The Osceola times., 1876-10-21

herself not unaware that slight movement
on her part will make work for the vast
armies Of Europe. This great northern pow.
er is fully prepared for war. She has been
for years preparing for the speedy transpor.
tation OF troops throughout her immense
area. In Russia proper railroads have been
constructed rapidly and advantageously.
There are lines completed to the extent OF
fifteen hundred miles. She can put at once
in the field LIS 0,000 men, and in an emer.
gency would find no difficulty in arraying
100000 soldiers against her enemies. The
socalled Russian "volunteers in Servia
are undoubtedly under official orders. In
Russia Tchernsyeff is regarded as great
hero, a champion of Sclavic populations,
and he is clearly the agent OF the Russian
government. The cars proposition that
Russian troops shall occupy Bulgaria, and
that the AustTians shall occupy Herzego-
vinia and Bosnia, thus treading severely on
the Turks corns, may be taken as a broad
challenge to ANYBODY who wants to "main-
tain the integrity of the Ottoman empire I"
to prepare for war of large dimensions"
In Cuba the winter campaign is open
ing with fair prospects for the insurgents
who were recently so daring as to enter
the city OF Las Tumas, and hold possession
of part of it, The troops upon whom the
Spaniards rely to conquer this willy enemy
are for the most part dissflected having re-.
ceived no pay for over six months. The
captain general has even declared that no
more soldiers should be sent him, unless he
receives money to pay them. Gen. Jovel-
lars's willingness to return home indicates
still further the gloominess of the Spanish
prospects.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
the following are the conditions on
which the Porte expects an armis.
tice: That Seryia be prevented from occu-
pying positions now in possession of the
Turkish army; that the introduction of arms
and ammunition into Serva and Montene.
gro be prohibited; that the passage of for.
eien volunteers into Turkish provinces be
positively put stop to; that Seryia and
Montenegro be prohibited from giving any
assistance to Immigrants to adjacent PROV
inces. The Porte proposes that the armis-
tice shall extend to the fifteenth of March,
1877, and requires the powers to appoint
delegates for the settlement of details. 1t
has ordered Turkish commanders TO come to
an understanding with these delegates and
with seryian and Montenegro commanders,
| the line of demarkaton between the oppos.
ing armies to be regulated by the positions
they now hold. Turkey, however, is ready
to evacuate her positions in Servia ii Servia
engages not to occupy them.
A Berlin dispatch says the old report
is revived that the car thinks of abdicatinp
ii a war is decided upon. The Russian resi-
dents in Austria and Germany, who are liza.
BILE to serve in the army have been ordered
home The Black sea squadron is ready to
carry 100000 men from the northern to the
western shores of the sea A detachment of
officers has been sent to equip these vessels.
The Persian government has been asked by
| '"Se'a =" "''-'P'i"tc' ftfslai IN ODtulence,
is sending troops to the Turkish frontier.
The reserves are being called out in some OF
the western provinces of Russia. Troops
have been moved toward the northern and
eastern frontier of Gsleeia. Twenty thou,
sand horses bave been placed on war foot.
ing in Russia Poland. These measures are
believed to be intended to force Austria and
Turkey 10 concede the independence of the
southern Sclavonians without war.