THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 5229, 22 November 1877, Page 2

THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR.

CAPTURE OF EHZROUM. CONTEMPLATED ADVANCE ON L ADRIANOPLE. CHANGES IN THE GENERALS OF THE TURKISH ARMIES. ” SIEGE OF KARS PRESSED. BOUT OF THE TURKS IN ASIA. RUSSIAN ADVANTAGES AT PLEVNA. Lokdok, Nor 5. Ministerial changes in the Porte are imminent, owing to disasters to the army. A diriiion of Zimmerman's oorpe hie advanced, notwithstanding the bad weather. ' Telegram* from Stambonl say that Solieman Paaha baa been ordered to assume the offen" •ire. - Ohefket Paaha baa retired from the command at Orohanie, being superseded bj Mehemet Ali. ' Ismail Pasha is appointed to the command atßrzronm. > Nor 6. The Banian forces in- Asia attacked the Turkish positions at Erzronm on Monday afternoon. After ten hoars* fighting the Turkish centre was shattered. Makhtar Pasha was slightly wounded. The Russians at Vetora on Friday were re* pulsed with a loss of sereral hundreds. 2500 Serrians are. massed on the frontier. Skirmishing has commenced. It is reported at St Petersburg that General Ignatieff has stated Russia would b# certain of German sympathy as the oonseijusaceVof the annexation of Armenia, also , in view of the formation of independent State* on tho Lower Daonbe. A telegram to the Timet states that Kars is closely invested. The Russians invested the western side of the Euphrates Valley over Barbah. Mukhtar’s position at Devitsoyan is nearly untenable. The Russians occupy the country close to Orohanie. Mehemet'Ali haa arrived at to com. mand the army at Orohanie. Russian deserters report 'that General Gonrka has been killed. Nov. 7. ... Makhtar Pasha was completely routed on Monday at Devitzoyan, d is now retreating to Tiebizond. It is reported that the Russian ■ occupied Eraroum yesterday. :The inhabitant* objected to Mukhtar’s defence of the city. ' It is lemi-cfficially reported that a Russian army of 70,000 seen will cross the Balkans under Gourka, regardless of the fata of Plevna, and advance on Adrianople.; Nov 8. ' ■ Theoaptnreof Erzronm isoonflnned. Captain Burnaby has left London for Bulgaria. He hopes to enter Plevna. . .. Nov 11. - There is no news of importance' from Plevna. ■ ~ The Turkish loss to Oet. 25 wa*62,000. The Roseians haveioooupied KopnkpL - . Tb* commandant of Rare rejected the proposed terms of capitulation;' The. Russian* continue bombarding the oity. The Morning T™* correspondent, says that the Turk* having abandoned the Russian* occupied Eraroum. The Russian troops are before Devitsoyan, where the Turkish troops are strongly entrenched. A large Russian ..force holds Semikole. . .j, ■ ■ Makhtar Pasha telegraph* that the Russian* attacked Agazia on Nov 9, vote defeated with great lose, and pursued beyond Devilsojan. * ■ Nov 19. The ramonra of foreign peace negotiations are denied. ’ Orohanie has been strongly reinforced. The bulk of the Russian army before Plevna has been withdrawn behind the Jantra, thocgh General BkobeloE is still commanding at that place. Lord Beaaonsfleld at the Guildhall said that ho hoped soon to bo able to bring, about a consent to peace without affecting the independence of European power*. “ v- , Nov 13. There ha* been more fighting at the Bhipka Pass. The lurks report a Russian loss of 500 men. Buiiian cavalry ere scouring the country between Plevna and Widdin. [Fsoh ths Psisb Aobmox.] - • • : N0v.13. ' General Bkobeloff pn.the evening of Nov 9. lb' a dense fog, oapluisd the he»gh|e of Blevnn near the Loral* road, and dvuieg the night on I

trenched himself. The Turks i, tw ~ desperate attempts to dislodge him. “ It is reported that the troops destiaci to &oel||ie Balkans regardless of Plevna are marching towards Tirnora. It is reported that Kara is well provision'd Fourteen thousand Hurds threaten th" Bussians at Hassan Ealeh. The Princeof Montenegro has attacked Anikori with twenty battalions.