New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-18
WAR.
Capture OF Mostar by MonteneGrins Ex-
Dected.

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| Capture OF Mostar by MonteneGrins Ex
| pected.
| RAGUsA, July l6. - The MOntenegrln
have arrived at Bergai. near Mostar. IN,
| capture of MOstar is confidently expected
| to-day.
A great panic exists at Mostar because O
| the Montenegro successes. The Chrlstlani
| fear the vengeance of the Turks. Tht
Montenegrins have interrupted colnmuni
cation between Tcebigne and Ragusa.
Turks surrounded by Servians-Recruit,
for the Turks-MOntenegrin Prison.
ers-The Turks Report a Servian De-
fent = Conflicting Statements - The
Newspapers at Fault.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Turks were sur
rounded in Bjelina by the Servian army OF
the Drina. Their surrender is only ques
ton Of time. The Servians are preparing
for an immediate assault. Another report
says General Olimpies, commander of the
Servian army of the Drina, is q prisoner.
Tjuprija is TO longer concealed. Regiments
OF ROum anians, raised in eastern Servia,
are unwilling to fight the Turks.
Three thousand troops sailed from Alex
andria oniSunday
A special to the Neus from Vienna says:
The Montenegrins took 1900 prisoners on
Saturday.
The TelegrapA's Constantinople special
says: The Servians were defeated at LuhO
vic, in Bosnia, losing 200 killed and 300
wounded; and also at lsvOr, where they lost
900 killed and wounded.
Accounts from the seat of the Servo
Turkish war are very confused and con-
hctlng Not only do Turkish and Servian
bulletins conflict, but the reports of the
special correspondents are according to
their sy mpathies and points of observation.
For instance, the Times this morning had
special dispatch from Parakin saying there
was no great battle between Osmsn Pacha
and the Servian General Lescbjanio on
Wednesday, while special dispatch from
Vienna to the Telegraph says General
Leschjanio's decisive defeat is confirmed.
Osman Pacha has driven him across the
river TimOk and is advancing into Servia
General LeschjaniO lost his artillery. 1t
was reported that he himself was killed.
The Ottoman ministry have resolved to
allow the Turkish army to assume the Of
fensive.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Berlin says: 1.-THE Turks defeated the Ser
VANS at Perat on Saturday, and pursued
ton held by General Tchernayof at the
Of the action"
All accounts except the Turkish official
reports agree as to the successful and al
most unresisted march of the Monteneg-ins
into Herzegovina.
A special to the Times from Vienna says
the Turkish campaign in herzegovina
seems to be strictly defensive. They have
abandoned all their positions in lower
Herzegovina excepting the fortified places
Nikish, Belek and Trebigne. and some of
= oo $r %Ha
uation Of Mostar seems to be contemplated.
Reuters Telegram Company have dis
patch from Vienna to the following effect:
The Roumanian memorandum enumerates
the various points upon which Roumania
wishes to maintain q settlement by
friendly understanding with the Porte.
The principal of these are the admission of
q ROumanian representative to the diplo-
matte corps at COnstantinople, and the
OF his jurisdiction in mat
tors concerning ROumanian subjects in
Turkey, the definition of the boundary
relative to the islands in the Danube, the
of postal, telegraphic and extra
dition conventions with the Porte, the
of Roumanian passports, and
finally the rectifcation of the frontier at
the delta of the Danube, which will secure
20 the Roumanlans the free use of its |
waters.
The Governor General of Herzegovina |
Pronounces Reports of Iusursent sue. |
cesses FaIse-An Ambuscade of the |
Turks.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1.-THE Governor
General OF Herzegovina telegraphs from
1Ostar as follows:
"All bulletins respecting pretended in
urgent victories in Herzegovina are false.
here has been no engagement except the
Ombat sustained by Selim Pasha there in
be defles of Sallen, which reported on
be thirteenth instant. The Montenegrins
rho are operating on the mountains and in
eserted villages have not approached the
OsitiOns where the imperial troops are
The reported capture of
+atzeko, Bilsk, Stalatz and Nevsene is a
ure invention.
On the thirteenth instant q company of
urkish troops from Kick fell into an am
uscade of tho insurgents under General
iaulOvics They suffered great loss while
the attack of the superior forces
ntil the arrival of achievements, when
le insurgents retreated."
ficial Reports to the Turkish Minister.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Turkish min
ter has the following from his govern
ent. dated day:
1.-THE troops Of General Aotyz Pasha,
)ulWduucE VI LILO 1hlduk6 UlVlelOQ, at l
lcked the Servians yesterday After an
,gagement, which lasted six hours, our
'ldeirs captured with bayonets, the en-
enchments occupied by the enemy, de-
ating them completely. We captured |
rye number of arms and other Effects"
In consequence of q movement in ad- |
ance of Suleyman Pacha's corps, the Ser
ans abandonded, without fighting. their
,trenchments at Babnie GlarzO, and re-
red into the line of demarkatiOn.
,rvian Observation-Disclosures of the
Turks-Deaih Of the Mother Of Prince
Milan.
BELGRADE, July ia Servian detach.
ent has invaded the whole valley of Tep-
TIA, between Novi Bazaar and Nikish The |
llages therein have risen and furnished |
)lunteers for the Servian army.
A statement published here denying
ariOus reports unfavorable to Servia saws
eneral Tchernayotf has neither been sur
unded nor beaten. No important battle
expected for fortnight.
General Olympias reports the Turks COM
lifting fearful atrocities, burning Servian
I'd Bosnian villages and massacring the
habitants. The Servians are still before
owl Bazaar. Despite the Turkish asser-
ons to the contrary, the Servians have not
IT lost single cannon.
The mother of Prince Milan has lust died !
Wurzburg, in Bavaria.
MISCELLANEOUS.