Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-29
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN WAR.

to permit the British feet TO enter the DaEdsn
Giles, except as 40 ally Of Turkey. England IN
formed tho Porte that the feet must enter
without permission. The Porte eo'elea loi
nal protest, which was forwarded to the plenl
potentiaries at the Russian headquarters, but
did not actually oppose the cutry. Peace WILL
be signed on Russian territory.
Adyioes from Consantinople up to 1857
o'clock last night say :-"There is no news yet
from the Turkish peace Penipotentiarles.
The conceptraticn Of Russians at Adrianaple
continues. Scouts have arrived near. Chortu,
about seventy miles west of CoDstantlnople..-
Suleiman Pasha is at Boulair. Mehemet AN
is at Constantnople but returns to ChataDa
Immediately. There are ten British ironclads
10 Besika bay. The Egyptian garrison has
evacuated Bazardjik, about 25 miles north n, OF
Varna, and retreated to the latter place. The
Turkish government is haeiog difficulty to
maintain order 10 the capital. Among the tens
of thousands IF refugees from Roumella are
mauy armed Clrcassians. These have already
Numbered Luleh, Bourgas, Chorlu and Rodoso
and other towns and are now Hooking into
Constautinople laden With booty. The goyero'
ment wishes to disarm them ADD send them
into Asia, but it is doubtful whether they will
be able to do so. Appalling misery prevails
from the B1sphorous to the Gulf OF SAlonlca.
The whole coast is crowded with terrified Mo
hammcdans seeking transportation across the
Straits. Hundreds arc pershing from cold,
hunger and exhaustion, and 20 succor Is posi-,
BILE until the panic and Confusion 10 the capital
has abatcd.'
LONDON, Jap. 29.--The latest advices from
Athers (up to last night say: Order has
been re. established but the evaporation ofthe
people is increasing. Their disposition is very
warlike. Many volunteers arc crossing the
frontier
ENGLAND.
Sir Stafford Northcote in the House of Com
mons, yesterday, said he would express no
opinion which might be used for the guidance
of Turkey. but he considers the terms of peace
very sweeping The character of the AUTONOMY
for Bulgaria was not that agreed upon by the
! Consantinople conference. Administrative au.
tonomy was then conceded; DOW there is proVi.
did a total separation from Turkey under a
Prince. Regarding tributaries becoming indie
pendent. be would say nothing, but it must
raise difficult question, since it touches other
| interests. The indemnity condition is very
elastic How Russia may elect to take iudem.
nifty and what territory she may ask arc highly
important to Europe. European concert is,
| therefore, necessary. The understanding re.
gardiug the Straits may mean something or
nothing, but it is a European, an English, in-
terest. He explained that the credit asked for
was not connected with the sending OF the tisct
TO the Dardanelles, but is permanent measure,
that England may appear at the congress that
must assemble with proper prestige. Sir Stat
ford said the Government asks tor the credit as
a vote Of confidence, 50 that it can still tirmer
enter the congress. The Marquis Of Harting.
| ton asked, since vote of confidence was want.
ed, that the debate be adjourned till Thursday
| next He pointed OUT that the Russian pro
| posaI for the consolidation, as an autonomous
principally, Of all the districts Inhabited by
Bulgaria would bring the southern boundary OF
Bu garia almost to the sea. lie said runner
having some appearance of authority stated
that the prince for Bulgaria was to be chosen
by the Car. Thus powerful state was to be
established 10 tho very heart of Turkey, with 9
prince devoted to Russian interests. lie said
that the conditions are matters upon which no
separate understanding between belllgerents
can be acknowledged by the Powers. We have
expressed that opinion to the Powers, and be-
| lieve it will receive their assent. Austria has
| repeatedly declared that she entirely shares our
views. We cannot disguise the vast import.
| ance { the questions now raised. The keystone
of Southeastern Europe is being removed. Re.
lative to the Encouragement which must be
made, Que thiog is certain, that Turkey must
not be urged to continue the struggle for purely
European OH CTS. He stated that Russia in
her reply to the noted despatch defining British
Interests only promised not to acquire Constan-
tinople permanently.
Lord Derby, Oh January 20th, sent dis.
patch to Count Schouvalof declaring that the
Government were strongly of the opinion that
it was most desirable to avoid even tempo
rary Russian occupation of Constantinople,
which might seriously endanger the relations
DOW happily prevailing between Russia and
Epglard. Russia replying repeated her as.
surauccs against the permanent acquisition OF
ConslantiOople, but added that if the Portes
obstiaacy required tho Car to continue mill
tary operations, be received full liberty of &C.
| ton. The Gar could not understand how the
cause he was pursuing could affect British in
tercsts, and be asked for statement. The
Euglish Government shortly after percaiVing
that the Russians were approaching Gallipoll,
| replied that they considered any operations
| tending to give Russia the control OF the Oar
danelles would impede the consideration of
terms of peace, and asked for an assurance
against the occupation of Galiipoli. They re.
ceived the reply that GAllipoli would neitner
be occupied nor attacked unless regular Turk
ish army should be concentrated there. But
perceiviug that the movements of both the
Russians aud Turks were tending towards
Gallipoli, the British Government asked Oh
January %, and obtained the Sultan 3 permits
sion for the entry of the feet into the straits.
The orders to the fleet to enter We're counter.
manded in consequence of tho receipt of tel.
egram from the British Ambassador at Con
stantinople, avowiDg his belief that the Russian
conditions provided that the question Of the
straits was to be referred to a European Con.
gress. After the orders wero cOuntermanded
o correction of the Ambassadors telegram was
received, stating that the question Of the straits
was to be left to the Sultan and the Car. The
Chancellor added that from subsequent iutor-
nation he had not tho slightest doubt that
Russia intended the question to be settled sep
aratey between herself and the Porte, not. of
course, excluding England from the ultimate
discussion, for Russia cannot exclude England.
LII e.. L .k~ L. 1