The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-05-22
THE EASTERN WAR.
RUSSIAN CORPS, WITH CAvAL-
RY AND ARTILLERY, CROSS
THE DANUBE.
ASOuNMania Declares War
Against Turkey.

Against Turkey.
LONDON, Nav 15.-The Circassians
who have risen in the Russian Trans Cir
cassan provinces destroyed all the tele-
graph wires in their neighborhood
A Constantinople special telegram |
am glad to report the great success of the
Turks in Asia Ga Monday Admiral
Hassan Pasha, after bomharding the for
lifcations of Sukumkale, landed a num-
her of soldiers who were Immediately
Joined by 5000 natives A violent com
bat ensued, and the Russians were driven
out of Sukumkale. To-day upwards of
10000 natives joined the Turks, who
hold the Qualifications. The town is in
flames. All the surrounding country is
rising in support of the Turks,
CoNsTANTINopLE, May l5-The Rus
SLAMS are massing large forces in the
neighborhood of Kars
LONDON, May Is AN increase of only
$4,000 men has been distributed among
the garrisons of Alsace and Lorraine
CoNsTANTINopLE, May Is News has
been received that the Russian corps with
cavalry and artillery crossed the Danube
near Pothack and entered Dobindsla. An
engagements proceeding.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Is The Ga
zette says the Russian National bank
will soon begin to sell scrip of the new
internal loan. There will be no public
subscription. Russia has authorized
American whalers to put into St. Lau.
rentins.
According to the news from Constan.
tinople, sixteen Bulgarian villages have
been pillaged by the Turks.
PARIS, May l5-The journal Des
Debats publishes special from Pesth
asserting that Roumania has declared
war against Turkey.
VIENNA, May Is On the 18th inst
an insurgent band burned the barracks
at Graband and two block houses, two
magazines and the custom house at Zu
berry. The Turkish soldiers made nc
resistance, but fled leaving considerable
amunition and provisions.
Bloody Battle ON Friday at Ba.
| tOum.
LONDON, May 14-The Telegraph:
special from Batoum Friday at midnigh
says: "About five o'clock this morning
the Russians, largely augmented, ad
vanced with field artillery and made {
furious attack upon the heights defend
ing Batoum on the land side, occupied
by the Bashi Bazouks. TIE Ottoman
i troops were intrenched, and opened /.
terrible and wtll-sustained fire of can
non and musketry, which literally moved
the Russians down in swarths. They
fell by scores and hundreds on the plair
below the Turkish positions During
their attempts to make way against thi:
fire body OF Turkish horse aud foot
taking advantage of the thick forest
broke forth upon the flank Of the Rus
sian column, and effected a great slaugh
ter. The Muscovites being on ground
perfectly open, and having no ohoic'
but to fight or fly, in q short time th
spot which was the scene of this fanl
movement became covered with deaf
and dying Russians, but the enem.
quickly brought up reinforcements and
the battle was renewed with much de
termination. For many hours the ef
forts OF the assailants were desperatel,
maintained, but toward midday their ar
|tillcry frequently slackened, and a
length withdrew, after suffering consid
cradle losses Eye witnesses Of thi
important engagement testify that tht
Ottoman soldiers behaved admirably
They had, however, during great par
of the action, the advantage of intrench
ments on high ground, and it is due t.
this fact, no doubt, that their losses
compared to the Russians were insignifi
can't"
i The Telegraph's Batoum dispatch
dated Saturday, says: "The victory wa
won by the extraordinary courage o
the Bashi-Bazouks. The dead and woun
ded Russians exceed four thousand
The engagement lasted over eight hours
actual fighting. The last of the Rus
SLAMS did not withdraw until near mid
night. The Russians lost many guns Th
only Turkish officer of note killed i
Khalim Bey, Major Of irregulars."
LONDON, May 16.-The Roumanian
have been working necessarily at tn
Kalafat Notifications and have now
battery of 40 guns bearing on. .WiddiI
Several thousand Roumanians have bee
engaged on the old works of Guirgeve
which they are repairing. They hav
improved the others and also built l
redoubts to cover the crossing of til
Danube. The whole will be finished b
Tuesday.
Rustchuk is enormously strong. ]
has 1000 cannon mounted, besides fiv
gunboats. The Turkish deserters frol
there, who have arrived at Guirgeve
complain Of the bad food and sicknes
in the Turkish army. The Russian
have not yet advanced. The camp
half way to Guirgevo.
) LONDON, May l6-The Telegraph
, special from Bucharest, after recordin
the visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas
that city, says: The campaign will no
proceed according to the original pr
gramme, the, Roumanian army remain
ing on the defensive within its own tie
! ritory, the Russians crossing at eigl
, points simultaneously and pressing fo
: ward toward Balkans with all possb
! rapidity, leaving behind in Bulgaria Il
! civil officials charged with the reorgar
4 zation of the Institutions.
e Departed,
. NEW YORK, May 1.-Two frigates
e the Russian feet weighed anchor at 10;
$ this morning and steamed down the ri
g er On nearing the bay at the Batter
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