The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-19
The Ottoman Navy Scores An.
ether Brilliant Feat on
the Danube.
The Russian Dead and Wound
ed at Batoum will Exceed
Four Thousand.
The Double Greek Cr0ss, Which Is Only
Carried When the War Is q kelig-
i0us one, Is the Russian
Army Standard,
The Russians viii Attempt to Cross the
Danube at Three Points-The Object
Is TO Break the Turkish Lines and
Separate the widdn Corps
from the Main Army.

NV" tE wan ft"ys
a F,e"si II a. Ov @rw helm ed both hanks
Of the Ttgris-Iwo Hundred Iienses
Swept Away.
The Russians deny their repulse at
REM, while attempting to cross the
Danube, on the ninth.
The Turkish war vessel, completed
at Pesth, arrived In the Danube, above
Kalafat, and to cover her passage,
which was safely accomplished, the
Turks BON barded Kalafat furiously.
Extensive movements OF Turkish
cavalry is observed from the Rouma-
mia side Of the Danube.
The Turks threaten to lombard Sim
nitza, and then cross aud plumber the
| town.
The correspondent of the Telegraph,
| describing the battle near Bstoum,
says: 81 was an eyewitness OF this
| important engagement, from first to
last, and can testify that the Ottoman
| soiuicaS pShASSo win kdhhutTS
which was most admirable. They had,
however, during the great part of the
action, the advantage of entrench-
ments on high ground, and it is due to
this fact, no doubt, that their loss, COM
pared to those inflicted Oh the enemy,
We're Insignificant.
The same correspondent on Satur-
days date says: The victory was won
by the extraordinary courage of the
Bashi Bazourks. The dead and wound
ed on the Russian side will exceed four
thousand. The engagement lasted
over eight hours, actual fighting time.
The last of the Russians did not with
draw until near midnight. The Rus
slams lost many guns. The only Turk
ish officer Of note killed is Khalim
Bey, major Of irregulars.
An official telegram from Jassan
states that another corps has reached
Kay oshima- More than one battle
has been fought there, and large part
Of the town is burned.
/ In the house OF commons this eve,
ming. Hon. r. Bourke, under secretary
for the foreign department., in reply
to question by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, liberal, said immediately
after the outbreak of the war, the gov.
eminent learned that an iron-clad
built for Turkey, was lying at Victoris
docks, and took steps to prevent An
infringement of the foreign enlistment
act
Sir Stafford Northcote, chancellor OF
the exchequer. replying to question
by Mr.. Gourley, liberal, said: Egypt
forming part OF Turkey, is certainly
at war with Russia. Russia therefor.
has right to blockade Egyptian port,
and to invade Egyptian territory, ant
goods going to Egypt may be consid'
cred contraband.
Hon. Robert Bourke, in reply to &
question by Mr.. Ryland, liberal, said
1t was untrue that England and Aus
tria had agreed to protest against the
declaration of Roumania's indie
pendence.
| A special to the Daily Telegraph
from Bucharest says that, In conse
quence of energetic British remon
STRANGE, the porte has given most sat
isfaetory assurances relative to the de
struction Of British shipping at Bekele
and promised full compensation.
The News says it is stated that Dover
and Shornecliffe garrisons have beer
medically inspected for foreign ser
vice.
A dispatch to the News from Kis
cheneff says Grand Duke Nicholas and
all chief staff officials left here Sunda,
morning, arrived at Jassay at tive
o'clock in the afternoon, and will pro
coed to Plorieste Immediately. TIL,
whole headquarters staff will be or
the Danube In five or six days.
The Telegraph's Bucharest cores
pendent says: 81 am assured, OWNS
to the fall of water in the Danube, tbs
three remaining monitors which are
enseonced behind Niskand, opposit.
IbraiI, In the old bed of the Danube
cannot get out, and must be abandoned
or destroyed"
The Turkish bombardment of Ksla
fat from Widdin, on Saturday, wa,
intended to distract attention to en-
able the monitor to run the gauntle
OF Roumanian batteries. Tho monitor
which was attempting to escape. aftei
having once or twice struck, turned
and steamed away up stream.
!, The Times correspondent at Revai
telegraphs as follows: As evidence o
the general condition to which ter
days of incesssnt rain have reduce.
the Asiatic region, We need only Il
read the intelligence from Bagdad, de
scribing the Hood which has over
whelmed both banks of the Tigris. A
similar inundation Is unknown since
! time immemorial. The river having
, thrown out new branch above Bag
dad which has completely blockaded
the city and swept away two hundred
houses In the village of Klamize.
The worst evil which the Russian,
may bring upon US by their prematur,
invasion, Is cholera, which exposur,
|, to 30 Indictment q season can harii,
fail to produce among their troops.
Il MANCHESTER, May 1.-THE Guar
dams Vienna dispatch says: Tire,
columns of Russian soldiers are march
ing towards GuinEes, simeneza ant
Pragureli, with . probable design o
crossing the Danube at those points
One object Of the Russians 10 to breal
the Turkish lines, and separate tn,
corps ut Widdin from the main army
4 The Turks appear to be be contem
plating crossing to Kalafat. They hav,
at that point two monitors, one wa
steamer and eight sailing barques.
! The Guardians Belgrade dispatcl
says: Prince Milan returned from 1t
Petersburg without . reply. Last nigh
Prince Gortschakoff telegraphed, al
Servis desires to commence action
! she must do 30 on her own respond
bllity, and with her own means.n Thi
intelligence creates great depressio,
among the liberals.
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