, 1876-07-14
This Action Considered a Blow to
Turkish Interests.
The French Government Declares
for Strict Neutrality.
Earl Derby's Last Note in the Ex.
tradition Controversy.
He Intimates that Great Britain Is
Anxious for New Treaty.
TIE EAST.


LONDON, July 13.-A correspondent writes
from Belgrade: tan order Is published direct
Ing TINT NIL persons who nre not soldiers ut
tucked to thu army ellall wear q MEDALLION
bearing the words, Milan l., King OF 8crvia-'
This a tho Erst indication Of the true intention
mud true ambition Of Prince Milan. These words
are received rs having great political meaning,
and there can be no doubt t!at tho ,Sar Is for q
complete separation.
ouTLAwRY.
"rlllngc and robbery arc 1ourishing in scrria-
Ar1nH, proniscuouely distributed, arc emploYcd
by tho mnraudcrs against the farmers and
landed proprictors. SO many Of tho police arc
With tic army that It is with great difficulty
that the people can resist the attacks Of the out
laws. Some Of them hayo been captured and
shot without trial.h
BELGRADE, July 1a-oalcial intelligence from
tho Timex army states that 0sman pauha ut
tucked the aervian position yesterday. The fight
lastel throughout tho day. The loss Of life Is
very great, but tho result Is unknown.
KLEK.
LONDON, July 18.--Austria notified her local
authorities yesterday that the port Of Kick and
tim land and sea surrounding the tnsurrectfona-
ry district Is closed. Tho Turkish Ambassador
had long interview with Count Andrassy On
thu subject yesterday.
TURKISH REroRT.
MosTAn, July 18.-The Porto officially states
tho defeat, with considerable loss, of hiontcne-
grins at Mcallau Pass, which opens that dciile
md tho road to Gotschkon The engagement
took place on Wednesday, lasting twelve hours,
4 sERv1AN SUCCESS.
BELGRADE, July l3-Gcn. Lcscltantn, who,
according to tthe latcst Intelligence, iIad pene.
tratcd R0Iuc distance into the Pafacfik of Wild
| din, yesterday attacked the Turkish positions,
and captured several stratcgs. polnts. Tho
WIS small. The seryians pursued Tue Turks TO
lie s gatcs Il fsaa Wdda arc LOW aesea %
| sERv1AN WOUNDED.
ard: a1snSa Ss'gsas saS' special says m-aS 3e sra ssrv
aas ss sees sava ' and ' slora a 1Sss Ssts
bandages, and medical requisites arc aadly
nurses The TURKS tako no prisoners, and sys-
teuattcally refuse to give quarter. The scsVl-
ana IRE moro humane,
r. uao ihron74NT .; rotsr ., >.
saitsehar Is still ~ important point, and where
the tug Of war will take plaec, Gen Scscbgau-
ilys forces have been ra!sed to 30,o0o
sERv1AN coNsrnilTloN.
Tho Stdndardfs Vienna special says the third
order on the scrvtan reserves Inns bec,. issued.
These arc mostly old men, and they have re-
fused to serve In several places.
BEQHESDAf'8F Ff61fT1E0.
LoNpoN, July lis p m.-The Times scmlln
dispatch gives the following ncs,ouut Of Wcuues-
days lighting: osman rashu, in great force,
attackcd tho seEvian army corps under Gen.
Lcschjan!n, near aaltsctlr. 'rhe Turks live
| times attempted to storm tho Servian position,
nnd wege rcpl!lscl. Meanwhile tho Serya1l
column under Gen. 0st0tca attacked the 0sMau
rasn's rear and captured several yfflngcs.
Turkish gunboats on the Danube atsacled Gen.
ostocs, but without result.
! poHTs CLOSED.
The Russian tclegruphle agency confirms the
report that the aaibor of Kick, oil tl,s
that Cuttaro hos bccu closed to Slavouta1a sup
plies.
The 1fmes' Berlin Bpcdal says the
closing Of Kick wilt, It is believed,
seriously damage thu turks, rs thcrcnftcr
It will be impossible to send rciaforrc1nents tt
Bosnia a1ld Herzegovina, except through The
narrow strip Of Bosnian tusrftosy between Mon
tenegro and Heryta, which Is ut present Invaded
BY three servlan columns.
The Daily Ne7as' Vienna dispatch says the au
thorites there ure receiving petitions ior pllnc1
ntun To Austrfn from Rosllian Catholics. Mo
| lla1ntncdan Boys have held o meeting and cx
] presecl their loyalty to tho Porte, but agreed
that Austrian was preferable to seryian rule.
Tho Roumantn1l Chambers held secret gft
ting to consider tic request OF Russia to permit
thu pnssago Ut latge nutnbcr OF volunteers t.
seryia. ,.7--.,--,
Belgrade, algtled by a humber Of Bosnial,s ait
ucFzecpyiuilns, asking English sympathy.
V1ENAA, july 13.-TItc Austrf1n GovtFnmen
has every reason to believe that accounts Ut TIL
Bulgarian atrocities aro enormously exaggcr
| Atcl.