The New York herald., 1875-08-20
THU ESURRECTIM IN CROATIA AND RoSyn.

ERN QUESTION OPENED UP ONCE MORE
The spread Of the insurrecton the Herzeeovna into
the adjoining northern province Of Croatia and into
Bosnia renders the position Of the Turkish government
towards It's Christian subjects in Europe still pre-
carous and will very likely lead to the Intervention of
the European Powers. the country now most
deeply interested. for the struggle is being waged
directly on her borders and there is danger at any
moment Of violation of her territory by the Sultan's
troops As long the insurrecon was confined to the
Herzegovina the difficulties to be guarded against
could IN great measure, be controlled, but
a revolt in Turkish Croatia puts a very
serious aspect on the condition of affairs Austrian
Croatia the land of the Pandours, is essentially
military country and it only lately that quota
of men entirely incorporated in the regular army
establishment of the Empire. 1t will be remembered
that in lS4S the Crotians fought with great determina
lion against the Hungarian revolutonists and proved
themselves to be first class soldiers in the field Their
Sympathes altogether with the Christian subjects
the Sultan and while it is comparatively an easy matter
TO prevent active assistance being given by the Dama
tians to the Herzegovnians the Austrian government
will find it almost impossible to the Croatiats
from going to the assistance of their sorey prosecuted
next door neighbors. These whskered Pandours act
good deal on their hook, and, matter of policy
permitted TO have much their way Besides Aus
tran Croatia has been conquered from the Turks, and
the memory of past expressions still rankles among the
warlike inhabitants, who desire above all things that
Moslem rule over of their own race and religion
should be extinguished.
MosLEM TAX COLLECTOR.
Originally it supposed that the outbreak in the
herzegovina nothing than the ebulition of
local discomfort, but further intelligence shows
that the of the pachas who refused redress
any of the grievances complained Of has intensified the
hostility Of the malcontents They have been con-
Stauy reinforced by the return of banshed Christians
who bring with them money, arms and plans for
revolutionary campaign 1t is in the last weeks of June
and the first of July that the agas local magnates
pf Turkish faith but Of national birth 60 forth accom-
panied by troops and retaners and ransack the dis
ricts occupied by Christians for the tributes which
peria law or local tyranny has imposed the popua
zion. From village to village, from farm farm the
tgas extend their nauspcious march, assessing i'm
posts by calculation OF the taxpayers resources and
Enforcing their payment the spot When the cult.
0ator is unable unwilling to meet the demands he is
'ecurely
A POST AND BEATEN
until he finds some means of appeasng the cupidity OF
he agas If lie continues to prove recacitran his
Vcst down and carted away his cattle driven
tG This the tax collections more difficult
md more burdensome in consequence of the agas un-
jertaking make the remaining inhabitants pay up the
aleged 10 De Oy the 700 families
who had fly from the sangunary outbreak of Mosem
tanaticsm last year, and who found refuge Montene
gro and Austria The peasanry were sorely tried
enough by bad harvest and the prevalence of the cat
tie plague and it became matter Of hardship
for them to meet the additional exactons of the agas
They were thus forced into desperate situation which
easily suggested desperate remedy. The agas sought
everywhere the shelter Of the forti1catons and
open country is completely in the possession of the
Insurgents and even important forts and towns fall
Ing into their hands.
PERSECUTION oP CHRISTIANS
The barbarouS conduct Of the Turkish authorities |
not confined to expressing the cuvators They |
resolved to persecue far they could the unfortu
cate Christians who had to leave their native country
10 avoid being harassed for their religious The
bulk Of these people fed TO the mountains and
Anued To keep themselves and their aocks and herds
put of reach Of their truculent Many of them
remained close to their native villages and even
eontrved to return TO their homes Though regretng
the loss Occasioned by their fight the agas and their
Setaners unable TO endure with patience the |
presence Of their former victims and renewed assaults
yobberies and murders gave token of fresh ouburs Of
Hosem fanaticsm and greed A systematic chase of !
the returned Christians instituted and TO the
unhappy wretch who fell the hands of the agas
II cannot be surprising under these circumstances
the Christians of Montenegro, Croatia and Servia do
not stand calmly by while the torch and bayonet
Employed IN laying the country Of their brethren waste.
The treatment of the Croatlans and Bosnans exactly
he as that with which the Herzegovinians have
Seen visited
VILE THE GREAT POWERS INrRRFEREp
II seems probable that the Christians who sought
Tefuge IN Montenegro and Dalmatia have been instru
mental during their exile in securing the support OF
their coregioniss in these countries and there is
hck Of evidence to the effect that if such pledges
made they have been faithfully carried out Notwh-
ptanding the assurance OF the Prince of Montenegro
Ihat he would remain neutral during the continuance of
ihe nsurrecton that ruler recently informed the foreign
consuls would be soon out OF his power TO continue
In that attitude. The situation becomes critical
Montenegro pucky State on the SOUTH anxious to be
renewed Oh paying tribute to the Sultan and the Croa-
tian Pandours on the north who barely be con-
troed by Austria, together with three
European provinces, must engage the attention Of the
great Powers. They cannot look on and witness un.
moved people slaughtered and their country ravaged
because they Christians In a recent debate in the
House OF Commons, Turkish rule was dis.
cussed and its intoerable featues exposed,
assurances of sympathy to Montenegro Ii Is re. !
ported that 20 900 troops have been despatched to sup.
press the nsurrection in Croatia, and they will, no
doubt their arrival proceed to the province
into a desert If not checked II Is admitted that the
Turks the worst governors in the world but II Is
said they cannot be beaten by their subjects only How
II will fare with the army now sent to Croatia when OPP
posed by the Pandours remains to be One thing 1
appears certan--the Eastern question looks II
were about TO be opened IN very formidable shape
ELECTION.
Tho triumph Of the radicals in the elections just held
In Servia increases the difficulties OF the situation, and
may lead that country into taking active part be-
half OF the HerzegoYinans. The Servan radicals
by even stronger feelings of bitterness toward
Turkey-to which that semndependent State has to \
pay trlbute-than even the Montenegrns Milan the \
regnng Prince, has just been visiting Vienna I
10 consult with the Austrian government as TO
the insurrection The latter of course recommended
peace and neutrality, but Prince Milan declared that
""u'u " Vut Vi us power 10 prevent MS su1ccts'
uhuer cerItn circumstancesthat is If the revolt was
TO Misunderstanding assistance to the Herzego. /
vnlans The radical success simply means that Servia
shall enter into war with Turkey the design being 20
establish new sovereignty out Of the northern and
tributary provinces OF European Turkey. The Mosem
military force in Roumeia and Bosnia is 55 600 men,
and 20 600 Of this number stationed on the Serva
frontier IN anticipation Of hosties occurring in that
direction The reinforcements now being forwarded
shows That the outbreak has assumed very grave pro-
portions; but Is conceded that unless outside aid
comes TO the Herzegovinians and Croatans they must
Buccumb before overwhelming numbers. IL remains TO
De seen f the Christian Powers will look on while the
Turks slaughter and destroy. The people are prnc
Raly OF The Greek faith, and II is not probable that
Russia will permit H.