, 1877-05-18
THE WAR.
Artillery Firing Still Kept Up
Along the Danube.
Tho Russians Moving in
Strong Force Toward
OltenltZtl.
Two Hundred Russian Grain
Vessels Seized by the
Turks.
The Garrison at Sookgoom-Ka1o
Murdered by 0iroasBiana.
Turkey Will Attempt the Draft
ing Of Christians into
Her Armies.
Roumania Declared to Be In a
State OF War with Turkey.
Immense Quantities Of Arms Purchased
by the Belligorents In This
Country.
Sailing Of the Russian Fleet from Ner
York Yesterday.
Rounania Declared to Be In a
State OF War with Turkey.
Immense Quantities Of Arms Purchased
by the Belligorents In This
Country.
Sailing Of tho Russian Fleet from Ner
York Yesterday.



r.%D .rD urA
AaND AMI 6HfAs
no FIGHTING.
LONDON, May l7.-Tho 1tm<s. bnehafest die'
patch saJh: ''Constantinopie ttiegrhmst which
reported that fighting had been going on IN tho
pohsudacha, were nnfonndod' no cnesgoments
hare occurred between Tho ltusalans ana fafks IN
huFope. except on inc hne oi tne ph1te1ies 10
t~cch loss'' ana lan'oll'
QUESTION
TIC question no" neine aiscussou note 10 "aetae1
tho Honmah'an army shall etoss tao 0Anune wltn
tho Russians Or simply remain on the'e oNn eoli TO
project tho 1ints Of communication. although
majority Of tho members OF tho Government arc 1t
present opposed 10 tho pastaFo Of tho rarer 1t II
extremely probable That tho more aet''o ana do'
tesmincd members Of the waf party Will hnall5
prevail. ...
IN ASIA MINOR.
LONDON. ha5 17'-Iho 1e!t2Iopns special !EoIa
Efzeronm Monday says: 'Tho Russians have
advanced TO Kara haheA N g7ea1 toree' ing
TURKS Will confront taem a. Iopcnak haia' botn
armies arc preparing fof plteaed o@itse.
IRAHsFoR1A9loh OifflcoL1AEs'
LONDON, MAY 17.-Ghe Nnsssana seem 20 DC n
great difficulties about transportation. Iho small
'1tuss1sn country esfta arc scarcely eultea 70 MILL
ta15 pasposes A'' easoaga too "'nsst the ~os1 u
supplying INC Ausssan m'!"ss5 "a,n. a,, WIN eatls
anu "ssons sas ~. ts"s ..a. w. ~. ~ y. ~
nre' salnss uono " ~ "ussa"a .1 A.os ~. en.s1
'"E 4eoaH'1a'A ,en @tny T....
=. r,i,st,x ,no ,ocms n he riYtnu rather mars
t,oul,la than v,s antic,natel. Tho moving mate.
Al IA fnrnn vevx tn.nnf{ent aud what llttle ean
ho sns,ed from Isuxsia /. mot aysllaba on account
of dlcorenee OF gauge,
AMMAN uruzrnovfYA:
rhn Tu.tfth troons nnrno,e ,no,eucut aRa,nst
,hr n,r.srorir. 1rsn,r,nts,
.. r,,ngtsu REPORT.
rnxnox Nav 11.-Ths T<ieorauA.. rcra zorro.
nnonfcnt .out the fotorfn1 additional nurt,culars
~ Ia lin sucee,s Of tho Tnrka snu Circassan in.
eurrents at sookcoorn.Ka,o, They drors the Nus.
coyito ra,rson and road guards at oyer tho d,s.
sr1et, chasing thona to 0angars. which they also
dcs,.oyed, When these successes woro reported,
Nsssan Pasha landed sunply Of rides and cart.
ridges 10 equip the ciscassLans. Aiormldabto local
forro war organized 10 ,narch upon Tho 1a.lwAy
line to Iifts, amng ~ tho destruction OF Kuta!s.
Another largo hand was dispatched TO ralso tho
country In Tic rear OF tho Rus'Ian columns which
arc attuesing Datoum. The foregoing ners. how.
Commander.
BRITISH sqtAnHoN'
PoRr SAID, Mar l7.-The Hr.t!1h squadron will
lcavo hero May 10. for Tho PIrnus.
cAHxoxAprso.
CoxsrANrsxor1E, May l7.-Ths eannonade be-
tween OttnltZA ana Tuftukol ccntlnut1,
THE VICTORIOUS
shesk vi Islam hsa conferred tho sitle Of '.vteto.
rfous' upon Tho gultsp, In honor OF tho capture Of
6ookeooua. Kato,
uoytno FORWARD.
1o.nox. Nav ia disnatrh from Jaasv aavs A
nnaaan Infantry eosps numbering &c, 600, accom-
nnnted by a proponionoto force OF cavalry and Il.
tiiIefy, il marching In tho direction Of stmnltxa.
II IA believed that this main body Of tho tuSsi&nS
viii attomnt 10 cross tha Danube thero.
ruRHfau APPOINTMENT,
roxnon. NAV 17.-1t In statod that tho cncreetio
A.. pn.hs h. bccn annolnted Abdnt.Kerin,
ra,ba's chiaf Of smo, ylce Eealb Paahs,
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