The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-28

" aikeF, from New Haven, with arm
o and ammunition for the Turkish govern
t ment, passed westward to-day.
: CONSTANTINOPLE, July 19.-H0baT
S Pasha has been ordered to lombard al
7 places OF importance on the Russia
1 coast Of the Black Sea.
rive steamers are expected to reac1
| here to-day with Egyptian cavalry.
a A dispatch from AdrianOple to-tI!a7
says: The Russians are advancing t.
, destroy the workshops Of the railWa,
} at Eski Saghra.
; Mehmet Ali Pasha, with a consider
| able force has left Adrianople to NEE
the Russians.
. ZANTE, July 19.-The Turkish fleet
: with Suleman Pasha's troops on board
passed here at 10 o'clock this morning
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 19.-It is off.
clally announced that Abdul Kerim haG
been dismissed and Mchemet Ali ap-
pointed to succeed him. The dismissal
OF RedIf Pasha is reported probable
but has not yet been confirmed off
cialIy.
| (Note-Mehcmet Ali is q Prussian,
whose real name is SchUEtzef. He has
shown himself capable as a division
commander at Montenegro and else
where.
LONDON, July ia Reuters telo-
gram from SNumla says: The Rus
SANS have occupied LOftcha, south of
Plevna.
Suluman Pasha has been appointed
commander of the army for ROumella.
Mnkhtar Pasha telcgraphs from KarS,
the nth: The revictualing and rcor-
| ganlzation of kars garrison is now
complete.
BUCHAREST, July 20.-A corresdon
dent says: Rustchuk appears COM
| pletely surrounded, but no news Of
| commencing siege operations. When
the blockade of Rustchuk is completed
so its garrison cannot interfere with the
| DObrudscha column, it is expected here
that this Russian force will leave the
| line of the Chernovada railway and
envelope Silistria.
1t Is officially announced that the
Russians have possession of the whole
line OF the Chernayada and Kustendii
railway, the Turks having evacuated
and partly burned Chernavada on Tues
day night.
/ LONDON, July 9O.-Various dispatches
represent that the movement of Gen.
Sag, hra was a feint; the real movement
was directed toward stations further
south, where the Russians have con-
centrated an army corps, under orders
to proceed at once to Adrianople. 1t is
calculated the Turkish forces not al
ready locked in Danubian fortresses
will not exceed 100000, and the Grand
Duke Nicholas has sufficient force at
TurnOva to prevent their interfering
with the movement on AdrianOple,
LONDON, July 20.-The Posts special |
from NikOpOlis says: Fifty thousand |
Russians are advancing from NickODo- |
lis to Widdin to besiege the fortress |
and prevent the advance Of Turkish |
troops between Misch and Sophia.
LONDON, July 20-The Standards
correspondent at ConstantinopIe tele-
graphs as follows: I know on very
high authority that the porte does not
expect to be able to prevent the Rus
slams reaching Adrianople.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 20.-A levy
en- masse has been ordered in the pro
vince of AdrianopIe.
Hobart Pasha, sailed with two iron
clads to the Black Sea, to supersede
Hassan Pasha in command Of the fleet.
A dispatch from the governor e.
the 10th, reports the c0S-
sacks have burned the villages of
Tehanly,- Bayanty, Guezlidia and
Tchmakdji, near Kezanlik and Eski
Saghra.
LONDON, July 21.-Only 5000 Turks
were captured at Nikopolis the rest
were Killed or escaped.
WIDDIN, July 21.-Yesterday u large
Russian force ATTACHED the TURKS under
Osman Pasha, covering Pievna. Osman
Pasha made successful defense. After
I conflict Of ten hours the Russians
were defeated, and retreated, abandon
ng their dead and wounded. The Otto
nan loss was comparatively small.
4 II7tE |
oasha telegraphs from PleOna July 10Th : )
Commenced desperate engagement at
lOoD and lasted till evening, inflicting
loss on the enemy, and | !
.orced him from the greater portion Of d
lis position.
A second dispatch from Osman Paskaa, ! !
lated Pleona, July goth, says: Three :
trong Russian corps attacked our lines:
hey were routed with innumerable d
;iIled, and lost three ammunition c
wagons, train of artillery and an i'm {
aense quantity of arms and munitions, I
BUCHAREST, July 22.-Three Russian q
ivisions reinforced the advanced post Il
ear Yeni Saghra, and after O. brilliant I
Engagement occupied that place. d
CoNsTANTINOPLE, July 22.-The porte 7
as communicated to the British am I
assy a dispatch from Rleona, stating 4
hat Osman Pasha had arrived there en- y
oute to Nihopolis, after defeating the !.
russians in two days battle. !
LONDON, July ga special dispatch. 0
D the Observer, from Constautin0ple,
ays: AdrianopIe kilograms state that
.ochuff Pasha defeated the Russians 6
n Friday, and drove them behind Yeni n
aghra, with a loss Of 3O0Q men. Il
LONDON, July GA number of the
zar's staff have been shot. It is sup n
osed their intention was to assassinate Y
ne car,