, 1876-07-19

again be assniled as they varo In 1861 (of
which rooont oTcnts hare created an alarming
suspicion), tho United States would be In
because It will have atrongor-hoadod lnan
and longer term Of eympathizer with
truason to contend ,againat.
ORIENTAL LYING.
Tho London 7i,nes, I'M leading article writ
tan July ., the day upon which tho Princes
Of 8orVia and Montenegro declared was with
Turkey, very aptly remarked TINT tho only
difficulty In obtaining intelligence from the
war would lie In tile necessity Of diacrimi-
/ mating the 1nodjcum Of truth In tho hemp of
cxaggcrations., Subsequent ovonts lave vori-
fed the literal accuracy Of this statement.
To demonstrate this we have only to glance
ot the reports that have come from tho three
principal localities Of tho war-Saitachaar, on
| tho northeast; Dtelina, on the northwest;
and TonzRNA1EFF's army, on the southeast.
On the sd Of July theTurks had defeated tho
Sorviana Mt Saitsohaar, and killed 1000 Of
| thom. On tho 7th tho Turks had dofeated
tho sorvians and tho Serviaus had defeated
| tho Turks On the 10th the Turks lad with
drnwn from Saitschanr. On tho 18th Saits-
chaar was captured by tho Turks. On
| tho 18th the Servians in Sanachadr
were reinforced On tho 13th tho Scrvians
repulsed tho Turks five timea before Salts
chaar, and, on the 18th, tho Servians were
defeated at gaitschaar. At Bjolina, ACROSS
tho Drina, the situation is equally unsatisfac-
tory, Tho sorvians captured 1t on tho 4th.
On tho 9Th they ont to pieces =, 600 Turks,
and nfter this victory wero driven across the
Drina by the fragments Of tho Turks. On
| the It'll, tho Turks occupied Djelina- Tho
noxt dsy they dofeated tho Sorvians, and on
! tho came day wero defeated BY tho sorvians.
| On the 9th, it is nnivoly announced that
battle is expected at Biolina. On tho 11th
tho Turks Withdrew from Djelina md went
south towards Navi Bazaar. On tho 10th,
however, they woro stAI in Djtlina, surround
Cd by tile scrvians, and on tho 18th tho Ser
vians were defoatod by them. The career Of
TouEnaAYErF, commanding tho southeast
orn seryian army, has bean no less re-
1nnrkab1o than TINT of tho Sorvian armies at
Saitschuas and Bjolina. On tho 3D., he de-
featod tho Turks at Nissa; On tho 4th, he
turned tho Turkish flank and, On tho 9TH, ho
Ind mado junction with tho Bulgarians and
was well on his way towards sophia. On
the 7th, however, we find him back at
Nssa, severely ropulsed by the Turks,
aud at Prot aud Palanka defeating them.
On the 10th, ho ia rotreating with his army
dcnoralizod, but en- the aamo day somehow
or other ho fights great battle at Prot. On
tho 11th, ho is hemmod In botween two
Turkish armies, and. being cruBLingly de-
feated, dees to Servia. Being in this sod
plight, tho next day ho attacks the Turkish
position on tho Timok, and Mt the same hrno
Ia marching On towards the Balkans. On tho
18th, he attacks tho Turks on the Timok and
defoats them. The noxt day comca tho
cheerful intelligence that there has been no
battle At MI on The Timok, but that TcuRn-
HAYzrr, by somo hocus-poouB and presto
change, Is way up in the vicinity Of Salts
chnar.
OF courso "you pays your money and
Jon takes your chotoe," and there is SONG
compensation in this, but It does not alter
tho fact that the lying upon ono side or tho
other Inns been gigantic, II tho fighting has
not As moro than two-thirds OF the dis
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and as tho Turks have long borno the repu-
tation Of being tho champion liars Of tho
world, thoy should DO credited with hand
some share of the mendaoity. In looking tho
whole ground over, 1t would appoar that, for
people who hayo boon beaten, routed,
crushed, and cut to pieces 80 many times in
o fortnight, the Beryiaus possess rallying
powers of the most extraordinary doscrip-
ton. Waving tie lies aud e1aggerationa to
ono side, mud taking critical view of
the probabilities, it would scem tint
there Inns yet been no decisive bnttlo
fought bttwoon the main armics, but that
tue operations haye been confined to akir-
1nishes, small contests to gain positions, and
guerrilla warfare, such as has been going on
In Herzegovina for year or two past. The
! end no one can foresoe. Tho following
opinion Of the Thunderar," however, is o
safe one.
1t may end In tho subjccton OF 6cryta to tighter
bonds than those she now dceEFes to shaku OF; It
rnay end In general dissolution Of Turkey In En.
rope, Or the conclusion may lie In any mean be.
tween these extremes; but 1t ,aay fairly be said 10
pass the limits Of possibility that when tho sur
may oe over, VIC shall dnd tho relations between
tho poro and ~ fcudaolles such ax they were be.
fore.
The address issued by the servtan Prince
upon tho ogo OF war with Turkey counted
among other sources Of assistance tho proba.
bility that Greece would lend its aid to tho
Sclaves. Far from sympathizing with Bor-
vim, howoyor, the Crooks thus far haye been
Indifferent II not actually hostile towards the
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