Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-12
The Eastern War.

Ate Deum was sung at Bucharest yesterday
to celebrate the Russian success az fleVna;
Prince Gorschakotf aud tho Russian and
Romanian authorities were present. The
Czsr and Prize, Gortschakoff will return to
St. Petersburg 10 week. The Car after the
surrender of Ple7na placed his OVID carriage
and escort at the disposal of Osman Pasha.
The Political Correspondence says it has 10
teligeuce from Bucharest according to when
the rumors that the Porte intends to take I'M
mediate steps for bringing about 40 armistlce
or peace negotiations are founded on something
more han mere conjecture.
n Bucharest dispatch says it is semi. officially
ann ,unced that the capture of PlcVoa will not
prevent hostities from beiog continued, even
though preliminary negotiations Tor pcic'
should be commenced.
The number OF prisoners taken st PleV0a 10
mated at &C. 900. exclusive of 20. 900 sick
and wounded.
The fall Ct Plevoa is officially announced
here. Mebemet Ali has been removed from
his command and replaced by Cbaker fashs.
The Council Of State has decided to appoint
three Christian Governors of Provinces.
The report that O<man Pasha's attempt to
break out was caused by combined Russian
and Romanian assault 90 his positions Is
purely imaginary. The sortle, Was solely
prompted by the entire failure OF PROVISIONS.
Osman crossed the river Vld, attacked and
took Fort DoIny E;ropoj.. The Russians and
Romauians were hurried up from Susarla and
Bukoya. After terrible carnage Ojman at
teupted to re-entcr PIevoa, but it had mean.
while been occupied by Romaulans and hug
sans from Grevitza Osmsn, 90 fading him
self thus surrounded, although wounded in the
| to1 f6o tIat
surrender. lie expressly aDnounced that
perOr.
simultaneously with the main sortie the
Turks made a feint againt tho Romanlan
positions on the right bank OF the Qd, but
this was feebly conducted, and the Turks 10
that quarter surrendered almost unreslstDgIy.
The whole Turkish artillery train was cap:
tured 10 the immediate neighborhood OF
Plevna. The Russian aud Romanian armies
made riumphal entry toto the town at S:oO
Monday afternoon. The Grand Duke Nlcho'
las slept at Plevna last Dight.
x telegram from Cattaro says that during
the operations against the citadel of Antivarl,
the Prince of Montenegro has been inbabitlng
house belonging to Mshommedan Bey, in
the town of Antivari. IN Sunday an attempt
was made to assassinate the PRICE 10 house
| which was mined and blown up The Prime,
was, fortunately, absent at the time. Oae OF
his bodysuard was killed and six were in ured.
A Belgrade despatch says formal declara'
ton of the Independence Of SerVla is expected
| tomorrow.
LONDON, Dec. l2.-Tho estimates OF the
number of Turks captured at Plevoa tele
graphed from st. Petersburg last night, 40 OOU
exclusive OF 10000 sick and wounded are
| worthless, as there are 20 better means OF estl'
| mating the plumber there than here.
The Vienna correspondent OF the London
Times after careful survey Of the operations
about Plevna eiuco July, with the various loss
es and reinforcements arrives at the CONCLUSION
that O;man Pasha surrendered less than 81. OOC
men altogether.
The London Globe says 1T is impossible
to exaggerate the probable sequences Sofia
will certainly be captured by the Russians be-
fore long, after which no obstacle worthy OF Sc
rious consideration to the rapid advance upot
Adrianople exists.
when once the Russians are there the Porte
must accept any terms tho Gar proposes OIL
| stake the very existence Of the Ottoman Em
] Miro Tho 1nfnnon nf Hnnotentinnnlo
All kilograms received in London agree 10 dc
clariog that the attempted sortie Of O3mar
Pasba from Plevna toward Widdin was mad
with desperation which has won for him thu
respect of his enemies His men had endured
all manner of privatioDs within the invested
town. They had suffered terribly from cold
owing to insufficient clothing; from disease
neither doctors Dor mediciues being at hand
and from famine.