Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-30
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION:

and the 6uaI understanding reached during
las, weeks negotiations.
No doubt is expressed 10 any quarter ABOUT
the assembling Of the congress. The only un'
pessaut feature of the mornings neWs's 10 the
direction of Austria, for although Couot 40
drsssy had been all along persistenty IN favor OF
European settlement 10 congress, his utter
an,es now and the Austrian preparations are
creating uneasiress. The st. Petersburg un'
official press is still increduinus about petc;,
and points out that while Austria aud Russia
were making negotiations to that end Eugianu
brought troors from India Now Eoeland &C
cep,s the congress and Austria Is king Gem.
onssration threatening to Russia. These feel,
iugs are not entirely unwarranted, ever II
Judged by some of the points OF Count An-
hrassy's speech to the delegation yesterday
He said that certain military preparations were
necessary, because, even it the congress leo TO
European understanding, complications mlgnt
afterwards arise impe rillng Austrla's psrticu ar
interests. Then, again, the congress migGe
fail, when Austria must be prepared TO LOOK
tho facts 10 the tae'. As to tho actuai en-
ploymsnt of the sixty million credit areadv
voted, Count Andrassy's explanation was tx
tremey meapr., but from other sources 1t IS
a. ntrstng 10 Galicla, Eastern Traosylvsola aud
Dalmatia. Iron clad squadroos have been Or
usred to the coast of Albania and NJ Macedonia
The military occupation of the line OF the OfsoVaa
Railway is 10 progress and the occupation and
tortifcatiou of the CarpathiaD passes are &C
complished facts. Great activity prevails on
the Dalmatian frontier. General R,dlck has
gone to Maoarsca to inspect strateglca polots
ou the road leading into Herzegovina. Count
Andrassy undoubtedly regards the separate
Anglo Russian negotiations with uneaslness.
The semi official newspapers Of Vienna throw
out sarcastic hints that the congress will have
no work for it, except to pass upon Austrian
interests. The Russian semi official press has
not heretofore taken notice of Anstrla's uoeasl
ness. except that the Agence Russo and the
journal de ST. Petersburg stated that the pow
ers had agreed to the occupation OF Adakaleh
and that no inference might be draWn from TINS
feet in the direction of the Austrian occupation
Of Bosnia which rs regarded as strong hlht
that Russia would rot sanction the latter mea
sure. The Berlin journals, however, are tull
of sarcastic criticisms Of Austria's position;
They say that the occupation OF Adakaieh IS a
that Austria could do to remind Russia OF her
claims while the Russo, EogIish agreement was
perfecting for the protection of Russian and
unable longer to effectually take care Of her OVID
and German interests in the East. The semi
official North German Gazette does not adopt
this tone % the contrary it advocates the
formation of independent principalltles Gu. OF
Turkeys European provinces under direct
Austrian protectorate. The relations OF the
North German Gazette with Prince Bismarck
Cause attention to be drawo to this suggestion.
A telegram from St. Petersburg gives the
following as the programme OF he congress :
.'The congress will Immediately upon meeting
at Berlin determine the basis OF treaty OF
peace and the regulations concerning its exc
| cution. 1t will orgsuiZe several LEGAL conmls'
sons to define boundaries, etc., the commits
sioners being appointed and Instructed by a
conference of Ambassadors resident at Con
stautinople. 1t is expected that the session of
the congress will be short"
A Vienna dispatch saws THE propositions
which Count Schouvaof took to London, and
which appear to have been substantially &C.
cepted, were that the southern boundary OF
! Bulgaria is to be line from Burgos to Philip
popols and Vrarja, Turkey to retain Batoum
on condition of the demolition of the Danubian
| fortresses, the substitution of European for
| Russian control 10 carrying out the treaty, and
remaining questions to be left to the Congress-.
The semi official Journal de ST. Petersburg
expresses satisfaction at the progress made to-
ward the assembling Of the Congress and the
establishment of an understanding, and adds
! although, in view of the existence OF war
party in Coostantiuople, Pesth and London,
some reserve is still necessary, yet every day
| tends to promote pacific settlement
| Count Andrassy, recapituating to the Aus
| trisn delegations the points of the treaty which
had been brought to the notice of Russia and
the Powers as chiefly affecting Austrian inter-
ests, said as regarded the extension of Bulgaria
the development of the Christian peoples 10 the
East was not prejudioial to Austria or Europe,
but'the establishment of State destitute of
the conditions OF peaceful existence, and which
| might Cypress other natlonallties, was quite
another thing. Turkey should be preserved 10
what remains to her after the settlement The
two years. occupation of Bulgaria was too long,
and the extension of Servia and Montenegro
should be 80 arranged as not to interfere With
| Austria's natural communications with the
| East.
The Sultan has ordered the reinstatement of
ex Sultan Murad at the Tcheregau palace, and
the release of all of All Suavis' accomplices.
| A special from Cattaro says the Turkish
Governor of Scutari absolutely insists upon the
Mouteuegrins Immediately evacuating the
strategcal points near Podgoritza. The Mon
teuegrins are temporiziog, but show Intention
to comply.
The London Times Athens dispatch reports
| that the Cretaus have refused the amnesty
offered through the British Consul, but offered
to accept regular armistice
It is announced that the Radziwill palace 10
Berlin is being prepared for the sittngs of tie
Congress- The London Times says:-'ltmay
be safely concluded that the prospects are more
hopeful than hitherto but some not uuinport
ant points must be settled before the invitations
are finally issued.
A St. Petersburg correspondent says at one
moment after Count Schouvaloff's arrival 10
London 40 agreement appeared very doubtful,
but the obstacle has since been removed and
the hopes of peace strengthen daily. 1t may be
considered certain that the Congress will meet
at an early date, but it is by no means certain
that it is possible to oonciate all the conflicting
interests therein, and it is feared in the mean
while that dangerous crisis may be provoked
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