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Show FOREIGN. I il lr THE KASTERXW AR. THE IMPERIAL GL'AitD. 1 London, IS. The first '.detachment j iif the Russian imperial guard passed i through Bucharest this morning to i the seat of war. General Gourka.i accompanied then. The men pre-j 1 sented a splendid appearance, hut have seen little service. Other regiments regi-ments are taking parallel roads out-aide out-aide of Bucharest, all converging on Simnitza. The Agency iJu-'sia, commenting upon the arrival ot the guards and the order fo Jibe Russian iroops in Poland to join the army at' the seat ot war, states that these tacts' are sufficient reply to the rumors ot j peace and an armiatice circulated by 1 certain journals. It ia probable that Ojman Pasha will be made minister ot war. FORT NICHOLAS NOT TAKEN. ' London, IS. A later diep&tch fromConstantiuonlestvs the Russians in Schipka pass havo been reinforced. Grand Duke Nicholas having returned thither from Plevna. General Radtzky'a official account of the fighting does not admit that the fort was .occupied by the Turks. He Bays: After five (lays' bombardment bombard-ment the TurkB at 3 o'clock in the morning, miide a sadden attack on the fort. The attack was subsequently extended along the whole line, aud wb repulsed with an enormous loss to the Turks, alter a desperate tight which lasted nine houra. Ruaoian loas, 19 officers and 400 meu wounded I and 100 killed. Prince Wtstcbeusky, an aide-de-camp of the czar, was killed. The latter dispatch is dated Russian headquarters, Gorny Stnden, Monday. Constantinople, 18. ' An official dispatch published hero denies the rumor that the Russians had completely com-pletely evacuated Schipka pass. It states, on the contrary, that the two Turkiah brigades which captured Fort St. Nicholas retired to their tor mer positions for strategical reasons alter having occupied the fort for six hours. YVINTEU QUARTEliS. . Vienna, IS. It ia reported thai Gen. Tudelben, defeudei of Sebaato pol, received orders to prepare plans! for tortilying the winter camps at Matchin, Herzova, Siatova and Nik-, opolis. It it cornea to the worst Nikopolis, where a Btrong tttt duponl ib to bo established, will be held at all hazards. All fresh troops meanwhile are directed to the Jantra line. MORTARS AND SIEGE GDN8. Bucharest, 18. The Russians at Plevna are making up mortars and siege nuns and receiving reinforcements reinforce-ments of inlantry. Cettinje, 18. In conBequence ot the surrender of Bilek the Turks muBt bring all their supplies by way ot Klek, as Bilek entirely commands the road from Rauea to all the interior of southern Herzegovina. Bucharest, 18. Col. Wellesley formally for-mally denieB that he bears peace proposals. pro-posals. Constantinople, 18. Ismail Pasha has arrived before Erivan in Russian Armenia and is about to attack that place. Vienna, 18. A telegram from Tiflia contradicts Mukhtar Pusha'a report re-port that ArJahan has been evacuated by the Russians, utid the garrison has been increased to twelve battalions of infantry aud six squadrons ol cavalry. Special dispatches from Bucharest mention the reports current there last night of serious fighting around Biela, the result of which waa unknown. St. Petersburg, 18; The empreB of Russia will shortly visit Moscow, Kiefl and Jaasy, to inspect the hospitals hos-pitals and will meet the czir at, Bucharest. The interview between Bismarck and Andrasay was due to Audrasay's wiahea to welcome Bismarck on Austrian Aus-trian territory, although an exchange of ideas may probably influence the future policy of Austria and Germany. There is no apparent intention ot entering en-tering into any formal negotiations regarding the eaBtern quesLion. No one here supposes that Andrasay goeB to Salzburg with any Bcheme of mediation, and from recent curt denials by the German semi-offiqial press of reports concerning mediation there would seem little chance of Bismarck making any such proposal. |