, 1879-03-07
By MAIL,

naLuTE OIL lt1t uCHulLaRH lEeALf' hcf NtAAh~
der H., BY the gracs Ut God, Emperor anu Auto
crat Of alt The RussIas etc., proclaim 10 all our
loyal subjects tic following: The final treaty Of
peace, concluded With our consent between our
Ambassador At Conztantinopla and tic 0t.o-
man Porte on Jan. 81, has bccn ruti!tetl by lis.
In consequence Of this, We have ordered ctr
troops IN the Balkan PcniDsula to return to
Russia. In uccordaure, however, with tho tttp-
pytng Bulgaria md Eastern Roumelia will tenn
porarIly remain thero to Insure the establish
mcnt OF the new order Of things to be intro
luccd Into those parts.
"By CTR manifesto Of April IL, 1877, our Ioyal
sub]crts werc acquainted with the motives
actuating us In taking up aruls. Firmly con-
vineed OF thc JUSTICE Of tic cause adopted by
ua, We trusted iu the gallantry Of our victorious
troops, nnd hu.nbly relied upon the gracious
couDtenanco OF the Divinity.
"Thanks to tic Almighty, our ardnous atrug-
rio was crowned with number Of brilliant
victories, reIlcctlng eternal glory upon our trt-
utnptant nrms and securing soma cssclItIa itn-
proyculents in the condition OF the Christian
Inhabitants Ut Turkey. The achievements OF
our valiant troops 10 Europe mud Asfa,-the
passage Of The Danube, the heroic defense Of
Of the Hnikan Mountains, and the successful!
march from Sofia to Fhllppopolts and Alrta-
nopio IN mid-winscr-wtll be recorded as 80
many imperishable episodes in the, military.
annals Of tic world. by tlse rapid advance Of
our troops upon ConstantlnopIo tho turkish
uoYetEm. "c9o Ioea 1 ~ @ uppy ~ ns tu
tr 1,on ~ tha terms of ncare. These tcrtls we're
accrptcd BY tic Porte MS prescribed byuf
international obligations required d COIN
mon arsangeh'Gat Win tne IoMcss ssspastn,s ..
Stasa, " ea'nr. ts,ta nrra",,cmcnt IN nrni
fTcah troubles. and. ubpye alj, 10 nut {, stoo to
bloodsf,ed a,.d abrIdee the lniaertca Of war on-
pressing our beloved COUNTY,, We consented to
he eonvem.om u III ny ta,os. Ie,s an, ny 'a W..
nr"S;,"trnrw trentv subject 10 Tho snnrnvnl nf
thc powcrs.
VAS proof Of the sincerity Of our wishes for
tho restoration OF peace. and also hccahso We
considered the cnnctlncnts OF. the Berlin Con-
condition OF the I.astcru Chrlstians,-lhc object
steadiiy pursued by uss-Wc th,HEht lit to cos'-
firm tic International treaty drawn w by the
Congress, uni to base upon this colnpact the
final trcnty Of peacc now concluded With the o.
to,nan poftc.
" l1cuccEorth tho complete independence OF
Ronmania. 3ervIa, aud Montenegro is MI nc
knowlcdgcd fact. The territory Of these Prin-
cipalttics III enlarged, Nortllufn Hnlgara'1s con-
vertcd Into III independent princlaIlty, tic
Turkish fUrtrrsscs Of which Wilt be ruzcd, dN,d
tho greater part Of Southern Bulgaria, Under
tho name Of Eastern lloumelta, Is accorded
autonomy under the administration OF. a
Christian Governor General! Turkey LAS also
promised to contor now administration upon
lier remaining provlnccs LII EUROPE; isussta hus
had restored to her the portlutl or Bessarabia
allcnntcd un1ur the Paris treaty of 1855, wlliie
III Asia our possessions have been extended by
tie annexation Of Kars, ArdaEaD, nnd Batoutn,
With the adjacent districts.
"Such tlru the results OF the war undertaken
and now linlBhed by US. Whlle acQuaintiug our
beloved subjects With the auauiclous restofat,pu
tbeIr nrnyers With ours in tbankiuy tic Al.
mighty for tic fresh victories, lie ircsh glurY,
ani tl,o grateful acknowledgment of tie lib-
cratcd Christians secured to US.
HfIiyrn at ST. prtcrsbure. Feb. 8 fold stylc).
1s7D in liza twnnty.fnurth .yrnr of ar rern.MN
ALExANDEn,',
onTron ,ss1srs os THE rznn,ronY a,,,owxn
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mEM a ~ - tsaE mE,ln tMsA!fwfE a0NAs HE-
fosk ~ ao"'sn IN pSm ~. ~ uE"paoo".
VIENNA. Feb l9'-Ille account given regard
Ing the recent Intervention Of France In the mat
ter of tho dclju,itattun [new bor,,lary1 between
,rurn,v uni f;rccro "a thot I'm 1;,rco. a raj,
lu'Ac! a'.' o.e'1o " ."us e"e M
commission at 'ts 'ast sttns on INC latl' lnst''