The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-26 00:00:00

THE WAR.

General Vieen.ine hikes Ptah* will return to
Turkey on the 20th April, when his leave of absence
expire,.

THE TRE%Tyop PF,kCE.
ST. Purrs/avec, Thivs.lay.
The Journal de St Peien6o.,l and the Offieirif
Jourmed publish to-dav the full text of the Treaty of
San ,tefano, unaer eh, title of the P.,ece Prelimi-
naries. After the usual preface explaining the desire
of 1... th Sovereig De to put an end to the war and the
appointment .4 their respective plenipotentiaries, the
arthies

L —ln older to pot an end to the perpetual confiicts
between I urkey lull NI mtenegro, the frontier divid-
ing both countries will he rectified in the filowing
way .•—Frour the J..bros mouotein the frontier
will follow the line indicated at the Constantinople
Conference in Korito, throu_h Bark, thence will
go to Gatako, Metochia. Gateko belonging t Monte-
negro, towards the confirrenos of the Pies and Tara,
rejoir kg the Drina northwards to ito cohfinenoe with
the I.lln. The Oriental frontier will follow the last-
named river to Ihrippolie and through Hookal and
tioukbairlanina, leaving to Montenegro? Bihor, Ibrehai,
taking to itugowo, Slava, and Gusuije along the
,mountain ridge, through Shlieb, Saklen. along the
north frontiers by the mountain tope ,rf Koprivnik,
Babarich, Borriboo the highest summit of Prokled ;
then by the summit of the Biskoeclock ldesit to Lake
Tjiceni'l•l, dividing it from Tjio mikestrati, it will
Cl,Ol the Lake of Scutari and jointSr It y ta, whose
course it will follow to the sea. Niksirch, r:arzko,
flour, PorLowits Zabliak., and Antirsri r main to
knntvnelro• AEu "Peso Conoui-sion, in which the
Porte and M 'meow'm will he represented will have
to fix the definite limits of the Principality, modifying
the general outline when found neceougy and equit-
able for the respectiv, interests and tranquility of
both c runtie., the no:marry el &elem. being Agreed
to. The navigation of the B ryarrs, which always pro-
voked contest between the Porte and Montenegro,
will be the object of special regulation by same
Europeals Commisaion.
2. l'he Sublime Porte definitively recognises the
indepecrlenoe of Montenegro. The Nlontenegrin
troop. will evacuate the territory not included in the
above-mentioned delimitation iu ten days after the
peace preliminaries have been signed.
3.—Servra is recognisel as independent.
4 —lllusulman. Ir—seeming prooerty in the MM.
terries annexed to Smola and wieldier to settle out of
the Principality will he allowed to bold such property
according to the existing tenure.
s.—The Sublime Porte recognises the independence
of Roumania, which will present its claim to an
indemnitc, to be discussed between b .th parties.
6. —Bulgaria is con.dltuted as • tributary Ottoman
Principality, with • Christian Government and a
nati nal milli is.

7. I he Prince of Bulimia will be freely elected by
the population. and confirmed by the Porte with the
iwiteut t the liumpean P..wera.

—The Ottoman army shall no longer remain in
Bulgaria. Ail the old fortresses should befrazed at
the expense of the local government
9. —the amount of the annual tribute which
Bulgaria shall pay to the Suzerain Court, through
the agency of a bank Which shall subeequently be
design/Lai by the Sublime Porte, will be determined
by an agreement between the Hamden Government
awl the t tbouan and other

10 —The Sublime Pete shall have the right to
make use f the Bulgarian route for ihe transport, by
roads to be determined, of it. troops, ammunition, and
e.mmiseari it in the provinces situated beyond the
incipslity, and vice versa.
11.—fhe Mussultnan landowners or others who
may lix their personal residence outside the Principality
will be able to pseserve th.ir lauded property by
c owing it to be administered by others.
12W—AU the fortresses of the Danube shall be
rased.

IL—The Sub Um. Porte underakee the re-
establishment a the nevigati .n f the passage of
Statue and the compensation of the private lo•lividnals
Wh .se property in .y have suff,re I on a count of the
war, and from the interruption of the navigation of
the Danube. sssi,piiii4 for th • purposti thte double
•xpense the sum .1 five hundred thousand frauc. out
of the money* due to them by the Danubian Coin-

-
ft —The European proposala eontninni .ated to the
Ott .iniut Pknipot,hti.iriee iiich. first idea of tie
C •of,renee at I 'mist mtinoole, with the ~alifiestiona
which ehall lee determine I u by inni won agree-
ment bet o eau the Porte and the Gov rnment of
I:ovina Awetria, and 4i unzary 41611 be immediately
introdue.d iutt g muds and II emeziecirbe.

15 —The SuMime Porte unite, takes scrupulously to
apply in the island of Crete the regulation put in force
in 186, while paying regard to the wi•hes expressed
by the indigenous population.
16.—As the evaeitation by the troops of the
terriie.rie• in Armeniu which are to be restored
to Turkey might give rise to conflicts and prejudicial
corn: lic .14 its in the tel .lion of the two countrie., the
Po, te undertake to effect without further delay the
aine3oratittn. and reforms called for by local require-
ment. in the provinces inhabited by Armeidetp,, and
1.. guarantee their security agalust Kurth§ aud
Orr ta

17 —A full amnesty shall be extendel to Ottoman
subject. compromised in recent events ; and all per. MI
1114/W Wave-rated by re min of these or *cut into exile
shall be immediately restored to liberty.
IS cud 19 —The Soblime Porte shall take into
serum. eonsitlersti .1 the opinion pronounced by the
Cominiodunere of the nietliating Powers wi•h tegard to
the posaeasion of the town"( Khotour. anti undertakes
to cause the execution of the work of definitive
deutaicati .0 f the Turco-Persian frontier. The
inoeninity for the war mita the loose* imposed on
Russia which hie Majesty the Emp roe claims, and
width the Stinlime Porte bifida Pee f to reinibune to
him, consists of (a) nine hundred million roubles for
w..r xisasses, for maintenance of the army, for
ret.lacing .1 materiel and for godtis bespoken. (6) of
400,000,000 rettliles in return I .r damage &tie to the
south ouast of lineal to her export C .lUM..rd, MO to
her railways; (c) of 100 WO 000 ruble. for injuires in-
ilicteta on the • 'auca.u. hi the inward ; and (4) of
tab million roubles t reooup the detriment done to
the interests of I;ussisn so jects anal estaqi•lunants lii
Turkey, m acing e total of 1,010 million roubles.
Taking into oon-aleration the financial embarrassment
of Turkey, and in harmony with the wishes of hie
Majesty the Sultan, the Emperor of Russia somata
subetitute payment of the greater part of the
moneys above enumerated for the 0111.. t on of the
following territory : (a) I be 4aniljek of Tultlia, that
I. to say, tits districts of Kills, Salina, Nlatimou.lie.
laaktchn. Tuicha, Mataliu„ Babadagh, Hinton*. Kne.
tenaje. and bledjiaji, a. well as the Delta
and the Isle of Serpents. Not wishing to annex this
territory and the Delta Islands itos-ia reserved the
right of exchanging them for the part of Beetarabia
detached from her hy tint treaty of 1826, and
hounded on the south by the Thalweg of the Kills
branch, and the mouth of the Ntary :Routh .nd
21).—The Sublime Porte shall take efliceetoue mea-
sures for the amoable settlement of all the lawsuits
of Russian subjects pending for several years, com-
pensate the latter if there be oocsaion, and cause the
ju Ignienta delivered to tie executel withou. delay.
21. rhoiie of the stibabitantit of the localities ceded
to liunda who may desire t establteh their reeblence
outside lapse territories will be at liberty to depart,
waling their lan.lel p operty. Three years delay,
dating from the ratification of the present document
are granted to them lir this purpose.
2.8 —Russian clergymen, pilgrim., and monks
travelling or staying in Eoropean and Asiatic Turkey
shall enjoy the same rights, advantages, and privilege.
as foreign clergymen belonging to other nationalities.
M.—All treaties, conventions, and undertakings
previously ooncluildl between the two high contract-
ing parties relative to the commerce, jurisdiction, and
position of Russian subjese in Turkey, which have
been surpassed by the war, shall be put into force
again, excep log tho.e clauses which will be affected
by the present document.
24.—The B ephorus a... 1 Dar 'anelles will remain
open in time of war am in time of pane to the merchant
vessels of neutral St ices arriving from Russian ports,
or proceeding to those porta.
25.—The c mnplete evacuation by the Russian army
of European Turkey, with the exception of Bulgaria,
shall take place within the period of three months
from the definite c .uclusion of peace between his
Nlojesty the Emperor of Russia and his Majesty the
Sultan. . .

. —As long es the Rtts.ian troops remain in the
loc Mae. which, aoconling to the p.esent docoment,
wili be restored t o the SuOlima.P r.e. the administra-
tion aod or.ler of things shall remain in the same state
Ma eines the ,eseup tam.
27—lb. Sublime Porte undertakes not to treat
rigorously in any way or allow to be SO treated Otto-
man eubjecta srho have been compennieed by their
rale, ions with the Russian army during the war.
28.—imuteairtely after the retilice.ion of the ple-
limineries of peace the p is on re 0: w.sr shall be reci-
procally restored thom.:h the agency of special
cononiesiouers named on each side, who shall prosed
for thetiourpoes to 0 leenia and Sebastopol
29.—The present document will to retitled by their
Majesties the Emptoor of itossia and the Emperor of
the Ottomans, and ratifications will be exchengesi in
fifteen day., or so onor if tamable. at St. Petersburg,
or both place and time may loe agreed upon at which
the atitlatious of the present document may be
invested with the solemn forms used in treaties of
, peace.
(Signed) Count IGIATIZII7.
SAIVIT.
Nruoorr.
tiADouLAH.
lthesta Awn VHS El!G!:11/1 DCIORS.

The Foreign Office issues" laat night '• correspon-
deuce respecting the treatment"( Dr.. Leslie, Neville,
Kirkpatrick. a. 1.1 Atr. 13elL" On February 7th Mr.
Layard tele4rapbel from C to Lord
Derb., stating that English doctors arrived there ills
treated by the Russians. L .rd Derby at once re.
quested Lord Loftus to communicate with Prince
Gortachakolf in reference to the matter. On Februaly
15th Lord Derby received fro.o Mr. Layard a despatch
of Consul Blunt, enclosing extracts from the journal
of Dr. Kirkpatrick, of the Red Crescent Society,
ab owing the manner in which he, together with Dr.
Leone &Da Dr. Neville, of the National aid Society,
and Mr. Bell, artist of the Bliudrated LOll4Ol. Nets,
had been treated by the Bantam. The extracts gave
details of great hardships auffer,l At the hands of the
military authorities at Katarle. Mena, Orchanie,
aol other places by the four British subjects. 11,7
underwent rreat indignities ant sufferings at the
bands of the ...Wiens, which would have been by no
means jotieabo even if they had Icon prisoners of
war. tin February 10th L .r.l Loftus, in • despatch
to Lord Derby, conveya information to the effect that
Prince Gortschaffoff had communicated to the Im-
perial G.mmanderdo-Coief the comp' dots an to•the
111-treatment of Itritush melee s, and • telegram had
been received from head-quarters &halting that the
four gent email Min led to had been treated as pri-
soners of war, notwithstanding the order of General
Gourko to releeee them; and that unfortunately they
bad been subjected to ill.trastmeut by certain mu AIL
tern authorities. The telegram added that the Im-
perial Commander-in-Chief extremely regretted the
untoward incident, and bad given strict orders for an
isusediat• lorry intodi* matter, mid fat the rigorous
ter,
peg, prelim

TURK OR COSSA.OK WHICH ?
ITo Ms &kW:

Slc,—Twelee montits ago. I stated in my pamphlet.
"The Turkish Do; or hussian Wolf: Which would
you prefer in Constantinople r. thst Rossi . would ant
must crush the Turks. would and must pane the
Balkans, would and must take Piero& and Adrianople.
would and must get Consta,.tinople, a d then—unle
Prynf.le::ce intervened—lndia!

this hour of Fuglasei's
trial—aecept the above pamohlet, proffered, aa a gift,
for the nati mat weal'
_ .

It will be i.e.. free, to all—as it has been to the
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othi-r leading ii ipers--on receipt of 'Admen and •
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I beg your readers will let me know,
I am, Sir, yours trid7
TRACY TURNI.IiELLI,
Author ,if
Tracy Lodge, Leamington. lta.reh, 1878.