Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-21
Foreign News

capturing quantity OF arms and ammunition,
after ar cppagcmcnt 10 which he had eighty.
two iacn wounded and four killed, lie lmmc.
diateIy advanced considerable disaCc! in the
direction of Seraievo.
| On Monday General Tegethofl' force iorncd
in attacking column against the northern SIDE
of Seraievo and openeda cannonadc against the
castle at half past six o'clock 10 the morning,
the iusurgcnt artillery replying. Meanwhile
the force OF General PhipOvich divided ID
two columns, was favored by q thick log IN af-
feotiDg q turning movement. A column direct
ed against the iDsurgent position on The west
ward of Seraievo commenced the attack at hall
past seven O'Clock q. M, but the main column,
driving tho Insurgents With difficulty from
strong positions, Only reached lis appointed
post 90 the heights south OF the city at halt
past ten o'clock, when the Insurgents cannon
wero si!euced ard the Austrian infantry I'D
yauced in swarms. General PhlllipoVlch says ::
Fighting Of the most horrible kind ensaed,
which lasted until half past one D. n. The
troops were fired upon from, every doorway and
window. Even the women and the sick and
wounded insurgents in the military hospitals
participated 10 incredible soeoeS Of widest ia.
natcisms. 1t was only owing 10 the good dis
cipline Of the troops that the towo WAS not more
seriously damaged; as it was some houses we're
plundered and burned. Our losses unicrtu'
nately were not iucorsiGerable. The insurgents
fed 10 ell directions, especially toward Gorasda
and Rogatica. At the close of the lighting the
imperial flag was hostcd and salutcd, amidst The
cheers Of the Christian population.
1t is reported that the Insurgents again at
tackled General Szapary at Dobol on Monday,
but were repulsed after prolonged fighting.
A Vienna dispatch says Intelligence has been
received there from CoDstantinoplc to the et
f:ot that tie English, French and German Am
bassadors yesterday urged upon the Porte, 10 a
decisive manner, the strict and unreserved ex
ecution of the provisions Of the treaty OIL
Berlin.
A Vienna dispatch says Prince Bismarck has
given it to be distinctly understood that any at
tempt to sbirk the obligations taken respective:
ly by the contracting Powers Of the treaty OF
Berlin would be immediately followed By such
measures as the circumstances may require.
A Pera correspondent says the Porte has
received an official telegram stating that the
Russians had summoned the Lszs to mmedl-
ately e7acuate Batoum but that the L:Z5 re-
fused to do so.
The following are the propositions submitted
to the monetary conference by the Uoltcd States
delegates, and which are now u5der consIdara
ton and discussion -
First. L is the opinion Ct this assembly that
it is not desirable that silver BE- excluded from
| free coinage 10 Europe AID the United States.
| o. the contrary, this assembly believes it 10 be
desirable that an unrestricted coinage 0! silver
and its use as money Of Unlimited legal tender
should be retained where they exist, and as far
as practicable restored where they have ceased
to exist
Second. The use OF both gold and silver a.
Unlimited legal tender money may be safely
adopted, first, By equaliZDg them at relation
! to be fixed By International agreement, aad zee
ond by granting to each metal at the re:aticu
fixed equal terms of coinage, making no els
| elimination between them.
[ LONDON, Aug. 2l.-FoHlar, the Americas
who resides at Boulognc, succeeded il crossing
the Eoglsh CbsD5c yesterday Oh hissppsratu:,
10 ii hours and 90 minutes. The apparatus
consists Of small double cauoc OF lrdia rubb:r
cloth Inflated, having board between the tW0
vessels, upon which Fowler STOOD ;.al Padded
across. The sea was very calm.
| LONDON Aug. 2l.-Thomas FORBES was a.
raigned before the l!os street Police Court to.
day on charge Of forgery. lie vas remap2cd
| urtil September l9, to wait cx:radluou rancrs
a2h the necessary Testimony t:on New OK
! for the prosecution aud defense, The c0urSGl
90 both sides agreeing to The p0stponemeHt.
| Peter Froman, siowavay on the bark L.
Wm. Donkir, from Bail River, South CarcIiqg;;
was arrested at GraveseDa yesterday. & the re-
quest Of Mr.. Welsh, the Aar11erclr mi0ster,
charged, on his Owl adm i isslo, with numbering
c 2qs'a ..lv VINO attempted to arrest him.
rromaa repeated tho confession to the cihccr
| who arrested him here. He vas remsnded to.
| day at the Bow street Police Court to await TO-
frnrn tha lInifcd Statei
MUNICH, Aug 2l.-Prinoe Hohca'ohe, Tho
| German Ambassador at Paris, has been reject
| ed to the Reiohstag % secoDd ballet Ia
Forchheim by q vote CT 9 $50 against 5000 Tor
| tho Ultramontane candidate.
PARIS, Aug. 2l.-The elections Ct presidents
OF the Councils General are believed 10 indicate
that the Senatorial elections will result in tho
| establishment of Republican majority IN tho
Senate. The Monarchists ard Bonanartlsts are
dscordant. The Orleansts in several depart.
ments voted with the republicans.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-Thc Times reprints the
reports of the interviews between Butler aud
Kearney and has en- editorial about them and
the national party 10 which it says Of the latter
| 1t might become serious danger to the repub.
| lie if it were possible for the disconnected a5a r.
| norant masses who have attached theusclrcs TO
| it to pool their issues and combine aga'nst CAPT.
| tai. There 5re, practically, DO limits IN dem
ocrstic country to the power OF majority
driven by strong passions and hundreds
of thousands Of working men who have
felt tie pinch of hard times aud been
thrown out Of work or had to subslst
on lower wages, are urged by the most powerful
forces to come together, as kearney puts It, Tor
bread and butter. Blu! it is doubtful whether
those who rave most wildly against society src
not IS firmly welded, each Of them, to his own
theories of reconstruction as tho most super
stitious fanatics Ct the old word crecds. The
Times then briefly summaries the proceedings
before Congressman Hewit.'s committee, aud
concludes as follows: The United States would
have more to fear from The Buffers and the
Kcarneys if their followers were less passionate,
less ignorant of the practical limitations Of
political actions, and lees torn BY Internal
jealousies
HAvRE, August 2l.-Qucen Chris:ians Of
Spain is worse. No hope ls entertained OF her
recovery.
STorruO1N Aur OF TIM International