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Kumara Times, Issue 435, 16 February 1878, Page 2

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ADDITIONAL NEWS. THE WAR. The Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphed to the "Bmperor from Sovetreka—" I am happy to congratulate your M.'JRsty upon the brilliant victory of General Kadetsky. After desperate fighting he captured the whole Turkish army, defending Shipka Pass, consisting of 41 battalions, 10 batteries," 1 regiment cavalry. Prince Maisky occupied Kerzeralisk, and Skpbeloff holds Shipka." Flags were displayed all over St.' Petersbuigh, in" 'honor' of Kadetsky's victory. ' A Bucharest correspondent of the Times says the battalions captured in

! Shipka Pass, probably number from ' 300 to 400 men each. The victory' was the result of a combined"" movement of Generals Radestsky and Skobeloff, through Shipka and Trojan Passes respectively. A Vienna special from Constantinople states that Sulieman Pasha is relieved of his comuand, and summoned to Constantinople. The loss of the Russians in the captuie of Shipka was 800 killed and 2000 wounded. The Turks were surrounded, and became demoralised. The Turks bombarded the town of Theodosia, on thesouth-east of the Crimea burned ten houses, killed one person aud wounded twelve. ..They also bom barded Anapa on the Black Sea, but did little damage to the town. Only one person was killed. A correspondent at Pern says it is calculated that 20,000 fugitives arrived at Constantinople .from Roumania. During "the week a train, crowded with fugitives, ran off the track near'Chatallia, when about fifty were killed and wounded. The Turkish Parliament raised subscriptions for the relief of the refugees. The St. Petersburgh Golos prints a special despatch from Vienna, • which contradicts the St. Petersburg despatch, to the London Times, ithat it was rumored Austria and Germany have vetoed the idea of opening the Dardanelles to Russian vessels only, and that Russia had consequently determined not to raise the question at all. A Golos telegram says that Austria has not discussed this question with Germany, and a Russian despatch from Berlin says that Russia is negotiating with other Baltic Powers, for the purpose of prohibiting war vessels of nonBultic Powers from entering thatjsea.,; , Antiviri surrendered unconditionally to the Montenegrins, and Msch has surrendered after five days'fighting.-'>' : < All official despatch says' 'the Turks" left 300 dead iu the fortifications df the Trajan Pass, beside? these the Turkish battalions were almost annihilated iu an encounter with the Russians. A Vienna despatch states that, advices from Turkey show that the works; at Adrianople are only partially armed aud unfit to resist attack. „ The fortifications of Constantinople, will consequently be looked on as a'last resource/ although they seem- to be even in a worse condition, v..Kverything points to the complete confusion and dismay of the Turks. The Grand Duke, in a'telegram to' the Porte, very expressly asked that two Turkish delegates be sent to meet him at Kezmlik, and that they should have the fullest possible powers. A meeting of the Grand Ottoman Council was held subsequently, and'appointed two plenipotentiaries. A Constantinople despatch reports that the Russians entered Jeno Saghra on Saturday- . The place was previously burned by the retreating Turks. The Standard's Constantinople correspondent states that the Prince of Reuso (German), and Count Cortie (Austrian) ambassadors iuforraed the Porte that, if he permits the British fleet to come to Constantinople, Germany and Italy will also demand,permission for their fleets to pass through the Dardanelles. The Baroness Burdett Coutts, as the representatives of contributors to the Turkish relief fund, received the following telegram from Mr Layard, British Ambassador jA Constantinople:— " Distress is increasing terribly. Fugitives are arriving by thousands; nine > trains are expected to<lay, (Saturday) from Adrianople, bringing 10,000 fugitives, mostly women and children, who will make the journey in i open trucks during "a heavy "snow fall, j A large uuraber of other fugitives will j arrive shortly. They have engaged a house near the station to receive the I destitute, and provide for the distribu- j tion of food. Twelve hundred sufferers i were lodged and relieved to-day. Funds i are urgently required. The Turkish j Government is doing its best, but its action is almost paralysed by the overwhelming magnitude of the miseiy it has to deal with." A Constantinople special announced that Pbillipopolis is abaudoued' and burned. At Constantinople it is reported that the Porte was determined to make peace with Russia, leaving any power which olijHcted to the conditions to settle the matter with Russia. The instructions of the Turkish j Plenipotentiaries are Such, as to make,, the conclusion of. thaaj.-ihis.tice 'certain, j General Ignatiefi" is expected to talvß I part in the negotiations to protect llus- \ sia't interests by all means at her di«-' ! pbs-il. !, : Sulieman Pasha's army was cut off at Phillipopolis and was unable-to 'reach) Adrianople. ~ "' . A Vienna 7 political correspondent from Athens, has. the " The Ministry does not iutend at present to obey the popular .'warlike feeling. Importanfc\negotiations are p'end-

ing Greece and England, upon-; the issue f of which depends whether Greece shrill or not, at an early date, play an : active part with and at the side of England*" A fymes 'special from Giurjevo says that Mezzaliff is among the Turkish .prisoners at Traleschik. The fearful state at Fraleschite is becoming a terror to travellers between Bucharest and the Danube, even if there is, nothing worse than ordinary typhus, the mortality is evinced by numerous graves in the plains surrounding the prisoners' camp. A correspondent says:—"l saw Russian soldiers digging huge graves, and near them fifty Turkish corpses lying in a confused heap, as they were emptied from the dead carts,. Their ragged, halfclad forms and frost bites, visible, on their naked limbs, gave evidence of the hardships they have suffered on the march from Nicopolis." GENERAL. NEWS. London] January' 21. A Welsh colliery has received, orders for the immediate despatch of a large quantity of coal to Yourla Bay for the. 'British fleet. ■..*;< <■ .i • i.>•. Parliament met on the 17fch\j\as.$#A Queen did not ..open, the Session in' person, there was no State ceremonial. The Queen's speech wasiread.;ln t&ferring to the Eastern war, it says— Hitherto in the war neither of the belligerents , has iufringed the conditions on which her-neutrality was founded. She willingly believed both desirous to respect them as far as lies I in their.power 5 and so long as her-cpn-j ditions were not infringed her attitude will continue the same, but she cannot conceal from herself}-.that should hostilli ties be uufortunately/ .prolonged, sbmiei unexpected occurrence:may. incumbent ori r .her to adopt measures * 1 of precaution. Such'measures could' not J s be effectually taken without ade- . quafe prepWdon. She trusted'to her Parliament's, liberality to supply means 1 ' which may .be required fpi';that ; purpose. ''';.'■;';'.'. ''"'\.-"\",i ''"' .-'■'■ ; At a Home t Knl6 oo^'fer^hcie?.;aje o . .Dublin-,'Mi* Butt proposed arejolation, to the , effect that 'theSome 'Su7ef' f hißinbers ought to form a^)arate:affd ,'. \ distinct parliameiitar)' party,'nuitedibpi*.•j the' 'principles- of obtaining seßgo vem"ment for Ireland. .„ .; A Paris'M)Vrespond , ent«ayß.that Mr ; Slade, spiritual medium, after his ex- ! pulsion from Vienna went Vfievlnjpf ,j whence he was also expelled. . " w j It is reported that.G^nht,ShQnyg ! Joffi, I is about to vieate the. Russian. Am-"'.' i bassyhere,and that: oo)uiikO.r.toff,, I Ambassador at Paris, ds to 'Succeed ;hini'.} ; : I lb is rej)orted .that Victor »Km-: * manuel said on 'KiV death bed. • ' 4> J J; i have always felt^^aff^cjiioiVian^'deference ; towards the person. 01 the" 1 I have personally displeased him. -.. -J'ajr£, j sorry, but in all mv acts.,have always. J bad consciousness of haviug fulfilled my' j duty as a citizen and Prince, 1 aid never r having cun nutted anything coiitrary,to] ;■' i religion." -*- I ** • ' /'j"!| M' , -',J || ■ The QuirinaT; Palace -was' thronged from early morning until a laWhour» by people eager to get a glimpse'of the face 1 , of the dead King." Thousands of people came into Rome from distant. places. The deepest sorrow is manifested." ~. The Advertiser hears on x-eliable authority that official., information has been received in St. Petersbuigh that fcho Chinese massacred 1500 men, . women, and children at Keshorian, com tn itting the most frightful atroci- . ties. '' . ", _.. Tbe Cabinet decided that the troops ship Juniua, homeward bound from ". India, with 1067 men, and the ! Euphrates, outward bound with 1142 ' men, both reported detained at Malta,i should proceud to their destinations.) AMERICAN NEWS!" I H. M. Cutter, cotton broker of ;New [York, has failed and fled: liabilities', (.£200,000. '-'. • . -.:« .,-. .... •.:■;;«;.;,': j There are numerous business failings in Chicago 'New Y;>rk. ■</■. ■ Stringent measures are being resorted to for the-protection of'theCalifornian fisheries.: I taiiati's and Chinese are extirpating fish of all kinds: Lambert, th« perjure! president of a New, York Life. Assurance'Ccun.pany, has been sent to the Statu prison for five years. ' • . ?'• ''..''.C¥ ye 7, e, i ,L ne rt . w to atoms by an explosion of t At Michigan, 911 1 m :tivo was thrmvir tifty feet and reJ'duced tola couf'iised> hfap*ofrwx)od:"ahd j iron. J The merchants of New York'propose ; to the., system of,coiumercial, i ""' ".' ~~-' ••'-'.- - i -i\i i t : A tra.mp being -orderedout' 'of Farn- ! ivalV (baggi jj, faptpry, deUbjrateteapj plied a match to a bag of jute.' The j fire that ensued tlQss of 8.00,0 J dolsy And laOieraplnjyees had a narrow j escape from burning.;, j T.')« ludpfudeiit .Greenback'pjirttr- .■ have petitoned Congress, to remo toriize silver coin to the standard

of 1870, and make it a fall legal 1 tender ; second, to repeal the Act, by ' which. Goverment is pledged to renew specie payment.-' California received over 100,000 tons of Australian eoal during 1877, which compared with the previous year shows * felting off of 31,200 tons.