Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-09


in the vicinity of Sistova during
the recent storm. The total loss Of
dranght animals must be numbered
by the thousands.
Details are slowly coming in con-
corning the sufferings of the Turk
ish prisoners from Plevna on their
way TO Roumania. The prisoners
were unaccompanied by any vehi-
Gle for the purpose of picking up
those who fell by the wayside.-
These were left by the guards to
freeze, as they had no means of
carrying them, and halt would
only have been to increase the
number Of victims. The absence
of wagons was not due to deliher-
ate cruelty, hut to that thought
lessness which so frequently sub-
jccts the Russian soldiers to I'M
necessary suffering. Ilearn though
Rou,nanian officers who came from
Nikopli TO Plevna after the passage
of these prisoners that they drove
against a number Vt dead bodies
in the snow. No provision was
made in the Bulgarian villages for
the proper snstenance of the cap
tives. hut when the Dannhe was
passed, supplies were provided and
from that time their lot was never
hard to hear.
London, Jan. IA correspond
ent telegraphs that the Rouman-
ians are becoming very uneasy
about the rumoured intention Of
Russia TO demand the retroression
of a small strip of Bessarahia coded
TO Roumania after the Crimean
war. This would leave Roumania
not only without compensation for
the sacrifices Of the war beyond
the acknowledgment of her de-
pendence, but in tact poorer in ter
ritory. since Austria is thought
likely to object to the extension OF
Roumanian territory south Of the
Danube.
A telegram from st. Petersburg
reports II is said here that di-
rect negotiations between the Porte
and the Russian headquarters
would not exclude the most inter-
ested neutral powers, AZ Russia
would propose no conditions which
had not received at least the tacit
consent Of Austria and Germany,
and the Porte would accept moth
ing without consulting England.
Persons connected with the Minis
try of Foreign Affairs assert that
Russia will I've found much more
moderate than is commonly EXPECT
ed In regard to peare conditions
generally, and the question OF the
Straits particularly.
A correspondent at Vienna states
that instructions were telegraphed
from St. Petersburg on Sunday to
the Russian commanders in Europe
and Asia to receive any overtnres
for truce that the Turks might
make.
Constantinople, Jan. 1.-The
troops under Fuad Pasha, defend
ing the Ikhtiman detile, have been
reinforced and il is believed the
defile is now impregnahle.
London, Jan. "A Vienna dis
patch says the Russians have
achieved rare feat of perseverance
and endurance in crossing the
Etropol Balkans, and though the
force cannot he very numerous and
the whole movement seems to savol
rather of q bold adventurous rail-
like Gen. Gourko's over Hainko
Pass than of a regular military op
Grafton, it cannot bnt hasten the
withdrawal of the Turkish troops
from the western points. Sulei
man Pasha seems to have forester
when he took up his headquarters
ut Jchliman, and to have though
that stand made ut the rallyins
point formed Ivy the junction o
Rhonope and the second Balkan
chain might effectually bar all ad
vance from the direction Of Sophia
There is, however, a succession o
parallel valleys formed by the To
polnica, the Guipse aud the Tund
il, which run to the north of I"h
liman. by which Russian column
descending from the Etropal Bal
kans may press eastward, and unit
ing with forces traversing Shipk
Pass turn the position Of Ichlimal
and march down upon Adianople
The only question, therefore, !
whether the Turks are stronI
enough to bar the descent iron
: Shipka Pass and hold Ichlima
with the defiles OF the Topolnic
and the Guipse at the same time
II not they must retreat still fuI
Their to the east.
London, Jan. "a Telegram
from Erzeronm has the following
The Russians continue concentrat
ing troops on the plain Of Ere
, ronm. Movements on the Dew
, Boyun heights are visible from III
Turkish Notifications. -Four Rus
n ..1 -.