, 1877-05-19
a Heavy Battle Believed to
Bo in Progress Near
Batoum.
The Russians Reported to Have
Commenced the Siege
OF liars.
Several Channels of the Dan
ube Closed by Torpe-
does.
Uircassian Insurgents Defeated and
Driven to the Mountains.
| Massacre by Christians IN the
Bulgarian Village OF
Turtukai.
The Males Put to the Sword, and the
Women Horribly Outraged.
Mail Accounts Of the Capture Of Bay"
aid, In Asiu Minor.
Popular Sentiment In England Strongly
Opposed to the War Policy.
()ircassian Insurgents Defeated and
Driven to the Mountains.
Massacre by Christians IN the
Bulgarian Village OF
Turtukai.
Tho Males Put to the Sword, and the
Women Horribly Outraged.
Mail Accounts Of the Capture Of Day"
aid, In Asiu Minor.
Popular Sentiment in England Strongly
Opposed to the War Policy.


ARMY AND NAVY.
RATTLE IN PROGRESS.
DAToux, FrItlay Afternoon. --At this moment
tho sopnl OF heavy eannou.aslng ls heard. II 10
beloved to be tho beginning Of tho great batslc
which we have bcen expecting.
KAns uoMnANpEr.
IoxboN, May ia special to tbs 3ftfafdph
from Erxerouu,, Msy II. says: ''Thc Russians
hare lust attempted to bonnhard Kafa Win four
heavy siege guns. Thay mtscatculatcd the range.
Tho shots hew over tho town, Without doing any
damage. 1lars replied bslskly. The aaasilants
wcro compelled 10 rotIrc, but they subsequently,
ags!n attempted tho erection Of sfegc works.
MuNirioNa LOST.
tMnkhtnr paAha hus lost boHlo munitions In con.
sequence of having bcpn suddenly attacked on tho
f!apks+
CHECKED.
"An advance or e, 500 Ctrcnzafans from Van has
been tnomuntartlY chccked BY The enemy"
nuAciiAs1Na ARMS.
afoxpon, May 16.--Thc Russians arc purchasing
arms largely In South Germany.
CHANNELS CLOSED.
The Russians have closed several channels Of tho
Danube ntout 3fatchln. near Ga'atz. with toFpe-
does.
TO De FOLLOWED uP.
Tho rnost effective mensutcs arc being taken to
follow up tho Turkish success at eookgoom. Kale.
IN GREAT DANGER.
Tho position Of the Russians near natoum Ia be'
coming ono Ut great danger.
ATTACK nRPuLsrD.
Reuters Erzeronn, dispatch, dated May II. saJss
"An attack Of ths Russians on Afdahan has bccn
bzavely repulfed by the Turks."
ootna 70 ApntANorLE
The T1sats' Vienna correspondent aays: "Ac-
cofdng to on dts Of the Ruaalans themselves they
intend going down once more 10 AdrEAaop!e, and,
having got there, to inform tho Powers that, haS-
Ing Accomplished tiolr task, they now call upon
Europs to consult on what should bo done next. i"
RxaLANp's KNpRAvoR.
Tbs samo correspondent, discussing 4 report
that England Is cndearorlpg 10 ibduca Kafsfa to
Ok limit N her military operations, says: AIt IL
not thought tmposa'ble that Count 8ehouvAloa
tuay endenvoe to Induce tho Russian Government
to give such insurance about ls ultimate dealgns
a. may scfYa to a1ay. much ~ possible oil ap-
rrchensions regarding Them that have arisen In
England, but Il u very much doubted that tho way
Of doing this will be attempt 10 d1 tho l!no Of
demarcatlon to tho military operations"
QnREcH.
LoNoox, May 1a,-Advicaa from Athens report
| tho Greek Hoyolntlonasy Committee actively pro-
| pairing for war.
4 sk1RMlSu.
Lospox, May 18.-Whilc uen. Komarof was re-
conno!tosing before KaFs On tho 10th, tho Turks
attacked tho Russian irregular cavalry Tho Tarka
left s!xty.foa. dead on tho hsld. Two prisoner.
wefs captured. Tho wounded arc not reported.
] Ths ItusaEnn lo&s, ono officer sud twenty met
killed, and i've officers and dtty.fouE men wound
| I'd. Among the wounded wa Maj. .0cn Tsche1o
kaief1, commanding = brigade Of Daghtsthn car
alsy.
,AnpAliAN.
Tho russians carried Two outwosks at Arinhau
A.. FeH tNh
| I'd, and four officers md fourteen Iucn Woupded
! Tho Turkish loss was considerable.
| FALLING HACK.
The Russians nrc falling buck from KaFs. Th
| Kutds md CircAssians arc tosanctng On the u
tscnso MuscoyIts left from Van to Eflyan.
onEAr nArTLE
il expected at Toprak. .Kalsh. bosars fighting
.nmInpat At Nntouni 4 iarke toscc OF CIEcassia
| pmyfants. with crest atnrcs Of arna aud aEnlau
ultlon. has been shipped from tho 1sosphoTus 10
point upon tho Black Sea coast. Thc expedition
viii be pfo.ectsl and assisted hy twu ifon-ela
frIyntc4. ltlAcs aud nicu arc belne rapidly en-
lasked for tha Clrca4stan coast.
STOCK LAID IN.
Tbs gass[sons In tho Danublan fortscascs n
ytctaa1sd for ycar.
| V,!nes llaasasl, aoa at thu Khcdtve, and Goo
Egyptians leave Cairo for Coustsnttnoplo to.mot
row. Ths remainder of tho contlngoRt follow.
MOuMANlA. @.
Reaction seems to hxyc set tu In Hounaaln. IN
The conviction IL dAwnug that, far from h&sIn
| taken ateps towards her ches.hed independence
Noutnanta has oaly taken stsps towar11 exchant
lug TuRklsh luastar for Nass!an mastoF. Frins
Milan has ssht IN autograph letter 10 tho tsrau
Duke NIeholas. 1t Is said sssv!a IL ready to tak
tho fpld with 10, oo0 men IN condition thai Russ
psys tho expenses. ......
MASSACRE or cnn1srtANs.
nucnAnxsr, May 1a,-ln tho Tusklsk Village {
Turtukai there Il quito Christian element thong
subordinate In uuaabeea to tho Tutks. On tn
utsht Of tho 10th tho lastcs made \ general attac
upon thu Chstatians. Ihs sualeA we're put u u
sword many sldsfly women shaFed tho satno tstt
and tho younger wsra btutaly outraged. tt
cries OF tbs victims wsss dlstluet!y heard BY II
outpoats OF tbs lioumantan army, And tho report
further coFroborAted by the sepos&s Of two Ia
| garlsus who escaped the slaughter.
uHlp0k ZONE.
Loxpox, May 1s.-Auother rs!!war bsfdas, ne,
: bacon, haa given AWAY. The ltussfaRs have se'
2, 600 l4bosets to separ It, which viii require u
isys. ..-..-..-
INSURGENTS p1ykAT8D.
! Tbs Ctteasslsn !nsuf8cnts At TehstscheFIzen ha'
| agsIu been defeated. Tho survivors led 70 II
{ mountains.
II ENGLAND'6 ATTITUDE.
7uR xHGLlsu PEOPLE AGAIAsT wAR-ASx'
iNda IN EVERY PART or TUE COUNTY,
| 0LApsTOA8 suPpOATED-No NEETIko3 9
TILE OTHER sIpE-hA. cARLykk'3 Lxfr1R.
c,srsApoadsae& Hsw i'ofk 7rtsaAe.
. LoxpoN, Nay 5.--Murn!ul, noon, and night. 4
, tho last tases days, po.shss-nothtn2 bat pol
tics has anybody hsa1d " talked. Polite
| domestic And forsigu. lhs hppsd*iof
: | dreaded collapse Of Tuseey, Tho apps
entity mors tmmIneat eollspse Of q
Liberal party u home. tho future pos!iioa Of n
Gladstone. thp poss!hle resignation Of Lord Has
Instou, lhe rel4tons Of tho Liberal chiefs 10 tht
party. lhc conatct going ou In the Cablust. tho i
hueuec Of the Liberal division On the fortunes
Z the Two vtpgs Of ths Ministry, tho ftssh agftatl