The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07
THE WAR.
Gar and Sultan to Confront Each
Other in the Field.
TIE DANUBE FALLING.
Circassian Mutineers a Source Of Dan
ger to the Russians.
THE MONTENEGRO CAMPAIGN.
Sulieman Pacha Driven Back BY the
Sturdy Mountaineers.
A TURKISH COLUMN SLAUGHTERED
- Il
Obstinate Struggle for the Duga
Pass--Nicsic Threatened.
WILL ENGLAND FIGHTP
The Khedive Invites the Porte to
Guard the Suez Canal.
Sulieman Pacha Driven Back BY the
Sturdy Mountaineers.
A TURKISH COLUMN SLAUGHTERED.
Obstinate Struggle for the Duga
Pass--Nicsic Threatened.
WILL ENGLAND FIGHT ?
The Khedive Invites the Porte to
Guard the Suez Canal.
TBy CABLE TO THE HRnALD.1

FIX CABLE TO THE HEnALD.1 III
LONDON, June z, 1877.
The principal war news this morning
comes from the Montenegrin frontier, where
the Turkish army is meeting with q
stubborn resistance from the hardy noun.
taineers, who arc fighting for hearths and
homes. The falling of the Danube leaves
little doubt that important movements may
be expected to take place in that portion Of
the theatre Of war before long, and the in
terest is heightened by the knowledge that
the operations Of the contending armies will
take place under the eyes of the sovereigns
Of the two empires whose interests are at
stake. t*..s,s.S..
THE czAE WITH THE ARMY.
The HERALD correspondent at Vienna
telegraphs that the arrival of the Emperor
Alexander at the headquarters of the. Rus
sian army caused the greatest enthusiasm
among the troops. In the evening the town
Of Ploejesti, was brilliantly illuminated and
whenever. His Majesty appeared he was
rendered an enthusiastic reception. His
Majesty was accompanied by Prince Gorts-
chakoff, Baron Jomini and Privy Councillor
Hamburger.
THE SULTAN IN ARMS
1t is now stated that the head of the
faithful will join the army sometime next
month and take part in the field operations,
80 that both the Crescent and the Cross will
be defended by their natural champions.
THE DANUBE FALLING.
The water IN the Danube is rapidly falling,
and at the present rate the river will soon
have fallen 70 its normal level. The Rus
slams will then be able to attempt the
crossing with good prospects Of success, il
they intend crossing about which there Is
some doubt.
puNIsHINo MuTrNEERs
A court martial is about to assemble to
try the Circassian regiments in the Russian
service who mutinied and refused to serve
against their Moslem co-religionists. It is
expected that o severe example will be made
Of the Circassians as lesson to other pos
sible mutineers.
cmoAssIAN INsuBoRDINATIoN INCREASING.
Later dispatches from the HERALD corre-
spondent at Vienna state that the revolt
among the Circassian regiments in Roumania
is spreading and threatens to assume serious
proportions. ~v- !.
GERMANY WANTS TO KNOW. i-g
The HERALD correspondent at Berlin tele.
graphs that the German officers attached to
the Russian headquarters have received
orders to report fully on the condition Of
the Russian army and the operations Of the
campaign. They are also to give the Russian
views on the progress of the operations
AUSTRIAN PREPARATIONS.
| From Pesth the HERALD correspondent
telegraphs that the military commander at
Agram has issued orders forbidding any
man belonging to the reserve from leaving
his district. This il looked on as an indi-
cation of warlike policy on the part Of
the Austrian government. Large trains Of
ammunition are reported to have passed
through Pcsth on the way to the frontier.
PRopIrrArrNo AUSTRIA.
In order to avoid hurting the suscepti-
biities of Austria the proposed interview
between Prince Milan and the Emperor
Alexander, which was to have taken place
at Ploejesti, has been abandoned.
PATRIOTIC GREECE
The HERALD correspondent at Athens
telegraphs that oil Greece is united in
support of the government for the first
time in the history Of the coun-
try. There is no opposition and
all parties are united under ono
strong Ministry, OF the head OF
which is Canaris, o veteran of the war OF
independence. There is great exultation
among the people over this happy condition
of affairs, for 1t is looked upon As good
omen of the complete regeneration OF
Greece The soldiers and sailors especially