Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16
FOREIGN News.

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army Ct occupation was defeated near IuzIa Oh
the 18th of August, after battle which laetec
| twelve hours.
General Phil ipo7ich tele2raphs that l1afil
Pasha and dcputaton Of the Leading lnhabl
tantg Of Scraevo interviewed him and begged
him to stop his advance, as neither Information
| from the Porte nor the Austrian proclaim alton
had been promulgated at SeraJeVo. General
| Phillipovich refused their request telling them
that Europe had dccrecd the occupation auc
the Porte had asscntcd to it. lie called upon
| the deputation 10 use their influence TO calm
| the population.
General Szpary, commanding the Twentieth
| Division, tclcpraphs from DobCj that he was
vigorously attacked on The 18th Instant, but
succeeded 10 REFUSING his assallants. lie
| nevertheless, 90 account Of the lack Of amnu
milton, resumed, o1 the 18th instant, lis re
| treat to Doboi. lie saved all his wounded and
his trau, though his troops, exhausted and
constantly harasscd by iu5urgent bands, were
obliged to drag the wagons over the bad roads.
A Vienna dispatch says it is now recognized
| that the arrangements for the Austrian occu'
patton of the Turkish PROVINCES were made
quatc New plans have been resolved upon,
the fleet Of which will be visible in week or
| ten days. The same correspondent says the
| Se1vian government regards with anxiety the
mcnaciDg attitude CT the Albanian chiefs at
| Prisrcnd. The Insurgents, to the plumber CT
several thousand, have assembled at BJcIIna
aud Brtko. Several thousand Arnauts occupy
the deGle leading to the NoVlbazar district 1t
is reported from Pesth that company OF en-.
einccrs was attacked near Liubtj9 on Tuesday,
and only thirty OF them escaped.
The st. Petersburg Agcnce Russo says the
statement in regard to a Russian expedition to
Central Asia relates to occurrences belonging to
a time when EGgl was preparing for war
tons have since been countermauded.
A Constantoop!e dispatch says the Porte S
note relative 10 the demands of Greece main
tains that tie Instruction in Thessaly was
solely kept up by bands from Greece; that
Greece has NJ claim to cesson Of territory on
the score OF moderation during the war, as she
was only restrained by fear, and Turkey never
accepted the principle Of rcctifcation Of the
f!oLter. The On = senteLco in the note which
gives apy hope of an undcrstaD dog Is one stat
ibg that the Pore leaves 10 the Powers the
task Of judging is arguments. The same dis
patch says the difficulties between Turkey and
Eogland relative to the introduction OF admin.
islratiVe reform 10 Asia Minor arc almost en-
tirely removed. Minister Lsyard has aban-
doaed some demands which the Porte consid
cred trenched upon liz Independence.
TIE London Post announces officially that
Parliament will be prorogucd today by royal
commission.
4 correspondent Ut IIarua.a continues to aa.
scrt that ilver RACES 10 Cyprus. lie says one.
fourth OF the white troops ADD tWo-thrds Of
the doctors arc stricken with f-vcr The dis
case however. is not Of a .altype.
The Spaush Government has effected az ar
rlngement with Paris banker for loan OF
$25, 900 O00 at G per cent. interest, to run fit.
teen years, aud TO be cuiranlccd by the Gus
toms receipts oil Cuba.
a Paris dispatch says the distribution OF
prizes at the Exhibition may possibly be post
poncd until about OctCber 81.
BERLIN, Aug. lC.-Emll llocdcl. The tin,
smith IRON L:irzg, who attempted the ASSES
ination Of the Emperor William On May lth,
90 tn: Avenue Gntcr den Lindeo, IA the En-
pcror waG r.turLi1g from drive with his
dauyh,er, the Grad DuchcH; d I;adcu, has
been rzecu:cd. lie was behca1ed thIG morn
iny, a. 81 r+rly L1ur 10 The court yard q the ne"
prl.lp. The Impc,Iai warfanl decteeIng that
juetIc: :!.Jut t&kG - c,ursr "a. .gncJ Oh The
eighth Il! tie Ircseht m1nih. li@H1e''s aye
nj. aL.ut iwGn!y G.c. On tie l!Ial La hf1
tested that ic had az ILtGnici t. LEkc Tic
life s. Che EMp,Irr, Lu! rrugh. ~ sac!hcc lis
lWn l.ic ia L Lua.i: manner III M!cf ~ create
jmpatL2 !>f he syNcnng tc1tic. Enl ~
nt!,us wlllGssc. testified lha! HGricl !GYc!!ed
Ii. wtaLln c!ftcL al he EmLeIGf.
LlnHJT. Eu2. !G.-Ihe G.esIln 81 IatIa.
u.cnt ma. prai4pueI Il. day by the Q1eGn ,Intil
IL: Il da1 t.! .H1Yemb@r va. ia The Royal
.ntcch mL.c! NJ. read 10 tie OCCASION. The
g.ecn clny:a,Gialee Parliament Oh the can,
,usi1n Il! pace by the Eer!ia Congress, and
The Cypfu: lfca'y IL referred to az q guarantee
i! Turkish lL1cpcbdtnce and pledge ii reform.
1nc contGc. # tie troops is highly praised.
"lgTTE tgY. ga c1L7cu:iDn between
El.tll- a.2 In'-ey, rc!:!!Ye 10 tie Austrian
occupation Il! t.e proT!Gc.a, Vas signed ycstcr'
day ~ Count hutrassy, the Austrian Chan.
cc.lgr ana Minister q! Foreign Affairs and
Carathcodorl l'aaha, the Turkish uoder PieD.
potcntiary.
LoSDoH, Aug. lC.-lt is reported that the
Fcuian Ahcrn, who is uoder sentence CT In
praonmcnt for life 1t Dartmoor prison, is TO be
released this year.
An American lad named S. BraDden has
gained tn, Queens prize, a geld medal, Tor
general good character and conduct on board
the Worcester, training ship Tor officers OF
the mercantile marine.
LONDON, Aug. ia public reception at
Frankfort has been given to General Grant by
the authorities Of that city. 1t was held in
Palmengartcn.
ROME. Aug 1G.-The party of American
cxcursionists numbering twenty six ladies and
forty four gentlemen from Boston, in charge Of
Professor Tousj,e have been received at an
audience by the Pope.
EDINBURGH, Aug. lG.-Thc London cores
pendent of the Scotsman says that the Queen
has invited L:rl BcaconsGcld to visit her at
Osborne.
LONDON, Aug lG.-Tbo Queen in her
speech proroguiug Parliament attributes
the pacific solution of difficulties in the
East largely to the support OF ParIIa-
mcDt and believes that the peace concluded by
the CoDgress:of Berlin will be satisfactory aod
durable. The independence of Turkey has
been secured, the integrity Of her territory
guaranteed and reforms in her administration
pledged by defensive convention between |
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