Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-06
RUSSIA VS. TURKEY.
The Russian Intention toward
Europe. a'fAe
THE RUSSIANS DETERMINE
TO TAKE KARS.
The Russian Retreat Before
Bat0une.
CONDITION OF TURKISH mon
TORS.
DESPERATE FIGHTING: AT sIsTOyA
BY BOTH ARMIES.
DESPERATE FIGHTING: AT sIsTOvA
BY BOTH ARMIES.
The Capture of "A Turkish Battery Out
SIDE of Kars.

LONDON, July .. The Tines SAYS f the Rus.
slaus II captured kns and Bstoum. they would
have beeu tempted TO of, easy terms OF peace
put now they nave been so far hatfl III they must
s'rike " lh ali their mi hit ia Europe aid eyery-
thing e. mis- 10 show they int,n nj ~ str.ke very
la d lnd.ed.
BUCHAREST, July 5. II |. said the Mus elmen
are ir, paIng 10 flee from SCENES OF last Years
aIrotl'iss III Bulgaria, tearing the vengeance If
tue Ru.slaus an Bulgtilans.
The iecsut proclaim ,IlOu of the Gar to the Bull
g"riahs, Caused sell rus dl,cusslUus the Austrian
caoibeI, and the firing IN the cuus uls AT Kut,chuk
caused d'sltust vi tahh III Russia. A uIrassy i,
preparing pot, ST against tLese acts OF Russia.
IL Is stated The Ndssiaus are determined to take
Mas, aud heavy reIuiUrcem snts are being urged
Toward.
NEW YORK, July 5. Kiernan's telegram from
Vienna says HE se,Ies OF lights around Batoum
resulted Ia retreat OF tue Russians, thus uucov-
.fing the russian besiegiDg army before Kari.
Inc turkish losses were 50 ne svy that The could
not ioLo~ up their victory.
hlefnans cable desptch saws: at is officially
anpuuuceI that Cen Melltoof comma udinv- the
russians IN ASIA Minor, wal Oe recslled."A
VIENNA, Jul, b. II is rumored that the first
act vi Tue Skuptscnint will be q declarat on of
Ssrvias Independence. FL aNH8 r
=, LONDON, July 5. The reported occupation Of
Ilernover L. declared plemature. aea.
a 81 Petersburg despatch deuies that the siege
made sorue on Sunday, and re-ope ned commn-
nlcatlons with Muktah Pashs. After the departure
vi tue Turks from Slstova, every Turkish hsu,e
was sacked and utterly wrecked by bulgarian
Residents.
A Standard despatch from Constantinople saws
thai since the 10Th OF June the Russian, have
been defeated five times. II is believed that they
lost 10 OOO n,en June 80. Their wounded filed
ooo wagons. Tue report that the siege OF Kars is
slseu Is al least premature, but the defeat OF the
Russian held artillery OF the left and centre and
oil the investing army before Batoum, is beyond
question.
Inc Times Bucharest correspondent SAYS: "Of
10 Turkish monitors and guuboats on the Danube
NJ Inc commencement oil the war, SIX are 10 q
smal Day near SuIina, two have been destru yed,
three or four are aground at Vatchin, two at ST.
iislfla, one at iurtukai, two at Rutscnuk and one
AZ Cikoplis. Inc latter Is reported to be sur
rounded by tofpedoes and is helpless. All W ill
TALL into the hands Of the Russians, unless de-
stroyed."
NEW YORK, July s. Cable specials state that
tne hshtlng OF the Turks and Russians, aft, r
landing last Sunday near Sistovs, WAS very des-
perate, and has continued since, but Operations
slnce sunday night are not definitely known.
Inc latest news ut Rustchuk reports heavy'fu-
silade AT Aschasa, MUuaster, but the Russian ar
my s still near Sistovs. 1t Is stated that the orig
mai plan OF the Russians, TO cross the Danube
both Al Sstova and at Turtukai, and the action OF
the Russian army IN Bulgaria, IS thus explained
LIE govel nment house Ut Rdstchuk was burned
by bombardment, and there are only threee Eu.
fOpeans lett.
The Turkish battery of four guns outside OF
hais, was Captured by loo Russian volunteers.