The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
HONORS TO STANLEY.
An Armistics To Be Arranged
After the Fall Of Plevna.
ETROPSE AND ORCHANIE.
Turks Are Driven Out of the Former
and Abandon the Latter
MUCH TALK ABOUT PEACE.
ETROPSE AND ORCHANIE.
MUCH TALK ABOUT PEACE.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Nov. 81, 1877.
The Geographical Society of Antwerp has
unanimously made Mr.. Stanley an honorary
member, las token of respect to the in
trepid and indefatigable traveller who has
Just revealed to the world the hidden heart
Of Africa"
WINTER QUARTERS
Slstova despatch says:-"The Russian prepara-
lions for wintering in Bulgaria have been counter
handed. 1t is expected that after the fall ofPlevna
IN armistice will be concluded and prellminaries
OF peace be arranged"
FALL OF ETRorsE
A Russian official despatch dated Bog0t, an
nounces that the Russians ON Saturday captured
the fortified town Of Etropse. about twenty miles
north Of the Balkans, with trinng loss. The Turks
ned In disorder.
ORcHANIE EVACUATED.
Tho Berlin National Zeifung has telegram from
Sofia stating that the Turks evacuated Orchanie
on Saturday.
NEHEMET ALI's POSITION.
The capture OF Pravetz mot Provitz, as before
reported) enables the Russians SO to threaten Me.
hemet ALPS communication, should he attempt to
force the Orchanie and Plevna road, that he must
either retaKe Pravetz before he makes the attempt
pr else move with his main force further west in
the direction OF Berkova
BRILLIANT N0NTENEGRINs VICTORY.
The Montenegrins captured on Saturday night,
after several hours desperate fighting, two forts
commanding the town and port OF spizza. The
Montenegrins now hold the whole territory to the
Bojana, except the citadel at Antivarl and Dull.
cgno.
THE LAST POINT
The citadel at Antivari still holds out, encour.
aged by the assurance OF relief coming by sea The
Prince OF Montenegro Is at Antivarl The weather
Is very stormy, and operations on the coast at
present are impracticable should the Turkish iron.
clads arrive.
The Times Cettinje correspondent says Turk.
ish fleet OF iron-clads and transports reported
passing Corfu on Sunday. 1t Is expected at Anti
vari Immediately.
THE SULTAN TO TREAT FOR PEACE.
The Ministerial Fremdenbian, OF Vienna has
special despatch tom Constantnopls by way or
SYRIA which says:-:The Sultan has expressed his
intention to treat separately with the Gear. He
abandons all idea OF applying to any foreign Power
for mediation"
RUSSIA WORKING FOR GOOD TERMS
The Russian newspapers profess a strong desire
or peace according to dispatches from ST. Peters
burg. There Is much talk OF direct me-
ability OF such settlement Is said to
grow stronger daily. Russia Is reported to be
making special exertions to secure, at any rate,
Englands exclusion from the negotiations. These
peace rumors must be taken for what they are
worth. They are not believed here to be worth
anything.
BRACE OF DENIALs.
The Edinburgh Scots,nan's London correspondent
contradicts the reports telegruphed to the Man.
chester Guardian by Its London correspond
ent about the feeling produced In the
minds or the Ministers by the Russian successes
md possible interference OF England; that Mr..
Disraeli has informed the Russian Minister that
Y Adrianople be taken and Constantinople 1eop-
ArdiZed, England might he compelled to 20
TO war, and that orders had been issued
for the immediate preparation or an army corps.
The ScOtsntdn's correspondent says:-"No note has
been sent to Count Schouvalofr and no army corps
Is preparing. These rumors are only important
because they tend to induce the belief that Eng
land Is thoroughly hostile to Russia, and Will ulti.
mately protect Turkey from the consequences OF
the war;
The Turkish Embassy at Vienna denies that the
Ottoman Ambassador has sounded Count AndraSsy
relative to mediation. The Ambassador has not
ret presented his credentials.