Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-15

writes; Allow me to call moments at
tention to the following distances, not in
hours, but as the cro1o fies; the agree.
ment in them being somewhat curious. |
have measured the distances on the mill.
tary map annexed to Gen. Macintosh's
celebrated work:
From Trebizond to Batoum ............ 80 miles
From TrebizOnd to Erzeroum. .......... 20 miles
from krlerOum 10 hars...... 80 miles
FROM Mars TO Batoum.. 30 miles
The "crow's flight" from Constantinople
to Trebizond is 500 miles. Trebizond
and Batoum on the northern line, and
Erzeroum and Kars on the southern, form
a tolerable quadrilateral, within which IL
is possible the Russians may find them.
selves strategically cooped up by the Os.
manlis and checkmated.
Turkish Account of Affairs I'm Asia
Minor. s.-r.-
LoHDoN, June 2.
The following is a Turkish account of
the position of affairs in Asia Minor on
the morning of the 9th: Mukhtar Pasha's
headquarters with nine battalions was at
hoprekos. The Turkish right, consist
ing of twenty battalions, was at Deliba-
ba. The Turkish left wing, sixteen bat
talions, was at Gurdji and Baggage,
about six hours march from Erzeroum.
The same account only assigns four bat
teries of artillery to these forty.
| five battalions, which seems incred-
ible, though it has been repeat
edly stated from various sources
that the Turks in Asia Minor were almost
destitute of artillery This report places
the main body-of the Russian right wing
atOlti, with the advanced guard]at Mari
man, and the Russian center at Soghauli
Dagh. The Russian left has suspended
Its forward movement. A Russian de-
tached column is approaching Van, and
has reached the bridge of Bendimahon,
twenty miles from Van.
The Turks and MontenegrInH,
LONDON, June g.
An Ostrok correspondent, who derives
information from official Mentenegrin
sources, telegTaphs the following account
of recent operations, under date of the
Sth: The Turks moved in two columns,
one going to the relief of Goransko, and
the main force, under Suleiman Pasha,
to krstaz. The latter attacked the en-
trenehments of Gen. Vukovitz with great
galiantry, but were repulsed, being twice
driven back on their reserves. The third
attack was also repulsed, the Turks tax
ing up position opposite Krstaz, where
they remained. Vukovitz fell back on
his second line at Duga, where he has
not been molested. 1t appears from
this report that Vukovitz is so
placed as to be obliged to abandon
his positions. The Turkish loss in
dead in this engagement is about 100.
Six hundred dead were counted in front
of the entertainments of one Moptene-
grin battalion. The other Turkish col
umn, going to Goransko, was met by
Gen. Sacica, and driven back to Muralo- |
vita, where it was encamped at latest |
information. AS the defeat of this col |
umn would leave the rear of Suleiman |
Pasha's army exposed, it is probable he |
viii aIJacK zen. SaUiUa UerUrt moving.
Vienna advices state that Prince Nikita |
has sent reinforcements to the Montene-
grins, and they have taken up position |
at Prercisca Presjika, toward the end of |
Duga Pass, in the direction of Nicsics, |
where probably another attempt will be |
made to stop Suleiman on his way to |
provision that place. But for this pur-
pose only portion of the forces could |
be spared, as Turkish invasion threatens |
Montenegro from the third side, name |
ly, from Sienitza. The report of this |
third diversion in favor of the Turks |
seems undoubtedly true, being confirmed |
by Turkish official bulletins and from |
other more reliable sources The CORE
spondent states that Turkish division |
from Beran has crossed the frontier at |
Wassowic and taken up position which |
they have fortified. Another attack is
anticipated from this side of Antivari
LONDON. June 10.
A correspondent at the Montenegrin |
headquarters says the reports that pro-
vision train for Goransko was captured |
are untounded. The fortress was re-
victualed after four hours fighting. This
success enables SHleiman to concentrate |
his force for an attack on Gen. Vukovitz' |
position in the Duga Pass, The Monte
negrin army will be concentrated to meet |
him, and the battle will be decisive of |
the fate of Nicsics. 1t is thought prob |
able that SuleIman, though losing heav. |
lily, will penetrate to Nicsics. If he |
should be defeated his army will extri
cate itself with great difficulty, and will |
risk total destruction.
The situation.
LONDON. June 10.
Movements on the Asiatic side were
recorded last week which showed that
the Russian center and left wing had
Joined hands and advanced, the former
on the passes of the Saghouli Mountains,
and the latter on Olt and along the
Choruk Valley. There must now be
added the fact that the Russian center
has obtained communication with the
left wing, so that the eastern heads of the
passes between Saghouli and Kiretch
ranges, near Midshinea, are already in
their hands, Muhktar Pasha having with
drawn from his position between Olti and
Bardez and taken upa fresh line between
Kopruko and Hassan Kaleh. Muhktar
has thereby improved his position, if he
has sufficient force north of ErZeroum to
check the advance of the Russian right
wing. This, however, is very doubtful,
especially as his position at Kylly, south
of the AraXes, is threatened by the ex.
treme left of the Russian left wing. A
portion of the Russian left was detached
at Joranos, probably with the desire to
turn Muhktars strong position at Kopru-
ko, on the AraXes, for the descent from
Saghouli, from the passes leading down
to the valley of Araxes, issteep and diff
cult, as is also the descent from the Kas.
Der range to Kylly, which is about half
an hours march from the Araxes. If the
Turks stand their ground, which they can
only do if they have sufficient men guard
ing the northern approaches to Erzerounl,
the plain of Araxes will be the scene of |
a sanguinary battle. The great length
of the. Russian lines, communicating
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and Batoum in their rear, necessitates
great caution on their part, because If |
the Turks had sufficient enterprise or
available forces they would long since
have sent large reinforcements by sea to
Batoum, and eRdeavUred to break through |
the circle which the Russian corps has
been forming on the heights around the
land side of thattown A vigorous effort
in this direction might yet save Erzeroum.
The Turks appear to be coming aware
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