Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-23
War News 1!
Special Correspondence from the
Seat Of Var.
MIR. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

London, Jan. l1.-Several special
dispatches announces that the gar,
rison of Nisch, which surrendered
to the Servians, numbered 5000
with 0 cnnnon, 10000 rifles, and O
number of flags.
London, Jan. 1.-TWO Russian
columns from KezanlilS have ar
rived, one near Yeni Saghra and
the other near Tatar Bazardjill,
and Zambolira Way is threatened,
The civil population has been or
dered to quit Adrianople, and 5000
persons have already gone. The
civil government has been trans
ferred to Rodesto.
Vienna, Jan. 12.-The Cossacks
have cut the Tiernova e. Yamboli
railway south of the Balkans.
London, Jan. IA Russian Of
fetal dispatch says the Turks left
800 dead in the Notifications OF
Trajan Pass. Besides these Turk
ish battalion was almost annihilated
in an encounter with the Russian
turning columns.
TiHis, Jan. 13.-In n cavalry en-
gagement near Bolbart the Turks
have been defeated and driven to
Kopdagh.
Erzeroum has been completely
invested since January 9th.
London, Jan. IA CONSTANT
nople dispatch reports that the
Russians entered Yeni Saghra Sat
urday. The place was previously
burned by the retreating Turks.
London, Jan. 15-A correspond
ent who left Erzeroum just before
its investment, telegraphs that the
town is now little better than n
hugh hospital. About hundred
soldiers die daily, and two or three
are frozen to death every night.
Typhus fever is raging. AS the
corpses buried are barely covered
with earth, the consequences must
be terrible when tbaw commences.
London, Jan. ia special from
Constantinople reports Philippe.
polls completely evacuated and the
Turks ordered it to be burned
Ajdoz and Karnabad have been
burned.
Vienna, Jan. IA special from
Belgrade says Servia intends to
to claim the following peace condi-
tons: Independence of the prin-
cipality, cession of Old Servia and
indemnity for Turkish devastations
in the last war.
London, Jan. ia CONSTANT
nople special says that great bat
tie was fought Monday between
Tatar Bazardjik and Pbillippopo-
lis and the inhabitants ordered to
leave that town.
The Russians have reached Tchir-
pan, south of Yeni Saghra, and
are marching on Yeni Mahalgre.
Constantinople, Jan. Is, 0 A. M.
Server Pasha and Namyk Pasha,
ENJOYS to negotiate with the Rus
sian Grand Duke Nicholas left to-
day for Kedehan, where they are
expected to arrive Thursday
Grand Duke Nicholas has inform
ed the Porte he is invested with
full power on the question of the
conditions of peace.
London, Jan. ia special from
Adrianople says the Russians are
on the railway between here and
Phillippopolis.
London, Jan. ia Paris corr
respondent says it is now known
that Russia, when informing Eng
land that armistice negotiations
must be cond ucted directly with
Turkey, declared her readiness to
discuss with the English Cabinet
the srpcial points which might af-
feet English interests. This reply
was the cause of repeated Cabinet
councils in London.
London, Jan. 16.-A telegram
from Constantinople says the fol-
lowing are the views expressed by
Austria here and at st. Peters
burg: Austria desires the main
tenance of the treaty of Paris.
She also wishes to prevent Russia
gaining preponderating influence.
Austria will never renounce her
position as guaranteeing power.
The question relative to the
political autonomy Of Bulgaria and
other conditions affecting Austria's
interests as a frontier power, and
in fact the settlement of conditions
of peace, cannot be permitted
without the participation oI