Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-27
Foreign Ne as.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.


Tho Berlin correspondent, Of the London
Times says the uegot a,ions for amiIiary with
drawal hayirg produced no result the scheme
for congress has agaiu been taken up. mere
is, however, no cbatcs Of preliminary coaler'
ence.
Az icrua correspondent says the idea mas
been mooted of settling the difficulties 10 re
gard to uu,ua! withdrawal from CoostantIno'
ple by arbitration or by az International com
mission on the spot. 1t seems. however, to
have beeo dropped as impractic'ble.
The Turkish urmy isbeiug rapidly orga1zsd,
and Is becoming more aud more the maln iGotrr
to be reckoued with 10 the withdrawal question:
as the Turkish Ministry will probably decline
to pledge itself to permit the return or inc
Eoglish aud Russians it they once "lthdra".
II seems IS if the only resource would be LOT
the lwo powers to make some arrangement
with the Sultan and take the chances OF ms
carrying it out. The Porte continues obdu
rate conccrDipg the evacuation or Shuna ana
Varna.
A correspondent asserts that negotiations
have been suspended 10 consequence of Rus
sias refusing the propositions made by Plnce
Bismarck. -,
A combined council Of the Austrian and Hun
parian Ministries vas held yesterday at Vienna
to consider the employment OF the credit OF
GO 600 900 forms aud the occupation OF Bosnia
ia certain contingencies.
Ex Sultan Murad, who is fully restored to
health, is closely guarded. .
A Rome correspondent gives the names or
four American vessels, which, he says, have
been chartered by the Russian engineers who
we're in Rome.
St, Petersburg correspondent says it is
not yet known whether the British government
will accept the Dew formula. viz, that the con-
gress shall! consider treaties OF 1856 and 1911
10 relation to the treaty of San Stetano. The
British Cabinet does not insist 90 any partlcu-
lar form of words, but merely demands that
Russia should 10 SOME way formally reooenlze
the supremacy of Europe relative to the East
ero question. The truth is that the discussions
about the formula cover more important mat
ters One issue out Of the present compllea
tons consists in uudoing much of Russia s work
and giving the rest European Instead of
specifically Russian character. Another con-
sists in what is called the principle of cqulva.
Tents or compensation to the powers TOR nus
sia's acquisitions. The latter solution is the
one Russia desires, while Great Britain seems
resolved to Insist upon the former.
Priace Gortschskoff is decidedly better
It is reported from Chatham that powerful
iron clad squadron will be Immediately pre-
pared, to be in readiness for operations 10 the
Baltic. =.
The extreme Mussulman party has asked
the Shereef Of Mecca and the Muftis of Tunis
and Morocco, whether Turkey should join Fog
land 10 the evept of an Anglo Russian war.
N,p,, 81 -, fba eff nd
Shereef promised to submit toe question to the
council ia the event of the outbreak Of hostili.
ties. The Mus:ulman Insurgents ore approach
iog Ptilippopos aud driving the Bulgarians
before them. The spread Of the insurrec!ion
causes much di;quitude even 10 Adrianople.
Some soldiers haua been assassinated there.
Troops are arriving at Bombay daily tor en-
barkation. The first detachment will leave Tor
Malta Cd April 80. aud the second May J.;
They will DOT stop at AdeD. Fifteen ships and
twelve steamers have been engaged tor the
conveyance of the expedition, which will be
conveyed by man of war. Great enthusiasm
is manifested throughout India, and the native
troops are volunteering for service.
The Journal dc St. Petersburg, iu its issue
Yesterday, says: At present it is improbable
that EoglaId will leocw her opposition 10
matter OF phlaSeolu9l. It reconciliation Is Elm
cerely desired let the Cabinets aim st what ls
calculated 70 draw them clostr together, not
brug forward irritating propositions. There Is
DOW 20 doubt Russia accepts the broadcast pos
sbe basis tor the programme OF the congress.
That she does not dream of decliGiog any kind
of discussion il proven by Pnoce Gortschakot' y
circular. Should the cODgress meet 1t WILL De
able to deal With ali the questions created by
tv.ps iu the East. II DOW appears that Lord
Salisbury recognizes tho opportuDeness OF 40
cXcaange OF vi:Ws previous 10 tho meeting or
the congress regarding the possibility OF an un-
ders'aodiog being reached, aud toe st. Peters
burx Cabinet shares 10 that opinion.
The Russians have abandoned tho intention
of sendiae number of officers and men into
Copstantnoplo on Sunday to attend worship IN
tbn Greek churches.
LONDON, April 27.-The London oorresp0n.
dent of the Manchester Guardian, 10 a dis.
patch to that paper, sent hence last night
says :-"Grest enthusiasm was manifested IN
military circles here to night on 1t becoming
known that the whole of the staff aud commits
stoned officers stationed at Aldershott received
stringent orders from the War Office to hold
themselves 10 complete readiness tor lmme
date active service. Ii addition to this gen.
eral order it was stated that all the principal
officers had received important secret instruc
tions for certain contingencies.
The Central News agency of London an
nouuces that it is informed that orders will be
shortly Issued for the immediate formation Of
the second army corps. aud the raising of the
battaIions of that corps to q war establishment.
LONDON, April GA special dispatch to
the Times from Belgrade says :-"Disturbances
have broken out at Nsh and Prot between the
Inhabitants and the Servisn authorities, in con-
sequence of Russia summons for recruits.
"A famine is raging st Vrarja, caused by
military acquisitions"
The Times Rustcbuk correspondent tele.
graphs as follows Out of the six thousand
Russians here forty or fifty die daily of ordi-
nary aDd spotted typhus. At Adrianople,
Sistove and Tiroova it is reported that hun.
dreds die daily"
A Price FIGHT BROKEN UP IN A RoW.-A
great excitement was caused at Giesboro and
at Buzzard's point and the Navy Yard Wednes.
q q - 81, IL.