New-York tribune., 1876-10-28

of the Prophet and under the sovereign influence Oh
the Sultan the Imperial troops displayed such des-
perate valOr and made such valiant charges lhat tc
enemy were unable TO resist, and fled In dlsoruer
utterly Understandable in words. The report OF our
killed and wounded has not been made up, as thls
is written on the field of battle" When the turkish
official conscience has not allowed this phrase0ogy
to he used as for instance in the case OF the route
of tho forces operating against Montenegro las0
July, the official news bulletins SIMPLY ignore lhe
battle. Hence the Moslem populace believe that
the temerity lies with Europe i'll provoking war.
LET Europe know" says paper, 3" that Islam Is
only waiting the beck of the Sultan and let her act
accordingly Meantime even such crisis has not
produced dnity among the members of the Govern
ment Every member has a different policy to pro-
pose. The Sultan has just given the Grand Nner an
addition TO his salary (out of his own pocket OF
$15 900 per annum. M;had Pasha at the same
time receives $4,000 increase. This is intended to
satisfy the two gentlemen of the correctness of the
Imperial judgment. Perhaps ii will. The salary OF
the Grand Vizier is now 100000, and that of
Mithad Pasha S250000 per annum.
European politicians in discussing the needs OF
Turkey have seemed to think that satisfaction OF the
political needs of the Slave races will settle the East
ern question. They are now being undeceiyed by
the appearance of the Armenians on the stage with
The Armenians number 100000 or 1000, 600, and
have always been quiet, wellbehaved, loyal SUBJECTS
They are less brilliant but more honest than the
Greeks, have as great a pride of ancestry, and as
great love of their nationality. They now ask The
Porte 10 be freed from the oppression OF M0slem
feudql lords in Asia Minor, to have their lands and
houses secured to them by some legal system OF ten
ure to have their churches and monastcries exempt
from seizure for taxes, and TO have their testimony
accepted in court as equal with that OF Mo>lelns.
These demands are moderate enough, in all con-
science, and ought to be granted, but Turkey, as
usual withhOlds any concessions. The people nave
MANY woeful tales of individual suffering aud OPP
preston to tell TO sympathetic ears. If Europe set
tlesp the Eastern question without securing liberty
and eoualitv TO all subjects of Turkey, the Eastern
question will rcappcar after a year or two III the
form of an Armenian revolt in the land of Ararat.
The Government in preparing for general war
finds its weakest point on the AsIatic frontier. In
order to ill European Turkey with troops Asa has
been stripped. The War Department is attempting to
repair the error by hastily assembling troops at
Erzroom and Kars. The special incentive TO speed
toned along the border. about Aexandropol and
opposite Kars. The Turks have only 10000 men to
oppose to this force The headquarters of the Turk
ish defensive army in Armenia Is Erzr0om, which
has been fairly fortified but the part of the Erzroom
Notifications which commands the roads from ia"
Russian frontier is unfinished, and the country Is
so easy of access that Russian army, able to
"mask" Kars and pass on, might attack EIroon
with week or ten days after the declaration OF
war. Erzroom is the military key to Armenia.