The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-04
ROUMANIA FINDS A PRETEXT.



stone receiving the vote OF majority or even Of
large minority OF the liberal party, he win resign
the leadership on the ground that II he cannot
keep the party together he will not hold his pres.
ent position. Lord Hartington's successor will DO
either Mr.. Goschen or Mr.. Forster as Mr.. Glad.
leadership OF his party. There is a very strong
feeling growing In favor OF Gladstone throughout
the country; but this disruption will probably lead
to the disorganlzation of the liberal party.
THE TORY DEFENCE.
In the House OF Commons yesterday Lord Elche
placed on the calendar the following amendment to
Mr.. Gladstone's resolutions
That the House, while anxious TO promote tho
we'll being or the Christian subjects OF the Sultan
and all races under his rule condemns the
interference OF foreign Power by force OF arms
In the internal administration OF the Ottoman
EMPIRE and this House Is satisfied that Her Ma
estys government, while maintaining neutrality as
long as our interests are not affected by the war
which Russia Is waging against Turkey will not fail
to promptly take such steps as would enable them.
should occasion arise to protect our interests and
maintain our empire In the East.
protest against panic in England in reference to
Russia's movements and says -
The alarmists have apparently boundless faith IN
the ignorance and lncredullty OF their countrymen.
bear the test OF statement in plain English but the
good sense and patriotism OF the public will, we are
convinced, defeat these traders In ignorance ana
passion.
omcial Intelligence received At ST. Petersburg
count OF tho military operations from April 49,
Tnesc were mostly cavalry "Reminiscences, ono
OF which succeeded in destroying teegrapnic
communication from Kars to Erzeroum for a dis
tancs OF ten versts. Relative to tho operations
before Kars the official report says General Meliko,
with the object OF supporting his cavalry left his camp
on April 20 accompanied by twelve battalions forty
pieces OF artillery and largo force Of Cossacks His
cavalry reached vizinker evening Of the 3oh.
After . two hours artillery engagement, eight Turkish
baitalons, with ncld artillery issued from tho fortress
OF Kara and occupied q position protected by forth
dcationa The Russian artillery fire dismounicd one
Turkish gun General MelikoG, on May !, leaving tho
body OF cavalry at viznken, returned with the
sian loss was one killed and Eve wounded. The Rus
SLAMS took over one hundred Turks prisoners The
population OF the occupied territory friendly thai
General Melikon is about form cavalry regiment
OF native volunteers
TEE RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS KARs
Reports are current at Constantnope Of Turkish
defeat At Kars and the capiluaton Of Turkish corps
but the Minister OF War Is understood to have CONTRA
dicted the rumorA The Turkish official journal states
that no important battle has been fought Armenia
The Russian vanguard has only made IN appearance
at Batoum Tho Journal de ST. Petersburg contradcts
the Turkish reports OF Russian losses tho engage
ments near Batoum Moukhtar Pachas army is At
zenikay. forty miles west Of Kara
A son OF schamyI, the famous Circassan chieftain
was expected to take command OF the Circassians
Who however refuse TO submit to military organizes
ton.
SLIGHT BRAIL
A despatch from Bucharest dated April 80 says:--
"Frs was opened O'Clock this morning between
tho Russian batteries near lbrail and one Turkish
monitor Ii had only fred twice whom Il was set on
nrc by the Russian batteries and compelled 10 WITH
draw. The damage dono to Ibra by the Turkish bonn.
bardment was unimportant Nobody was killed.
II 10 stated at Consantinople that the Russians have
occupied an iEIand In tho Danube 1oral and tho
left bank OF tho the mouth OF tho Klia
About nfy shots were exchanged between tho Rus
sian batteries Ibral and Turkish turrct ship and
guuboat Tho Russian batteries and the town were
unsJurcd. The apparent object OF the Turks was TO
ascertain the strength and position OF tho batteries
II is certain that tho Russan0 will BRUCE the Danube
little below ts junction with the Prulh and also at
Turna, nearly opposite Nikopolis There will doubt
loss be intermediate bridges. Russian engineers have
bought q steamtug from an English firm hero for
IN the construction OF the FIRST bridge, and tug and
bargos Turna Tor the second No fresh troops
have recently crossed the Pruth toward Galatz. but
large mass Is concentrated on the further side
The bonbardmenI Of Ibrail was probably precipi.
taed by tho conclusion an offensive alliance
tween Roumana and Russia, WHICH is already ro
| garded inevitable by leading RoumanIan politi
clans OF all parties.
REFORMS LATE
In consequence Of tho reprcsentao OF Mr.. Layard,
the British representative Is expected that Chefket
Pacha, oil the Turks responsible Tor the Bulgarian
massacres Will DO removed from his important mill
tary command and sent to Bagdad. Sifvct Pacha's
note to tho Powers, appealing to the eighth article OF
tho Treaty OF Paris Is, according TO Times Pera cor
respondent supposed to DO due 70 the suggestion Of
M Layard II ID stated Council Of Ainistars disaps