Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-30
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN WAR.

The British Ambassador to ST. Petersburg. on
January %, states that Count Schouvalof tbat
afternoon communicated q message from Pllnce
Gortsobakotf authorizing him to affirm categor.
ically that the Russian Government cooslder-
ed the passage of men Of war through the Oar.
danelles and Bospborus European question
which they did not intend to settle by them.
selves. '''--"'-
A correspondent at Vienna telegraphs as
follows :-''Among the rumors current is one
4 that 80 regular armistice will be concluded but
that Immediately after the arrival Of the Grand
Duke Nicholas with the Turkish Plenipotonti
aries and General Iguatieff in Adriauople def
pitive peace negotiations will be entered ioto
on the basis of the preminarles accepted by
the Porte. :"
1t is reported from Warsaw that the man
ayers of railway companies Of Western Russia
were recently summoned to st. Petersburg to
confer relative to the organization Of train SER
vice to the Prussian Baltic ports 10 the event
of the Russian Baltic ports being blockaded by
the Eogish feet.
A St. Petersburg correspondent sends the
following There is no longer any doubt that
there has been what is called here little mis-.
understanding between st. Petersburg aud
Vienna. Austria, it seem, expected that the
conditions Of peace would be submitted to a
European Congress. or, at least, communicated
for approval to the members of the triple al
lance. Her suspicious were aroused by the
Russians extreme reserve. The Russian Am
bassador at Vienna, who was absent on fur
Tough, was ordered to return to his post, and
took explanations and assurances by which it
was hoped that the little misunderstanding
would bs removed. How far bis efforts were
successful has not transpired, but there is rea'
son to believe they had not the effect which
was anticipated.
A correspondent says Odessa is the place
named to sign the treaty.
The same correspondent says he has been
told. as possible explanation OF the delay 10
signing the peace preliminaries, that the or.
der to sign was telegraphed to Schipka, via
Vienna and Bucharest, and would thence 60
to Kesaulko by courier. who might take
hours, if be found the peace delegates had
started for Adrianople, for his journey thlther,
and might occupy two or three days.
A special from Constantinople says Tho
delay 10 signing the conditions of peace is attri-
buted to the Porte . opposition to the tcmpor-
airy occupation Of Constantin ople.'
Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor Of the Ez.
chequer, 10 response to an irquiry, said that be
had no knowledge of an alliance between Rus
sa Germany and Austria for tho partition Of
Turkey. Regarding one Of these Powers be
has strong reason to doubt that it has entered
into any alliance. A few weeks or months
would probably prove this.
M
Liberal member for Bradford, gave notice OF 40
1t is rumored in the lobby Of the House OF
Commons that the Marquis Of Harrington, the
Liberal leader, refused to move the amendment
to the credit vote and the duty has devolved
on Mr.. Forster. If this is we'll founded it is
likely to occasion split in the Liberal party.
The following is the text of MIR. Forster s
amendments "H Having been Informed in the
Queens speech that the conditions on which
her Msjesty's neutrality is based have not been
iufriDged by either belligerent and having
since received no information sufficient to justi-
fy departure from the policy of neutrality and
peace, the House sees DO reason for adding to
the peoples burtheus by voting additional sup
plies"
The Queen offered to confer the Order of
the Garter on Lord Boacons6eld, but the hon.
or Was declined.
LONDON. Jan. 3O.-The Conservatives 10
the House of Commons are expected to give
solid support to the credit vote on Thursday.
One or two deiections. Zoo more) are probable.
The Liberals on tho contrary arc divided. There
will be numerous abstentions and some OF the
Liberals will support the Government. The
Home Rulers have not yet determined 90 their
course, but they will probably mostly abstain
from voting
Such OF them as vote (maioly utramontaues)
will support the Government. The majority
for the credit is already estimated at over one
hundred: Meetings are being held Throughout
the country to Influence Parliament against the
credit, but mostly by Liberal or reform or peac,
organizations No non. partisan meeting has
yet been attempted. 40 open air meeting at
Sheffield, yesterday for the purpose OF oppos.
| ing the Government was turoed into az anti.
Russian demonstration. An amendment to an
original resolution against the credit was carried
by 40 immense majority, declaring that the
| will be best promoted by supporting the foreign
policy of the Government The meeting mum
bered twenty thousand persons. They sang
patriotic songs, checred Lord BeaconsEeld' 9
name, and greeted Lord Carnarvou's with Kisses
and cries OF TRAITOR" Some of the leading
provincial newspapers are taking az anti Rus
sian tone.
The central committee of the Red Crescent
Society teleeraphs from ConstautiDople an ap
peal to allkindred committees of the Red Cross,
all benevolent institutions aud all kind. hearted
men of all countries. 1t says that considera
BILE number of wounded soldiers are focking 10.
to Copstantinople from all parts Of the country.
Nearly $50, 900 refugees, viotims of the war,
flying from the scene of military operations de-
prived of all means of existence and almost
naked, constitute situation which considering
the limited resources of the Red Crescent So.
ciety might end disastrously in general cal.
amity.
|, The correspondents Of the London news
papers also continue to give details of immense
distress prevailing. They state that the small pox
and typhus have commenced among refugees
and efforts are making to send them to Asia.
1t is apprehended that increased population of
Constaninople will occasion q scarcity of pro.
visions unless there is some specisl effort from
without tof renlenish the stores EIGHT thou.