TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 820, 4 January 1878, Page 3

TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.

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The Czarcwitoh’s army crossc 1 the L nn, cutting off communication with Bus:chirk aud Varna.

The Czar has reached St. Petersburg]!, ■ Thu combined Russian and Roumanian forces a-e approaching Widdiu. The snow impedes operations. There are snow blocks everywhere on the Varna and Roumanian railway l '. The cold in Armenia is the severest that has been felt fur 50 years. Thetroms suffer terri-

bly, 11.930 horses were frozen to death c'oan to Bucharest.

The Porte bus declared Prince Milan de posed. The Russians subsidise Servia one million roubles monthly.

The Queen opens Parliament in person. December 26. The Turks are preparing to evacuate Sophia. The Turkish prisoners at Plevna are dying of raid. I: is impossible to aid t’.etn.

Denrefchas forme lan Italian ministry. He is President and Foreign Minister, and Cripi, Home Minister.

Dec i mber 25. The Emperor of Russia, in replying to an address, said much remained to he .'one, hut ho hoped Russia’s mission would he fully accomplished. Decern ber 26. The .Servians captured Ak’vrianks. The bombardment of Klsch Ins commenced. Seventy tbousnr. 1 Turks are leaving the quadrilateral foe Adrianoide. Several Russian bridges were broken bv ice drifting down the Danube. The Queen goes to Oshorno o i Friday. Sulicman Pasha has garrisoned the quadrilateral, and is concentrating the rest of his troops at Adri.anople.

It is believed that the forte has fe'olved to continue the war to the last extremity. The Emperor of Russia le.-eived an enthusiastic reception at St. feterabur-*. The Russians are investing Erzeronm December 27. The Servians enptnrod A k pal an ha, I.eaeovinatz, and Kurchumejo after severe fighting. They afterwards the river at Morava and commenced bombarding Nisch. The fall of Erzeronm is imnrnont. London, December 27.

The Servian troops are reported to have effected a junction with the Russian a>my, and are now advancing towards Sophia. This nows, however, comes from St. Petersburgh, and requires confirmation. The early opening of the British Parliament encourages the Porte to resist, and increased confidence is felt at Constantinople. Armenians at Stambolll have refused military service. The Servian attack on. TergonitSa was repulsed. Eleven men and 36 horsrs, and not 11,230 horses, ns stated, were frozen to death at Bucharest,

December 23. Anstriahas forbidden Servian operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The British fleet have quitted Besika Bay for the Oulf of Volo. ... A Russian frigate has’ captured'a Turkish transport with 875 soldiers.

. >Jany Russian, cavalry havabeen compelled to re-cross the Danube, owing to tbs scarcity of forage in Bulgaria. The body of Osman Pasha has arrived at Bucharest, sn route for Moscow, where it will bo interred. December 25. Deprct has formed a Ministry, of which he is President, holding the portfolio of Fuieijju iuTams. Crispin is Home Minister. December 29. The Sultan has solicited the mediation of the British Government with tho Emperor of Russia, and England has consented to do

Austria, in rep’y to a Turkish note, intimates that she will only permit Russia to conclude peace On the basis of the Treaty of Paris, and will not sanction the dismemberment of Turkey, nor allow the Black Sea to become a lius-iao lake.

Ghazi Mukhtar has gone to loakafter the fortificati- na at Ersiujan, leaving Ismail Pasha in command at Erzeroum, which is now nearly invested by the Russians.

December 30. The Coir has orderel the enrolment of 430.000 troops-for IS7B. The armament of the Russian flejt is being vigorously pushed forward.

December 29. After two days’ severe fighting, the Servians captured Pirot, At a meeting of Turkish sympathisers in Trafalgar square, some pro Russians interfered, and tore the Turkish flags which were being carried.

December 23. Courtney, the American ohamp’on rower, has agreed to row-Triekett in America. The Whitehall Review states tbit the Premier on the opening of Parliament will propose that England accepts the sovereignty of Egypt. with tho consent, of the Sultan anil the Khedive. December 30. A leader in the Observer says that Ru'sia has refused to conclude peace, and must leave England to intervene in the war. The discussion conii-.ui fs in the Piess regarding Eu,dand acquiring th i Suez Canal and l-gypt. The German papers are favorable to it.

Public opinkm in Austria has endorsed England’s policy. The Hungarian Minister Tizza is on a visit 1 1 15 Win.

An urgent message has keen sent by Ministers to their supporters abroad to retain {or the opening of Parliament.