, 1877-04-19
FOREIGN.
The Gar VIII Proceed pi-
rect!y to Kischeneff,
And from Thence Will Issue
q Manifesto to the
Powers,
At the Same Time Withdraw
ing His Minister from
Collstantinop1e.
The First Russian Attack Likely
to Be on the Asiatio
Frontier.
The Mouth Of the Danube Strong
II Unarilcti by Turkish
Gunb0nts.
Work Laid Out for the Russian
Fleet in American
Waters. .
War Material in Turkish Vessals viii
Be Bummarily Seized.
War Material in Turkish Vessels VIII
Be Bummarily Seized.

. Be 5ummarlly Seized.
THE EAST.
npMoRED ENGAGEMENT.
LONDON. April 1H.-A telegram from Constan.
unopc saya tnmur IS current that M engage.
mcnt has been fought In tho nctghboshood Of Me-
slcs.
continues, a. nussta'a decision Ia still unknown,
PRECAUTIONARY.
A dispatch from Bucharest reports thnt tho
RonmanIan Government resolved to concentrate
100. 600 u,en for ths protection OF tho Capital
troops.
coNTRAptcrED.
Telegram fsom St. Petersburg says rntners Of a
chsngo in Tho Ministry At Constantinop1o aro con-
trni!ctcd.
Tho A2enee Rnsss states that ~ tho protocol, tho
agreement In virtue Of Englanls declaration, ID
annullcd, 1ussIa, whose hands aro tins freed viii
to Turkey.
nucuAnEar. April 1B.-or1crs havo bcen Pre-.
pared With view to rendering tho immediate mo-
hllizat'on Of tho army rosr'b1o.
Much anxiety prevails respecting tho dcsIgn at-
trlbuaol ID tho Turks Of occupying Roamanlnn ter
ritory near Kalaiat. Even bcofc tho usstnns cross
graphic dispatches announcing The movement Of
troops.
Abdul Kerlm rasha. Turkish Ambassadof.ia-
Chief, md Achmct Eyonbo fash wnre to leavn
Rnstchuk Tuesday for sc1eatra. Seventy Krupp
guns hare reached Nustchuk. Tho Russian Consul
there has been ordered to prepare to depart.
Tho general statl Of The Turkish army f,as arrTed
at Vaean, gasug to Naatchuk and Tuitscha.
Two moro Turkish lronc1ads, eight altogether,
hare arrived At tho mouth of the Danubc.
MONTENEGRO.
+ Tbs MontencCrtn delegates from Constanttnoplo
art expected 1t Kthchenc6, where, probably, they
will hare m Interview with the Gear and Prince
1oFtsehakot'. who, 1t ID stated, vii, accompany
the Car.
AT coNsTAx1tNorLE.
CoNarAyTfHor1E, April la-The Russlan Charge
d'Anatrca has been Informed by telegraph that ho
will receive Instructions by courier.
Tho ttuasian di&pasch.boat Arconaut Isft to-day
for OdesAa Bha will probably return Mondny With
iastruc:iona rr1ative to tho expected rupture Of
diplomatic relations.
Tho atAd OF tho 1tussan Embassy IL expected to
leave next Neek.
Nothing IL yet oa1eiallY determined in regard to
nusssu subtecta who remain hero after tho out.
break Of tho war, Jtussla wishes 10 place them
under tho projection Of thB 1crman Embassy, hat
It IL believed tho porie will tcqu!re ther expulsion
from Turkish territory.
LoKpnr, April 1H.-Information haa been fe.
eaivcd from Italy of growing diseontent among
tho commercial, population with shr j,o!scy os tho
Government, and = movement IL TN foot against
: too c!oso Intimacy with Isussla, whose compot1.
lun In tho Mediterranean IA feared,
TIE AMERICAN FLEET.
LoSnoN. April 16.-Apar correspondent rtates
that tho Mediterranean squadron Of thu United
statet has obtained thu tuqntatc permission to
pasa thronsh thu na1aane''es from tho Portc, and
will Immediately proceed tU tho D0aphurus.
WARNING TO RouMANfA.
Tho Vienna NSuf4chs. Ztliung announces that tho
s.a,!nets Of vtcnus. Loadnn. and Parta have notI-
dad Konmnna that tho privileges she oa1oys by
virtue nf tho trcAty VI Paris would ID cunsdetcd
null sud void should ahe actively cooperate with
ltussla.
MAhn.p, April la.-3tidhs. Pasha has arrived Il
Barcelona.
erArE or SIEGE.
Lnxpox. April ln-1 a. MA 7Tn,es dispatch
from Conatantta0rlo says 1t IA Futnored that tho
Porte intends to proclaim ntato Of Siege.
urrece ~ prepaF.ax In OF war, to tacEts In
surrret,on In Tho fiseek PROVINCES of Turkey. aud
In thu l.laaa Ut creso.
| The 71mAs Vienna dispatch says that the fact
that f1cn. IRaatIc1 will accompany tho Cxar would
indicate tho possibility of tnrn OF things In Con-
| NAnHHople IAfDfable 10 Qisecf negotlhtloha Ur-
| tween 1tms&la and Turkey.
! As tho ltusssn arnlY ndrantca gradually towards
ths fsantteF IT. place In 'csTarsba u Gcaus taken
bY troops coming fsttm tho ftpntitf.
! coxsxa AANisasTo.
| Tho Paris correspondent Of the JT,nfs reports
that eouslers bearing thu Russlan manifesto
! addressed 10 tho army, to the natlou, and to
Europe, will start simultaneously with tho Empes-
| or and aEflrs ut their destinations At
| thu aanaa timu his Majesty reaches
I K.aeteaea Gu Monday On that day OF the next
ths Gar will iasue manifesto Ia tho aEmy which
| will b simultaneously delivered tn tho Russian
Charge d'A1alrss. who will then quit Constant,
aople. This Is the exact ptogramuo given ta
letter from st. Petersburg.
| LATEST.
1t ttlu'slas bidding, threatens the Asutc frontiers
| Of Turkey,
4 Dispatch from Posa aaya 1t IL reported that tho
Aassaus arc moving troops from Odessa to PosI,
with Wow Of attacking Turkey On tho Aatstio
aide.
AFieno& special con6sm4 The programme report.
/ ed bJ tho 2tMss' Paris correspondent, and adds
thai NHasiA seems lslefmlaed 10 aEald a real
decla1asioa Of wsr Her troops Ia Europe will sv-
main on Tho defensive, but In Asia 1t l. believed
shv viii eonucnes hosttl!tss It tho lstsst 1t Tho
| end of next week.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
l. WORK LAID OUT ron IT.
6pec.ai Dtsnotca to 1Ns 1sssHa&
WAaHfso1oA, u. C.. April l8.-1k sppe&fs th1t
It IL not tho intention pt ths Russian 0otssnmsat
to osdas tho Aassisp nset now In this county 10
sail. There Il something nors In the presence OF
| tha dest here than pleasure ts,p. Ns.sl o11csrs
who mingls In diplomatic circles arc credited With