The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-12
The Eastern War.

BELGRADE, September 11.-There is little
change in the Servian campaign. Tcher-
nayetf7s prospects are brighter than they
were week ago. The Turks evidently
wish to pass AleXinatz and take Delegrad
by flank movement, but that purpose has
been checked by the advance OF Horvato-
witch, and it is clear they will still have to
fight decisive battle. There are no signs
Of the warike spirit abating in Seryia.
THE BULGARIAN ATRocITIEs-EARL DERBY'S
DEFENCE OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, September 11.-Earl DERBY re-
ceived two Populations to-day, rer.rescnt.
ing the workingmen's movement regarding
the atrocities in Bulgaria and peace. Ear
Derby, in reply to their ADDRESSES. said he
would not waste time if. defending himself
and his colleagues against the various i'm.
plrtations thrown out by many writers and
speakers in the. prevailing excitement, but
those inspirations had been repeated so
often that he must allude to them. The
Government had been charged with indii.
ference to the great crimes. All that had
been done in diplomatic matters aud in
sending a fleet to Besika bay was done, IL
not before the outrages occurred, at any
...e before they were known. He denied that
the Government was in any sense response
Bile for the outbreak OF fanaticism among
the Turkish population. He described the
previous action OF the Government, and
said they had nothing to llnsay OF what they
had said, and nothing to regret in what they
had done. Ii the Turks believed that all
Europe desired to drive them hack into
| Assn, the excuses were ,,,,..acnnted by re-
venge and despair. He believed the con-
viction that England desired fair play had
done more than anything else to prevent
the war from assuming the character OF q
religious war, and to prevent the commits
sion OF atrocities in many provinces instead
OF in one.
lie said England held no exceptional po-
sition in consequence OF the Crimean war,
which at its outset was pushed mainly by
the Emperor of the French. He believed
it would be as much q mistake now as form
erlv to let the Turkish empire take care OF
itself. The last word on the Eastern qnes-
ton was, Who is to have Constantinople
Any attempt at partition would be the sig
nal for an European war; but the relations
between Turkey and her various subject
races had been modified repeatedly, and
they might be modified again. All arrange
ments for local self-goYernment which had
been made with Egypt, the Sebauer and
Crete had been settled with the concur
renee of the guaranteeing Powers, but
The would never put his name to any
scheme which he believed would not work
as to the future. The British Government
was doing all in its power to secure an ar
mistice and peace. The changes to be made
must depend upon the concerted action OF
all Europe, and into the nature thereof he
could not now enter. It was unjust to de-
nounce whole race for the faults OF some.
An endeayor to blot Turkey from the map
OF Europe would lead to a war in which the
Bulgarian horrors would be greatly exceed
ed. It would drive the Turks into Asia, and
still there would be many millions OF Chris
tians and Mahomedans living together, and
not in Turkish Asia only.