The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-26
The War Cloud in Europe.

ed three days. 1t consisted of two dis.
tinctive operations, one in front OF Salts
char and the other on the positions COM
manding Deligrad. In the latter move
ments the Turks captured on Thursday
thirteen redoubts, great quantities OF arms
and many prisoners. The fight was long
and bloody. The Turks continued to adj
vance. On Saturday there was further
fighting. Hariiz and Abdul Pashas opened
fire before Djunis and FAIL Pasha shelled
AlcXinatz. The Servian forces at Djunis
under Horvatovich were routed with great
loss. There are fears that Djunis, which
is the key to the road through Morava
Valley, will fail into the hands of the
Turks
The Times's despatch from Belgrade re-
ports that in the fight near Satschar the
Turks gained the day, having captured
Bolevatz. Should the Turks make good
their double advance on Paratkin, the
Russo-Servian army would be placed in a
serious position The affair is not yet de-
cidcd.
The Times correspondent at Belgrade
says: The diplomatic situation is still
painfully uncertain Preparation for war
continues; SO does the Russian immigra-
ton lie is assured on good authority
that % 900 Russians are recorded by name
as having come to Servia.
The Illness Paris despatch mentions
the rumor that the mission of Lord Lotus
to Livadia is to inform the Gar that Eng
land would not take initiative in fresh ne
gotiations, but would not feel herself at
tackled so long as Russia struck no blow
at the portions Of the treaty Of 1886 not
modified by the London Conference OF
1871.
y Berlin despatch to the Daily Tele
graph says: The Gar is to be presented
with an address from Moscow declaring
the readiness of all classes TO obey all
commands in reference to war for the lib.
Grafton of Scaves A similar address has
been accepted from town councils through
out the empire
ENGLAND'S POSITION ASSERTED.
New YORK, Oct 81 4 Herald special
from London says the maintenance of the
integrity of Turkey has been abandoned.
England has decided to leave the Ottoman
Empire to its fate She will hold Con-
stantnople to the last extremity, but the
territory can be divided up among what
ever nations are able to subdue and hold
it, If Russia now crosses the Balkan the
hour of the Turk in Europe has come. A
tradition has always passed current among
the faithful that the Moham medans were
finally to leave the city of the Golden
Horn. England's plan now is to make
Constantinople a second Gibraltar. Her
Majesty's Cabinet, at 4 meeting Thursday
night, resolved that the invasion OF Tur-
key by the Russians shall be the signal
Tor the occupation OF Constantinople by
80, 900 men and the movement of the
whole fleet of iron clads, now in Beska
Bay, to the Golden Horn 70 provide
for such an emergency transports will at
once carry three corps Of regulars to NAL
ia. where enormous quantities of military
stores and provisions have been accumu-
lating for months past Should the non
belli2erent powers, such as Germany,
Austria and France, oppose this course,
the British policy will be the occupation
of Egypt, rendered necessary by the vital
Importance to Great Britain OF the Suez
Canal. Some prominent Englishmen say
the Khedve would be very willing to hold
his title under the suzerainty of the Eng
lish throne. The command of the British
troops in the East has been assigned to
Ma General Sir Charles William Dun
bar Stavey. X. c. b an experienced IN
dian officer.
sPECULATIONs AND OPINIONS.
LONDON, Oct p. Today's dispatches
necessitatc serious notifications OF previ-
GUS views in regard to the Eastern ques-
ton. BY confession of the Illness vi
emma correspondent, he was mistaken
about the powers which had declared
their acceptance of the six months arms-
tice. Neither Austria, France nor Italy
had notified the Porte of their adhesion to
that proposal, though none had objected
to it. England alone, therefore, took for
NAL action in its favor. The effect Of this
is that all the powers, except England,
remain in position to urge the Porte to
concede to the Russian demand On the
other hand it seems certain that Russia
has not the support of either Germany or
Austria in the contemplated movement
against Bulgaria. The announcement
that the Czarowitch will visit the courts
at Vienna, Berlin and London seems to
indicate that Russia is hesitating to act
separately. Anyhow, the mission of Col
Detaschkotl, the Cars Adjutant, to the
Emperor OF Austria Jared no better than
that of Gen. Sumarakot1, and the weight
of evidence seems to show that the other
powers have, like England, taken up in
expectant attitude in the face of Russias
walllke preparations, for we also have d
contradiction of the Russo Italian alliance.
from several quarters, including an in
spircd despatch from Italy, which says,
Contrary to rumor, Italy up to the
present, maintains an attitude of re-
serve" Bismarck is still at Varzin; the
Emperor Of Austria and Count Andrassy
are at Pesth, and the Russian Court is at
Livadia, At belgrade it is declared that
the Cars return to st. Petersburg will be
the signal for the entry of the Russian
army into Bulgaria.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Oct. p. The Ambas-
sailors of the powers met yesterday at the
residence of Gen. Ignatietl, the Russian
Ambassador. 1t is believed they agreed
upon common action for procuring an I'M
derstanding with the Porte regarding an
armistce and the conditions of peace.
NEW YORK, Oct. y. London specials
say that dispatches from Vienna today re-
port a sudden rise in securities on Ex-
change, caused, it is understood, by more
favorable Eastern advices. 1t is reported
from Constantinople that Turkey accepts
the Russian ultimatum.
VIENNA, OCT. p. The idea of peace is
secuted in the Servan camp. Fighting
continues before Saitschar The Servians
"nuel beh. Doclofoll, zen. 1cnernaye1 S
new chief OF staff, are endeavoring to drive
the Turks from the positions there The
Servians considerably out number the
Turks, but have not effected anything vet.
Russia has presented to the Porte an ul-
timatum embracing in substance the fol-
lowing points: First, six weeks armistice
Internationally second, administrative
autonomy for Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herze-
govina; third, execution of reforms under
the supervision of Commissioners named
by the Great Powers, and to be protected
by an armed foreign force
The Fremdeblatt says that the mission
of the British Ambassador to Livaden is
to declare that England will treat any at
tempt upon the Bosphorus, Dardanelles or
Trebizonde. or an attempt on the frontier
of Asiatic Turkey rs casus bell.