The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-06
The Turco-Russian War.
A SLIGHT TURKISH sUooKs5.

OF Giurgevo and opened fire upon the Rus
slams, this morning. Three boats were de-
stroyed. The Turkish aim was remarka-
bly, accurate. 1t is probable that on re-
pairing damages the offensive will be re-
sumed by the Russians, and the passage Of
the Danube effected at this point, and Rou-
manian occupation be complete.
A BAsHI BAzoUK STORY.
The Herald's cable special says q band
OF Circassians and bashi bazouks, number
ing 100, crossed the river at Rutschuk at
midnight recently, surrounded Russian
guard-house and captured the guard. One
of the Russian prisoners confessed that the
Bulgarian church in Rutschuk has been
undermined by the Russians with view
to blowing it up, and attributing the atroc-
ity to the Turks. The Danube is higher
than before In 80 years. The army cannot
cross before July. Not Russian soldier
has yet crossed.
THE TURKISH ARMY.
LONDON. June 8.
The Times correspondent with the Turk
ish army sends the following particulars of
it's organization The Turkish army OF the
Danube is slightly deficient in artillery and
very deficient in cavalry. The cause of
this is exclusively the want of money. The
total number of infantry is about 172, 500,
and of cavalry 1900; accordingly the army
of the Danube, including fortress, artillery
and engineers, is close on 200, 900. Strong
as to organization there is want of
everything that is indispensable in tactical
unity and system.
MoNTENEGRINs WHIP THE TURKS.
CETTINGE, June 5.
From Slavonic sources battle is re-
ported to-day near Maljat, lasting several
hours. The Turks were defeated, and lost
800 men. The Montenegrin loss is unas-
certained.
NEUTRALITY OF THE sUKz CANAL.
LONDON, June 5.
In the house of commons this afternoon
a dispatch was laid on the table addressed
by Lord Derby to Lord Lyons, British am.
bassador at Paris, dated May 16. Derby
informs Lyons that Great Britain had de-
clined the proposal of De Lesseps to keep
open the canal to all nations, and had inti-
mated to Russia that an attempt to block
ade or otherwise interfere with the canal or
Its approaches, would be regarded as
menace to India and grave injury to the
commerce of the world, incompatible with
the maintenance of the British attitude of
passive neutrality. At the same time it
was intimated 10 the porte and khedive
that England was firmly determined not to
permit the canal to be made the scene of
any combat or other warlike operations.
RUssIA's MODERATION.
New YORK June s.
A st. Petersburg diepalcn says Grots-
ehakoff's note to Lord Derby declares that
the czar does not want territorial increase
in Europe, but only autonomy for Bulgaria
and the independence of Roumana and
Servia. He also demands the cession of
Armenia from Bayazid to the coast, but
not including Erzeroum.
A GERMAN SOLDIERS OPINION.
LONDON, June s.
A Berlin correspondent telegraphs 1t is
asserted on good authority that Count Won
Moltke regards the Russian chances as
steadily improving in consequence of the
extraordinary negligence and lack of fore
sight of the Turks.
THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR.
MANCHESTER, June 8.
A Vienna dispatch says the Turks exag-
gerate their troubles. 1t is believed the
main body of the Russians center is still
near Kars and that tho recent panic at
Erzeroum was revoked by flying corps of
Cossacks and irregulars.
WAR NOTES.
A telegram from Suliman Pasha dated
Monday, announces that he has marched
from Gatschko and taken several Montene-
grin positions, especially important foriif-
cations around Kristdhe (probably Kris
tong), which were captured after desper-
ate fight with 5000 Montenegrins. The
latter were routed with considerable loss.
Ali Saib, commanding at Sculteri, also
announces the capture of several Montene-
grin positions. simultaneously with Sull-
man Pasha's advance Mehemeh Ali attack
ed the Montenegrins at Kolaschin, killing
80 and losing 80 of his own men.
A despatch from Vienna says the porte
as a precaution against the growing war
agitation in Greece has ordered the calling
out of militia and reserves in Epirus and
Thessaly, and the distribution of arms
among the population of the frontiers dis
tricts.
The Turks to-day bombarded and
slightly damaged some vessels which the
Russians were collecting at Gurgevo to
cross the Danube.
A Grand military council under the pres
idency of the sultan, lasting two hours, was
held at the ministry of war yesterday.
Several Turkish iron clads have left Ca
nea for Alexandra to escort the Egyptian
contingent to Constantinople.
The Greek patriarch has issued pastoral
recommending the orthodox to remain
faithful to the sultan.
The statement relative to the shooting of
the Polish leader. Krysenski, Is declared
totally unfounded.
We Indications.