Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . a war of the two principalities against Tur-key. On the other hand, a great enthusiasmfor the war began to show itself among theRussian people. This, together with the fact that a decided change had been gradually tak-ing place in Western Europe in the feelingtoward Turkey, led the Servians to regard theobjections of the diplomatists as of secondaryimportance. On June 23d the entire Servian forces wereplaced under arms, and on June 29th theServian agent in Constantinople delivered amemorandum containing the demands
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . a war of the two principalities against Tur-key. On the other hand, a great enthusiasmfor the war began to show itself among theRussian people. This, together with the fact that a decided change had been gradually tak-ing place in Western Europe in the feelingtoward Turkey, led the Servians to regard theobjections of the diplomatists as of secondaryimportance. On June 23d the entire Servian forces wereplaced under arms, and on June 29th theServian agent in Constantinople delivered amemorandum containing the demands of Ser-via and Montenegro, mentioned in a precedingpage. They were rejected by the Ponhad been expected, and the declaration of warfollowed immediately, and M. Magazinoviteh,the Servian agent, was recalled. On the sameday Prince Milan left Belgrade for the army,and on his way published an address to theServian people. In this address he said thathe had had the intention of sending an embas-sador to Constantinople, in order to come toan agreement with the Sublime Porte. But. CASTLES OF EUROPE AND ASIA, ON THE BOSPORUS. the latter showed in every possible mannerthat it did not desire an agreement, and con-tinued to send troops to the Servian frontier,ready to devastate the country with fire andsword. This danger Servia must avert, andmust even invade the neighboring provincesnow in insurrection to restore to them peaceand order. The Prince of Montenegro hadgiven as the cause for his declaration of warthe fact that the Turks completely blockadedthe southern boundary of the principality;had shown themselves hostile toward it: hadinterrupted communication in the country;and had not been able to introduce or carryout the reforms which they had July 2d the prince announced to his troops,at Cettigne, that he had declared war againstTurkey, and placed himself at their head inorder to invade the Herzegovina. The troops at the command of the belliger-ent parties at the openin
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