The peace supposed to have been secured is far from
cer- tain. Servia, by the latest accounts, remains armed, though she has replied to a Turkish Note, asking explanations of her arma- ments, in a conciliatory manner, and has even expressed her desire for the " integrity of the Ottoman Empire." The insur- gents in Bosnia, the Herzegovina, and Bulgaria have refused the armistice and demand European guarantees, and the Prince of Montenegro is believed—though the latest telegrams deny this— to be ready for instant action. If Servia has drawn back, his best chance has arrived. The Sultan, it must be observed, offered no -armistice in the way of agreement, but decreed an amnesty to all who should submit within six weeks, and a suspension_of hostili- ties for that time ; and it is understood that, should no submis- sion be made, the war will be prosecuted with new vigour, and include a demand on Servia and Montenegro to disarm.
