The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-05
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THE EAST.
WAR NEWs-THE PORTE CONV1p gNr
OF IMMEDIATE SUCCESS.
Russia supposed to Have Insttxated the


Russia supposed to Have Insttgated the
| war.
LONDON, July 4.-In Lord Derby's
reply to the question from Lord Gam.
perdown, no said there was no reason to
suppose that the Russian officers had
entered the Servian army with the con-
sent or by the authority OF the Russian
Government.
The Standards correspondent at Paris
writes that military men there think
decisive encounter must take place
within week, in the neighborhoOd Of
Mstcsh.
The Standards Vienna dispatch says
the Turks have only $4,000 men in
Metcsh, but are well fortified there.
A dispatch to the Standard. dated
Constantinople, Jnl,bdne0 -.3my thu,
With u fieet OF eight first rate iron-clads,
four wooden frigates and two dispatch
boats. 1t is supposed the Turkish Gov
ernment apprehends disturbances In
Crete, and wish to have q fleet near the
island The correspondent says.
II do not think there is any grounds
for fear OF disturbance there; the Gre
tans will not stir without the aid OF the
Greeks add / am able to able to assert
positivel1 that the Greeks will exert
themselves to their utmost to maintain
neutrality and will in no way iujure
Turkey"
The Standards Vienna dispatch says
Semi official advices from Constantine
Pile represent that the Porte Is confident
1t will be easy to dispose OF Servia. The
Porte Is firmly intent on military 0ccu-
patton, hoping that Prince Milan will
soon sue for peace.
Martial law has been proclaimed In
Belgrade, because disturbance WIS
threatened. The Princess Natalfa, wife
of Prince Milan, and two hundred
ladies, meet daily to make lint for the
hospitals.
The Berlin correspondent Of the
Standard says A review of nearly all
the independent newspapers OF Ger
many shows that the opinion is general
that the pretexts for war are some OF
the most frivolous ever advanced. It is
unanimously believed that Russia in
stigated the war. 1t Is considered GER
tain in Berlin that Russia Is making
war preparations to great extent. A
correspondent OF the London Times at
Cattaro, telegraphs that advices from
Cettinje represent that the Turkish ex-
pedition against the Kutsohi tribe,
| which refused to pay tribute to the Gov
ernor OF Scutari, has been dIiven back
to Podgoritza by Montenegrins and
Kutschi.
| A telegram from Constantlnopie 10
the Times reports that great distress
prevails In Asiatic Turkey.
The Times publishes the full text OF
the Berlin memorandum. It generally
corresponds with the versions already
published.
LONDON, July 3.-EttinOr, a news
paper. the organ Of the Hungarian Gov
eminent, asserts that thousands Of Rus
sian volunteers are expected in Servia.
A correspondent OF the Daily 1ete-
groph writes from Berlin Tho Turk
ish Ambassador positively assures me
that the Porte has 10000 OF his best
troops on the scene OF war"
A Vienna telegram to the Daily Ne10s
reports that Gortschakoff. will have an
interview with Bismarck at kissengen
before he joins the Emperors OF Russia
and Austria at Reichstag. The same
dispatch mentions report that seven
teen Turkish gunboats are at Wedden
ready to lombard Belgrade.