The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-03
TURKEYS Lost TERRITORY.
Changes Made by 1ne COngress--The New
Map of turkey.

Map of Turkey.
The London Daily Ne1Ds has q large map
which indicates very clearly the territorial
changes which have been made in European
Turkey. Bosnia, which hitherto has formed
the extreme northwestern buttress of the
Turkish Empire, Is by this treaty handed
over to be administered and occupied by Aus
tfia; this disposes OF an area Of 10000 Eng
wards OF 1,00O,o0O. Austria also receives
about thirty square miles Of territory at the
southeastern angle of Montenegro, SO as to
leave 81 sea divided, one portion lying to the
northeast, and frontage OF only about seven
miles to that principality.
The accession Of Montenegro is the other
portion forming long, narrow strip on the
southeast and reaching to the sea, with q
small, sandy landing place called the harbor
Of Antivari, fit only for small boats and fish
ing vessels, and forbidden to ships Of war Of
all nations. The area Of Montenegro was 1900
English square miles and its population about
10000. The area OF this accession Is nearly
1900 square miles, and the population is prob
of the basin of Upper Morava or Sandjak OF
Nisch This, although valuable acquisition,
Is not nearly so much as was transferred by
the San Stefano treaty. The area Of Servia
was 1900 English square miles,. and her
population 1867, 900. The area OF this access
sion Is upwards Of 1000 square miles, and the
population is about 900.
Roumana receives the Dobrudja, but gives
Bessarabia to Russia. The area and popula-
tion OF Rounania before the war stood thus
300 square miles and S, 100000 inhabitants
her accessions amount to 5000 square miles
and about 100000 inhabitants, but her loss in
Bessarabia is an area OF upwards OF $500
square miles, and @ population nearly equal
to that Of the Dobrudja, which she receives
It will be thus seen That Rournania gains less
than either Of the small principalities. Rus"
sia acquires the portion Of Bessarabia which
was taken by the treaty Of 1885, and thus
once more extends her frontier to the Pruth
and the Danube.
The new tributary principality OF Bulgaria
extends from Sophia and Widdin on the west
| to Varna and Silistria on the east. The area
is about $4,000 square miles, and the popula-
| tion is nearly 100000. South Of Bulgaria,
ing from near the Little Kara Su to the Black
Sea at Burgas Bay, is the new province OF
Eastern Roumeta. For Greece nothing has
been done actually, but the Porte .is recon-
| mended to reGtify the frontier on o line fore
shadowed by the congress, although not en-
ers, indeed, offer their good services in the
event of the non-agreement between Greece
and the Porte that appears to be expected
This frontier will probably be advanced to q
southern end Of the Island Of Corfu, across
Mount Pindus, little to the north Of east, to
the mouth Of the Saiamvr'a river, which,
coming from the slopes OF Mount Olympus,
falls into the Hgean Sea.
On the Asiatic frontier, at the eastern end
Of the Black Sea, Russia is to receive an ac-
cession Of territory with an area Of nearly
5000 square miles and about q third Of O. mill
lion OF people. Batoum, although annexed to
Russia, is to become q free port, essentially
commercial, and all the Notifications are To
be razed. The Alashkerd Valley and the
town Of Bayazid, which were annexed to
Russia by the San Stefano treaty, are at the
instance of England restored to Turkey.
This frees the principal trade route from
Trebizond on the Black Sea by way, OF Erze-
roum to Persia, from domination and monop-
oily by Russia. The town and valley Of Ko-
tur, which lie to the east Of Lake Van are re-
stored to Persia, a restoration which was
recommended by the Turko-P Persian boundary
commission some thirty or forty years ago.
From what precedes it will be seen that the
territory alienated from Turkey by the treaty
Of Berlin is, roughly, Il, 500 square miles, or
considerably more than the whole area Of
England and Wales, and the population lost
to her is more than three and a half millions,
or somewhat more than the entire population
Of London.