Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08
The Terms OF Peace.

LONDON, March GA dispa CHI from
COnstantinOple, under date Of March
1. TO Reuters, says the treaty bears the
title, Preliminsries of peace" and
contains tWenty-nine articles. The
opening articles relate TO Montenegro,
Servis, and the Bulgarian indemnity ls
Fixed at l,4l0,O00i 900 roubles, but ele.
ven hundred million are covered by
territorial cessions. Nothing is fixed
concerning teIms and the period Of
pay m OF the three hundred and ten
million. No guarantee is stipulated,
nor Is there mention Of the Egyptian
or Bulgarian tributes or Turk.
ish feet. The treaty simply
states tina: Russia and Turkey shall
agree subsequently about the payment.
Prot remains Bulgarian. Servia in
cludes Sleneizl, Noralz4r and Vrauja.
Montenegro includes Antivare, SUI,
POdgOsi'z and Nlscic9. All the Bull
garian forlressCs ato 70 be rOzld aud
the Turkish troops Withdrawn. A
military road will be established for
the Ottoman posts, aud telegraph aud
passage Of troops which, however,
must not make any considerable halt
while passing through the country.
Mussnlmans may return TO Bulgaria.
Amy property of Musselmqns who have
not returned, which they leave undis.
pO'ed Of, will be sold after two years,
tor the benefit OF the widow aud Or
phan's fund. Arrears OF taxes In BOs-
mia and H. rzegovinia will be RENTED.
The revenue until 1880 Is to be applied
TO the indemnity for the sufferers by
insurrecliOu, aud 10 provide for local
needs. Austrian and Russian COmmis-
sioncrs will arbi.rate in all disputed
claims. The navigation Of the Sriits
Is declared free for merchant ves-
sels during peace Or war. SIX divis-
ions Of Russian infantry and two
Of cavalry will occupy Bulgaria until
the formation OF the Bulgarian militia,
Tho strength of which shall be fixed
later by Russia and Turkey. The Rus
sian army Of occupation will preserve
It's communications both through Rou-
mania aud the Black Sea. The ex.
pcnses OF Russian occupation are to be
nOtne by Bulgaria. RDumania is au-
thOriz9d to make her demand for in
lemnily direct 10 the Porte and make
q direct Treaty. No indemnity is stipu.
lated for Servia or Montenegro. Rus
-ian, Turkish aud Bulgarian Commits
siUnGrs will d,termine the Bulgarian
tribute. The reform programme Of the
CJnstaulinOple Conference will be sp.
piled TO Bosnia and Herzegovina. An
Organ'E uiou similar to that granted
Crete, in 1868, i. stipulated for Thesssly
aud Epirus. No mention is made OF
Greece or Crete.
Buoum, ArdahAn, Kara and Baysid
are coded to RdssiA. Erz5roum aud
r%rebiLonde are not mentioned, except
that The Russians may embark ut Ire.
bizOnde on their return. AsiAtic Tur-
key il I o be evacuated in six months.
Tue evacuation OF European Turkey is
TO commence Immediately and be CON-
pleted within three momths. The Eu-
ropGau Danube Commission retains H.
former rights,
The Porte undertakes the expense oil
re.cslablishing navigation on the Dan
ube and iudemnifying private losses
The amounts OF which are TO be
deducted by the Danube Commission
from the sums II owes the Porte. Rus
sia receivep DDbnascha TO exchange II
for Bess Arabia, The question OF
Tuikl- Persian frontier shall be spccdi.
~ settled. The treaty il 10 be- ratified
within fifteen days, but its provisions
become obligatory Immediately. Moth
ing ia said about its ratification by
Congress, nor about capitulations, nor
OF a Russo. Turkish alliance. The de.
lailS about the payment OF indemnity,
which were to have been arranged al
San Slelano, hav9 been postponed and
he negOtialOrs have arrived al Con-
atan'inOple.
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