Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-18

net Lord D,rl y lef,rred to in bis remarks 10
the House of lo:dj on the Ssh iOs., iDduc-
ing his resignation Of the FJreiRu Secretary
ship.
The ROYAL yacht o ,b,rue has been ordered to
the Mediterranean immediately, to briog bone
the Duke and Duchess ut i iubursh.
Orders have beeu received al Portsmouth fer
the ships of the first reserve to be surveyed and
nrepared with all dispatch for six mouths
cruise With the caanoel .q1adroo. Chlrf oh
GERS have been appointed 10 the Cycops, Cor.
eop, Hecate, and Hydra, all iron armor plated
turret ships OF 430 tons buIlhcn, aud carlylug
four guns each, aud the Prioce Albert. four
puns. iron armor plated turret ship. 3 9O5 tons.
Il is reported that they will be shortly comnlS
stoned for the coast defence, relieving The sea-
goiog ships now acting as coast guards.
A chartered steamer left Plymouth yester-
dav With twenty five hundred tons OF ammuol
ton and stores and thirty o9c steam launches
and torpedo boats for the Mediterranean f!et
Accounts from Berlin ADD Vienna are still
bopeful that tho congress vi meet shortly.
Prince Bismarck left Berlin last evening for bis
Lauenborg estates, but it Is cot thought that
this will Interfere With the diplomatic Dcgotla,
tions. The persistence with which Ecgland
aod Russia are maintainlng thtir positions con-
corning the congress is held 10 meaa that the
difference is q radical one. and that each Pow
CT sees in the Others proposal an attempt 10
PREJUDICE beforehand the character OF the Coz
gross; hence, probably the willingness OF the
ST. Petersburg Cabinet to revert TO Pnoce BIS
NJ .rck's original idea OF the congress discussing
the treaties of 1856 and 1871 rather than the
treaty of San Stetano Ii this suggestion is
| acceptable to England the difficulty OF the as
sembling CT the congress without W6uodlpg
Russia dignity, limited at 10 the semi othca
utIcrauce 10 yesterdays organ OF the ku slao
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said wv c
care little about the way Of getting into the
oooeress provided the door is large enough &c
| admit all without any one having to stoop,
might DO easily overcome, but the belief does
not gain ground that the congress will succeed
10 avertiDg war, even if it ever meets. The
Cabinet crisis at Coostan'luople continues; l.
is believed that Ahmed Eet}k EfendI, Presi
dent of the C2uoci Of MiOisters, and Minis
ter Of the Iotsrior sdheres 10 bis rcsjgoa
ton. hut this is not certair. A Reconstructed
of the Cabinet is said to be impending, but &C
successor to Ahmed Vefyk Efendi is mention
ed. The contest is between Russia and Eog
land for supremacy. The Turkish people ACC
army are said to be bitterly hostile to Russian
alliance. The Turkish Ministerial Council yes
terday deliberated 90 reply to the demand 0
Gen. NeIidof the Russiau Charge D air
for the evacuation of Shumla Varoa and Ba
toum. Cunt Zehy, the AuStro Hungarian
Ambassador to Turkey, has left lis post TO
Pes,h and Vienna 90 months leave Ct ab
seece.
ST. PETERSBURG, April Isl isannounced
that Gen. TodIrben will leave TO day for Sar
Stefsno, charged with special mission from
the Gar.
The Journal D, St. Petersburg says: Ger
many continues her mediatory etfJris with 6
discretion, z .a, aud disioterestedoeSs, occur
aging the strongest hope.
LONDON. April lS-Tbis afternoons Echo
says: I'VE are able to state, ou authority
that Invitations to the congress will be lssuet
to. night. The treaties Of 1856 and 1871 vii
be laid upon the table and compared with tn
treaty San Stefano."
LONDON. April lS.-The Ceotrs News says
I'VE are cosbIed TO state that the Powers have
agreed to Prince Blsmarck's Suggestion tha
The ambassadors should bold conference t
arrange the course of proceedings at tae pro
posed Congress, the time OF meeting elc.-
The respective governments have been 'trmall!
re uuesttd to Instruct their Ambassadors accord
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