Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-07
Foreign EeWz.

Brii3h. The report Of an in!cuded aesh Gu
Ali Mutjid requires couftmatioo' The mo-
muuds are marching to join The Caouces. lnele
ia great enthusiasm in the Indian army IS tic
prospect Of active service.
2 dispatch from Bombay Sunday nlsht says:
The troops have been ordered TO advance iron
Ders Ghszi Khan. thus Threatening AtgbanlS'
tan from new pciut. It is reported that dis
sessions have broken ont among tho great A.
pban chiefs. The death Of a powerful sousn'
srn chief is also reported. TIE Amer mas
oskaa The tribal councils fer ASSISTANCE. Ii IS
believed that tribes mastering one hundreo gpo
Sfrv thousand 6ghting men have assented. Inc
otber tribes. with about forty.three thousand
warriors. remain neutral. The Ameer has
freed from prison his son. Iakoo5 khan' VINO
ia a noted general The whole earfis 10 CT Re
shawn is marching against Ali Musj!d. Ii is
even reported to right that the place has been
csptured. The government will issue procaa..
nation announcing lis intentions on Monday.
The London Standard. commenting on the
Cabinet meeting held on Saturday, says 1t
seems likely that course will be adopted rep
resentipc compromise between extreme coun
se,s, and will consist of occupying and holding
mountain passes aud possibly advancing to Can
dshar before Christmas, in order that the army
NAV be ia readiness for further operations, tut
With the hope that the Amcer may 10 the
meantime be compelled to submit The Stan
tard urges that even then England should lot
rest content with mere apology, however Sb
iecs, but should i5sist 90 solid guarantees,
A Bombay dispatch says it was intended to
attack Ali Mui;d on Monday. An Afghan
army is proceeding to koorun.
A dispatch from DaIjseling says POO men OF
each regiment at Peshawuc, and the horse ar
tiery, With forty, FOUNDER batteries, have gore
to Jamrood. It is reported that four Afghan
regiments, with SIX guns, have advanced 70
the mouth Ct Khybe Pass. Many white and
Sepoy regiments are hastenl1g TO the frontier.
The commisssriat arrangements cause grave
complaints
The Times, summarizing its Indian advices,
comes to a conclusion relative to the course OF
operations similar to that 10 the Standards
article, 1t says it is not considered eXpaaIeDt
to hazard an advance Oh Candahar at present,
unless 80 opportunity for coup dc naio offers,
which is not probable.
A dispatch from Smla says the Aueer de-
tanned pative euissary from the Eica1oy un.
til the 18th of September to carry an answer
20 iuc lCGlOy , ICltClss IL 10 2SpSAIS 't1oI
oply tSo subordinate officials of the Russian
mission remain at Cabul. 1t is believed that
Tic Amer will repudiate the acts Of the ccm.
mapdant Of ali Musiid, but bis agreement 10
the BRUSH terms is improbable.
a dispatch from St. Petersburg says # tho
Amer is beaten and his territory annexed
by Eoglsnd. Russia will occupy Merv aud
Balkh, 10 Southern TurklstaD, near the Al
CHAN border.
Ia pegotiaiiors with Eoeland respecting r.
forms 10 Asia Minor the Pore has manifested
desire to incorporate reforms in scheme
Wti3h shall be applicable to the whole Empire.
Mr.. Layard, tie British Ambs s'sdor, has
opposed til c5u1se throughout. The diplo
matists are wiling 70 see bow the matter will
be settled, because from the Poltc's decision
it will be possible 10 estimate .Ec extent OF
Eoplards future irhuencs in Tulk.y. The
hesitation Of the Porte is chiefly Cue to EGG
lauo's disrcinaticn to render pecunary aasl5
,auce. The Sultan has Tlite1 to Queen
Victoria, declaring bis intention to in;s5urate
Eoe!sh Institutions in bis dominica.
A report from Gen. PbilIippovich says s
large majority of Bosnisns, including NOLAN.
pedaus, welcome toe crushing Of toe lusurrac
ton with urquesio1sbY sincere assurlnccs Of
devotion and loyalty to the Austrian Crown.
The Emperor wrote personally to Gen. Philip.
no,i,h on tho occasion Of the occupation of
Vi:egrad, again thanking tho Commander TO-
Chief for bis vigorous action, and the officers
ard men fer their gelaotry, aod expressing
the hope that the day commenced an era OF
peace reconciliation and prosperity tor the
occupied Provinces.
The Porte has sent circular to the Powers
REQUESTING them to Compel Austria to coEtorm
to the declarations Of her pleLlpoteDslsrlcs at
the Congress and to stop the advance and ex-
cegses CT BIER troops pending the decision ct The
Powers. Uaess this is done, the circular
SAYS, the Porte will consider Austria Vlolator
Ct International laT.
Prince Bismarck has had conference with
the Crown PRICE regarding the Aoll Socialist
It'll, which, it is seriously feared. will fail, as
majority CT the Reichstag persIstenlly refuse
to yield on the question OF limiting the dura"
ton of the law.
The National Assembly Of Crete, deeniag
the conccs s!oss offered worthless, have TO-
structed their repro septativ(s st Coustantlncplo
to discontinue negotiations. and have sent a
protest to the foreign Copsuls at Canca dec!lc-
ipg to prccsed With the negotiations With
Moukhtsr Pasha.
The Ser7iau Government has reot ived The
Porto sreply to its request f.r the restoration
Of diplomatic relations. Tho reply is most
amicable, and desires the renewal Of friendship.
| Tho Porte a!s) advises SerVia to send a pleni
| potenii,ry to Copstantnopc. Arrangements
are being made accordingly.
| The Paris Moniteur has reason to believe
that Italy had made semi official representa-
! lions, with a view to obtaining the Porte's
assent to an arrangement by which, If the
Egyptian administration becomes International,
ali tho Mediterranean Powers, not Franco and
England alcnc. will have share therein.
A Vienna correspondent says the Ptrse is
showing disposition to recognize the Austrian
occupation of Bosnia ard Herzegovina as az
accomplished fact. It is officially announced
that the famous iusurgent chieftan of Boslis.
Hadj Lojja, has been taken prisoner.
A dispatch from Berlin reports that Field
Marshal Count Won Moltke has rendered his
resignation. The matter will be decided when
the Emperor resumes control of the goVerl-
ment.
The Ccu;ieT. tf Italy, reasserts that England
L., Comm Df ho ureot pnwnra