, 1876-07-14
An Account of Wednesdays
Fighting on the Turk
ish Border.
The Servians Appear. to Have
Won q Decided Ad.
vantnge.
Closing Of the Port Of Kick
by the Austrian Au-
thoritfes.
This Action Considered d Blow to
Turkish Interests.
The French Government Declares
The French Government Declares
for Strict Neutrality.
Earl Derby's Last Note in the Ex.
tradition Controversy.
He Intimates that Great Britain Is
Anxious for New Treaty.


LONDON, July 13.-A correspondent writcs
from Belgrade: IAN order Is published direct
ing that nil persons who are not soldiers at
tachcd 10 tho army alIa1l wear medallion
bearing tho words, hti1an l., King Of seryta.'
This Is the trst Indication Of the true Intention
aud true ambition Of princc Milan. THESE words
nrc received Is having great political meaning,
and there can be NO doubt that the war Is for d
complete separation.
ou7tAwRY.
"piingc md robbery arc ilourishinE In servin.
Arms, rrotniscuously distributed, arc employed
by tho marauders against tho farmers and
1auded propsictors. 20 many Of the police are
with the army that IT fs with great difficulty
that the people can resist the attacks OF the out
laws. Some Of them havo been captured and
shot without trial"
BELdnADE, July 1a-Ofllcia1 Intelligence from
tho Timok army states that Osnas, pacha at
tackcd tho scrvfan position yesterday. The fight
lastcd throughout the day. Tho loss Of life is
very great, but tho result ls unknown.
KLEK.
LoypoN, July 13.-Austria notified her local
authorities yesterday thnt the port OF Kick and
tho iand and sea surrounding the insurrcctiona-
~ district Is closed. Tho Turkish Ambassador
had a long interview with Count Andrassy On
thH subject yesterday.
TURKISH REroHT.
MosTiR, July 1B.-Tho Portu officially states
the dctcat, with considerable loss, Of Montcnc-
grins at Mcallan Pass, which opens that denle
aud the road to Qotschkop. The engagement
tOok place On Wednesday, lasting twelve hours.
4 BHAv1AN suCCEas
BELGRADE, July 1Y.-Gcn. Lcscljanin, who,
according to tho lltcst intelligence, hal pcne-
tratcd sotnc distance into the ralAchik Of Wtd.
II
and captured several strategic pott1ts. rho
fighting lasted the wholc day. The scrytan loss
was small. The Seryians pursued tue Turks to
Middtn, anl captured quantity Of provisions.
Ths gates Of Wfddtn arc now closcd,
sERv1AN WOUNDED.
artls Belgrade special says 700 servi-
ssns' s' wounaeos ; arc lying II villages 10, on
deficient. There arc no surgeons or trained
nurses. The Turks take no prisoners, and By5-
tomatfcally refuse to give quarter. Tho ecrvl-
ans ate moro humane.
IMPORTANT POINT.
The line Of the Timok aud position Of
the tug Of war will take place. Gcn. scschgau-
iy's forces have been rassed to g, coo.
Tho Standards Vienna special says the third
order on the Scrvian reserves has bsen tssued.
These aro mostly old mrn, and they have re-
fused TO serve LII several places.
wEpNEsDAY's r1altrIEa.
LONDON, July lbs p. m.-The 17nre5 scm1in
dispatch gives The following account Of Wedues-
day's lighting: Ost,an Tashl, in great force,
attacked the seFvfan army corps Under Gen,
ach1anin, near aaftselar. The Turks tIve
times attempted to storm the Scrytah position,
and were repulscd. Meanwhile thu ServEali
column under Gen. Ostoica attacked the Osman
| pasA's rCar md captured several villages.
Turkish gunboats on the Danube attacked Gen.
0stoics but without result.
PORTS CLOSED.
The Russian telcgraphic agency confirms the
! report that the harbor Of Kick, OIL thu
Aariattc. has been closed. 1t also announces
that Cattaro has bccu closed to Slavonian sup.
| piles.
Tho 7sn.a' Berlin special says, the
closing, of Klek will, It Is believed,
eerlously damage the TURKS, Us thcrcaftur
| Bosnia Rnd Herzegovina, except through tho
narrow strip Of Eosnlan territory between Mon:
tenegrn md Scryfa, which Is ut present Invaded
BY three SeEyian colu.nns.
Latest.
Tho Daily Ntses' VienIla dispatch says the au.
thoritius there are receiving petitions for annex,
| nttun to Austria from Bosilian Catholics. Mo.
| pressed their loyalty to tho Porte, but agreed
| that Austrian WAS preferable TO Ser,tan rule.
| Tlo Roumautnn Chambers held o secret ht.
ting to consllcr tho request Of Russla to permit
the paasussc of q lasge number Of volunteers tr
| Scrvin.
Tho Telegraph has recelveda q manifesto from
| Belgrade, eig7led by a number OF HosMla'.s a,sl
| VIENNA, July 13-The ArssrUn Government
| has every rcason to believe that accounts Ut tht
Bulgarian atrocities arc enormously sxagger
atGls