, 1875-11-08

Without thcHo cannon tl,cy ran t1o nothing
aGA.n'st !a' Two tno n tbFcc str;ngholia whIol, They
maGii ass'rs 10 pan.ota wlt, them thev could
could burn 7r:hignn If II unntd not consent tp
captulato. 1lu ehstl thai tho last small fight
which occurred between the Turks mid
latsas'nts st,srs ,n,'s Vas as:sriue against tho
Had S''a'G 4 not 's Been ""''9is fas 's
wonderful uno which tho A'ontoneprins
maho Of THAR stdcarns OH anrli occasinus Tho
Ina. inflictnt on thb Turka would t,ayo cc,l very
eheh;t. Tho slontenrgrIns u.o their kuiyca
tfeely, and did 10 at the baltic Of Utosn.
! neked him II there woro fnauy bru.al,tios
committed bY tho lnButgcft forces7
"1hcro have hocn some licals cut or, e!r +"
Pursuing this suhjnct ns a later pori,.
with him !.o sail' TINT tho insurgents
praaably, hal doublo motives Ia cutting
in battle. They probably des'sed to inrplre tc1-
TOT, aud at the Ba1,c t,tnc 10 AIako lIor oucmy
N his Ieligipl's belIcf. tho AEohanneslans be-
liovinG That no 1nntllatcd person can cn.-r Par
bimnly responded thn. they wantad to bring away
proof Of thn Number OF Turks they had kiIIod.
lio scefnel to accept these brutAliticn
WITH snd1'ore. as nm inevitable result
OF tho warfare; and 4 in ,n,loed dill
cult To soc how tho Turks who i'npaIo men aud
women nl1vc mud cut innocent Ch,dren iuto
small pieces. can complain.
1SsEnofSf COMPARED WITH TuHEIsH 1osaEs.
Tho insurgent LOSSES mp TO 1a.o l,avo been
comparatively Insignificant. Tho Hanrpunry
tolcsrams which have baen sent to tho proes by
rerBonH Who hnvo not been 1,oar tho field. arc
dHprovcn from the uoto booka OF uurio
.lid Ljuoibratic. from which tako tic
following statement OF killed. and wounded =
~ Trobgne, thrce.
AZ tho monastery Of Duzi, three.
At Lubzi, three.
At Utowo, twenty.
!, Since tho nbusrcctton began to sttract notfcs,
then. tho fofcea under command OF Ltubibratin
haso beon decreased by only twelve killed aud
e"onty,Reyon wnnn3cd. Th!a teBmB astonlsh-
iuE; but Il must bo remembered TINT TIM
inhsrgeusa. fight almost entirely from behind
roc|s', and that they nearly always take tho
Iur.r At Il disadvantage. Tho Turkn on tho other
hhno. can neTcr loEe to FttrTTiAo tho insurgents,
bcceIRo tho latter spread thoir agaht toslfs for
tnilon throughout Tho mouutains. 4 coup dn,atn
possibly,
desired to know at what number La estimated
the loas Of tho Turkish forcoh in tllo Herzegovina
since tho beginning o! tho insurrecsion.
"WItho1t INCARCERATION. about LOCO ia killed
aud Wounted Tic Turks hayo 10 many ouco1,n-
not lost mln."
''Ani as to prisoners ?" nshed,
The aiie-ao-caiup answered quickly from the
otllor sido of tho table, .'Thero arc no prls-
"what aro tho rca,ly available forces now In.
DER your comhtand2' askcd tho Chief.
TIE HEnEi. STRENGTH.
There are: lie satd. >. probably 10000 man
now in revolt ayatnat Turkish ru'o In tue
Herzegovina. o. c1ursc. tho bulk OF this forco
- IT, not ~ aTa'lahlA' because IT, Ia so widely
there are ae rrosent $50 or 900 Montenogrins.
compact ltlttb foire Of Serbian vuluuteors. ono
Capaln lhtelv ~ tie Fronch service, tvelve or
1hsteens lta'la'a. md tho remaEng forces.
to 4.000 and sometimes oven 2, 500 mon, are |
lferzeS Soyimans Thu Moutcnegr!ns arc better |
drilled than the otichr, nro armed rnuro ciTec- !
s'yoly aid they Berso az good lessun. Our
M,!onten'gran allies thnn we have seen as got. |
l'orhars ttey Mill come. Who dnpws ?"
Aud uudcr MINT crcun,utauces would you /
naho peace with tho Portv?"
LiubibratIc raiscd hls head snldcpjy md
[ooAod at me 61sdy for r.ou,cnt or two bsforo
replying. Then ho anAwGrcsl slowly:
tue TURK will do nou,l-1 except under t
pressure. No hHyo no confidence wliatovos Ia
n,.s nor VII tov NO e'p any proposed
Eurolean poworn iu tho most substantial nau.
ler. In Eonoral wny," and ho1e ne spoke
'sl!t moro slowly md enphatcally--" In eot,-
u al way, wa misht say TINT our ultima:um Is
'ontained in n demand for tho autonomy OF tho
= ierzcgov'na, or for it's union NTH Montenegro,
IN TINT wo inslat, and We arc dctottnined to ro.
nain in tho Held t;ghtlug to accomplish that as
onS . A. :o can. Tho Turkish PROMISES to t,cas
he rofugcoa, and and 10 grant gen,ral amnesty,
se OF ~ consequence to III, for o 10 not boeyo
hei'- SorYGr lacha has many timcu written nc
. lay dow" arms and tllspersu my IanJ. And
aa promised that II do 10 all vii bo well: Inn
hero "as but ono answer to such request or (
omn1anf aod Tint answer was No."
''Ilnn, said, "ypu would not in Env nasn
" down four artns7"
> IL, ns raj tatsed lls head again quicx1y, anti. IN q
oua voice, said, 81 pllassc1ly,
"KErER!"
inquired ii, In case European Intervention
hould not como. ho hoped to bo ablo to woa.y or
omprl shc TURKS to fotire from tho country OF
We shall 1nsiutato tho struggle rs long n, wo
aYe munitions AIMS. aud bodies. Wo faops 10
mo to concentrate A!ound us sotue i,ood |
european talenh which will holp iu drilling
now tLo saluo Of outside opinion, and II |
uropo shows disposition 10 give us our rights
I'D not to SEQ US asatlo.od up By Auy one Or
70 Powors, We soall ahdo bv licr falr decision.
kpect thas tho preaens condition Of affairs viii
III all Wtnter, and We shall do alt that We can |
create ~ ontscnched camp Where we can pro
ct aud drill recruIta. aty original plan was 10
we we ~ army Always In tho field and another
my drilling IN camp. 80 thht We could con-
aot!y sond out men With sense Of discipline
"a q WITH good arms to hhraso tho TURKS. Wo !,
III XII every Turk we eau discover, and burn !
'esJ village and town which Affords them
1nge, unIoss We can accomplish our purpose.
Q will neyeE oe satisfied With anything except i
1t which wo hare demanded. We ehplI always c
foe hoveEing on the Turkish columns aid
ouud thelF soWns, and Will extermiuaie khom.
We cannot get rid Of them In any othor man.
r." =
In cpcaking thus, Ljubsbzat1o did not refer 10 =
Q populations Of sciayio origin who ptoicss the
ossuiman religion IN uorzesoyiua- Ho se- :
rsed to tho lntEudIng claas who come to loui. !
or, aud to rob, aud murder, aud log. J.
low BCl.Avio AussuIMAas ARE rngArrn. u
Whe1oTet tho inauSEout forcoa hags found
cis sclayio brethren in villages Which tbeY
70 taken, they hayo always told
om. We do not feol anv enmity r
ward you. We ato Greek Christians. You
, Catholics. OF Musaumans. or what Won e
'Ass, Il Ii all tho same 10 us. We Aro ready TO
9 with you 10 friendly comfy, aud NO bate 10 t.
lgious auartel with you, Ali that we ask Of q
Il Is not TO light for our enemios, tho TURKS Of
, richer c1asa, who take a1yautags OF sao
prsssed condition OF our brethren 10 =
s1des and maltreat tho1n." Liubibrato | =
nhouid hayo told You orc this that his q
no must be pronounced ~ II wtitten II