The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-05

Chelket pAshs, one q the Turks who IL
resDonsible for the Bulgarian massacre,
will be removed from his iinpoftant mil-
itary command and sent TO Bagdad.
NO IMPORTANT BATTLE YET.
The Turkish official journal states that
no important battle has been fought In
Armenia. The Russian vanguard has
only made an appearance at Batoum.
Reports are current OF q Turkish defeat
at Kars, and the capitulation of Turk
ish corps, but the minister war Is under
stood to have contradioted the ru-
mors. .-
PEACEABLY INCLINED.
Count Andrassy has positively as
sured the Turkish ambassador OF the pa
cific Intentions Of Austria, and declared
that Austria is not inobiliziDg her
troops,
FEVER AND FATIGUE.
PARIS, May 3.-keports are circulated
| OF great losses to the Russian a4vanee
through fever and fatigue.
| RoUMANIA IN EARNEST.
The Roumanians have taken military
possession of Kalafat. The occupying
force number 1900 men, with twenty.
four Krupp guns. They will fortify and
defend their position against any attempt
the Turks may make to occupy 1t. The
Roumanian government is celebrating
upon steps to be takon In consequence
of the Turks firing upon an unfortitiet
town. The Russian batteries at Bar
boshi fired upon gunbOat and forced i
to retire.
" ,1N-. u.E ~ Ri English declara
ton of neutrality has plunged the Greeks
in despair. They say If Turkey is vic.
torious they will gain nothing and i
Russia they lose all chance Of gaining
Macedonia, Militia companies have been
organized and unless resolutely opposed
by the government they will cross the
frontier In day or two not SO much to
light as to exasperate the Turks and
| provoke collision between Greece and
the Porte. The nation does not approve
| of this course.
LONDON, May IA dispatch from
Galatz says about fifty shots were ex-
changed between Russian batteries at
Ibrail and Turkish turret ship aud gun
boats. The Russian batteries and the
town were uninjured. The apparent OBJ.
iect OF the Turks was to ascertain the
strength end position of the batteries. II
is certain that the Russians will bridge
the Danube little below its junction
with the Pruth and also at Turnu, nearly
opposite Nikopolis. There will doubt
less be intermediate bridges. The Rus
sian engineers here have bought steam
tug from an English firm here for use m
the construction of the first bridge. and
tug and some barges at Turnu for the
second. No fresh troops have recently
crossed the Pruth towards Galatz. but a
large mass is concentrated on the further
side. A torpedo depot has been estab.
lished at the mouth of the PTuth, and
600 engineers and sailors constitute the
torpedo detachment there.
OFFICERS RECALLED.
A Constadtinople dispatch reports tina
, Austria has recalled all the Austrian Off
GERS In the Turkish service.
BULGARIAN TROOPS.
A special from kisheneff says number
Of Bulgarlans are arriving here and bt
; ing formed into battalions and oflicere
by Russians. 1t Is expected that at leas
ono division, numbering 10000 men, wi
=, be formed Of Bulgarians who have fle
u into Roumania.
TURKS FALLING BACK.
% A Pera correspondent declares tina
= the evacuation OF the Dobrudscba ha
| been resolved upon, and the Turks ar
!: slowly falling back upon the line OF dc
Tense adopted by the council of war.
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