Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-15
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

and nothing hu. formal r:fltatioa OF L2Id
Sali,bury's accusatious. Some ltiok it is Rus
sia's last words; Others believe it is the lutro
duction to negoli .lioas % new ground. lthas
greatly displeased those VINO wish The GoVtrn'
ment to nail its colors to the mast AID ilsk sil
rather than make the slightest concesslon'
Opinion at Berlin continues scepIcal about the
SUCCESS Of the negotiations. The Norddeulsche
Zei,uug yesterday, reerricg to Gsrmaoy's me-
dation. said -
"Thc i,iDt appeal of Eoglaod aud Russia for
tbe good Offices of Germany could have
meaning only if the partiss we're wiling 10
make such concessions as would put out OF the
ouestioo the possibility OF either party chsl-
lengug tho other.
This seems to indi cate that 90 agreement mas
vet been reached, aud that Germany is doubt
full about the sincerity Of the desire for 40 uu
Outstanding Oh one part or the other.
A dispatch from Belgrade says that council
hetvaen the Minster OF War and the general
staff has arranged for the di>baDding Of the
greater part Of the Serviao forces. O1Iy sui
6cient force will be maintained to preserve or
der in Old Seryil. Ii is considered certain
that Servia will not participate 10 any further
hostllities. ~
A Russian courier has arrived at |ieona
brinpiop an autograph lettnr from the Gar 10
the Emperor Francis Joseph. The relations
between the two courts have assumed more
coDciliatory tendency.
NJ, Bratiano, the RoumaDian Premier, re-
turned to Vienna 90 Thursday. 90 his way TO
Bucharest He had 40 ioterslew with Count
Andrassy and Herr Tlzs. the latter OF whom
was up from Pesth attending the council. The
tidogs NJ. Bratiano brings from Berlin are not
very encouraging. The conviction there is that
the Car is bent on having Besssratla back
and that he will take it, aud that The best
thing the Roumanians can DO Is 10 make the
best possible terms about the compers'lloD
they are to receive. According to the news
from Bucharest the popular mlnd 10 Rouna-
MIA seems scarcely prepared to accept such
advice, whatever may be the disposition OF MIA
isters
The situation at Constaotinople is still re.
garded as dangerous to peace. NolWlthS'aoo
ing the protestations ftbc Porte, there are H.
trigues going on among the pashas, AID the
Mr.. Layard is doubted. Mehemet Ali ADD
Muktar, O:mau, Reouf and Said Pashas and
several other Turkish generals dloed with Mr..
L,yard yesterday. The Greeks aud Bulgarians
in Roumania and Tbraca are quarreling about
the possession of the Greek churches and ap.
peaing to the Russians aud the Turks Ter sup
port. The atmosphere Of ConstaDlu0pIe Is
believed TO be daily becoming more lah.mma-
bic.
A Reuters dispatch from Cous,antioop!e
says that Count Zichy, the Austrian Ambassa-
der, is negotiating to obtain the Portes en-
sent To a nossible Austrian occupation OF Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Subscriptions will open at St. Petersburg
on the 10th Instant tor the new issue or Treas
ury bonds amounting 10 fifty million roubIes.
The Porte is removing vauables to ScutaFl,
and is considering the question of transferring
the Government to Scutali SO as to avoid belog
forced into an alliance by ooe Of the belllgerenIs
10 case of war. The Turkish commanders have
been ordered to resist auy attempt 10 occupy
Constantnople.
Rouuania has deci led to protest to the
Powers 10 consequence Of the irroads OF Rus.
sian troops, who occupy the publ, buildings
and treat Roumania as The country OF az
enemy.
LONDON, April l5.-Tbe state Of affairs
with reference to the Eastern question remslos
substantially the same. There is 40 change IN
the attitude of the Powers. The moot point
betweeo Eogland and Russia is sill! unsettled.
While this is the case the prospect OF can
gress and peaceful arrangement OF the whale
difficulty is as far off as ever. There is strong
feeling 10 both countries that war Is inevitable.
At ST.. Petersburg the belief is stated to pre-
vail that E9glaod's willingness to continue the
negotiations is rather for the purpose OF 'sola.
log Russia than arriving at al uoderstendl0H;
Some influential pstsons believe that EogIaod
,Io rtt r
contiuue 10 satisfy Austria. Some moderate
men in official circles haze beguo cen7unog the
Russian Generals, diplomats aod newspapers
for pushing the government into position
| where the issue between Russian lodcpeo-
dent action aod European control Is 10
avoidabIe, but the majority OF the pubic
continue to declare that the gcVernment has
been too coucatory aud the press opposes any
concessions. GarmaDys Efforts to briog about
az understanding continue, but the task Is
rendered delicate and difficult by the existing
ultimate relations between Germany and Rus
sia. Prince Bismarck is reported to have
said recently 10 reply to a suggestion
that he should mediate. I'VE cannot Offer
unset to Russia, for advice on our part
would almost look like menace According
to trustworthy Information from Berlin the
chaoces OF the success OF the present pourDar
lers are still thought to be pretty evenly ba'-
arced. A preliminary meeting Of resident
Ambassadors at Berlin, 1t is thought, might
fod basis for the meeting OF Congress
which Priuce Bismarck is unEilliug to suggest,
because advice to Russia from g Power SO
intimate ard friendly as Germany, might
be interpreted as the first step towards
abandoning friendly attitude and eventually
taking part with her antagonists. But not.
vthstanding the difficulty and distress Of his
position, Prince Bismarck recognizing that the
chief danger lies 10 the menacjog attitude &C.
cupied by the two powers before Constantine.
pie and 10 the struggle for Influence OF the
Porte, has undertaken the difficult task OF fod-
ing formula by which Eogand and Russia
may establish modus vivendi 10 this quarter
by means of pledges such as were previously
exchanged between Eagland ADD Russia di.
rectly touching the DardanelIes and GaIlipo
1t is thought that an arrangement o. this poll
is even more difficult than the meeting OF
Congress, but that unless arranged its influence