Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-13
Foreign News.
The EASTERN QUESTION.

L0rQ DerDy 10 tue hIt'iou AAoooo VI ANS'
Yesterday AFTERNOON, said he hoped 10 inform
the Hous, on Thursday that the Intention OF
the Government has been carried out aud that
the fleet is before Constautinople. France and
Italy have suspended their movement toward
sending their fleets. probably. because frman
WAS refused. Regarding Austria, he only knew
she had asked for frman. The on = difficulty
regarding the conference was about the place OF
meeting, which difficulty, he believed, would
be overcome. ,r
Ve6k Efandi Informed the Turkish Cham
her Yesterday that he hoped to communicate
the peace conditions four DAYS hence. nc
declared that if the British fleet passed tho
Dardauellcs he would protest and cast the re-
spopsibiIity for the consequences upon England.
A despatch from st. Petersburg, states that
both the press and the public highly approve
Prince Gortschakof's telegram of Sunday last
to the Powers, declaring that as Great Brlta:a
and other Powers had determined to send aset5
for the protection eff their subj ecls 10 Coostan'
tiuople, Russia would be obliged to oontem'
plate the entry of q portion OF her troops into
Constautinople for the protection OF the Chris
| tian residents.
A dispatch dated Coastantiuople, yesterday,
savs. "rhe Grand Duke Nicholas has ex-
pressed his satisfaction to Pe6k Extend, at bis
non admission Of the British fleet
In Yesterdays sitting Of the Turkish Parlla'
ment several deputies urged Vi6k Effeudi to
| act with consideration toward England relative
to the passage of the DArdanelles.
| Il is considered in we'll informed circles prob
able that the Porto will grant trman for the
entry of the British fleet, 10 view OF a Russian
occupation of Constantiuople, which is hourly
expected.
stantinople to day.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has telegraphed
TO the Porte that the Russians will enter Con
stsntinople if the British feet enters the Bos
phorus. ,,,,.
The London Standard says: "We have rea
son to believe that the Porte vii! not much
longer withhold the fiTman admitting the
| British hset, but its concessions will not anne
liorate the situation. -,
The London Leader. which ls very Warike
concludes as follows: I'VE have the power. tt
briop cunning to naught and reduce oVerbearlog
force to prudence and the Gar may rest assured
that when other arguments are exnausted W.
shall not hesitate to employ it.
| Il il reported that the Russian Embassy
and a small Russian detachment entered Con
staotiuople yesterday. The report is not con
II is understood 10 London that Adnita
| Hornby is instructed to force the Dardanec!
with, if necessary, the whole of his fleet OF
| ironclads. The matter caused long discus
sion to Yesterdays Cabinet Council. Ve6k
| EAendi's declaration 90 Monday 10 the Turkish
| Parliament as reported last night seems 10 10
dictate, however, that it will not be necessary
to use force.
| A dispatch received this morning from Con
stantioople reports that Mr. Lsysrd teegraphee
Lord Derby at Midnight last night that he still
was without Instructions relative to the feet
| Itis reported that torpedoes are being plac'
| 10 the Bosph0rus.
Russia has notified Austria that among thu
questions Withdrawn from the consideration o
| the Conference are the reorganization or Bul
garia, the occupation of Bulgaria BY the Rus
sian troops, and the re. annexation of Bessara
bia. This note has given umbrage at Vienna
Mr.. Joseph Cowen (Radical Reformor)
member of Parliament for Newcastle on lyme
made violent speech 10 the House OF Com
mons last plight against Russia, which tn
morning papers criticise sharply as tending Il
provoke war.
| LONDON, Feb. l3-Last nights aneouoco
mepts 10 Parliament have not apDreclably re
lieyed tho tension or diminished the excite
ment here.
| The Pail Mall Gazette Of yesterday after
noon expressed expectation that the Govern
ment would seek permission to enter the Oar
| danelles by means oil formal pledge that tn
| fleet should have no other business before
| Copstanlinople except that declared 10 L9rC
| Derby's statement of Friday. The Pail Nal
Gazette considered this about as perlous anc
! humiliating q positson as was possible. 1t de
earcd it to be The imperative duty OF the Min
isry to redeem The country from this position
at any cost and demanded such reconsruc
tion NJ the Cabinet as would leave DO doub
that il, like the country, is OF one mind.
| The Times Vienna dispatch says on this SUB
iccs: What looked yesterday merely probable
seems to-day pretty certain, namely, tSat tht
entry Of The British feet icto the Da7danelIel
has become The subject OF negotiations ostensl
| bIy between the British Government aud the
| Porte, but 10 reality through the Porte between
| EogIand and Russia
! The Times, 10 its leading editorial article
Saws. "Howeyer desirable compromise may
be it cau only be based upon the re;eSablsh;
ment of some degree of mutual confidence, and
it is necessary to observe that 1t Still depends
| upon Russia 10 take the hrst steps requ'ste
| for this purpose"
(Note. Lord Derby made statement 10 the
House of Lords 90 Friday similar to that made
the same day 10 the House OF Commons BY
Sir Staffort Northcote, who said I. portion Of
the fact was ordered to Constantlnope' not
az departure from neutrality but as pro-
lection to life and property; that the other
powers had been notified with request to JOIN
aod that Russia was also noti6ed.-Ed.)
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The London correspond
ents of the Liverpool papers state that por,,
ton of the militia will soou be called out and
two corvettes, DOW 10 American waters, have
been ordered to iciu the Mediterranean squad
ron.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ia reply to questions from several courts the
Pape nuncios have been Instructed to announce
that the funeral of the late Pope will be pri-
vately celebrated in the Sistiue Chapel 90 the
10th, 18th and Is instant; consequently, per.
sons attending the service will do go 10 pri
vate manner. The Cardinals will assemble 10
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