The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-09
THE FIRST BATTLE.
Resumed After the Russians had
Lost Eight Hundred Men at
TchurukSou.

! LOST E1S QC CHunOFe0 men at
TchurukSOu-
LONDON. April PA dispatch
from Kischeneff to-day says that the
Grand Duke Nicholas has issued the
following order of the day to the
troops:
1.-The Christians oppressed by the
Turkish yoke rose against their OPP
pressors, and their blood has been
shed for the last two years. The
efforts of Russia and the powers to
ameliorate their condition having
been fruitless, the last word of the
Gear has been spoken, and war has
been declared. The Car intrusts
me with the mission of accomplish
ing his will, We do not march to
make conquests, but to defend our
brethren oppressed for Christ sake.
I am convinced that each of you will
do his duty, and not dishonor the
Russian name. All peaceable inhab-
itants. without distinction ofrelIgion
or nationality, will be sacred in our
eyes. You will take nothing with.
out payment. require that extrem-
ely severe discipline be maintained.
We pass on our way through Roum-
ania, where, am sure, we shall meet
with the same hospitality as our an
eestors. I demand that you respect
the established laws of the country,
and If necessary, afford the Roumau-
ians disinterested aid against the
Turks"
A telegram from Constantinoble
last night says: ga despatch from
Hassan Pasha, commandant of the
division at Batoum, announces that
the battle at Tchurukson which be-
gan on Wednesday, when the Rus
slams, as already reported, lost eight
hundred men, was resumed to-day"
Batoum is on the the southeast
coast of the Black sea. on the right
bank of a stream which divides the
province of Georgia and Asiatic
Turkey. The position has great
strategetic Importance. The move
ment of the Russians to this place is
supposed to have been to divert the
Turkish forces from the advance on
Kars.
A telegram from Erzeroum says
the Russians are invading Turkish
territory between Batoum and Bay
aid, and have seized 5000 bushels
of grain at Adjakooly. The Turks
are advancing toward Alexandropol
in three colums. A battle is expect
ed.
Hassan Pasha telegrapbs from
Batoum, Thursday evening. that
the second days fighting resulted N
favor of the Turks, who were well
under shelter and inflicted considera-
BILE losses on the Russians. The
latter, in their attack we're exposed
to the Turkish fire and were unable
to advance. -a..
The Ottoman feet is bombardi1g
the Russian fortified harbor of Porti,
forty miles north of Batoum.
PERA, April 27.-The town of Poti
has been bombarded and burnt by
the Turks.
BUCHAREST, April Pit is said
that the Turks have taken posses
sion of o wooded island between
Kalarash and Silistria, whence the
Inhabitants fed. The railway from
Jassy to Ungheni is interrupted by
floods.
Public feelings here inclines more
and more to au alliance of Roumania
with Russia. 1t seems likely that
the Chamber will vote absolute con-
fdence in the present Ministry and
will indemnity them beforehand for
any measures they may choose to
take.
Large consignments of arms for
Roumania have been stopped atsev-
eral railway stations in Galicia
The Russian troops have not NOV
ed farther westward than Barbos-
chi. Their delay is variously com
mented on. The most plausible ex.
PLANTATION is that their rapid advance
at first was due to the persistant re-
ports that the Turks intended tC
destroy the railway bridge. 1t if
not probable that the Russian forces
now in this province will move much
further until overtaken by supports
now detained by the floods which
interrupt the railways.