The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-04
THE EASTERN WAR.
EngIand's Policy a Little Am.
biguOus.
ArstrO-Hungary Sees In Neutral
ity the Road to Early Peace.
The Turkish Bombardment of
lbraiI.
A Waste Of Ammunition Nobody
Hurt.
A.Turkish Monitor Set on Fire by
Russian Guns.
Russian Operations Mostly Con-
fined to Cavalry.
RoumanlHa Alliance Opposed by Russian
Generals.
Further Account Of Battle Before Kars.
Blockade Of the Black Sea Imminent.
BuIOarians FIOOking to Russian Standard
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Blockade of the Black Sea Imminent
suIOarians FIOoking to Russian Standard
Tbs Turks Falling Back on their Line OIL
Defense.

ms lurkstRlllng BACK on their Line OF
Defense.
ALEXANDRIA, May 3.-Therc is no
fanatical feeling here whatever-people
are neither willing 10 fight nor pay a
special tar for the support OF the troops
promised Turkey.
BERLIN, May 3.-Reports from the in
terror Of Germany speak OF u general
panic because OF the apprehended mobill.
zation Of the Sixth Corps at Breslaw, and
that corps is even spoken Of us likely to
be called on for active duty.
The Emperor was warmly cheered
while visiting various parts Of SLraus-
bourg.
PARIS, May S.-Reports are circulat-
ing OF great losses to the Russian Ad.
vance through fever and fatigue,
ST. PErERBURG, May 3.-The Journal
de 81, Petersburg conradicts the Turkish
reports Of Russian losses in the engage
ments near BatouIh.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May SIT is stated
that the Russians have occupied an island
In the Danube, near lbrail, and the left
bank Of the river as far as the mouth OF
the Rimia.
1t is expected that the Turkish squad
ron will shortly be sent TO Crete.
The Turkish authorities have received
orders to evacuate Toultcha and neigh
boring districts.
In consequence Of the representations
Of Mr.. Layard, British Minister, it is
expected that Chefket Pasha, one OF the
Turks responsible for the Bulgarian mas
saCre, will be removed from his impOr-
tant command and sent 10 Bagdad.
The Turkish Official journal states that
no important battle has been fought in
Armenia. The Russian vanguard has
only made an appearance at Batoum.
Reports are current Of Turkish de.
feat at Kars and the capitulation Of n
Turkish corps, but the Minister OF War
ia Understood TO have contradicted the
rumors.
ODESSA, May 3.-The Car, Czarowiich
and Grand Duke Vladimir arrived here
at 2 o'clock this afternoon and inspected
the troops.
The Russian lotilla has left for Kiefs.
PARIS, May S-A telegram of Ques.
tionable trustworthiness announces the
commencement Of the bombardment Of
Odessa.
LONDON, May 3.-Lloyd's telegram
from Constantinople has the following:
The British steamer Wallachia has ar
rived here, having been ordered 10 leave
Galatz. The blockade Of the Black Sea
may be declared at any time. Several
British steamers are therefore staying
here. A Russian prize vessel has been
brought here with cargo Of salt.
A Reuter- dispatch from Bucharest,
dated April S0th, says the fire was opened
at 10 o'clock this morning between the
Russian batteriss near Ibrail and three
Turkish monitors. The latter began to
lombard Ibrail, but were compelled 10
withdraw towards noon before the Rus.
sian FIRE. The loss Of life and damage in
Ibrail is unknown.
PERA, May 3.-Safvet Pasha's note 10
the Powers referring TO the Sth article
Of the Treaty OF Paris is supposed to be
due to a suggestion Of Layard. The
Council OF Ministers disapproved Of the
note by large majority, but at the Pal.
ace ii met with full appreciation.
ERZERoUM, May IA son Of Schamyl,
the famous Circassian Chieitain, was ex.
pected to take command Of the Circas.
SLAMS, who, however, refuse to submit to
military organization.
Mouktar Pasha's army is at Zenikay,
40 miles west OF Kars. A Russian diyi.
sion is also operating there.
PEsTH, May 3.-The Hungarian and
Austrian governments will tomorrow
make practically identical replies TO the
interpretations which have been intro.
duced in their respective Parliaments on
Eastern affairs. The replies will urge
that ustro-Hungary will best fulfill the
European mission and consider her own
interests by doing all in her power to
ensure the localization Of the war, and
thereby bring about the possibility Of
sooner opening way TO mediation.
AHARStLEss COMMANDMENT.
BUCHAREST, May 3.-The damage 10
Ibrail by the Turkish bombardment Is
unimportant, No one was killed. Only
one Turkish monitor appeared. It had
only fired twice when it was set on fire
by the Russian batteries and compelled
TO withdraw.
The Roumanian Deputies, in an ad,
dress replying TO the speech from the
Throne, express confidence that the Gov.
ernment will protect the country from
any conflict with neighboring states, and
yet defend Roumanian territory and pre-.
serve the country from the horrors oil
Turkish invasion.
EITHER rEACE OR WAR.
LONDON, May SIN the House oI
Commons Lord Elcho proposed the fol-
lowing amendment TO Mr.. Gladstone'l
resolutions: That the House, while
anxious 10 ameliorate the condition o.
the Christian subjects Of the Sultan and
all rsoes under his rule, contend against
the interference OF foreign power BY
force Of arms in The internal administra
tion Of the Ottoman Empire, and thii
House is satisfied that Her Majesty
Government, while maintaining neutral
ity as long as our interests are not affect
ed by the war which Russia is waginc
against Turkey, will not fail to take such
steps as would enable them, should occa
sion arise, promptly to project our inter,
ests and maintain our empire in the
East.
ST, PETERSBURG, May S.-OtTicial in
telligeuce from the Caucasian frontier
gives an account Of military operations
from April 2sth. They were mostly cav
airy reconnoisanceS, one Of which sue
ceeded in destroying telegraphic commu
nication from Kars to Erzeroum, dis.
tance Of ten yersh. In addition to the
operations before Kars, the official report
says that Gen. Melikoa, with the object