The Portland daily press., 1878-01-10
Feebleness of Turkish Resistance.

| LONDON. Jan. 9.-Kiernan's special despatch
from Bucharest says the Russians have captur-
ed Hatscbevali, in the Dobrudscha.
Seventy thousand Servians have been ordered
to reinforce Gourko, who Is preparing to:attack
Icbtman.i
4 despatch to the Times from Berlin saws:
Russia having consented to enter into negotia-
tons for an armistice, even if preliminares of
peace are not settled beforehand, the conclusion
of truce is probable. This probably is the
real basis of the apparent accord between Rus
STA and England. Later efforts of England
have been reported to be directed to fixing a
limit to the powers of commanders in arrang-
ing truce and preventing them from discuss
ing the main stipulations, which might contain
preliminaries of peace. That there are limits
to her claim to separate settlement even Rus
STA has admitted all along, the only question be-
ing whether the Gar would consent to have
these limits fixed at present and on the demand
of only one power
When the Euglish Cabinet asked Russia to
state her conditions for peace or an armistice,
and Russia declined, England began new me-
gotiations to secure the separation of an arms-
tce from terms of peace. The Russian official
press have since persistently declared the two
steps inseparsble, thereby implying that Russia
would not abandon her claim to conclude single
handed peace. highlands position during ne
gotiations has been stated to be that she would
take no step toward encouraging an armistice if
proceedings to that end were going to be used
to fasten upon Europe series of accomplished
facts which would only be submitted for subse-
quent notifications, as matter of form.
The Times Vienna correspondent telegrsphs:
The deposition of Suleiman Pasha from the
command of the army in Roumelia, and the
appointment in his stead of Raouf Pasha, the
faithful follower of Mahmoud Damad, was 10
itself sign that the Sultan's brOther-iu-laW
(Mahmoud Damad) has again prevailed, aud
the news today confirms it. All remains as be-
fore. Neither the designations of Mahmoud
Dam ad Of Edan PaehQ ha Grand Vi1;a
have been accepted. The desire of the Cham
Der of Deputies that the war council should be
done away with is to be fulfilled, and militia
ryscommander with full power is to be appoint
ed, but as he is the same man who, as Minister
of War, presided over the council and as he is
in the hands of Mahmoud Damad, the state of
things is not materially changed. Tho only
question now is, how far the chamber will be
satisfied with this arrangement.
A Russian official telegram states that Rus
sian detachment which had crossed the Balkans
occupied en- Tuesday position in the rear of
the Turkish Notifications in the TraJan Pass.
The Turks being also attacked in front aban-
doned their positions, which were occupied by
the Russians, whose vanguard advanced in the
direction of Tekel Russian loss in these ope-
ratons was unimportant.
The Standard understands that Layard, Brit
ish Ambassador at Constantinople, has request
ed the immediate dispatch of British man-of-
war to Crete, and that the Admiral command
manent stationing of one there.
The Standards Vienna correspondent says
telegram from Crete states that hostilities
between the insurgents and Turks commenced
Tuesday.
The Times Bucharest correspondent tele-
craps that thaw has commenced which, if it
continues, will cause the movement of ice in the
Danube to recommence, and make communica-
ton more difficult than ever. 1t ia utterly inn
possible now for horses and wagons to cross,
and the Russian intendence department is help
less. Words cannot describe the situation on
the Dannbe Russians suppress kilograms with
view of preventing the state of affairs becom-
ing known to Europe.
A terrible outbreak of spotted typhus has oc-
CURED in Frateshti and neighborhood. 1t orig
mated among the Turkish prisoners, and it is
whispered that it is really the plague.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times says
he has trustworthy Information that the force