Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-08
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

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Sims Of war to code Batoum to Russia' snu
IN make il a free port. The question ol us.
mantling the Notifications and tcrblddiog 'p'
Russians To forify the coast Will perhaps W
settled to day. uo,;,o
hag been finally postponed until August 10
order to give time for the restoration o. 9l uns
railways and for the organ!z !tlon OF the iu'ure
administration Of the provinces. l..
II has been decided to grant autonomy ID
Western Roumelia, Eprus, Thessaly and Crete
to be secured by European control.
Austria receives one side OF the Bay OF Anil L3
vari and Montenegro receives Nlcsc5 Inc
Powers will insist on the rectlicatlon CT the
Greek frontier by Tur key.
The British Channel squadron has appeared
off Cyprus This has revived the rumor con-
corning the purchase of the island by Eoglaud'
Ruesia and Turkey have arrived at az under
Standing in regard to the return or the lurklsn
prisoners of war, and several steamers nave
been dispatched to bring them to ConStantl'
nople. :,
Considerable progress was made ln the COM
mission Saturday on the Batoum question. a
complete settlement has not yet been accom-
plished but it is expected that 1T will be 10 TO-
days sitting Of the commission, which proceeds
the meeting Of the congress-.
Prince Milan. opening tho session OF tho
Skuptschiua at Kragujevats. declared that n ne
was satisfied with the decision OF the Berlin
Congress relative to Serva.
II ia deolarcd in Russian circles that the pros
pect of Count Sohouvalof succeeding PrIoce
Gortschskoff depends upon tho Counts ability
to iuaugurao policy aiming at 40 English
alliance.
Various special correspondents confirm the
rcport that tho Batoum question is virtually
settled Prince Gortschakoif declared at the
opening of Saturdays sitting that the Gar. as
a proof Of his dcsiro to satisfy legitimate H.
forests had resolved to mako Batoum free
port Lord BeaconsGcld announced that Eog.
land could not but be satisfied with the Gar 8
rcassuring resolve. Lord Salisbury warmly
advocated the claims of the L2zIs to be protected
from annexation. Private negotiations are now
proceeding on tho subject, Russia objsctlng to
having q warlike, Independent people in the
immediate neigh borhood of her new possession.
Thcro arc also some slight difficulties 10 regard
to tho dsmautlement Of Notifications, the
Russians claiming that some Of them are natural
features Of the grouod.
A dispatch from Berlin states that the treaty
will be signed on Saturday next. Negotiations
between Austria and Turkey relative to the oc
cupation of Bosnia aud Herzegovina have com
menced The Turks desire Austria to sign a
document acknowledging the Su;au'5 title TO
the provinces.
Adispa'ch from Earln says the Russians
estimate their total War expenditures at $685.
100000 roubes (S74O 900 .00O.l
LONDON, July S.-Ihe Daily. Telegraph,
in it's issue this morning, has the following
special dispatch:
BERLIN, July 7.-Eogland aud Turkey have
concluded defens .G"., iS a"at a. 1,yu ,es
Cyprus immediately anu guarantees the Intcg'
rit7 of Asiatic T1rkey.'"
The Daily Telegraph'a correspondent also
9a7s The defensive treaty does not nece5sar'y,
come within the scope of the deliberations OF
the Congress. I. is 40 independent contract
between the powers concerned, the validity OF
which could not be called in question except at
the coat Of a war. The arrangement VIII, how
ever, be announced to the Congress Monday.
The position of Cyprus will give EngIand abso'
Lutte control over the Eupbrates Valley. A
line of railway having this object IN view 's to
be constructed. No further Russian cncrcaoh'
ments in this direction will te-posslblo., 80 lar
az Asia is concerned Eoglald and Turkey will
practically form one power.
LONDON, July S.-Barlin sdvic:s aiata that
the question of Batoun was at one tina the
cause CT grave apprehensioas. [tq settlement
is the result of an application to The Car TOR
new instructions, Lord Besconsfsld having de.
clared that unless the commercial character Of
Batoum were strictly guaranteed Fog land would
dcem herself entitled to send iron clads through
the straits whenever she pleased. Various cor
respondents at Berlin agree that the settlement
now reached implies that tbe Notifications shall
be completely dismantlc0, and no men ot'Tar
| stationed in the hnrhor- .
The POSTS Berlio correspondent says: AS
compensation for the loss of Batoum the Con
press has decided that the Turks shall retain
| Bayazd and the whole valley leading thereto
including Alashgerd.
LONDON, July ga telegram from Vienna
points out that Batoum is not to be made a
| free port after the fashion of Hamburg or
Altoona, but is to become Russian free port
which i. quite a different thing. Respecting
Crete the solution proposed by the Congress is
considered unacceptable at Athens here public
opinion is exasperated. On Friday NANTES
| tation, 10 which $4,000 people participated,
took place 10 front of the Kings palace. The
government is poWerless to restrict the current
of popular feeling, and on Friday evening
orders we're issued for the transfer OF the roya
guard to the frontier at LAME.
The Times Berlin correspondent telegraphE
that he learns from perfectly trustworthy sources
that 10 St. Petersburg and still more in Moscow
great indignation is felt at the result of the
! Congress- Russian diplomatists in general land
the plonipotentiarcs at Berlin in particular, are
spoken of With contempt. They do nothing
the people say, but make concessions, aud are
ready to accept any humiliation to gaia the
appreciation Of Europe.
Some of the Greeks 10 Berlin seem to
have recovered a little from the profound
detection and strong animosity which the
decision of the Congress regarding the Hellenic
question at first produced, and the. more coo
headed among them begin to perceive that the
best policy is to make the most OF what has
been obtained.
VIENNA, July S.-According to present ar
engagements the army that will occupy Bosnia
and Herzegovina will consist Of 10000 men
and 240 guns.
! MISCELLANEOUS.
The Austrian police have discovered clroum
stances leading to the belief that DR.. Noblllng'
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