, 1877-05-07

hNA AkfS1
ar. rc,.rrsrnti,v = tntnI IL atsa,t "a M r,,,;
bata,lt1; otlcrs arrive daily, or arc tf, lie way
tn Varna from Constantlnoplc The Turks intend
70 ,.,. gonssntlate .s @ aereeIanuay anont r men.
sfirr In Jcrfn..tiw, ~ S,- nrP ,,r1,nv Itt,,yy
ocvo. ;. The boastfnis Of tho TiIrka can
nut hut come very soon tU an cu1. Notrttt-
standing their uttnoat etls'rts, u IL clear that
.s.r tnWps un the nnnH9c. e. nCng ~. tis aale1
th~ Wutstans have artwailr t,ts lcss t,,r sWHI,
roin!,atants and 1000 fclI pieces at tilcir ts-
posal for the attack. Thctc figures nrc exact,
9nl other reports from INC Hnsslan camp IN
neS"A'@o'@ a'e oasso w e''o"soaS 'nlof"e9''"'
,r.Yr npr.,rx r,r, na,,ro
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rro1Rn txn m 1ow io.,s" 1T narr .iTrnro ~ 1'
r, f.. ne.o trTx .n"n \: r, .,
ihe no" famous treaty OK fas's, eaIesca
into between Great Br.tafn' sardin!a' Turkey,
Russla, aud France, vas practically abroEated
BY the o's.t , 1on Of u.,a ,.al when her army army
.ors, ~ ~ M. nInr',an. y, w.. troa.r
features OK tae PROVISIONS ol tnat tseas5' -
positions tue great European Powers found
themselves IN at the c1oso Of tho Crfmran war.
'.m' ~ .a .sn,. 49, =. -. ~ ~, . "".'
VIII W lea1' VII" 'ntefeat u 'ne pFcaeas "o-
The treaty wns 0nallv signed by tho p1cnl-
potcptiattcs Of tho great contracting Powers IN
poris m Nov ? 1esE ami In I'm ntcomh,o n 1,
..a,.a -, ~ s.. ~ ,,.n, ~ ~, " ,shs,, =, ,,.a,. 49,
s.assu aa".,n " ~ ns"eu w ueui ,. y. .ut ~
spcctlSc soFetelsns, "as "csl Oh petWeen thclF
heirs AMI successurs, their respective States
and subjects, In pcrpctufty" The treaty contains
cL ttIrt or,t.ic. .,,t m u ,rc,n o.t.ch.t,
various supp'emehtel! conventions Inc nature
Of which will he explained hereafter. Tho FIRST
article Of distinctive Importance was Art. 8, in
which "IIls Majesty tlc Emperor OF oil the
Nas''as engages 10 res.otS 70 his Majesty t.o
| ea'tau ~" "" !" "''o s!.aos! u na59, - "el' ~
oil the other parts u tho Ottoman territory Of
| whlch tho Russtai, troops arc III possession"
Knrs IN a fortified tuwn NJ T,,rkieh Armenia
and r., thc ro,,rrc ~ lin nrrscn, s,,nr,tc =
sha - Nv euu'eo ~ NV t'eocut 1lsushto !"
destined, ns j. VA curing ~ tne Ef1mean VA, 70
Play an Important part. It ~ Of great vaiue TO
var inates,al ana pfosl4Ioos 70 ah IRON! tae
East anu tbs 1ntcfiof' uutlng thv Cr1ncaH war
tae place was e.fonpi} 1oftl1cd unuef Inc
utfeetlon q ii{ EnGnsA eaElaecfe, eonl-
nsonsd tug town, ana' anrln9 t9c siege by tho
Nuss,ans ulitier yen MnfasleI. sese1nl ~ gallant
ossHelta Werc n0ac anu fcpu!seu. 1he piaco
fhst IT, Ifo aci
e now, o. o 1io. u placs o. f!cat importance III
tug egsnt 81 tae War sonti,'n!ns. i,'u1l,
:, ~ Aft. 4 u Tue treaty there were featorcq 70
kuss!a Inc Towns 91u lSuFts o1 ee0astopul, Aal-
1 -
These CFt1e4li pofts VERY ail captured Gurtng
| the var aud neiu " t'!e a11ieu armies III tne
publication Of thc treaty: Their lmportanee to
| Nussla cannoL pe ofefcstiinaseu. no" t1at the
work 81 restoring tle iortlticattons NAV bc pro-
eecued @lM III dehAnec OF al european ha-
tlona. .
ln Art- tho sultan eont1asts to u grant
"amc!lofaton 10 Als su9jec1a, "ltnout dlstlAc-
tion Of religion or rsre;"
| 10 ILLS stipulation, ho"cscfs Is auded an In
portant quali1ylng clause, ~ which ihe other
contracting Powers acknowleaRe tine great
value q tliss romnunicattont' anu u 1uFfhcr
alileu that thu stipulation on thc paFt ot tic
sultan "cdnHos ~ d'Y sate g'ix aae sdM l'o"frs
r'g1t 70 interfere, esthef colloSti7e'y Or sspn-
Eate1S, 10 tGS sclauoee o. ha Ma!e.Ay t!s snAuA
With us sunleeth. tr IN the laterhal aatnlhlstfa"
tlon o1 ~ Empire"
Ihts article ot uie treaty aas, up 70 t1e eoen.
menScnet o. t,o scfs1an !ealaeu ~. sntas
shce ~ fatlleatIoi', 20 that u WI be seen tno
very aettou tte great to~efs toak recently ut.
behall OF thc oppressed christians ~ turkey
WAS, ~ mutual eohschtt pruflded asa'hst In ahY
| aQ2pE 0Y knG tfcAtS.