CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume 358049, Issue 511, 19 December 1877, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(HETTEtt's TELEGRAMS, TEli VRESS AGENCY.)

LATEST WAR NEWS.

CAPITULATION OF PLEVNA. THE ARMY REDUCED TO STARVATION. SERVIA COMMENCES HOSTILITIES. Lo>'i>oif, November SO. .■ The Russian Press advocates the retention of Kirs. It is officially announced that, the Russians will accept an armistice after the fall of Plevna. December 2. The commander of the Turkish troops at Erzeroum states his ability to defend the town.

Ran of Pasha is organising a camp of 50,000 troops at Adrianople. December 3. The Roumanians have occupied Lorn and Palarika. At Lorn the Turks retreated towards Widdcn.

According to the Russian official despatches, the Turks have abandoned and the Russians occupied Oho/iobeni, near Biitouir.

December 4. Perfect communication was opened between Erzeromn and Trebizond.

Russian troops are wintering on the plains of Ressini. The Russian Advance Guard are at Devebnkori.

TheTurkishtroops are making desperate resists nou on the Sophia road, Mehomet Pasha attacked the .Russians. Tin; Turkish left wing retreated to Kawauli, sonlii of Hiiitiza, where the}' were defeated with great loss, and were compelled to fall back.

The Russians have oconpied the Balkan detilts Oi'ista and .Stoiifaa.

jMi'.bomet is pressing forward. Tic Russians have been obliged to retreat.

Scleiman has captured Elena. He took man 1 / prisoners and a quantity of war material. The Russian loss is estimated at 3000 killed.

December 8. A Turkish force attacked the Russian Geiieral Kakowitza, wdio compelled them to fall back.

The Russians have captured Balitza, turhing the Turkish right wing. Tiie .Russian press proposes the following peace conditions : Independence of Osferlitss, cession of Batonm and Kars. and free passage of the Dardanelles,

December 10. The Russian loss up to 17th November was 74,858 men.

Recording to an unofficial Turkish repr/i't, Plevna was amply provisioned for thb siege, and several Russian attacks were repulsed.

December ] 1. Plevna has surrendered after severe fighting. The garrison was reduced to starvation. Osinan Pasha was severely wounded at the last attempt to break through the Russian lines. By the fill of Plevna, Bulgaria and the North Balkans are open to the Russians. December 15. Thirty thousand prisoners, with fourteen thousand siek and wounded, were captured at Plevna, besides a large numnumber of guns and other material. Osman Pasha is allowed a guard of honour before his tent, and the use of the Emperor's carriage. The Servians have commenced hostilities against Turkey. The capture of Plevna has secured Kainhogas and Slivna Passes from attack. The Turks, under .Suleiman Pasha, have captured Tirnova, Papkoi. and Keoropa.

GENERAL NEWS. London, December 2. M. Gambetta has demanded that the President of the French Republic renounce the right, to dissolve the Legislature, but Marshall MacMahon rejected the demand, December :». The condition of the Pope is changed for the worse. The Italian ambassador at Constantinople has addressed a protest to the Poitagainst the stoppage of Italian vessels ; n the Bosphorus. The Porte oli'ored ample satisfaction. December 4. Tiie Pope is not. expected to recover. Sir Stafford Northcote, at a Conservative demonstration, repeated the assurance of continued neutrality on the part of England, and stated that she would mediate if necessary.

D.-cenilier 10. The French Republican loaders disavow negotiations with Dufaur. A serious crisis is threat eni ;g. .December li).

Dufaur has undertaken to form a new Liberal Ministry. The crisis lias ended constitutionally.

DIRECT AUS'I lIALIAN NEWS. Sydney, December 18. The St ad Amsterdam has -rrived ai Adelaide in -i'i days from '.jond"!:. Tin following are the passi ngors ic.r New Zealand :—Messrs. Buxioii, Hamilton. Castenake, File';.off, Wing, and Jir. and Mrs. Fox a.nd infant. Tiie new Minislrv has been formed as follows :—.Mr. Panmll, Premier and .Secretary for La ids ; Mr. Fit/.patriek, Colonial Secretary ; Mr. Cohen, Colonial Treasurer ; Mr. Leary. Minister for .Justice ; Mr. Sutherland, Minister for Works ; Mr. Snl.ion, Minister of Mi'ims : Mr. Foster, Attoriiov-Cone.al ; ami Mr. Rums, Postmaslor-Goneral.