Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-28
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.


demanded The expulsion Of the Mussulman In
habitants of Bulgaria She has only demanded
the recall Of the Turkish officials and troops
Russia does not hand over portion OF Bosnia
to Serya. The question of tho Straits is re-
served fer the consideration Of Europe. The
published version contains other gross inaccu
racles.
TIE Manchester Guardians special CORES.
not believed possible, and the opinion prevails
that mobilization, il dearceI, will be for the
purpose OF occupying Bosuia aud Herzegovina
az Russia desires
The Times correspondent, who is probably
in sympathy with Couat Audrassy, says: The
| peace at aoY .'llcs agltators canuot prevent the
| Government from carrying the credit through
the delegations aud the Reichsrath, but if they
should succeed III baking The Government S
poicy, the Government will resign"
The Daily 'ielegraph's Vienna correspondent
says: "rhc Delegations will vote the credit. but
the bill for raising the money would inevitably
fail in the Raichsrath. So Count ADdrasSy is
Got likely to attempt to carry il. lie will sat
isfY himself gth vote OF confidence from tie
| Delegations There i nnt much probability
| that Austria will 10 more than protest against
The terms OF peace. whatever their character
| may be.
The Times SAYS "rhe struggle IS between
Count Andrassy policy of the maintenance o.
Austrian lotoreats rs heretofore declared. and
the temptations offered by Russia to counter
balance these !u!crca'S.
TIE Interests are i'll: non extension OF ItuI
saa and SisrUulc power south OF tho Danube
and tic tr:lpl@l0, IS Il portion q! Turksh ter
rlto:y.
The North German Gsz4ttc says las tht
annnnt Of the credit asked by Count Andras-y
II Only GO. 900 600 h1rln5 there Is To ground t.
apprrhrud that Count Andrassy means 10 make
Use 81 il simply t. mobile, tho army. The %
i,ct OF the vote of credit Is rather that the Gov
crnment may be. and have the appearance OF
being prepared for all emergencies.
A correspondent at Vienna says: According
10 Cnnstantlnoplc adV.ces, Ei0gIaod is prepared
10 respond to such Measures by eotcrIog the
Black SEA. tic correspondent aIda: Germany
is enuray1rihs u mediate b.tW"cn England and
Russia. The task has not been mulch iac!itat
ed by the publication Of the ptaca condirlau-
4 Berlin correspondent telegraph, :-huss!a
proposes to appoint NJ. Bolsbarotf, Rulra
troll Of the Russian Commanlani.
\ special, dated Ptra, February 2Gth, says
"Ihc peace negotiations are progressing sl0wIo.
Tie boundaries OF Bulgaria have not been fixed
and The question Of indemnity has not been Ell
tered upon. The Russian troops have advanced
to Il 'ilDhuTnon, three hundred yards from 4
Turkish powder magazine.
\ dispatch from Constantiuople sly5 :-"lt
appears tina, Russia and Turkey have agreed
upon 40 icc7ause ct territory Tor Servla aud
Moutcncpro The latter acquires the ports Of
SpiZZl, Au.iyar and )nlclguo, but not Scu
tart. Montenegro will border on SotVla, and
the latter will regain Old ;'erVla.
The Turkish Minister at Atht1s has agar
complained to l0reiEA dipOmailsts that the
Greek Government encourages tho resurrection
directly aud indirectly. The diplomall5tS have
urgently protested to the Government against
any such encouragement.
\ telegram tAom Bucharest says: "Austrla
and Eogiand oppose the retroces5ian OF l}asSa
rAbia aad France and Italy support them. II
is said that Germany has c0Gnselied Russia IL
rcnonnce her claims, hu. Russia seems deter
mined to persist.
The London Standard SUSTAIN that is
really Implied by the selection Of Lord Napier
OF Macdala as Commander in Chief, and Sill
Garuet Wolseley as bis Chief oil Staff. is tha
the terms of peace, If unmodltied, cannot b(
sanctioned by England We have been Grolgh
face to face with war by tho arrogant and az
gressva conduct OF Russia.
The Standard Publishes another article, dis
cussing the probable landing places Ct the Brit
ish forces near the Sea Of Marmora. The
writer thinks Basika Bay the most probable
This 81 course, is mere surlnlse, but the artl
Gle shows 4 very warke toac. 1t says "Iht
First Army Corps would probably proceed &c
the seat OF var without waiting for the Second
which is nGw streluously preparing. IL IS pos
sibIc, of course. that even now we may not have
10 20 to war. Russia may pause in time before
she provokes it.
Six hundred sets of field ambulance fittings and
900 tons of bayouet steel have been ordered il
;, Sheffield. The Woolwich authorities have pur
chased 500 miles OF telegraph wire for use with
torpedocs, and materials necessary to conStruc
temporary railways for the conveyance oil stores
and mounting Of heavy guns 10 siege works.
The War Office has given orders that no SOL
dicrs shall be transferred to the reserve until
further instructions. The DIXIE OF Cambridge
will specially inspect the recruits OF Aldershot
on Friday.
| LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Thc Times Pera cor
respondent tclegraphs to that journal as 10n0"s
The Russian and Turkish lines at San Stet.na
are separated by the little river Kara Su:-
| Russian aud Turkish sentrles stand at either
end Of bridge one hundred feet long. The
officers and men Of the two armies traternlze 10
the most remarkable manner. Raoef Pasha,
Minister Of War, has thanked the Grand Duke
Nicholas for the excellence of his arrangements.
Crowds Of visitors and petty traders from Con
santlnopIe arc seen in the Russian camp
daily
| The ESWick Ordnance Works at New Castle
on.Tync were recently ordered to manufacture
one hundred torpedoc5 for the Government
with all possible speed The order has DOW
| been increased to eight hundred torpedoes
| The Vienna correspondent of the Times says
THE extension Of the principally of Bulgaria
to the Aegean sea would be of the utmost con
sequence 10 Europe, for it would practically
mean the securing Of naval station for Russia
just as the grant of port to Montenegro wouId
mean Russian naval station in the Adriatlc. y
The Daily Tcegraph's Vienna correspondent