New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-02
WAR;.

Offers Of Mediation-Russla's Ultimat UNI
The Recent Battle-The Servians De.
moralized and the Russian Allies Dis
guseed-The Armistice.
LONDON, November THE Standards
dispatch from Belgrade says: An order
has been read in the streets throughout the
dsy calling on all able-bodied men to re.
port themselves tor immediate service.
The Turks lack transportation, and there
fore can advance but slowly.
1t is rumored that Italy and Austria have
offered mediation.
A Vienna telegram to the same journal
SAYS: 1t is an established fact that before
the Rusian ultimatum upset all calculation,
the ambassadors at ConstantinOple tele.
graphed on Monday to their governments
that the armistice was secured. 1t is be.
lieved in official quarters that Russia, in
consequence Of the sudden advance of the
Turkish army, NO longer wishes to have q
linelOf demarkatiOn between the cOntending
parties during the armistice fixed by the
positions they might hold at the be-
ginning of the armistice, and that
she, therefore, has taken this sudden step,
which would only snatch the fruits of VIC
tory from Turkey and enable Russians and
Servians to enter upon y inter campaign.
If conditions possible of acceptance are Of
fered, we may feel certain the Porte will ac-
cept them. A few hours will show whether
Russia means war.
The above is prominently printed in the
Post
A Berlin dispatch to that paper says: A
g plJOmy feeling prevails here, although it is
asserted in diplomatic circles that the
Porte has already submitsed uncondition-
ally to Ignatieff's demands.
The Times has the following dispatch,
dated Paris, October 81, midnight: at is
announced this evening that before the ex-
piration Of forty eight hours the conclusion
Of an armistice will be officially notified"
A dispatch to the Russian telegrsphic
agency, dated St. Petersburg, October 81,
$40 p. NJ, stigmatizes as bad faith the
pushing OF military operations by the Turk
ish government while negotiations are
pending, and says it is this conduct that
has compelled Russia to have recourse to
A dispatch to the Daily Ne,cs from Par
atchin, saye: General Tcnernayeff has had
an interview with Prince Milan there, and
it is reported that the Prince has expressed
q desire TO abdicate.
The Ne,cs' Belgrade special reports that
General Tchernayeff has abandoned the de-
tense of krujevatz. and ordered HorvatO-
witch to fall back, and then move down the
two portions of the army will be reunited.
The army will then fall back on Chupreja.
Psratchin is being hastily fortified.
The correspondent of the Daily Ne,os.
with General Tchefnayefrs army, tele-
graphs q description of Sundays battle
and the position of affsirs after wards. He
says: The Turks fought with doQged
pernnacity and occasionally with brilliant
dash, which claim the highest admiration.
The Russians fought hard and stOutly, but
then The Russians had borne the blunt OF
fight after fight in this very position; and
as for the Srrvisns, it was not their day.
The full weight and significance of the
Servians' defeat is not easy to esti-
mate, and it is to early to form
an opinion of the loss incurred. We do not
know where the troops are, to cay nothing
of the wounded, many of whom, tear.
will never be brought in. The belgrade
wing of the army is in q condition Of de-
moralization and at least temporary dis
perslon. General Horvst0vich, with the
right wing, is retiring ont of reach of the
Turks, and it would be folly tor him to Offer