Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-11
The Turkish War.

LONDON, July ia London dispatch says
the Standards correspondent at Constantine
pie, tceRraphing Oh Saturday, said that no
Important movement wauld be made by the
lu,ks un;il Ab,ut kc.,m. Commauder-in
Chief of the army, should have reachtd
the army, which he did Sunday. K rim is too
old, has little knowledge Of military service,
but is accompanied BY Sulieman Pacha, direc
tor general of the military college, who has re-
ceived European military training. 1t is
stated here are 10000 Turkish troops ia and
arouod Nissa. This is probably an under est
mate, as the Turks have hitherto kept secret
the number of troops at any D lint, aud fresh
forces are being continually dispatched from
Constantinople, and these troops are full Of
eD huslasm or ianatlclsm.
The Standards correspondent telegraphS
that troops, guos and stores of al! kinds coo
tinue to be sent to the seat Of war. be feel
ing against the Scrvians is very strong, and the
fanatica passions Of the Turks are DOW 50
thoroughly reused hat the Servlans, it beaten,
must expect to receive 30 mercy. The S.r
VANS, TOO, are drawing all their troops TO Gco.
Tchernayef's army. The city OF Belgrads Is
almost depopulated, and is completely drained
of troops. The oldest men oil he reserves aud
the youngest of the recruits have been already
called out to aid 10 the defence Of the frontier
against the public enemy.
The latest reports from the seat Of war say
fehtiog is now going on around Nlssa. The
rumors in circulation about the attack OF the
Turkish gunboat fotlla on Belgrade can be
easily seen TO have no foundation in fact. The
iron gates arc impossible for ships drawlog
much waller and dlring the months of July
and August when the river reaches lis low
water stage, the Danube Navigation Company
use steamers drawing only three teet OF water,
aud even at he middle water level the passage
is very dangerous. Many points exist on the
Servian bank of the Danube fully com uauding
| the stream.
1t is reported by the correspondent of the
| Standard that the ServIans have thrown up
strong torti6caIions at Belgrade and Semen
dria and in front of Ada Ra!csi, and that
no possible chance rem~ius Tor coup de
maio by the Turkish hotii!a. A couh'ct
Notwithstanding Rtu err assertion that in Wen
IA the Impression prevails that all danger OF the
war being extended beyond its present limits in
| Europe is regarded as being aVeried.
| Il is to he hoped that the rumors of Count
AodrasSy' dismissal may prove true, for his
| hatred Of Russia aud of the Sc'aVcs in general
uuf, him for the position of guiding Austria in
this crisis.
PARIS, July ll.-Several Of the journals
here publish Intelligence that the Turks have
captured ischar. aad that the Serviau Gen
era Tchernayeff is hem.ned 10 between two
Turkish armies marching from Widen and
Souhia.
Intelligence received at Semlin states that
the position Of the Servian General Antlch,
near Navi Bazaar, is threatened
BELGRADE July ll.-OHhcial dispatches an.
DouGcI that the Turks have withdrawn from
the right bark of the river Drina. The Ser
Wan army Of the Feniok has occupied several
villages and reconnotered the country to Wild
don, to whicIi place the Turks have retrcated.
The population of the distric; Of Widdon have
risen and joined the Marava division of the
Scrvian army. The Servians under General
Bcnlfan fought a supcror;forcc OF Turks seven
hours on the It'll ostaut at krushcVaz The
Turkish loss was considerable. The SerVlans
lost slightly but captured some flags, quantity
of arms aud occupied several villages.
CoNsrANTINopLE, July 1.-THE Porte has
scot the following dispatch to its representa-
tves abroad:
I'm an engagement of FIVE hours duration st
Sabaskadi, in the district of Balgradzik, the Ser.
vians, numbering ZOO, were beaten and pursued
to Servian territory The Turks Captured a
quantity of WAT ammunition. After an engage
ment of two hours duration at Sobne, IN Dos
mia, the Servians were driven into Austria.