The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-20
THE WAR;:
Disagreement Between the Gar
and Grand Duke Nicholas.
EARLY TERMINATION OF THE WAR.
Adrianople at the Mercy Of the
Russian Invaders.
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HOW CHARACTERISTIC s0Fu The TURK !
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bow CHARACTERISTIC aOR,, The TURK |
At q Critical Moment the Military Com
manders are Changed.
MEHEMET ALI, EMBARRASSING.
Lord Derby Explains the Merits Of the Pacific
Policy Of England.
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[DY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, July 20, 1877.
The HERALD's special correspondent at
Itzkani telegraphs that s'rumors are
current there of the existence of o
strong divergence Of opinion between the
Gar and the Grand Duke Nicholas. The
former favors an early peace, while the
latter insists upon taking Constantinople
THEY GO NO FURTHER.
"The Fourth Russian Army corps, Lieuten-
ant General Zolof, which has recently ar
rived at Bucharest, will not cross the
Danube, but will proceed to Giurgevo
at present, returning to Russia Immediately
after the capture of Rustchuk. The fall of
this town will indicate the termination of
the war, being the last concession made by
the Gear to the troops
THE END NEAR AT HAND.
''Some corps have already received official
intimation of their early return to Russia.
NJ Kitroivo, formerly Russian Consul at
Constantinople, offers to wager a large
amount that he will shortly resume his
former functions at the city on the Golden
Horn.
A NEW CHIEF OF THE TURKISH ARMY.
1t was officially announced in Constan-
tinople yesterday evening that Abdul
Kerim, Generalissimo of the Turkish army,
had been dismissed, and Mehemet Ali APP
pointed to succeed him. The dismissal of
Redif Pacha, Minister Of War, is reported
as probable, but has. not yet been confirmed
officially. Mehemet Ali is q Prussian,
whose real name is Schultz. He has shown
himself capable as division commander at
Montenegro and elsewhere
THEY MUST COME HOME
The imperial steamer Sureja left Constan-
tinople last night to bring Abdul Kerim,
Reouf and Redif pachas back to CONSTANT
nople. Suleiman Pacha has been appointed
commander Of the army in Roumelia. AS
sim Pacha, now Minister of Justice, has
been appointed Governor of Adrianople.
WORK FOR MEHEMEr
The Russians are advancing to destroy
workshops of the railway at Jeni Saghra.
Mehemet Ali Pacha with considerable force
has left Adrianople to meet the Russians
MORE TROOPS FOR THE DEFENCE
Twenty thousand regulars and 10000
volunteers have left Constantinople for
Adrianople. The Mussulman inhabitants
of Adrianople are arriving at ConstantlDople
en- masse and are provided by the govern
ment with lodgings in the schools.
TURKEY CANNOT SAVE ADRrANopLE.
The Standards correspondent at Adrian
ople telegraphs as follows 81 know on
very high authority that the Porte does not
expect to be able to prevent the Russians
reaching Adrianople."
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
The Russians are endeavoring with every
prospect of success to obtain possession of
Kasanlik and Slivno, which would give
them control Of the southern debouchment
of the two most important passes of the
Central Balkans Turkish advices place
the principal Russian force at Hahn
koi, which is the southern debouch-
ment of the chain, Boghaz and
Tchivarditzkor passes. The Turks seem
to base their hope of repelling the invasion
wholly on the arrival of Suleiman Pacha
md his army. 1t is improbable that the
Russians will give time for that before
throwing forward q sufficient force to seize
and hold the passes.
MOVING ON ADRIANoPLE.
Various dispatches represent that the
movement on Jeni Saghra was a feint.
The real movement was directed toward
station further south, where the Russians
have concentrated an army corps under or
dcrs to proceed at once to Adrianople.
1t is calculated that the Turkish forces not
already locked in the Danubian fortresses
do not exceed one hundred thousand and
that the Grand Duke Nicholas has sufficient
force at Tirnova to prevent their interfering
with the movement on Adrianope.
on THE MARCH FOR pHrL1ppoPoIIs.