Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-29

FOREIGN NEWS.
THE GREAT WAR.
ENGLAND DISPATCHES A FORCE FOR
MALTA.
The Movement Denounced by the
Russian Press.
TERRIBLE ATROCITIES IN Bull
CARA.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS !

vienna, July %.
Ninety thousand men are on the way
to reinforce the Russian-Circassian
army. Three brigades of foot artillery.
with 40 guns each and 10 batteries OF
Cossack artillery with 30 guns, have
already arrived at Tiflis. The Russian
artillery there will shortly he rein
forced by 200 guns, and only then will
a fresh advance be attempted into Ar
menia in order to gain some fortified
places before winter sets in. The eldest
son of Schamyl, who was in the Rus
sian army, has Joined the Achasian in
surgents.
ST.. PETERSBURG, July %.
A Russian ship, the Nesta, has had
an engagement off Kurtillji, lasting
over five hours, with a Turkish moni-
tor, which VA much damaged by the
Russian shells, one of which burst in
her turret. The Vesta had Der rudder
injured and went 10 Sebastopol for re-
pairs. Two officers and nine sailors
were killed and six officers, among
them the commander, and seventeen
sailors were wounded. One officer has
since died.
LONDON, July %.
The Consuls at SaloIica, Cavallo and
Lagos telegraph that they fear massa
ores of Christians are impending, and
call for the prompt dispatch of help.
Correspondents say in consequence Of
the barbarous character of the war it
is felt by everybody that the moment
for some action on the part of Europe
is approaching.
LONDON, July %.
A Times Vienna correspondent con-
firms the defeat of SULLIVAN Pasha
near Yeni Saghra yesterday. 1t is
feared that the Russians, encouraged by
this success, will again begin march
ing rapidly IN Adrianople and South.
ern Roumania. OF the $50 Bulgarian
prisoners recently brought I Constan-
tinople. $50 were Immediately shot.
The same correspondent telegraphs
that the English fleet is not to enter
the Bo>phorus because it is supposed
Russia would not be slow in seizing
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles.
The embarkment at Portsmouth of
troops for Malta yesterday evoked a
| good deal of enthusiasm. Calls for
three cheers for the Turks, uttered by
some one on the wharf. was responded
To with great spirit from the departing
troops. Some person, unknown, took
aboard a large number Of violent anti.
Russia pamphlets and gave them to
the sergeanIs for distribution.
The United Kingdom Rifle Team
sail for the United States on August
10th.
Since the dispatch of British troops
TO Malta a regular campaign has been
opened by the entire Russian press
against England. Some journals
laugh at the insignificant force Eng
land can spare for an Eastern war, and
others fiercely declare that odious
England is fighting Russia even now,
seeing that Egg ptian troops have been
equipped with English money, while
all agree in regard to English antsgo.
Dism lot TO be dreaded by Russia. A
Times Bucharest dispatch saws the
Russians are organizing municipal
governments in Kalafsr and other
towns held by them south Of the Bal
kans.
A correspondent at Tiraova writes
as follows: There has been a horrible
massacre of Bulgsrians bv Bashi Ba-
zourks at Yeni Saghra. Not a single
soul would have escaped but for the
arrival of the Turkish regulars. The
Bashi Bazourks, Circassians and irreg-
ulars treat all villages they pass the
same way, burning, ravishing and
pillsging.