Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-21
5000 Circassian Volunteers
for the Turks.
The BATTLE AT ARABIAN
Destruction of a Village and
Massa ere by Ru SLAMS.
THE TURKS SINK A VETSEL LOAD
OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.
A BATTLE SOON EXPECTED
BEFORE KARS.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 10. 1t is officially an.
nounced that the Turks have bombarded Sukum
kalich again and burned the town, which conse-
quently has been evacuated.
LONDON, Nay 10. The Standards Pesth cor
respondent says some extreme Hungarian papt rs
demand Andrassy should treat the approach OF the
Russians to the neighbolhood OF Austrian from
tiers as casus bei.
A Widdn despatch of Yesterday reports G, 900
Circassians have joined the Turkish army as vol
unteers.
Reuters kilograms from Erzeroum, May 18Th,
says the Russians attacked Ardaham 10 force, and
were again repulsed. communication becoming
difficult. The wires to Kars are broken.
The Russians maintain their positions in the
neighborhood of kars. A battle is expected very
soon.
The Times says that there are no heavy masses
of Russian infantry on the bank of the Danube
west of Ibral. 1t is scarcely probable that any
passage will be attempted until all he corps are in
position.
The Russians appear to have crossed between
REM and lbrail, in sight of the Turkish monitors,
and are now awaiting employment of the centre
and right wing on the line of the river.
LONDON, May 20. kilograms confirm the adj
vance to Auta, at Turnu, Magners lslansa and
Simintza. The sorces actually at these places are
only advance posts. The main body is distributed
in the rear, between Alexandria, Komsn and
Bucehedevede. 5S, 900 being at the latter place
from whence good roads lead to Turum. Magur-
Ell and Seninitza, IA 900 at Alexandria, l6, 900 at
komain and 5000 at karakat. There are thus
in what may be termed the centre advance, be-
tween Aluta and Vede, l0i, 900 men.
BAToUM, May 10. The Russians in the vicin-
ity Of Tchurakson sacked and burnt all the vii
lage, and massacred women, old men and chill
dren.
The report of Roumanian vessel full of Rus
sian soldiers having been sunk by the Turks is
confirmed.
A speCia from ErZeroum, reports that the Rus
SLAMS are commencing investment operations at
kars.
The News Vienna despatch asserts that the
commander OF Sebastopol has ordered the civilians
TO quit.
1t is said the Ru ssians will establish camp in
Northern Muldavia where large transports are ar
irving from Plang.
Strong bodies at Russian troops are moving in
the nection of Otennzs, but the Russian line
along the Danube remains stationary several
miles from the river bank.
A ST. Petersburg telegram says the Russians
have taken Atdaha with 60 guns and large quanti-
ties of stores. The Russians lost 23j men. The
Turks fed.
A Reuter- telegram dstedIErzeroum, May 10Th,
says that on the 18th inst, two attacks on the
turkish poslli at Aradahan were reported along
the whole liue, but IN the evening the Russians
resumed the offensive.
The Russians have since cut the telegraph
wires and no further news has been received.
Advices from Guergevo of this date, say the
movement of the Russians show their point of
operations to be the upper Danube. The move
ment at the mouth Of the Danube are mere
ieints.
ST PETERSBURG, May 10. The Gar will start
for the headquarters of the army on Dist arriving
on the 25th or 10Th. 1t is believed that his arriv-
al will coincide with the commencement Of oper-
ations on the Danube by the Russians.
The following official account of the battle Of
Arabian telegraphed by General Milekoff to
Grand Duke Michael:
Outwolks of Al aden, its Notifications, citadel
Of sixty guns, immense stores eff provisions aud
ammunition and the camp formerly occupied by
fourteen battalons of Turks lie at the feet of
the Gar.
The troops are full of enthusiasm. Our loss is
believed to he one officer and fifty soldiers killed
and four officers and one hundred and eighty
eight soldiers wounded