Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-29
Tho Fastarn War.

Two OF rain QaS UhQe tue loooo o'o'oo' 'DfN
bic. The ground is sodden and the mu1 aok'e
deep. The immense number Of horses have
eaten all the forage, aud has is very scarce at
any price. Consequently communications are
daily more difficult The horses are decidedly
losing flesh. As the season advances the din
culties of the campaign Increase in geometrlc
ratio
The London Times military critic says OF the
operations of the third Turkish army lit is
difficult TO perceive the full objects OF Suleiman
Pasha's tragedy, but be has certainly proved
hinselfa bold aud inspired leader and until
the results of his operations are made manifest
end thci. fill pIrport dlsco?ered, is bqt fair
to suppose he is acting with adequate reason.
His characteristic bravery, the self:denlal and
abstemiousuess of his mode of lite, his cool
nerve and undauuted courage, and his high
military reputation which was appreciated Oh
all hands till his check 10 front OF the tormlda-
b!a Fort ST. Nicholas, should DOW be rcmaDi-
beFel.f
Snow has been falling in The Sehipka Pass
since Monday, and is DOW ten centlpetres deep
at the foot Of The Balkans.
The Austrian and German Ambassadors, 10
th, came OF the Russian Government. have
anphed to the Porte, 10 virtue OF the Geneva
UocvenLiuu for a permit TO transport tlmoef
across the Daoube for huts tor the Russian
wounded. The Porte has deferred a reply until
il il made certain that the hu!s are OILY to lie
used for The wourded.
A Belgrade dispatch says Russia demands
that the Sergiau army shall enter thc held
when suecees at Plevna is obtained.
ii, stated that the SkupscrD4 Will lie GOA
vckcd 10 October.
\ di5patch lrom Belgrade says seven battal-
ions q regulars aud militia have gone to tue
w.s,eru frontier, where the UJhitza brigade is
also uese tled. This seems to be precauton
against the conceuttat,Oc C! IHrkish troops al
Sleotza aud Novi Varos.
The Paris Memorial! Diplomalique asserts
that the Sultan will send Prince Hassan to Lon
don ct the end Of October to give the British
Government al intimation OF the conditions
upon which be would agree to peace.
The LondoD Times Paris correspondent re
marks that this statement manlfestly requires
confirmation.
A Vienna correspondent ttleerspbs as FOL
lows "A seizure of arms aud 1000 Shrapne
shells at the custom house in Pesth is causing
considerable sensation. Sixteen cases OF breach
leaders, sc 000 cartridges, and several boxes oil
Turkish fez caps have also been seized 10 Tran
sylyania. The Government has ordered Judi
cial investigation.
The London Times Vienna correspondent
confirms these reports, and says, considering
the places at which those preparations have
been found, it may be predicted with some con.
fdepce that the plan was not only to enlist an
armed body in Hungary, but likewise to make
az expedition into Roumania As no force
that the Turkish sympathizers could send could
| influence the war, the intention was evidently
to compromise, ii possible, and to embroil the
monarchy, 80 as to drive it into active measures
on the side of Turkey. Such proceedings, how
ever, will cause noalterstiooin Austria's policy.
The London News Berlin correspondent
states that party Of military surgeons 90 spo,
cial leave departed yesterday for the Russian
headquarters. They belong to some Of the best
regiments 10 the Germany army.
Rcouf Pasha, who has been acting as COM
mander for Mehemet Ali during the lat.
ter's absence from Shumla has gone to Con.
staotinople.
A Vienna dispatch says telegram from
| Shumla leads to the belief that the sudden
| summons of Reouf Pasha to Constantinople
signifies an important change in the command.
Either Mehemet Ali or Suleiman Pasha will,
it is thought, be repac I'd, the lattor most prob
ably. .....
A Therapia correspondent says: The military
| authorities of Roumelia will not sand the Ges.
hoffs to Constantinople, because they are afraid
their lives would be spared. This apprehen.
sion Of the Roumelian military authorities,
| which is 10 accordance with the opinion gener.
alIy entertained here. establishes strong pre-
| sumptiuu that the Geshoff5 are innocent, for
the Turks are not just now disposed to show
mercy towards Bulgarians against whom there
is even vague suspicion.- and far less against
men of mark when charge of conspiracy can
be brought home to them. According to one
account, Bulgarian, when on his way to exc
cution, promised to make important disclosures
if pardoned. His pardon vas accordingly prom
iscd, and he disclosed the spot where tie min
utcs of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Committee
had been buried. The informer was then hang
ed. This may be Justification, but there is
nothing improbable 10 it. 1t is, however, fur
Their asserted that in the papers thus discovered
was evidence connecting the Geshoffs with last
years lnsurrect0D.
The general opinion seems to be that it is in.
credible that men 10 the position Of the Ges-
QOU6 ElOulQ cO1ulG tueuSelftS III HfltluS ~
such feeble and unpromisiBg enterprise as last
years so.callcd instruction. At this moment
for Bulgarian to be accused is to be condemn
ed. An Euglish eyewitness who has Just re-
turned from the disturbed districts Informs me
that the first thing usually done to Bulgarian
after his arrest on suspicion is to beat him
soundiy. II he is far from the sceDo Of trial he
is liable to be compelled to walk thither without
food or drop of water. .'. I.....
Ia one instance out of seventy prisoners thr
teen died on their way to trial. After such
treatment prisoners are too exhausted aud scar
ed to properly defend themselves The trial
is the merest mockcry, and virtually goes little
beyond Identification of the prisoner. My in.
formaut saw case of one man disposed Of.
Sentence of death was passed on him 10 just
quarter Of an hour.
The Times, though it strongly sympsthizes
with Russia, prints the following under a
prominent heading :-"Pru1eut generosity"
by ,eegraph.) lFrom our special correspou.
deUt:l
THERApIA, Sept. 2S.-'It is said that the
Turkish soldiers have received strict orders not
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