Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

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ten St. Petersburg aad st oct Ior bis dcst;2a
lirn. lie is a)# trave!a, by rapid stages ard
may be heard fro n socn. There Is 10 doub.
that The objective point OF bis expedition Is
British I1d:a So certain do the authorities
here feet o! a w.r with England that the prep
aratoGs have been thus early begun 80 that no
time may be lost after hostltles commence.
LONDON, April 5.-The military situation Is
bcgiuplug to attract affection. The S@r"lan
occupation of Bulgaria as far as Plevns Is be-
leVed to be intended to cover the Eussaa llue
of com uuuicatlOu and relieve the Rus -laO trGOfs
which will be concentrated south Of the Bel
kaus. At the same time there are indications
that the Russian troops lately ut Sofia and
north OF Adrian are moving towards the south
east, perhaps because it is considered advisable
to srergthen as much as possible the army Of
the Grand Duke Nicholas, or it may be the in.
tcution to abandon the lines Of the land com
munication and rely almost exclusively for the
conveyance Of reserves aud supplies 90 marine
transport ever the Black Sea, 10 consequence
of the attitude of the Rounaniaos. From the
latter point OF view it is very natural to iuter
that the Russians will DO everything possible 10
keep the British fleet cut of the Black Sea,
though il is cot believed here that even the &C
cupatlon OF the northern shore of the Bospho
rus by the Russians, would prevent Admira!
Horribly from forcing passage. Some Russian
divisions are DOW echelonned 90 the road to
Dayukdere aud total force Of about 80 600
troops collected within easy striking dIstatca.
Between there and Bnyukdcre there are some
Turki=h brigades which could probably hold
the place till assistance arrived If enprgetcaIly
employed and loyalty commanded 10 cooperation
With the British, but they must 10 time be
overwhelmed, for the Russians, even allowing
for all deductions, would still muster at least
seventy.i7e thousaod c0mbataDts 10 front OF
Coostantiuope, on the P.uosu!a Of GalllpoIl,
or the ighboring mainland 10 front OF the
position Of Buair. There are probably about
80 90 Russians while at SaHomen aud on the
lines Of the communication there 1riy be scat
| t. red some 50 900 more. Inc War One, at
S.. Petersburg is stated to BE- dissatisfied sikh
| the condition OF the muster rolls and IS making
Strenuous exsrti0us 10 hurry up the reserves.
| All the recruits statoued il the Capita! were
thoroughly Inspected by the Emperor, probably
previous 10 their dispatch to the froot. DIS
| "a chcs from Cnus'an,nople forcshsdoW the
tall Of Ahmed Veik Pashs, President Of the
Cou0c of Ministcrs and Minister Of the Int
rlor aud the Reconstruction o. the Ministry 10
a err. R1ssiau sense.
LONDON, ApriI 5. The Times has special
dispatch from -. Petersburg saying 40
Inspired article 10 the Journal dc ST.. Peters
burg ssys:-'rne conviction that Englaud' \
uanGs are Incompatible with the Interests OF
Russia ADD Elropc will fnd firm support 10
The public oplni, 10 Of this Empire. Notwth-
standing this d c:ied language ali hone Of a
peaceful solution is DOT yet abaudooed.
The Pail Mall Gazette hiuted yesterday that
if the oppo-iil'u cnd"av"rad TO binder the GV
rromcul's measures Parliament will be dissolved
insurug 10 the prcs;nt s:ate Of public iccilug
40 overwhelmiag C nnservAiv* ma )tlty.
THIS afternoons Pail Mall G.z;tte has the
following special dispatch -
PARIS, April -Priace OrIoff, the Rus
sian Ambassador here. hs- c,mplaaed against
the tone Of the Frcnch press, particularly lie
JuurnaI Drs D. bates. whioh beoog5 TO N. L"oo
S y, Frc Oh Mni,ter of Finance, aud the Re-
pub:que L'ranra'sr VI. Leon Gambcttas or
g.u. Ptiuc, y left coutcu:s that for the pa
| rars the go7crumoot is responsible. u.
Waldngtop. French Minister CT FJ:egn
| Affairs, 10 reply to the Princes c0lu
| psiot, said that the Government has 10
c,DtrrI over the papers 10 question, but the
nrrss bavn bean Invited to b. less aggressive.
| princa Otl0ff vas mu.h dissatisfied With the
reply"
a B.rIiu special 10 the Pal Mail Gaz:tte
| says "GeTmany is again busily Dcdlatug be-
tween Austria aod Russia With view to ad'
| ju-tiug mir differences. The papers say that
| Ru5si1 has ordered 800 tOrpe1Ges here, with
| directions that they b. forwarded to the part
Of the Turkish coast occupied by Russia.