New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05
WAR SCENES AND TOPICS.
THE TURKISH WAR MISIsTE

ItisrumOred in COnstantinOple, that the depar-
ture OF Eedf Pasha the War Minister for Shuins. is
preliminary 10 his final dismissal He Is the hest
abused man In the Ottoman Empire, and has kept his
seat at the war Office in spite OF the open attacks or the
Assembly and the In:ries of officers, court
favorites and insubordnate Softas He is upstart
having been only colonel twevemonth ago, and Is
harsh despotic and brutal minister. When the Sultan
alarmed by the Grand Vziers domineering nannec aud
suspicious that the recall OF Murad was con
templated resolved to send Midhat Pasha
into exile he took counsel with Redif Pasha and the
morrow the Turkish Liberal arrested in the Palace
martial law was declared in Constantnopethc War
Minister was virtually the mascr-spirlt OF the cabinet
hand fell heavily the Sofas and on all the pat
sans OF Midat Pasa, and arrests and bansLncns have
been the order OF the day In spte OF the uppGPulay
kept him in office The explanation is very ,sinp,e;
The former sultan Murad mas recovered his health ana
mems of the popuace will their former allegi
ance and restore Sultan hurad, well as Grand Vlzcr
Midhat. Rcdf Pasha Is useiul man III THIS emergency!
TORPEDO BOATs AND IRONCLADs.
The Turkish Admiralty Commission closed
on June examination of tho Russian prison
ers who were captured at the mouth Of the Danube
while endeavorlng to blow up an ironcad with torpc
does The leader OF the torpedo expedition was Puschn,
who had been in the Russian Navy over sixteen years
Tic gave an interesting account OF his hOa which the
Constantnople correspondent OF The PaH MAI Gazette
reproduces For the attack at suna mouth five boats
used which were tOWCQ DOWN "Ithln
about eight miles distance OF anchorage Of the Turkish
squadron and then turned adr in the darkness OF
the night 10 work their deadly scheme. They made
direct for suna, and when the bulls OF the Turkish
ironclads doomed in the black distance they stored
straieht down upon them. They were already within
few yards OF their prey when sudden check was fet
which the men OH board the boats could not understand
After n second or two the boat which Puschin com
anded struggled over the hidden obstacle, and Puschln
inst preparng launch his torpedo against the IRON
clad corvette Uaiif when that vessel opened such an
internal fire that Puschin said 10 was IKE nell, ana
enrnassed ANYTHING he could have imagined. Wni De-
came az the other boats Puscin has idea lie saw
then he saw the other roncads pouring out thunder ana
lightning upOn them. Just at that moment wheh NC %
his torpedo I'm the water shot IRON mat Ncssccl
struck II and II exploded. High aloft IN the ar
roze a column OF water, which II sank Dack nearly
swamped his boat and put his fires almost out lie ule
60 steam away but his machinery was damaged ana
The boat would not 60 There and then. accordingly,
bes threw Themselves into the stream anna hastom
OF sh0 both small and great When tue launch SANK ths
firing ceased and boats put on from the Meet whcn
nicked nm Puschn and his crew. rnd cOnFeyed tnem Oh
hoard The od< The check which defeated the RUSSIAN
scbeIne was due to precaution Of Hobart Pashas de
VICE Sentinel boats placed round the nee ad pc
each Of these hung slack rope, forming GORDON
ali round tho squadron. These ropes cauent te
gave the elaI "a and enabled the feet to open nre IN
time
A POET IN THE RANKS.
A correspondent of The London Standard,
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