Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-04
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION


TIE Car has himself undertaken to Conduct
affairs during the illness Of Priace G1rtscha-
koh. Hence the more pacific aspect Of The
situatiou.
a Vienna correspondent hears that the
Russians are CD tbc poiDt Of Withdrawing from
San S;efauo They will lcsv. oue regiment to
guard their s:or,s III s!so hears that Great
Britain haa seut :. reply t. Ru>sl.'s latest
ovettur+s which has produced good impress
sion at ST.. Petersburg.
A Paris Gi:patch says telegram from St.
Petersburg states that negoii9ion5 have been
resumed directly between L,udou aud St.
Petersburg in regard 10 the withdrawal from
Coos anllnop!c.
A vienna correspondent dsbvlieVrs the re-
port that General Todlcbeh's ucgoiAsious for
the surrender If BulgsTi'u toTtresscs have al.
ready failed, az negotiations % suoh 40 I'M.
portant question are likely to take days or
weeks Meanwhile, however, the Russians
have occupied Prsvadi, thus cu:li1g commu-
nicatiou between Faru: and Shuaila, az oct
amoat Of hostile character, AMI unlikely TO
Contribute toward tie chances OF u settlement.
The same correspondent! says the triumph
OF c,1ti ato!y disposition al St. Petersburg.
mentioned yesterday, is iutthtr coGhrned to
day aud generally a,titu'ed 10 the reports Of
The Ministers CD the financial, military, and 10
teroal slate OF the Empire which arc said 10
produce the i'm preston that the county should
b. spared further ordeals, # it IS possible TO
avoid them without downright lunilis'ion -
The leading idea of Russia in rcsumi1g utgo
tialio1s seems to have Geen to rhow her readi
ness to make f4r lesching concessions in the
substance of the Ssu StefsDo treaty, both as
regards Europe aud Asia, if not pressed TOD
hard on the question OF principle 80 10 rccog.
uzcg The nic :ssty .! thr Saliiltioo OF The
treaty by the congress. 1t is probable that
Russia has Rooe 80 Tar As ~ specify he coaccs
sions sho is wiling 10 grant.
a Belgrade dispatch says the attitude OF the
Serrian people is increasingly meusciDg. They
are entirely averso to auoth.r alliapc, with
Russia.
A telegram FROM Agram aunounoes that or
ders have beeu Issued 10 :ommeIc, the oou.
ceatra'i,Y IF -. 600 mn tnwari H.. Bosnian
frontier.
A Bucharest correspondent says: The latest
Information is .latthc eighty trains mentioned
yesterday arc intended to convey Russian
troops and material 70 Galal2. where reports
FROM Russian sources state the Grand Duke
Specials from Vienna show that the AustTo
Huugaran compromise has njt yet been ar
ragged The Mioiscrs will meet again to day
or Monday.
1t is officially stated that the urgJliat;ons be.
twecu the British consuls and insurgents Tor o
cessation of The resurrection 10 Thessaiy, have
bccu successful, the cousu!s promising, upon
the su:hc1ity Of Lord Salisbury that Greek
Interests should in % way suffer. tu. would, on
the contrary, be benefited, as the Greek cluse
vi | be fairly repro sentcd before Europe. The
coDsuI3 have COW gone to eudeavor 10 effect
simisr arrangement 10 Macedonia.
The press association sey5 the Lords OF the
Admiralty, who have been iospeotiog the
Chasm dock ysrl, conferred privately yester
day it is understood in reference TO the compile
ton and despatch Of another powerful iron.
clad squadron for particular service.
LONDON May 4-Notwith staudiog the
hopeful news Of Russia's concess ~. which i,
announced from Vienna aud otimated from
St. Petersburg, it cannot be said that there is
auy positive change ie the principle of The
questions 10 dispute. It is said that cou.
clIiatory disposition has prevailed 10 the
Councils of the St. Petersburg government but
it is asked what docs Russia consido, at
this movement to be pacific cooces'
sioI or oonclatory proposal. The fresh at
tempt to reach au understanding is described
as getting over difficulties of form by making
far reaching concessions on the merits Of the
question. But the misfortune seems to be that
what the Russians consider question Of form
Eogland regards as question Of principle.
Eaglaud demands the paoiog of the treaty Of
San Stefauo before the congress for unreserved
discussion. Russia, It is said, refuses to give
way % that point. 10 Ber'io. as 10 London.
the subject is treated with sceptioism as long
as it is known that Russia refuses to yield on
the chief point. and that Eogland maintains
her demand.
The Times, 10 its Icadog editorial article,
says The British Cabinet admits iu ptioci.
pie that an interchange of views respecting the
substance of the treaty would be desirable 10
case the difficulties which now obsruct the
congress should be removed. but it shows 90
inclination to waive this preliminary condition.
Accordingly it has hitherto RETAINED from ex.
pressing its views. and has not get replied to
the annex to Prince Gortsobakoffs circular.
In other words we are holding cur case 10 re.
snrve until the corrt -