Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-14

shadow ed.
by yesterdays dispatches wo arc In
formed that Gen. Todleben. with the aid Of
Osman Pssha. has no far succeeded In
frightening the Sultan and his government
that they have determined TO give up to
the Russians the fortified towns OF varna
and Shumla. in Bulgaria. aud Batoum. In
Armenia. This L. In accordance with Q
stipulation Of the treaty OF San StefAno.
which the Porte has until this moment
obstinatcly refused to fulhll. Ills yield.
Ing at this. important junctnrc will have
one very grave. ;cfect. 1t will encourage
Hussis to hold fast to what she has Sc.
cured. by immensely strengthening her
position In Bulgaria. and 1t will cast 4
corresponding gloom over the cabinet over
which Disracli rules, by making Il APP
parent that II war comes, England can
count on no active aid from the Turks.
whom she deserted In the days % their
trouble. II there was any intsntion on
the Sultan's part to form an alliance with
-
III" - IL am,;,o g. ,So I,rs.isn IL.
yaders wonld bo the very last step 10
which no would consent.
STRENGTHENING RUSSIA.
The amount Of material strength which
the possession Of varnA AMI Shumla adds
TO tho Russian position south Of the Dan.
,ho "a, hardly bo ,ver.cstim.ieJ. Tl,ev
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Afo '"e wv 'ou'"'i" 'A''""''s "'"
nous. Turkish qusdrilateral, anu VIC all re-
member how calamity they held their W
and repulscd every attack OF tho Iins.ians
In tho late war. In the hands Of the Turks
thcy were i~,npr,rpable. What will they
bc when the Tnssians march in aud pro-.
coed 4, stronptI,eu them for defense against
the Enplishy Tl,ey were deemed of such
oy,rwLelming Importance ly General Igna.
ticff that lc insisted upon their evacuation
by tho Turks being made . part of the
now famous treaty of San Siefano. lie
knew that tho stipulated military occupa.
uon OF nu'saiih 'or ',o Yin W '"o yeaIs
,ha.a tor,,s..o. nemsircJ In 'rnrLi.h
hands, and so their surrender was made
an important part OF the humiliation Of
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ao"nt iotty mics cast OF us c"m'
IA ntnra lnFlN.aa kIIuul1l will which N il
connecteI both by n rail. and military
road. and anna illj miles north northwest
of ~Const.ntinopI. n o~rcunjes an cleyat.
al nosition nm tho nortLv,st OF n small
Law which makes i'm from the Oulf OF
ynrna .formcI Inv Two rocLy.nromontorlcs,
IA 1. defended by aim, wall. b,tt.rie,
aud outwork., and contains a population
Of about 10000, fully one.half Of whom
are Christians, who will probably welcome
the Russian conancrors with enthusiasm.
The other half are Turks, and will b. pro.
p~ortionately disguised at this new turn
Of affairs. varna occupies tho sits Of
snclent odsssu,,A ureek Guy san y" nave
.sssn,h e]an,urv y, i"ii inia ,hc h,ni. az
the Dulrarian,. and
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scene oi war. iiu'yany anu hinB laa'''
las Of Poland and III Hungary were over
wl.lneJ. and the latter pcrisl,cd I'm the
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H. HoSe'ember H. iiii' IN i6io the
Dneiper Cossacks took the town and res.
cucL several thousand Christians frum
Turkish bondage. varna resisted tho
Russians In 1853. although tho iortidca.
tions, even at that time. proved incni.
cient. They have been since greatly i'm.
proved. In 1928 the l,ussians again laid
siege to tho town. and this time
it fell, after q stubborn RESISTANCE oi
three months. IL was restored " turkey.
~ To- snu W. 'na .I,nah war ss'.su
Crimea by the Engli.h. French, and Turk.
ish troops. 1t is now again to pass under
,,assian con'iol, anu II war cns.es, IRA,
hIncl i, ,Ls WV ~ hcr srmi,s ~
shuNL''
Tho position Of Shumla Is even moro
calculated 10 ombarra.. m army OF inya.
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s''" '"A" ''A' '""A' . '"o i's'iah'
found To their cost during the late conflict.
This il n walled and strongly fortified city