Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
The Eastern War.

bardmeut OF the citadel has therefore been re-
opened. General Tergukassoff is near Gineck,
four miles march from B=sz;d. y
Mukbtar Pasba AID the coumaDdsn: Of
kars are preparing a combined attack On tie
Russian centre, consisting OF fortg.6Te hattal-
ions Of infantry, Two regiments OF dragons, six
regiments of Ccssacb:s and thirteen field bate
ries. More than thirty siege batteries are 10
position 1000 metres northeast of kars.
A Russian official dispatch from IifiS states
that the Turkish force defeated wheO General
Tergukassotf relieved Bajazid numbered II, 00O
not 50, 900, as reported 10 previous dispatch
from T,his.
1t is declared here that, although the Invest.
1neut of Kars is interrupted, the siege has not
been abandoned.
After the reinforcement OF the ariuy 81 tho
Caucasus, even if necessary by troops ifom the
Ceutral Asiatic lrootier second tnvasItn q!
Armenia s modilatcd, commencing With the
capture CT Batoum and the suppression Of The
Ubchasian rebellou.
\ reserve Of COssacks, cullslsIlus oi twenty
regiments and ten batteries, IN all a, 900 men,
are preparing to follow the 10000 men Who
have already marched from SaratOya for Arne-
MIA. When ready the army will take The direct
route to Erzaroum.
A Pera correspondent sends the following,
dated Friday evening ~ have just heard Oh
good authority that the Russians have been at.
tackled simultaneously by Osman Pasha at
Plovoa, and by Ahmed Eyoub pasha at Mo:
nasir. The fighting lasted all Of Thursday AID
Friday. The Turks are getting the adVGn-
tage."
Russian advanced detachments have reach
cd Gabrowa, near the southern boundary oi
Bulgaria
Many Mussulmans. with their wives and
chiIdren fleeing before the Russians, have
been killed by Bulgarans in the khanboga%
defle, between TirnoVa and ke2lnlik.
The Russian TeIegrapho Agency says Prince
Bismarck has declared it to he his opinion thot
any mediation is at present impossible II is
denied that a convention exists between RDu.
mania and Servia Russia and Austia have
agreed to give those princi pal!tias good advice
without assuming the right 10 intervene.
A Bucharest correspondent says 1t is Of
ticially reported to day that Rustchuk is block.
AIDED by the Russians. The Gar has arrived
at Frates., station on the Bucharest an!
Gurgcvo Railroad, where, according to s2me
accounts, he is about to take u9 bis residence.
The advance guard Of another Russian corps
has arrived at Plojesti.
1t is reported that camp Tor $4,000 men IL
prepared at PIoj2Si. a battle is expected at
E;ki Diumanda, where the Turks are concan-
trated 10 great force.
a Vienna correspondent tclegraphs as fol
lows lit looks very much u il Prince
Charles tour of inspection en- the Danube may
have convinced him that his army is Tot in
such state Of preparation as to undertake tn,
crossing OF the river.
A Bucharest correspondent reports under
date of Friday night as follows :-"RumOrs are
aaoat here that serious, but as yet indaclslvc
fighting, is going on in the nclghbo:ho3i Of
Bela and Corest.
A Sim ilza dispatch, dated july lO.h, 10"
cords another serious break down 90 the bridge.
A storm caused some iron pOotoons to fill aaa
sink. There is one small gap and one OF about
loo yards The repairs will occupy at least
one day.
The adjournment of the Greek Chaulher IS
believed to mean that the kiug, with the uli
of British influence, has gained ascandcncy
over the war party, and that for The Present al
least apprehenslons o! Greek participation
against Turkey will not be realized. As the
participation OF Greece would undoubtedly
have been ii further complication al the East
ern situation, this result will he welcomed by
those who have feared the failure Of attempts
To localize The war 90 the other hand, it is
probable that the friends Of Russia, especially
the British Liberals, will see 10 the attitude OF
Greece further step Of the British Cabinet in
the direction of autagonlsm 10 Russia. They
will argue that as the Canarss Ministry was
formed purely for the emergency and at the
demand Of those who desired anli.Turksh
measures, the adjournment of the Chamber
without action must have been induced by very
forciblc representations 90 the part of EoglanG
1t is highly probable that British Influence Eas
been strong support to the peace policy Of
the King, but not necessarily 10 sense hostile
10 Russia, and possibly without the knowledge
OF the British Ministers. The time for Greek
action has hardly arrived yet, and as Greece
looks rather to Eogland than Russia as her "a.
tural protector, it may we'll be that the strain
ed and uncertain relations between the great
Powers have checked the agitation which q
mouth ago threatened to drive Greece iolo im
mediate hostiities. Even Cabinet as strong
10 popular favor as the present one could hard
ly withdraw safely from the embarrassment OF
having war with Turkey on its hands when
tho not impossible event of British intervention
against Russia should come to pass. The re.
cognition of such a possibility by the Greeks
does not necessarily bring it bearer.
a correspondent at Ccttinje says 1.-THE
concentration OF several Montcucgrin bataiona
has been ordered before Nicsics, professedly for
the siege Of that place. | am Informed that
Prince Nikta will refuse to entertain any over.
lures for truce.
LONDON, July IA special dispatch from
GiurgeVo says FROM close inspection Of
the various batteries of Slobosia and from Oh
servation of the Turkish positions facing !hem
it is perfectly cxplicabe that the damage both
to Rustchuk and SIobosa may have been
caused ia the course Of the engagement With
out either the Turks or Russians having de-
signedy attempted to destroy dwellings, con-
sulatc &C.
The London Times Vieuoa correspondent
Enthusiastically denies the lates, reports Of
Austrian military preparations and also that
Baron Caice's visit TO Engand has any poiti
cal significance.
LONDON, July IA dispatch from Berlin
to the Pail Mall Gazette says that the German
settlers 10 the Dobrudscha are seriously suffer.
inp from the war The German Government