Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-24
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

sulmau iusurrecion is exceedingly formioaO'e'
1t engages 5000 Russian troops aud extends
over an srea of 10000 square miles from be-
tween Tstsr Bazardjik and Phlllppcpol'S TO
Gumalds china and TchermeD.
the instruction was caused by the intolera.
BILE oppre s.ion of The Russo Bulgarian regime
aud brought to q head by the abduction OF
Turkish women by the Bulgariaus. Cannon
aud musketry firing are heard daily near Icher
men. A saoguinary and iudecslve engagement
was fought ne.r Demotica on the 18th instant,
10 which the Russians lost 500 meu, Including
eight officers killed.
The commander of Demotica has asked ior
reinforcemeuts, and 1000 infantry ecd t".'
sotnias Of Cossacks have been oeGt i.2u
Adrianople.
The demand for renforoements e1rs,:. re-
duces the garrisoDs at Adrianople aud lp'
popois.
Russian attempts to raise volunteers 10
Adrlanople met with little success. ID canse-
aueuce of the lack CT money. The Russians are
making acquisitions for houses 10 Adllarople
for hospitals.
II is stated that an expedition from Ofen;;
burg to Tasbkepd will be organized. General
Skobe!eff, it,, is i'll with fever.
A Bucharest dispatch reports that the fore
posts Of the Russian Eleventh Corps are within
40 hours march OF Bucharest.
A disoatoh from Ceustantinople says that the
Grand Duke Nicholas has proposed to the Sc
raskierate TO send mixed commission OF Rus'
slHp aud Turkish officers to the scene OF the
orhlcts between armed Mussulmans and Rus
sian troops, mentioned 10 dispatch from that
city last night, With the object OF paoihcatioD,
and hat be proposal has been accepted.
The Porte is DOT acquainted with the exact
nature Of this insurreO,lon, but 1t Is supposed
that the Insurgents consist Of three battalloDs
of tho former garrison Of Niscb, who on retreat
iug to the mountains were joined by the scat.
tered remains of Suleiman Pasha's army. and
have since been reinforced by the MussulmaD
tween the Valley of Moritza aud San StefaDo.
Another instruction of MussulmaDs has
broken cut in Macedonia. The commaudaut
at Mopslir has seot for troops. The Russians
have also dispatched a force to the scene.
The North German Gazette and the National
Gazette are Respondent 10 tone over the pros.
poets of Prince Bismarck mediation.
A Vienna CORE spondent says ltaiy. at the
request Of Germany, is assisting In the efforts
at mediation.
Letters from St. Petersburg state that Gene
raj h1lietine will take command OF the army Of
the Caucasus, and General Kaufman will be-
come Mcister of War. Great preparations
arc makips in Asia, and twenty. FIVE regiments
CT Cossacks will be levied.
4 St. Petersburg dispatch says: 1.-THE sug
gestion for preliminary conference has been
adopted 10 principle. An agreement seems as.
sured 10 regard to the time required tor the
withdrawal OF the Russian army aud British
feet to Adrapope aud Besika Bay respectively.
The Euglish Cabinet, however, ia raising
other difficulties in connection With the passage
of the Dardapellcs and submission OF the entire
treaty Of San Sletano to the Congress. The
conviction gaios ground that 1t is determined
on war
of tie Anvil q "A the bs R E5y Gk
lIsh from the vicinity of Censtantiuope has
been accepted, the kootty poipt as to the dis
lance to which the forces shall retire continues
such solution are so great that many foreign
critic, believe bat an arrangement is hopeless,
while the Pail Mall Gsz,tte aud other English
journals characterize the proposal as Bis
msrckian joke.
The London Times. however, believes that
the principle being accepted the adjustment of
details ought DOT to be impossible. The Times
also says that it is Informed Pence Bismarck is
still nakiog ttforts independently of those re
lstipg 10 the retirement Of the Russian troops
aud British ships from pear Consautinople) to
iud basis for the meetiog Of the Congress.
CoNsTANT1NorLE, April 24.-Tho Grand
Duke Nichrias las Informed The Porte and the
Greek patriarchs that pumber of Russian Off
GERS and meo will attend divlnce service at Con.
slaptiuvplc 90 Sunday. The Grand Duke re
quests that number of Greek churches 10 the
capital mag be available so tho soldiers oan be
distributed among them.
SKY 6gc officers and masters of the Russian
Navy have sailed for the Uoited States. ln
the event Of war With Eoglsnd these officers
will take commaud of vessels purchased in and
crews recruited from the United States.
LONDON, April 24.-Thc Times hopes that
the present condition Of Bulgaria may u ka
Russia more ready to leave to Europe TIA Ask
the difficulty OF which seems SO far only 70 have
been enhanced Dy the overthrow OF Turkish
power.
The situation 10 Bulgaria is regarded as very
significant and some papers believe tina may
accelerate the course Of negotiations. L. Is
manifest that the Bngarians are taking terrible
revenge for the Turkish ortrages Of 1876 aud
the whole country may fall again into coodl
ton of anarchy. rapine and blood thirsty re-
prisas. The Mussulnaus are goaded to de-
spair by the Tyranny Of their former victims.
The country is full of refugees from the scat.
tered armies and Gisbanded gsrrisons OF the
Turks. These form nuceus Of iusurrection
and they are Joined by the Inhabitants OF NJ us.
sulman villages and carry % guerilla warfare
against the native Christians and Russian
troops Thus, though peace is nomoay es
tabIishsd 10 the East, anarchy reigrs IN Buea
ria es it did before the war. The insurgents
are not fighting for Turkey against Russia, but
as they say ere Gphticg only for their own lives
and honor. The Russian troops are the only
organized force in the country aud the task of
of tho disturbances falls on them.
Regarding the situation the Times 10 it's
leading editorial article says: "While Europe
is negotiating about securing the blessings of
peace and freedom TO the Eastern lands. Chris
tianS aud MlssulmsuS in Bulgaria are flying at
each others threats. The whole country south
of the Balkans Notwithstanding the presence
of the Russian army, is 10 the condition