Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-05
THE WAR.
p,-s,rA's PROBABLE REPLY Tn pxc,,x,

ceived. If statements have been pub-
ID lished abroad respecting the Russian
- answer and the Conditions which, she
,s would propose tor settlement, such in
q telligence must be premature and mac.
is curaie. Nothing whatever has been de-
termiued upon. though in well-lntormed
circles it Is assured that Russia will make
IL 10 harsh reply to the steps taken with
the object of paving the way for peace,
,f but will show herself accessible to any
y earnest endeavors TOR the restoration of
peace.
BALkIN PASSES OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS.
BoGoT. December Slater an ex-
ccedingly difficult passage over snow.
y covered mountains aud frozen foutpaths.
" tho vanguard OF a Russian division has
y occupied the Balkan passes between
: Arabakonak and Sophia, and cavalry
has already been stationed on the So
j.. phia road. The Turks were taken by
surprise; consequently the Russians lost
{ only five wounded.
v RUssIA'3 REPLY TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, January. IA Vienna cor
: respondent referring to Russia's reply to
. the English note concerning the opening
OF negotiations for peace with Turkey,
, hiSh iSPIS 10 1CPolItu ldSl nlEnL Is TO
the effect that Turkey should apply direct
to the Russian commander-in-chiet for
} an arinistice. says this intelligence was
not altogether unexpected. Ever since
the idea of possible mediation was
mooted. feeiers have been thrown out
from Berlin and st. Petersburg, indi-
eating that Russia regarded an arms. |
tice as a preliminary step to any pacific
overtures. with the additional hint tina.
the Gar would require the cession of
the Danublan iortresses as 4 preliminary
condition OF armistice, but owing to
the weather It seems almost impossible
Tor the Russians to think OF leading 4
large army across the Balkans, it NAV
be expected that they will not exact too
hard terms for an armistice, but content
themselves with Erzeroum and one or
two fortresses on the Danube.
CROSSING THE
LONDON. January s.. Vienna dis
patch says the Russians have achieved
the rare feat of perseverance, and endur.
ance in crossing the Etropol Balkans
and. though the force cannot be very
numerous. and The whole movement
seems TO SAVIOR rather of u bold, adven-
furious raid, like General Gourko's over
the Hankei Pass, than of regular mill
tsry operations. Il cannot but hasten
the withdrawal OF the Turkish troops
from the Balkan line, at any rate from
'he western portion. Sulieman Pasha
seems to have torcseen this when he
TOOK up his headquarters lat Ichtiman,
and to have thought that 4 stand made {
OF the rallying point formed by the
junction OF Rhodopoe and the second Z
Balkan chain might e%ffectually bar all :
advance from the direction OF Sophia. |
There is, however. a succession of par =.
allel ranges formed by the Topalinca. J.,
the Guipso and the Tundja. which run =
to the north OF 1chtiman. by which the :,
RUSSIAN columns descending from the .
Etropol Balkans may pass eastward and. ,
uniting with the forces traversing Schip- {,
ka Pass march down upon Adrianople. I
The only question, therefore. is whether .
the Turks are strong enough to bar the
descent from Schipka Pass and hold lch- a
tlman. with the defiles of Topanlica and
the Guipso, at the same time. If not,
they must retreat still further to the
east. i,
AN ARMIsTICE.
BRUSSELS, January "A dispatch Il
from Paris intimates that Turkey will IL
propose an armis,ice on the basis OF the
oeillSerents retaining the position they :
now occupy. y"
DASCBIAN y,
A Vienna correspondent says the Rus "
sian government appears to be throwing e'
out feelers pointing to the demolition OF IT
turkeys Danubian fortresses AS one of "
the conditions OF peace. m
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