The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
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low alispa dated at Constantinople,
Wednesday evening The sultan is
staying at tile ministry of war awaiting
news from Kars, where a great battle
is progressing
CONsTANTINOPLE,J June 14.-An official
telegram dated June 13 says: Suliem
Pasha has forced the entrance of Duga
pass after a sanguinary battle, and is
advancing on Nixicl. The Montene-
grins are in full retreat. Suliem's juno
tion with other Turkish corps is ex-
pected Immediately.
ERzEROUaI, June 14.-The Turks, af-
ter occupying 0lti, marched in the dl-
rection OF Ardahan.
A Russian detachment has been sent
from Ardallan to reinforce the centre.
Twelve battalions of troops, a field
battery and four mountain guns have
Russian left wing before TOprak- -Kaleh.
CONsTANTINOPLE, June 14.-Three at
tacks were made on Friday by the Rus
slams against Fort Tomaz, which was
ereetedin 1856, to strengthen the de-
Tense of Fort Velipachi, which is the
key to kars. Other determined attacks
followed on Saturday, but the result is
unknown.
A dispatch from Lieut.. Gen. Mehemed.
All, dated the 18th, announces the de-
feat Of the MOntenegrins at Atchina.
CAMP ZEvIN, June 14-The Circas-
slams in the Russian service, numbering
six cavalry regiments, having refused
to operate against their Mahommedan
brethren, have been sent from the main
column toward Bayazid.
The Russians, who retired from Pen
nek, Olti and Soghaulu, have gathered
around Kars.
RUSSIAN REvERsEs-TROOPs MAssING
BEFORE KARs.
LONDON, June ia Reuter- from
Rustchuk, dated 18th says: Last night
party of Russians opposite Maratine
attempted an attack in boats upon a
Turkish monitor, but the latter, with
the help of land battery, beat them
off.
To-day another attempt was made to
the Turks compelled the enemy to re-
to find the position of the Turkish
batteries.
The second edition of the Standard
publishes dispatch from its special
correspondent with Mouktar Pasha's
camp, dated Zervin, June IL, which
says:
Reports have arrived from Kars that
the Russians have massed round Kars
all the troops which they brought from
Ardahan, Gumry, Kagishman and Souri,
camiche. For several days they have
attempted to storm the posts of Taha-
mans and Karadagh, but on every oc-
casion were repulsed. On Saturday,
they made a desperate effort to take
possession of some of the heights, when
the garrison of Kars made sortile in
force with field artillery, and repulsed
the Russians with great loss.
There are no Russian soldiers between
Olti and Erzeroum.
THE RUSSIAN SIDE OF THE STORY.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 14.-An official
telegram from Masera, about eight miles
northeast of Kafs, dated yesterday,
announces the Turks are attempting to
form counter approaches, and are GER
tainly making sorties. The Russian
batteries have been very successful in
frustrating all these attempts. A sOrtie
was yesterday repulsed with heavy loss
to the Turks. Seven Russians were
slightly wounded.
LONDON, June ia dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph, from Boghas, via
Erzeroum, says the Russians made a
determined attack on Kars. The fight
ing lasted during Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. The Muscovite troops we're
repulsed with great slaughter.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT BEFORE KARs.
LONDON, June 15.-Every effort has
been made to obtain details regarding
the general battle in progress before
Kars. The battle was begun on Satur-
day last by q determined attack Of the
Russians. The conflict was renewed at
day break, great many Russians hay
ing effected a lodgment in one OF the
outer earthworks on the previous night.
The Russians are reported to have
held their ground during the whole of
Monday aight. On Tuesday the Turks
began the fight, assuming the offensive
by making desperate sorties. The Turks
succeeded in surprising the Russians by
a flank movement.
The slaughter that followed was very
great. The last action of the Russian
gunners was to spike the few Turkish
field pieces which they had captured in
the redoubt. Retreat had in the mean
while become utterly impossible; as a
result, nearly every gunner's corpse was
found near the gun he had served.
The Turks again assumed the often
sive and sailed out to attack the main
body OF the Russians on open ground.
A correspondent at st. Petersburg
that Nukhtar Pasha has been
by twenty battalions from
A FEARFUL FIGHT BETWEEN THE TURKS
AND MoNFE1NEGR1Ns.
New YORK, June 18.-A cable dis
patch reports terrible fight between
the Turks and MontenegVins, The
Saturday and Friday may refer to the
week before last. The cable says
The advance of the Turks from Pod
goritza, ALBANIA, has been carefully
watched by Montenegrin spies, and
every precaution has been taken in
selecting q point at which to receive
the invading party.
The Turks moved forward to Spuz,
reaching that place Friday night and
daylight they advanced into Montene-
gro.
The Turkish force numbered 10000
men, under the command OF Ali Saib.
The Montenegrins had taken up their
station at PIana0es 5UUV sbTOngs ABOUT
ten o'clock the Turkish advance came
upon the Montenegrin pickets, who fell
back to their main body. An hour
later the fourteen bataIlions of Ali Saib
came up, and without halting attacked
the Montenegrin position. i.
During the eight hours following ali
engagement before the defile continued,
and there was fighting during the re-
treat. -Four determined attacks were
made by the Turks, but in each instance
they were repulsed by the Montene
grins.
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