New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-31

Armistice Talk-R ussians In the Servian
Ranks-The FightiDg Around Alexi.
natz.
LONDON, August 80 "A special from Bel
grade to the Times says:
The keenest anxiety is felt here Of an
of the war spreading, The Servian army
is fast becoming Russian auxiliary force
fighting on Servian sell. The Russians are
exposing themselves in the brunt of battle
with remarkable valor. Out of forty
eight men who fought as q company ct
Alexina,z, thirty were left dead on the
field.
The Servians are becoming jealous and
afraid of the Russians, and feei that the
control of their army is slipping from their
hands. They will joyfulIy accept peace if it
can be obtained on good terms.
The seven days fighting before Alexinatz
has been greatly exaggerated. The entire
loss of the Servians is now estimated at
only few hundred killed, and about 23OO
wounded. No lists of killed and wounded
have been published since the beginning of
the war.
A dispatch from Belgrade to Reuters
Telegram Company says the popular feel
ing here is warlike. 1t is generally ex-
pected the Porte will refuse an armistice.
The police yesterday discovered num-
ber of copies Of the Turkish proclamation
submission, and offering protection to those
submitting. The proclamation declares
Prince Milan and his ministers the only
revolutionists and that they alone have
cause to expect rigorous treatment.
The Standards special dispatch from Con-
stantinople says material differences ap-
pear in the views of the powers with refer
desire peace; Rrussia wishes for an armis
| tice only, which will allow her to treat of
| conditions of peace in conference with
other powers. The Porte is willing to make
peace, and is opposed to an armistioe. After
| the Porte declares an srmistice the ma
jority of the powers will find that peace is
| easier to be had without it, and that the
situation will force Servia and Montenegro
to urge negotiations.
The Standards Berlin correspondent tele-
graphs that in German political circles the
belief is expressed that Prince Milan's re-
quest for mediation is only another move
| in the policy of Russia to protract the
Turkish complications, so that she can COM
plete her own preparations.
The Peace Proposals.
VIENNA, August 30.-A council Of minis
| ters has been held at Constantinople to con-
cider the peace proposals. handed the Grand
Vizier separately. Russia opposed the con-
| dlti0n that Servia should first sue directly
for peace to the Porte, but has abandoned
| that position.
| 1t is stated that Prince Nicholas, of Mon
| tenegro, has informed Prince Milan that he
need not consider himself bound by the
agreement made at the beginning of the
war that neither should separately enter
upon peace negotiations.
A joint Note from the Ministers.
BELGRADE, August 30.-It is announced
that the diplomatic agents have handed
the ministry q joint note for their respec-
tive governmental. declaring they take me-
diatiOn into their own hands, and have di-
rected their ambassadors how to proceed to
stop hostilities.
| Monteneg grin Sentiment Averse to Dledia-
| tion.
CETTINGE, August 30-A Montenegrin
official newspaper publishes articles reject
ing foreign mediation, declaring that Servia
and Montenegro will not abandon the con-
flics until the Sclavonic provinces are freed
from the Turkish yoke.
Another Battle.
RAGUsA. August 30.-It is reported here
that battle was fought yesterday at POdo-
rita. Details are wanting.
Jelaleddin Pachas command, including
ten guns, reached Trebinie unopposed.