Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-15
The Eastern War.

offered by Sir Henry Woh, CONSERVATIVE 10
the effect that the House declines to cuterIain
apy resolution which may eubarrass tac Gov
crn1ncnt 10 is maintenance of peace AID tic
protection Of British interests without ind!cat.
inr apy alternative lioe Of policy, was adopted
without division. The speeches uadc during
the debate were principally Of j merely retro
spective interest
The Marquis CT Ilartiurtoo, the Isadar OF
the Liberals, said the blue books showed Rus
sia's sircero desire 10 maintain peace Ii posi-
BILE. lie condemned Earl Derhy's answer to
Prince Gortschakoff. Before Russia mobIIlZed
her army the policy recommended by Mr.
Gladstone's Withdrawn resolutions, namely, The
union Of Europe to exercise pressure. aud, If
necessary, forcibe result upon the Porte,
might havo been eficacious' but since The eom
mencemcut Of the war such combination was
impossiblc. Germany was looking out Tor pos-
sibo hostile combination, France was rejecting
On q possible renewal OF invasion, England was
looking to the Suez canal and India.
Ii the Government pursued policy OF strict
Neutrality the country would support them, but
England had always been drawn into any war
between Turkey and Russia, and, sooner or
later, NC would have to Interfere 10 tho present
struggle. When the time came, Mr.. Glad
stones first two resolutions would form the
guide to the policy to be pursued. lie (lIord
Hartiugton) was as apXlous 10 defend Drllsh
! interests as any one. 1t Russia trlumphed IN
the war the expectations OF the races subject to
| Turkey would be realized, and it would be
( mould pnt hn IrIt,
pepsablc to British interests. Those interests
were not, as the House was asked to believe,
| bound I'D with the lifcless trunk Of the Turkish
Empire. r., y
Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor Of The Ex-
cheouer, repeated tho usual arguments against
| coercion policy The Governments efforts to
| obtain a settlement by peaceful means failed
| principally through tho obstlnacy OF Turkey,
| and also through the deplorable impa,iaEce Of
| Russia, which be, however, attributed TO pop
ulsr pressure. Relative 10 British Interests Sir
| Stafford Northcote said Az for the lnlcrGstS
| which we have 10 common with others. | see DO
reason why we should fight for them alnne. 1t
was to the interest Of all that there should he
| freedom of navigation 10 eastern AID south
eastern Europe.
| There we're interests in which other nations
| had closer interest thau ourselves. and doubt
| less when the moment arrived these naiioos
would protect them. We had a specia! uIcreSt
| 10 the Suez canal. 1t was important II should
be kept open and sale. There were other ways
in India not so direct to which the Government
attached great importance, but the main route
to the canal and Egypt itself the Government
desired above all to preserve. Cheers
| They desired to maintain strict neutrality, to
watch over the interests Of England. at the
| 10 h hnc.p lar ID ~
| reply 10 Prince GortschakoG contained nothing
| which was not perfectly respectful. The right
| honorable gentleman concluded his speech as
follows: "Thc Government is now enabled to
| keep its hands free to act as may appear best.
| The real interests Of England are The mainte-
J nance Of peace and prosperity throughout the
| world. In whatever position they may lrd
| themselves, ADD whatever may be the oblga-
| tons and circumstances in which they were
nlaced. the Government will pursue the policy
which they believe good tur Eoglaod and the
| world, without tear aud without reproach.
MIR. Gladstone said the issue upon which the
| House was asked to vote was contingent upon
coercion by oil the Powers of Europe, which did
| not necessarily mean war against Turkey, aud
| which, on former occasions, had attained great
results. The war might even now DC e1dsd
within fortnight il England would consent to
| restore the European concert. lie pointed out
| what disgrace it would be to Euglaud II the
| liberty OF the Christians we're arcured by an
agreement between Turkey and Russia alouc.
The Powers have intinated to Prince Char
| les that iu case Roumania should declare her
independence they would consider tho Porte
released from its promise not to make Rouma-
| mia the seat of war.
Col. Cartagnia, the sptcia! messenger from
Prince Milan to ST. Petersburg, has returned
without a reply. Prince Gor'schakoff iafc
graphed that if Servia desires to commcnna &c.
ton she must DO so on her u;su responsibility
| and with her own means. This intelligence
caused great depression among the Liberals.
It is affirmed that the recall Of the Russian
agent at Belgrade was ordered on the ground
of the desire Of his Government to keep Scrvla
apart from the conflict The Gar, while with
drawing his agent, 10 order to hold aloot from
any agitation in Servia, has explicitly iutimat.
ed that he considered the abs;entiou Of SerVla
indispensable.
A dispatch from Pera says: AS evidence Of
the general condition to which ten days of in
cessant rain have reduced the Aslalc region,
VIC need only to read the intelligence from Bag
dad describing the flood which has overWhem-
ed both banks OF the Tigris. A similar nun.
dalion is unknown since time lmmemoriaI, the
river UaVlUR tuTOWu Oui u ucT Ui1uCu i3u'S
Bagdad, which has completely blocked the city
and swept away 200 houses 10 the village OF
Kiamizie. The worst evil that the Russiaus
may bring upon US by theirprematurc Invasion
is cholera, which exposure to so iuclement
season can hardly fail to produce among their
troops.
The Russian troops under General kautF'
man will cross the Pameer into ludia in the
event of England taking part in the Turkish
war.
Owing to the fall Of water in the Danube
three Turkish monitors are stuck 10 the mud,
and will probably be abandoned or destroyed.
But ono man of the crew Of Two hundred sur
vved the destruction of the Turkish monitor
off Ibrail. She was armed with five, niue and
6ve-nch guns.
a Berlin correspondent Of the Times thinks
it evident that the Russians are either COM
peting their preparations to cross the Danube
simultaneously at several points. or they arc
seeking to make the Turks think SO. This