Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-18
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

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ENGLAND and Russia. Tho Gar and Sultan |
are exchanging personal friendly dispatches IL
ia eYnected that peace will be signed by the
limo Tho Congress- meets, namely, two or three
weeks later.
ia CONGRESS, not conference, will probably
be held at Baden, Baden, which place Austria
has proposed. All the powers, including nus
sia, have assented.
Orders have been sent to the Russian mead
quarters not to occupy Galllpol'
The British feet has been Wlthdra"n 70
Mudania, about forty miles south or Constan
tinople. This movement Is attflouted co oe'
sire On the part of England to facilitate neeo
t;at;ons tn nreyeut the entry of the Russians.
The instructions to Namyk Pasba have been
revoted. and he has not gone 10 Adriauople.
A despatch from Pera says: The Turkish
SQUADRON arrived bringing stores and torpedoes
from Sulina, which has been evacuated.
A Vienna telegram says; Notwithstanding
the prospect of Congress, the situation Is still
considered grave 1t isrumored that England
has made overtures for an understanding and
arrangements With Austria. The latter Is ne
potiatine loan With the Rothsebilds.
Upt to Yesterday evening the London FOrelgn
Office had received no official reformation In
dicating Russian advance on Constantlnople
or Gallipoli.
The London Observer believes that Russia
has represented to England that the United
States as q great maralime power should par.
licipate 10 the Congress. England has not Oh
jeoted, but has taken advantage OF the proposal
to suggest that Greece also be allowed to take
part iu the Congress- The Observer is in
formed that Russia has suggested 10 the Iortc
the desirability Of removing the Nlussulman
population from Bulgaria.
Advices from Athens indicate that the Greek
Government is likely to ally itself to England.
10 the event of war between the latter and
Russia.
A Coostantiuople dispatch, dated Sunday,
says: The Russian advance guard has not
transgresSed the lines settled by the armlsloe.
In consequence Of tho withdrawal OF the British
fleet to Mudania, the Russians will not cc,ury
the suburbs of Constautinople.. Advlces from
Adrianople state that 1t ls believed the peace
negotiations will be completed oD Wednesday,
when the Russians will withdraw from Rou.
melia, unless England makes some new move
ment."
A Vienna special reports that recent Cabi:
net council decided on partial mobilization OF
tho Austrian army if the conference question
was not settled within fortnight.
Intelligence has been received that Prince
Bismarck on Tuesday will be able to announce
that, owing to Emperor Williams friendly III.
Prevention, Russia has resolved to maintain 40
attitude which cannot imperil the peaceful So
lution of existing difficulties. According TO
| the latest Information, England and Russia will
| maintain their respective military and naval
positions during the session OF the Congress.
No other Power will enter the Dardances,
lest it should increase the complications.
A special from Berlin reports that Baron
Won Mauteuffel's mission to st. Petersburg
| has been postponed in consequence OF Russia 3
| reassurine statements. Prince Bismarck and
| his GOOD Offices resulted in Russia's conseutng
| to an early meeting OF the Congress. All dan.
| ger of On Austro Russian conflict being thus
avoided, tho chances of an ADglo. Austrian al
| lance are greatly diminished
The London Times Pera correspondent says
| it is reported that the Circasslaos, when re-
| treating before the Russians suffocated With
sulphur eighteen hundred women and children
who had taken refuge 10 cave:
1t is reported that Admiral Horribly has been
ordered to seize the Turkish fleet II necessary
to prevent it's surrender to the Russians.
LONDON, Feb. ia special dispatch TO
the Times from Vienna confirms the statement
of the Agence Russo that the principle OF
European meeting has been agreed to out 1 tn.
details az to form and place are unsettled. The
Times dispatch says: "Frankfort-ou the Main
is c,nspicueusly mentioned, bat on the whole
Baden Baden is most likely TO be the place Tor
the meeting. Austria lays great stress on the
congress assembling as soon as possible as the
surcss means to prevent further complications.
Less than a fortnight should suffice to complete
the srraDgem eDts.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb l8.-The Russians
have Withdrawn from the Sar0ldle redoubt,
part of the Constantinople line of defence which
they occupied on Friday. The orders to the
Russian troops are not to cross the lines OF dc
maroation fixed by the armistloe
! LONDON, Feb lS-A special dispatch to the
Times from Pera says: The Porto has inform
ed the Powers that the Greeks have agalo
crossed the frontier near tie towo OF Arta 10
Albania. The Port has sent one thousand men
to resist the invasion.
10 the House of Lordsto night Lords Strathe.
der and Camp bell will move that 10 the orin-
ion Of this house the terms Of the armlsticc be
tween Russia and the Porte arc such as to JUS
| tify her sj3sty's Government 10 taking every
precaution to discourage the eocroachments by
which the treaties of 1856 and 1871 are untor.
tunatoly threatened
The Daily News prints telegram from AL.
dershot saying ''some officers here have been
semi officially bottled that the second army
| corps will be mobilized at an carly date.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Cape Town dispatch ys:-That the
ambookes have rsvoted. and that it is feared
the Tembus will rise. There have been hume
rous encounters between the volunteers and in
surgeut Kafirs during the last week, in which
tho Kafirs we're defeated, many Of them being
killed and wounded.
A dispatch from Calcutta says:-" Hostilitles
With the Jowakis have been resumed. A force
of British cavalry, numbering two hundred and
fifty men, defeated the enemy yesterday, killing
six of them, including ono leader. Six of the
English troops were wounded. Three Jowaki
leaders were captured"
The French Senate has again failed to elect
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