, 1876-11-22

Turkish Army on the Morava, which
ended with the taking Of the posi-
ton OF Djunis, forms undoubtedly the
greatest tactical, and, indeed, strategicaI
success whieh the Turks have to boast 0
during their four months campaign
Although the official bulletin only admits
the evacuation by the Servians Of some
positions from strategical reasons, in oil
cial circles 10 Belgrade the loss Of the posi-
lions Of Djunis is recognised as q great
defeat, which, unless the Armistiee comes
IN time, viii force the Russo-Seryian
Army to put back its line Of defence from
AlQIjlatz ard DeIigraj to Parakin or
Cuprija, and which opens out the Morava
Valley, with all its resources, TO the Turks.
There is but one voice about tGo I'M
parailelol bravery ot the Turkish troops,
which is admitted by the S~eryians them
selves, and not the least fear Of the Bel
grade Government seems 70 bo thQt after
the experience Of the last fights not oven
the most Dr0conian measures will be able
to prevent the wholesale assertions which
have already decinated tho Seryi4n army.
With all this the brilliant affair Of Diunis
will practically turn out, probably, useless
bloodshod. Russia will take care that tho
Turks shall not BIZ ablo to take advantage
Of it, except that it will have still more
hardened the Tdfkish soldier, and thus
have made him quite Q match for the
Russian.
Prince Charles Of Roumauia has plac-
ed himself at the head Of bis army,
which is stated to number sixty
thousand. He at once communicated to
Prince Milan what he had done. Our
Belgrade Correspondent teIegrophs that a
report prevails there that o special con-
~yeution has been made betweea Russia
and Roumania. The railway companies,
he says, have now made further agree
ment tor the conveyance Of the Russian
regular forces 10 the Danube. 1t is
thought that under these circumstances 1t
is not improbable that the Porte will give
way before the ultimatum which General
Ignatief was 20 have presented at Con-
stantinople on October %. Regarding
this ultimatum it is said that it would be
proposed to enforce the decisions Of the
Commissioners respecting the reforms to
be carried out, by means Of on armed force
other than that Of Turkey. The certainty
OF The i@naction Of England has caused dis
may at ConsJautinople, while in SerVia the
anr-Russian party are in fear Of their
country being absorbed by Russia. Aus
tria, it is thought, can do nothing but re-
main neutral. 4 Vienna correspondent
states that the mobilization of the ROuma-
MAN army is proceeding very slowly,
scarcely one third Of the reserves called
out having yet made their appearance at
Jasev. A special correspondents with the
Turkish army has visited the positions
which were taken from the S%eryians during
the recent conflict. lie found the redoubts
constructed in q remarkably good manner,
so we'll, indeed, that they might almost
have been taken for fortS. Genera Tcher-
nayef prides himself on these defences,
which have been constructed by his
troops; and, according to the statements
of the three Russian officers who were
made prisoners, he believes that the Turks
will never be able to break through his
lines. The Servians have cus down large
numbers of trees in the forests and strewed
them across the road TO impede the pro-
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