Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-15
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN WAR.

departure of Server and NaDyk Pashas LOT
Kezanlik has been delayed until to-day. 10 COZ
sequence of railway accident, The Turkish
CHAMBER of Deputies being unwilling to em.
barrass the Government, have unanimously re-
jectcd motion asking the Ministry for lntor.
matiou respecting the arnistce.
The Turks claim that their feet has bonn.
barded and destroyed the ports Of Eupatorla
and Y ella, 10 the Crimea.
The Setviaus have reoccupied kurschumje,
which the Turks evacuated The SerVisus
have taken VraDja. The SerViau General
Belinarkovicb. with fifty battaous. is march
ing 90 Pfishataua. The Setviaps have effected
Junction with the Roumanians before Wild
din. The commandant Of that town has been
summoned to surrender, but demands that the
garrison be allowed to march out with their
arms.
a dispatch from Rome says the statement
that the German and Italian Ambassadors at
Cops,autiuople had Informed the Porte that if
it permits the British feet to come to Constan
tnople Germany and Italy will also demand
permission for their fleets to pass the the Oar.
daoelies, is untrue
1t is DOW known that Russia. When inform
ing EorlaCd that armistice negotiations must
be conducted directly With Turkey. declared
her readiness to discuss with the English Cabi.
oet the special poiats which might affect E1E
lish Interests. The reply was the cause Of the
repeated Cabinet councils 10 London.
A correspondent at Pera says it is calculated
that 10000 fugitives arrived in Constantinople
from Roumelia during one week.
a train crowded With fugitives ran off the
track near Tchataldjs yesterday. About fifty
were killed and wounded.
A special from Adrianople says the Rus.
SLAMS are 90 the railway between there and
Philoppopolis.
ODESSA, Jan. 1.-THE Turks have bonn.
barded the town of Theodosa. 10 the ouheast
Of the Crimea. They burned ten houses, killed
one person. and wounded twelve. They have
also bombarded Anapa, on the Black Sea, 10
Circassia, but did little damage to the town.
Doe person was killed there. The lombard.
ment OF open towns by the Turks while negoti
atioDs are proceeding is said to cause great
irritation at St. Petersburg.
4 London special says another important
and significant Diplomatic Incident has oo
CURED. Circulars have been issued from the
French Embassy 10 London to all the French
Consuls in Great Bti;sin aud ireland, charging
them to report exact inform ton concerning
the popular feeling 90 the Eastero question
aud Intervention. This confirms the report
that France has inerrogated Lord Darby 10 re-
gard to England's iotentiops regarding Egypt.
1t will be seen, therefore, that this action Of
the French Republic further com2licates Eag.
lands relations With the Continental Powers.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-The Londoa corresnon-
dent of the Manchester Guardian says: 1T is
reported that the Cabinet on Monday decided
that the troop ships Jumna. homeward bouod
from India With l ,067 men, and the Eupbratcs.
outward bound with !, JAP meo, both reported
on the 18Th inst as detained at Malta should
proceed for their respective destinations. This
shows that more pacific ideas are prevailing,
but the strain between the two sections of the
Cabinet is very great. Russia's purposes are
distrusted, notwithstanding the Gar is said to
have given further assurance within the past
fer hours. But serious dangers are looming
10 another direction. a movement i5 immi
nent on the part of Germany to obtain sea-
board under conditions which would seriously
affect England. This consideration s having
great Influence 10 the Cabinet on the side of
those who advocate Eogland's reserviog her
strength. Some deeply important Information
has just reached this country leading to tie
conviction that warlike policy 90 Eogland's
part in the East would be the forerunner of
seliOuS
ENGLAND.
At the Bow Street Police Court, London, on
Saturday, Charles Henry Moulton. 40 attorney
and real estate agent Of Washington, d. G.,
was brought before the Chief Magistrate.
charged, under the e1traditon treaty, with
forging and uttering promissory note for
SIS 900. 1t appeared from the evidence of
sergeant of the Solop constabulary that the
prisoner had given himself up to tho police,
and made statement before country magis
trate at She ffnal. The prisoner alleged that he
had been charged with obtaining money by
false preteuces at Washington, and admitted to
bali; that be did not surrender himself, but es.
capped to Eogland, and had been since travel
iDg about the courtry, 10 the Liverpool, Welsh
aud Shropshire districts He was now desti
tute and had resolved 10 60 to the United
States. 10 answer to iuterrogatories, the pris
oper said that he was not guilty of forgery. a
taving been put 10. the prisoner was commit
ted for the usual fifteen days. preparatory to
his removal to America.
George Cruikshank, the artist. is scri.
ously i'll.
After tie address 10 reply to the royal speech
has been moved and seconded 10 the House Of
Lords. Earl Granville will speak and Lord Bea
cons6eld will reply to him. Lord Derby is indis.
posed and confined 10 bis room. HI was absent |
from the Cabinet council yesterday.
The Wigan cotton spinners have resolved. 10 |
of the depression of trade. to give |
all their operatives notice Of five percentage |
reduction 10 their wages.
At the Home Rule Conference in Dublin |
DR.. Butt proposed a resolution to |
Lhe effect that the Home Rule members ought |
10 form separate and distinct parliamentary
party, united on the principle of obtaining self |
for Ireland. Dr.. Bait dwelt on the
necessity of united action, which could only be
attained when members agreed to sink the DIFF |
'erences between themselves 1t had been ar
'anged. to avoid differences 10 tHture. that
should meet weekly. aud that the |
party be governed by its decisions. He thought
t advisable to make an assault on the whole
ioe of disagreement. MIR. Purcell seconded
he resolution. The debate will be contioued
%. day.
Advices from Cape Town of December 25;h
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