Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-06
The Eastern War.

4 telegram from Ragusa reports that Sulel'
Man pashs is DOW marching from Podgorltza
towards the Danube with forty five battallons
Another wisg Of the corps hitherto operating
10 Montenegro has started for Eprus.
4 dispatch, dated Pera Thursday, says -
1T is reported here that the Turks have gain
ed great victory at Sstova,' which is prob
ably mtrr canard.
The Russian cavalry have penetrated to Pie
veua and Loftcha, on the west. and TO lltnoVa
and kabrova, toward the Balkans. They APP
pear to be masters Of the country between the
Balkans and the Danube, aud from the Jan!ra
to PIcveoa.
The Cars proclamation to the Bugarlaps
has produced little impression 10 official circles,
and it is not at all likely TO produce any
change in the Austrian policy.
Although the difficulty between Greece aud
| Turkey about the seizure of arms at Corfu has
been settled, the tone then adopted oy tue
Porte appears to have given deep offence at
Athen>; SO that auy Dew difference, however
trlhug may lead to collision.
1t is stated that over l20, 900 Russians have
crossed the Danube at Simoilza. with an in
| p'SooS
of very heavy cabre. The enthusiasm OF the
Russian troops is very great. The cavalry
marches about twenty kilometres 10 advance OF
the Infantry. As the Turks have DO proper
tionate amount OF cavalry to meet them, the
Russians are securing the country UP to the
foot OF the Balkans. The Turkish outposts are
at Juutra, which is their present advanced line.
The centre Of their army is near Rusgrad, The
tight covering Ruslchuk and the left stretching
towards Shuma. 1t is reported that only
| 10000 men are left 10 Silistria. The first great
battle 10 Bulgaria will probably be fought on
the above iiue if the Turks give battle 10 the
cncn field north oil The Balkans. 1t probable
there will be little Of interest from the front No.
I'll new dispositions of troops by both belgcr-
ents made necessary by the Russian advance IN
| the y obruIa aud operations near Slmnltza are
COMPLETED The Russians have had several
skirmishes with the Turkish outposts on tue
Jantra.
The Governor oI Erzsroum telegraphs, uodcr
date of July 3, as follows 1--WE have occu-
risd Kerker. The Russians have abandoned
Utchkissa. eight miles south of Kars: They
have also evacuated the districts Of Kara hi.
LISA aud Aashkcrt.'
Gaa. Terguhassoft is now retiring via kugls
man to Ardost. ~ battle is expected there,
which will decide the fate of kars.
An Erzeroum dispatch says 1t Is unlikely,
even IL the Russians are strongly reinforced,
that they can successfully renew The Asian cam
rarn this year.
A Vtnna special also says that ten week;
hence the climate will preclude any effective
warfare.
The latest from Asia is special, dated Ere
roum Thursday evening, which states that both
armies remain inactive. The Russians are
cvilcntIy awaiting rclnlorcements.
At the termination OF the recent successful
campaign against Montenegro it was asserted
from Constaninoplc that Turkish Governor
would be appointed, and the country reduced
to the position Of Turkish province; also, that
Suleiman and Saib PasbaS were sboutto march
upou Cettinie. Without any further hghlin g
to account Tor the change in the Turkish plans
it is COW announced that Mehmet Ali has been
appontea to command the army in Thessaly
and Suleiman Pasha recalled to CoDstaullnope,
probably with his army. These measures &C
to couGrm the reports recently current thai
Austria, and probably other Powers. brought
pressure at Constautinople to save Montenegro
FROM being crushed, and also with the view o.
taking away from Servia one preteXt tor joining
in hoStilitcs against Turkey.
\ letter from Cettnj : says The RUSSIAN
Government was deceived regarding Prince
Nicholas capacity, and threw upon him re-
sponsbility to which he was not equal. anC
which should have been shared by efficient
military advisers. The Princes fitness to civizs
his people is much greater than for such I
crisis as the present.
A Constantiuople dispatch says lit ls ~
bounced thatSuleiman Pasha occupies Cettinje
and will conduct the affairs Of Montenegro un
ill peace, which Austria is enoeavorl0g to ar
range, is concluded.
A Berlin special says Austria resolved to 10
terfare 10 favor Of Montenegro only when sht
heard that Italy was about to make naval de
monstration along the Albania coast to relieve
the principally. | consequence OF Austrian
interference, it is said, the turks have resolved
to withdraw all their troops except small
corps.
Many Turks, whilst working their guns a
Rustchuk have been killed By a rifle lire from
the houses adjacent to The forts. These mys
ferrous assassiuations are causing bad blooC
against the Bulgarians.
The Edinburgh Scotsmaus special CORES
pondent at London, discussing rumor that
is proposed that the dispatch OF the tsct to Be
six a Bay be followed up BY more decided meas
urcs, says :-"One or Two Ministers would 10
stanty resign rather than rick war with Russia
90 the question OF the neutrality of the Darda
nelIes."
The RoumaDan government, before sending
troops across the Danube, inquired how Aus
ria would regard such step, and was inform
ed that as long as the Roumauian army re
spcced Scrvian neutrality Austria would re
nan Indifferent to its movements.
Russian official intelligence thus cxpalns oc
curreuces ip the Asiatc theatre of war: Gen
L,ris Melkoff, having reached the Arazes val
ley by way Of Kars and KagismaD, was march
ing west 10 the direction Of Erzeroum wber
the Turks occupying the fortified position o
Z.win mcnaced bis right hauk. To proven
40 attack 10 iroot and rear Gen. Mcllkof, be
fore proceeding further west, bad 10 turf
north aud attack levin. The attempt failec
and Gen. McIikoff fell back to the Araxes val
ley, where he heard that the southern counr
under Lieut.. Gen. Jergukassoff, which was tt
have met him there previous to the Joint nsrct
on Erzeroum, was likewise defeated near Deli
baba aud had reiterated. Lieut.. Gen. Jereu
kassoG is seemingly determined to retrace Ri:
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