Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-28
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

70 A Berlin dispatch says: 1.-The Powers nave
declined suggestion made by Russia that the
Congress be held without England. Prince
Gorschakoff is endeavoring to bring about
meeting of the three Emperors and the three
Ohancellors. Russia is understood to have 10
dicated her willingness to make further conces
sions to Austria, and some concessions also to
Roumauia, being prompted, it is thought, by
the growing apprehensions of differences with
England. Germany has, uuder the ciroum-
stances, abandoned for tho present all idea OF
issuing invitations for Congress.
The Berlin Tagblatt says :-"Prlnce Bis
marks latest attempt at mediation between
England and Russia has thus far been unsuc:
cesstui. His proposal was that Russia should
Indicate beforehand the points in the treaty
which she agrees should be discussed at tho
Congress. Russia has not yet repllod to this
proposal.
A telegram from Bucharest states that tho
Bessarabiap question stands thus :-Russla has
agreed that i. should DO brought before the
Congress and decided by it, declaring herself
ready to keep the Dobrudja if the Powers pro
nounce against the exchange
A Constantinople telegram states that Us
man Pasha has been appointed commander in
Chief The Grand Duke Nicholas will proba
bly, remain here week. He dined yesterday
With the Sultan and the company included
several Russian Princes and Generals, and We
fyk, Satvet, Namyk, Reouf and Osman Pashas:
The Sultan is having presents and az imperial
order prepared for the Grand Duke, who will
visit him again. A project is being discussed
for tho erection OF saoltarium tor the RUSSIAN
sick on tho heights of Bujukdere.
Gen. Ignatieff was in conference with Count
Andrassy at Vienna. yesterday morniDg, and
had an audience with the Emperor in the
afternoon.
The Political Correspondence says Gen. lg'
natieff' mission is proof that the key Of the
situation as regards the eVentuallty Of war is 10
Vienna, and the Austrian Government must
allow England to entertain no doubt that she
cannot reckon upon Austria.
It is said that the Ssrvian Government hav-
ing refused to mobilize the army on the north
ern frontier as dem onstratlon against Austria,
without the consent OF the Skuptschina, which
| it was known beforehand would not be given,
Russia suggested suspension Of the Constitu
tion. This suggestion has been declined, after
nearly causing ministeriS crisis
In the Roumanian Chamber of Deputies yes.
terday M. Cogalniciano, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, declared that the treaty of San Stefano,
az tor Roumauia, was null and void. lie stig-
matized that treaty as dcourge. The Rouma
nian Government, be said, would yield nothing
where the rights of the country were concerned.
The Bucharest papers attack the stipulation
in the treaty of San Stefauo that Russia shall
maintain communications through Roumanla
two years. They say thar the Russo Roumanian
convention terminates With the end OF the war,
kIok kho ,of,n bofo
block of traffic 90 the RvumaDisn roads and
railways, and ipjure the trade of the country.
The Roumanian Government has refused a
Russian application to build hospital and tel
egraph station at Gstaiz.
A special from Vienna reports that Count
Apdrassy has informed Sir Henry Elliot that
Austria would remain neutral in the event OF
az Anglo Russian war
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says the
dead lock continues. 1t is stated that Russia
is cutie ready to make considerable modlhca
lions if it can be shown that they are tor the
general good, and that the Powers will enter
the Congress with the desire of arriving at q
desirable settlement and not simply to undo
what has been done. 1t is believed, however,
that the English Government is animated 10 a
very different spirit.
The London Times, in its leading editorial
says:-'Hope that the Congress will meet has
now almost vanished. The disagreement be-
tween our Government and that Of Russia
seems insuperable.
A Vienna correspondent seems hopeful, and
intimates that Austria is ondeaVoring to arrange
compromise. These sanguine views, however,
conflict with the general tenor of the news.
This correspondent also declares that Austria
has not thought of Congress without Eng.
land, nor has such 40 idea been suggested else
where.
A Paris dispatch says the German Govern.
ment is much disappointed at the failure of the
Congress, but thinks negotiate ons therefor will
be successfully renewed.
The London Daily Telegraph ofthis morning
ays:-"On Tuesday night her Majesty's Gov
eminent received the reply of Prince Gortscha-
kof. The Cabinet assembled yesterday to con-
slider it. AS our Paris correspondent states, the
reply is to the effect that Prince Gortschakoff
fully understands the wish of England to take
up (soulever) the conditions and general pur.
port of the provisional treaty, but that from a
Russian point of view he must maintain the
exercise of veto upon the discussion Of those
terms which are considered at St. Petersburg
as outside of European jurisdiction n and con,
cern." The Telegraph adds 1.-The natural
COuStqutuO6 VI lsuSolh o ouoHOl 10 tuaV tuO
Congress will not meet"
The Vienna Tremdenblatt says that Turkey
shows no disposition to ask the withdrawal Of
the British feet, though Russia has intimated
that its presence causes the continuance Of Rus
sian occupation.
A Vienna dispatch says General lgnatietf,
who is personally unpopular here, has been
ooldly received.
LONDON, March 2S.-The Daily News this
morning states that representatives Of the Ad
miralty were 10 Liverpool yesterday inspecting
steamers of several Atlantic companies With
view to their employment in transporting troops
10 case of an emergency.
The London Times states that the Assistance
(iron screw troop ship of 2,03o tons) 10 the only
transport 10 the service specially fitted to carry
cavalry. During the last few days an order has
been received at Portsmouth that all troop ships,
including the five Indian troopers, must have
their hatchways enlarged and other alterations
made so as to allow horses and ambulance and
baggage wagons being lowered below. Besides
carving q complete battalion each trOop shin