The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-08 00:00:00

THE WAR.

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The hitelligt•nee ft en the *eat of war hi Asia M.
i 4 AS II .01111064 .ry as ever. Pi.noling trustworthy
iniennetim, the ~...I • f:tct which the reader may
tie....pt with enfety I. that some determine.' lighting
hee taken place iii the neigilbourh,to.l of Kars.
Turkish telegram" assert that to engegcni .iits which
have taken place t...ar that city mid at .11,11thati the
litt-siatis were 'let . ,ted whit heavy 1...... It in ale',
aive.itireed freni C I..tantinople that 12,000 Hessian*
wha :tttempte.l ti ltergley the Soghanly defile, winch
Bee to the east ef the sante stronghold, were, after a
singitinary eetitiiet, f..re,...1 to retire. oii tit., other
hand. the Re- im ii •ws from the emu., pad of the
wilt represent the reeks us having been worettel in
every tie. ter. It i 4 alao etated that Kate is
ottupletely inveae.l. and that (Jr. hamlewthuent
commene.d en eamrday. The etatement made a few
, &ye n;p, as tt the capitulation of an Ottenan army
,
corps has recetve,l an anthoritative denial at Cowden-
tined, Amid etatetuents Int conflieting, it is utterly
imp essible to form an nc mate judgment of the real
1.4 i. ei if the lelligerente. It seems toleral•ly
certaie, however, that the Russians have sitertedled in
hoisting Kars ; not it may be aceeptdi HS true that
Meklitar Paella, the Turkidi commander. is falling
hick with the Milk of his army upon the great fortress
of Erzeroutn, th..e411 he inav detertnine to try the
chances ef battle in the open field. In the meaatime,
the Redden c dtimns that have invade." Imelda are
era'llelty converging upon Erzerettm. Thee WM to
ham' respecting tho campaign in Eurme..litfers but
sli:litly from that which has been rep. 'rte. '('he
Ilessien c. ander* are still slowly developing their
Plao of operations, end the 'halo. maintain the ,etine
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attitude 'd watchful readinees. It in intise.ible at
pt....411t to guess at what is.int the aluseevite army
will cress the Diumbe.
There is very little fresh new, from the neat .4 war,
nail SI I..ttg as no iinpreventent in the weather is
vi-il.le it is believed there will lie tie important move-
-111010 5 in, vither aide "IF dm. !Mimi,. Thu 11,1vance of 1
the 1: o-.imi force ill nolllllallia I. perion.ly impe.led by
tl••• 1e.., y tains and i111111.14ti0114, and until these have
sub dd..l. little more tall Is, dime. The fighting in ,
A-in Mitre., however, c.ntinties. 311,1 the Ituesiasse
debit ti .11 ti e driven A 1,,,,. I Nlekhtar and Ilil fore.
away fretii Kars, leaving that place to let defended by
the tr....p, ef Baeld Keni. 'the I iresesians are said to
b • j..ining Hut Ruseiens ei, atea.ic, and there *Willa to I
be little doubt that the Teri:o in that •plarter will have
to ',Mend against a fermidelde artily. The moet im-
portant item from the Roumanian district is to the
effect that a ',harp engagement has taken place
between some Turkish gunts,atsoppetite Reid and the
Rieisian 'eateries in the slime. Heavy firing took
lilac ott both sidee, but with no other result, it is said,
than the demolishing of the Government 'Acre at
Reid. 'the Christian, in Bulgaria are repoi tot to be
manifesting system. of great excitement, owing to the
lehaviour of the Turks, and the number of fugitives
who daily arrive in Roumania from that district in-
creases daily. Correspondents appear t• be ntill in the
dark as regards the probable movements of the
Ruesitin army, but it is believed the Grand Bilks
Nieledas itttends threatening einteltaneously the
eastern and wetter', wing of the Turkish poeition on
the Danube.
In reply to the speech of the .Khe.live, the Committee
of Notable's at Cairo has decided tipon the imposition
of an extraordinary war tax id £:e30,000. The Egyptian
contingent now in 'turkey, numbering 9,000 men, will
be raieed to 12,000 men. The remaioder if the eon.
Regent will be kept in Egypt for the protection of the
Suez Canal.
In a sitting of the Lower House of the Austrian
Reicherath the Minister of the Interior, in reply to a
question, 'said that the attitude of the Govetnment
eince the outhreisk of war wns the snme as it hall been
throughout the whole of the Eastern cotnplieations. It
saw uo motive for military measures. At the same
time it felt that no other Power hail interests more
elo.ely.connectol with Turkey in Europe, and fully
ree„.rm,,e,l it. reep.andbility.
lewd Derby has written ti Lord A. Leftus a
deep:ltch respecting the declaration of war. of which,
he says, her Alelesty's Government have heard with
deep regret. ' they cannot," lie adds, "accept the
statements and conclusiou.s with whi:h Prince
Gortnehakoff has aecempanied it as justifying the
resolution thee taken." The noble End points •mt that
the Heim of the Russian Government is in contra-
venti 111 l ot the stipulation of the Troesty '•1 Paris, by
whieh Russia engaged to respect the independenee and
territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire. Her
Majesty's Government repudiate Prince Gortschakoff's
statement that Ruseia is acting in the interest of
Great Britian as well as the other Powers, and declare
that the decision of the Russian Government is not one
which can have their concurrence or approval.
(BY TELEGRAPH.—Titus DA.)
Jenne telegram says Turkish Monitors twit night
again shelled Russian batteries at Ihrialn and Galatz.
( onstantinople telegram says Turkish forces have
evaCuate.l the entire Dobrudcha.
'the Grlobc'sPera correspondent telegraphe that 50,000
Ruesians are around Kim and that the Turks have
been severely defeated in the vicinity. 17,000
prieoners are reported captured by Russians. The
Porte, has not published news of this defeats
The Times Athena correspondent telegraphs 2,000
students proceeded to the Prime Minister's house
yesterday, demanding war against Turkey. The
Minister declared war unnecessary, and recommended
prudence and oilmen.

hellcat Pasha, one of the Turkish officers ridelly re-
*pa tuw
slide for the pscres in Bulgaria, hap, in cons.-
cin nce of representations tnade by Mr. Layard, the
En Bah Ambassador, been removed from the important
military command he held on the Danube, and soot to
Bagdad. This eep ha, been taken in defgrence to the
wi•ittes .4 the English mottle.
A telegram from Odessa states that the bombard-
ment of the town by the Turkish Fleet is now shortly
expected in consequence of Hobart Pasha's return
froan his expedition up the Danube. Almost all the
inkabitants have left.
Rucharest telegrams state that torpedoes are laid
down in the Danube in large numbers between Reny
and Ibraila. The Turks have as yet made no attempt
to invade Roumania. Their troops are being massed
around Sehumla. The roads still remain in bad
condition.
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1,1. Vienna telegram states that the Sultan has
ap 'roved of the formation of a Polish Legion to
o rate against the Russians.
, he German fleet has received orders to proceed to
ther Baltic Sea in order to protect German intereets.
. A. telegram from Moscow states that a British
steamer, in attempting to enter Kertch Harbour, ran
upon a tarpedo, which immediately exploded. The
result warn most disastrous, the steamer being
blown to atoms. All the crew are stated to have
perished.
The slightly increased activity which has been apparent
at our dockyards and arsenals during the past week has
attracted some notice, and exaggerated rumours of pre
potations for war are beginning to be spread. As a fact
intim order* have been given which might encourage the
belief that England is making ready to Like an active
part in the war ; but the intention of the Government to
maintain a strict neutrality has already been made known
and the so-called "preparation,' are no more than indica-
tions of our intention to ensure • state of "preparedness'
for any possible contingency The country would learn
with satisfaction that troops had been detailed, on paper,
for embarkation, and that every arrangement for speedy
tran.port and for the supply of stores had bean made, so
that, should the necessity arise, every man would be in his
right place at • moment a notice—Standard.
Hostilities against Turkey were announced Wednesday
from a new quarter, fighting having been resumed in
Herzegovina, where the insurgents, who are being largely
recruited, attacked the Turkish vanguard near Nevesinie,
and killed fifteen men. The Turks, on the other hand, are
reported at Vienna to have captured two Roumanian
vessels of war. The Danube has been re-opened, the