The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
NEWS SUM M AIRY
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

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The followin is the text of England's note
30 Russia "Her Majesty's Government begs
10 inform the Emperor that the Porte is ready
10 open peace negotiations. The Emperor's
wisdom and repeatedly-expressed love of peace
Justify the hope that he will lend favorable
ear to the sultan's request" 1t is said that
Russia has already replied to Englands note
that il the Turks desire an armistice they
must apply direct to the Russian Commander
in-Chief.
Details are slowly coming in concerning the
sufferings 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 halt
would only have been to increase the number
of victims.
The Russians have achieved a 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. Goukos over the Hankoi pass
than of a regular military operation, it 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 "tho
British Cabinet has decided to inform Russia
that no separate negotiations between the bel
lgerents will be sanctioned by Great Britain
and that a abatement of the conditions of peace
required by Russia will be regarded as neces
sary before any proposal from Turkey for 8
truce can be made. While the tone of the
note will DO courteous. it cannot fail to cause
i'll feelings"
ALondon dispatch 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 Kamarl
heights have been taken, so that the Orkaniet
pass is open. The roads south of the Balkan
are reported excellent, and the Rus ian advenc,
toward Adrianople will continue until Schipk,
pass is cut off, when that road will be used fo
another body. Sophia las been, or will b.
now, abandoned"
Dispatches from Bucharest say the arm,
with Gen. Gourkc in his movement agains
Adrianople gives no sign of activity, and, while
the present weather continues, such opera
tons would be impossible. The deep snow of
fers an almost insurmountable obstacle t.
wagons, and the Russians have no sledges.
The bloody path over the Balkans rock
called the Schipka pass, from which. few
months ago, resounded the groans of th'
dying until the whole world cried out agains
the useless slaughter, has at last been left fre'
to the Russians who have so stubborny occu
pied it. The evacuation OF that portion helC
by the Turks was compelled by the state O
the weather, which, at that high altitude, il
understood to be far too rigorous for the exist
epce of the hot-blooded Turk.
A telegram from Gen. Gourko announce
that desperate engagement occurred on Jan
near Bogrov. The Turks attempted to sur
round five battalions of Russian infantry and
brigade of cavalry, but were defeated, leaving
thousand dead on the field. The Russian
lost OQO