform me OF the number OF persons
composing the Ottoman Embassy, so that sou
may be furnished with the necessary passports.
Ottoman subjects residing in Russia are at lib
erty, if they desire, to leave The country 10.
moIcsed Those who prefer to remain NAY
consider themselves assured Of the full proIec-
ton Of the la".
"A Kischencff dispatc.: to tho London Daily
News, dated Monday says there is no consid-
cradle movement towards the frontier yet ez.
cept Of light cavalry Cosjacks. The weather
is foe; the roads are rapidly drying and will
apparently be in very good condition in week.
The London Daily News says the long
expected war has nov practically begun.
The London Times says ia lingcriog nope
Of peace remained in any mind, it must be dis
sipated by yesterday news. 4 decisive step
has been taken and Russia may be said tn be
actually at War with Turkey.
The London Daily Telegraph says Russia has
at length committed direct act Of var and
plainly revealed hcrsef 10 her w0ntei character
Of an aggressOr
Safyet Pasha has sent dispatch to the rep
resentatVcs Of the Porte abroad, Informing
them that the Russian Charge d'Afaires had
left with the whole staff, and that the Porte,
while regrctting the tu7n Of affairs brought
about by Russia, had followed the example CT
that Power and Instructed It's representatives
10 Russia 10 break off relations with the lmpn
rial Government. The members of the Turk
ish Embassy at ST. Petersburg accordingly
leave to-day.
TIE Turks have made Il great movement
from Wildin to Rustchuk 10 boats lowed by
steamers. Ii is reported, however, that they
were brought back by night. The Turkish
preparations for the d2iauce Of the Danube, by
means Of euDboats, iron clads, etc., arc ri0st
formidable. The Turkish troops are well
armed aud clothed, and are in good spirits and
condition, although dysentery has appcared
among them.
In the British House .! Lords last night the
Earl Of Derby, replying 10 question put by
Earl Grey said :--"Some will doubtless saj ii
we had taken some other course the result Of
the negotiations might have been different
Thrcughout the negotiations | have found on
the part OF the Porte decp.saated conviction
that, make what CONCESSIONS they might, sooner
or later war would be forced UPON them. Its 10:
for MT to say whether that opini0a WAS right
or wrong but that being the feeling at !hc
Porte, it was impossible fer u; 10 bring .G0u
an understanding. Looking at all the cIfcum-
| stances with the light OF experiences, ~ 0Ot
sec that any other course than that which We
adopted would have had more successful! re-
ILL., ,t.ak a
tain peace under The coudltioas that actually
existed Re were engaged IN thu aonnon 81 an
impossible problem.
German distrust Of Frau2: wa4 openly indi.
Gated by Gen. Won MoItke in the German Par
Lament yesterday. He also expressed the
opinion that the tame was not far distant when
every government 10 Europe would be compel
led to straln all lis sire myth Tor czls.eEGt.
The British Mediterranean squadron vii!
sail on Saturday from Malta for the Piraeu3.
The Irish home rulers were ag8ir defeated
10 the British Parliament yesterday.
Considerable excitement prevails cu the
Mexican frontier Oil account oi what appears
to be we'll founded rumor that General Ord.
Military Commander Of Texas, directed the
concentration OF considerable force OF Uo!cd
States troops at Laredo, Texas, on the Ri
Grande, Immediately opposite Nucvo Laredo,
Mexico. This movement, at time Then the
frontier is remarkably quiet, and taken in con
nection with the fact that Col. Shaiicr recently
crossed force OF United States troops into
Mexico near Picdras Negroes, with Gen Ord's
knowledge, and 10 the presence 81 Gco. ESQ.
bedo, who is chief military partisan of cX-
President L.rdo. at San An.onio, Texas,
which is the headquarters Of Gen. Ord, is re-
garded as menace ca The part Of the Uoi,ed
States military authorities 90 the RIo Graude
against the Government CT President Dlaz,
which, If persisted 10, is likely 10 lead to
serious complications, if not open hostili!ies
between the United States aud Mexico. Sew.
eral arrests have been made within the past
few days Of Mexican army officers on the from
tier who are known to sympathzc with the
movement in favor of the restoration Of Pres-
dent Lcrdo, aud important documents lmpll-
eating Others were found in their possession.
CONsTANTINoPLE, April 25.-SkirmishiDg
is reported to have commenced between the