The New York herald., 1876-09-18
THE OTTOMAN PORTE.
Dangers and Hopes Of the
Imperial Government.
6EFORE THE CHANGE OF SULTANS.
Details of the Servian Defeat at
Alexinatz.
coSsrAsrISorLr, August %, 1876,


must come eventually, and may come quickly. If We
lived in times of peace the country might jog along
under tho of sick nurses but tho present crisis
too serious.
NounI PAcHA,
personal friend OF the present Sultan has voluntarily
retired the post of marshal OF the palace d
rector OF the civil list He could at the
throncmcnt OF his friend, neither would he oppose the
advent OF Hamd, who equally his friend and his
nection by marriage. To ''run with the hare and
bent with the hounds' does recommend itself a
of his high spirit and his retirement into privacy
is indicative OF the mminencc o, the coming change.
With the accession OF
MAMIp yRPESpI
good byc 10 all talk OF constitution The liberal ele
mcnt represented by Aidhat Pacha and Mchmed
Rushdi, the Grand Vizier will be put ono side by
the clergy and the old Turk party, whose cry
Turkey for the Turks That those men will ever
consent to n form OF government which shall put
Christians and Jews ON an equality with
"irue believers" not for moment TO be
supposed, and constitution based upon
the principle that all subjects equal in the eyes
of the law would be a simple absurdi;y. Certain
may from the Turks by foreign pres
sure and the execution Of those reforms which have
already been granted, but which hitherto have re-
mancd dead letter, and with such amclioration Of
their condition the impartial carrying of these
reforms would effect, the Christians would, doubt,
be content, their object being not SO much to make
laws for the Turks protect themselves and their
industries
There have been striking items OF news from the
seats OF during the past week. Fighting still
goes around Alcxnatz, which has not yet fallen,
although several statements TO that effect have been
made. The Turkish paper, the BasSire, announced
last night tha, the artillery bombardng the town
seems however, moro than probable that tho Powers
will now intervene at the request OF Servla, who is
disposed to acknowledge herself worsted.
THE MARCH OF pERyisH PAcuA
on Montenegro, with tho bulk Of his army OF Novi
Bazaar shows that the Turks afford neglect tho
Sorvan corps which were opposed to them on the
southern and southwestern frontier. A great
centration OF troops is being made near Podgoriza,
wherc :hc Army of Albania will be Joined by that of
Dcrvish Pacha On their sdc
TIE MoYrEyEGRISs
arc straning every nerve. Prince Nkta has marched
with eight batalious withdrawn from Herzegovina to
the assistance of Bojo Pcirovitch with whom he has
formed a Junction A great battle expected TO be
fought near Pougortza
MILE. nEgKrs
the young Dutch lady who has made herself
spicuous her public manifestation of sympathy with
the Scryian cause passed Constantinople Wcdnes-
day last her way Marsclllcs She would not set
varna mail boat TO the French direct. 1t would seem
that the commander OF the Army OF the Drina
4 sympathetic soul and considered her moro or loss
The way of his generals she received polite hint to
take herself of
TIE NEW CAME
lgreenbacks notes begun appear chiefly Of the
value OF 100 piasircs and twenty piasircs. To the
Turkish employees they are veritable eodscnd. One
month OF the long arrears of pay due 10 them was paid
on lay last further months salary Is promised
the 2oh OF September the beginning OF Ramazan,
and another at Baram, the end of October. In
many departments of the public service the employees
had not previously touched penny for fifteen months
The note OF 100 piasires may exchanged the I'm
pcral Ottoman Bank for 1870 passrcs coppers, the 100
piaslre golden ra being worth li0 piasires copper
BULGARIAN ArEocrrisrs
are beginning their words to some extent; the
pant ran short at would not wash They al
low themselves confess hA in some cases they may
ing does alter the rcror, oi the independent Com
missoners dowa To ngmre into the matter, does
them but 'le credit Ttes purpose was served. 1t is
MR. nARiNG rux COMMISSIONER
into Bulgaria ry SIR Henry Elliott, has returned
TO Constanunoplc and, as nave already led you 10
expect the result of his searching inquiry has proved
that many of the ''airoci,ics' reported the
Daily Nc,cs ana other papers greatly exaggera-
ted and that for many Others there foundation
whatever: but--and there Is n melancholy 'butn-hc
found that there were some massacres and notably at
Tho village of Batak. which had never been
ported This village, OF some GOO houses Sit
uatcd abou. nine hours from Phippopoli. was
inhabited by BuCarians and few Greeks In
cited revolt by foreign enissarcs they making
preparations when their village surrounded
three days fight kept up and several were killed
on each side Al length, seeing that they had
chance against the increasing number OF their
bcsicgcrs the Bugarans made proposals of surrender
which The Turks accepted with the condition that
shc Bulgarlans should deliver up their arms. AS
soon this condition was complied with the
Turks demanded money and their jewels and tho sil-
yer plate OF the churches The unarmed Bulgarians
bad no means OF resisting-they were strippcd-and
The spoilers fancying IRON the quantity OF silver
menis and plate gwen up that more must he con.
tcacd proceeded first % torture and ihcn to hack aud
In moo fng
In one OF the churches and the enclosure nrornd H.
where Is supposed that many had crowded Tor
refuge tho dead bodies are described as lying Knee
deep white around the village some hundreds OF dogs
iacning on the slain-
Murmurs of dscontcnt at the state or things have
already begun make themselves heard The clergy
about the most powerful element at Stamboul, have
informed the Grand Nizer that they cannot continue
pray Tor the Sultan IN the mosques seeing that he IS
u mailman Sir Henry Elliott, the British Ambassador
has asked the Porte, 1t Is said, with whom are the
Towers to treat in the event OF their wishing TO pro-
pose TO bring the Servian war TO end--wih luna
tic, with his irresponsible MinisiersY
HORRORS AND THE QUESTION OF THE EAST"
LONDON, Sept S. 1870
Mr.. Cladstone's pamphlet is entitled bulgarian
Horrors the Question Of the East and Is issued
from the press OF John Murray. /. may be looked
upon rather IN the light OF aprefacc to his rccnwch
speech than as any newly outlined policy. II Is sixty
our PAGES long and is dedicated Lord Stratford dc
Rcdclinc The Times declared the dedication exceed
.uciy appropriate because Mr. Gladstone must share
with Lord s,ratiord de Radcliffe much responsibility
for the Crimean war
PRESS PATRONAGE.
All the papers OF to-day PRINT extended extracts from
the pamphlet Tho Daily Ners OF course deserves and
receives tho entire credit for bringing Tie bulgarian
ouragcs to the eyes Of tho British people Its com
ments upon the pamphlet extended and It's ex-
tracts very lengthy. ha', preferred TO follow the
Times summary only, because the haste Of prcpara
Ton for tho mail nnd carefully distracted in
that journal
THE Ex-rRgxigE's PLAN
, NJ Gladstone prefaccs his remarks by explaining