The New York herald., 1876-10-16


CAMPS on THE BosPHoRUs.
THERAriA, on THE BosrHoRus Sept ~, 1876.
For fully three weeks there has been srsa. excite.
ment among the diplomats who, during the summer
season. inhabt the pretty villages Of Therapa and
Buyakdere opposite sides OF OF the bays OF tho
Bosphorus The sites OF their villas are, perhaps
accidental but somehow the placid bay divides them
into two opposite camps. In one English influence is
supposed 10 be predominant and In the other Russia
rcgns supreme. There are Russia, Germany and
Greece, here are England, France and Italy
For the nrst week the representatives OF tho great
Powers held daily sessions at tho villa OF Sir Henry
Elliot the British Ambassador, for the purpose Of
agreeing upon q representation OF some kind to bo
made 10 the Porte In the interests OF peace Phrases
and statements being finally accepted the diplomats
went TO the Porte, one AFTER another, and de
livcred themselves OF iientica. eommonplaces
in slightly different language. For the Sec
ond week they wero waiting quietly at their
homes, though sending their dragomans daily to the
Porto 10 answer which was long in coming
For the third week they engaged in tcegraphing
this answer TO their respective governments and in
trying to md out what IL mcans
General Ignatief the doyen Of the diplomatic CORPS
was away in tho Crimea. and IN the absence OF his
"hated rival" Sir Henry Elliot desirous of doing
much possible and If practicable, OF securing TO
himself the glory of having restored peace and unity
this distracted country. For forms sake Mr. Neldon
tho Russian Charge dAnaires attended the meetings.
and conditions were proposed to tho Porto he
was OF course empowered to insist the necessity OF
peace fully as any ono else The idca however of
making any arrangement which would affect the inter-
OF Europe would bring order In Turkey without
the presence OF the Russian Ambassador almost
ridiculous for belief
At nrst tho Porte thinking through the kilograms
received that tho Turkish troops about occupy
Alexnatz next day, refused TO listen any proposal
for armstice preferring TO dictate the terms OF
peace Belgrade, but nnding that in spite OF tho
wonderful victories they heard, Aexinatz was stu
uucapturcd and Degrad not threatened il showed signs
Of giving way.
GRAND CONFERENCE
Finally 1t called meeting OF an extraordinary
grand council Al which were present not only all the
Ministers, statesmen aud officials of tho first Glass; but
all the admirals and generals then in tho capital and
the religious digptaries and the ulcmas OF tho first
The session was long and the opinions divergent
Some wished for the utmost-the actual cupaon OF
the whole OF Scrvia and Montenegro condition
sine qud non. Others shed over the horrors Of
war, the accidental C) burning OF many
villages, and those poor, misguided people
who had killed themselves In Bulgaria in
order TO incite others to rebel. Others, more
scnsibly than became their generation proposed to
leave thing in the hands OF the great Powers
The meeting was adjourned without coming to any
conclusion, and wo were informed that it was
merely consultative and = dciiberative body.
few days of anxious thought what called
memorandum was presented TO the ambassadors.
The relations OF Turkey Serva the beginning
OF narrated at length, and the griefs the
Ottoman Empire Ind against lis rebellous subjects 1t
then stated that the government OF the sultan
willing to treat with Montenegro on the basis Of the
status quo before the war, but with regard Servia
proposed as guarantees the following points,
TURKEYS TERMS
~ That Prince Milan should come TO Copstantihople
to make fresh ACT OF submission to the Sultan (2l
That servia should pay a war indemnity. either IN
lump by instruments, added tho annual
be garrisoned by Turkish troops. az That
Servia should erect new iortresses. i5l
That the sorvian militia should be reduced TO- 1000
infantry and two battalions OF artillery, and 6) that
railway should be buit through Serva and be owned
and worked by the Turkish government
by ine diplomatic stroke OF nattcry II added that
while these conditions mperatively demanded by
public opinion, yet onddng in equity Of
justice OF the great Powers leIt the conditions of
permanent peace entirely at their dscretion In the
meantime, although nothing could be granted under
the name OF mn arm,s.ee ye. temporary suspension
on the 18th OF september and Is therefore now nearly
at an end.
randum their governments but since tnat time have
had no leisure 10 occupy themselves with the consider
ing necessary 10 sl further extend the
cessation OF host,cs. This has not
and material war arc rapidly being despatched 10
the front Four thousand regular infantry Of the re-
to the Nisch The day before yesterday
and 1000 moro were despatched yesterday.
IL is to be observed that the Turkish memorandum
says nothing about any arrangement with regard to
BOSNIA. HERZEGOVINA OR BULGARIA.
As to these provinces 1t Is the opinion OF the Porto
that autonomy Is out OF the question The reforms
which It has granted so berally TO Bosnia and Hcrze
govna are 1t rs believed, quite sufficient for the hap
rDess prosperity OF the Inhabitants Of those
tries, II they can only be brought to think At all
hat M h,a IF fhoU pn
THE ATRocITiEs.
As TO Bulgaria the Porto not yet quite convinced
that anything wbatcver has happened there, has
sont out commission oi eight members Ior
a further inquiry. Whio believing that both Mr.
sire to and ou, The real truth Of things i,
nevertheless 10 convinced that both these gentlemen
were surrounded by highly paid Russian spies. that
the villages were burned by the inhabitants themselves
or by some unavoidable accident which attended tho
march OF the troops; that, in the few cases where
people were killed, they were massecrcd by tho nsur-
gents example to the rest or that with unheard
of barbarity ana wickedness they first violated the
women ana then cruelty murdered them! 1t is ad-
MIXED that the Commissioner did see many un-
buried corrscs Baak but these the authorities assert
corpses dug up iron the cemeteries by the inhab
tantsn order to inspire compassion IL seems strange
that with facts so fully proved as tho occurrences in
Bulgaria nave been the Turks can believe that there
people who will swallow statements like these. No
peace be made which does not include settle
ment with regard 10 Herzegovina, Bosnia and Bull
like to make one but IN the present state
Of public opinion the English government would
hesitate long oefore agreeing 10 fuch measure To
propose such halfway arrangement seems TO leave
Russia entirely out OF Tho question
YExIIxG IN RUSSIA
This cannot be done. Both public and private ad-
vices from Russia state that even during the Polish In
surrection there has been such unanimity and
such expression OF popular feeling. Unless
kind of satisfaction be accorded the Christians in
Turkey the Russian dynasty itself Will be In danger
Sooner than consent 10 restore The status quo Tor the
Christian population Russia viii fght and there IS now
Power except Austria that would dare to oppose
her.
GExxAyy's ACTION.
Germany prizes the friendship Of Russia, being
bound by gratitude or what u has done In Tho past
and by hopes OF assistance in the future and conse
quenty will remain neural. Should there be a war;
therefore, Russia nothing TO tear In that quarter.
After the Is over and the question OF the settle
mont comes up. then, perhaps, Germany will have
something 10 say.
Mp Joux pprGur ON THE rAarRRw QUESTION.