The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-06
The EASTERN WAR.
Strength and Condition Of the
Turkish Army.
Servia Prepared to Commence
HostiIities.
Turks Capture Several Montene-
grin Positions.
A Seven Hours Fight near Maljat
The Turks Defeated.
Russians Preparing to Attack
Rutschuk.
War Notes.

war Notes.
LONDON, June 5.-News received at
the Russian hesdqusr ers at Ploejeste
from Asia, is very mesger from the army
operations IN the neighborhood OF ksrs.
It is announced that heavy fighting
has taken place at Otter, on the lower
Boder river, but no details are given.
The fighting arose from the attempt os
Abchssans to pass the river.
A dispatch from Rustchuk says that
notwithstanding the reports published
in English journals not single Russian
soldier has yet crossed the Danube. At
teution is now concentrated in Nicopolas
and Ottenitza, but everything is now
comparatively quiet at those points.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June "a grand
military council, under the presidency
of the Sultan, was held at the ministry
of war to-day.
The Greek Patriarch has issued pas
toral recommending the orthodox TO re-
main faithful to the Sultan.
A telegram from Suiiman Pashs, dated
Monday. announces that he has taken
several Montenegrin positions, especially
the important Notifications around krist-
dahe (probsbIy krstahs) which was
captured after desperate fight with 600
Montelegrins. The latter were routed
with considerable loss. Ali Ssib, COM
mandcr at Scutsrl, also announces the
capture of several Montenegrin positions.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 5.-Trsvellers
from Rustchuk say the impression has
been gaining ground for the last three
days that the Russians will very shortly
endeavor to cross the Danube at three
different points, making Rustchuk the
chief object of their attack. All the
women have left town. The foreign con .
suls, except the English counsel, will
leave in few days.
simultaneously with Sulimsn Pasha's
advance Mehomet Ali attacked the Mon
tenegrins at Kalsschin, killing 30, losing
SO of his own men.
LONDON, June 5.-A private dispatch
from Lima says that Don Nicholas DE
Pierok, the revolutionist, and his suite
surrendered themselves to the Peruvian
authorities with the iron clad turret
ship Luascher, which his partlssns had
seized.
The British and African Steam NaIi-
CATION Company's steamer Cambria, was
wrecked on the 18th of May at Cape
Peo!mas. The crew and passengers were
saved.
MANCHESTER, June 5.-A Vienna dis
patch says: The Turks exaggerste their
troubles. 1t is believed that tho main
body of the Russian centre ia still near
Kars, and that the recent panic at Ere
roum was provoked by flying corps of
Cossscks and irregulsrs.
LONDON, June 5.-The Berlin cor
respondent OF the Times telegraphs as
follows: 1t is asserted that Count Won
Moltke regards Russs's chances as
steadily improving, in consequence OF
the extraordinary negligence and lack OF
foresight Of the Turks.
LONDON, Jnne 5.-A special from vi
emma says that the Porte, as p precsu.ion
against the growing War agitation 10
GREECE, has ordered the calling out of the
militia and reserves in Epirus and The'-
ssly. and tho distribution o. arms among
the population o. the frontier districts.
RUsTCHuK, June 5.-The Turks, to-
day. bombarded and slightly damaged
some vessels which the Russians are col.
lecting at Gurgero TO cross the Danube
with.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 5.-The state
ment relstlVe To the shooting OF the
Polish leader, krysenki, is declared to be
totally unlounded.
CAYEA, June 5.-Seversl Turkish iron
clsds have left here for Alexandria 10 es-
cort the Egyptian contingent to Con-
stsntinople.
A special from Rustchuk says that the
Turks took possession OF the heights IN
the rear OF Giurgevo, and opened fire on
the enemy this morning. The aim and
ACCURACY of the Turkish fire was remark
able Three boats were destroyed by
il. and it seems evident that they have
some gunners of other than Turkish ex-
traction directing their cannon. No
Russian response was made.
LONDON, June s. A Belgrade special
SAWS that the Servisns have sent an sd.
dress through the Slavic committee - the
Russian nation, calling the Czsr "LIber-
stor." A Servisn paper eIhorts the
principally 70 decide the fate OF the
Serv sn race by declaring war rgainst
the Porte. II counsels Servis 70 wait
until the Russians have crossed the
Danube, then enter Old Servis and Bos-
MIA.
A special from Pesth states that, de.
spite all denials, it ls positively asserted
that Servis has made complete prepsra-
tions 10 commence bostiIIt.es nesr Ak
Pslsnks and AltnItch, IS soon as the
Russians have crossed the Danube.
The Berlin Post lntlmates ths: dip!o-
matte conference msy be held at Buchsr-
est during the sojourn Of the Car.
what Russia Wants.
NEW YORK, June 5.-A London
special says that dispatch from st.
| Petersburg says thst Prince Gortchskof
note 70 Lord Derby, Of which Count
Schouvslot is the bearer, states that the
Car does not want any territorial IN
crease in Europe, but only desires
autonomy for Bulgaria and the inde'
nendence OF Roumanis and Seryls. DE
slso demands the cession OF Armenls
from Bayazid 70 the coast, but not m
cluding Erzeroum.
England and the suez Canal.
Lospos, June SIN the House OF
| Con mors this afternoon, dis sPatch was
La on The table, addressed oy Lorc