The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-10


The followin is the text of England's note
10 Russia: "Her Maiestys Government begs
10 inform the Emperor that the Porte is ready
to open peace negotiations. The Emperor's
wisdom and repeatedly love of peace
Justify the hope that he will lend favorable
ear to the Sultan's request" It is said that
Russia has already replied to England's note
that if the Turks desire an armistice they
must apply direct to the Russian Commander
in-Chief. ;a
Details are slowly coming in concerning the
gufferings Of Turkish prisoners from Plevna on
their way to Roumania. The prisoners were
unaccompanied by any vehicle for the purpose
Of picking up those who fell by the wayside.
These wereleft by the guards to freeze, as they
had no means of carrying them, and a halt
would only have been to increase the number
of victims. aENLt
The Russians have achieved rare feat of
perseverance and endurance in crossing the
Etropol Balkans, and, though the force cannot
be very numerous, and the whole movement
seems to SAVIOR rather of bold, adventurous
raid like Gen. Gourko's over the Hankoi pass
than of o regular military operation, il cannot
but hasten the withdrawal of the Turkish
troops from the Balkan line, at any rate from
the western portion.
London dispatches of the 4th inst. say :" the
British Cabinet has decided to inform Russia
that no separate negotiations between the bel
hgerents viii be sanctioned by Great Britain,
and that a abatement of the conditions of peace
required by Russia win be regarded as neces-
sary before any proposal from Turkey for a
truce can be made. While the tone of the
note will be courteous. it cannot fail to cause
i'll feelings"
ALondondispatch of the 4th inst. says "Gen.
Gourko has followed up his first success south
of the Balkans, and, without doubt, the new
campaign is thereby begun. Heavy reinforce
ments have reached him, and the Kamarli
heights have been taken, so that the Orkanieh
pass is open. The roads south of the Balkans
are reported excellent, and the Russian advance
toward Adrianople will continue until Schipka
pass is cut off, when that road will be used for
another body. Sophia las been, or will be
now, abandoned"
DlSphLCn6S 1rOm buCnar0SU Say LQ6 army
which was to cross Schipka pass and cooperate
with Gen. Gourko in his movement against
Adrianople gives no sign of activity, and, while
the present weather continues, such opera
tions would be impossible. The deep snow of
fers an almost insurmountable obstacle to
wagons, and tle Russians have no sledges.
The bloody path over the Balkans rocks
called the Schipka pass, from which. a few
months ago, resounded the groans of the
dying until the whole world cried out against
the useless slaughter, has at last been left free
to the Russians who have SO stubbornly occu-
pied it. The evacuation of that portion held
by the Turks was compelled by the state of
the weather, which, at that high altitude, is
understood to be far too rigorous for the exist
epce of the hot-blooded Turk.
A telegram from Gen. Gourko announces
that q desperate engagement occurred on Jan.
near Bogrov. The Turks attempted to sur
round five battalions of Russian infantry and a
brigade of cavalry, but were defeated, leaving
Do thousand dead on the field. The Russians
lost 200.