Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-28
Foreign News
THE EASTERN QUESTION.


three days ago the proposal for the occupation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austrian troops
was entirely disapproved by the Congress, but
total change Of view has since occurred, and
the Powers are now resolved to empower Aus
tria to occupy those Provinces,
Roumania having refused large money To-
demnity for the rctrocession OF Bessarabla and
having also refused the proposal to divide
Bessaraba into two parts, Russia now proposes,
through Prince Bismarck, that Prince Charles
should become the future Prince OF Bulgaria.
This is opposed by Roumanian statesmen, but
they express fear that Prince Charles will ac
capt the offer for dynastic reasons. :
Greece has concluded q loan in Paris OF
$lO,OOO,OOO The Turkish Admiral has re.
ouested all foreign ships 10 the harbor of Canca
to leave. Fighting has been going on tor three
days at Apocarona.
The pourparlers between the Austrian and
Turkish pepipotentiaries relative to Bosnia
and Herzegovina cause expectation that the
Turks may, when this subject is discussed by
the Congress, abandon the reserve which they
have hitherto maintained, aud make statements
which will manifest the gulf between their
views aud those of the Powers.
It is understood that Russia claims no intlu.
epce even upon the Danube. The poutpsrers
seem to show that the Bessarabian question is
so arranged that Russia only olaimsthe territory
as far as the Kiia mouth Of the Danube.
A Berlin correspondent states that there will
be no reassembipg of the Congress in autumn,
az it is intended to settle everything definitely
now and merely leave details to special com
missions. Greece will decline to participate in
the Congress 10 a merely consultative capacity.
The London Times dispatch from Berlin
states that the Queen Of Eogland was Informed
on Wednesday that the Congress would proba
by end in ten days. At Thursdays sitting
Prince Bismarck declared no should be obliged
by fatigue to absent himself for a long time
from the Congress unless the delegates were
II solved to come to aD agreement privately on
tho maio questions. SO as 10 permit their
prompt settlement in the Congress, minor mat
ters being left 10 commissions.
Count Gourte, Italian delegate. replied
promising cnmpliaucc with the Suggestion. Ine
c.tr.suondcul states that the memorial OF the
R.,sri.1 d. lcyatus will uuIy accelerate ne Aus
tran Occupation If Bosnia az Il counrcrp0iso tn
Russia &, occupation "t bulgaria.
AZ Wednesdays sittius priDcc GortsobakGH.
who had 10 be carried 70 thG counci room, ahd
who spoke With fort 10 trembling voice, but
with IN XprcSsun 9t resolution, sad the re-
uarks he was abuu to make were prompted by
;uvr If ruth and Of his cOuntry. Hls COL
leagues bad granted cnncrssioos in The pamc OF
Russia Tar .urra>s'ng what she th"nght o! max
irg. He @a~ isr to we'll aware ct the fr"'lLgs
v hicb 90 us,a i,'s OIL: a. ucs tn false otj ctluu
40 e. /, GurG~s-luus they Gut d. Il IL httr duty 10
IL b..
II. merely wished to state that Russia nadc
th"se cri6r. s from desire for peace. aud
b.. ~. Snit III a
l. ri b scou>6slj Xpr, ss"j admiration at
PRICE Grrsci,akpf1's e,urmrute. He &C.
kuo9. dyed, IT, the uame Of the CoDgfcss, that
dys re Tor peace scfuated Russia, aud hoped
th- same seDG,mnt would ountinue.
Tue c,rrespuDdent adds:-'1e is thought
that th.s is P,ince Gorschakvtf's last appear
auce at he Congress"
Bcrllo dispatch soys:-''Ihe Austrian
pleuipotentisrn will propuse 10 Friday sitting
of the Congress 70 occupy Bosnia and Hrrzago
VIVA. They will pledge themselves to evacuate
tie provinces under certain Conditions. which,
hover, arc Incapable of tu 6lme0t.
A Therapa dispatch reports that about
twenty obscure persons have been arrested.
suspected OF completely 10 the conspiracy in ia
vcr of < Sultan Murad. The patty opposed to
the Sulsaa appears ~ gain strength. a report
of the Turkish Minister of Police to this effect
has Increased the Sultan's agitation, i'm paired
bis health, aud caused him to suinnion Is. 900
fresh troops to Constantinople,
CONsTANTINoPLE. June 28.-COunt Il chy,
the Austro Hung arian Ambassador to Constau
tinople, visited the Grand Vizier, Safet Pasha,
at seven o'clock this morning. An eXtraordl
nary Cabinet Couccil was subsequently held,
under the presidency Of the Sultan, at which
the question Of the Austrian occupation OF Bos
MA aud HERZEGOVINA was discussed, resulting
10 au order beog sent to the Turkish plenlpo
tentiaries, 10 the Berlin Congress, to protest
against such occupation without the period OF
its duration being previously fixed. The coun-
Gil lasted the whole day.
VIENNA, June 29.-The Pressc says
THAT 10 consequence Of the violation of the
frontier town of Bilibrig has been occupied by
@ force OF Damation Landwehr.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Flags have been ordered at half mast on all
government buildings 10 the Dominion in con-
sequence of the death of the Queen of Spain.
The heat in London yesterday was greater
than has ever been known before 10 juno. The
thermometer rose to 81, and at Nottingham it
was 95. In the sun the mercury rose to JAG.
An American has been arrested at Amster
dam for Offering to sell Russian bonds to the
amount OF $40, GOO, which were stolen last year
in Calais.
A clerk in the London Foreign Office has
been arraigned on the charge of communicating
the agreement between England and Russia to
the Daily Globe. flo offered it to another
paper also, which led to his detection.
LONDON, June 2S.-The weather to day is
hot.
MADRID, June 2S.-King Alfonso has re-
ceived teleerams OF coudoIence from all the
European Courts. All the shops were closed
yesterday. The theatres have closed playing,
and business on the Exchange is suspended
1t has been decided that the body of the late
Queen shall lie in state three days. Tho funeral
will probably take place next week.
ROME, June 2S.-The Italie states that Pope
Leo will celebrate solemn rcquleum mass 10
the Sistine Chapel for the reroso Of tile SOU Of
The late Queen Of Spain.
LONDON. Juoo 25.-A letter from Ports
n,outb efotoo thot cr5or, baua hnGn iss,IaH IN