The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-22
WHAT rs CONG ON IN EUROPE

| Their advance. as well as their retreat has al
ready been sufficiently commented upon in
these columns. One point. however. has been
less noticed by the American press than it de-
serves. and that is the part which the little prn
cipality of Montenegro has played in the prce-
cnt Eastern struggle. Yet it il. perhaps. one OF
| the best illustrations of what true patriotism
| and valor can do. mere handful OF badly
armed mountainous have not only resisted, Tor
| something like two years the attacks OF over
whelming forces but have so heavily taxed the
resources Of the enemy az to render him almost
Incapable OF defending himself in other quar-
tcrs Had the Turkish Government not been
compelled ~ detail large a force to quell the
Montenegro rebellion. it might have easily es-
capped the early defeats at Bayazid and Abraham.
and possibly presented n much more vigorous
resistance to the crossing of the Danube. tall
events. Abdul Kcrim pasha on being rcmon-
etratcd with for his inactivity and his retreat.
!. sslss,1 Slut S~>rrs enaiJio ~ ~ ans4llng
until he has been reinforced by Suciman Pasha
and his forces. up till recently engaged In Mon
tencgro. This argument does not seem. how
ever. to have satisfied the council of war at Con-
stantinople and the old Commander in Chief
has been replaced by much younger one Me-
hcmct Ali Pasha. n German by birth. OF the
commonplace name Of Herr Schultz.
Herr Schultz IL 10y no means thconly foreigner
occupying a prominent post in tho Turkish
army. The Ottoman Government has always
taken care TO place n native officer at the hcad
of every branch Of the service. but the real work
Is invariably done 10y Europeans. Not to speak
of the Englshman. Hobart pasha who il now
at the head of the navy. there are two German
Iashns and several English officers in the army
OF Asia Minor. In European Turkey Blum
Pasha. another German. has in charge the forth
fications Of the Danubian line. Rcchd Pasha.
also n German OF the name Of Stroeckcr. is the
commander and constructor ofthe fortress OF
Narna. Frcnchmcn also are not dcspsod. A
non-commissoncd officer of the French
artillery, Chatcauneut by name holds an i'm
portant command in the artillery Of the Sultan.
He bears the name Of Ilc'had Boy. and has q
son sitting in the Turkish Parliament. NJ. de
Saint Andre another Frcnrhman, commands.
under the name Of Mourad Boy an Infantry
regiment A grandson Of the celebrated Gen.
Joubcrt is commanding force in Syria. and ia
called Emin Pasha. Finally. the old Gen.
MERCER. called Soliman Iasha and now totally
blind. occupies the position of General lnstruc-
tor OF all the Turkish armies.
The induccmcnt which brings foreigners TO
scryc the Ottoman Government is that Of being
able TO obtain higher grades than they could
have at home: OF money. however. they don't
make much Col Valentine Baker for instance
receives about 800 month. with six soldiers
payable in paper money. ana accordingly it
docs not amount TO more than sl25 He had
nearly twice as much at home.
Apart from the European officers the Sultan
has a large number Of both Asiatic and African
leaders in command Of the troops Of their
tribes. Prominent among them II Prince Has
san. commanl ling the Egyptian corps stationed
, at Narna. Has-an is the third son Of the khe-
dive, and is considered To- be very able officer.
Ia. a a. 4 81.
, German army.and is known underline nickname
Of the Prussian." in opposition TO his brother
4 Ilussen. the second son Of the Khedive. called
the Iarisan.' because he was educated in
Paris, and is just thoroughly French a. his
brother Is German. Il is but short time ago
that they both returned from exile. whore they
had been sent 10y their father for having dlsils-
urrd each other in a pusistc fight
: II appears that there has been at all times be-
e tween the two brothers the full amount Of ami
| mostly which their nicknamcs would imply. but
= 1t did not openly break out TIL the arrival in
n Egypt Of Mile. de- Sicnnc. an opera bouIe
singer. Both Princes became infatuated with
, her. and came 10 blows The khedivc. on hear
: ing the story. exied both Of them. and took Mile
. de Sennc under his own protection. That's
how they settle such matters in Egypt
: The speedy advance of the Russian vanguard
y under Gen. G0urko over the balkans seems &c
o have completely discouraged the Sultan. and
reports come from several sources that the Sui.
tan intends TO abdicate in favor OF Youssoul
l. Izzedin. son Of the late Ahdul-Aziz. 1t is Just
; possible that the Bc~iEa bay episode in til,
= English Parliament had something to do with
= it, When the English fleet stationed at III,
a Prrus received orders TO proceed 10 Besikf
, bay. III" Turkish Government interpreted tn
movement as promise II support ON the par
Of England should the Russians continue tneii
advance. Expectations were running high Al
u Con-iantinope. and caused Mr. Gourey an,
: Sir Wirid Lawson to ask IN the House Of Com
l. mons whether this movement was intended I,
- mean a hint. Il warming or threat TO Rus
It STA. The Chancellor Of the ENchoqucr answore,
i on behalf Of the Government that nothing Of tn,
Kind WAS meant That B0ska bay had beer
N selected simply rs a more central station from
which communications with the British Amhas
. sador at Constantinople and the Government a
y" home wrc more convenient WAS also In,
" protection in ease Of need of the British sub
- lcrts in Turkey. Sir stafford Norihcotc sal,
g that the Turks had already before looked at th'
presence OF the fleet IN Beslka bay Us plcds
of support, AMI had thus induced Lord Sails
l. bury TO send 1t away. Their mistake had thu
IA been made clear to them. H. addcd. moreover
- that it would Doe utterly ont Of place ITO ndul.
10 in demonstrations Just at present. rs the Gov
81 eminent had unroserN eddy stuffed. in despat-hc
N which have since becn made public, what
considers 10 he the interest of the country. am
what, IA It's opinion are the proper condition
SO of nrutraAu.' lie pointed out that both Iii
III declaration Of Mr. Cross and the dispatches ,
s. Lord Derby TO Prince Gorrhahon specify IN
Surz canal, the Persian gull. aud Constant
,, nople.
So. The London Times commenting on this in
le cidont, argues that. thoui,h the st'-,ss ol tn
ltl--.It A.