Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-12
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The London Times contends that hussla
must submit every one of the peace conditions
to the Congress, not excepting tho Indemnity
clause. "She has no right, says the article,
ITO be dictator over Turkey. The great Pow.
ers dill not invite her to make war or give her
commission to replace the government CT the
Porte 10 any way she might think fit The
Times also eulogizes the Governments action
10 bringing forward the Greek claims. No
decision" it says. so patriotic and far seeing
has been taken by the Cabinet 10 macy a day
q; the step proposing that Greece should be
represented at the Conference. 1t recognizes
that the old state Of things cannot be restored.
and that the best materials for replacing 1t are
to be found in the Hellenic race.
10 the British House Of Lords, last night,
the Earl of Derby said the question whether
the Congress would have full materials to form
Judgment 90 all the questions to be submit.
ted was undoubtedly OF great importance. lie
considered it useless and foolish to 60 into the
Congress unless it had real, net merely nominal
power of dealing with the matters before 1t.
Her Naesty's Government is now IN com.
munication with other governments on this
subject.
Count Andras.y has made further statements
explainiog that declaration of Ausro uunga.
Ran interests was handed to Russia before the
war aud Russia acknowledged that it was we'll
| founded. He emphatically denied that the
Government contemplated ordering moblllza.
| ton as soon as the credit was voted. The GoV-
ernment desired to be provided With means
showing that the monarchy is capable OF pro.
tectiDg its interests, but they could not take
the responsibility of appearing at great cost 10
state of military preparation before the Con-
gress, from whose deliberations satisfactory
understanding was anticipated. lie denied
various reports that actual measures tor mobl-
lization had been taken or that an ordre de ba.
taile was already drawn up. 1t is asserted that
Count Andrassy, 10 his address before the sub
committee of the Hungarian delegation on Sun.
day, stigmatzed the policy Of Servia as aiming
at ACKNOWLEDGMENT and jeopardizing the inter.
ests of Austria and Hungary.
LONDON, March l2.-The Reuters Telegram
Company have dispatch from Pesh, stating
that Count Andrassy yesterday told the Hun
garian delegation what he understood by the
Austrian interests aud what changes could not
be permitted. This portion Of bis statement is
kept secret, but it is said 10 have caused great
sensation.
A dispatch from Pesth to the Standard says:
count Andrassy assured some members OF the
delegation that upon certain points and 10 certain
eventualities convention between Eng land
and Austria was ready.
PARIS, March 1.-THE Republiquc Fran
caise states that Lord Derby, British Foreign
Secretary, told Count Schouvaleff, the Russian
Ambassador at London, that Eogland would
not attend the Congress unless the entire treaty
of San StefaDo was submitted thereto, and that
Count Schouvaloff after consulting with Prince
Gortscheko1 replied that Russia would consent
to tho Congress, itself deciding what points
ought to be examined.