Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-26
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN WAR.

says The Turkish delegates have been or.
dered to sign peace prelimioaries. An arms
tice will probably be concluded o.day.
The peace conditions are as follows :-SerV'a
to be independent without compensation; Mon
tenesro to receive Autisari, Ncsies and Spuz,
and portion of the territory bordering on
Lake Scutari; Russia to hold Batoum' kars
and Etzeroum until war indemnity of twenty
million pounds ia paid; the Dardanelles to DC
opeued to Russian men OF Wal; Bulgarian au'
topomy to be conceded, rather 90 The pllocl
ple of the Lebanon than % the plan, OF the
Consantinople conference, aud Turkey 10
nominate Christian government tor long
term of years, subject to ratification o9 t6e
Powers; Bulgaria not understood to ihciude
Thrace, bot only to extend to the lloe OF the
Ralkans: mart Of the Russian army TO embark
at Coustantinople for their return bome, aud
the final treaty of peace to be slyned at Con
stantinople BY the Grand Duke Nicholas. This
arrangement will satisfy Russian military honor
without Involving the occupation OF CONSTANT
nople an,
special dispatch from Sistova says :--"thc
immense stores of provisions and material here
have hardly been touched yet, showing that
the depots at Biela. Tirnova, Gabrovs and
Selpi are not exhausted, and this comedies With
information from those places Neither the
Russian soldiers Dor horses have suffered, but
the beasts of the transport contractors IN the
toWns on the Danube, where forage is exhaust.
ed, have died by thousands. There is good
crossing on the ice now, and thousands of laden
wagons and sedges 90 the north shore vi como
ever to repienish tho depots.'
The St. Petersburg Agenoe Russo calls at
tention to the false reports aud diplomatic 10
tIipues emanatipg from the Porte for Inc pur.
Dose of embroiIing England and Russia, aud
SAYS "tbe Turkish Government Intentionally
spreads panic, disorder and aesolaion amoog
its sui ects to aegravatc the crisis and push
matters TO extremes. Events are precipitating
more rapidly than any combinations that gen
eral collapse which will probably require agree
ment and Intervention OF all Europe.
. A Rome dispatch says that Italian vessels
will shortly be dispatched to various Turks h
ports to protect the interests OF Italian sub
jects.
A telegram from Constaninople confirms
the report that all the Russian conditions have
been accepted. An appeal will be read to day
in the mosques to prepare the public MOD tor
the news. Meanwhile the conditions are Kept
a profound secret.
The St. Petersburg Agenco Russo iavtighs
against the delay of the negotiations by the
Porte for the purpose of determining Eogland
and to take action. Such a mareuvre ought
not to be allowed to prevail to the detrimert Of
higher interest. namely, the good relations oil
England aud Russia,
Yesterday afternoon g Pail Mall Gazette says
that it considers the alleged terms Of peace
about as hard as THY could we'll be, and as
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Turkish Empire, and reduction Of the Sultan
to the condition of Russian vassal III, at
ter the publication of the terms, the resigna,
tons of Lord Derby and Carnarvon are with
drawo, We may conclude that no efIeclual resis.
tance will be made by Eoglaod to whatever
agreement the Gar and Sultan may come TO- -
a telegram from Constantinoplc states that
Safvet Pasha Informed Mr. L1yard that the
Porte bad made solemn engagement to keep
the conditions secret until the treaty was sign.
ed. 1t had teleRraphed 10 it's Plcnipotentiaries
to accept the conditions 1t would communicate
them to the Ambassadors the moment they
were finally signed.
1t is again alleged that the Russians are ad
vancng Oh Gallipoi.
A special from Athens says the new Mlolstry
have published programme stating that they
intend to prefer action 10 words, to provide fol-
the defence of the country, aud protect Greeks
residing 10 other countries.
GALLIPoLI, an. $3.50 g. no. The guns
are firing heavy salute at the Dardaneles
The English feet is coming
Later.-Admral Horoby took the a Get ur
to the mouth of the Dardauees. where, at the
| telegraph station. he received the oountermand
He did not, therefore, proceed to the forts, bu
returned to Beslka bay.
ENGLAND.
10 the British House of Commons, YESTERDAY
afternoon, Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor
of the Eychequcr, replying to question pu
by the Marquis Of Harrington, sail that it was
only this morning that formal communication
from Russia contaioog the basis Of peace Wa:
received 10 consequence of private commu
nication, last evening the feet, which on Wed
uesday was ordered to the Dardanelles, was or
dered to stop at tho mouth Of the Dardanelles
He was not aulhoriz ID to gay whether any
Minister had resigned. The vote to be proposed
is six millions of pounds. Fl was not aware oil
the conclusion of an armistice or of the signing
of preliminaries for peace.
10 the House of lords the Earl of Carnarvou
made long statement. He has resigned. Ia
his remarks the Earl of Carnarvon said that
Lord BeaconsGeld severely criticised bis speech
to the deputatiou of merchants early 10 Ian
uary. but his grounds for resignig were the dis
patch of the fleet to the DardanelIes and the
decision to ask for money vote.
10 the House of Lords, yesterday evening,
Lord Beacons6eld, 10 reply to question pro.
pounded by the Earl of Sandwich, said that it
was fact that Instructions had been given to
the fact to proceed to the Dardanelles and
Constantoople. AT the same time the Gov
eminent proposed to telegraph to the Euro.
pean Powers, including Russia and tho Porte.
that 10 the course the Government had followed
there was not the slightest deviation from the
policy of neutrality they had from the first an
nouoced. He maintained that the British fleet
went to the Dardanelles to defend British sub.
jects and British property and take care Of
British interests 10 the Straits. Since the Gov
eminent had arrived at that resolution they
had become acquainted with the proposed con-
ditions of peace, and, having examined these
conditions, the Government were of the opinion