The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
FOREIGN.
The Turc0-Russian War.
THE RUSSIANS OCCUPY PHIL
IPPOPOLIS.
The Grand Duke Demands the
Evacuation Of AdrianOple
AND THE TURKS COMPLY.

LONDON, Jan. Is There is no news from
Snleiman Pasha. Hermanli, where Russian
troops are said to have arrived, is an important
point on his line of retreat to Adrianople. If
the Russians have gained that point before him
he not only has Gen. Gourkhos pursuit to beat
back, but will be taken in the flank by the col
umn marching from Eski Saghra, while the
force posted at Harmanli stands directly in his
front.
Suleiman's force includes division brought
from the Bulgarian garrison of Sofia and other
towns up to Niscb, and Chakir Pasha's army
time badly broken and weakened by their hasty
retreat and frequent encounters with their pur-
suers.
The Cabinet council today deliberated upon
measures for the defence of Constantincple
Two squadrons of Cossacks having arrived at
Tiraova Semenli, to escort the Turkish peace
delegates to Kezanlik, the Turkish command
ant at the former place believing an attack was
intended, blew up the railroad bridge.
A Russian official despatch announces that
Gen. Skobeloff entered Philippopolis on the
10th inst, and extinguised the flames in the
Bulgarian dwellings fred by the Ietreating
Turks.
CoNsTANTNoPLE, Jan. 1S.-Queen Victoria's
speech caused considerable disappointme emf
here. The Turkish peace delegates have ar
rived at karobuner. 1t is reported that Grand
DIXIE Nicholas is at Yeni Saghra.
At Thursdays sitting of the chamber a mes
sage from the Grand Vizier was read, asking
the deputies to appoint five of their number
to share the deliberations of the committee of
Senators.
The British consul at Adrianople asked per-
mission TO leave. but Minister Lsysrd ordered
him to remain at his post. Mrs. Layard has
given assistance to 10000 refugees within the
last five days. The British gunboat Torch has
embarked number of refugees at Bourghas,
and English marines are patrolling the streets
of that place.
LONDON, Jan. ia special to the Times
from st. Petersburg says: A person who
helped draw up the armistce conditions states
that they are such as are not likely to be &C.
cepted by the Turks. The same despatch
states that the Russian minister of the interior
has instructed the press to be moderate in its
remarks about Austria and England
The Times Pera despatch says: 1t is said the
Grand Duke Nicholas accompanied by his
staff and Gen. Ignatleff met the Turkish dele.
gates Friday morning at a station on the
Jamboi Railway. The Grand Duke had adj
vanced to meet the delegates because of the
difficulty on the road, and courteously invited
them to return by carriage with him.
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Standard telegraphs Thursday evening: Can
assured the council of ministers today decided
to order the Turkish ambassadors at Vienna
and London to request an explanation of the
protest against separate peace recently lodged
Turkey may count upon the support of those
countries"
The correspondent Of the Times at Vienna
declares positively that Austria has made nc
communication to the Porte concerning terms
of peace since her answer to the Porte's note
of Dec. 18th, asking mediation. The present
report seems founded upon the reservations
that Austria then made.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Pers
states that Turkish delegates met the Grand
Duke Nicholas at Trnova Semenli and prelim-
mary notes were exchanged. The Grand Duke
then announced he had decided to treat only
at Adrlanople, which should be immediately
evacuated The delegates having assented
orders were sent to Dijunie Pasha to evacuatt
Adrianople.
Upon this decision being communicated to the
foreign consuls at Adrianople they telegrapheG
to the ambassadors for instructions and were
ordered to remain and protect their country
men. Djunel Pasha then prepared to retire
upon the fortified lines before Adrianople,
where endorsements are now concentrating
The Russians will probably arrive at Adrian
ople Ia two days, Tirnova Semenli being 81
kisometres distant therefrom, and negotiations
Will then begin. 1t is generally thought here
that the wisest policy is for Turkey to make
peace at once.
The Times Pera correspondent says Queen
Victoria telegraphed to the Sultan that he was
already acquainted with the action of the
British government, and that she had herself
urged the Gar to make prompt and honor
able peace.
The Daily Telegraph's Shumla despatch
says the Turks have evacuated Kazan south oil
Osman Bazaar. The Russians hereby secure
the head of another Balkan pass. All the war
Lateral, ETC., have been removed from OSmar
Bazaar to Eski Djuna.