, 1876-11-07
Turkey Forced to Abandon Sey-
eral Captured Positions
In Servfn.
England Proposes, and Russia Con.
sonts, to a Conference at Con-
f. Btantinoplo.
Death OF Cardinal Antonelli at
Ronao Yesterday.
Contlttion and Sentence Of Dr.. Slransberg aud nfs
Confederate SWin1lers.


LoNnoN, Nov. 0-(lcr'nany and Austria haVo
demonstrated With Russia for her breach of tho
neutral understanding bctwcen tho three Pow
ers, III presenting llcr ultfnlatifn tu The purte.
Consequently, Austria intimatcs her intention
Of uphuling the Integrity Of Turkey.
TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
PAINS, Nov. b,-pryato atlyIccs from Con-
etantinuplc represent that negotiations are
going OIL for direct understanding between
Turkey and Russia, which would render q
European conference unnecessary.
Won Inflow spEAKs.
1iEnL1N, Nov. B.-sffnlstcr Vun Du1osy, Chief
ol the Foreign Office ot tho Empire, in speech
bclorc tho llcichstag to-day OH the Eastern
question, declared tho nf{nfrs Ut Turkey were
no: likely 10 affect Germany directly or Indirect
". The policy of the Government was that
tlermauy should always remain llrsu Lulwark
Of peace.
nusstA PREVAILS,
LONDON, Nov. - u. nl.-Tho Vtcnna cor
respondent of tho standard says the Porte,
yief&liaE to the lcmanLs Of Russla, llas augreed
| ip rclinqlilsli tho positions captured bY tho
Turks sfnco. the might u Oct. 81, hcnco tho
EVACUATION of Dc'srad.
1RorusEp CoSrEnESCE.
The l'ost, IN leader, ANNOUNCES TINT England
| has proposed conference ut cunstanttuoplc.
The Conference IL sunlnoueu On the l,ass 0f
thu Integrity n'nl independence of thu Ottoman
t.uiHtEs Nv VIII EG MtNllCnl Will
Lort Dcsby's pe1ce proposals. Tho Powers
participating Will he required to p!cdgc t.cnl-
selves tn rcnosluco selfish objects Of territorial
uggrandizctncbt.
| Tho Standards Paris dispatch confirms fore
| E0fsg announcements.
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS.
LONDON, My. T-5a II. MA Vienna cores
pomlcnt Ut tlie Times says 1t Is certain tl,ut
sian oilirtais Who kave hitherto been anxious 10
| deny nil military preparations now maintain
that thu whole army ID on war footing. This
sudden franknces may possibly be by command.
THE sEsVtAN ARMY.
LONDON. Nov. - a. nl.-Tho Daily Ns,a,'
dispatch from paratcltltl reports tlnt tlaScrvan
army can ardly be said to exist It 10 utterly
| disolgan!zed. The roads are covered with snow.
FngEtivcs aud soldiers are lytug like ratten
| sheep.
The Isle3raphs Vienna special says 1t Is re-
| ported III political circles TINT Prince Gortscla-
kolf has asscntc4 to Englands proposal TINT o
TItE DA1TLE OF s1lIEaoTATz.
sEML!Y. Oct. 3.-An eyewitness who has
| tight In tue Muraya Valley commenced OIL
| Wednesday evening by tlru lruIn four Turkish
bntterics on tho Cruvet position. Tho seryiaus
answered 9,,swers1 VI wst ons bnttery only ByioFo
IN great masses made determined efforts to
force the positions IT IIoryatorltclI, which ex-
| tended II, Il southcaaterly direction for about
i've ,tiles irnm the heights above Dluoia OIL tho
Witch Ind an available fopr Of about D,GW0 to
12,U0O lnen. Tins battEu ragged TIL after night
fall, aud tho Turks succeeded In driving ilcr-
yatorlteli's forees step by step northwartis, tho
his right wing, which waa driven bEeis D
considerable distance. Tie losses on both Sides
| wtre heavy. md the Turks displayed a deter
minalion illld courage which ilorvatoYitell sa!d
j1n1t
trry bclug pIared iii frunt Of Crryet, tlio left
crsitrc u tllc Serynn position, willis two half
batteries Tired tn tho sa,ns drcetior fron hill
On thu east. Towards evening Tchrr-
naye.f and his ssan rode over to kaontk with
rctaforccmonts, including two battattons Of Rus
slans. Ono Of these WIS posted at Croyes, which
lies atnong hills. by this time the roads wero
Early On frllay morning tho Turks fonuscd I'll.
nttacl; with fresh furrcs, and planted u new bat
terry south ot crevet, which was nom
played upon hy., triple tire. Tho Rus
and PORTION ity u t. was ~" ~t,1aWn tptie1 to loR
n!Il northwest u SllJcgowatz, the village in
which llosvatovitch hn4l his headquarters. Thu
Turks, tosarls the close Of the day, effected
lrii aurias ts,o day by Russiau '' oattaon Int, lo
| and buttultoa of tho scrvMn regular army.
so.uo tattuiions Of tho Scsylan militia Ind
nut bsown snf'as courage. Fur two
%l4Sb UALkl9 HUI u0W UEE!l HGk
ana leavy without any very, dcslslys result:
Oh Feiday night 'rclsernayeif, fa u cs,sl.cil OF
| war, dccidcl to csacuute Crsyet, In spite uf a
| ttntrary opinion on tho purt Of llnsyatoyi!cl,.
Tho luttcr jnlt displayed LIS lisnl skill III mnu-
uuvrnsg ITS forecs', aid Ind ,nndo several tank
attacks which, with noru exucricreu forces,
have hal different RESULT but he wis also out
numbered. Tcherl.uye!T spent tho nght TN
llcight nboye Djunts wlth Mai Peterson, WHO Ills.
playel grcas energy durint; tho w!:olo ot the en-
KaKesNcnt.- AboutO oil Saturday morning tho
Turks tuoE 1"ssess|oh Ut CrHVct atnl the NIL
iarcnt hills wlthgrcas cheering and pressed down
less determination. AZ 10 ofclock they set lirs
to Kbar, md the Blnole nl!l lInines lnarset the
retreat Of uoryatovtch's right wing, which, with
the. bulk Of h!a rc.ltre, took up q fresh
at l.Is furtheat batteries. TIlu Turks, llushei
With t!lc!r success, nov attempted the Hills
n1rth of Creyet, III The direction Ut this Djumfs
hclg'ilst and afMt In!dllty llluttcrs looked very
61sx IL @ tbs 5gt wg e hf ,as a Ary 81 to
cif's Statl, wlu retur,,cd the tlay bcforc from
tho small ailair .neur Saitsc!.ar, led In per-
son, reserved battalion ii Rlssinns
against thy Al. enemy, ana lrova them at
Crovct. lle Displayed matci bravery and e,ol-
rcss uudrr Il witheriuE Tire, and ayCricsl illsas-
trnus defeat. About 13 u,n Turks lire sll]cg-
watz, which, With lMrld t!an!c as each hoilsc
un3rs About . o'clock Ills n,l.stctry firing
| gradually dlctl away, tho cannonad!nE !mstug
hees comparatively slight for sonse hours,
nwtng to tue eloso quarters Ut tho contcllain;;
forces.
Iho nusso-acrvian losses wcru about l,100
killed aMl wounded, aud tho TURKS, rs tl.ry
were tho assacklhg party and constantly brought
a aSFfss uts ~ t. ayS os sfr ot
tenus froln thu lou l!ll On thu soutl, of tlsu
Krurhoyatz road on tl!clr stghs to tho Efsat hill
oppositg. Djunls on the lett, the ccatrc being