Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-11
Tie Eastern War.

| tier pursued by lstlmall fasna reputation
Of citizens Of Kars have visited Mukhtar Pasha
Mukhtar Pasha has effected junction with
| portion Of the garrison Of kars 8. TSchiIlkoyi,
three uiIcs from the ortfcations. The Rus
| SLAMS continue to retreat on kurkudara lsmall
| rasha is at Mossoum three miles from the from
| tier. Gen, l'crgukassoh occupies position on
| the frontier.
Specia5 lrom Asia state that in The Arda-
nulsch District on Junct2S, the Russians nil
LACED eleven villages aud killed Fifty people, Oh
the pretcxt that they had fought against them.
On Friday last General Tergukassoh returned
to Russian territory. His force marched four
hundred Kilometres daily. and is believed 10
have lost all its war materials.
Accounts from Russia acknowledge that The
campaicn in Asia is considered to be complete
failure and will have 10 be renewed. In Europe
there is no doubt hat the Turks have given up
the defence Of the whole line Of the Jantra
A telegram from Belgrade declares that i
convention between Roumauia and Servls has
been defnitivcly concluded. 1t IS proposed
that the military CO operation Of Servla shall
|
Scrvian Government has concluded 10 Paris
loan Of two million ducats, partly guaranteed BY
Russia, and subject to the ratification OF The
Skuptschina.
A correspondent at Paris !eegraphs that In.
tclligcnce has been received there that twenty
Turkish steamers have arrived at the mouths
Of the Danube to hamper communication with
the troops in the Dobrujda, and to prevent
them from advancing The Russian Governor
| Of Tuilcha has laid down tOrpcdoes IN the cs-
tuary.
The Tagsblatt publishes shocking accounts Of
atrocities committed by the Circasslsns and
Ba-h Bazouks after the regulars had evacuated
the Dobrujda. At koresii every Christians
house was pillaged, and many persons wounded,
including some clergymon. At another place
the Mayor Of Geman colony, named Buzer,
vas killed before the eyes Of his vile aud child.
Several other German Proteslants were killed,
and the murderers sacked Protestant church.
Three colonies are entirely deserted.
Abdul kcrim Pasha has asked for G0,0OD
m1re men. 1t is probable that both he and
Ahmed Ey0uhe Pasha will be superseded 10y
Sulcimau aud Mchemct Ali Pasha. respective.
Is. Mahcmed Ruchdi Pashn, exN zicr, Is
charged with the supreme control OF military
affairs The object OF the appointment OF the
| latter Is to secure acqulcscence oil the people II
further resistance should be found useless Con
GIeuce in Ruchdi Pasha is such that all sill be
ready to accept his opinion on this point.
At the last interview Lord Odo Russell III.
formed Prince Bismarck that England would
under No condition whatever suffer Rlsslan oc-
cupation of Con5tantinoplc. Prince Bismarck
replied that he considered the occupation Of
Cousanlinoplc the best way TO obtain The pur-
poses for which the war was commenced.
al i IL, tons INIT M o..
Complete anarchy prevails beyond The llnea Of
The c0ntending armies The Bulgarlaus aud
Circas-ian Tarars are numbering each other M
Discriminatory.
Tx Coo0cl Valentine Baker will accompany
Raout Pasha TO AlrianOpc.
The Turkish fleet has commenced lombard
ing Eupatoria.
The st. Petersburg Golos announces that
frauds have been discovered in the commissary
department Of the Danube army TO tue amount
Of two hundred thousand roubcs
The London Daily News states that the Brit
sh feet at Beska bay With the additions Or
lcrcd b. The Admiralty will present an aggrn:
gate Of twcaly four vessels with one hundred
and fifty guns and 4 crew Of seven or eight
louscnd mcn.
The abandonment Of the line Of the Yantra
BY the Turks il the more surprising since 10
position OF Bella, where tie Turks rcpulseI the
first attack Of the russians with considerable
less, it might have been supposed that they 10
tended to defend that line, and thus by threat
cnipg their flank prevent the Russians from
advancing into the interior. The Turks have
SO completely suppressed ali information about
the disposition and movements Of their troops
that not even an idea can be formed Of what
they mean 20 do but it shows either utter help
Icssucss or else very deep laid plan that
they should have neglected the brilliant
opportunities afforded them Of meeting the
Russians 10 advantage. The London Times
says the Russians cannot advance 10 force upon
the Balkans until they have secured their conf
munications By constructing position on the
Danube as strong as any in the possession Of the
Turks. This will require a month at least.
The excursions Of Cossacks 10 TirsoVa, Plcona,
Selvi and LowaIz have little or no military sig.
nifcaDco.
PARIS, July ia private telegram from
Constantinople of yesterdays date announces
the death of Rcdir Pasha, the Turkish Minis.
ter of War. No confirmation of the report has
yet been received.
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