Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-05
FOREIGN News.

commander at AL Mut1ld On TIC "a lps'op'
aud cop5 g: the same tine POSED OF Pesba
wrr 10 The Amer. Sir Neville Chamberlain
az actipc military member cf the Vice Regal
Council, .cam panies the Vioeroy to Lahore
Co., Lindsay, Financial Secretary to the War
Department., in speech at Abingdon yester
dav. said Ecelaud's 1ltimasum Informed the
Ameer that the Russian embassy must With
draw and that he must not enter into Nus
sian alliance, but must preserve neutral atn'
tude.
1t is reported that Sbere Ali is at j ellalabsd.
determined to attack the British forces pear
the Khy Der Pass and Qusttah unless the Brit
ish take the initiative.
Information has been received from Slmla
to the effect that the Ameer 10 his recent reply
said he had been anxious for British friendship,
but that the British pelicy changed with each
new viceroy. The Amer declares he is open
to make new treaty, that he ls not bound by
any Russian alliance. aud did not invite the
Russian embassy to Csbul.
The Berlin Post says eight weeks ago, when
the treaty of Berlin was in danger, Prince BIS
marck appealed to the siguatories to defend 1t.
Englaud, who then elected the request, now
apceas to Austria and Francs, the supposed
sdversaries of Russia, for the puspose of re.
yivipg the Crimean alliance. Such attempts
are useless. Furthermore, Englard ny foster
ing jealouses, certainly will not succeed 10 pre-
venting friendly relations between Bulgaria
and Greece.
The Rome Diretto states that France has
issued note advising that diplomatic pressure
be- exerted ia favor of tbs claims OF Greece on
Turkey. Italy aud Germany have already
consented to mediate between Greece and tho
Porte.
10 the Greek Chambers yesterday the new
Ministry moved, as test Of confidence, that
the House adjourn for two weeks. The motion
was rejected by vote of 81 against So The
Ministers Immediately resigned.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has de-.
olared invalid the election OF the Bonapartlst
Nj. Lsroux. During the debate NJ. Paul de
Cassagnac was calsd to order for iaterrupting
| one of the speakers and saying there was moth
| ing 10 common between tho Bonapartlsts
and President MacMahon since the latter had
| perjured himself.
The municipality of Marseilles has adopted,
| by vote of 26 to 7, motion 10 favor Ct gen.
| era amnesty to communists.
! NJ. Philip Part. the well known Preach.
| Belgian railroad contractor and foauclal kite
flyer, who was tried 10 Brussels for embtzz!e:
mept and breach of trust, has been acquitted
| Of these charges, but has been sentenced TO Elk
months imprisonment for mourning largo liza.
biities, knowing his inability to meet them.
| The short time movement is gradually eX.
tending in the mills Of Burolev, where there
will soon be $50, 900 spindles aud from o.GOO
| to 1000 looms operated CO short tine. Inc
| India mill, the largcs. 10 Darwin, has stopped.
The railway companies il the cotton districts
| ~ Al nd rod Al
because Of the staguation 10 trade.
Thomas Haigh & Co., Of Liverpool, have
failed il consequence Of extensive operations IN
cotton to arrive. Their unsettled contracts il.
volve the settlement OF differences on 5000 20
! 10 900 balee of co;too, and further dlticultits
are possible.
The London Pail Mall Gszette says: Tha:
tho United States should choose this precl e
moment to publish what secms from teIe'
graphic summary. to be rather threatening
dispatch addressed by Mr.. Secretary EVsrts to
the American Minister. MIR. Welsh. can scarce.
! - be regarded a. accidental. All the world
can see that We have 90 our hand, just now
quite "a much as We eau we'll deal Wlth, aud
really friendly power, With grievance like
that, whilst holding to lts pcsltioo, would ro-
| frain from casting tho Rstter In En- lrrtatlog
way before the public until our affairs had
assumed more peaceful aspect. At a1y rate
this is what. according to the admirers CT the
Alabama arbitration, We might certainly have
expected from America. The truth IS that
while the very party with which the bargain was
made still holds office 10 The United States, the
first opportunity ID seized 10 make point
apaiost us, lust when it rcckoned that other
difficulties may ier1o US to give way Moth
| else was to be expected and fer our o|n part
We are inoliued to thank Ir. E7ar,s for teach.
| ing our c,unirymen that nations generally are
| no more iac:ioed to forego their advantages
over one another 10 the nineteenth century
THAI 10 the eighteenth. Seventeenth, sixteenth,
or first. Lot the sentimentaists blame MIR.
Evarls, for be has disappointed them. uot US.
The American newspapers OF ali shades nt
political opinions, without aiViog moment i
consideration, let us hope, to the fact that the
quarrel hes nothing whatever to co With the
award of SIS, 500, Geo. made in favor OF CaDad l
at Halifax, como forward at once With the
contention that this money duo and long over.
| due to Us must not be paid until and unless
| thi, raw difference is settled in way they
| think right. Nine million dollars of the Ala.
bama indemnify still remain without any reas'
enable claimant, and here are SIS, 500 600 more
to be retained. We should have supposed
that the Americans could scarcely afford to re-
call attention TO the various matters relating
to tho Washington treaty and the manner 10
which lis provisions haVo been carried Cut
But, then, we too have little sentiment about
Us, for in truth the whole story i. ono CT coo.
tinuous attempt at evasion, and evasion OF q
somewhat shabby kind; and, curlcusly enough,
advantage was taken of local regulations
LEGAL regulations of the State of New York
to avoid compliance with one of the most
iuportant stipula,ioos Of the treaty in favor
of Canadian shipping. Therefore Lord Sails
bury has open to him some very pertinent retorls
| But two wrongs do not make right; and if it
appears that the ewfoundlsnders who do not
form part of the Dominion had no right to take
the law in their own hands, in view OF the arran-
gemcnts entered into on their behalf, Of course
Compensation will have to be made. When,
| however, the Americans argue that the whole
fishery question may have to be reopened, we
are at liberty to disregard what they say, or
We might answer that if 80 some other points
would have to be reconsidered at the same time.
Thus it would be at least arguable on the part
of tho Canadisns that very serious claims for
| 1oonofroDo ipiurior inhintod hV American cltis