Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-11
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN WAR.

From the note OF the Earl OF Derby, British
Foreign Minister, TO Dir. Inyard, the British
Ambassador at Constantinople, informing him
of the Russian reply concerning an armistce,
the Porto Inferred that it had only to propose
an armistice for it to be concluded. Reoul
Pasha, the Minister Of War, accordingly tele-
graphed yesterday to The Russian Grand
Dukes, proposing 40 armistice, and announcing
that the commander of the Adrianople army
had power to treat % behalf of Turkey. Up to
the present time no reply has been received
from the Russian headquarters.
The Turks have defeated the Montencgflnf
at Spuz and Malissouri and driven them C
Yenikoi.
Flags arc displayed all over St. Petersburg
in honor of Gen. Radetsky's victory.
A Bucharest dispatch says the Turkish Com
mander 10. Chief On Wednesday notified the
Russian headquarters at Lovtcba that he was
empowered to arrange the basis OF 40 arms
tice, and that Mehemet Ali had been dcslgnat
ed az the eventual Turkish penipotcntiary
The Grad Duke Nicholas acknowledged tho
recent of the communication, adding that he
would report the matter 10 St. Petersburg.
The London Agence Russo denies the Truth
Of statement that the Porte has already &C
cepted preliminary basis Of peace, and say:
the Porte. however, is aware that the accept
ance of these bases must precedc the conciu
sion of az armistice.
A special from Constanlnople says that SUI
LEHMAN Pasha has been relieved OF his commend
and summoned to ConStantinopIe.
10 connection with the reported commcoce:
ment of hostilities between the insurgents and
Turks in Crete O recent Athens letter says
THE Greek revolutionary com mttce. OF which
Bulgaris is chief, has invited the Crctaos t.
send deputies to national assembly to decide
the question of annexation to Greece. Ten rev.
dictionary battaliops were TO be raised, but only
two we're actually formed. The Turkish Gov.
ernor had only FIVE bsttaions Of redifs, but in
tended to organize the Mahommedan lnha5l
tants. The Turks seem decided to only bold
the towns on the coast, a53 Ave the interior
to the Insurgents. II all the Christian meu
Join, the instruction will number about 1900
rising Cretcs. There is immense excitement al
Athens, and the revolutionary committee Is
urged to order rising in Thessaly. but the
Government has dssuadcd Bulgarls from pre-
cipitate action.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE following dis
patch from London is printed here: The Times
says: The Russians have now comparative,
~ easy task before them. The opportunity oil
pouring forces across the Balkans, feat Whch
was supposed last summer to be of easy accom-
plishment. is now fnally offered Tho Quad
ritaera ia isolated. The Russians are subStan
TALLY masters Of the last natural line OF 1urk'
| ish defence. Everything indicates the utter
disorder and demoral "a ion of the Turks. The
increasing vigor of the Russians and the per
fiction of their organization is in great contrast
to the helpless condition Of their enemies The
Porte must now make peace if it desires to
preserve any substantial portion Of its territory.
Turkey must accept harder terms DOW than
would have been accorded her year ago, but
the experience of the past twelve mouths must
have taught her that if she reslsts longer she
has only to expect complete and final d'scom-
future, ending 10 ignominious surrender. An
Euglish alliance is impossible. There is not
the remotest presnect OF any other Power
coming to her aid Eogland will protect British
interests if they are threatened, but will not
defend the Turk from the consequence OF his
! misdeeds.'
| The Daily News contains long account OF
the terrible suferings endured in the passage
of the Balkaus Hardships beyond description
were encountered by the soldiery. Thirty men
were frozen to death during four days. Two
thousand Russian soldiers arc i'll from exposure.
| 1.-The dreadful picture" concludes the CORES
pondeut, "of soldiers, half asleep. dragging
cannon up vast ice covered slopes, their over
coats stiff and white as sheets of tin, can never
be described. The remembrance of the storms
and hardsbips through which We passed haunts
me at night like terrible dream
CETTINJE, JAM l1.-Antvari surrendered
unconditioDally to the Montenegrins yesterday
CoNsTANTINOpLE. Jan. ll.-An armlstlce
has not yet been arranged. The Porte has re.
ceived the Russian answer to the Turkish COM
munication proposing an armlslce, lDtlmanng
that negotiations must be conducted on the ba.
sis Of eventual peace conditions. The Forte
has not yet replied to this.
ATHENS, Jan. lit is asserted here that
on instruction in Macedonia is imminent.
FRANCE.
M. Gambetta has signalized his return to
France by making speech at Marseilles, in
which he said the Republicans should now
make halt until 1880. 10 the meantime they
must forti(y the positions already conquered
and support the present Ministry unti atter
the Senatorial elections next year, when they
would have majority in the Senate also. Till
then there should be 20 rashuess. no dlascnslon,
no mistakes.
NJ. Grevy was yesterday reelected President
of the Chamber of Deputies, and the Duke d
Audiffret Pasquier, President of the Senate
Gen. GARNER succeeds Gen. Ducrot 10 COM
mand of the French fifth army corps.
GERMANY.
Thirteen persons have been arrested in Ger.
many charged with being implicated with
mao named Bishop in procuring plans OF the
existing Notifications. 1t is said that he at.
tempted to get plans OF the Qualifications of
Metz, but failed.
The President of the French Republic has
expressed to the new King Of Italy how fully
France shares the grief of Italy. All the Eu-
ropean sovereigns have sent kilograms to King
Humbert, expressing terms of affectiooate SYM
patty. The Italian Parliament is to be sum.
moned Immediately. The King has invited
General Cialdini and Count Sclopis to Rome
The remains of the late King will lie in state
at the Quirinial Palace on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, and the funeral is fixed for Tues
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