The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-14

government, argue from TINS M0SenleiiI
| that the intention is to keep the Rus
slams out OF Gonstantinople by force,
/ it necessary.
ST. PETERSBURG. JuTe 3.-An unoff'-
cial telegram from Grand Duke Michael
says: Dergish Pasha having received
4 considerable Feinforcements from Ba-
toum. The Russian general OklobIJlO
found it advisable to concentrate his
| forces in a more advantageous position.
| (Note.) This corroberates the dispatch
| of DerVish Pasha from Batoum, June
Goth, already cabled, whichreported that
! the Russians had been forced to retire
! from the positions of Sompe and kasSou-
+ ban.) An official telegram estimates
| the Russians loss in the battle atSchamd-
| jare, on the goth ult., at $50. FaZil
Pasha had previously reported the Rus
sian losses to be 1000 killed and GOO
wounded.
LONDON, July 4.-The governor of
! Monday. drove 10000 Russians from
| their position at Kara kllissa.
Reuters ErzerOum telegrams.p-c0n
firm the foregoing. The Vienna cor
respondent of 5he Times states that
the taking of Tirnova, which has not
yet been officially announced, turns out
to be true.
THIS IS IMPORTANT,
as from Tirnova radiate several roads
across the Balkan. Conflicting rumors,
hitherto current, may be recOnSldereu
by SuppOstion that the Russian attack
on the bridge over the Jantra at BIeia,
which was repulsed, was mere felnt
to mask the advance on Tirn0va.
Special dispatches to the Times con-
tain sthe following, which comedies
with news received from other quar-
ters: Since the affair at Lewln the
Turks have sent out scouts III every
direction, who have brought III lntellI-
gence that the Russians were retreat
ing both on the road from SOghanlu,
and in the Euphrates valley. Various
specials to the London papers, notably
to the Daily News, from Erzer0um,
state that the seige OF kars is almost
raised i'll consequence.
| The governor of ErZerOum, in his tele-
gram reporting the defeat OF the Rus
slams at Kara kilissa, says the enemy
| succeeded i'll raIlylng at 15OO metres
| from Kara Kilissa. The Turks were ia
4 tigued and did hot continue the pursuit
| LONDON, July 4.-The Times cores
p0ndent at Zewen teIegTaphs that in a
| battle of the Goth ult., Russians retired
after an enormous loss. The Turks
| buried a thousand Russians; the Turk
ish loss is below 800.
The Standard has the following from
| C0nstantantinOple: Since the 10Th or
June the Russians have been defeated
! five times. 1t is believed they lost
| 10000 men. on June 80; their wounded
filled 800 wagons.
The garrisOns of kars made sOrtle
on Sunday and reopened communlca-
tions with Mouhkt9r Pasha.
Siege of kars must be raised II 1t IS
not already, as the Russian army must
60 to the relief of the left wing, other
wise the latter will be destroyed.
The Russian officers suffered severely,
and five of high rank were killed.
LONDON, July 4.-The Standard has
| the following: Shumla, Tuesday-Ru-
mors from the Danube are very con-
| flicting, but it is evident that the Rus
slams are definitely established at Slsto-
| va. No. concentration of Turkish for
ces to drive them across the river has
taken place.
LONDON, July 5.-The Daily News
special from Sistoya says: After the
departure of the Turks every Turkish
house in Sistova was sacked by bull
garian residents.
Advices from Turkish sources state
that the Russian left wing is retreatlng
in disorder in the direction of Bayazld.
Each Pasha, from Van, threatens their
line OF retreat north Of Bayazld.
A Reuters telegram from Bucharest
says: No military news to-day. The
reported occupation OF lern0va Is de-
clared premature.
New YORK, July GA Bucharest dis
patch says a great battle is impending
near Sistova. The Turks are attempt
ing to cut off the Russians from the
river Danube, and thus separate them
from their base Of operations. Ihe
losses on both sides during the last few
days have been very severe.
WHY TURKEY SPARED MONTENEGRO
LONDON, July 5.-At the termination
of the recent successful campaign
against Montenegro, it was asserted
from Constantinople that Iurlsh gov
ernor would be appointed and the c0un-
try reduced to the position OF Turkish
province; also that Suleman and SAT-
Pasha were about to march upon get
tinge, without any further hghtlng
To account for the change III TURKISH
plans it is now announced that Meheme
Ali has been appointed to command
the army in the Thessaly, and Sulemar
Pasha recalled to CoustantinOple, pro
badly with his army. These measure;
give point to the reports recently cur
rent that Austria, and probably otht
powers, brought Il pressure at Constan
; tinople to save Montenegro from belnt
, crushed, and also with view OF takIn!
away from Seryia one pretext for join
ing in hostilities against Turkey.
A letter published in the Times iron
! its Cettinge correspondent, whose tele
! grams have constantly presented TIL
! Montenegrin position III the most favor
] able light possible, says: Ihe RuSsia1
e government was deceived regarding
Prince Nichols, military capacity, AM
e threw upon him responsibility t
I which he was not equal, and whIc
!. should have been shared by etficien
\ military advisors. Tie Ine ,n.rince,s titnes
Q to elgIii2e his people is much create
: than for such a crisis as the present.
: The Times, in leading article, says
If the Russians had captured Kars an
: Batonm they would have been strongl
). temnted to offer early terms of peace
3 bnt now they have been so far battle
Q they m14st strike with all their Nigh
7 IN Europe, and everything tends t
J, show they intend to strife very har
: indeed.
J. LoSpoS, July "a Reuter- Telegram
from Constantinaple to-day says: Ih
b Russian retTograde movement west c
It Kars. yia,46 is believed. be hastene
: nv 4 reutlr6 which has reached EzerouI
d OF a spread Of the insurrectt0n IN tn
y ST. PETERSBURG, July 5.-The Rus
= slams continue their forward march
q Bulgaria, but have not occupied IIel