The Lake County star., 1877-05-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

A st. Petersburg dispatch says:
Russia has 800, 900 men on the Danube
and IL, 900 men in the Caucasus, while
the opposing forces Of the Turks are lO0,-
600 along the Danube and $4,000, or less,
in Asia Minor. Both sides exhibit weak
ness in skilled generals, and the position
in Roumania Is unfortunate. Austria and
Russia are contemplating an agreement
whereby Bosnia will be ceded 70 Austria.
or the three Russian columns marching
into Armenia only one has met with seri-
Gus resistance, few miles from Bajajid,
where there was extensive fighting on
the 10Th. Persia has 20, 900 men ready to
join the Russians.
In the British House Of Commons the
Chancellor Of the Exchequer said It is the
intention Of the government to issue q
proclamation Of neutrality. "t
The Russians having concentrated and
advanced their seige train have attacked
the Turks before Kars. The battle com
menced at daybreak Sunday.
A war telegram from Ibrail announces
that the Russians are building q bridge
over the Danube there.
A special from Odessa says that by the
orders received OH Saturday Odessa has
been declared In state Of SIEGE. - q
The London Telegraph gives the fol-
lowing account Of Hobart Pasha's rum
ming the blockade at Galatz in his steamer
Rettymo: The admiral left Rutschuk at
night, approaching Galatz, which was
guarded by torpedoes and heavy batteries
commanding the river. The lights on
the steamer were extinguished, but Q
rocket from the Roumanian shore showed
that the steamer was discovered. Com
ing abreast Of the batteries heavy guns
began to fire, but the Rettymo was run
80 close in shore that the gunners were
unable to depress their pieces sufficiently
only fired one shot, and the Rettymo
passed to the Black Sea safely.
A dispatch from Vienna gives the fol-
lowing account of the battle of Kars: The
center Of the Russian army, AZ, 900 strong,
Pasha, five miles from Kars, April %.
The Turkish forces fought desperately.
The Russians, supported by powerful
artillery, succeeded In dislodging them
from their positions. Mukhtar called ou.
all his reserves and attempted, ON the 3Oth
uIt., to recover the lost ground with co.
600 men, but was defeated and driven
back under the guns Of Kars. Tue Rus
sian loss was considerable, and that Of
the Turks enormous.
The Turkish commander on the Dam
ube has been empowered by the Porte to
close the river to all navigation, to dotain,
on reuuisition, neutnal vessels subject to
decentralization, or to order them to re-
pair to, or leave, certain ports, under the
penalty Of total confiscati0n, or to adopt
any measures rendered necessary by
military exigencies. btttst
The Turkish posts on the Asiatic 'front.'
Ter have surrendered without blow.
The Russians find the population In Asia
every where very friendly. A squadron
of irregular cavalry has applied for per-
mission to enter the Russian service, and
has surrendered its standard.
The Turks are burning villages oppo-
site Galatz. -
The Russians have a number of IRON
clad batteries, drawing only few feet of
water, at the mouth of the Dniester, near
Akerman, which they hope to safely con-
vey to the Kilia mouth Of the Danube,
and over the bar to the town OF Kilia.
River engagements may therefore be ex-
pected.
The Roumanians have taken military
possession of Kalafat. The occupying
force numbers 5000, with twenty-fou
Krupp guns. They will fOrtify and de-
fend the position against any attempt the
Turks may make to occupy It.
A special from Kischeneff says num-
bers OF Bulgarians are arriving there and
are being formed into battallions ofiicered
BY Russians. It Is expected that at least
me division, numbering 10000 men, will
be formed of Bulgarians who have fed
nto Roumania. w ";-f
A dispatch from Galatz says about fifty
shots were discharged between the Rus
,ian batteries at Ibrail and q Turkish tur-
ret ship and gunboat. The Russian bat
,eries and town were uninjured. The
apparent object Of the Turks was to as
,ertain the strength and position Of the
fr3tf. r-'f4|
The Porte has notified the representa-
ives Of the Powers that 1t has declared
, blockade Of the whole Russian coast Of
he Black Sea. Il