, 1876-10-07

18th inst. The damage to property at st.
Thomas was not very extensive, but the crews
of two American vessels which f%oundered dur
ing the hurricane were drowned. Beyond this.
there was no further loss of life.
The rain fell in torrents the whole timo.
THE WAR.
SEMLIN. Sept. II.
The Turkish Government has ordered all its
commanders to discontinue hostilities till fur
Their notice. The Prince Of Servia has sent
similar orders to Tohernayef and the other
Servian commanders. There is no limit to
the duration of the armistice, but either party
is at liberty to terminate it by notice. The
Porte has submitted seven conditions, which it
wishes accepted to form the basis for future
negotiations. Vnese are already in the hands
of the mediating Powers. The armistioe has
been agreed to in order to facilitate negotiations.
The influx of Russians still continues. It Is
sail that last night the number of officers and
privates was greater than on any former coca.
sion If this was the case they must at on0o
have been removed to a part Of the city where
their presence would b. likely to be unnotioed.
Mr.. Forbes, the well known Correspondent of
the DAILY Ne10s, has published a letter to the
Servians in the Istot, in which he reproduoes
the telegram contained in the Daily NeOs OF
Tuesday last. II informs the people that his
earlier announcements that the war had col.
Iapsed were not only premature. but exactly
the converse of what he would have said had
he properly appreciated the nature of the
struggle. According to his views at present.
the cause of the Servians has been successful.
and the only battle of Importance has been
gained for them It is understood that thu
Ministers Condemned Mr.. Forbes very strongly
for his well.meant, but injudioiJu9, attempt to
induce thu people to take j pleasant yiaw of
the prospects of the war.
The En- glish hospital is now in working
order. Tonight a very positive rumour OF "A
ten days armistioe is circulating in Belgrade
and S3mln.
Sept. II.
As was expected, the answer OF the Porte
was given On Saturday. The text itself has
not arrived here. AS yet only the telegraph
has brought an analysis of the MemOye which
corresponds in the main with what l sent in my
last. In the beginning the reasons are explain
ed which make it impossible for Turkey to accept
the armistioe, and which make it preferable
for her to endeavOur to make a definite peace.
Then the conditions of peace follow. wlioh are
the same you know 81. Homage Of the Prince
of S5ryia in Constantinopls. 2. Recall Of the
Firm Al Of the year 1898, Turkish reckoning.
which gave the four f~0rtresseS formerly ocou.
pied by Turkish g%arrlsOns over to the Prince
of Servia. 3. Abolition of the Militia, and only
q regular army OF IUpUUU m9u duu IWU UdIL0TA0Ss
4. Except the four f~0rtresses which existed
before all tho others are to be dem JliShed, and
the people who have come over from the
neighbouring Provinces are TO be ssnt back.
5. An increase of tho tribute corresponding 10
the interest of the sum to be paid as war CON
tribution. G. The right for the Turkish Gov
eminent to build tbs B,gt2de Nis9h Railway,
and to work it.
But these conditions are not put as q sins
aud non on the contrary the Porte leaves it to
the discretion of the Powers to consider the
grounds which have Induced the Porte to place
before the Powers these six points as caloula.
ted to show its readiness to grant the armistioe
as soon as the Powers have taken them into
consideration. An exchange Of ideas has
begun between the Powers about these cOndi-
tons. The unanimous view is that they ara
inadmissible. but here as yet the unaninity
ends. While some of the Powers seem still
inclined to adhere to the point of view taken
up ~before-namely, that they ought to insist
on the armistice, others are disposed to make
counter propositions. They think this so mucl
the more likely, as the Turks have sent orders
to the commanders to suspend h~ostilities for a
week. During that time it is thought that
some understanding might be come to between
the Powers, and the negotiations thus once Ia
course the armistice can be easily prolonged.
BERLIN, Sept. II.
The Turkish terms of peace are disapproved.