Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-06
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

At Thursday sittiog cf the Congress II WAS
settled that monks Of ell natiooatles inhaollns
Mount Athcs should have equal PRIVILEGES
The cay reservation a9 to tao Danube Is mat
Russia, whilst acknowledging the eat''e lice
don Of the navigation Of that river IN time Oh
neace, docs not admit such freedom OF Da'ga
ton 10 time Of war The supervision OF nc
existing commission is to be maintaned' win
its Jurisdiction extending to Gala'z.
10 the discussion es to the division Ct the
Sandiak of Sophia, Russ. admitted that the
Iohtiman Pass, With strong line CT detences
should be ASST ned 10 Roumelia, but the ds'
cussion upon the English demand that Rounn-
liza should receive five out Of the seven dlstrlGs
into which the San6jak Of Sophia should be o.
1ided, became SO warm that the representatives
of France Italy and Germany Interviewed VIII
the compromise, which contcmplates neatly
coal division between Roumeia and Bulgaria
As, however, the retention Of the lchtImto
line for Roumelia is the principal aim OF Eos-
land, the question will probably cause no turl'
Or difficulty.
A correspondent bases bis supposltlon as to
the probable settlement Of the Batoum questDn
10y Russia receiving Batoum on the condition
of never terrifying under any prctext) on Prize
Bismarck's utterances Of Tuesdays interview,
and believes that if tho question is not settkd
privately. but is brought forward at Saturday S
sitting, Prince Bismarck will resolutely take
Russia part, and declare that while he should
applaud any compromise, he cannot but COO
slider binding the slgnatures of Tur key and EGG
land TO the San Stefano treaty aud the Anglo.
Russian agreement rcsDcctlVely
The Eogsh press unanimously, even lociId
ing the Daily News, object to the cesslon OF
Batoum. The Conservative organs are very
discoUtented with the results OF the Congress,
but they all regard the danger CT rupture ob
viated.
The London Times regards the statement OF
Sir Stafford Norhcote, Chancellor of the Elk
chcquer, in the House of Commons last light
that be was led to hope, 10 ten days or fort.
night the negotiation in Berlin would be far
enough advanced to permit him to submit the
supplementary estimates and shortly afterwards
make a statement 20 tho Honse, az clear an
nSunosment of his belief that lhe Government
is confident of The attainment Of pacific set
element at Berlin witbio the next few days.
A Berlin dispatch says Ronmania ls to b.
admitted to permanent International COMMITS
sion for the navigation ot tho Danube.
A telegram from Constantirople says the 10
habitauts of Bltoum have again telegraphed to
Minister Layard asking for the protection Of
England, and declaring they have resolved to
MOIST the British flag and open fire on ihc
Russians
A dispatch from Bucharest states that the
Rounanian Chambers In secret sitting 90 Mou
day resolved to revoke the commission Of NJ.
Ccgaloioeano as plcl:potentary to Berlin, and
be has consequently been recalled.
Tho Congress sat two hours and half yes
terda7. The Greek question was sottaa a
The Porte to come to an understanding with
Greece fo- the rectifcation Of her frontiers. and
is of tie opinion that tho line should be from
tho Valley of SaIambria. on the Asean Sea, to
the mouth Of the kalamos River, Opposite
Corfu. 10 the event OF difficulties arising in
the negotiations, the Powers are ready to rem
der their good Offices as madiatora.
Accounts differ somewhat a. TO the extent ct
the rectGcetor of The Greek frontier exaggerated
by the Congress. 1t is understood that the
line includes Larissa.
The London Times Berlin dispatch states it
is certain that the Powers By offering meda!ion.
mean that the invitation shall not remain
dead letter. Italy and france warmly sup:
ported the Greek claims. Lord BeacOnsfield
admitted be mad with difficulty been Induced
to accept even that moderate proposal. as the
precise boundary indicated therein seemed to
limit the sovereign will of tho Porte. He Wss
unable to accede to sny demands amounting to
O division Of Turkey, Epirus and Thessaly not
being in chronic state of anarchy like Bosnia.
The Greeks are profoundly disappointed at the
decision of the Congress. Turkey had pivateIy
declared she would 60 to war with Greco rather
than cede two provinces.
Saturday. sitting, in which the questions of
urfE DRUGS and MEDICI.H1s I'D lsS, IN 40
s.sJtsm Suu 7frmuaIG AT e ID 5e dtssassau: !1iii
virtually end the Congress. The remaining
proceedings being principally formal, vii! prob
ably last till Thursday. The fuanclal question
and that of the government OF W estern kou'
melia will be submitted to q commission OF am
bassadors resident 10 Berlin, which meets alter
tho dissolution Of the Congress.
The disposi;ien of tho Sandjak CT So6s has
been settled IN accordance with the compromise
reported yesterday, By which that district IS to
be divided equally between Rounelia aud
Bulgaria.
Prince Bismarck has Informed the London
Times correspondent that be thinks the Gar
will consent to destroy the Notifications of Ba
toum. Other correspondents express nope OF
even further concessions.
The London Times dispatch from Vienna
states that the Austrian government yesterday
received the remaining 1000, 900 forms from
the bankers who undertook to raise 60 600, 900
for mobilization. The mobilization of additional
troops was decreed yesterday to begin to-day.
Adakaleh has been definitely coded to Austria.
LONDON, July Ga Vienna dispatch to the
Times says regarding Turkeys reservation in
accepting in principle the Austrian occupation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina that Austria and
Turkey shall directly negotiate the details.
"Wbile the Turkish claims were previously ex.
pressed in sort Of detailed manner, they reap.
pear in the declaration of Carsthaodori. the
turkish Plenipotentiary, under the veil of q
general reserve Guided by the old custom of
Turkish diplomacy, one has now to believe that
the Porte has recourse to this mar s1vre merely
to spin out as long as possible the question of
the occupation. Significant enough proof of the
move prevailing in Turkish government circles
is found in the rumors which circulated here
yesterday, with some appearance of foundation,
that the Ottoman embassy would quit Vienna
shortly"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Vera Sassnlich, the woman who was tried
for having attempted to sssassinste General
m ct ~ H. oe g.