Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-02
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

1t is said that Geueral Tod!cbcn has again
urged the evacuation Of Shumla, Vsrna and
Estoum, iptmaling that if the Porte llnuedl
atciy compiled the Russians would withdra" to
the fortified line of Tcheknedje, Tchal0ja and
Deikos.
The Porte, 10 consequence Of the uritet rep
RESERVATIONS Of the foreign ambassadors mas
nrooised TO take measures to check sanitary
evil: resulting from The crowding Of refugees.
Ike ST. Petersburg Agcnes Russo says: -
"The situation il unchanged. The pourparers
continue. is stated hat Prince Labant1t,
formerly ambassador to Conslantinople, will be
apain appcioted to tLat position instead OF
General lgnatietf, and that l7md Pasha will
come TO ST. Petersburg"
The Austrian Gazette publishes AL order
Prohibiting the export of torpcdocs.
A telegram dated Bombay, states that the
second detachment Of troops sailed yesterday,
amid great enthuslsam.
A Berlin special says Prince Bismarck has
intimatcd his intention 10 return TO bcIhn next
week, and it is expected that negotiations Will
then he resumed.
A St. Petersburg Dispatch reports that pour
por.ers between London and st. Petersburg, by
way OF DHfln, nave bGtu IcsuWtu' AN"'hi"F.
has tranepired about their progress.
|. s rumorad that OH ntimatum has been
sent &c the Porte demanding their evacuation
Of Shumla and Varna within certain time, and
Prince I.sbanoff Rostott:ki hps becu appointed
ambassador to Cons'aainoplc. The oorrcspou-
dent points out that these ,umois seem to be
incor>istcnt, Int says the latter is better all
thenticattd.
a special from Berlin asserts that England
does not otjec, to the Austrian proposal to oc
cup Bosnia aud Herzegovina.
A dispatch from Vienna says 1.-The Gov
ernncnt again expresses confidence IN tho
prompt meeting OF the Congress, and 10 again
urging England TO accept the Congress.
A telegram from St. Petersburg announces
that On imperial pkgsc has Just been issued
ordering the formation Of forty eight fresh bat
taops, 10 addition 10 the forty eight called out
fortnight ago. Three new artillery brlgadeS,
| with IA gucs. arc also forming.
Mr.. Ross 10 the course Of his speech at Pres
| tou last night, said the Government was not
| going to communicate to the public Its proposals
| ia regard to the Eastern question before the
meeting Of the Congress.
CONsTANTINOPLE, May 2.-Arms aud AIN
munition destined fer the Mussulman lnsur'
gents in Roumelia have been discovered leaving
Aarianop!e concealed 10 collins.
LONDON, May -"Intormation has been
received hera" says special dispatch to this
afternoons Globe, dated Cropstadt, April o.
THAT several steamers lying at RcvcI have been
purchased by the Russian Government fer the
purpose Of beiog converted into cruisers. Three
vessels which left R@vel week ago ere, [ hear,
on the best authority, already the property oil
the Russian admiralty AID have gooe TO Am:r'
lea to receive their armaments which will be
provided by American firms and to receive 90
board seamen who departed short time ago. y
LONDON, May 9 "A memorial to the Queer
is being excessively signed 10 Sheffield express
ing confidence 10 the ministers and willingness:
to make every necessary sacrifice for the con
duet of war until the cause of peace and order
10 Europe is secured from lawless and rockies:
aoureesnn