ricans who are
in Cuba, and if the Spaniards interfere, he may feel it his duty to
show them, by force of arms, that the United States can and will protect
her citizens.

Mr. Calhoun expects to remain another ten days in Cuba, and on his
return we may hope for some solution of the difficulty.

* * * * *

The report that Russia has persuaded Turkey to grant an Armistice proved
to be true.

On the 18th of May the Czar of Russia sent a letter to the Sultan,
asking him in very polite and friendly terms to grant a cessation of
hostilities.

The Sultan replied in the same friendly manner, and said that on receipt
of the Czar's letter he had ordered the Turkish generals to stop
fighting. He said that he was very willing that the Powers should
arrange a settlement of his difficulty with Greece.

The next day an Armistice was signed, which bound all the land and sea
forces of both nations to keep the peace for seventeen days.

A commission was appointed to decide on a strip of land between the two
armies, which should be regarded as neutral ground, and across which
neither army should be allowed to advance during the continuance of the
armistice.

The Armistice has not found favor with the Turks; they are grumbling
very much at it. They do not want to withdraw from Greece until they
have reached Athens itself.

The most open of these grumblers are being sent back to Turkey under
escort, and the priests who are with the army have been ordered to teach
the soldiers to be obedient, and to listen to the commands of the
Sultan.

In spite of the Armistice there is still some fighting going on. The
Greek Government has sent word to the Powers protesting against it, and
also against the way the Turks are destroying and robbing the villages
in Thessaly.

During the Armistice the Powers will do their best to arrange the terms
of peace, but, as we have already told you, the victorious Turk is going
to be a very difficult person to deal with, and the Powers find they now
have very little influence with him.

It is said that the Sultan is not willing to have the Powers interfere
at all, and has sent word to the Greeks that his general, Edhem Pasha,
can arrange the terms of peace with them.

The Greeks, however, replied that they had put the case in the hands of
the Powers, and therefore could not treat with Edhem Pasha.

The Powers are annoyed that Turkey should try to put them aside, but
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