New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17

The Servian Situatton-Turkey's Terms
LONDON. September l6.-A Belgrade dis
patch says:
Rain has been incessant for two dsys
Morsvs valley is Q swamp. By systematic
ally burning the villages the Turks de
stroyed what would have been their shelter
Important military operations are now i'm
possible.
The Servians have supplies for q years
campaign at belgrade and Alexinatz.
The Turks are obliged to haul everything
from Mech. Their withdrawal to Nisch is
expected.
The Times editorially says: The European
powers can not permit Turkey to occupy the
fortresses y hich she held up to 1857.
Constsntinople dispatches announce that
The sixth point in the Turkish basis of
peace. which was undecipherable 10 the
telegram received yesterday, stipuates for
the payment by Servia OF q war indemnity,
without fixing the amount; or 10 lieu there,
OF, an increase of Servia's annual tribute.
Although the Porte has refused to grant
an armstice, 1t is understood that it would
consent {" suspension of hostilities.
The Times 10 day, in a leading article on
the Tui kish peace conditions, concludes as
fOllOws:
Although the Porte has said it's last word,
che grt at pc RS have not said theirs. 1t
remains Tor them to signify by collective
ect that terms OF peace are admissible, and
Turkey will indeed have begun new chap.
ter OF her history if she should resist their
united counsels. Her unbendinp attitude
almost warrants the suspicion that to save
her own dignity in the presence of her
vassal she is waiting for the pressure of
those powers which, - they pIOt+ ct. must
also command. 1t would be gratifying to
think that in such cri.is the temper OF our
Foreign Office is firm enough and its pur-
o,ffs Ri. IL
representative of the nation; but Mr.. Glad
stones letter is Q formidable indictment.
aud if the Foreign Office sbould continue
70 resist the popular wishes, his demand for
an autumn session Of Parliament NAV
speedily become that Of the country"
dirpatch to Reuters Telegraph Com.
pany, from Belgrade. says: Several bat
eslions OF Iu!ls we're near Gredltin, south
west OF Alexins1z, on Thursday. The Ser.
VANS also claim that General Harvstovitch
has turned the Turkish position BY CROSS
ing Yaetabatz heights. and that Colonel
MyrokOwicb, the commander of tho army
of the Drins, has defeated the Turks and
driven them across the Drina, recapturing
two Servian redoubts at Little Zwomik.
which had been taken by the Turke.
1t is asserted that Servis has obtained
1900 muskets and several mitrailleuses
from Russia.
No Fighting for Three Days.
RAGUsA, September Is 1t has rained in.
cessantiy in this section for the past three |
days, and no fighting has occurred in that |
time.
TIE Position OF the Powers.
VIENNA, September Is "A special to the |
NesCs Gays Germany will not support Rus
sis's demand on Turkey, and in case of war |
will remsin absolutely neutral.
The Times publishes . letter from Mr.. |
Gladstone ON Lord Derby e speeches. Mr.. |
Gladstone dnds fault with the government |
Ior merely protecting and demonstrating,
md conclldee: 'sThe time has come to say |
ron must lot Europe define what is Just and
hen enact it,"
Mr.. Gladstone expressed the belief that
now demand the early re-
esem bling of Parliament.
The Abend Post, an 0fficisl paper, while
1pressipg its sasisfsetion ct the fact that
be- Turkish peace proposals. present the
rat real basis for negotiations In favor Of
eace, dwells upon the necessity OF consid
able notifications ia Tarkey's conditions.