The Portland daily press., 1877-05-03
KIscHENBFF, May 2.-The Gear left for
Ranader last night.


Beneder last night.
VIENNA, May 2.-The Eastern Budget saws
the Russian and Turkish circulars will not be
answered BY Austria and! Hungary as an opinion
regarding the justice of the cause of either bell
ligerent would be useless.
BERLIN. MAY 1.-The Russians are now be-
fore Kars. The Ameers of Bokhara and Kash-
gar are said to have declared their intention of
Sending the heirs to the respective thrones TO
ST. Petersburg to form an alliance with Russia.
CoNsTANrINoPLE, May Letters from
Erzeroum give the following particulars OF the
Turkish forces in Armenia. The fourth Turk
ish army corps stationed in Asia Minor under
the command of Ahmet Mukhtar fasha, mas
its Headquarters at Erzeronm, which is gaf-
risoned nv %. 600 men. At Kars there are 49,
600. at Abraham $4,000 aud at Bastkay 1000,
while 1000 are distributed between Alashkirk
and Kara Kilisa, 5000 among the Passin villa
ges. aud Bayazid is occupied by 4ooo men,
[Note-These letters are dated before the
capture of the latter place.]
This estimate does not comprise the Circas-
slams, Kurds and the militia which have been
called out II all the Crcassans obey the
summons of the Porte they will furnish a con-
tipgeut of more than 10 900 men, The Kurds
do not number above 1000, all cavalry. The
militia should furnish about $4,000 men.
PEsrH, May 2-In the hungarian Diet to.
day Deputy Somssich asked the government
whether it intended to treat the advance of the
Russians into Turkey with Indifference, and if
so, whether 1T relied upon the guarantees it
had received as a sufficient protection to
Austro-Hungarian interests in every eventuali-
ty. He asked what step would be taken or
contemplated to maintain the freedom of COM
merce on the lower Danube and to guard the
Hungarian traders against losses arising from
the stoppage thereof. Somssich in snnnortino
his Interpolation pointed out that Russia had
invaded the neutral territory of Roumania
which had been guaranteed by Europe, practi-
ca.ly stopping freedom of trade on the Dannbe.
The enormous army that Russia had faced in
the field made it impossible to foresee the limits
of her aims.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2-Yesterday Lord
LOTUS, the British minister, notified the Rms.
sian government that in consequence of its in
tention to expel Russians from Turkey, the
Porte had abandoned tho idea of placing Turk-
ish subjects remaining in Russia under British
protection. The Russian government which
had already accepted British pro lection for the
Turks, replied that the Turks would neverthe-
less continue to receive the prot ection of the
laws. Oh 81
LONDON, May 2.-The Daily News Paris
correspondent says message from Vienna
gives the following account of the battle at
Kars:
The centre Of the Russian army, 10000
strong, under Melikoff attached Mukhtar five
miles from Kars on April Goth. The Turks
fought desperately. The Russians supported
by powerful artillery succeeded in dslodaing
them from their positions. Mukhtar called out
all his reserves and attempted on the 30th to
recover the lost ground with 10000 men, but
was defeated and driven back under the guns
of kars The Russian losses were considerable
and those of the Turks were enormous.
LONDON, May 5.-The Daley News under
stands that conservatives will meet Glad =
stones resolutions by direct vote of conf
dence in the government.
avHni
that the Turkish fleet has resumed the bonn
bardment of Fort St. Nicholas. The Russian
forces from Alexandropol have occupied
llama aud Eatheva The Turkish posts in the
Aslatc frontier have mostly surrendered with
out blow. The Russians finds the popula-
ton in Asia everywhere very friendly. A
squadron of irregular cavalry has applied for
permission to enter the Russian service and
surrender its standard.
BELGRADE, May 2.-Servia has concluded
loan of Il, 900, 900 francs with the French I'm
ion Commerce Bank. Recruits are still arriv-
ing and the formation of volunteer corps to
accompany the Russians is spoken about.
Archduke Albreht will extend his tour of
military inspection to Dalmatia.
BUCHAREST, May Eight hundred meno of
the Russian advance guard are expected at
Bucharest tomorrow.
Grave complaints are made of acquisitions on
Roumanlans. 1t is rumored that conclusion
will be arrived at at the chambers tomorrow
on the question of an alliance with Russia
The Turks are burning the villages opposite
Galatz.
No important changes have occurred in the
military situation. The Russian advance guard
and the Turkish gunboats have been within
easy range without firing. We have the singu-
lar anomaly of two hostile forces apparently
unwilling to assume the responsibility for be-
ginning the fray. The Roumanirns assert that
Turkish gunboats have seized II corn laden
barges belonging to Greek merchants
VIENNA, May "A diplomatic rupture be-
tween Turkey and Roumania is imminent and
will be followed by declaration of war; The
Russians have stopped the manufacture of gas
at all the Black Sea PORTS fearing confagra-
tions in the event of bombardment.
1t is said that Austria will invoke the treaty
of Paris in protesting against the stoppage CT
navigation on the Danube 1t is expe cted
other powers will do the same.
The Wiener Crosse states that Austria will
soon issue declaration of neutrality. A pro-
posal has been started in the parliamentary
clubs OF Vienna to ask the government whether
due provision has been made for the military
protection of the Pennsylvania frontier 30 as to
forestall any sudden Russian invasion.
PARIS. May 2 Sensational reports are circu-
latlng of great losses to the Russian advance
guard through fever and fatigue.
PARIS, May 1.-The Patrie publishes a text
of the Khedive's soeech to the Egyptian
notables. The Khedve says that notwith-
standing the Porte's desire for peace Russia has
declared war; 1t is important that Egypt
should send troops to Turkey. The notab!es
have been convoked go that the minister of
war may know the strength of the contingent
he can send. The estimates do not admit our
furnishing ths full number required, and it is
necessary to resort to exceptional resources.