The New York herald., 1876-09-28
THE EASTERN PROBLEM.
SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF RUSSIA. AUSTRIA AND
GERMANY.

SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF RUSSIA, AUSTRIA AND
GERMANY.
LONDON, Sept %, 1876
The Belgrade correspondent OF tho London Standard
tecgraphs follows eel think there Is doubt that
tho dcas regarding the course England may
pursue, which have been created by the public meet
ings in London the British provinces, have
thing to do with Scrvias extremely cavalier
treatment OF the proposal for the extension
OF tho arm,stice. Tchernaycnrs opinion is also
of great weight. A significant fact to
be noted is that tho representatives Belgrade Of Rus
sra, Germany and Austria havo abstained from sup
porting the Turkish proposal for extension of the truce
which brought to tho notice OF the scrvian govern
ment by the tngllsh and italian diplomatic agents
the morning of the 25th The evening Minister
kistics informed those agents that he would answer
them next day nt noon. Accordingly at that hour he
waited thcm and said the Scrvian government was
greatly pcrpcxcd lie besecchcd them to grant few
aavs tmc and Expressed the hope thai all would he
we'll But to the surprise Of the agents that even
ing tho cca, notc OF M Rstics received declining
to agree 10 an extension Of tho truce"
sHRvA NO LONGER HER OWN MISTRESS.
The Timer despatch from Belgrade says:-"Therc Is
much reason to fear that Prince Milan and his
Ministers are no longer their own masters In the
question OF pcace war. II war Is continucd--and
pOlutS
war IN Sorvia until II becomes something more.
ALARMING STATEMENTS
at Is stated here on Turkish authority that tho
Porto is avcrse to n formal armisticc because that
would iniamo tho ianssical element with which Il
would be unable 10 cope. For tho
son tho Porto may be afraid to consent to tho
conditions OF peace submitted by tho Powers. Bat tho
crisis admits Of no hesitation. believe the only
chance Of pcace-an II IL moro than q
cbancc-lics in Turkeys prompt acceptance Of
all the conditions Of tho Powers That
also IL her own best policy for In a
week thoro may be y different army in the scrvian
field Hundreds OF Russians arriving daily For
one officer at belgrade in scrvian uniform you meet
twenty Russian. The situation is most alarming for
the peace Of Europe"
LrTTLH HOPE.
Tho correspondent, referring to the note OF NJ.
Ristics. says:--"It Is my conviction that the pro-
posaI OF any armisticc will scarcely afford even
chance OF staving or larger
than has hitherto wagcd between tho Turks and
scrvians, and then the defeat OF Turkey than
probable The dclay OF single dny may prove fatal
to Turkey nnd TO tho general peace OF Europa"
Tho Vienna correspondent Of the Times declares that
practically, by Servia's eauivocal reply 10 the
foreign agents in Belgrade the decision on tho
question of tho scrvan governments real intentions
is put into Tchernaycns han IS for the days.
during which time that General may may not
sumo hosiilitics as he thinks proper
Another despatch to the Times from Vienna states
that the representatives OF i've Powers n, CONSTANT
nople have made dommun,cation to tho Turkish
Minister OF Foreign Affairs supporting tho English
conditions OF peace. The prospect Of their being
adopted is better than It was thought to bc.
Tho Porte is only anxious TO Keep up the scmblance
Of free Initiative In the reforms 10 bs granted and