THE WAR
FALL OF KARS. CAPT RE OF ORCHANIE. (Ruters Calo^rama.) Ljndon, November 9. Russian official dispatches dated November 15'h report Kars carried by assault under General Meiikotf. The Russians successfully attacked the Turkish position and ca tured Orellana on November 21. The Russian commander summoned the Turkish garrison at Erzeronm to surrender. The Sultan ordered resistance to the last extremity.
November 24. Count Andrasay replying to the Turkish Ambassadors note, state! th-tt the moment for meditation had not arrived.
Tne Russian press contains proposed conditions of peace, which stipulate for the session of part of the Turkish fleet. A joint iiussoTurkish occupation of the passage ot the Dardanelles and the ex* elusion of all other nations.
An Iraoeriai Ukase U published Sanctioning the formation of a National guard at Bucharest. The Romauian array is besieging Widdin.
The Russians c.iptn.'ed Etropol. The Servian declaiation of independence is expected. London. Nor. 29.
The Russian official deS atches State that the Turks were attacked and completely defeated at Orohanie, which they subsequently evacuated.
Sulieman Pasha has assumed the offensive.
The Russian loss before Kars is enormous.
Prince Hassan, with the Egyptian contingent, fell bajk to his former position.
A Russian brigade, undef Melikotf, remains at Kars, while the rest of the Russi m troops are marching against Er aero am. A Turkish official despatch states that the Turks made a reconnaisance beyond the Lorn and Jantra rivers, and inflicted heavy loss on the Rmsiau forre<».
Snobi'loff oiptured the Erivi zi redouot.
►3<»heiiuu Phs ia is appointed Gun in ude.'-m-Oiref in Uaum i.iia, AlicomiMnls the troops at Lia-igiJtd.
A Ru<>sian official d -sutoh states that the battle of Az zi is s.ubst uir,i aliy ooufitvned. According to a Rus-siau otfljiai <ie-»pid>, the I'ii'k", ou tne ot the 15 hj, i hrice nn. suoceastully ..ttacke Skobeloff s position.
Mukhtar Pai'aa received rei« force, meats,
War between Turicey and Servia is regarded as, imminent. ._. The Russians are besieging: Ei'ezeroam, mid a complete Russiai}.; administration is established in the Province of firezeroum. The Russians ensured Ami mil
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 858, 8 December 1877, Page 2
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