The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-11
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Steamship City of Brussels.
Her Owners Still Confident of Her
Safety.
The Debate In the English Par
Lament.
An Alliance with Russia and the
Dlsmemberment Of Turkey
Advocated.
A Threatened Polish Rising which
Threatens Russian Commu-
niCatiOns.
BOmbardment Of Ottenitza by
the Turks.
ROumanGan Batteries Destroy
Two GunbOats.
ROumanian Batteries Destroy
Two GunbOats.


VIENNA, May 10.-A 81. Petersburg
letter descants upon the entire absence
Of warlike enthusiasm in St. Petersburg,
Roumaninaforces are 10 form the right
wing Of the Russian army and are to be
increased by one Russian division, A
majority Of the Roumana Senate is still
opposed to war.
BUcHAREsT, May l0.-AbouL G,OOO
troops pass daily in the direction Of
Giurgevo and Budesti.
LONDON, May lO.-A Reuter- dispatch,
dated Erzeroum, Wednesday, 10 p. NJ,
makes no mention Of any fighting. Ii
reports that the Russian column which
was going down the line Of the Turco.
Persian frontier, in the direction Of Van,
has stopped at Bajazid on account Of the
impractibability Of the country and lack
Of forage.
The Standard, Berlin special reports
from Vienna that meeting Of Polish
agitators was held at Lemberg, May 4th,
to determine the policy OF the Poles.
The organization Of tho Polish Legion
was decided upon. Count Platter will
shorty publish proclamation to the
Poles in the name OF the Secret National
Committee. The Polish leaders have
resolved to abstain from exciting any
trouble with Austria.
TIE RUSSIAN LOAN.
The Times Gays Of the advance which
the Russian government obtained from
Paris and Berlin bankers, with view
to Insure the puuctual payment OF cou-
pons on the Russian debt next falling
due: The probable assumption is that the
advance is Sl50,0OO,OOO and the Syndi.
cate 10 retain the right Of making a fur
ther advance Of half as much again. The
Syndicate get s per cent and one-half
per cent commission, and as security
hold the Russian bonds OF the Sl5O OOO,-
600 loan at 10 per cent, their normal
value. The Syndicate has the call Of
this stock at 10per cent variously stated
at 0 or l2 per cent.
BUCHAREST, May 10.-The Prince
Of Roumania to-day assumed COM
mand Of the Romanian army, designating
the chief OF staff and commanders OF the
first corps at Creakova and the second at
Bucharest and Giurgevo, and appointed
members Of the staff and commanders Of
the divisions and brigades.
CoNsTANTISoPLE, May 10. - The
journal reports that the Russians before
kars and Ardahan have retreated to-
ward the frontier.
MANCHESTER, May 10.-A Berlin dis
patch says: The Car is said to be alarm
ed at the formation OF the Polish legion
at Constantinoplc, and ordered the Gov
ernor-General at Warsaw to exercise the
greatest vigilance to prevent the Russian
poles from joining the legion.
The Berlin papers announce that the
leading Polish politicians at secret
meeting at Lemberg, resolved on the es.
tablishment OF recruiting bureaus all
over Poland, with hope OF raising an
army Of $4,000. 10000 have left nj.
ready for Turkey.
Count Razinski has been appointed us
delegate to Constantinople.
The news Of the rising Of a tribe in
Caucasia, is important and seems TO in.
dictate serious trouble for the Russians,
because the clans which have risen in
the immediate neighborhood Of the high
road from Tifis to Vladikaks, which is
the only means Of communication be.
tween Russia and Trans-C -Caucasia,
A Ragusaspecial TO the Guardian says
The delay in the Turkish attack on the
Montenegrin position is explained by the
great want Of supplies and the ravages Of
typhus, scurvy and other diseases. The
Turks try to conceal this, but there is
good authority for stating that 5000
troops are sick in Mostar alone. The
came epidemic RACES in the camp at Scu.
tari. The calling out Of the militia,
which includes all the male Bosnians and
Herzegovenians from Is to 60 years Of
age, meets with stubborn opposition In
the rural districts.
PERA, May 10.-A state Of siege will
not be proclaimed here.
ER2ERouN, May 10.-Moukhtar Pasha
is at Bardess, 60 miles east OF here. The
Russian centre is awaiting near Kars
and supporting the advance Of the two
wings from Bazad and Ardahan.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, May 1O.-The Rus.
SLAMS attempted TO cross the Danube, at
Reni, but the Turkish artillery prevented
them.
Defence works are to be constructed
around Constantinople.
GALATz, May 1O.-This morning 5000
Cossacks crossed the Danube in boats
from Galatz to Ghicet, and encountered
numerous bodies Of Bashi.B .Bazouks. A
severe engagement followed and was un.
finished at noon.
COMMANDMENT OF oTrENITZA.
LONDON, May 10.-The Turkish gun
boats bombarded 0ltenitza for ionr hours