Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-05-03
Austria Considers Russia
an Invader.
The Austrian Press and Peop'e
Violent toward Russia.
TURKISH GARRISON ABASD Ms
BAYAZID.
Ru'sia Promises to Res ect s rvian
Neutrality.
THE RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.

LONDON, May 2. The Telegraph's Vienna cor
respondent says 1t appears as if Roumana consid-
cred the ratification of tue convention with Rms.
STA as declaration of war against Turkey.
1t is announced that Russian troops have taken
possession of Bayazid 10 Armenia.
An official Russian despatch announced that the
Turkish garrison numbering seventeen hundred
abandoned Bayszid. The Russians have occup-
led the town.
The Telegraph publishes the following from
Vienna:
The convention between Russia and Roumania
for the transit of the Cars army is onsidered by
Austro-Hungfry as breach of neuti ality. The
impression it has caused is such that from the as
pect of affairs it seems doubtful whether the gov.
ernment will be able to resist much longer mani
1estations Of public opinion in favor of interven-
ton.
The press has never been so violent in its
language towards Russia.
A Berlin special definitely confirms the report
that Russia at the instance of Austria has prom
ised to respect the neutrality of Scrvia.
The Turks have abandoned the plan of occupy
ing Gladova.
The coup whereby the Russians seized the Bar
BOSCH bridge was executed by General Schob-
elef.
VIENNA, May 2. Within the past few days
news has spread that convention has been con-
cluded between Russia and Austria relative to the
occupation of Turkey.
The report finds no credence here, so entiIely Il
it opposed to the whole line of government policy.
Every one is so convinced of the fslsty of these
rumors that they do not cause the slightest mis-
giving.
The Eastern Budget says that the Russian and
Turkish circulars will not be answered by Austo-
hungary, as an opinion regarding the justice of
the cause Of either bellgerent would be entirely
useless.
KIsonEEErr. Maya. The car left for Bened.
er last night.
BERLIN, May 2. The Russians are now before
Kars.
The Amecrs of Bakhasa and Kashgar are said
TO have declared their intention of sending heirs
TO the respective thrones, to st. Peterburg to
form an alliance with Russia.
New YORK. May 2. The Herald correspond
ent at Headquarters of the Russian army sends
the following dated kischeneff, April oath:
The Russian vanguard marched out this morn
ing from Kanheg for the frontier. The Cossacks
took the lead, taking the direction of Belgrade,
one regiment marching at the head of the column.
The troops crossed the Pruth in ordinary ferry
boats, and made march through the mud forty
eight miles to Bsrbaschi which they occupied in
the morning.
The vanguard of the army mas occupied Ismai
Gaaz and Ren.
Two other columns have passed the Turkish
frontier, one by way of Leore, and the other to-
ward Ungeni.
Formidable earthworks have been thrown up at
Bostautch and command the Danube.
The whole army is in motion. In Caucasus the
Russian army has already crossed the frontier at
three different points.
The corps under Gen. O'Kiobcio encountered
the Turkish troops and took possession of their
strongly fortified camp. The Russian loss was
thirty men killed, and the captain of the field bat
terry wounded.
The corps Of Gen. Lorcevelcck in marching on
kars attacked Surkish, the cavalry taking prison.
ers a colonel and six officers.
Two squaorons of karrapapa, indigenous
tribe, previously conquered and brought into sub
mission by the Turks, have laid down their arm:
before the troops, offering service to the Russians
Fifty of them were received and the Others dis
banded.
The Turkish fleet in the Black Sea bombarded
Fort ST. Nicholas, which has been dismantled
since 1854. A Russian sergeant who happened
by chance to be in the fort, was killed.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May Letters from En-
zerouine give the following particulars of the
Turkish forces in Armenia.
The fourth Turkish army corps stationed in
Asia Minor under command of Ahemd Mukhtar
Pasha, has headquarters at ErZeroum, which is
gairsoned by % 900 men at kars.
There are % 600 at Ardahan, at Bssk Kay 4 900,
while 900 are distributed between Alashkirk and
karakilisa. 5000 among the Passin villages and
Bayszid is occupied by 1000 men.
NorE.-These letters are dated before the cap
ture of the latter place.
This estimate does not comprise the Circassans
Kurds and the militia which has been called out
If all the Circassisns obey the summons of the
porte, they would furnish contingent of more
than fifteen hundred men.
The Hurds do not number above four thousand
all cavalry.
The militia should furnish aboat twenty-five
hundred men.