Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-31

their right wine but have g0Dc 40 further
than the river Schyl, where the Roumanlan
army will join them. The Russians nteGd 10
collect bridge materials on The Aluta river.
The Serviau commander 1t Gladova has threat
cncd 10 force the passage Of the river By the
war steamer DaIigrad.
VIENNA, May 3l.-rhc Tagblatt states that
Mukhtar Pasha has been dismissed from his
command aud will be contaminated tor rep.
resentng that he had equipped an army CT
$4,000 men, whereas be had Only 10000 at his
disposal Malversation on an enormous scale
is said to have been discovered
The Fremdenblatt denies that ang meeting
between the Emperor Of Austria and the Gar
has been projected.
BUCHAREST, May 3l.-Sixty Russian siege
guns arc expected at kalafat to strengthen the
batteries there.
The Roumanan Ministry is in trouble over
the paper currency project. They have been
unable to get quorum the past two days, and
have therefore consented to adi ourn the debate.
LONDON, May 31.-Thc Times Paris spc
cial says delegates FROM the Greek provinces Of
Turkey held meeting at Athcns last night l1
| favor Of war. The committee on national de-
fence has been called on to distribute arms in
those provinces.
LONDON, May GA dispatch from Plolest
says: Though the rains have ceased the pa
nubc is SO high, owing to the melting Of SHOWS
10 the mountains near lis source that al mum
dalton is feared near Oteniza, which would
obIige the Russians to remove their battcric:
there.
\ Bucharest dispatch says: 1t is understood
that small detached column under selected
officers, and having widely outlying obiectvcs
will ioIm part of the Russian scheme Of opera
tons after crossing the Danube. Some bashl
bazouks crossed the Danube between kalaracl
aud the Jaomiza. They captured fourteen
Roumanian militia men and cut of the calvc
OF their legs.
An Alexandra dispatch says: The Egyptian
transport steamers have not yet started witt
the Egyptian contingent Of troops Tor Turkey
The strike of the English engineers which Il
first delayed their departure, has bccn settled
but the RusSlau mau Of war P1tr1panlovSkl
carrying twenty 9!-ton guus, IS wa'lnc H.
them in the Mediterranean.
A special dispatch from Paris TO the Tune
says Turkish iron-clads are expected at Alex
andria Oil the tth Of ,Iuac to escort the Egypt
ian transports.
ER1ERoUM May 29.-All is quiet at kars
Heavy RATES continue preventing operations.
81 PETERSBURG nlay "l.-:AH "iilt'al "l7
pach from the Army OF the Caucasus. date
May 10Th, says: GA Monday Gen. Oklohsh2
commanding the operations against Ratoun
ordered his advance guard to the leir bank u
the river kinrisch IN carry the Samrh
heights. on the left of the Turkish line. Tin
enterprise was accomplished Meanl;na :. d;
tachmcDt assembled the kntrisch, anI atie
great difficulty established j position about t3l'
| Ia b.ty ~ al r. "
municainn between B1toum and The p1puil
ton Of The kabclcti district. The RUSSIAN los
10 both enterprises was four killed aud thir'
wounded.
INotc.-This is probably the same affair re
ported from Batoum by The TcIcgrapi's sHt
ciaI correspondent.
| LONDON, May 3l.-Thc Turkish Forclr
Minister has tclegraphcd the Portc'S rcprcscI
tativcs abroad as follows :-"Ardahan, wh!c
was recently occupied BY the Russians. HI
been recapurcd by the Ottoman troops.