The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27
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RUSSIA'S WAR WITH TURKEY,

A correspondent at .Constantinople, in
a dispatch scent via Athens, says the peace
party gains ground daily. At council of
war Wednesday last, at which the sultan pre-
sided several of those, present, especially
Mehmet Ruchli Pasha, strongly advocated
peace. Ruchli said it was now quite clear
that Turkey could not hope for active aid
from any power and could not carry on the
war single handed. He urged that advan--
tage should be taken of Russia's recent dec
laration that she does not desire conquest,
and that application be at once made to some
friendly power and obtain an armistice
during which plans might be arranged. He
majority of the councilwere however, against
Mehemet. .Ruchli and his proposals were
deferred. lam assured that the peace party
took to the German ambassadors for support,
and that hedoes all in his power to sustain
them. They gain great advantage by Ruchli
Pasha, thus publicly placing himself at
their head. There must, however, be a
disaster before the peace, party can succeed
Bashi- Bazouks, taking advantage of the abb
scnce from COnstantinople of much of the re-
straining power, have been committing all
sorts OF excuses on persons and property. The
suburbs of the city arc mostly occupied bv
persons belonging to the mercantile classes in
Constantinoplc, who have villas in the sur
rounding neighborhood, and the disorderly
conduct of these semi-sayage soldiers keeps
them in constant alarm. Among those who
recently suffered from the excuses of the
Bashi-Bazouks are an. English army officer
and an American naval officer, who were
beaten and maltreated by them. This outrage
on the part Of the ashi-Bazouks is not un-
likely to lead to further complications with
the other powers. E-s,.s, b F.@s
A Belgrade special says it is reported
there that Greece has opened against
the Porte. This is uncontirmed by advices d.
rect from Athens, but it is interesting as show
ing the tension of feeling that exists in Bel
grade. Prince Milan's visit to the car occu-
pies all minds. It is reported that the arch
duke Nicholas said to NJ. Maunovics, before
the latter left on his return to Belgrade, that
Servla made many great sacrifices, and had
certain sacred rights which must not be disre-
garded. It is thought here that declaration
OF independence and of war will soon follow.
A dispatch from lara reports that three
Turkish columns which have entered Mon
tenegro are advancing blythe following routes
respectively, via Asdrinik to Dersno, via
to Bogetic At the last place, which is M ON
tencgrin depot Of provisions and ammunition,
lighting has been going on since the 18th
The Turkish headquarters are at Arndah.
Ali Saib telegraphs from Scutari, June 18th,
that he will shortly affect junction with
Sulieman Pasha: In subsequent telegram,
III NlulIuS UllC 1ulhS CuITlCu Lie heights
Of Mortinitiji, Goriwucha and Valliedin
after three hours engagement.
Fazh Pasha telegraphs from Sukum Kalch
June Il, that $4,000 Russians who occupied
Mexwikd and Tchamtchava have been driven
out by the Turkish troops and ironclads. A
movement has been undertaken to cut off
their retreat Outragcs arc proceeding I'M
checked in the province of Tattcha; Chris
tians are Outlawed by the authorities and
to the Tartars and Caucassians.
Villages and farms are wantonly sacked and
burned, with the view of rendering the
country desert before the advance of the
Russians. CHASTITY heads are carried every
day by blOod-stained murderers into Tattcha.
Machin, Babadagha and Hirsava. The flames
of some burning villages are visible every
nigh
The tc"ms demanded by Mendelossohn
g. Co., o! Berlin for the loan to Russia have
caused serious disappointment at st. Peters
burg. The Russian minister of finance is
much ccnsurcd for agreeing to them. The
transaction is reported to have provoked the
Cars personal displcasurc. An outrage
upon German subject is reported from Rou
mania. The victim, named Hcnock, is a mer-
chant OF Berlin, and being an accidental nc
quaintancc of kmut Hedsian, the nobleman.
reported recently to have been executed,
was seized at Bucharest, imprisoned for
twelve days and treated with the greatest
indignity and .crhelty; hence * Henok
mas :, appealed In very strong terms
to the German chancellor for Justice
The Russian government has purchased the