Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-16
Foreign EeTs-

Iudiau ncwsnsreTs state that al EaGit!d ar
ri5irg at Quettah arc detained to be Ga2d IA the
advance if necessary All Cfiee!s On ea't have
been finally rccsllcd. The coli:-1ai1d@rin cb!cI'
who is at RaH piuIec. appears 10 DC certain
that hosiiliics will commence On the 20:h IL
slant. The Amcer has Withdrawn two reSi.
ments from Candahar, and ordered The Governor
of the Pisheen Valley, near Quettah, not to
resist tho British Advance.
A dispatch from Thull stales that The Al
ghaus are rapidly nasslDg on the hills con'
mandiug the Ghuznee and Cabul roads
A dispatch from Kobat says The govera-
ment at Simla has issued stringent orders to
military commanders to supervise all press
telegrams. 1t is believed that all CIVILIAN
correspondents who attempt to report forbidden
matters will be sent to the rear, aDd that any
person attached to the aruy Who otlends IN such
matters will be court marllaled.
The London Post predicts that tho rectll,a'
ton OF the northwestern frontier OF India, do.
sired by the government, will be found to
consist 10 the permanent occupation OF Ouotta
and Jellalabad, with tho establishment or
British residents 10 CabuI, Gandahar, aud
Herat.
The committee of which Lord LaWrerce Is
chairmap, and which was formed to seek an ex
preston Of public opiniou about the early sum.
moning of Parliament, have asked Lord
| Beaoonsfeld to grant them an interview On
November 20. the day on which the time given
the Ameer Of Atgtunislan t. reply to the Bit
| ish uItlmslum expires
At Preston $50, 600 spndlcs, 800 looms,
and 200 operatives arc idle. Many OF the mills
are working only from two to four days 10 o
o,lr md , Il
Il dispatch from Pesth says Couat Schouva.
| LOTT s mission marks change in tho policy or
Russia, who was previously disposed 10 strain
| her rights under the treaty Of Berlin. The
change is duo either to the general alarm OF
| Europe, hints received from Berlin, or domestic
| atfairs. 1t is noticeable that WHOM Prince
! Gortschakof recently offered to 90 to L!vadia
| he was informed that it was unnecessary.
A Berlin dispatch reports that measures
| have been taken to increase the Russian army
| ia time of war by C32 battalions.
Premier Tsza declares that the policy OF
| Austria Hungary was to prevent Turkey from
becoming a prey to Russia. lie expressed a
firm hopo that the Berlin treaty would be
punctually observed. II, however. any Power
should resist the execution Of The treaty, Aus
tia, who had been able 10 harmonic her
interests With those Of Europe, Wouid not stand
alone 10 tho fight that might cusue.
| The Berlin Post, in ca article !cIa!ra to the
closing Of the Paris Exhibition says: -"Ge:.
many observes without anxiety the renewed
power Of Franco, which would Only be danger.
Gus if the Dstioa surrendered its right Of iuds'
mert to adventurous rSIrn@ri. The present
moderate aud conservative republic offers a
guarantee agairgs al eyoesses in tOrtlga policy.
A dispatch from Berlin states that l02 soci'
| cites, 2S newspapers, AID IS books have been
prohibited since tie PRONUNCIATION Of The anil
socialist law.
| LATER.
LONDON, Nov. 1G.-Lorl R3s2hcry ilas occ0
elected Lord Rector Of Aberdeen University by
q majority of tout over r.. Hor. Richard AS.
sbcton Cross, Homo SECRETARY.
LONDON, Nov lG.-A dispatch from topen.
| hagen to the Pail NJ al Gszsttc says :-"Ihs
Duke of Cumberland has determined uot 10
| abdicate lis rights to the croWo Of Hanover
and that ell reports to the contrary ara 10
correct.
LONDON, Nov. lG.--Tho report that the
| cotton 10 the hold OF the Guon line steamship
Wyoming which has just arrived at Liverpool
! from New York, by way Of Queenstown, took
fire during the passage and burned four days Is
pronounced by our Liverpool correspondent to
be utterly untoundcd. The report Of the fee
oligiaated With Lloyds Queenstown agents.