, 1877-05-30

passes OF the Balkans, and thus cut Turkish
communication with trans-Balkon dis.
tricts.
The resurrection Of Miriditcs is virtually
ended Sixty Mridites have been arrested
and brought to Scutari.
KARS.
Intelligence from ODESSA states tba,
Kars is completely surrounded. The
Russians have "A siege guns in position.
The bomba'dnent OF Kars will begin i'm
mediatejy.
The Political Correspondence publishes
tel gram from Bucharest containing the
following =" The open town Of R.nI wa3
bonbarJed on lie 4th by Tut kish moni.
tors Tor three hours. All the inhabitants Of
REM, lbrail and Oitenitza fed"
husSlan column, numbering ZOO mon
operating East Of Kars. attempted to force
the South aug e pass ut Yurishan and were
IepuIsed t4e Russians twice assaulted
Aars but were rcpulsed with heavy loss.
The Manchester Guardians Pera dis
patch says there arc reports of a great
Itu,Slln victory near Kars, $1,000 prison.
ems taken, and Kars Invested by 5O,OOe
Russians. The second corps is marching
upn E'z4roum.
A correspondent from Constantinop!e
understands that the Po te has received
Il telegram from Mokhtar PashI, announ.
Ing that IN occupies Il strong position
between kars and E z,roum, and is COM
lent he can stop the Russian advance.
Intelligence cOnGnm4 the rumour that
the Turks wore def, ted before Klrs and
sustained heavy Iosies Ali Plsha was
taken prisoner. Great uneusiness at Con-
stanlin0pIc.
The Times despatch from Vienna says,
the news of the unsuccesstul attempt OF
the Russians to clrrv Kars by a Coup do
mum is 'uGrmed by a Russi,n bulletin
which speaks even of two attempt to
storm TIE citadel. Approximations enter
tanned at COnstantinopIe about the fate of
Kurs are thus set at rest. II is supposed
that the Russians will invest Kars and
proceed with the bu k OF their forces
towards E z4roum. Both wings of the
army appear to be moving to force Mukh.
tar P1sha to with lraw aud leave the
passes open for the Russian main force.
4 severe battle is reported between
Klrs and E zsroun, the Russians being
victorious and fourteen thousand Turks
captured.
The Turks bombarded the city OF Beckett
and BaShi al )uks burned ali shipping
including that Of Neutrals. Il is stated
that several vessels were destroyed and
the i9habitants fl d from the W
Advicas trO y Erzeroum to the 9th inst
report that The nam Turkish army is still at
BnrdesS-in the SoghanIu Mountains-
white tn: RnSsians are at Kars waiting for
the aIvlact o! troops marching from Arda.
hln and Baypzil. When all these forces ar.
rive at the positions assigned them in the
Russian plan, a general attack wild no
dolbt be made on the Turkish line Of
defense. On til Danube the distribution
OF The Russian fore . continues. A small
body OF r Issians crossed the Danube at
ilatz and had an encounter with Turkish
Irregular troops. There was also firing
at Olteniizl. In Herzegovina the Turks
are III a bad way, aud are unable to renew
active h0stilities with the Montenegrins
The draft IS meeting with strong opposi.
ton from the MOhammedans. There have
been grave discussions in the British
Cabinet, resulting in the Premier being
forced to abatc his war ardor. The debate
in the House of Commons on Mr.. Glad
stones resolution was again adjourned.