The occupation of Dulcigno has not, as we write, been
officially announced, but there is no reasonable doubt that by Monday it will be part of Prince Nicola's dominion. Some new impulse has been felt in the Palace at Constantinople, which may have come, as the German papers allege, from Count Hatzfeldt, the German Ambassador; or, as is possible, from some victory of the con- ciliatory party in. the Porte ; or, as we believe, from the growing danger of Albanian autonomy; and the Sultan has issued orders intended to be obeyed. Consequently, Dervish Pasha, who, like every other Turk, can be energetic at will, on November 23rd ordered his troops to advance, dispersed some Albanians who endeavoured to bar his road, and entered Dulcigno, where he issued a proclamation, declaring that the cession of the place was "a political necessity and the will of the Sultan." Informa- tion was at once forwarded to the Montenegrin Commander-in- Chief, and it is believed that the Montenegrins will enter on Monday. The British Government have, therefore, succeeded in carrying out virtually a most important clause in the Treaty of Berlin, through the concert of Europe, and without firing a shot. They have, moreover, greatly facilitated the negotiations for the Greek frontier, as the Albanians now know that resist- ance is not to be a outrance.
