Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-19
l'he Eastern War.

An envoy from kashgau On . special mission
to Eogiaod, arrived 10 London last night.
Adviccs from Konigsbcrg state that large
quantities Of Russian wheat are arriving sbcre
tor shipment to Eoglaua.
4 correspondent AT Bucharest aDnonuce:
that important operations are expected 10 COM
mencc next Thursday.
Reuters ETzeroum dispatch, dated Ma" 10,
says az attack Of the Etussars gu Abraham
has been brarey rcrul5ed By the Turks.
Rifles and men are being rapidly embarked
for the Caucasian coast from Batoum, which is
now strong enough not TO fear the Russian
columns, recently defeated with such terrible
loss.
The Russau lnv,dc says Tie uircass!an ia
surl ents ut Tchetscherzsu have again been de-
!eatcd. The remainder Of the band fed 10 the
mountains.
Prince Cassau, son or the hhcdlve. and
G,OOO Egyptians leave for ConStantlnoptc to-
day. The remainder Of tho contingent will t1l-
low later.
Az official telegram from Akalkalaki, May
II, reports that the Russians carried two out
works at Abraham, with nine guns. Fourteen
were killed and four officers and fourteen men
wounded. TIE Turkish loss weS coosdera-
bic.
A Bucharest telegram says the Grand Duke
Nicholas will on the Goth instant transfer his
headquarters to Catrotschcni, Prince Charles
country seat, Two kilometres from Ploiesti.
Another railway bridge, near Bacan, has
given away. The Russians have sent two
thousand laborcrs to repair it., which will re-
quire ten days to accomplish.
The London Telegra ph's Vienna dispatch
has the following Abdul Kerine Pasha az
serts that the Dauubian fortrcsscs are victual
ed for year. 1t is reported from Kra ouva
that Prince Milan's uncle had left with auto
graph letters from the Prince to the Grand
Duke Nicholas. According to this report
Servia is ready to take the field with 10000
men, 90 condition that Russia pays expenses of
the undertaking.
A dispatch from Tiflis, May II, states that
while Gen. Komaroff was accommodating before
Kars. on the 10th instant the Turks attacked
the Russian irregular cavalry. Alter stub
born fight the Turks left sixty four dead on the
field. Two prisoners were captured. (Thc
plumber of wounded is not reported.) The
Russian loss was one Office: and twenty men
killed and five officers and fifty four men wound
ed. Among the wounded vas Major General
TschcokaictF commanding brigade ofDsghes-
ton cavalry.
Yesterday afternoon the sound Of heavy can
non firing was heard at Batoum. 1t was be-
ieved to be the beginning of the great battle
which has been expected.
A Pera dispatch says The Russians arc
falling back from Kars. The Turks and Cir
cassia0s arc advancing on the extreme Musco-
vte left from Van 20 Erivan. A great battle
is expected to take place ct ToprGa. hulah.
Severe fighting is imminent at Batoum. A
large force of Circassian emigrants, with great
stores of arms and ammunition, have been
shipped from the Bosphorous for point upon
the Black Sea coast. The expedition is assist
ed by two iron.clad trigates."
The little Bulgarian town Of Iurtukal, stuat
ed across the Danube from Otenllza, possessed
many Christian inhabitants 10 numbers far
fewer than the Turks On the night of the 10th.
The Turkish citizens of the town ioloed with
the troops 10 the fortress, from which the village
takes its name and began an onslaught upon
the Christians The carnage began 10 all parts
of the town at once. The doors of those who
attempted to defend their homes we're broken
10 and the massacres and outrages we're perpe-
trated within the dwellings. 10 N my instances,
however, the attacking parties encountered the
families seated together 10 front of their houses