, 1876-06-26

There is very general Impression ginning
ground in Europe TINT tile present hosisa- I
ton Of tho Powers Interested in tho Eaatorn
question in only prelude to wnr between
Turkey mil Ssrvia, and recent Developments
70 to confirm this impression. Tho Prince
Of Milan is opposed to war, but his people
aro in favor Of it, mud there il very strong
probability that If he opposes the popnlnr
will much longer ho may lose his throne.
While tloro is not rs good prospect of WILT
botween tho Grent Powers as thcro was a
fow weeks ago, before England took her po-
Bition on the Berlin agrocment, there in in-
mediate danger OF war within Turkey itself,
botwoon tho Alussulsnan casto on tho ono
aido mud all tho slnys on tho other. In
leading article upon "Peace or War;" tho
London Spectator hints at tho result rs fol-
lows:
hut. 1t in snld, Scrvta and Montenegro will he
afsnId to encounter the Turkish force alonc, With
| mt civilized power behind them. We believe
that impression. which IN very general rests an
! entirely erroneous Impression. Tho Scryans aro
nfra!A Ut an Austrian occupation cllhvr uf DosniA
or Serya itself, but II Austria Ia qnictcd by lsus.
| sian mci1acus thcy nsc not In the lcast afraid Of
| Turkey. Rightly wrorgly. tlc se1yian leailers.
and still more strongly tho Montcnc2rEn lrncc and
Council believe tint tho forces at their diRpoaAlnro
match for all thu scEulnr troops t.onstant!n"plo
prnvi1e thuse traopa beih!: cinoralEzcd By the
Ignorance Of thc oE>ieers by the wnns Of materlef
and, nboSt all, by tin IH,ucfty Of thc!E numbers.
tpDn this last Irotnt nil trustworthy authorities nrc
nn,lf1nons. Thc nuniber Of regular traops In Elr0
cAn Turkey wilt bu fonnt, when the crE-s arrivca to
e natounl1ngly few. Tho form ot pecnlatlnn whlc,
c4istGd unlcr the Emperor Nicholas In the 1us-
| utn thHnk fha ErrrnF 6urtt ff&
Tho French army has risen in tho Turkish army to
ggnntic height: tho number Of paper T>cn ia IN.
| Credible ami competent observers serfnuaty doubt
whether, throughout European Tuskcy--thut IL.
throughout territories M largo MS France--E0, 900
electives Of the regular army could be rnt into tho
field. The ScFsians 0nh MontcneGrlns md tlclr
alIca nrc really to encounter these; and tho vaNn
tnefs, or Basht- 1azn1ke who arc Formidable from
their Numbers nnA their rccklossucsH, they opo u
meet with bAts1s Of insurgents, already organized,
and shortly to bu Awcttcd by tho wloto population
OF the villages travcrael hJ the Asiatie volunteers,
whose barharltfcs and whose necessities alkscrcalc
hostile guerrilla regiments. The Slav leaders have
ngcnts md frlcnls In t1,e very heart of Constant
uoplu itself md powerful allies tho Asintic
side, h0und to them In common hatred nj tue
| Turks,-wiO, 1t must mt he fnrSulcu, aru In Eu-
rora less tsn four millions to thirteen millions oe
Christians rycEy man Of whon, w0ul! nuke soIso
sacrifice to tcrmInntu t!cIr asccn.lency.
All That tho insurgents want and ask il
TINT tho Great Powers SHOULD form n ring,
500 fair play, autl lot tholn fight it out with
Turkey. In such cnso the result il n foro,
gono conclusion. Servia nlouo can conquer
tue Turks ind achieve her Independence.
lIor army, naturally strong ono, las been
drilled and rcorgnnizod upon tho German
system. For forty yonrs she has beon drill
ing her young mon. and tho whole nntion
like tho German nation, Inns lIeon In n,ilitar,
! onmp. 1t is nation OF soldiers.