The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-05
A BATTLE CANARp.

LONDON, June 4.-The Iclegrdph'S story
OF the destruction Of Mousa Pasha's Cir
cassians is n gross exaggeration. The
Russian official account says: The Cir
cassians were dispersed, losing the mod.
est number Of So killed out Of a total Of
400 engaged, which is much more proba-
BILE than that 1000 irregulars were
slaughtered, US was stated, after night
surprise.
A Constantinople correspondent says
that the fate Of the campaign in Asia is
practically settled. Mukhtar Pasha is
about to fall back on Erzeroum, which is
wholly open aud cannot be helped. The
Russians are advancing toward Diarbekir
and there is nothing to prevent them
from getting possession Of the Euphrates
valley. Reports from Turkish sources
concerning the Danube army are on the
other hand very hopeful Notwithstanding
this sort Of pressure. British interven-
tion seems at present the most unlikely
thing in the world. The only dangers
now apparent 10 prevent the localizatiOn
oil the war are The participation Of Servia
and Greece. The first Of these might
precipitute Austrian intervention. The
second might give rise to outrages and
disturbances in Epirus, Thessaly and
Crete, such as would render the inter-
vention OF the western Powers imperative
on the score Of humanity.
sickness IN THE TURKISH CAMPS.
LONDON, June A dispatch from
Orealuk 10 the Times says: The Chris.
tian doctor who deserted from Trebinie
gives gloomy account OF the condition
OF the army. Twenty-four hundred died
a! Trebinje since the campaign began,
that city being the hospital depot Of
the army now concentrated at Gatzschko,
which consists OF Sc battalions, 800 to 400
men each. OF these at least half are
suffering, chiefly from army scurvy.
There is also much dysentery. The ply.
sicians and surgeons are subject TO fana.
tical outbreaks Of Musselmans, continu.
ally menaced and insulted, and never
paid. Three thousand men are sick at
Mostar, and deserters from PadgOritza
report the same condition Of affairs there.
The troops are underfed, having nothing
beyond the barest means Of sustaining
life. They are compelled to work con-
tinually at earth.works. The health Of
the Montenegrin forces is excellent.
The Times says the report that the Rus |
sian monitors had succeeded i'll forcing
the Sulina mouth Of the Danube is
not confirmed. There may be some in.
accuracy. 1t seems too much to snp.
pose that the Turks left the Sulina mouth |
ungarded. It is different with the Kelia
branch, the sea along there being very
shallow some flat bottomed Russian mon
itors, which are supposed to be in readi.
ness at Nicoliaetf, may have made their
way down and succeeded in passing over
the bar.
The case Of Turycross against Baron
Grant, Lisbon tramway matter, has been
further appealed to the House Of Lords.
-CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 4.-lntellIgence
received here announces that Mukhtar
Pasha has established his headquarters
at Henprikay, about so miles east Of
Euzeroum, for the purpose OF barring the
advance of the Russian left wing from
Toprak Kaleh. Ismail Hakki, the COM
mander at Erzeroum, has taken posi-
ton near Kizel Klissa, between Bardez
and the Soghanli pass, 10 meet the Rus.
sian centre and right advancing via
Soghanli and Alti.
WHAT THE TURKS CLAIM.
CoEsrANT1NoPLE, June 4.-The Turks
claim that they haze driven the Russians
from the neighborhood of Sukum to
Kalch, thirty hours march in the direc-
ton Of Mount Elbrong.
THE BASIS OF A DIaNFTED rEACE.
BRUSSELS, June 4.-Le Nord, the Rus
sian organ, publishes letter from st.
Petersburg which says; II after crossing
the Danube Russia is able 10 conclude a
peace and at the same time realize her
programme, andif the Powers adopt to-
ward Turkey an attitude sufficiently firm
to complete the lesson received from the
arms Of Russia, then an equitable and
dignilied peace might be arranged and the
necessity Of pushing the war to the ex.
treme avoided.
RuMoRs AND COUNTER RUMoRs.
ERzERouM, June A r. M.-Russian
scouts have been seen from the Heights
Of Jenikey. The retreat Of an Ottoman
corps from Karakilison TO Prak Kaleh
and Delibaba is threatened by an advance
detachment Of the Russian centre. 1t is
rumored that the Russian right wing has
reached KizilkiIison. 1t has not ad-
vanced beyond Olti.
UNrMPoRTANT EVEN IF TRUE.
LONDON, June 4. The Standard
Vienna correspondent asserts that the
following is undoubtedly true, being from
an unlmpeachable source: Grand Duke
Nichalas recently said to foreign Con.
sui: "Neither Prince Bismack nor Lord
Derby will prevent US from entering Con.
stantinople as the Germans entered
Paris, only 10 leave it again,
The Standard understands that the
Christians Of Larnicia, in the land Of
Cypress, have asked the British Ad-
miral Of the Medeteranian feet to send a
man'of.war to protect them should neces.
sity arise.
4 special from Constantinople via
Athens says: The Parliament will be
Immediately dissolved. The Presidents
Of the two Houses were summoned to
the palace last Thursday and the Sultan
discussed with them Of the best means Of
closing the Chamber without public
scandal.
A Vienna special says: The Servian
government has sent the Porte an ener-
getic note, declaring that it will recover
the Island of BujaENlie by force, il the
Turks refuse 10 evacuate il. Copies Of
the circular will be sent 10 the European
Powers.
Grand Duke Nicholas has communicat.
ed to st. Petersburg his disappointment
at the difficulty Of coming to terms
with Roumania.
Letters from Bucharest indicate that
active cooperation by the Rounanian
army is dolbtful after the Russians cross
the Danube.
Aspecial from Pesth says Acommuni.
que published in the official papers states
that despite her objections, the initiative
relative to peace must be taken by Russia.
CHANGES IN AsIATIc TURKEY.
The European powers have been occu.
pied some days in considering territorial