, 1877-12-11
Horrible Scenes Witnessed bv the
conquerora Within the
Captured City.
Poor Creatures Dying by Hun
dreda from Hunger, Dis
ease, and Cold.
NaoMahpn Will Have No Furfhor
Dealings with the Depu- -
ties.


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LONDON, Dec. 11-5 e. m.-Ptovna has
fallen, not by assault nor atrategy, but by
tgnominious, unconditional surrender. That
tho condition Of Osn4an Paaha'a army wns
known in Constautinoplo is now' Ger
tain, and henco the rocont effort Of
Salci1nan Pasha to create d diversion
to enable him to bronx out Of Plavna.
Almost simultaneous with Suleiman pasha's
brilliant movement toward Tirnova, Oaman
pasha made valiant struggles to
uRkAK THE nusa1AN Line
In the direction OF Widdin, while Mehemet
Ali was expected to mako direct attempt 10
relieve him; but not only did tho former
hayo little cffeot In tho withdrawal Of tho
Russian troops from before Plevna, but Me-
hcmet Ali wholly failed to cooperate, and
lo either has been or Is to DO Immediately
roliovod Of his command.
On Saturday, after Osman Paaha had
found his escape impossible, his army stsrv.
Ing and porishing with cold, and no hope Of
succesa, Ao sent parlementaire 10 tho nus-
sian headquarters with special letter
addressed personally to tho Grand Duke
Nicholas as Chief Of the army investing
pleyua. Tho Grand Duke declined other 10
accept the letter or to receive the parlenen.
taire, and directed him to bo escorted to tho
Headquarters Of Prince Charles Is Comman.
iler.In.Chiof Of tho alliod armies besieging
plevna Tho .purport OF the letter wa \
request for
xAyoRAnL2 TERMS Or cAP1TuLAT1oN,
and M especial request from osman
Pasha to be bo allqwod to surrender hia
sword 10 the Grand Duko Nicholas This
being impossible, the par1ementai1e 70
turned. On Sunday another desperate A.
sault was made on the Russian right, In
which Oarnan Paaha himself wa.
wounded, aud about 1900 Turks put
hors dc combat. Nothing remained
but unconditional surrender, aud thus closed
ono Of the brnvest Gofeuses Of modern times
At O'Clock On Sunday tho Turkish buglel
sounded tho retreat.
| FIXING oKAaKD
Oh both sides, aud tho moment Of nussiaz
triumph was recognized on both sides to b
at hand. Aid for the wounded waa give.
Unfortunately to Turk and Russian whil'
tho negotiations were In progress, and by .
o'clock
THE SURRENDER WAH COMPLETE.
To-day brief special informs me that TIL
Russians are engaged In occupying ths fort
and batteries, and garrisoning Plevna
sulsimsn Pasha, havlng spent sunds.
ininspsoting the fortressss Of 1tustohuk an,
Varna, has returned to Ahmedll, and ha
ordered al correspondents to tho rear. I
ID, therefore, believed that he does, or dls
contemplate, another active aggressive move
ment, but tho news Of PlernA's fill ma,
cause him to
XA11 BACK TOWARD ApB1ANoFLE+
The release Of lee, 1000 man under Primo
Charles and ths Grand Duke Nicholas fo
active aeld operations will make bis positio
very critical, fur already It IL posaible thu
Fund Pasha's division will be cutoff OF force
7 to u,ako disastrous retreat through Ellen
Pass in tho Balkans.
Il Alehe,net Ali is belonged to An e1ter
which seems to prevent any naovsmer
wh.,avtr Evan hontauepro il nAiuip
considerable Victories from tho Turks, IN
d the surrender Of AntiEan IL hourly locke
1 Tor; and 1t 8cutaEia tho local Albanian u
thositias sze thinking saEious1y Of sstiag sh
Intervention o. mediation Of ltair
..THs loapox 1RasA
Speaking OF the situation, tho Londo
Tina saysi . Tha Turks xstused 10 aAes]