, 1877-11-23


them: Here, ut this present moment, such
question Il deemed a,.lte unfit for Discussion.
The damage ALREADY dntIe to the works In tt,c
Snlina branch H. 80 great that such n measure
hand, a Russia has directly pledged herself to
remove when tho war Is OVER, at tier own cost,
all the obstacles to navigation. ahc thnueht IL
meek ssarY. frorn military consideration, IL Ing
matter would. to certain extent 1t least, re-
1Ieve The Russfaus from the obligation they have
undertaken.
GREECE.
wAn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or THE 0nEEKs
IN 1CKHEr.
corrtspanhtnet London 71Att.
ATHENS, Nov. G-TLe Greeks uf the King
dom continue to prepare for war. not~ltl,stanl~
lag the Anglo Turkish protest, vet viii, cool
tlelibcratcncss which makcs the charges Of law.
less patriotism and consc9uont breaches Of in
tcrnatfonal obligations which the Porte brings
against them appear absolutely ridiculous. The
fact ia that, five Or SIX months agu, d state ef
affairs resembling that described III the telegram
which 3tusnrus faat,a communicated to Lord
Derby on tho 81 oi last month did exist. The
Government then wns very weat, nu1 was una.
tic to prevent so.nc few adventures from rross-
nc the frontier. The patriotic societies Of
Athens displayed Unusual activity, and tho press
demanded warlikc policy. But al that time the
Porte was not In Il position tn talk about "etrik-
ing at tho root +" Of discomfort III the Greek
provinces Of Turkey, and tic lic1lcncs wcre far
more than ordinarily earcsscl By tlleir Asiatic
masters. lis only now. when fortune ias
favorci the Turkish ar,,ls, that tho accusations,
ITO longer tue. arc brought forward. In tic
interval the Fnstonlst Ministry has made full
use ,f tts almost absolute power, and has con-
jifIpt ftIN n fnfttnrp
dor within 60 harrow channel that II e1n now
scar.rIJ bu d.sccrnct. It has even Afforded
toine ground for the lamentations nnd rpproac1l.
IS VI those mure ardent friends Ut hhcrty who,
,gnorant Of tho wlole truth, sny that tllB f3rocks
uisuav 4 sclttsh want vi sympathy with thu
other Cllristian rates of the Balkan Peninsula.
HciIas presents a spectacle utterly tncomprr.
hensihsc ~ thusu wDo believe tint ths root VI
tilseonscnt lies at Athens. On the Greek si,lo
of the imaginary lnc which separates tnr Crock
from tho Turkish provinces one secs n peunlu
enlUynG more than ordinary nlaterial prosper.
Ety, and nurr thau orIlnary exemption from
sri,ne. Their Interest Is vctsrc III s,.,a'! ea1ap
of 5,0W men, who, under tho uyu OF their King,
arc learning quietly and IHcthodically thn urt
Of war III oil It's most scruFlpus "details. Thcro
Is M agitattuu, no display Ut tcrre passions.
On tho Turkish side wilA so!laery tyraunazes
oycr tho peaaantry, bands Vt briXniius tnfest
tho mountains, government Is tM allegiance, ami
poverty atltlcts Christian and slussllnans Mike.
Terrible arv thu accounts OF suffering which
T. ~ IN hnn.,f nrn .ysrn,rat"I III III H,,,. ~
be received With caution.
s,orl misery ~. nr,. tt'o ;rur:isi, rrnrnros ~
t.r".., mi T., ,..nt "nni"io aHnln ~ ntr,1rs ~
Tho Kingdom, although Il IL there. accordinH to
the ACCUSATION supported by our Government.
tat the root ot tjEcek ulsrontent Ia to t,u f1lnd
o,,"r.s s u.ith .aIa,i -, -, hn., IT, attIs.t
the subjects VI King George true, s.Iltd any
t,an reproaeh thrr,t But II ts not. Their scii-
1hct.ns ore i'm i" further anart tn,, i,n"n ",,i
',nvcr Il i. ~ tnva oir"siy sai % ~, H., anmn n
al Th.bcs and nut ut thu vinn-1nr,1s t ~ VII,
H.. - .iia .ssn.,1',. - 1 ~, ye y. VIZ
at t!e'f A''s"'''n - 4of t"' pse'cot co'eeo'
In nrdcr n firm a Inst concon,,,n NJ III,
f,rc i. tnmts EmrIixhmsn mt,st r'ivcst t,,.r s
minis ot tI;e tdea that l,recks .rc either noif
maEei. mountain. nrowttnu brfcanI,s Vii, Ia tha
nmicE. .wltcti. INA rnmin,s tra,lcrs Hi, ti,ns,,
I.nos hnvs ~ a.v H." na.t h.., ,i.r"., ,,'s,,
mnri, tnf fsn iaik.vru,,nl f,v ti,r frresitn ~
ifty y years, Tin b.0J sullirrs r,,lieesmi A. ~
Ti,o,os arn as Mu,,ir an, naair.Iov IN aso,Is
as could bo IounI Ii, INV unrt OF tie woriI
imr'n~ the fn"r iays ri ,Ho nrr.c,'t wax w,,t'i
sncnt o1,,ony tnrin lid MT sr,. sin"tc ans"
oi iatuxratit,t,, and au, assured that % aithoayI
tlcv inv, nov brer ass.mu.i for n r,tMtH .,r
tws "1 no MT Of yj"rt,r.. h,s s" irr" ~, ~.
nor,st,. rhsy IIya un tnn hcst If tcrms
vii, thu vtIlorcrs NJ ma ninrs ~ ,I,.s,
frst,fv: and titt tl,rv rnI,rat" favnro,iv ,u
,'nInt n mn,asr viii; oth"r E,,rosa,, tr:5,,,a W.
nav In rathcrrsl IruJu tin fnct I'M H. "a ,,nt
nn,y yttarsI nnns.nrv n atrorI ,s t.,s III :, ~. -
III .,r"tj,tr"tt.," ~ thr,r ,msatM5 tviT ~ ~
e1scnt IN ii IN" battai,. ii.ey wr%r rr.',,ca sau
n,,f1',rm,s t-,rr" rurnn"nm nrrn. irm T., y n,r
.rr.Ia"t viii lnIs' mai % Inr,,;s.'s III, tlel
oyrns, Kitchens, aua all tl,s otaer usual aIpur-
tenas,Gca. Tue lnfantfy, cavalry. atll artillery
drills mud tna:euvres @hie!! they arc learning
H. t'.o' o .os "ns ,'1s, se'T ~ sI "a ac'nu1@a