The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-19
A Blight Upon the Nine.
tenth Century.
RUSSIA In FORCE ON THE DANUBB
Servia and Roumania Must Join
the Invaders.
AUSTRIA THOROUGHLY ALARMED.


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An orncial Russian telegram from This, May IL
states that while General Romanon recommending
before Kars the 10th inst the Turks attacked the
Russian irregular cavalry. After stubborn fight the
Turks LEFT sixtyfour dead on the neld. Two prison.
ers were captured. The number OF wounded Is not
reported. The Russian loss was one of1cer
and twenty men killed and i've officers
and nfty-four men wounded. Among the
wounded was Major General Tschelokaien,
commanding q brigade Of Dagheston cav
airy The Russians also attempted to lombard
Kars on the 18th with four heavy Siege guns They
miscaculated the range The shots dew over the
town without any damage. Kars replied brskly.
The assailants were compelled to retire, but they
subsequently again attempted the erection OF siege
works. Mukhtar Paeha has lost some munitions
in consequence OF having been suddenly attacked
on the TANKS An advance OF $500 Circassians
from Van has been checked BY the Russians.
ENGAGEMENT BEFORE ARABIAN.
An Erzeroum despatch, VIA Constantinople, dated
May 10, says:-"An attack Of the Russians on Arda-
han has been bravely repulsed by the Turks" An
OFFICIAL huSslitu tcltkEdH iIolu nAdiAoiaAl
reports that the Russians carried two outworks Al
Ardahan with nine guns. Fourteen were killed
and four officers and fourteen men wounded. Tho
Turkish loss was considerable. Here the readers
OF the HERALD have both sides Of the story and
form their own conclusions. The Russians are now
pressing the Turks upon all sides in Asia Minor,
although their success seems to have been only par
tial as yet.
THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA
with the extreme right before Batoum, the main
portion OF the right laying siege to Ardahan, the
centre investing Kars and the extreme left menac-
ing the pass OF Toprak Kaleh, which Is the key to
the valley OF the Arras it will be that there is
no want OF activity on the part of the Russians.
despatch from Constantinople confirms our state.
mcnt OF yesterday that great battle
is expected to take place at Toprak-Kaleh.
The Kurds and Circasslans are advancing
on the extreme Muscovite left from Van to Err
van. Severe lighting is imminent at Batoum. A
large force OF Circassian cmigrants with great
stores Of arms and ammunition have been shipped
from the Bosphorus for point upon the Black Sea
sisted by two iron clad irigates. Rnes and men are
being rapidly embarked for the Caucasian coast
from the garrison at Batoum, which is now strong
enough not to fear the Russian columns recently
defeated.
The Russian Iara1ide says the Circassian insur
gents at Tchessche men have again been defeated
The remainder or the band ned to the mountains.
HORRORS UPoN HORRORS.
The Turks have recommended their barbarities in
Bulgaria All Christian Europe should proclaim
crusade With seeming frenzy the wild bashi bazouks
have been let loose upon the frontier towns along
the Danube and the results scenes Of rapne and
spoliation which rival the darkest days OF the Mid
die Ages The little Bulgarian town OF Turtukai.
situated across the Danube from Oltenltza and
twenty-eght miles west southwest OF Silistria pos
sessed many Christian inhabitants Although in
numbers far fewer than the Turks, they were
in every way an industrious and valu-
able part oil the population On the night
Of the 10th "wednesday asp the Turkish
citizens of the town joined with the troops in the
fortress from which the village takes It's name,
and began onslaught upon the Christians. The
carnage began in all parts OF the once. The
OF those who attempted to defend their homes
were broken ill., and the massacres and outrages
were pcrpetrated within the dwellings. In many
instances, however, the attacking parties encoun-
tered che families seated together in front OF their
houses. The method in such cases generally was
70 either sabre shoot the father and elder sons
| TO break the skulls OF the old women and then TO
sczc ana outrage the younger women. In very
many cases tho outrages were perpetrated by
ncshbors and citizens OF the town well known to
the poor miserable victims Nobody was spared
who was captured. scenes OF frlghtful atrocty
occurred. The cries OF the fleeing women and chill
dren we're heard ut the outposts OF the Roumanian
troops encamped below Oltcntza and a small
party o brave fellows, under cover Of the dark
ness, vc,tured across tho river, In the hope Of
being ablt 10 rescue some Of the fugitives They
were partially successful and brought two Bulgarian
men back with them. one Of the fugitives was
quite IN ID man. and was for long time
unable to peak from grief and wild terror
When, on Inc morning OF Thursday, he was
composed suiciently TO talk with the Rou.
manlan Offices, he described the killing or his
wife and olhes son in his sight and the carrying
or OF his daughter. lie seemed to rebuke himself
Tor his escape. le declared that he was returning
IN naste TO his nole having heard OF the outbreak
In another part the village, when he saw mis-
wiic's head struck from her shoulders and heard
his daughters will shrieks as she was dragged
away by fierce mob OF scrambling, ;renxicA
brutes.
REMINDER BArAKi
The accounts whchthese two mon give OF the