The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-04
The War I'm the East


the Russians will soon be compelled to
IT, abandon Ardahan. Suleinman and
ReOuf Pasha have effected junction
of the forces, and are now at the head
of an army of sixty thousand men, on
the southern side OF the Balkans.
Yesterday they were said to have
taken sac offensive and moved on 1eni
| SOghra, and as the Russians, on their
part, have ceased advancing, it is ex-
pected that a great battle will soon be
fought in that neighborhood.
The Times Bucharest correspondent
says the report which he transmitted
yesterday that the Grand Duke Nicho-
las has routed the Turks at Pleyia was
premature, Init general engagement
is expected there Immediately. The
report of great defeat Of ReOuf Pasha
was also unfOunded.
ATTACK ON A TURKISH MONITOR.
LONDON, July 2G.-The official dispatch
from Biela announces the Russian
steamer Nicholas and two slOops, armed
with cannuns and ~mitraiileussfs, en-
| gagged Turkish Monitor near Sllistria.
/ She was sci on fire and considerably
damaged, and several of her crew were
killed and wounded. Russian vessels
sustained insignificant damage and no
/ loss.
Five Turkish steamers and two moni
tors, going from Rustchuk to Silistria
! on the 22d inst, were attacked by the
! Slobosio. Three steamers were burned
and one sunk.
A special dispatch from Berlin to the
| Pail Mall Gazette says: The Russian
| government has called out the reserve
Of " LandWehr."
The Standards Pesth dispatch says:
| Prince GOrtschakOtf has notified the
powers that Russia will not treat di
Tectly With the porte. The questions
! to be solved will be submitted to the
great powers. The Paris Figaro has
same statement
! THE TURKISH FORCES DIVIDED.
! LONDON, July ga special dispatch
/ from Bucharest to the Times says: A
careful study of the military situation
does not justify the accusation OF rash
ness so freely made against the Rus
! sian generals. Bulgaria is not provided
with system of cross roads permitting
| troops to move easily in all directions.
When the Russians had protected their
t1anks by throwing out detachments
toward Biela and Plevna, the road to
Tiernoya lay open before them, and
from. that time to the present the Rus
sian columns have etfectually guarded
the few routes whereby the Turks
could approach their lines of communi-
cation from Rustchuk, Rasgrad and
Shumla on the left, or Plevna on the
right. Moreover the Turkish forces are
divided, while the Russians occupy a
central position where0n any OF their
three grand divisions can fall back II
attacked.
....... AN EARLY PEACE POSSIBLE.
LONDON, July 27.-A special dispatch
from Vienna to the Times says: Peace
rnmors still circulate. Everybody is
convinced of the resolute maintenance
Of the understanding between the great
powers. It is felt the moment for ac-
tion is approaching the .barbarltleSS
committed by the Mohammedans at all
points, as well as by the Russians and |
Bulgarians. no longer allow an uncOn-
cerned vieT of the position OF the
unfortunate Christian populations.
Austria Hungary in particular is
strongly interested. The schemes at
tributed to England, of occupying first
Gallipoli, and next, perhaps, Constantl-
nople, do not preclude the belief in an
early peace.
AN ENGAGEMENT WITH A TURKISH |
MONITOR.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 27.-The Off
cial Messenger publishes the following
dispatch: IAN old merchant ship, the |
"Vesta,' has had an engagement off
Kustenie, lasting over five hours, with |
o. Turkish monitor, which fled. Much |
damage VS. 4}one by the Russian shells, |
one OF which burst in her turret. The |
Vesta had her rudder injured, and went |
to Sebastopol for repairs. Two officers !
and nine sailors were killed, and six |
officers, among them the commander, |
and seventeen sailors were wounded
one officer has since died"
ACTIVITY or THE TURKS.
LONDON, July GA Reuter- telegram
from Constantinople says: The shiek |
ri Islam has been dismissed. Great |
military activity prevails. Volunteers
are everywhere enrolling; recruiting
booths have been established in various
-, arters of ConstantinOple. Parties OF
ggainn teers, with sands ap1s flags, are
narading the streetsGs
The TURKS DEFEATED.
ADRrANoPLE, July T.-Evening,-
SuIeiman Pasha has BEEN defeated at
< Karabunar. He lost ten guns. His
army is retreating on Adrianople.
NoTE-The karabunar referred to is
n the neighborhood OF 1om karia.
sHUMLA, July 27.-The second Rus
siam corps has invested Silistrla.
PEsTH. July 27.-A meeting of 10000
declared in Havor 5IthueterFention and
of Ottoman integlty. SINH
lar meetings have heen called through
out Hungary.
IoND0N. July 2T.-The Manchester
guardianis Vienna correspondents state
Hat. in consequence of defeat at Pleyna,1
HE Russian headquarters have been
to Bieia II
The eighth army corps has stopped
It's advance through the Balkans, and
IS fortifying itself in the TundJa valley.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 27.--The Greek
consul, at Burgas, the French and ltal-
am cOnsuls, at Gallipoli, have tele-
graphed their respective embassies here
.or men-of- war, owing to the excited
state OF the Moslcm population.
ADRAN0POL, July 27.--The foreign
,onsuls here have delivered a note to
the governor requesting him to- take
measures to guarantee public safety.
The Italian consul has advised his pa
riots TO leave. /,
The Russians have destroyed six rail
yay bridges between Jamboli and
the rolling stock had
leen sent to C0nstantiEOple.
LONDON, July 2S.-Reuter's telegram
rom Adrianople says that $4,000 Rus
ians are at 0sman Bazar.
The Russians occupy Kason, at the
.oot of the Balkan mountains.
Fighting has been going on since
Thursday between the Russians and
he force of Reouf Pasla, near Eske,
Iagao, south Of the Balkans.
a Reuters Pera dispatch says Great
lneasiness prevails here. The fleet j