Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
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ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. lU.-Granu
Duke Nicholas has telegraphed the fol-
lowing to tbs Emperof. from Lovtche,
January }:
~ am happy to congratulate your
Majesty npon brilliant victory gained
this day. Gen. Radetzky has, after
desperate fighting, captured the whole
Turkish army defending the Shipka Pass,
consisting of forty-one battallions, ten
Batteries and one regiment Of cavalry,
Prince Mirsky has occupied Kessanhk.
Gen. Scoheleif holds Shipka.o -s-----...
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE bucharest
correspondent of the Times says the
battalions captured in the Shipka Pass
probably numberfrom 800 to 400 men
each. The victory was the result OF a
combined movementb by Generals Rad
etzky and Skobeleff through the Shipka
and Trojan Passes, respectively. ~.
REJOICING AT ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 10-Flags
are displayed all over the city in honor
of Gen. Radetzky's victory.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Times says
the Russians have now comparative
" easy task before them. They are
masters Of the last natural line OF Tnrk-
ish defense, the Balkans, aud the guadri-
lateral is isolated. Everything indicates
the utter disorder and Generalization OF
the Turks. They must now make peace
if they desire to their territory. Turkey
must accept harder terms now than
would have been accorded her a year
ago. An English alliance isimpossible.
England will protect British interest Il
threatened. but will noU defend the Turk
from the consequences ofhis misdeeds.
The News contains long account OF
the hardships endured by the Russians
in crossing the Balkans. Thirty men
were frozen to death during four days.
The dreadful picture Of soldiers hall
asleep dragging cannon up Recovered
slopes, their overcoats stiff and white
as sheets of tin, can never be efiaced.
The Russians journals, commenting
on the capture of the Turkish army IN
the Shipka Pass, point out that tins IS
new evidence that the Turkish power OF
resistance is utterly broken, and remark
that the cabinets at both Constantine
pie and London must understand the
necessity of recognizing in the approach
INC negotiations the decisive military
situation created by the Russian army.
Hamdi Pasha has been appointed
Grand Vizier in place Of Edham Pasha,
resigned.
4 Constantinople dispatch to-day
saws the reply of the Grand Duke Mich
olas to the Turkish commandments
that he would refer the latter's overture
for al arrnistice to st. Petersburg, states
tina, negotiations could only be conduct
e6 with himself direct, and there will be
no question at present Of an armlstice
without basis for peace.
The st. Petersburg Golos denies the
statement that Austria and Germany
had voted the idea Of opening the Oar
danelles to Russian vessels only, and
that Russia had consequently dropped
the question. The Golos's kilograms
say that Austria has not discussed the
question with Germany and Russia.
A Berlin dispatch says Russia is ne
cotiating with other Baltic powers Ito
prohibit war vessels of non Baltic pow
crs from entering that sea.
OF NIsCH TO THE SER
VANS.
BELGRADE, Jan. II -Nisch surren-
dered this morning in consequence OF
the capture by storm yesterday ana
"Wednesday Of Garitza. Venik and all
the other heights commanding the for
tress of the town. Fighting had last
ed five DAYS. The Seryian loss was con-
siderable.
SURRENDER or ANRIVARI.
CErr1xJE. Jan. ll.-Antyasi sur
rendered Internationally to the Monte
negrins yesterday.
IMMINENT IN MAoED'
oNIA-DEATH OF BUIGARIS
ATHENS. Jan. lit is asserted
here that an instruction in Macedonia
is imminent.
Demetrius Bulgaris, the well-known
Greek politician. has just died Of apo
plexy. lie was president Of the provls-
iopal government of Athens in 1862,
of the council and minis
ter of the interior, and at the time OF his
death chief of the Greek revolutionary
committee.
THELATEsT REPORTS.
LONDON Jan. l2.-Reuter's dispatch
from Ragusa says the main body OF the
Montenegrins is now marching toward
Scutari.
Reuters telegram from Constantine
ple announces that two Russian columns
from Kezanlik have arrived, one near
Zeni Saghra and the other near Tatar
Bazardiik, and the Zamboli railway is
The civil population have
been ordered to quit Adrianople, and
s. 900 persons have already gone. The
civil government has been transferred to
,