The Powers do not appear to have made the position
of the Porte any better by the betrayal of Greece. The Government of Athens has now accepted the boundary fixed by the Ambas- sadors,—but it is with the internal reserve that should the Albanian insurrection grow serious, they will fight for the rights of the Greek inhabitants of Epirus. The bitterness in Greece, moreover, increases day by day, especially in the Army, and according to the correspondent of the Standard, there is serious doubt whether on Sunday (to-morrow) the King will not be sent home to Copenhagen. The whole of the County Councils have protested against the surrender. The Albanian revolt, though said in Tory journals to be suppressed, is in no way subdued, the League having still the command of 20,000 men. Dervish Pasha is waiting for reinforcements, which are advancing from Salonica, and the Albanian clansmen for arms, which are arriving from Italy, and perhaps from Trieste, a proclamation by Dervish Pasha that he came to protect the Albanians from Austrian designs not having produced a conciliatory effect. Indeed, it is reported that Austria has demanded, and the Sultan has granted, his recall.
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