Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-17
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

er the Russians will try to hold the Bosphorus
or anything south Of Coustantinople. Ihey
will, perhaps, even abandon Turkey entirely
except he tortresses, and attack Austria from
Galcia. R1umanis and Bosnia. Other Con-
stap,,nople sdvioes soy that the Turks have
seventy thousand men around the city and sew
enteen thousaud at GaIlipoll, and would resent
An attempt TO enter the capital But the alti
,uGe Of the Government is expectant. aud Inc
present disposition is to abide by the treaty oil
San S eisuo aud observe neutrality, oefendIog
it if necessary.
Prince Mirski aud Generals Skobelet and
GhourkU and her cfhctrs are At FRA Aotut
eighty sod,- RS daily from the Guards and me
Sixteenth Division visit Coustapt!n"nls IL unl
form. Fever IS prevalent both 10 camp apn
,bc city. Sickness. insotlon and disappointed
xpectation Of going home have cr"u!ed great
fretfuloess among The Russians aud dissstlslsc-
ton with the present. situation.
Constant qlsrreIs occur between the Russians
and Ruumsu,su officers and soldiers. The Rus
SLAMS have prevented train laden with ammu
uItioo from leaving Bucharest for the Rouma
Man army. The cDirr RouBanian militia has
been calt cut. The Russians have stationed
vessels ladeo th stones ready 10 agaiG c'ose
the Su'iuo mouth of the Danube. it necessary.
A B .lsrsde special states that Prince N'lsn
and the Court of Cessation have coDlrmed the
sentence Of death passed upon NJ. ThuIlotch,
formerly Minister President and thirty i've
others lor completely 10 the recent military 600
spirucy. The exc buttons will take place lmne.
diately after Easter. Fifty Other persons have
been sentenced TO penal servitude.
The Serviab Government has decided to re
main peutral under all circumstances.
4 dispatch from St. Petersburg says
There is vague feeling OF uuesslness smong
we'll informed people to. day, hut 20 reason CAD
be discovered therefor except tho prolonged
suspense
4 Bsrlin dispatch says it is understood that
10 cons aueuce Of the slow progress OF the 1t
tempted mediation, Prince Bismarck has re.
cammended fresh negotiations between the
Powers themselves.
10 the British House Of Commons yesterday
afternoon the Chancellor of the Excbequer
said -
The situation is an snxlous one, but moth
leg has occurred to aegraVate it or to diminish
the hope of q satisfactory Arrangement. Moth.
ipg ls;i6es the assertion that Eoglaud will be
isolated. \ circular is expected from Turkey
to the Powers There is good prospect of an
arrangement 10 Thessaly and Epirus through
the good Offices OF Eog'aod.'
he moved an adjournment of the two Houses
at he third rising to day until the 9Th Of May.
Sir Wiliried Lawson (Radical y member for
Carlisle, criticised this step 10 view OF the serl.
Gus crisis
Mr.. Henry Fawcett (Liberal.) member for
Hackney, moved an amendment providing tor
an adjournment to the 29.h instant.
Sir Stafford NortbcOte deprecated this pro.
ceedug which, he said, would alarm the
world.
The Right Hon. VIM. E. Forster supported
Sir Stafford Northcote's motion, and said that
il be and his colleagues thought the Govern.
mens were pursuing war policy, they would
have acted otherwise.
FaWcett's amendment was ri acted BY vote
of-yeas 10, nays les. aud the motion for aD
adj ,urnment mill Mag ath uas adnr,ea
In the House of Lords the Foreign Secretary
stated that Count Won Beust, the Austro.
Hupgariao Ambassador, represented that per.
sons OF authority 10 Aus ria especially officers.
we're panied at Lord DartYs rscaut obssrva-
tons respecting that country. He said that
Lord Derby's observations we're made 90 bis
own responsibility. and that there was nothioG
10 the Foreign Office wsrrantlog them. The
House of Lords then adjourned until the 18Th
Of Nav.
LONDON April lT.-Tbe stock markets were
stapnant aud depressed yesterday uutll pear the
close When 40 exaggerated report OF the favor
able character OF Sir St.f)rd Nortbcote' state
meot 10 the House OF Commons created some
activity aud confidence. The statement, though
purely negative 90 the main issue, Is regarded
as hopeful Indication because it gives the az
suraoce that nothing has heretofore occurred TO
render peace impossible.
Parliament separates for the Easter recess
under the conviction that the emergency is not
greater than II WAS weeks ago.
The news from the various centres OF Interest
is not ress,uriug. 4 semi official dispatch from
Calcutta of 20 day s date sass THE lodisn
Gov,rbmeot has received orders to seed troops
to Malta. The following regiments are des:g
usted to leave for that pIsc,:-Msita B. cksI
Cavalry FRS Brmb.y,E shth Cavalry, Seeood
Gboorkas. rnireenrn ADD ThrIs first B=oysI
Iutaorry, T~-oty fifth Madras Iofiutry. tWo
Regiments OF B % bay native iutsnry. 1T; IN
bay h-ld batteries, Two cumpsDles OF Buuibsy
sappe1s and miners sod two com panes of ,lad
ras sappers aud miners. The nsuve loiso,ry
Will be brgsded with the British at Malts. The
assistant Qu4rte,m .ser aud coDmlsssry gene
rails at CALCUTTA hsve gone to Malta to arrange
for the reception OF these troops.
A Constsptioope dispatch Of April l6. says
that the crDtest in the Cabinet CONTINUES.
Ahmed Fe6k Efendi. President of the Couocl
Of Ministers, teudered his resi- gnatiop % Mon
day, but Withdrew it after a long conference
With the Suitao and Ssfvet Pasha President Of
The Council of State, aod the refusal of Reouf
Pashs aud Mehemet Rucbdi Pssha to accept
the Premiership. Mehenet Ruchdi Pashs has
been appointed minister witnouts port folio.
4 dispatch from Loodon says The situa
ton has again grove gloomy. This time, ap
pareotly, scarcely q ray of hope remains. All
the London mcruiDg journals agree IS to the
gravity of the sluatloo. The Lnodon Standards
BerD correspondent says thatEogland and Rus
ia are as far as ever from Sd understanding. The
Daily News Bcriin telegrsns confirm .hi, view
aud their author regard, the situation as ex
tremely serious He declares that the English
Cabinet stands alone.
A correspondent at San S,efauo teleerspbs
that the Grand Duke Nicholas is depressed
and gloomy. The correspondent says: The
FIRST euu may be fred st any moment The
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