Helena weekly herald., 1877-05-10

The War I'm Europe.

The War In Europe.
LONDON, May ga message from Vienn'
gives the following account of the battle o
Kars: The center of the Russian army, 40,
600 strong, under Nelikoff, attacked Makh
dar. five miles from Kars, on April 29th
The Turks fought desperately. The Rus
slams were supported by powerful artillery
and succeeded in dislodging them from thei
position. Muckhtar called out his reserve
and attempted on the 30th to recover his los
ground with 10000 men, but was defeated
and driven back under the guns of Kars
The Russian losses are considerable, an(
those of the Turks enormous.
BUCHAREST, May 3.--The damage to 1brai
by the Turkish bombardment is unimportant.
Only one Turkish monitor appeared. The
Russians speedily compelled withdrawal
The Roumanian deputies express confidence
that the government will protect the country
from any conflict with neighboring States,
and yet defend the Roumanian Territory and
preserve the country from the horrors OF
| Turkish invasion.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-Oficial intelli-
gence from the Caveassian frontier gives an
account of military operations from April %,
being mostly cavalry reconnoissances. One
succeeded in destroying telegraphic commun-
ication from Kars to Erzerotm for a distance
of ten versts. Relative to the operations be-
fore Kars, the official report says: General
Milikof, with the object of supporting his
cavalry, left his camp April 29th, accompa-
MED by twelve battalions, forty pieces of ar
tillery and large force of Cossacks. His
cavalry reached Vizinkeff on the evening of
the 3Oth. After two hours artillery en-
gagement, eight Turkish battalions with field
artillery issued from the fortress of Kars and
occupied position protected by Notifications.
The Russian artillery fire dismounted one
Turkish gun. General Milikoff on May 1st,
leaving the body of cavalry at Vizinkeff, re-
turned with the remainder of his forces to
camp at Ziami The Russian loss was one
killed and five wounded. The Russians took
over one hundred Turks prisoners. The pop
ulation of the occupied territory are so
friendly that Milikoff is about to form cav
airy regiment of native volunteers.
LONDON, May 3-In the House of Com
mons, Lord Elcho offered the following amend
ment to Gladstone's resolutions: ''That the
House, while anxious to promote the we'll
being of the Christian subjects of the Sultan
and all races under his rule, condemns inter-
ference of foreign power by force of arms in
the internal administration of the Ottoman
Empire; and this house is satisfied that Her
Majesty's government, while maintaining
neutrality, for so long as our own interest are
not effected by the war which Russia is wag-
ing against Turkey, will not fail to take such
steps as would enable them, should the occa-
sion arise, promptly to protect our interests
and maintain our empire in the East.
LONDON, May IA Berlin correspondent
reports that the Town Council of Metz has
refused to vote any money for the reception
of the Emperor of Germany. The inhabitants
of the town will combine with the garrison
to celebrate his visit
SrRAsBURa, May 2.-Emperor William, in
replying to the address of welcome of the
Provincial Committee said: am agreeab]y
surprised at the friendly and hearty welcome
l have encountered. 1t is a species of conf
dence that if we all do what lies in our power,
use and habit will alone be required to bring
around the new state of things which Provi- |
dence has imposed upon yon.
LONDON, May2.-The Telegraph, in lead
ing article, points to an omission from the
declaration of neutrality issued by the British
government on Monday, of a paragraph which !
appeared in the declaration issued at the out |
break of the Franco-Gernan war. The |
declaration then published contained the fol- |
lowing: "We are firmly purposed and |
determined to abstain from any direct or in
direct participation in the war now unhappily |
existing between these sovereigns, and to
maintain peaceful and friendly intercourse
with them" The Telegraph says this omis-
sion can hardly be accidental, nor under the
circumstances of the present war
could the government be expected to bind
he country to an Internationally pacific
course.
BUCHAREST, May 4.-The Russian advance
guard reached Urzetcheni, south of Busco.
The road there divides, one branch leading
to Gura Ialonica, nearly opposite
he Turkish town of Hirsova; the other
outh to Kalarach, opposite Tilestiria. The
Danube is compressed into one channel, the
,anks of which are not marshy. and pas
age here is much easier than at any other
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