The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-28
has the tide of invasion been rolled back
with such heroic valor


with such heroic valor
RETIRING WITH sHATTHaxD COLUMNS.
Suleiman Pacha, after desperate fighting
and terrible sacrifice Of life, has at last
succeeded in effecting o junction with Ali
Saib, but instead of marching VIGOROUSLY
on Cettinje, the Montenegrin capital, as they
originally intended, they are glad to with
draw their disorganized and shattered army
into Albania. The united Turkish forces
are now retiring together on Podgoritza in
Albania. Suleiman's force alone is admitted
to have lost 5000 men in its disastrous
attempt to form junction, while Ali Saib's
losses must be nearly as great.
TIE MoSTENE0RINs EXPECT JUNCTION.
The northern Montenegrin divisions have
succeeded in effecting o junction and the
men are naturally in high spirits at their
success in discomfiting the Turkish armies
that it seemed little short Of madness to re-
sist at all. It is not yet known what Sulei-
man Pasha intends to do, but it is scarcely
probable that the Montenegrins can attempt
to follow him up owing to the immense dis
forces.
HEROIC RESOLUTION.
A despatch from Cettinge, dated Tues
day, says:-"The Montenegrin army is con-
centrated in very strong position opposite
Spuz and Podgoritza. The morale seems to
be good. The Prince is determined to fight
for every foot of ground. should the Turks
advance on Montenegro territory"
HELP ron MONTENEGRO.
A Belgrade despatch says the Monte
negrin Senator verbitza, military attach6
during the late war, has arrived in Belgrade.
M. Markovitch, War Minister, who was Ser
vien attache during the war in Montenegro
has left on a special mission to Montenegro
The general feeling seems to be that Servia
should now help Montenegro. Minister
Ristics recently said that Servia will follow
the policy Of Russia, and, if necessary, open
the way for the Russian army through the
country. which will in turn resist every
Turkish invasion.
/ THE MoUNTAINEERs SAID TO BE CRUSHED.
The Times Vienna correspondent says ac-
counts from Dalmatia represents that the
position of the Montenegrins is quite des-
perate. Their forces are entirely broken
and dispersed.
WITH FIRE AND SWORD.
Mehemet Ali confirms the reports Of the
occupation Of the heights Of Tchileke,
Montenegro The Turks have advanced to
the River Moratscha and burned /, $40
houses on the upper and lower Moratscha,
but spared the churches and inconsistencies.
MosLEM FICTION.
They encountered 5000 Montsneerins,
and, after six hours fighting, defeated them
with the loss Of 1900. The Turks lost
eighty-nine killed and seventy-nine
wounded.
MORE RUSSIAN ToRPEDoEs.
The HERALD correspondent at Pera teleg-
raphs that Russian cruisers have been
operating in the Black Sea at points so near
the Bosphorus as to argue an utter contempt
for the Turkish feet Their lntest exploit
was the sinking Of three merchant vessels
which were loading in the harbor of Hera-
clea in Asia Minor. This feat was accom-
plished by one Of tho Russian cruisers the
Heryklix, dashing boldly into the harbor
and sending out launches with torpedoes,
by means of which the vessels were sunk.
WHERE WAS HOBART PAcHA?
This has created quite disagreeable SEN
sation in Constantinople. and the Turks
naturally wonder what their great English
admiral, Of whom such great things were
expected, was doing while the Russian
cruisers were operating in such danger
ously close proximity to Stamboul.
He could not be expected to lombard
Odessa without the assistance Of o strong
land force, but the least that could be
looked for after all his fine talk was that he
would give good account Of the few Rus
sian ships which might venture out from
the protection Of their fortified harbors.
THE HERYKLIx SAID TO be SUNK.
The Basse,'et Of Constantinople states,
probably with view to counteract the bad