Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-21
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN WAR.

says = RUSSIAN bcoUts arc III eiEns olu OIL
expected every moment to enter tie town. The
garrison, With their arms and baggage, are re-
tiliog towards Constantinople. The old Serag-
lilo is burpiog. The Musselmans have hed.
The Greek Patriarch and Rabbi maintain or
der. 7"-~------. 7.'~.~s.-~~
An trade has been issued q. Coostantlnope
ordering enrolment OF all tree males; :.
The Bulgarians have massaered the lnnaDi'
tants fthe villages of Gueanlk and IchrekeiI,
near Kezanlik.f -,
The ST. Petersburg Agence Russo repels the
idea that Russia intends to refuse European
participation 10 a treaty OF peace.
A Belgrade dispatch says the Serviau Gov.
ernment is summoning every available man 10
the army for the purpose of occupying PrIsch'
tina and Now Bazaar. The Servian forces are
now Converting on Now Bazaar.
The St. Petersburg Agence Russe aod the
Journal de St. Petersburg state that nothing
is known at 81. Petersburg of the appearance
of Russian Parlementarie at Sourna Soudlar,
Announcing the suspension Of hoatlltlesln Bul'
CARA.
.Moukbtar 4Pasha has been appointed to com.
mand the army to be formed along the ilne OF
defence before CoDstantinople. The exodus OF
tho refugees from Roumelia l5 assuming colos-
sal proportions. Before leaving Adrianople
the Turks burned their provisions and blew up
the ammuni,iou. The British Consul at Ad'
riauoplc ,elegrapbed yesterday morolng that a
dcputatiou OF the Inhabitants had gone to meet
the Russians. No news OF the Russian entry
has, however, yet been received.
A Turkish telegram, dated yesterday, co.
larpes upon the means Of defence still possessed
BY The Turks, and says SuIeiman Pasha' s army
is concentrating at DRAMA. south ofthe Adrian
ople Railway. A later dispatch, however, says
nothing has transpired concerning Suleiman
Pasba' 8 whereabouts.
A Russian telegram, dated Kezaulik, Fri
day, states that the Turkish peace delegates
arrived at Hermabli On Thursday. and we're
received With military houor5 By order OF the
Grand Duke Nicholas. They started with an
escort for K,z,nlik, where they were expected
to arrive on Saturday.
A Consantinopls corresp oDdent denies that
surrender Of Adrianople has been agreed to
in consequence of the demand of Russia. he
asserts that the Turks decided 20. to defend
the place. because twas considered untena0le
trhe same correspondent, teiegraphing on
Sunday evening", says 1t has been nposl-
Bile to communicate By telegraph with Adrisn-
ople for three hours, sod ii Is probable the
Russians have entered it
In e,psao oance Of the neE iost.us.ioos - the
pIeniposen.larias, til: e2pac;ad n Ceos'so'i
sop!s that the arHi:t!os VII! o. AEoai inns-
dia.el5, perhaps to da5. Preparedness 'o' t2s
Suitan's renewal 70 B,casss sca eacssQ lsoslS
suspended.
a Pera spseial says Ifz=i PAsas aa71sys 10
the peoiroien,iaria= fal!er pozsr:- asd Will
Inform them tha. Eog!sa1 !: ~. Likely 10 90
10 wsr.
A correspondent =: PERI says the nasalstlaas
have commenced.
1t is stated that the Tu.k:sh pleoipotehll,rlas
have been instructed that they may Offer 10
make Batoam free port, eeda the territory 90
the Asian frontier nearly as tar As hars, and
disman,Ia the fertilization; Of hsrs and Eiza
roun. They may s!so propose the ta!loTlng
programme .: discussion b European con-
ference.
The Balk2o= 10 BE- considered the son.hern
limit Of Bulgaria: Rooas.a % De iodspssdsnt;
the Ds,1aoails: - 81 opso 20 Dsn n Es. Of
all uat!on=, and the settlement Of tie Montsoe
grin aud Ssrvlsn question: % D. ism p3.zrliJ de-
ferred. Dihc1iies has= already arisen. L i
reported tina. Russia has dsmasdsd that Ad
ranople be ociaded 10 Baigaris also. the ces
sion Of Ba,1uu aud the opening OF. the Darda
nsIles TO Russian scd Turkish men OF war onIy.
A ST. Petersburg correspondent. says the
odieia! statemeot 81 the Minister Of Finance
estimates the extraordinary expenses occasion
ed b. the war at 1872 .010. 900 roubles.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs the fol-
loving 1t is reported from Colstautloople
that 10 conseausrca Of decision taken at the
great eouocil on The l7th instant lzzed Bey
has been cent 10 the Russian Headquarters with
fresh Instructions to the Turkish Plenipoten.
.iaries, gi7iog them foil powc's to sign whereas
they at first were instructed TO refer the condl
tious to the Porte. 1t ia said this resolve was
taken 10 CONSEQUENCE Of lhe pacific tone Of
Epgland at the opening of the British Parlla-
ment, and also because Rus:ia has given notice
that she will osist on the Immediate acceptance
q rejection of her terms
An resurrection has broke out 10 Thessay.
Five hundred insurgents are concentrated mid
vay between the villages Of plzltea and Ploa.
cales, near FaIo The Turks have taken refuge
10 the fortress Of VsIo. Two tuodred Christian
families have arrived at Athens.
The resurrection il spreading. The insur
gents, who fight under the Greek flag and who
have been joined by many Tbessalonlans resid-
ing 10 Greece, have been enthusiastically
received 10 several distilcts. 40 lnsurrection
has also broken out 10 several parts of Macedo.
Ma.
The troops at Chaleis have been ordered to
march to the frontier Immediately.
LONDON. Jan. 2l.-The Daily Telegraph
prints the following, under date of CONSTANT
nop!e, yesterday Dir. Master. agent of the
English relief fund. has just arrived here with
train full of rsfug ices from Adrianople. These
unhappy people have beeniu open cattle trucks
three days Many persisted from the cold
weather. Last night fifteen we're fond dead
in the trucks. The suffering of all are described
as awful. Mothers are reported, 10 their frenzy,
10 have thrown away living babies rather than
see them die in their arms. As the train
moved from Adrianople numbers of people
tried to cling to the outside and framework Of
tho carriages, and many attempted to ride on
the buffers. At ono station, where hundreds
Of people had oongregated, without food for
two days, the men threatened Dir. Master with
violence if bread was not given to them. Yes
terday there were fifteen thousand women and
children out in the snow at Charlou. Three