New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-10
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PORTE'S REPLY.

IT CONSENTS TO A CESSATION OF HosTILITIEs, But
CANNOT RECOGNIZE sERvIA AS BELLTGEREST-
ADMINISTRATION OF The PROVINCES TO BE UPON
UNIFORM BASIS.
LONDON. Tuesday, Oct. 10. 1876.
The Paris correspondent of The Times tele-
graphs the following: " The Porte's fret reply
to the Powers is a dead letter. The Porte's
second reply is now officially known, 1 believe
and this reply has been communicated to me-
Its important points are regarding the armistiee,
and the administration OF the Christian provinces The
Porto refuses accept the term armistce, because IL
recognize seryia beigerent but consents to
pension Of hOstiities the duration not to he fixed,
provided the Seryian army shall not meanwhile be re-
enforced by foreigners.
As TO the second pOf the Porte accepts the proposal
OF the Powers in principle, but proposes TO give all its
provinces the liberties without distinction The
Porte considers it absolutely ruinous to introduce differ
ent treatment into the provinces IL is willing TO place
the reforms under the collective guarantee OF Europe In
short the Porte says: Either you wish should take
my place among civilized States and are willing to
consolidate by giving all my subjects the same laws,
privileges and security you persist IN exaggeratns
division and antagonsm you wish to delay, not
prevent my destruction II the latter is the case pre-
fer struggle at the risk OF pershng rather than
resign myself To a slower but inevitable DEATH"
A dispatch 10 he DaiB TclcgrGph from Constantine
pie reports that an armstice for month has been
agreed TO. This announcement mus5 be received with
caution The dispatch states that the Grand We
resigned on hearing that Engands last proposal was
intended as an ultimatum.
REPULsE OF THE TURKS.
A dispatch from Ragusa to Reuters Tele-
gram Company says: On Saturday night the Monte
negrns having received reinforcement OF $500 men,
attacked Mu,ltar Pasha and compelled him e. retreat
20 the frontier II Is stated that $50 Turks killed.
while tie lontenegrn loss in killed and wounded was
only 10. The opposing forces now confronting each
other line extending eight miles,
dispatch from Degrad to The Ddiy Ne'rs says Gen.
TchenayeG has demanded that all servans between the
ages Of Is and 80 years be called out in anticipation OF
a rcnewal OF hostitcs in the Spring.
The Eastern Badgct says Russia is preparing for all
contingencies. Arrangements have been made with tho
Black Sea Navigation Company to remove the Russian
colony in Consantinople to Odessa IN case OF danger
The demonstrations OF workmen against the Bulgarian
atrocities which committee has been organizing some
weeks, took place to-day in Hyde Park. Oaly 1900
persons were present.
LETTER FROM Mr.. GLADSTONE.
At public meeting held in ST. Jamess Hall last night
to consider tie Eastern question, letter from Mr. Glad
stone was read. Mr.. Gladstone severely attacks the Adj
mnistrdton for what he calls "perSistiDg in policy
condemned by the nation and not supported by Parlia
ment." expresses the conviction that making Bos
min Herzegovina, ana Bulgaria independent OF the ono
VIII. would end the controversy but he declares e
has exhausted all hope that tue Government A see the
true merits OF the case.
A dispatch from Ccttinja TO Reuters Telegram Com
pauy reports the Montene grns have turned the po
st0ns OF Mukhtlr Pasha and entered Trebinje and
Iiubu'e. They burned the Inter town. The Turks
now cut of D. ON reGnforcements.
Reuters telegram from Belgrade states that Gen.
Tchcmaycf tecHaphed to Prince Milan that Gen.
AntlcI Saturday occupied all the villages In the
Topliza Valley.
dispatch to The Times FROM Belgrade says the Bos-
II an clicf have held meeting aud rejected the alton
omy scheme totally inadequate TO meet the merits Of
the case Cossacks and Russians arrive in Scrya by
hundreds daily.
BUCWRE>T Monday, Oct. 9, 1876.
The PENCE of Roumana has ordered both the standing
army and the reserves TO assemble for maueuyers.