Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-09

ccrs, engineers and machiDists have been arrlV.
ing at Hamburg for sometime, on their way to
St. Petersburg.
LONDON, May GA dispatch from Erzor-
Gum, dated 9 o'clock Tuesday night, says:
The Russians are surrounding Soghaule and
concentrating for M attrsck on M0uhktar
Pasha's position at Bardiz and Yecikoy. The
Russian force which occupied Baygzd is Dow
advancing 10 the direction Of Khsmoui and
Antob, leaving Karkilisa and Alaskirt on their
right. Bayazid has now been placed under
control OF Russian project of POLICE.
The Globe publishes the following special
dispatch, dated Pera, Tuesday night: The
Russians have gained all important victory BE-
tween Kars and Erzerouu. The Turks re-
treated upon EIzeroum. Ii is ruuorcd that
1900 Turks were captured. Rumors Of an
arnistice come FROM Blu garla.
NOtc-Thc foregoing telegram is probably
false.
BUCHAREST. May 9.-The statel1 2nt ,hat
the Roumauian army will probably be lnc.rpo'
rated with the Russian army, or placed under
Russian commander, is officially coniradicted.
LoSDoN, May 0.-Mr. Layard tcegraphs
Earl Derby that Turkey has extended the time
for neutral vessels to cater and leave the block
AIDED ports of the Black sea seven days. Yes
SclS uldy CulCi thN t"th 'o.'' oS'- - P''-
until the l7lh inst.
BUCHAREST May 9.-Thc Turkish batteries
at Wlddin ceased firing at 5 clock yesterday
afternoon. Their shells did 20! reach kalain!.
| The Roumauian shells only reached the Turk
| ish vessels off Widdin. \ private meeting Oi
Senators and Deputies has been held to con-
slider the cxpcdency Of Roumania participating
in the war. 4 majority OF the Deputies APP
| pear TO favor war, but the Senators views are
doubtful.
COLOGNE, May y.-The Gazette learns i':om
| Cairo that q rumbcr Of British officers have
bccn seut to select position Tor an cu'rcuchcd
camp ~ the entrance Of the Suez canal.
LONDON, May Git is officially announced
that there is DO touudation for the statement
that Lieutenant General Sir John Latorn SIN.
nous. or any other general, has been selected
to command 40 cxpedltionary force.
PEsTII, May 9.-ln the Hungarian Diet to-
day Primo Minister Tsza 10 reply 10 The III.
terpellation of Herr Lomsick, said the ueutraIl-
| ty OF the Danube has never been expressly de-
clared but only the principle OF Tree ng9lga.
ton. Therefore, interference of r2uLralS with
the operations Of bcIligereots Is Impossible.
while such operations gre within the principles
of intcrualouaI law. Austro Hungary, how
ever, has already made representations a. 81.
Petersburg and Coustaniuople against any r.
strictions OF navigation not indspensab'y urces-
sary. a favorable reply is expected. The
Governments course will depend upon the re-
suit of these representations,
LONDON, May 9.-rhc Tmcs' ioaucia! aitl'
Gle says Large amounts OF Russian bonds
arc going trcm here to Holland 10 ill void pro
ducea there by the sale Of u. S. drawn bonds.
The Dutch, ii seems, arc selling called bond;
of the j. s Government to Americans, aud
Instead of investing in new Il per cents, buy
Russian securities 10 Londoo, the result OF
this operation being that gold from America
may fnd its way here on account to BIO used
il paying for their Russian stock.