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The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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Russian southern army under General Wittgenstein advances into Bessarabia, crossing Dniester since 23 December, with corps joining from Volhynia. Turks mass forces on Pruth and Danube at Silistria. War with Ottoman Empire deemed inevitable.
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Our private correspondence from Augsburg, supplies the following details:—
Very decisive movements have just been made by the Russian armies, every thing announces that war is inevitable.
The army of the south commanded by general Wittgenstein, has suddenly quitted its cantonments and is proceeding to enter Bessarabia.
Another corps d'Armée, composed of three divisions, passed the Dniester on the 26th December, destined to the same province, to join the strong division of gen. Sabanieff, which has long been stationed there.
The divisions which form the corps d'armee of the count de Woronzoff, of the army of the west have entered and taken up their cantonments in Volhynia.
Advices, from a respectable source, announce that the general in chief, count Wittgenstein, has established his head quarters at Kischenow, in Bessarabia.
On the other hand the Turks are concentrating considerable forces, both on the Pruth and Danube. The head quarters of the Seraskier Czaman Oglou is at Silistria.
Subsequent advices announce, in a positive manner, that since the 23d Dec. the entire Russian army of the south is in full march towards the Pruth. The divisions have successively passed the Dniester; the troops even march by night to make room for those which follow. Each soldier is supplied with biscuit for fifteen days.
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Bessarabia
Event Date
26th December And Since The 23d Dec.
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war is inevitable
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Russian army of the south under general Wittgenstein quits cantonments to enter Bessarabia; three-division corps passes Dniester on 26th December to join gen. Sabanieff's division; Woronzoff's corps enters Volhynia; Wittgenstein's headquarters at Kischenow. Turks concentrate forces on Pruth and Danube, Seraskier at Silistria. Entire Russian southern army marches towards Pruth since 23d Dec., crossing Dniester successively, marching by night, supplied with 15 days' biscuit.