Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-27
The Eastern War.

runeut that the Gar was irresistibly impclled
10 war by the will Of the people is consistent
and inlclligible, but ii is not the language OF a
reasonable being 1t is the language Of the
Northern hories thrust or starved out OF their
forests to seek food wherever it could be found.
Tie .7o,d will not long permit the earth to
tc Iesoiatcd by struggle begun 10 sn inter
chanrc Of dcianccs, aud LETT to itself pretty
sui, l.. last us,4oug as one party has strength
| to hur defiance at tn" other.
Usu,au pasha has addressed proclamation
To The iuhauiaAls Of kalatat assuring them
t!,.t they need not fear the Turks, who will
occupy the tuysn As friends. The Project Of
| kaa!at has been instructed 10 receive the Turks
al liauis The first battle may be expected to
take y ace at Tutscha On the Dobrulscha, where
the attempt Of the Russians 10 cross the Dan
ubc may he lacked far very shortly
The following is the !uIl text OF the Sultaus
proclamation 10 the army:
Russia has declared war We are forced to
take up arms. We have always wished peace,
stcnirg TO the advice OF the powers Iii thus
respect; but Russia wants to destroy our lodc.
readeuce Aud so, if Russia attacks Us, God,
who protects right and justice. will grant US
victory. Our soldiers will defend with their
blood the county gained by their ancestors, aud,
with The help OF God, malotaln the ndepen-
dcnce of the Osmanli. The nation will protect
the wives and children Of the soldiers. Should
| it be necessary, the Sultan will 60 to the army
and raise the standard of the khalaiat and the
Sultancl. The Sultan is ready to sacrifice his
lie for the honor and independence Of the
c0untry.
The humber of Russians who have entered
Roumapia is estimated at $4,000 They are
concentrating at Barboschi. No Russians have
crossed the SerctE or the Danube. ibis teIe.
gram confirms tue report that the Russians are
apnarcnly advancing upon the Dobrudscba.
$1,000 Russians have passed through ING.
heni, 10000 through Leova. aud $4,000
through Bulsrad. These troops are to effect a
iuuct!on at Galalx and Brailo.
la the German Rechstag, yesterday, Geo.
Won MoItko took occasion 10 expalo his speech
of Tuesday. lie stated that when he spoke OF
conpepsatory measures which must sooner or
later be taken by Germany for the massing Of
French troops near the frontier, he meant
measures having no offensive or aggressive
character. lie. added: "Our policy is neces-
sarily pacific without oa that accouat renounc,,
ug our freedom of action. This was received
by the House with cheers.
The Grand Vizicr notified Servia that a
Turkish detachment will occupy GadoVa, on
account Of the approach OF the Ru5slanS from
that side. Abdul Kerim telegraphed to the
same effect to the Seryian General who COM
msuded on the frontier. SerVla has replied
that sha will resist by force Of aims any at
tempt At the occupation oil Gladova.
The Coustantinople newspapers report tbat
au engagement has taken place 90 the Asatic
frontier near Ardahap, and the Russians were
compelled to fall back. Fresh skirmishing &C.
cured at Gunro 10 the vicinity of kars but
no Important engagement has yet been fought.
| It is expected that state Of siege will shortly
be proclaimed 10 CoDstautinople.
The following announcement Is olhcai. Sal
unl Pasha hiss addressed the following dispatch
to !he Turkish Ambassador at London: The
first cnEaaement has just been fought at
Tchuyuksoo, near Baoum. After some fight
Ing the cuemy WAS defeated and put tn rout,
with the loss of 500.
LONDON, April 21.--ihe various financial
articles Of the London press show that the Iu-
mors affecting cous0l5 last might were that the
government is engaging transports to take an
unusual quantity OF supplies TO the L:vant,
; and that an unavoIab!h statement would liz
. made III Parliament, but no statement al all
was made iii Parliament.
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ant Of the division at Batoum, announces that
the battle at Tchurukson, which commenced
On Wednesday,, when The Russians, as already
reported, lost SEQ men, was resumed to day.
LIVERPOOL April 27.--The COuricr's Lon
: don correspondent tclegraphs Gs follows: The
British government have resolved to Interfere
between Russia aud Turkey. | have The high.
est authority iuT stating That Her Majesty i
government has Just beeu called upon by Aus
tia H. fulfil her engagements under the trl.
partLr treaty OF lS56 tor protecting he lnteG-
r.ty 9! the Ottoman Empire, and that decision
mas been come t. nj Il cabinet c0unol to take
action ia accordance with national obligation.
The cabinet have resolved as the first step to
MAKE formal request 10 The Russian govern
ren to State the object Of the military opera.
;i3ns naw boing undertaken against the Otto
maD government, and dctlne the extent to
which it is proposed to carry those operations.
learn from another source that the Austrian
government have agreed to address 40 inquiry
Of the same !rurport TO Russia. The third
party to the lripartle alliance OF 1856, France.
has not been required By the other two Powers
to take acion al present. 10 consideration OF
strained relations between France and Ger.
many. The treaty enables any one of the three
Powers to act separately 10 fuliment OF its
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other Powers TO fulfil the treaty by joint &C.
ton The moving Power now is Austria and
she has specific and obvious reasons for not
cnbr0iling Franco in the question, because any
movement on the part Of France would proba.
lily he countoraoted by an opposite movement
by Germany, that Power being thereby COM
PEELED to act more or less III concert with Rus
sa, and therefore against Austrian interests.
Yet Austria cannot longer hesitate, even in view
Of this danger, to take Steps for resisting the
Russian invasion and her appeal to the British
Government is not Il matter OF form, but will
soon appear to be serious reality. Though
Earl Derby was able to confidently state week
ago that this country was not likely TO be
called on 10 fulfil the tripartte treaty yet,
within six days, The British Government
has actually been required by one Of the
sigoatory powers 10 fulfill lis undertaking.
The question Of our active intervention may
take practical shape before the end Of next