The New York herald., 1876-11-10
TURKEY 7ENPOREING.
Decisive Message from the
Sultan.
IN WINTER QUARTERS
Slaughter OF the Serviana
Around AleXinatZ.
N WINTER QUARTERS
EXCITEMENT IN GREECE.
Visit Of the Emperor and
Empress Of Brazil.

CoxsrAyTIsoPLE, Oct. 90 1870.
The Sultan has summoned to his assistance the
united wisdom OF pa,has in Office and olt OF Office.
Special grand councils have sat day after day trying
swallow the bitter pill OF autonomy offered them by
Europe but each aay, after much angry debate and
useless talk the pachas have gone home, cursing
themselves and their evil ways, but the mcddling in.
ieriering Ghiaour who won e, them ruin their
country in their own way. The local Turkish Journals
have kept up the irritation by rabid inammatory arti
clcs arousing in the people sort Of spurious pub be
opinion The native Christians, ever rcady 10 take
alarm, tremoed in their shoes and began to
cretly
tn. czAg's PROPOSAL
to occupy Bulgaria brought people back to their
Greeks, Jews and Turks hate Russia most cordially
and regard her as the common enemy. The strong
language of the London Times condemnation OF the
Czars move put the Turks In better humor, and the
Sultan that tho moment TO exert his personal au.
thor,y had come. He accordingly spoke out OF tho
depths OF his palace of Do!ma-bagtche the following
efect:--That not only tho lord. but the father
or his people that peace he and would have He
would not preside over a scene Of b'oodshed and
anarchy, and II he were not allowed to have his own
way and save hts country after his own fashion ha
would abdicatc and leave the task 10 his successor.
IMPERIAL MESSAGE
has already borne results and at the last spec nj
council, composed Of 100 members II was definitely
decided TO agree to an armistcc as demanded by tho
Powers. Tho terms that the Scrvian army shall
keep TO its present positions; that tho Powers shall
guarantee any losses arising from the violation Of the
truce by the Servians and that the document fixing
the duration and terms OF the armisce shall be signed
by the Porte and the six guaranteeing Powers These
conditions tell both ways-they not only bind Ia
peace the declared enemy sorvia but also her rieEda
nnd gup Gil hay va n fe 0r Ave
months, which she turn to good account II she be
honestly bent putting into practices the proposal
reforms which she submitted. to the Powers three
weeks ago II understood, however. that tins
proposal had not found much favor, and that at the
last general council revised and remodcled as
to be moro in keeping with tho programme laid down
by Lord Derby
THE TURKISH ARMY
now in service will De sent into winter quarters a,
Nish and other places the frontier, leaving small
garrsons to occupy the positions gained. A special
commission will DO appointed consisting or military
officers OF the mcdiatng Powers to proceed to tho
Of and designate the neutral which shall
separate the two armies and the boundaries OF which
must not bo overstcppcd by the troops Of either
Practically speaking tho lighting could not have con-
tinued much longer. Tho heavy auiumnal rains have
made the roads impracticabIe. The exposure to hot
by day and cold damps by night has been followed
by the usual rcsult-sickness in the form OF ague
dysentery and typhus. good deal has been said OF
the powers OF endurance Of tho Turkish soldiers
Bread and olives grapes washed down by drink
from the nearest stream will keep him Jolly during
day. and he will any tho in the morning
from having taken his nights the bare ground
under the starry canopy OF heaven, but tho effects OF
cold toll his constitution than anything else.
Tho winter in Northern Bulgaria and Serva very Sc.
we're, and but for this timely cessation Of hostli1a
In raua no~x
without striking blow
MusrEgIxG FOR pRArH
The renewal OF the lighting around Alexinatz to
have had other result than that OF swelling the
dead rolls and adding TO the number Of the wounded.
armstice to concentrate their orce, and,
ready to have iaen on the uncxpectant Turks Their
plan OF attack. II successful. would have placcd ths
Turkish army in great peril but after terrible srng
gle OF fifteen hours the Servians were routcd VITA
fearful loss Again and again were they driven by
their Russian officers like sheep siaugh ghtcr 70
meet their death in front OF tho Turkish bstterea
According to eyewitnesses the last series Of battles
has been marked by terrible loss OF lite After the
last engagement not than seventy Russian pass.
ports wcrc brought into the Turkish camp, found
the persons Of Russian officers killed In tho light
MONTENEGRO GREECE.
In Montenegro there has been some desultory 1ght-
ing but the forces engaged and the interests at stake
struggle paes IN importance when compared with that
carried on with Scrvia. The European Powers, by
volied provinces have touched on dangerous ground
the susceptlbitcs Of tho Greek nations have been
Awakened and they have already taken steps TO make
themselves hoard. Large public meetings have been
hello in Athens TO express tho feelings oil the nation
deputation, composed OF the Archbishop and other
leading men OF the city, was commissioned To
address tho Greek Premier. Tho Greeks ask,
not without reason is freedom TO be The reward
Of rebellion, are the rights Of their countrymen VINO
sti under tho yoke OF the Otomans Thessay,
Epirus and Macedonia, now 10 bo overlooked because,
in accordance with peaceful counscls they refused 10
be drawn into the revolutionary which last
spring rolled over the rest OF European turkey and.
have patiently oided the,r time. especially 70 have
their rights recognized when the day or settlement
Gamer The day had now come, and Europe was on the
brink OF doing them fearful injustice. There
s, time TO repair the mistake and they called upon
their lose the oppor tuny Of better
ing the condition OF their suffering fellow countrymcn
s IN bondage 10 the Turks
AMBASSADOR
had his first private audience with the Sultan last
week. His miss on was TO submit to HIS Majesty two
lists OF punishment and the black whiic
the former containing the names OF the mscr.ants
those OF the persons whose conduct during tho trou
bes had entitled them TO commentator. Add u-
Hamd IL said to have looked very grave while reading
the list Tor punishmcnts, cspeclnlly when he 10
the name OF ono or his own trends, Chclkct Pacha.
who Is accused by Mr.. Schuyler Of terrible cruelty
committed NJ Boyadjik. Tne white LIST brought
sarcastcay observed that he glad TO that the
task set him by England WAS not altogether ono OF
punishment shefket Pachs has been arrested as
also Achmcs Agha and others OF Batak noiorciy.
THE EMPEROR EMPRESS
leave Tor Athens on Sunday alter fortnghrs stay in
Consiantnople. As they desired preserve a strict
incognifo NO public honors paid them. The
carriages and cdques werc however, placed at their
disposal by tho sultan and the Emperor and Padisna
exchanged calls without any ceremonial Their Bra
zian Maestiss have devoted themselves while here TO
TO seekers OF ancient lore and historic association
They also visited Broussa tho ancient capital OF tho
Otomans, and Nice, celebrated for the First Council
held there IN A. ID. 25j.