The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-31
THE SEAT OF WAR.

A SPECIAL dated Belgrade, the 2Sth,
says: After four DAYS battle the Turks
have been defeated near Ratschaunk by 40,
600 Servians. The hospitals here have been
ordered TO prepare accommodations Tor
5000 wounded.
A CORRESPONDENT at Belgrade SAYS it
is stated that Prince Battenburg, son of Al
exander of Hesse, will be appointed Regent
of Bulgaria.
A GALLIPoLI dispatch, of the Goth
says: The guns are firing heavy salute at
the Dardanelles. The English fleet is COM
ing. \ later dispatch says: Admiral Horn
by took the feet up to the mouth Of the
Dardanelles where, at the telegraph station,
he received the countermand. He did not,
therefore, proceed to the forts, but returned
to Besika Bay.
THE Porte, on the 25th, accepted the
Russian conditions for peace. Although not
officially announced, the conditions are
known to be substantially as follows ::
Autonomy for Bulgaria similar to that of
Lebanon, Turkey to nominate Christian
governor of the province for a long term OF
years, whose appointment must be sanction
ed by the European powers; Bulgaria to
acquire some territory south OF the Balkans :;
Bosnia and Herzegovina to be assured OF
protection and reforms, and have Chris
tian governor; security to be given for bet
ter government of other Turkish provinces; !;
the independence of ROumania; Servia to
be independent without compensatons /;
Montenegro to acquire Antivari; NicSics
and SpuZ, and a portion OF the shore OF Lake
Scutarl; the cesslOn OF part OF BeSSarabla
and Batoum, kars and Erzeroum, with
ad djacent territory, to Russia; indemnity to
Russia for the expenses OF the war, TO be
paid in money, territory or otherwise. The
question of the Dardanelles is to be reserv-
ed for the consideration of the European
powers.
A RUSSIAN official dispatch from Ke-
zanlik states that portion of Sulieman
Pasha's train, consisting of 1900 wagons,
was captured on the 18th inst, near Her
manli, about forty miles west from Adrano-
pie Another dispatch from keZanlik says
that from the details received by the Rus
sian staff, Gen. Gourko's victory at Phillip
popolis was more complete than at first an
nounced. Sulieman Pasha's whole army,
40, 600 strong, was engaged, and finally split
into parts; one, commanded by Favade
Pasha, fled to the mountains, and the other
under Sulieman Pasha retreated in the di-
rection of Hasker, pursued by Generals
Skobeloff' and ScarZotf. The Russians cap
tured 81 guns.
THE Turkish parliament has requested
the sultan to conclude peace Immediately,
or, If that is not possible TO continue war
to the end.
REPORTS of a Russian advance be-
/ yond Adrianople are attracting attention
/ but the wild statements from Constantine
/ pie do not command much credit.
A RUSSIAN official dispatch from ke
( zanlik, on the 10th, says that General Gourkc
fought Suleinan Pasha from the 18th to the
! 18th The Turks were finally driven into
the Phadope mountains. Their loss was
1000 killed and 5000 prisoners. Forty
nine guns We're also captured.
THE new instructions to the Turkisl
peace delegates were sent more on accoun
of the panic in Constantinopole, than 70
any other cause. The new instructions, a:
well as the conferrirg full powers, insist
above all, upon the delegates doing every
thing possible to stop the Russian advance