Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-12
TH4 TURKS INLET and DRIVE
THEM BACK.
Large Numbers Of Rus
SLAMS Killed.
Russians Preparing to Cross
at Three Points.
The Sultan Thanks Derby fol
His Reply to Russia.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE OF
CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, May IL. The Telegraph publishes an
extra containingia despatch from Pera dated yes.
terday afternoon, which says Intelligence
comes from Sslna that Wednesday the Russians
attempted to cross the Danube at Reni. They
threw bridge over the river, but were met by the
Turkish infantry and artillery, assisted by three
gunboats. The bridge was broken and q large
number of Russians were killed and captured.
The Russians were completely defeated"
The Sultan was much pleased with Detby's re-
ply to Prince Gortschakoh's circular and ordered
the Porte to officially thank the English govern
ment.
Work for the defence of Constantinople will be
prosecuted by its inhabitants
A despatch from Constantinople reports the dis
astrous defeat of the Russians on Wednesday
while endeavoring to cross the Danube.
The Turks claim the Russians were completely
routed with heavy loss is killed and wounded.
The Russian bridge boats were all destroy ed
There IS great rejoicing in Constantinople over
the Turkish victory.
1t is rumored in Vienna that Russia Is soliciting
a paper of Persia to sign a convention granting q
passage to the Russians through Persia.
Differences between England and Russia are in
creaslng, and an open rupture is probable. Should
this occur, Eng glands neutrality would no longer
be maintained aud would, it is believed, newt
ably lead to a general European war.
lsmail Pasha, at the head of forty thousand
men, has gone out TO meet the Russians at Baya-
cid. The Russians are massed in heavy front
IN the vicinity, and decisive battle seems i'm
mnent.
Vienna despatch SAYS the report that Count
Iizhy is to give an explanation to the Porte rela-
tive to the eventual entry of Austrian troops into
Bosnia or perhaps Servia, may be safely put down
as growing out of the rumored intention to make
Roumania kingdom, to which Austria is oppos.
ed.
Not single journal in Europe has received per-
mission FROM Russia to send a correspondent to
the headquarters of the Russia army.
BUCHAREST, May H.. The Russians are pre-
pairing to force a crossing of the Danube stimuli
taneously at three different points, viz. Kalafat,
Nicopols and at point between REM and Gslstz.
Inc turkish gunbosts are actively bombarding
all these points. The Russians are erecting bat
teres to defend themselves from the emery's se-
we're fire.
The largest Turkish monitor on the Danube,
which anchored before Ibrsil, was sunk by the
fire from the Russian batteries this friday after
noon.
The Turks confines to seize the vessels lying in
Roumanian baibors. They burn those which re-
fuse to cross to the Turkish side OF the Danube.
Further particulars of Thursdays artillery en-
gagements between the Rodmsnan battery near
Ottenuza and Turkish battery in front Of the town
of Tui takai, supported by two monitors state that
Turtuksi WAS iguicd by the shells and twice dis.
played the white flag. One monitor was seriously
damaged The Turks, in consequence of the con-
Migration, withdrew their battery during the
night.
CoNsTANTINoPLE May IL. Some papers an
nounce that the Russians not only have withdrawn
from the environs OF kars snd the Ardisham, but
also from Bsyazid and Kagisman.
The Russian telegraphic agency announces that
the Russian minister of marine has declared the
Turk sh blockade of the Black Sea insufficient,
Russian vessels having been able to leave Noca-
lief.
TEHERAN, MAY IL. A Russian military expe-
dition has started from Fort Krasnovodsk on the
coast of the Caspian, going in a southeasterly d-
rection towards the country of the Ashal Turco
mans, who recently rendered their allegiance to
Persian. 1t is thought that the object Of the ex-
petition is acquisition of fresh strategical posi-
tons.