The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-10
THE EASTERN WAR.
Concentration of Russian Troops at
Ardahan.
Probability Of Austrian Occupation
of Bosnia,
Russians in the Citadel Of Bayazid
Summoned to CapituIate.
Turkish Frigates Bombard and
Burn GhenkeIit.
England Alarmed AT Russia's IDIen
lions.

LoNloN. July 9.-It is said that the
government has Information that the
| Russians intend to occupy Constantine
pie at all risks, unless the Turks auticl.
pate that event by making peace on the
Cars terms. The effect OF tins aud
| other intelligence as t. Russian Inten-
tions mas been 10 modify very consdera
! by the view taken OF the crisis by GER
tain members of the cabinet. The prac-
ticsl outcome will probably be that II the
more energetic members should tel
! bound to adopt an active policy, they
will no longer be opposed by those OF
their colleagues who have hitherto been
! disposed 10 caution. II l. reported that
n powerful reinforcement Is 10 bee sent to
the squadron in Beisks Bay. The sultan
RECENTLY, at private audience, declared
to Layard, the British representative,
that he would not guarantee protection
to the Christians II the Russians continue
to excite rebellion in Bulgaria and per
petrate atrocities in A-lr Minor,
war Not"S.
ST. PERERsBURG Ju.y 9.-The follow
ing Is dispatch from the Clarawich,
dated yesterday:
A body OF cavalry with one battery
surprised Turnovs Saturday and captured
n Turkish camp with all their ammuni-
tion and baggage The Turks retres,"i
10 Osman Bazaar. Oar infantry aud ar
tillcry are approaching Turnovs.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 9.-According
to reports the retreat OF the Russians in
Asia is not attributable TO the Caucasian
rising which Is virtually suppressed, but
! to the fact that the Russians were too
weak to overcome the Turkish forces
whose strength had been uHderrated
Generals Tergukaesoh and AkIobsc Ilo
| have eight to ten battalIOns each and
! General Lorls MelIkod about twelve.
LONDON, July 9.-In the House OF
! Commons this afternoon, Sir Stafford
| Northcote said it WAS untrue that Minis
ter Lsyard mad informed the Sultsa that
! it might be necessary .or English troops
to occupy Constsntinopie.
BREMEN, July O. The Weser /ietinlg,
not untrendly to Russia, says: On the
eve of the WAT It WAS discovered that
only 80 per cent of the Russian navy was
seaworthy Reintorcements for the Cau-
cassisn army are much delayed 0ecaus .
only five out of ten steamers OF the Cas-
plan hotIIa are IN y 20 'viceaDlc coEdI-
ton.
KRAGUJAvATs, July lO-The reply Of
Skuptschinu to Prince MIllans speech Is
guarded and pacific IN tone.
LONDON, July g. The Times says tnnt
the Austrlans can scarcely delay much
! longer their inevitable occupaLIos OF
Bosnia, and there is every reason TO be-
! ieve that the Turks would withdraw
from the province rather than drive The
court OF Vienna into the PosltloL o! AL
open Toe.
ERzERoUM, July 9.-Turkish official
rews SAWS the Russisns have 40 baLa!.
| lions on the north SIDE of ksrs. The
! bulk of their army and heavy artillery
! have been Withdrawn towards AleNsn-
dropsl. Mussppa Pashs, new Governor
| OF X kars. has LETT Mukhtar Pasha with a
reinforcement of 1000 meE Tor the garri.
| son of kur. A Russian column has
0,.n 1rtauut.rb uvt. .,3 ,ya-. driven back ,n
| Ardahan, where n great concentration oi
Russian troops Is proceeding Three
bataIions have been dispatched from
Delibs 10 reinforce Mukhtar Pashs
CoHsTAErINoPLE, July 9.-I-mail
-onnn JmjT 6tb The AIs.bkert diyI.i,n
annrs ds.nerate eogagameot pursued
tba R~.sisn force. Is,c compelled il toourt
tho 0,,or,.,, ,.rr,'nrv r.as- ves.oygy'.,,
which nI,ca was occlpled by the Turks.
I bsve summoned the Russians IN the
citadel at Bayszid 90 cspltulate on hon
ora5Ie terms, and AN cOlvIncet that
they will comply.
D,-,.;sb p.gbs ,oro,,-srbs from Rs.
,,nr .I1Iv 7tb that two Turkish ,rl,str-
nave bombarded and burned Ch"hN".i'.
lhey Iahned Ihe ''re' ""'DH "'''a''4
tne gsfrl.. IT, anu ,3" p'..s1 ,",,n IN: ~
l'a'e to"" "' - " 80. -.
.,o,, -, III bsrLeI the ,TGon. srd re.yrrea to
r.
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hs0u' ,J ,l, AsnA, W. 49,, %, -
voraoly sPoHs" o., ''H' ~ n. ''.I' 80 w.,
=, AdF'A,Hp.e ~ '""' '''''''' '
na.NA" army
BUrHARE'L july p tomorrow
Prince CAsrIe- VII. -ta't i'F the h.a
msnrsn headquarters d. P.lyshI, Lear
ka!stst. General agitation IS no.icesb."
throughout the country sgslhst 't'
f'Iace : intention o' crossing ''s Inn
uoe Win the h'lnahLah h'H'''
Detschmehi' oi iresh hl'-'"n- !" re-
I"i'r'e the DsnNoe army are d." f'''-
ing through bucharest.
BUCHAREST, July a.-Two Russian
gunboats have left 70 endesvor % blow
, up = Turkish monitor which has gote
ashore At Nu'Ina nesr the mouth OF the