The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-06
TINE MILITARY stTuA r1oN.

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THE MILITARY SITUATION.
LONDON, September 5.-From the mas
Of conflicting dispatches from the seat o
war, II Is possible to summarize the mill
tary situation as follows: Tchernayef
and the bulk Of the.Sergian army are a
Delegrah, and Alexipatz II not aband
doned is held only by asnall force which
the Turks will not hesitate To- leave il
their rear in case operations are not sus
pended shortly. Themarch Of the Turk
upon. Krusyatz would render Delegrat
uptenable, and the Servian army is in no
condition to fight the Turks on equal
terms. - %, {! - a.1ni !.
Despite the attempts 10 diminish the
importance of Fridays battle, il wai
undoubtedly total and disastrous defeai
to the Seryians, accompanied by heavy
losses in killed and wounded. A Bel
grade special says that no commodity. Il
so distasteful TO them now "a the truth
A correspondent was set upon and, beaten
on Monday, for saying that be had heard
there was bad news'from the 'front.'. Sub
ordinate officers 20 about endeayoring to
convey to the excited people the impres'
sion that Fridays battle resulted in thl
Servian's victory, butthe government Ii
fully sensible Of the situation, and thai
it cannot much longer remain unknown
to the population. pi W .ai.tsg'f flf
'TrrE POSITION M FAVOR OF THE'TuRKs.
LONDON, September 5:-The Times
Vienna correspondent says: The mill
tary position Is greatly in favor OF the
Turks, Should diplomatic action fail to
secure suspension of hostilities, 1t ID
the almost universal expression Of the
leading press OF Europe that Turkey can
not make too many or too ready conces.
sions to public opinion If she would pre-
serve her position in Europe in the face
Of the strong feeling excited by the Bull
garian massacres. One most important
element in this question is the demon.
strations now being made In. England
against Turkey. The Feeling Is Becom.
ing so strong and unmistakeable that
friends Of the government likewise are
taking up the cry and seeking 10 prevent
the question becoming party one. a
pamphlet on the subject by Gladstone
will be published thus week. Earl Rus
sell again writes letter calling for an
autumn session OF Parliament. A letter
from the Bishop Of Manchester, calling
upon the people as nation to subscribe
for the relief Of the Bulgarians, contains
the following: "Come what may, I do not
see anything that is likely or even posi-.
bic to endanger the position OF England
1rsEEMs IMPOSSIBLE
If we arc to have any regard for our
honor or our good name that we should
any longer throw, or even allow it to be
supposed that We throw the shield OF pro-
lection Of England over q power which
relying on that protection has done deeds
which have startled and shocked the con
science Of the civilized world.
The Times to-day in leading article
argues the fallacy ofsaying that Turkey il
an Independent member Of the European
system, The right OF neutral powers tc
intervene in her affairs was long ago es
tablished. We have not morally only
but as a matter OF international
law, right to see that justice is dont
the Porte's Christian subjects. All thai
is permanent in English policy in tn
East may be summed up in asentence,
"That we desire 10 reduce to n mimi
mum the disturbance involved in avery
inevitable change" II lord Derby would
know in abort what Englishmen want il
is to cease from they vain repetition Of the
language OF tradition, and to come To ar
agreement with the Car on terms oi
peace which the two Powers can press
with irresistible authority oh the Sultan
or on his ministers. - Ct l'. --f'
The PdR Mall Gazette apprehends that
the Seryian reliance on Russian aid has
been so palpable throughout that Russia
will be almost compelled to protect hei
now, and may interfere IN such manner
as to provoke generalwar. This is the
only danger. The Turks will surely
listen to English counsel if the negotta'
tions are not defeated by Russian de
mands in excess OF the Portes patience
Meanwhile an armistice at least may be
regarded as certain. aH .r..s5iF7