Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-04
WAR NOTES.

ERzERooM. May 80. All quiet at
Kars. Heavy rains prevent operation.
New YORK, June l. Kiernam's
Athens dispatch says the new Grecian
Ministry has decided that Greece shall
participate in the Eastern war.
Some Bashi Bazouks crossed the DAN
ube between Kalarack and the Jalomitza.
They captured fourteen Roumania mill
tia men and cut of the calves of their
legs.
On the Danube the armies remain as
they were last week. No movements of
any Importance have taken place. A
large part of the Russian army has not
yet crossed the Pruth.
1t is announced that the Servians
have occupied the chief positions on and
near the Timok with 10000 men and
"a guns, under Gen. Horvatovich. Their
headquarters and 10000 men are said
to be at Negotin. 5000 men at Salts
char, 1000 at Kladova, 1000 at Roglova
and Bliuvanovatz, and second corps,
5000 to 10000 strong, is said to be
concentrating at Banjoi, under Ranko
Alempich.
NEW YORK, May 81. The Herald
correspondent in Berlin telegraphs that
semi official papers in that city continue
to proguosticate speedy end of the war
between Russia and Turkey. Some even
go so far as to state that an armistice
has already been concluded. The Rus
sian press is unanimous in its disap-
proval of the proposition to restrict the
policy of the Government in any way.
The Turks have already conceded the
free navigation of the Danube north of
the Timok river.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 81. An official
dispatch from Armhot, Caucasus, Goth,
says: On Monday Gen. Oklobshio, COM
handing operations against Batoum,
ordered the advance guard to the left
bank of the river Kintrisch to carry the
Sabema nights, on the left of the Turk
ish line. The enterprise was accom-
plished meantime detachment ascend
ed Kintrisch and after great difficulty
established position about four miles
from Khatzabani. cutting communica-
ton between Batoum and the Kabeleti
district. The Russian loss in both en-
terprise was four killed and thirty
wounded.
LONDON, Monday, May 28.-The fol-
lowing details have been received of the
destruction of the Turkish monitor by
torpedoes. Two young Russian engi-
neer officers attempted to reach the mon
itor early in the evening with torpedoes
but they were discovered and driven
back by heavy fire. At 3 o'clock in
the morning they returned in two skiffs,
carrying a chain of small torpedoes filled
with dynamite No lookout being kept
aboard the monitor. they securely lodged
the chain across her bows. On their
return they discharged the whole series
| of torpedoes by means of an electric
battery. The vessel Immediately disap-
peared."
A special from Vienna says: "One
thing seems pretty certain, that for one
reason or another. possibly for several,
a delay has occurred in the Russian
movements in Asia. Fortunately for
the Russians, the Turks seem scarcely
in position to take advantage of this
delay. All accounts from the spot agree
that the condition of their forces is even
worse than is generally believed. They
are considerably fewer than has been
assumed. and with the exception Of
arms. lack everything requisite for an
army in the field. There seems even tc
be hardly any reserve stock of ammuni.
ton, especially for artillery. 1t is i'm
possible to expect all these shortcomings
can be remedied before the Russians
push forward to Erzeroom.