New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-04
WAR.

Vows Items from tho Border-Murad''
Abdication-A Battle in Progress.
TONDON. August 3-Rnssia is sending
troons to the frontier and Eastern prospects
again look gloomy.
Mohktar Pasha's position is reported diff
cult. The Montenegrins occupy his lines o.
communication except toward Ragusa.
There are app1ehensions at Belgrade that
Austria will occupy Servia with military
force in the interest Of European peace.
The defensive position OF the Servlanf
ct Saitchar is reported impregnable.
The Servian left wing has taken Brilopol.
snd threatens Serbia.
The Turks are intrenched at Izor. The
Turks have corps of observation, booC
strong, on the Danube, opposite Roumanla
Large sums from Russian committees are
received at Belgrade.
Three Russian counts are IN the Servlan
hospitals.
Austria is STRENGTHENING the garrison at
Semlin.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany, from Senlln, says: Two thousand
volunteers have LETT the Servian Drina
army, and invaded Bosnia, Tor the purpose
of prosecuting guerrilla warfare.
The Standard's Paris dispatch Gays 1t is
stated that Murad has signed his a6dlca-
ton of the Ottoman throne. The old Turk
ish party, led by the Sultan presumptive.
is showing hostility to the proposed cOnsti-
tuition. Milhat Pasha threatens to resign.
Another revolution in the Devan is anticl-
pated. Abdahl Hamid has declared that as
soon as he has assembled the throne he will
take supreme command of the army against
the Sclavas.
A dispatch 10 the Standard from Kujaze-
yatz says the Servians occupy strong en-
.renchments on the left branch of the
Timok river, the capture of which would
decide the fate Of Kujazevatz.
Ahmed Egoot Pasha, with an army of
thirty.five battaliOns and twenty-four
pieces of artillery, reached this peint on the
first of August. He has had several severe
engagements with the Servians. Alter
great 10 sses, the Turks encamped opposite
Kujazev atz.
A Reuter- dispatch reports that the Turks
attacked the Servians at kUjszevatz yes
Serday. The fight at last accounts was IN
progress Result unknown.
The Turks Lurcd into a Trap and Nlassa-
creed.
BELGRADE, August 3.-After fight at
Pandirole three Turkish battaliOns and 500
Circassi ans crossed the frontier into Servia.
General HOrvatOvich, the Servian COM
mander, feigned retreat. The Turks fol
lowed him and occupied village on the
plain On Tuesday the Servians attacked
the Turks, taking them Dy surprise, anu
massacreed the entire detachment.
Joined the MOntenegrins.
RAGUsA, August 3-Seven hundred Cath
olics, with q number of Turks, have gone
over to the Montenegrins.
Victories Claimed by the Turks.
CoSsTANTINoPLE, August 3-An official
dispatch states that the Turks have cap
tnred the Servian fortified positions near
,Gurgosonatz, inhicting heavy loss. The
Turkish losses are smaller.
1t is believed that the Servian General
Tchernayotf is at Saetschar.
lnw!essness at AdrianOple.
VIENNA, August 3.-In consequence of
the threatening attitude of the irregular
troops at Japhia all the houses there are
closed at seyen o'clock in the evening. 1t
ia not safe for citizens to walk out after
dark unless attended bv a guard. At
bazars to protect the people from the Pasha
RaZoukS,