Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-05-16
Foreign Intelligence.

LONDON, Mayl1. The Daily Tele-
graph publishes an extra edition con-
tanning q special dispatch from Pera,
dated yesterday afternoon, which says :
intelligence has been received from
Sulina that on Wednesday the Russians
attempted to cross the Danube at REM,
They threw bridge over the river, but
were met by Turkish infantry and
artillery, assisted by three sunboats.
The bridge was broken. A large num-
Der Of Russians were killed and captur-
ed. The Russians were completely
defeated.
1.-The Sultan is much pleased with
Earl Derby's reply to Prince Gortscha-
hoff's circular, and has ordered the
Porte to officially thank the English
government. He has also sent Said
Pasha, his aide-de-camp, to thank Mr..
Layard.n
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Constantinople. dated
$50 O'Clock last night, says the works
for the defense Of Constantinople will
be constructed by its inhabitants. In
telligence has been received that the
Russians encounter great difficulties in
their attempts to force passage Of the
Danube.
[Note.-The foregoing is Of later
OATS than the special dispatch from Pera
to the Daily Telegraph
A Vienna dispatch to the Times says
the opinion on the spot seem to be that
the Russian accommodating expedition
| to Thiacet is the precursor of a serious
attempt to cross over in Force and cap
ture Matchin.
The Times's Bucharest colTespon-
dent reports that the Russian COM
manders are evidently taking every
precaution to bring their armies to
Danube without fatiguing the men or
animals. The condition OF the troops
shows that their efforts are successful.
\ majority of the cavalry passing
through Bucharest walk. leading their
horses.
| The Illness Vienna dispatch says +:
1.-THE negotiations between The ministry
| for foreign affairs aud the Austrian and
Hungarian ministers Of commerce rela-
tive to declaration Of neutrality are
nearly complete. The ministers of
commerce>will issue identical declara-
tons, enjoining neutrality on the sub
iects of their respective countries. l!
is improbable that any other declara-
ton will be made on the part of AuStro
Hungary besides these notices.
The Financier says: Incredible as
it may seem. there is reason to antici-
pate that Turkish financial agent will
shortly visit London to attempt to
raise by hook or crook few millions
Of money. The attempt will fail quick
| ~"
The Manchester correspondent Of
the Guardian at Ragusa, writing under
date Of the I'd instant, says: The
highest military officials Of -Dalmatia
believe that the occupation Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina has been definitely
determined upon, and that the move
ment will begin about the Goth Of May,
or possibly later"
A Vienna dispatch to the Times,
dated yesterday, says It is reported IN
Berlin that Connt Itchy is instructed to
give the Porte explanations about the
eventual entry OF Austro-Hunsarian
/ troops into Bosnia. and perhaps Servia.
The Illness correspondent, who IS
one Of the best informed writer's for the
European press, believes that this re-
port may lie safely set down as based
on conjecture. not on facts. Even dur
ing the Constantinople conference
Count Andrassy only allowed the Aus
trian representatives to take matters
for reference to the home chancellory,
and it is not likely that he will intrus5
( Count Zichy with what may be termed
optional instructions about possible
contingencies at moment when the
most critical stage OF the Eastern COM
plications may be al hand. The dis
quieting news from Seryia Of the en-
rollmcnt Of bands and Of military pre-
partitions may seem to favor the contin-
gency of Austria finding herself cont
PEELED to intervene. But apart from
/ tie consideration that il would be some
what premature to lay it down rs an
absolute rule that an Austrian force
would at once occupy serVia, if the
latter broke the neutrality which it has
Just announced by its agent in Vienna,
the limit where intervention III Servia
would be found to have become incom-
patible with the interests of Austro-
Hungary could not be easily fixed.
Servia might nominally observe
neutrality, and Yet dispatch q considera-
BILE portion of her militia as volunteer
bands in all directions, as Greese did
in spring Of 1854 in Epirus and Thessa-
~, OF else Servia might declare war, as
she did last. summer, and yet elrcum-
stances be such that, as last year, il
might be in the interest of this country
to allow matters to take their course.
To a certain extent ii is the same with
Roumania as with Servia. The former
country may be said to be already at
open war with Turkey. although war
has not been officially declared on
either side. This of itself, 10 a certain
degree, will eject the interests o. -.
] tria, not only as one of the guarantors
of the treaty Of Paris, but also as the
only neighboring power besides Russia.
This would be much more SO if, as ii
seems by no means impossible, this
occasion were seized to proclaim
Roumania independent and Prince
Charles her King. under the :egis Of
Russia.