, 1877-12-06
Austria demonstrates Against
Servia's Participation
in the War.
The Series Of Reverses which An
initiated tho Turkish De-
Tense Of Armenia.
Varied Views Of the English Press
as to the Effect of the
Fall Of kars.
Dispatches Regarding the French Po.
litical Situation Still Very
Conflicting.

Dispatches Regarding the French Po.
litical Situation Still Very
Conflicting.
TURKISH VICTORY,
AND TURKISH ACCOUNTS or II.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-An Alranoplc dispatch says
report has reached there that the Turks lavo
captured Elena, with 1000 prisoners.
CONFIRMED.
A dispatch from pcra SAYS sulciman Pasha
captured Elena and sx cannon. lie hopes to
capture Tlrnnva shortly.
CoHsrAErlSorLE, Dec. "a dispatch from
uuIcitnnn pasha, dated yesterday, confirms the
capture Of Elena with eleven guns, twenty am
,nunition wagons, and mo prisoners. Tho Kus.
sim loss Is estimated at 1000 killct! and
wounded.
Nchcmct All tc1cgraphs az follows unslcr date
Of yesterday: awe haze advanced hcyond
Kasunrli. Our lines HOW confrtnt the Russians,
who have fnilcn tnck on Wrctc!1csl,. bad
weather prevents general engagement.
WHAT mas DEEM ua1sEn.
LONDON, Der. H-5 a. ma ppcctat from
AdEanoplc tars tho Victory at Elena removes
NIL danger Of mn attnck on the lla!n-Borhnz
PISS BY the Russians, and consequently enables
ten Turkish tattnlionE, whtcl, have hitherto
hccn guarding It, to join sulcman paalla's
army.
RRzERouM.
The Russians now havc $50 guns in position
before Erzcroum.
tERv1A.
LONDON. Dec. b-5 a. ma Belgrade corrc-
epondcnt says Austria has acnt remon.tranec
against scrTian participation III the war. No
note llaa been received from Turkey or En-
gland. Final arrangements between Scryla and
Russia do not seem 10 a,0 ct.mpletc.
A Bucharest despatch states that thu Nou-,
nanian Gen. 1ipu has been ordered to sIackcp
Ills ADVANCE from Losn-Falanka TO Widin. It
is said tlesn Instructions werp given eu that lie
may be- ahle to cooperate with the scrvians.
Tho number Of tho defenders of Wltl,ln has
been raised tn l2,000 By ar,ning tho inhabitants
Of tho surrounding district.
Gen. Protfcs has been appointed Culef of the
ecrviau staff.
MUKIITA1t.
HIS CRUSHING Defeat ON THE A1Ap1A pAou,
AND THE OPERATIONS FRECRplEu IT.
Correspondence Laatfoi 7i3.ta.
EREEAoEM, Oct. 25.--Slnre tho I'll inst, thu
Russians a,aro male daily onslaughts on Uhazt
Mukhtnr Pasl'a'a corps, with tile object, mM
tai)v becoming moro evident, not u bcatI,ly
hlm In pitched hattlc, but Of slnip1y killing OIL
his mel. The 1efcuso of Arlncnia WAS 10 tc MI.
initiated IN onr s,,ut. Muklltar VIVA to 10 t,lcl
to death, Tho Russihn plan was to destroy alt
opposision to their advance on Erzcroum On tho
AlalIa Dngh heights, not by succession Of
nn1 NJ. r,as ,,,ss.a y. ys.,, INV VIA no1 ~
~ I'4e !oai psstea ~ "e"" u"u c''tlooz, ~
iaaxcslteh '''t IN lS:*l; or ns he himself fosInd
It 10 his cost In juno tIls year. Despite tho rc-
,catel eu,reatcs OF lii stuff. tbc t,hoyi W,,tt,.
~ wonld mi lo1,,.,., T., ~" ,s-,,'.,. IN"
a.'." ~ ~ ~ =" .''u Po'1'o"t.S VI Nus-
aa!' sucecss' nc scofhea al suggestions aa to
h'iing up the cRrrison vi kars and TAXI
Ing up winter quarters for hfs army In
,ra- ,f ttat snrtr.s, ,,,,,,, .s ~ -.
late, md than II herama oyon, il, ,na "aa 10"
.@so' 49, ~" ~ ,eea'''' o''ent 70 the spccta"
tho players, that sIukhtar must either cououer
or die on The hills he lad ,.,,o..n fr ILL i,s -,
" - -. Z. $3.50 W. ''@" -''osl' ~ HiS 'llle VI