The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-04 00:00:00

SATURDAY, NOV. 40 1876.

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

Under date Deligrad, Oct. 24, the Special Correa-
Dondent of the Daily News telegraphs :
In the fighting yesterday General Tchernateirs laorse
reared and fell back upon him as he was riding up Is hill.
The General was badly shaken, and had one leg hurt. He
could not dine at the public table last night, but was at
dt,jedner to-day. The bitter weather is finding out the fair
Weather officers, a 'number of whom, who were extremely
Valiant while it was sunshine, have hurried to 13,1 grade since
the rain has flooded the h.df-subterranean berrack-rooms.
It was General Dochtouroff, the chief of Tehernaieff's staff who
laved the day at Raonick in the most critical period of the
lighting on the 20th. Directly on his arrival from the fighting
before Saitschar he rode to the extreme front and swore he
'would stop there, come what would. He is very much beloved
bY the Russian troops, who rallied around him end held the
Position until night, althoneh it was nearly lost. All
through the fighting of the last four days Major Petersen, a
pnephew of old General Todleben, the engineer of Sebastopol,
as greatly distinguished himself. Major Petersen has a
Aarge acquaintance among English people. Toe wounded are
uPing fast in the long journey down the country in the bitter
eather to the depot hospitals. This shows the error of
'uzing them so far in the rear as Belgrade.
Ttirkish deserter who has come in states that his
mattalton has been without bread for sit days.

„The Times published the following from their Special
uorreppondent at Belgrade, under date Oat. 29:—
Matters: are hoking worse and worse for the Serviane.
Since the three days' fighting reported in your columns on
Tuesday last there has bean no engagement in the Moravia
Valley, with the exception of the affair on the 23rd. Tcher-
baYeff remains on the defensive, awaiting what he bslieves
to be an impending attack from the Turks. He has ordered
!general evacuation of non-combatants from Deligrad and
the hamlets in its neighbourhood. Nothing could be more
significant. The reason assigned is an expected bombardment
Of Deligrad, but there is nothing to bombard there. It con,
talus last three houses, the heacequarters and ambulance and
a café. With the exception of the Army, the waggon drivers,
and the ambulance people, there is no population there but
the camp followers. The latter are, however, very numerous,
and would much impede a retreat. To remove them is only
a wise provision, but that such a measure should be adopted
Is the very strongest practical illustration of the value to be
attached to all the ignorant vapourimr that has been indu'ged
in respecting the Impregnable potitions of the Serviause
They have been f allit,g into the hands of the enemy, or
have been turned by him, so far as he is yet advanced
through the Morava Valley. He has been unaccountably
'low; but if he accomplishes what he now seems bent
upon, it is not easy to see how he can be kept from Belgrade,
unless Russia shall have declared war and got her troops
here within a very few days after he has passed Deligrad on
the right of Dijanis on the left. Meantime I regret to say
that Tchernayeff himself is physically hors de combat for the
moment. He has had a fall from his horse, which confines him
to his room. This is a misfortune for his Army.
It would appear , that notwithstanding the financial diffi-
culties of Turkey, some of her citizens are spirited enough to
tont a very large price on the heads of certain of the warriors
Who are doing battle against her Captain. Prince Ghika,
Who is on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, assured me
to-day that a Turkish proprietor of Nisch has guaranteed the
F',Yriaent of 1,000 Turkish pounds to any one who brings him
!Fie head of his Highness. I suppose that the Prince believes
the story, and very naturally he regards the oiler as another
tOOf of Mussulman atrocity. Lia

FALL OF DJUNIS.
The Special Correspondent of The Times, writing
trora Belgrade on Monday, says :
Iqueis, the key of the Servian position, fell at half.past two
reaterday afternoon. The Turks commenced their attack on
the morning, and after severe fighting, in which the loss
•••• zasslan volunteers was very great, the Russc-Servian Army
Was cut into two. Tchernayt if retired on B,szanj, and Horva-
tovitch On blond and Kruchovatz Finding in the cons se of the
bight that the Turks had not entered Dellgrad, the General
Went back to that place This blow ought to be decisive.
19 Russia can stop the Turks from marching to this citi, if
~"eY have the mind to do so, and if they do not lose time
zwassia will be too late to arrest their progress, even should
at once declare war and march her troops through
~otirtiania, The Servian militia have declared that
will not fight—a declaration that was scarcely
-`",anetrary after their abject conduct in the field on
nird7 every occasion when they were ordered either
• advance in an attacker to resist one. They yest_rday
bnotlade a tort of demonstration by stating that they would
nffht under Russian officers. They well know that there
no other officers here capable of commanding them.
bere is no longer any delusion. &ride is now at the feet of
-o,lassia or at the mercy of Turkey.
Great was the consternation at the Konak last night when,
iSit about nine o'clock, a telegram reached the Prince
Tti°4nellfg that Tchernayeft was driven back to Razanj, and
at Difinis was taken. His Highness did what was the
baost natural thing in the world in the circumstances. lie
Itent for M. Kartsoff, the Russian Diplomatic Agent, and
tPahabled his Ministers in Council. There was a consulta-
. :tee. Whfch lasted till three o'clock this morning I believe
•Clst while it was being held a despatch was sent by
• b egraPh to Livadia, praying that General Ignatieff might
_ instructed by Russia to urge on the Porte an Armistice
weeks. It was further resolved that at six o'clock
"no Prince should set out for the camp, and proceed there
"'a last as post horses could convey him. Every officer then
th
T Belgrade was aroused from his slumber and told that
Z 1 Must hold himself in instant readiness. The Prince
)ltd tet out between six and seven o'clock and so.ne
trdethe Officers who were called up are now under
..._Asztet rnsai to proceed to Kragojevatz, where is the
tof Servia. The Turks ought to have passed that
er before any reinforcements from this side can arrive
theve —ave h.. 11 they rest In their present position at Djunis, as
rested in some others, and make no onward move
:Ler4sl days, further resistance on the part of the
to--a"'n volunteers and such of the Servians as can be made
fight j 5 not only possible, but probable. It is stated, how-
: T 'un —'„„,ar—aliti the intelligence comes from Russian. official
tllaa'—that the Turks have received an accession of
renath in the shape of 20,000 fresh troops, and some addl-
. onal batteries.
v. 4-140 object of the Prince's mission to the camp is to rally,
Possible, the Servlan militiamen. It is not likely that he
Will succeed in doing this. The old muzzle-loading muskets
with which mott -of them are supplied have become rusty
Irons bayenet-po'int to stock for want of cleaning,
and they themselves are in a lamentable state of
debility, owing to exposure to inclement weather,
with insufficient nourishment and scanty clothing.
The Tcherkases, or Circassian Cavalry, have comeaecritltiafrom.
Djunis the direction of Itazanj, at-tt
t s.
inan 5 back to Parakin, and as far as Tupria. There 113 some
aternation. The calling up of the officers in the hotels
here caused considerable alarm, and for an hour or
two Belgrade may be said to have been excited ; but
to-day it has relapsed into almost its chronic apathy.
This is in no small degree owing to the belief
oM. f an almost immediate Armistice. Up to this evening
Kartsoff had heard nothing positive from Constanti-
nople but he appears to be very hopeful that the Porto will
accede to the request for an Armistice, and thinks that
Within a day or two we shall hear that the negotiation for
°he haa been successful.

The Special Correspondent of The Times, writing
tql Tuesday from Belgrade, says :
I have never until to-day seen in Belgrade what could be
Called excitement It has been manifested here since morn-
tag- The occasion is a general levy of all the male adults
Who have not yet been sent to the field. By beat. of drum
Znd Printed placard it is announced that the enrolment will
,PIP made at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. Great is the
consternation consequent on this announcement. At street
corners and at the doors of the caf6i groups are collected to
discuss the call made upon them to proceed towards the
the Morava Valley and fight for their country. It is quite
evident that they would much prefer to stay at Belgrade.
.tionie of the Russian officers made use of their revolvers
on Sunday, when the Servlan troops were showing their
Courage by a general stampede. Several of the runaways
- Were shot dead on the spot; but this speedy execution did
tOot have any very appreciable effect in staying the flight of
the
Servians.
t, The Turks are bombarding Alexinatz where there are
,Several hundred houses- and they are throwing shells into
beligrad, where there is nothing to bombard. The Prince
did not go beyond Parakin last night. Be put up there in
_lila house which during the month of July served as ht
--mead-quarters.
To-day a Servian Minister stated that it was the determl-
baton of Servia to fight to the last if there were not an
!!rnaistice, and if peace should not follow it. This is the
t Idlest of vapouring. Even if properly armed, the elderly
e
!mad young lads who are new being called out would not
A° of Much account against disciplined soldiers. But the
Government have neither arms nor money There are LIAM
of the Russian volunteers whom the War Minister has
been able to send to the front because he could not find
for them. The war is virtually over as far as
eelv4. is concerned. The alternative now is either
,_A-rnaistice and peace or war between Russia and
13:,f4PY. It is very ungrateful, to be sure ; but if the
„nvians had to choose this moment between a Russian
;;;91Pation and peace on Turkey's own terms, there is not the
lagtitest doubt that they would accept the latter. Their
rifted and hatred of their allies in this war have become
42e. ens% The change from love to hatred has been very
In this case, me determination of the volunteers sad
.o'ne dbuipj,, 4,
ktalt ..e9 manifest towards the pusillanimous peasant
lEt have effected it, Lately, when the Servian people
r e under the delusion that they were going to win, one
r,"it
ettiantly heard fears expressed of the difficulty there would
g the Russians to quit the victorious plains of Servia.
it ere need be no longer any apprehensions on that score. If
van: sla herself does not plant her foot here, the volunteers are
gerlyTatlurchlY disgusted with the whole affair, and speak of the
arnbul s as a people not worth fighting for. Some of the Russian
Zeances have broken up, and the surgeons who did duty
eredtghltve returned to their own country. All this is
tnittees a y likely to have its effect on the Slavonic Com-
present insdatahose who contribute to them, and, therefore, the
settlement of the time for a pacific and moderate
Servlan carepaie Eastern Question. The experience of the
81avontc enthustasnahas done much to cool exuberant Pan-
_be better calculated Indeed, Ido not think anything could
acquaintance with the o do that than A short personal
Slays of the numerous Provinces
Vrothuildhe
wharaNie been represented here since the commencement

CAPTURE OF ALEXINATZ.
A. telegram in Viredneaday's Times says :—" This forenoon"
(Tuesday) "at 11 o'clock, Alexluau was taken, and is now in
D°lleasion of the Turkish troops. Details later."

,A telegraln from St. Petersburg says that the OAcia
n'zette ot
at Tuesday announces that General Ignatieff has been
rl 2-trneted to demand from the Porte the acceptance within
It,Y•eight hours of a six weeks' armistice and a suspension
el
at noktilltiels. Should the Porte not accept, all diplomatic
~.t3 iOnS between Turkey and Russia will be broken o, and
G, ,between Ign ff,
atieff, with the whole personnel of the Russian
will leave Constantinople.
raPla Sattaday the Princess Natalie visited the English hos-
Belgrade, going through every ward, eel chatting
till dly with each patient. Her Highness made a very pleasing
eerek't°n llPon all the English officials and r.tteadauts, and
146,1'iVellertied. very aolicitoes for the welfare of her suffering
,_"About a dozen Englishmen who have held commissions
.I English Cavell. Regiments have arrived in Constantinople,
er"11 hey° found' immediate employment in the Turkish
•ral'Y 110%, being organised under Colonel Valentine Baker.
..0e latter will admit none into the corps under his direc.
4ientLl n exeept such as he is perfectly certain are good and effl•
cflieers, with nothing against them in any way. Under
e
L C,'lonel's direction of the Ottoman Horse, none who are
ot
eview.approved of by him can enter the service."—Whitehall
R
~ At Paris ills represented that the interview between the
Mihail and General Ignatieff on Saturday pasted off with
;hitreat moderation on both sides, but the Pattie has learned
a, t the Turkish Government would not accept the terms of
l'uo armistice as proposed by Russia, while the repre-
tentatives of Germany and Austria were endeavouring to
Persuade the Porte to adopt them.
' Franco has, It is said, joined England and Italy in their
objections to the exclusion of Turkey from the Proposed
European Conference. Count Andratsy is understood to be,
like Prince Bieae
ference at all. m--"
,
—. oPPosed to the scherno of any Con-
The
Co/o3ne gazette states that a commission of Sn.viall
offl3ers is to Gerreany engaged in placing contracts for arms
ked military accoutrements. They are said to have applied
to South G,man Governments for sales of captured French
ariata, but were refused.
According to the Russian Exchange Gazette the nu rnhe
oi hands engaged in fortification were at Otslialsoff is 15,000
Ind the work proceeds by day and night.
_ The Nord cf Brussels publishes a telegram from
Berlin, stating that the understanding between the thiee
Northern Powers is more solid than ever, and that a con-
viction is felt that no contingency will shake it. Ttie ques-
tion of the conference will, the telegram states, not he
raised unttl after the settioment of the armistice ; but,
Itlculd the conference meet, Russia will energetically uphold
the Programme of pacification of which England took the
Initiative.
A telegram from Vienna says that the reports circulated
in Perth of a declaration of war by Roumania against Turkey
I 5 prunounced to be a hoax.
Drs zitchn4 nil% mart dato Odobeg 2:1 trort Beigrivlo,
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that "no description could give a comprehensive idea of the
misery which exists." There are in the district he per-
sonally visits 7,000 people without shelter, and dependent
for their daily rood "upon the morsel any charitable hand
may chance to give th.m " The d,,ctor urgently appeals for
gifts of rough, warm, serviceable clothing.