, 1877-12-01
Fears Of Serious Uprisings in
Several Of the Greek
Provinces.
The Republican Proposition to
MacMahon Still Under
Consideration.
They Desire to Have the Power Of
Dissolution Considerably
Abridged.


SOPHIA THREATENED.
LONDON, Dcr. is q. m.--Thcre Is great
panic In Sophia, and the inhabitants are fleeing.
It Is feared tho Russians may cut tho road be-
tween Sophia and Tatar. .t,azar1Iik.
Mchcmct Ali has notified tho War OlIlce that
he cannot attempt to rc1icvo rlevna unless
strongly reinforced. ureat efforts aro being
madc to reinforce him.
cnnyKEr rAsnA
fs under arrest md will DO court-marttaled for
not attempting to tako Tc1lchc.
RnzxRouM.
The Russians arc ra.:fng works against the
forts Of Erzeroum, and building barracks for
tho troops.
IN coEsTANTiNorLH.
Great excitement prevails In STEAMBOAT on &C.
count Of the calling out Of tho reserves. aud
disturbances arc expected. All servants Of tho
palace hare been armed With rcvolycrs. There
arc great differences Of opln!on among the Min.
listers Us to tho cxpcdtcucy Of making proposals
for peace, but At prescut {1Ycdncsday) the war
party preysis.
urnIs1NG FEARED.
A Peta correspondent tclcgraphs: There
Is much anxiety hero about possible combined
movement Of 8ervians, Montcnegrins, and
Greeks. Risings ate apprchendcd In Ep,rus,
Thcssaly, and A1bania- The 0rcclss hare scut
strong noto to the Porte concerning
their grievances. Tho Porte has replied that
1t IL Inclined to meet tho danger half way, By
sondIn9. both the Scfvfan and Greek repre-
sentatiyes their passports. As the noto IL cyl-
dently intended TO provoke an angry reply,
which could be used as prctcxt for rupture
at favorable opportunity, tho situation Ia
ALTOGETHER vERr CRITICAL.
a Belgrade correspondent says thrro is stl-
NOR current that the Porto lIas offered, through
the mediation of Engtand. to ccdo old Servta
to scrvla and Eptrus to Greecc, II they Will re-
1nain neutral.
TURKEY AND ITALY.
LONDON, Dec. is 3. MA Constanttnop:e
correspondent sends tho following: Tho Turks
having sczcd two italian vessels IN tlle Bos-
phorus, although they had passed tho block
ale in the Black sca, Count Cortt, Italian Am
bassalor, has formally declared that II they
are not rclcaacd hc will proclaim tho blockade
Intellectual. anulnvitc the italian shtp-owners to
arnd vessels Into tho Black Sea. 1Ie has also
declared that II tho Porte tns!sts on
maintaining IN insufficient blockade Italy
will resort to extreme measures. Up-
less tho Porto yields there will bo
a rupture with Italy. Nevertheless, II seems
probable that the vessels will DO declared Lawful
pstzcs.
sERviA.
vienna. Nov. "a Belgrade special denies
that there has been any conflict between tho
Turks md 6crvians at Vratarntza.
GERMANY, AUSTRIA, AND RUSSIA.
LONDON, Dec. la correspondent at B.slln
ie1tRraphs: !" There scems to bo no doubt that
tho 1crn,an Government has endcaYored
to ohtaiu Auatrla's nequlcseeuce in tho
Russian plan Of direct negotiations
with Turkey BY promising her friendly
support II any Of Australia vital interests are
impcrlletl."
A Vienna correspondent savs: ut ID an-
uouuccd from Eucharist that general lombard
mcnt Of rlcvna recommended Thursday. II
tfuo this seams to point to tho abandonment Of
hope Of starving out Osman Pasha,n