New-York tribune., 1878-02-19

lies; but You know what is being done" lie sald
that the one desire of his heart to see peace ar
ranged and everything finished, and tnen to see the
Pashas punished for eating up the peo
ple's money He said that the Pashas are
greater enemies of the country than the
Russians or tho English, on whom, IN bis opiri-
ion, rests the main responsibility for the mserles OF
Turkey The Ministry know the feeling OF tie
people towards them and live IN constant terror.
Their continuous sessions at the War Department
quite much for personal safety as Tor reasons
of state They are seldom seen on the street. Man
mOud Damad have not seen for ten days whereas
in ordinary times he ubiquitous. The Ministry
have taken q sudden fit of benevoence, receiving
and feeding thirty or forty faSs fam Of refugees
that the Pashas select only snc families OF refugees
as include stout young men, WIN keen appIeGa4pa p
of the fact that IN any tnmult these men VIII iien.
TO defend tho place which shelters them ana tDelr
kindred.
COnstantinople is more and more assuming the
character of powder magazine. There are eO,Ooo
refugees in the city. All empty houscs, cellars
stables coal holes and chicken cOops are filled Win
them. OF these people at least One-fourth arc men
and armed. Thousands of the Bashi Bozouks VINO
have plundered villages, slain innocent people, inr
dered the wounded on battle-ields, are now here
Again and again these people have said: What
we have suffered is not twentieth OF
the sufferings we inflicted on the Bulgarans.
Others have boasted of having killed Bulgarians as
one might brag of killing prairie chickens. lhese
people are all more or less cOwed and harmless i0t
the moment, But if some small disturbance should
at any point the whole mass OF these rulliahS
would be moved 70 action, and the limits WHICH
could be placed to their madness cannot be forecast
The people of Pera always quick 10 ulstrrst
Stamhoul because it is, in sense, terra 'ncoJ1M
to them. They are now disturbed by lear, ana
find that the Turks themselves, who own property
here are nearly as much inclined to panic. For pro-
lection, in case of an emergency, the G0vernmcnt
.sn,tiI Ia. IhaFa
foreign war vessels which could muster some nun
dreds of sailors, and there Is the EnSlsh heet at
Beska Bay.
American interests are represented by the little
Dispatch The Trenton is at Smyrna, but, being
frigatc cannot come upunless the Turks are willing
to strain a point or the United States Government
is willing TO insist on its view that it is not bound
by the Treaty of Paris, which ~ the only real OBJ
staclc to the passage of the Dardanees by vessels
of the size OF the Trenton.
The extraordinary power of superstition over all
Orentas is an element of danger not easy to antici-
pate or control Besides the real grievances Of the
people, they may also charge you with witchcratt or
some such supernatural yillainy and then all Salon
could not outdo their fury. There Is a large
class OF the common people who actually
believe that the Cars victories are to
be accounted for by the fact that he Is in possession
OF an autograph of Mahomet the Prophet. They
would like to organize some Wild expedition OF fdli-
attic dervishes to penetrate lsas kO5-Selo and cap
turc the precious document This cannot be done,
and they say that the true canse OF the WAY Is an
unholy purpose on the part of the Car to capture
the prophets mantle. his old shoe ana the halr 1rOu
his beard, which are now here. These rellcs once 10
the Cars possession, along with the Autograph,
would enable him TO conquer the universe. Now
thc Car has found that these relics cannot be easily
taken and he is willing to TeGOuDce the quest.
Upon this the Turkish people consent TO peace.