The daily gazette., 1878-01-11
THIRD. EDITION.
tTEIE WAR.
Russia's Great Triumph.
CAPTURE OF SIXTEEN TT HOU-
SAND TURKS AT SHIPKA.
Dreadful Scenes Among the
Snow and Ice.
LONDON, hal i. II.

r LoNDoE, han. IL.
The sensation Of London is the crown
ing victory Of the Russians in the Shipka
Pass. This severe blow Immediately
preceding the negotiations for an Armis-
tice must seriously influence the cond
tions and add to thei decentralization Of
the Turks. r5 as. ai. lf ,s-
The Times, in its editorial this morn
ing upon the great achievement, says
"The Russians have now comparative
ly easy task before them. The opportu-
nifty of pouring forces across the Balkans
feat which was supposed, last summer,
to be of easy accomplishment, Is now
finally offered. The quadrilateral is is
olated. ...
The Last Chance Gone slH
The Russians are substantially masters
Of the last natural line Of Turk sh de-
fence Everything indicates tho utter
disorder and Generalization of the Turks:
The increasingIvigor of the Russians and
the perfection of their organization is
in great contrast to the helpless condition
| of their enemies. M .as
The Porte must now make peace If it
desires to preserve any substantial por-
ton of its territory. Turkey must accept
harder terms now than would have been
accorded her year ago, but the expert
ence of the past twelve months must
have taught her that il she resists longer
she has.only to expect a complete and
final discsnfiture, ending in .ighomini-
Gus surrender. s
"An English alliance Ia impossible.
| There is not the remotest prospect OF any
other Power coming to her aid Eng
land will protect British interests If they
are threatened, but will not defend the
| Turk from the consequences OF his mis-
Deeds" f. -.
The Daily telegraph, in its aditprial on
the talking of the Shipka Pass, considers
that "The diplomatic and military posi-
tions forcibiy Indicate that whish, at the
eleventh hour, is striking as REGARDS tns
course to be adopted by EngIanu.
Grand Duke Nicholas has teiegraphea
the following to the Emperor at uSt'
etsrsburg, from Lovtcha, january p
"I am happy to congratulate Your I'M
perial Majesty upon a brilliant victory
gained this day, General Radetzky has,
after desperate fighting, captured tne
| whole turkish army defending the snip
ka Pass, consisting of forty-one oattallons
ten batteries aud one regiment OF cavaify.
pr;nca Mirskv has occupied Kezanltk.
| General kobeleff holds Shipka."
- oyvp stxrrrN THOUSAND MEN
Tho batt,lions captured in the Shipka
| Pass probably number from tnre9 nun
drsd to four Iundred men each. The vic
torv Vas the resnlt of a combined move
| ment by Generals Radetzky ana okoot-
| loft through the Shipka and Tro]a pass
| es respectively. ....,. t..LL,
Tho Daily News of. this morning, con-
tains a long account of the terrip suner
| inQs endured in the passage OF the BAL
kans. Hardships beyond description
were encountered by the soldiery+ thirty
| men were frozen to death during iour
days. Two Thousand Russian soldiers
| are Ill from exposure. a -.a- .It
rHouGHrs THAT CHILL THE BROOD.
I "The dreadful picture," concludes the
| correspondent, "of soldiers, half asleep,
| dragging cannon up ice-covered slopes,
| their oyercoats stiff and white an sheets
| of tin, can never be described. The re-
membrance of the storm and hardshtIs
| through which we passed haunts me at
night like a!terrible dream" '-'
| JOY IN ST. PETERsBURG.
Flags are displayed all over the city of
st. Petersburg in honor OF General Rad
etzsky' victory. ns'e