New-York tribune., 1876-03-11
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
THE REVOLT IN HERZEGOVINA

ANDRASSY SCHEME BY IHE POhlb-
THE INSURGENTS STILL DEFIANT-THE RUSSIAN
PRESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SECRET UNDER
STANDING BETWEEN RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA
PRINCE BISMARCK AND THE VATICAN.
lFRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUSE.l
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Thcre very ominous
kilograms from Vienna and elsewhere respecting the
reception Of the Andrassy Note by the insurgents
/ pointed out a month ago that the enforced ac-
ceptance of il by the Porto not guarantee OF
European peace; that there no evidence that
the insurgents would accept it and that, IL they did
not any means that might be used to force them to
accept it involved peril. Within the last week we
have had the assurance that the Porte has given III
its expected submission; reseryng only one point,
that of the manner in which the money to be raised
in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be expended.
WhereupOn, the usual peans have been sung the
bulls on the various European Bourses once more
took courage, and the members Of the Peace Society
bestowed. | doubt not. many blessings on His
Majesty the Sultan. But tidings of very different
import are beginning to reach Ills. AYenna telegram
of Wednesday brings the news that the Bosnian in
surgents have issued a manifesto against the
Andrassy Note This manifesto refers it is stated,
to the former breaches of promise by the Porte,
points to the fact that every reform VIII Dc
bafled by the resistance of the Nahommedan beys,
and further that it seXpccted the Mahommedans VIII
revolt in case an attempt he made to carry out the
reforms The insurgents refuse 10 lay down their
arms, and appeal to the justice of Europe"
still more direct is a dispatch of yesterday from
The Times correspondent, dated at Castel Nuovo,
fortified Dalmatiau seaport. have met" he says
the nsurgant chiefs at Suttorina, ami find them
all determined to refuse all compromise with the
Porte, no matter by whom recommended. Ihey
will fight to the last for complete freedom from
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Mr.. Stillman. who has been in the service of The
lines for some months and who is more likely than
ANYBODY else to share the confidence of the chiefs
His knowledge Of the country andlanguages and his
hearty dislike of the Turks have recommended hn
very strongly 10 the people who are struggling
against Turkish oppression, and who seldom hnd
anybody in their camp who understand, much
less sympathize with, them. Their resolution may
waver. There is no saving what pressure may not
be put upon them Austria if left free to act, has
the power to crush them, and will he little disposed
to endure a check at their hands after her apparent
triumph at Constantinope. Bat it Is the present we
have 10 deal with and for the present there Is no
sign that the insurgents are ds posed 10 trust the
promises of the Porte or to lay down their arms
Before they can be fairly asked to do SO, the ques-
ton Cf guarantees comes up, the question which III
plomacy. anxious to carry point postponed with
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Meantime the Russian pros; Is once more taking
becerent tone. The Cologne Gazette, ono Of three
OF four continental joGmtIs which read all over
Europc, and exceptionally wei" informed, describes
the Russian papers as busy iusTigating both Ser
via and Montenegro against the Porte. 1t declares
their attitudc alarming alleges that the Russian
Government is responsible for it, and asks: Can
the Russian Government be aStonishcd that there
are always alarming rImorS regarding IFS intentions
in the East or that people are believing in secret
agreement between the Courts Of 81. PetersburGh
and Vienna hy which Austria is to bc allowed to
incorporate Bosnia while Russia takes the sinai!
Bzs.;rabIan territory which it ccdcI IN 1855" On
tho top uf all tnIs com-s an mcontradctcd state
mclf in the st. Petersburg Nd that Turkey has asked
Roumauia to pay her annual tribute in advance, and
that Rounania has not only r'fuscd but denies the
right OF Turkey, 50 long she i unable 70 subduc
Herzegoyna, t5 exact any of the tribute which is
promised only in return for protection. Her in
ability to deal with the present rebellion seems
proof enOagh - the HoummIian Cabinet that Turkey
could not defend Roumauia, ifasked 1t - probable
til, story is not true, but its mere currency Is
di,qUicting
Pretty much all we have the other side is the
publication in COlstantnople ot the Official mani
festo cnbolvine tho Andras,v reforms. A. to that
may adopt Mr. Freeman, language in a recent let
preston. Nir Freeman says: Notes cannot cure
ii promises cannot cure il; joint commissions of
ChrsiilaS and Mussuimans cannot cure il. We have
had i-huumayuus, and lalzimats, and trades, and
frmaus lam not Turkish scholar, and 90 not
know the exact difference between one ol these and
another; but know what they all mean practically.
They are all different nam 's for waste paper Mr..
Freeman / may remark in passing, has shown his
usual courage and ability III taking upalmoSt alone
in England--tlc cause OF the oppressed Christians
under Turkish rule. II is the fashion here 10 de
s2ise them and it is but unite latcyI think since
the commencement OF this nsurrcctioH-that book
has been published with "a view to make ont their
allics the MOntencgrlns, set of cut-throats and
robbers Mr.. Freeman las visited the disturbed
provinces. He published an article on them in The
ForfniGL3Iy paper on Montenegro iii Ndcmiidns
Uaga-ine and has written sundry letters The Pail
NAL Gazette full of exact knowledge and sound pOlit-
ical sense Their influence English opinion in
general can hardly he immediate, but they are read
by the few men whose opinion is worth influencing,
and fhcir effect will ultimately be seen.
An extraordinary report comes from both Berlin
and Vienna may add, that effort will be made
TO endow the Christians of Herzegovina with land.
The proposed process has peculiarly strong turkish
flavor The Turks who land are to give 1t up to
the Turkish Government, and the Turkish Govern
ment is TO give it TO the Christians, who own none
And the owners are to be indemntcd by the Gov
ernment. which in its turn is to be indemnited by
The Powers which take so kindly an interest in its
fate In other words they are to guarantee a loan,
with the proceeds of which the indemnity is to be
p,id. This is the very latest thing in Turkish
finance. Who is to take care that the money finds
ifs way into the pockets of the landowners is not
IL l,,4 Oh. ito