The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-28
THE EASTERN WAR.
Great Concentration Of Troops at
ShumIat
Battle Near Batoum--Russians De-
feated.
The Gar Recognizes the Right Of
NeutraIs to Free Navigation.
GepIorabIe Condition of the Turk
ish Troops in Asia.
Daring Destruction Of a Turkish
Monitor.
War Notes.

War Notes.
BUCHAREST, May 26. A telegram re-
ceived here announces that the Russians
blew up q large monitor on the Danube
this morning, by means of launches bear
ing torpedoes.
LONDON, May 26-Germsn iron-clsds
are to sail on Monday for the Mediter-
ranesn, with secret orders to remain at
the disposition of the German smbssss-
dor at Constsntinople in case of emer-
gency.
Subscriptions are being raised in Ber-
lin for the wounded Russians, and large
sums are coming in. The court and the
highest arlstocracy favor the collection.
A correspondent in Vienna, telegrsphs
that the French consortium, headed by
NJ. Freury, bss offered the Porte loan
of fifty million francs, in consideration
of the right to issue a conculate Of small
coins from the produce oil the Turkish
mines. 1t also offered new loan CT
two hundred thousand pounds sterling,
which shall servo rs foundation Tor the
new intended issue of six million conssl
ides.
The reports of Tartan insurrection
in Crimes, which have been recently cir
culated, have turned out to be entirely
without foundation.
The famous General Todleben has ar
rived at Sebsstopol, 70 take command of
the defenses.
LONDON, May 26.-A weekly news
paper says it understands that Sir
Arnold Kemble, British military sttache,
gives most deplorable account of the
Turkish armies in Asia, which be repre-
sents as lacking everything an army
should have except courage aud patience.
SIR Arnold appears to anticipate that the
Russian armies will not fnd any serious
military resistance in Asia and that the
only difficulties they will have to On
counter are those Of the country and
climate.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, May 26.-A council
has been established q. the war Office to
direct the military operations. Minister
of War, Redlf Pashs, or in his absence
Rsouf Pasha, will preside. Amongst
the mem bers are Mohamed Ruchdi, q for
mer Grand Vrzier, Minister of Marine;
Senator Uamick Pasha, Hahn Pashs,
Said Pashs, Aid dc. Camps to the Sultan;
Mahmond Dansd, Grand Master OF Ar
tilery; Masif Pasna, and other high
officers.
New YORK, May pa special from
St. Petersburg says: The Car HIS
issued proclamation forblddlng the
granting of letters Of m1rque. His
Majesty says he accepts the declaration
of the treaty of Paris regarding free
navigation to neutrsls, and guarantees
a careful observance Of this provision OF
the treaty. The Gar also declares his
unwillingness 10 accept the PROPOSE
made at the recent conference at Brus.
sells.
LONDON, May 26.-A Reuter- telegram
from Constsntinople says that the Per.
sian minister has sent note TO Saflet
Psshs repudisting wsrlke intentions.
The Shah will maintain with the Porte
friendship beftting the two great Mo-
hsmedan nations.
1t is announced that the Softas dem
onstration was the work of few thought
less persons The Porte, to prevent 8
similar disturbance in the future, has ar
rested the promoters.
CoSsTANTINoPLE, May ga detach-
ment of Russians with Two guns, on Tues
day attached the Adchssian villages
Aksba and Idisk, near Bstoum. Tie
Adchasisn chiefs assembled sll their
available force and repuIsed the Russisns,
who lost $50 killed and many wounded.
A Russian major and four captains were
found among the slain. The Turkish
loss was seven killed and eleven wounded.
CoSsrAsT1NoPLE, May 27.-lntelli-
ger ce has been received here that the
BON bsrdmsnt OF ksrs has slackened.
The Russians continue 10 advance on
Erzeroum, and battle Is expected short
ly. The Russian right wing is st Att
and the left It Vans. The Russians At
tempted to throw q bridge over the river
before the Turkish lines a. Bsto1m and
was repulsed with loss.
A special from Athens reports the
Greek troops in Mores moving toward
the continent.
A Vienna special has the following:
Murkhtar Psshs has telegrsphed 10 Con
stsntrnople that be would have 70 retire
behind Erzeroum, &c the passes OF Sog-
hsulu and Dagh, were beng turned oy
the Russians, and his army 10 in danger
Of being scut of from Erzsroum, the
Russian cavalry already having appear.
ed on his flank.
A Bucharest correspondent recounn
the destruction of the Turkish monitor
"a follows: Ii was one of the most dsr-
ing deeds ever recorded. A. small dc.
tschment OF the Russisn soldiers left the
northern shore of the Danube in snum-
Der of small boats; the night bsing very
dark they managed 70 surround the
monitor before beng discovered, when
finally observed ky the senirles they
were challenged. The major replied IN
Turkish, "F,iends." The Turks not satis-
fed commenced firing IN the direction of
Mstcbln, lot knowing where the boat:
came from. During the firing several
Russian soldiers plunged into the Vster,
SWAN silently 10 the vessel and placed h
torpedo in close contact with her oo.lom.
After It had been securely fastened the
men returned 10 the shore. The monitor
was blown into the air and 81! on board
perished.
BEraELEM, PA, May 26-1s u re.
ported this evening tbst the engineers
meeting at Prtston, this Afternoon, DE:
clded 70 strike sgslnst any reduction II
wages. The fremen, il Is understood,
will support the engineers-
EKzEEoux, M.y 2s.-Ths Russian
bombardment of Karsdagh and TskWsz
and the outworks Of Kars IS now OIL :
carried on g. intervals and the Turkish
batteries replying.