Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-01
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THE FALL or KARS,
The Morning Post saws, we pledge ourselves
as to the authenticity of the intelligence respect
ing the capitulation of kars. Gen. kmety. IT,
commander ofthe Kars, had, with another officer,
effected his escape through the Russian outposts
to Erzeroum, and that thence intelligence has
been received from HIM, General kmety states
that before he left, General Williams had des-
patched u flag of truce to General Mouravieff, of
iering terms of capitulation. That kars is III
possession of the Russians there can be no doubt.
That brave Williams and his noble comrades are
prisoners there is every reason to fear. If terms
of capitulation could not be agreed upon, Gener-
nj Williams only alternative was TO attempt ia
cut his was through the Russian force, and risk
the determination Of his troops. Beaten by dis
ease and famine, their food and ammunition ex-
hausted, and relief hopeless, the men who have
made the name of Kars iiiustrious, could, by no
human means, longer defend the place for which
they have sacrificed so much. With this deplo-
rahle catastrophe. we fear the campaign in Asia
will close for the winter.
RETURN OF THE BALTIC FLEET.
Telegraphic news from Hamburg, dated the
18th inst, announces that the entire squadron OF
Briti,h sailing vessels Of the navy in the north,
numbering IL, had quilted the Baltic, aud that
no English vessels of war now remained. The
ships were all to return to this country.
In a despatch from Berlin it is asserted that
the Grand Duke Constantine has ordered the cap
tain of every vessel in the Baltic fleet to make "a
return of supplies received. and especially to
note those articles not furnished in sufficient
quantity. This order is said to have been caused
BY the wretched state of the crews, concerning
which the most incredible tales are told.
1t is stated in a letter from Hamburg that n
squadron Of ten new screw g%unboats have enter
ed the port of Sweaborg, coming from Cronstadt.
THE PEACE RUMORS
The Paris correspondent of the Times repeats
the usual pacific runors. ut is reported" he
says. '.tlmt Russia is on the point of accepting
the Austrian propositions, and that, IN fact. we
are on the eve If peace" Bat this gossip. re-
peatpd from day to day, has ceased to excite in.
tcrest, and mol n single authentic statement is
given whatever to confirm or contradict it.
VIENNA, Dec. 7lh. Tho Augsburg Gazette
publishes the following:-Up to this time no
ground has been gained upon which negotiations
for peace can be commenced. The story of an
Austrian ultimatum Isl pure invention. A letter
from St. Petersburg, under date of December 3,
says: The Inuaiide Russo contains an order Of
the day by the Emperor, issued after his inspcc-
ton Of the 4th and 9Th Infantry divisions of the
Russian army in the Crimea, in which it is snid,
of e1qht recimcnt seven only could show nm eff
fective of more than two battalions. The Augs-
burg Gazette announces that the entire army of
the Austrian Monarchy, the army corps occu-
pying Moldo WullHcnia alone excepted, is to be
reduced to a peace footing "a the 4th army corps
standing in Gallicia has already been. The next
corps for reduction is that commanded by the
Archduke Albert. stationed in Hungary and
Trausvlyania. The diminution is Effected not
only by granting leave to II large number of in
dividual soldiers, but Ivy the disbnndiug of GER
tain battalions. This fact will help US to Judge
how far the Emperor preserves his Intention of
becoming an active ally.
From Berlin i, photographed n confirmation that
Bavaria and Saxony have notified to Russia their
desire TO see peace concluded on the basis of the
four points. The communication from those
States to Russia contained no other proposition.