The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-31
THE WARFARE IN THE EAST
RUSSIANS FIGHTING CALAMITY IN
THE SERTIIN ARMY.
A wariike Popular Feeling In servia and
nlonteneErO- MIR. Gladstone on the bull
garian AtrUcities-Tbc Latest Fighting.

wariike Popular Feeling In Servia and
nlontcDeero- Gladstone on the Bull
Garian Atrocities-Tbc Latest FinhtinR.
LONDON. Aug. 30.-A despatch from Bel
grade says; "The popular feeling here Is war
like. 1t Is generally expected the Porte will
refuse an armistice The police yesterday dis
covered number Of copies OF the Turkish
proclamation Issued Aug. II, inviting the Ser
vi ms to slbmsson and Offering protection to
those submitting. The proclamation declares
Prince Milan aud his Ministers the only revolu-
tonists. and that they alone have cause to ex-
pect rigorous treatment"
A despatch from Cettingo says "The Monte
negrin ofiicial newsp lper publishes an article
rejecting foreign mediation, and declaring that
Servia and MONTENEGRO will not abandon the
conflict until the Sclavonic provinces arc COM
Dletely freed from the turkish yoke.
special despatch from Belgrade to the
Times says The keenest anxiety IL felt to hear
OF IN armistlce Every day Increases the danger
Of tho war spreading. The Servian army IL fast
becoming "A Russian auxiliary force nghtng on
selves in the brunt OF battle with remarkable
v,lor. Out Of forty -eght men who fought as
n coinpany at Alexaniz, thirty were left dead
on the flcd. The Servans are becoming Jealous
and afraid OF the Russians. rhey feel the con.
troll Of their army slipping from their hands, and
they will joyfully accept peace II IT can be OD-
taiued good terms. The seven days 1ghting
before AlcX1niiZ has been greatly exaggerated.
II is estimated the Servians entire loss Is only a
few hundred Killed aud 2,3C0 wounded. No lists
| OF the killed and wounded have been published
| here since the beginning " the war"
Mr.. Gl dstone, in reply to an invitation to par
tiCipate IN "A public meeting to protest against
| the Governments course regarding the Bulga-
| rian atrocities, writes as follows: "On asuhject
! like this, which aupeais SO directly to my deep
est feelings, and where our Information ON de-
| tails is still far from full, | snould have been
| glad If the whole duty OF expressing the views
| OF the British nation could have been left with
safety IN the hands OF the Government; but
the manner In which II was treated by the head
OF tho Ministry IN the House OF Commons was
so inadequate and unsatisfactory that cannot
| but tntnk IL well the people should seek Oppor-
tunlties to speak for themselves. and should s.
sist the Administration to judgo whetaer IL IS
right tn bv the establishment OF the staJu
uuO In Bulgaria opportunities should Oe given
It's Governors for repetition OF the recent out
RACES when they may see OCCASION
| RAGCsA. Aug G-lt Is reported that battle
! was fought Yesterday at POdcOritzl. but the de-
tails are wanting. DjelIlcddin fasna's COM
maid. including ten guns, has reached IreoinJe
| unOppOsed.
| LONDoS, Aug. 3l.-The Standards special de-
! sputCh from Constantinopie says material differ
| ences appear In the views OF the powers with
| reference to mcdittiOn. Austria anu Engl ind
desire peace, Russia wishes for drnlis-
| mis- Ice only, whlrh will allow her to treat OF
| conditions of peace Ia conference with the
| peace. aud Is opposed to an armistice. After
the Porte declines an armistice the ma jority of
the powers will find that peace Ia easier to be
| had without IT, and that tie situation VIII force
| SeTyia and Montenegro to urge negotiations.
The Standards Berlin correspondent tele-
| graphs that In German political circles the be
! lief 10 expresscd that Prince Mlan's request fol
| mediation Is only another move In the lOncY oi
| Russia to prutract Turkish comUlications ~
tut she can complete her own Preparations.