The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-21

compliments across the river between
the Jalomintzs and Kslsfat positions.
These Turko- Roumsnian operations seem
TO be confined to attempts TO ascertain
the number, cslibre snd position of each
others batteries on the respective sides Of
the Danube.
Four monitors appeared before 1smsil
yesterday, one returned 10 the mouth OF
the Danube another went to Tultchs and
the other two remain to watch the Rus
SLAMS at Ismael The Russians have been
trying experiments with the Knapp
shells fred into the river. They succeed
ed in exploding them under the water,
fragments flying great distances.
| The Roumanlsns are so much IN need
o. officers that they intend to premature
I " give grade to the first classes OF mill
tary academies.
Russians Repulsed.
ERzERoUM, May l0-On the 18th
two attacks on the Turkish position at
Ardahsn were repulsed along the whole
line, but in the evening the Russians re-
sumed the attack. The Russians have
since cut the telegraph wires. and no
further news has been received. The
Turks at Van compelled the left wing Of
the Russians to iall back on the Syck
borders of the Ottoman territory.
Berlin advces from GuIZvo, 18th
inst, say that the movements Of the
Russians show their chief point of opera
tions to be upon the upper Danube. The
movements at the mouth CT the Danube
sre mere feints.
LONDON, May 20-An Ezeroum dis
patch says that decisive battle is e1-
pected in the kauIy mountains.
A Constsntinople special says: am
AFRAID we are on the verge of another
coup Getat. The relations between the
Porte and Chamber are so strained that
the Chamber will probably be closed.
The deputies recently made a violent
attack on the Porte, alleging that the
financial envoy who was sent to London
was corrupt. OF the l02 members al
but two voted to censure the sppoint-
ment.
The Russians attempted to regain
Sukum kaleth, but were repulsed, with
q heavy loss. The attack on kars WAS
repused. with q heavy loss.
The Standard also has the following
from various points: The Turks have
sent reinforcemonts TO NISopots TO guard
against the attempted passage OF the
Danube there. On the lst OF June all
traffic on the Roumanisn railroads will be
stopped to allow the passage OF stores and
siege artillery. The Gar will remain
at Burchsrest TIL the end of the war
He will witness the passage OF the Dan
ube by the main body Of the army.
The Russians occupied k'sjeco Friday
and Oltenitzs Saturday. They will oc.
cupy Turu:cekron and Kalafst on the
18th inst.
The Circsssisns who landed a. Sukum
Kaleth have arrived At the capital of the
Abachacian country. The Abschisns
are afraid to Join them in Mondsvis.
Communication with Jsssy is inter
rupted by the food and the valley OF
| Blstribritzs is n sea of water waist deep.
A Berlin special says Count Andrassy
has re- Is-rad the withdrawal of the Rus
slams frum the Aluta.
A Buchn-r-. -pecisl dated Sunday
SAWS the ady6aCs "t ihe column OF Rus
sian infantry III .-ic led i'll previous
despatch passed Bucharest at one o'clock
this morning. These infantry belong TO
the corps destined TO occupy Buchar-
est and Girgek The Danube is SO high
at present that it would be difficult 10
place pontoon bridge.
LONDON, May 20.-A Berlin special
saws the Turks confine their preparation
to strengthening the Danuban forts
All of these are being made more or less
formidable, but the strengthening OF gar
risons detracts from the number OF field
officers with all the reinforcement
recently brought up.
A Ru.tchuk special dated Saturday,
SAWS that the Russians are bombarding
Nikopolis.
The Governor Of Rustchuk has resign
ed and left town.
CossTAST1soPLE, May l9.-The
Prince of Reuss. the German smbssss-
dor and Coun. Zrchy, the Austrian am
basssdor, have not received Identical IN
s,ructions. Count Zchy is ordered to
await a favorable moment for Offering
mediation, and 10 assure the Porte that
Austria still desires the maintenance OF
the integrity Of Turkey.
The sultan has addressed proclama'
70 the troops sent 10 the Caucasus, say
INC that he entrusts 10 them the mission
of delivering their Caucasian corehgion'
lists from Russian domination.
LONDON, MAY l9.-The Standard
Pesth correspondent says ths: some e1'
treme Hungarian papers demand thai
Count Andrassy should treat the sp
prosch of the Russians 70 the nelghoor.
hood Of the Austrian frontier ss edsll' 5sI|'
Military men consider that the time hai
come tor concentrating corps OF ooser's
iion in Trsnsylysnis. ...
7 hear from Semlin that military
preparations By the Servlsns are no"
quite evident Prince Milan TO dsI
nominated Drsgsschevitch chief o
ssfF. and ordered General Oiimpies =
resume command in Dnps, toward
which artillery are marching.
A Widdin dispatch OF YESTERDAY re
oorts that six hundred Clrcas.ians az
Joining the Kurdish srmy as volunteers
A Reuters telegram from Erzssoam
Nav 18th. says the Russians st;acEe'
Ardsh.n in force and were sgsin repu's
, ed. Communication Is beco ming diHcu
the wires 70 Ksrs are broker. The hlIs
sian, maintain their positions IN to
neighborhood o. Kars. A battle Is expect
, ed shortly.
} LONDON. May le.-Five vessels s'
loading a, Woolwich with ordnAnc
: stores for Portsmouth, where iA'g
: supply Of war msterisi, bsrrsck nsce' @
3 ssries and camp furniture have bee
= sen. Another large steamer Is en-