The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-20

document Ia furnished 10y Atistarchi Bey TURK
ish Minister at Washington:
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT.
AT the time when servia forgetting her duties
sal OF H. VI. the Sultan, and regardless OF the oDga
ous Imposed upon her by treaties. seeks to invade The
Ottoman provinces the frontiers, the Imperial Gov
ernmenl owes 70 itself as well as to the people placed
under ne sceptre Of MS Majesty to state tne motive:
OF the present events.
Of The privilege and immunties so generously granted
TO scrvia py the sublime Porte Tue last CONCESSION.
been established by an in'ern9tional treaty, shall
,ST tory Of serv from the date OF" OF the e con-
quest presents noinlns hut !, long series Of
upon nat pToynce ,n Sp
Of S an rese Sh Is sane
lime Institutions % the degree Of education OF
portant progress. Tais normal sna regular de.
ys %cS se 1s pposs ,hc the be! RrnS S
suite, stopped suddenly on the very dar
wan popularity mo true interests Of their country
% aas aes s'1ss ss 2 S2wsT osed for
former Con-tituton Moreover they gave almost full
e 10 se qe IRE i @ Of H % ogST SHrS easa
bna them slth brilliant but deceptive future, Nhch
wilhns tcois Tor rasa and crimina undcriaSinss -
rrin the reginnug OF the resurrection ia Herzeeo-
vna these men neglected nothing to give to their
duct nost Character wien ,er Naln protestations
Of loyalty and o. stTe' neutrality could scarcely con
through their cmssscs sent In the neighborng oouH
tries, have iomented. sustained. encouraged. and
si''' and %s,ers means ia .hef pcseS; T2'Si they
alone gave = tnst strensth and orsai Eltioi'
RUNS the shedding OF much blood and I'M poscs 20
have aided the in,uIsent. IN furnishing them Win
AR as by an ana g1SSt SsmS Sf re-
of he RANK gwen 10 tneir e9u.y IN virtue OF treaties,
rallyirg point for tho insurgents nying before
II Is now wen sscertancd ttu the insurgent chief.
receive tner instructions from Belgrade. and that
osssee Of The sutho-tie. come 70 atics tur sol
dcrs plll.ge and BURN our Villages, NJ the IN en,ve
and aevastItion. IL swell knosn for nearly a year
saS nd %sa h.: the Of Se FSe AND Sas
.ne modersuSa Ia. AZ Ggpo,ed r,s TO ne inecsan'
But far rom changing snythins IN their rcso-
rccAiess advenures laking advantage OF the pacific
ury and the resources Of tue country III heavy pur
chasts q arms giving TO understand that they were
surfcciion. BY that they encouraged he Here.
o,inan ana Bos an Insurgents with the hope OF an
Justly prcoccuped win tins state Of afiirs. which
Pore coud not delay any longer the sending few
CORPS OF observation 70 tho frontiers Of ser,a and
Montenegro for the sole purpose OF restoring ttanqui
ity among the alarmed pulaton, ana OF bringing TO
fineliy me .tate Of tnings reached To- sch -,
the mpe al Goyernmeni found itself under the ces.
formal ami caiessrea gIpAaauons @ % upon these eI
" M p s auI & oppr tne concentration
ln MS answer Prince Milan to Jusuy his conduct and
parts snd chanse The Tesponsiollit, In protesting
were the results Of situa created BY tne reprenen
slble acts OF his admiulstrauon.
ther lie sddressed us letter asking the sSihorisaion
TO allow hs troops 10 enter int Bosnia for The pur.
concluocd IN declaring TO u that IN case OF Il.
s 'S' Son.anhops IN ss' mssq %s
10 request that seryla be intrusled vita the
Of paying an snnus r6ae The day ioowS SCnHSe h re
the seryaas invaded part Of our province On ne
same day rrl4ee Nichols q Mont whose atii
evidence OF hdie tels.rapn,,ed TO Us ina. the am
Pore TO be changed into declared fostilties The
Two Prlnces. soon after their dectratohs having
be followed by the Imperial Government was at once
As one 5f the gners Of tie Treaty Of Pa whc reg
ulatrd the position Of the ,assal rlnepaties toward
adhere rcgously and to the end 10 that international
SS % se aSfgu sa s sS kep es limit Of The
when II was Violently attacked
has lost ss aco the advantage derved from the priv
eees AMI nnmunltcs granted TO II oy the sublime
me Prince of scNi. and the Prince .of Montenegro,
EUROPE The, We foficied all deir shd D
failed IN tier dulcs they must bear the consequences
The shale v IA VII 90 as ll.iice tlat We have car
done for the sake OF peace thoush our conciatng
conluc mas Imposed upon Us considerable sacrifice.
mcnt ana the Prince Of Montenegro wlse, counseLei.
would me Us ia the same Thought IN order to AVOID
greater cnuson OF blood and the innumcrabe evils OF
SSt ih"t ae, ~ouia & sntnS a. ron NE grave RESPOND
Qucnccs thereof when no one cHn forc-cc
But nHs been ordered otherwise strong in our
Iighs IN our conscience, and ru-tlng N the ustte
~ uur causr all our IN rfs snail tend TOW rd ayisr
Gus Osccutiun OF tne struggle waged against U.S. and
trl to bgng Il 10 speedy close Hy this means We
shal be Ahlc 10 execute sooner the reforms Hnd
ployements when our algu-. sovereign has the nrm
Will to iutroduc IN tr m.irc, and which shall give to
pOpul ltuns thc material and moral comforts they
have a right to expect from thl government vi his
Majesty, the sultan,
Ne are convinced that all our subjects without any
distinction whatever sl. WIN Their aii aud wishes,
support the empire IN he war iu winch IL compelled
country.
CoNsTASrIHOPLE, July 10. 1870.