, 1876-10-21

two Servlan papers. The Othclal Journal
enjoys a small subvention from the Government.
1t may be supposed to more Or less represent
the feeling which the Servian Ministry would
wish to have the credit Of entertaining. Iii
printed in Sci Wan, and therefore the Govern
ment do not run very much risk in respect of
the likelihood that anything which appears in
the Lstok will be translated textually; but,
desiring to know what explanation of the
present situation was given oticiously to the
Servian people, l caused a translation TO be
made of the leader in to-day's IStOk. That
leader is belligerent to the last degree. Tin.
forms the reader that the allegation Of a
difference between the Government and the
Army is an invention of the enemies of
the country. Servia must have something
for the bravery she has shown in wal and for
the destruction of her property by the Turks.
Montenegro is victorious and Seryia is I'M
conquered. All Europe is with Servis and
against Turkey. The thunder of the cannon
in the Morava is most g%reteful to the ear.
The Emperor of Russia is said to have sent a
peaceful message to Vienna, but His Imperial
Majesty is the cordial friend of Servia, and
Servians know we'll that Gortschakof is not q
Nesselrode. The ''ofici2us" journal is conf
dent that with the assistance she Is getting from
Russia and the Russians, Servia will gain the
day. To read this article no one would sup
pose that the Servian Government had solicit
ted the good offices of the Great Powers to put
an end to the war, the continuance of which
is thus advocated. 1t was believed here yes
terda, that the Russian General Officer who
carried to the Emperor Of Austria the au-
togrsph letter of the Gear was on bis way here
as the bearer of a message from his Imperial
master to Prince Milan. He has not come,
but the Russian Consul at Belgrade has been
charged with a message to the effect that he is
to represent the Gar at the Baptism of the
infant Prince. 1t had been expected that this
duty would have been reserved for a special
envoy, aud perhaps, in the fact that 1t has not
been there was a belief last evening in official
circles that the Consul bad been charged with
a message expressive of the Emperor's desire
for the success of he peace negotiations as we'll
as with that concerning the baptism. If he
was, be has made no communication of the fact
outside the walls of the Konek.
BERLIN, Sept. 80.
Considerable portions Of the Russian army
have received orders to be ready for immediate
concentrations. The Cavalry and Field Artille-
ry are on the war footing the Infantry are rea-
dy to march.
In his letter to the Emperor of Austria the
Gar approves the English peace programme,
but desires a more extensiv We self government to
be accorded to Bosnia and Herzegovina. To Sc
cure this end, the Gar, it is stated, suggests a
joint occupation Of the I~nsurgent Provinces.
This important step seems to have been induced
by Austria's recent opposition to the slaves.
OCTOBER l.
In his autograph letter to the emperor Of
Austria the Gear proposes that Bulgaria be &C.
cupied by Russian troops, while Bosnia and
Herzegovina are to be occupied BY Austrian
troops. This joint occupation is to serve as a
guarantee that the Russian i~nterpreta ton OF the
term seIf.government will be adhered to in the
reforms to be introduced in the semi Christian
Provinces of the Porte. As to Servia, she 10 to
retain her present independence under Russian
Generals.
This serious proposition is the consequence Of
Austria declaring against an independent Royal
Servia, and also Of the conflicting opinions ex-
pressed by the Powers respecting the degree Of
self-govsrnment to be accorded. 1t appears
that no sooner was the so-ealled common pro-
gramme of the Powers confdentialy commuui-
eaten to the Porte than the inquiry of the Turk
ish Ministers as to what was meant by the term
self.government resulted in very various expla-
nations being given by the several Powers.
Coupled with she ~resolute language recently
held by Austria against thelwould-be Kingdom
on her southern frontiers, this seems to have
inspired an apprehension that the, Vienna Gabi-
net might profit, by the few remaining weeks
of fair weather; to crush the, insurreeticn.