Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
TURKEYS LOST TERRITORY
Changes Made by the Congress-
Missing Articles OF the Treaty a,
Bevitn-The New Map Of Turkev,
From the New York Tribune.

Treaty of Berlin referred to in yes
terday's Tribune have been supplied
by = later foreign mail. These give.
the frontiers of Servia, Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumelia. The Daily Ne,rs
has large map which indida,es 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 Austria; this disposes of
an area of 10000 English square miles,
and a population of upward l,0O0,OO0
Austria also receives about thirty
square miles of territory at the south
eastern angle of Montenegro, SO as to
leave a sea divided, one portion w.
ing to the northeast and frontage of
only about seven miles TO that prin-
cipality.
The accession to Montenegro is the
other portion, forming long narrow
strip on the southeast and reaching to
the sea, with small sandy landing
place called the harbor of Antivari,
tit only for small bosts and fishing
vessels, and forbidden to ships OF
war Of all nations The area Of Mon
tenegro was 1000 English square
miles, and its population about l9O,-
600 the area of this accession is near
ly l,5OO square miles, and the popu.
lation is probably 10000. Servia re.
ceives the greater part of the basin ol
Upper Morava or Sandiak of Nisch
This. although q valuable acquisition
is not nearly SO much as was transfer.
red by the San Stefano treaty. The
area of Seavia was 1900 English
square miles, and her population l..
367 600 The area of this accession il
upwards of 1900 square miles, an6
her population is about 100000.
Roumania receives the Dobrndja
but gives Bessarabia to Russia. The
area and population of Roumania be-
fore the war stood thus: 46,SOO square
miles and 100000 inhabitants; he,
accessions amount to 5000 square
miles and about 100000 inhabitants
but her loss in Bessarabia is an ares
of upwards Of $500 square miles ano
a population nearly equal to that o.
the Dobrudi ia which she receives.
will be thus seen that Roumania gain
less than either of the small priE ci
palities. Russia acquires the portion
of Bessarabia which was taken from
her by the Treaty of 1856, and thu
once more extends her frontier to tn,
Pruth and the Danube.
i The new tributary Principally 0
Bulgaria extends from Sophia anl
Widdin on the west to Varna and ST
listria on the east. The area is abou
$4,000 square miles, and the popula
tion is nearly 100000. South of Bul
garia, and running in long parallel
ogram extending from near the Littl
Kara Su to the Elack Sea at Burga
: Bay, is the new province of Eastern
Roumelia. For Greece nothing ha
been done actually, but the Porte j
i. recommended to rectify the frontie
on a line foreshadowed by the con
gress, although not embodied in an.
, article of the treaty. The Powers,in
deed, offer their good services in tn
event of the Don-agreement betweel
. Greece and the Porte that appears t
be expected. This frontier will prob
ably be advanced to q line running
from the Adriatic shore near tn
southern end Of the island of Corfu
; acrcss Mount Pindus, q little to tn
north Of east, to the mouth of tn
Salamvria river, which. coming from
the slopes Of Mount Olympus, fall
into the Egean Sea.
81 On the Asiatic frontier at the east
q ern end of the Black Sea, Russia is
a receive an accession Of territory wit
! an area of nearly 1900 square mile
and about third of a million of pee
e pie. Batoum, although annexed t
y Russia, is to become free port, Ell
|. sentially commercial, and all the fol
ifications are to be razed. Th
/ Alashkerd valley ard the town {
I'll lsayazid which were annexed to Rut
t sia by the San Stefano Treaty are {
n the instance of England restored
e Turkey. This frees the princip,
!. trade route from Trebizond. on th
Y Black Sea, by way of Erzeroum
: Persia, from the denomination an
n monopoly of Russia. The town an
!, valley Of Kotur, which lie to the ea
IS of Lake Van, are restored to Persi
It a restore ton which was recnmme,
: ded by the Turko-Persia Boundar
u Commission some thirty or fort
/ years ago.
ri From what precedes it will he see
that The territory alienated from Tu
u key by the Treaty of Berlin, i
Q roughly, II 800 square miles, or CO,
!. siderably more than the whole are
Z of England and Wales, and the pop,
: lation lost to her is more than 3, SOC
= 900, or somewhat more than the el
a tire population of London.