The Red Cloud chief., 1877-06-07

Daktng a9sasive psspas.Gaoos q Sait'
scA0 and along TIE To0oki Thy
have ordered Sugti6osttoos q AlsxAnitz
md lEv11. Ths Tubs have stsktoosd
. stsung eosps e observation e Adlt1
% guard againss . sudden movement
nom Se1viA- Il ID reported from
Belgrade tAat The council Of minis.
tsrS have resolved tAae Prince Milan
shall inform The Car that aft@ the
Roumanian proclamation Of indepsod-
Oos 6srvia oannot maintain neutzality.
Ths Loo6oa Stsa6asd Eeperts thae q.
dan have bean veosived q P0gtsmoutA
thst he ave great 1ndian troop shipI
vhiea - Ssv lying idlS = ths Aab@
n consequence of tAeeloeso Of thssason
fos sending rslisfs 70 lndia. Es not "a
b sabisetsd 10 any alterations which
cannot b completed IN . few day1 %
that they nay - rsady to proceed "a
- II required A Constan6nopls die
pateh aAys: The AbchAdianG are In
fun insarrectisn. and arms have been
distributed to them. The Sultan b.
ordered the purchase Of $1,000 revolver
70 b paid for from his private purse
for distribution In the CaucasuA Ths
Russian force which attacked Arabian
numbered 5000. besides which several
thousand sncampsd before the town.
During the 6ghts4 the Turks the Rus
sian cavalry inflicted . :sss Of 70n.
A correspondent in describing the
movements Of the Russians near BstO.
nm says the Russian investing army
was driven back on the nth Of May
with great slaughter. The Turks were
melted to battle by impressive religious
The gunners were given
arrack and powder to drink. and met
the Russian chsrges With the ferocity
Of madmen, pursuing their historic
tactics. The COsssckA swarmed to the
charge . dozen times. bent on bearing
the Turks down BY dint of numben
and three times the outworks were
scaled and the entertainments fairly
Won. The infatuated TurkA by relig-
ious appeals, rallied and drove their
enemy back. The Russians captured
and turned the artillery upon the
and they broke in q panic and
ded headlong from the defences. At
This moment Of Turkish stampede
women and priests came to the rescue
With . green dag shouting the MuAsul.
mans war cry. The needle guns. fall.
ing from the hands Of the slain, were
seized BY the new corners, and the Rus
sian advance, shattered and repulsed,
and the onslaught ended In
disastrous defeat Between four and
i've thousand Russians were loft dead
md wounded in the rugged hills b.
tween BstOum and the Russian lines,
md the roadways and woods were
with arms. equipments and
very substantial token of victory.
has declared to Tunis that II
military or pecuniary aid is rendered
tho Sultan the Boy must prepare to
'ee his capital bonbarded. The Tunis
government Il disquieted by the concen-
Of . French force ON the frontier.
Vienna dispatch says: The Shiek-
proclaiming . holy war
lgninst Russia. and the almost simulta-
1o0us announcement from CONSTANT
,ople that the departure OF the Sultan
'Or tho Danube has been decided upon,
would seem to show that the advice Of
hose who all along looked upon the
present struggle q one of existence Of
he Ottoman empire has gained ascen-
lency In tho councils of the party. The
Russians, It 10 stated. have closed In
'pon the rear Of Batoum, which isonce
more seriously threatened. A few
norningS ago the Turks fred upon an
Austrian steamer. which after several
'hots. caught Ore. There is an eager
'lamor for war among all classes in
Austria. Montenegro has postponed
he recOmmeneement Of h0stilities
ntilthe Russians have actually crossed
he Danube. Advices from Asia Minor
eport that the Aahomnedan insurrec-
lon In Caucasus has proved . serious
heck to the advance Of the Russian
rmy. The insurgents are constantly
.'arrassing the Russian outposta A
arge force Of CaucAsians attacked the
russians near the frontier and COM
'elled them to retreat. 1t ID believed
hat Russia, Germany, France and
taly. will recognize Romsnian indie
'endence. in the order named. England
nd Austria are expected to delay
ecognihon. It II believed 1t CoustaD,
inople that the Russians have arranged
or passage through Servian territory.
The Servian police removed placards
rom tho walls in Belgrade threatening
'rince MiianiS expulsion unless be 10
'ews the wEr. The general opinion in
IL that he will do % when the
russians cross the Danube. The Greek |
Minister st Vienna hes given the most
assurances that the rumon that |
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