The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-24
THE SEAT OF WAR,

The Russians attacked Kars again on
the 21st inst. An artillery duel was vigor-
ously maintained, till the Russians brought
up their infantry, when the Turks made a
brilliant sortie, obliging the Russians to re-
treat to disadvantageous position with the
loss of over 800 men.
THE Grand Duke Michael telegraphs
from Tifiis, May goth, as follows: "Along
the entire coast, from Cape Adler to Cape
Ptc'entchyr, Turkish men-of-war are bonn
harding and burning undefended and peace
ful settlements, and landing Circassian emf
e tnts at various points, who seek to excite
the Ahehasians to rebellion. Troops have
been dispatched to suppress any rising"
The Russians captured at Ardahan u
Turkish pasha, 50 cannon, including an
S-inch, and a number of small Krupps.
A SPECIAL from Erzeroum, May H.,
saays; The Russians have just attempted
TO lombard Kars with four heavy guns.
They miscalculated the range. The shots
flew over the town without doing any dam
age. Kars replied briskly The assailants
were compelled to retire, but they subse-
quently again attempted the erection of
siege works. Mukhtar Pasha has lost some
munitions, in consequence of having been
suddenly attacked on the fanks."
THE Russians carried two outworks at
Ardahan, with nine guns, on the 10th
Fourteen killed and four officers and four
teen men wounded. The Turkish loss was
considerable.
The Turks made general attack upon
the Christians in the Turkish village of Tair-
TOPAZ on the 10th. Males were put to death
by the sword, and many of the older women
] In toto 4 ,l,n,-
were brutally outraged The cries of the
victims were distinctly heard by the out
posts of the Roumanian army, and the news
Is further cOrroborated by reports of two
/ Bulgarians who escaped the slaughter.
A SPECIAL to the New York Times
/ from Guergevo, on the 18th inst, says
"TO-night the scene on the Danube is in
deed magnificent one. Shells are bursting
in the air, distant camp-fires lend enchant-
ment to the scene and signal rockets ascend
and fall and tell the story of advancing
re eaTi Ths aha Il is rag, grows Y heayer and
long to destroy Rustchuk. The place is the
weakest in a quadrangle of Turkish for
tresses"
THOUSANDS of Christian refugees are
expected across the frontier to augment the
number already in Dalmatia, and who
. AiiSduH dic ACTUALLY us ing of sldTNdllOn
/ THE sultan has determined on the ad-
mission of Christians into the army. A
draft of 20, 900 is to be equally levied among
! Ottoman subjects without distinction of
race or creed.
The Turkish gunboat which passed
kalafat under cover of the Turkish fire from
/ Widin was captured on the 10Th by Rou.
manian battery lower down the river. The
gunboat was built at Pesth, and was en-
route to Rustchuk for her armament.
On the 18th inst. Admiral Hassan
/ Pasha, after bombarding the Notifications OF
Sukum kalch, landed a number of soldiers
who were immediately joined by 5000 ma.
slams were driven out of Sukum Kalcb.
/ Upwards of 10000 natives Joined the Turk
ish forces, who held the Notifications Tn.
town was burned. All the surroundine
country is rising in support of the Turks.