The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-08-25

seat of war. The Guards will follow in ten days.
These include 5000 cavalry, $4,000 infantry Z9O
cannon will also be sent. OF the LandWehr only
picked regiments will go to Bulgaria
The operations of the Turkish forces in Bulgaria
are reported in a telegram from Constantinople,
August 13.-Suleiman Pasha announces that
Raouf Pasha has retaken Kartova, dlsarmed the
Bulgarians and re-established order. de then
captured Kalofer, defended by the Bulgariaus in
an intrenched position, and occupied haiofer pass.
The rebels fed into the Balkans, after losing 5OO
killed II Turkish soldiers were killed ana 80
wounded.
Another dispatch from Shumla, August IL. states
that Suleiman Pasha. taking the offensive. marched
through the Fereditch Balkan pass and sent q
strong accommodating force as far as the Karatom, on
the opposite bank of which the Russians we're found
in considerable force.
A Constantinople dispatch says By the last
military operations south of the Balkans Q loss
of 1000 killed and wounded was inflicted on the
Russians. The enemy has been driven from all
localities south of the mountains, and law and
order has been restored.
A despatch from Ragusa, dated August 14th, an
nounces the outbreak of q new insurrection in Bosnia
and the escape of Despotovitch, the Herzegovinian
%insurgent leader, from Austrian territory, where he
had retired as a refugee and was under control, have
ing succeeded in returning back to Bosnia he was
entrenched at Livno, by latest accounts. and his
Lieutenant, Golub was re-assembling troops at Sell
so, and is reported TO have entrapped the Turks into
an ambuscade, killing several and capturing much
DOOIY. xO,OOO 1uThS oAlbk 1I
to operate against Golub and Despotovitch. Austria
has to answer for these new outbreaks in Bosnia and
Herzegovina by allowing Despotovitch to escape.
Servia has disclaimed all intention to rebel against
Turkey, and offers to pay the tribute to the Padishah.
Other reports state that Servia is getting up an army
of 40, 900 men, and proposes to form an alliance with
Roumania. The Island of Gambia was in open rebel
lion against the Padishah, and the Turks were forced
to retreat into the fortresses. Greece was still man
ifesting a tendency to come to an open rupture with
Turkey, and the Greeks of Thessaly and Epirus were
awaiting a chance of raising the standard of rebel
lion.
An event which transcends diplomatic action is
found in the recent interview of the Emperors of Ger
many and Austria at Ischl on August 9th. The in
terview was strictly private. and no ministers of
either sovereign were allowed to be present. OF
course, the object and purport of this meeting of the
two monarchs is q secret, but it is reported in Berlin
that the triple alliance of Germany, Austria and Rus
STA was reafirmed. In England, Lord Beacons6eld
has reiterated his declaration that strict neutrality
shall be the policy of his cabinet, as long as British
interests are not compromised by Russian proceed
ings in Turkey. The Porte is said to have refused
to admit of the English feet inside the Dardanelles
or any other feet save that Of an avowed and open
friend.
Perhaps the most important diplomatic item of
latest intelligence is a report that there is a scheme
to place Prince Hassan, brother of the Khediye of
Egypt, at the head of Bulgaria. in the same position
of autonomy as the Princes of Roumania and Servia.
Prince Hassan was educated in Germany, and is a
very liberal and enlightened Moslem, and accom-
plished gentleman. He is at present in command of
an Egyptian Corps at Varna. in Bulgaria. Possibly,
this may be the :. solution of the difficulty !"
All the world and his wife would be satisfied with the
arrangement. Russia. England and the Porte itself,
are reported to look favorably on this new scheme of
Z" settling Bulgaria. Indeed, it is very much like
the plan of putting an English protestant viceroy in
to romanist Ireland If the great powers, either re-
motley or p~roximately concerned in the present
bloody war, could come to terms of pacifcation on
this basis, such a should afford sincere
DELIGHT and real relief IN the lovers Of npace fhrOuOh-
out the world, more especially, as it appears from
several reports that the most horrible barbarities are
being perpetrated by both Russians and Turks, on
helpless men, women and children-the most inhu-
man and abomniable atrocities, such as the pen is
inadequate to describe. and calculated to freeze the
hearts blood of even the most callous spectator
hence, the desirability of a speedy peace, for the
honor of outraged humanity!