New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-30
FOREIGN.
A Demand from the Servfaps.

Demand from the Servfans.
LONDON, November 29.-The Seryian
claim that Alexinatz should be evacuated
because occupied after the armistice began
The Gear Of Russia Sending His Ships {.
Place of Safety.
An unauthenticated rumor recently ap
peared in some of the continental newspa
pers that the Russian Mediterranean
squadron had been ordered to America
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times, November %, says: "On Monday
November 20, Mr.. Baker, the American
minister to Russia, was suddenly informed
that the Gear desired to see him at Tzars
kOselO. As it is unusual for diploma artists
below the rank of ambassadors to be ad-
mitted to such audiences, every imaginable
rumor was circulated as to what passed be.
tween the Gear and the American minister
Although the truth has not officially tran
apired, believe the Czar's object was only TO
beg Mr.. Baker to communicate to President
Grant the fact of the departure of the Rus
sian Mediterranean squadron for America
There is no doubt the squadron has sailed,
and although the position of Q commander
OF q naval fOrce ordered to seek refuge in
foreign ports on the eve of war can not be
enviable. it IS difficult to see what else Rus
sla could do. as even the Turkish navy
alone would be sufficient to dispose of any
ships Russia could bring into action"
A Recognition.
The Queen has granted medal to every
Que serving on the Alert, Discovery and
Pandora during the Arctic expedition.
Russia's Military Capacity.
A Berlin correspondent of the Times,
after an elaborate estimate of the force
which Russia is capable OF bringing into
che field, concludes Is fOllowe: Russia NAV
defeat Turkey, but has no chance of crush.
ing her by overwhelming strength. After
allowing for the force which will be neces-
sAry to defend the Black sea coast. and for
the fact that the Turks have sufficient
force to hold Serv:a and Roumsnia in
check, and that any assistance Greece might
offer could be neutralized by the Turkish
tleet, it appears that the brunt of q war in
Europe must be borne by 50, 900 Russiane,
to confront whom the Turks have at least
An equal force, protected by the river
Danube, the Balkan mountains and for.
treeses.
Turkey has appointed General Kolmsns,
. German, commander of the fortress of
Ksrs.
ProcIamations to the Mussulmsn popula.
ton OF Russia are drawn up, and softas have
been appointed to disseminate them in case
Of need.
A Pledge of Neutrality.
A special from Vienna to the Standard
says: Toe Porte, in answer to represe ca.
uons OF ROumaDia, has declared he would
sorupulously refrain from infringing Rou.
manisn neutrality.
More Trouble for tho Pasha.
A Reuter- dispatch from Constantin ople
says: A ministerial crisis has arisen in
consequence of the Grand Vizer having re.
fused assent to the constitution proposed
BY Midhat Pasha, and appealed to the
Sultan to support his refusal.
A Guarantee of Reforms.
A dispatch to the Russian Telepranhic
Agency states that Russia has never nro,
posed the occupation OF Bulgaria es the
sole possible guarantee, but only as one of
best guarantees for the execution of re-.
forms. II any other really effective guar.
autee proposed she will gladly accept it.
The agency also says Russian papers record
q general Impression OF diminishing ten-
sion.
The Archdale's Visit Postponed.
The departure OF The Grand Duke Nicho. |
las for the headquarters of the Army OF the
South in Russia has again been postponed
till Friday next
In the Chamber Of Deputies.
-1ARIs, Novtm ber 29.-M. Dafsurre. pres !