The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
War Notes.

Russia has ordered 1900 Krupp field
guns.
Prince Charles of noumania returned
to Bucharest Thursday.
The Servians captured at PicrOt y
cannon, 100 rifles and 80 prisoners.
The garrison of Nisch seems inclined
to surrender. Negotiations have been
opened for capitulation.
A Berlin special says Russia is sounding
various Mediterranean states as to their dis
position relative to the opening of the Oar.
danelles.
Osman Pasha arrived at Bucharest
Wednesday last. His wound is progressing
favorably. 1t is believed he will be impris
oned at Moscow.
Nine hundred horses perished in the
vicinity of Sistova during the recent storm.
The total loss of draught animals must be
numbered by thousands
A Bucharest dispatch says the bridges
crossing the Danube at Simni,zl were taken
up to prevent their destruction. 1t is hoped
that the bridge at Petroshani, just reported
as having been carried away, can be re
paired.
Tho czar in reply to deputatiOn
headed by Prince Gortschakofi "England
intends, apparently, to exercise pressure
upon the liberty of our action, but We will
not consent to mediation, snd are armed
against intervention"
A Russian official dispatch states that
the steamer husband, commanded by Adju.
tant Barnoil, has returned to SebastopoOl
from cruise in the Bosporus, bringing as IA
prize the Turkish transport steamer Messina
with 700 Turkish troops on board.
The Agence Russo observes that the
| English cabinet in encouraging the porte to
| further resistance by cOnvOking the British
pariame mt earlier than usual, will compel
| the Russians to march on COrstantinOple,
causing the precise result which it seeks.
A correspondent at the headquarters
of the Russian Rustchuk army says: "The
snow is over two feet deep and all operations
are suspended. Two soldiers and many
beasts have perished. Transport service to
the bridge crossing the Danube at Sistova
and Petroshari is interrupted.
DetaiIsare slowly coming in concerning
the suff.rings Of Turkish prisoners from
Plevna on their way to ROumanis. The
prisoners were unaccOmpanied by any We
hicle for the pr rpose Of picking up those who
lell by the wayside. These were lett by the
guards to freeze, as they had no means o
ctrrying them and halt would only have
increased the number Of victims. The alb
sence OF wagons was not due to deliberate
cruelty, but to that thoughte. e.sncss which 81
frequently subjects Russian soldiers to un
necessary sufferngs. learn through RJu
manian officers who came from Nlkopolis Il
PIevna after the passage OF these prisoners
that they drove sgainst a number OF deaf
bodies in the snow. No oprovision was mad
in the Bulgarian villages for the proper sus
L. tenance OF csptives, but after the Danub
was passed supplies were provide and iron
, that time their lot was never hard to bear.
A correspondent at Bucharest tele
graphs that ii is currently rumored, an
I Generally believed there, that Osman Pash
. will ne tried by military court martial o
t the highest jurisdiction for the slaughter o
r tie wounded after the great battle OF Jul
81, the tight before tie Griyitza redoubt o.
, September II. and several other minor er
/ parements The discoveries made by th
: Russians since occupying the fertilization
' of Plevna, information gained from Turks
! officers, and above all the absence of Russia
/ prisoners, although several hundred had bee
iaken during the engagements, leaving 10 rel
! sonable doubt that The Turks under Osma
1 Pasha have been guilty Of deeds which wi
s render his illustrious name foreyerinfamou