Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

Coosul at Rustchu:k, claiming satisfaction
! from the Russian Government Tor the Outrage
committed by the Russian troops i'll euttring
| the Consulate Tiers aod taking possessloa OF
its archives notwithstanding hat the British
A,g was hosted over the building at The same
| time. :,
LONDON. April 9.-The general effect ct
yesterdays debate IN Parliament will be reas
suring. The government measures are sup
ported by large majority 10 Parliament while
| the language OF the ministers YVES moderate
concerning tho purpose Of those measures, and
hopeful of the ultimate success OF the cip'o-
matte efforts Of the powers The moat inter
estiDy aud important part OF the debate was
Lord Dcrby's statement. ibis showed that
the difference between Lord Derby AID his
colleagues was Of long standing, aud affecting
the substance Of their entire Eastern policy
Lord Derby disapproved of tbs carly SUMMON
ing of Parliament. IRE date ultimately liked
was compromise on proposition hat Ear
lament should meet even earlier lie dlsap
proved so strongly of the vote of credit that
! he temporarily retired from the Cabinet, aud
for forty eight hours his reslg natlOu Was IL
! Lord Beacou6eld's hands, and now it ~ not
| the calling out Of the reserves which Induced
| him 10 resign. There are other reasons, but
! what those other rGasoDs are be cannot dIVuige
uotI the propositions OF the Government, from
which be dissented, arc known. IL appears,
therefore, that the Government hiss come 10
some resolutions which at present arc held IN
reserve While the Guecrnment has said
from the outset that Russia caunot beiate
herself from existing engagements without tue
consent of the other contracting parties. Lord
Derby attaches little importance to III" Gccoasi-
ii 0! requiring from her a furmal acceptance or
that principle. Lie recognz:s that It the Con-
gress should meet such principle must DC
laid down, but he does nor emphasize II Is a
primary requisite for firm arraugcm2nt OF
any kind. lie regards the failure OF the Con
gross as comparatively unimpnrtant. lie does
not recogriZ: tho c0os; quencss OF that ialuTc
or state Of affairs as ustlylug or requiring lhrcl-
bic defiance 10 defence OF British Interests. They
might be the subject Of further negotlasoUd IN
which objections 10 various points OF the treaty
of San Stetano could be discussed between the
individual powers, but be deprccstes OH every
ground, Engl land going to war Oh account Of
such Interests as arc involved IN these Il ue5'
tons.
St. Petersburg kilograms arc very pacific. -
They say tho feeling gaos gtound that some
formula will be Invented which will remove the
obstacles to the assembling Of Congress-, and
that Prince Bismarck is evidently Interesting
himself 10 this cod. They declare that Russia
has DOT fought to exclude Europe from coosld,
crinr the solution Of the Eastern Question,
aud does not regard the methods proposed by
the treaty Of San Steiaro as the only solution
Russia can accept. Russian dplomatists say:
Let Austria aud England state the solutions
they desire. Perhaps by mutual CONCESSIONS
some satisfactory arrangement can be found.
Here IS a wide basis for az agreement, seeing
that all recoguIz, great changes are necessary
and real guarantees must be secured agalDst L
renewal OF the recent disturbances In south.
eastern Europe, while tho problems to be solved
apart from amour proprc would not b. smpll-
fed bya European var. Lord Salisbury clrcu-
lar is said to offer a new arglment Tor the
Congress for tho questions raised by 1t arc SO
numerous and important rs to require many
moaths for their discussion through the oTdl-
nary diplomatic channels. While this Is the
language of inspired communications from st.
Petersburg, 10 Vienna it is known that Aus
tria's written objections to the treaty of Sac
Stefano which reached st. Petersburg TWO
days after. Gen. Iguatieffs return from Vienna
has given great dissatisfaction, the Russians say
Jog Austria claims entirely too large Concessions.
10 Vienna Count Andrassy's trieuds de-
clare that there is no question of driving =
bargain at all: that Austria has simply
pointed out the European interests which are
endangered by the treaty of San Stelauo and
which Russia is bound to respect. Ncverthe,
less Count Andrassy still cugs to the idea Of a
Congress, so closely Indeed, that 10 some quar-
tiers it is declared that it is his ouly hope OF get
ting any settlement whatever accepted by both
the Hungarsns and pro Russian Court party,
aud 10 default of such acceptance Count An
drassy's position will be uateusble.
The drift of the news from Coassantioople is
again distinctly pro English. The positions Of
Vefyk Pasta, President Of the Council Of
Ministers. is said to be. strengthened aod
pew objections have been taken by the
Turks against Russian military movements.
Russian garrisons have relieved the Rouma'
piaus OF Widdu, Nikopolis and Rahova so that
the Russians now hold the Dauubo from lis
mouth to the Servlan frontier.