Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-02
The Russian Ultimatum Aeeepted-A
Six Weeks Armistice Agreed
UpOn-Ihe "Sick Man,
Weakens.
lncther Dose Of SerYian COWardIce too
Much for the Russian Ofiicers
snnday's Battle-BraVe
Conduct OF the
Tu ks.

Tue = Othc 1cclcANak' =.
The Montenegrins are bo1nbarding
Podgaritza, The Montenegrin army has
penetrsted into Albania By way OF
MEDIUM, cutting off communication DE-
tween PadgaIitZa a0d Deutarls.
LONDON, November 1.-The Pail
MqU Gazette to-day prints the following
yery prominently: ave believe the
statement that the armistice was signed
Yesterday to be incorrect. The Russian
ultimstum seems to have interrupted
the arrangements 0n the point Of C )m
pletion wnen it arrived. In all prOba-
billty the signature is only delayed.
LONboN, November IA cabinet
council has been Eli linmoned for 'SAtur-
day next, the fourth instant.
A dispatch from Belgrade announces
that diplomatic officials there state that
the Porte has accepted an armistice OF
two months and ordered its army COM
manders to suspend hostilitieS.
The correspondent Of the Daily NeC0s
with General Tchernayeff's Is army tele-
graphs that journal a description Of
Sundays battle and the position Of Rt-
fairs aterward. The following are ex-
tracts: 1.-THE TURKS fought with dogged
pettinacity and occasionally with bril-
liant dash which claims the highest sd.
miration. The Russians fought hot and
stoutly, but then the Ru SLAMS had borne
the brunt of the fight. The tu.l weight
and Significance of the Servians's defeat
is not easy to estimate and il is not 50
easy to form an opinion of the loss The
Dsiigrad wing of the army is in o
condition of decentralization and
at least, temporary dispersion. General
Horvatovich, with II g right wing, is re.
tiring out of reach of the Turks, and it
would be folly for him to Offer battle.
The Russian officers are leaving; they
decline to be ma.sacred for people
whom they denounce as destitute Of all
mar ,ial spirit. They have no words to
express their contempt and disgust for
the Servisn soldiers. The whole terri
tory in the Moravian valley, south of
Paratjin, is In course ofuniverssl evacu-
alton, painfully accelerated by incorrect
runners of Sundays losses, no certain
estimate of which can be formed, be.
cause most of the Servian battalions are
more or less d sintegrated, and nobody
can distinguish between the killed,
wounded and missing-the latter being
suagglers. Many wounded have been
left on the field Of BATTLE"
various reports concerning Turkeys re-
ply in regard to the armistice. Reuters
telegram, from Belgrade, is ss follows !:
SIT is said that Servia has accepted the
two months armistice, which has been
agreed TO by Turkey, as already an
nounced."
The Vienna Tdg6Iatt, in special edi-
ton, publishes dispatch from IFS cor
RI
which the Porte is willing to accept an
information beforehand as to the condi-
tions OF peace.
The latest news from CoRstautinople
is telegram dated this evening, which
states that the Porte's reply is still I'M
known, but it is expected to be favora'
bic.
There was another extraordinary
council of ministers to day. The en-
Ignstieff's residence.
tered Deligrsd.
LONDON, November 1.-The Stand
aTd's Belgrade special declares the state
ment fully confirmed that the Porte has
agreed to q two months armistice, with
ssme dispstch reports that KruschevatZ 2
Is in flames. The Post says editOIislly !;
"We understand that the Russian ulti.
matum is oouched In peremptory terms,
and is accompanied by angry language.
The sultan is required to sign an armis-
tice for six weeks or two months, and
the Porte is informed that its conducting
hostilities while negotiations are pend
ing is str ingly resented
LONDON, November IA dispatch
from Belgrade confirms the report that
two months armistice has been agreed
to. 1t also states that the levy en- n1GsSe
has been countermanded, and that the
Turks have entered and burned Krus-
chevatZ.
Whatever may be the result Of the
negotiations for permanent peace, Ser.
via will fight no more, and Russian vol
unteers are not likely to come again to
fight for her.
The Times in its leading editorial says
there is every reason to believe that an
srmistice is already agreed on. The vi.
emma correspondent of the Times says as
a proof how far things had gone before
the ultimatum was received, the Porte,
before its reception, had confidentislly
informed Abdul Keom that an armistice
IVES concluded and that hCsilities should
cease on November 1st. The arrival ot
the ultimstum seemed TO have surprised d
General Ignatief as much as any one.
It is report d that third of the Rus
sian privates aud half of the Russian
officers in the Ssrvian army have been
killed or wounded.
A special to the Daily NeWs from Pa
ratjin reports that General Tchernayef
is still at that place with Prince Milan
A CoDstantinople dispatch to the Iete
graph asserts that Turkeys offer OF
| Two months srmistice, with six weeks
prolongation, is q counter proposition tC
Russia's Gltinlottna. The 2elegTGph'i
CORE spondent says Ignstieff rejected the
Porte's cffer, and gave the Turkish party
forty-eight hours from Tuesday might
to reconsider the offer. He suggests thai
the archives and furniture OF the Rus
sian embassy at Constsntinople are baing
rapidly shipped to Odessa, and the Rus
sian consuis in Turkey have beer
ordered to be within reach of the from.
tier.
The correspondent Of the Ne,Os al
Belgrade states that great apprehen'
sions are felt in the upper circles Of Ser.
Wan society Of internal trouble.
A dispatch to the NeaOs, dated Paris
Wednesday night, says it is reported al
the Turkish embassy that no answer tC
the ultimatum is expected until Thurs
Gay evening at the French foreign Of
flee. A peaceful solution is confidently
| expected,