The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Russian Battery Sink a Turkish
Iron Clad.
Serious Differences in the Turkish
Government.
The Sultan Much Pleased with Ear
0erby's Note.
Russfans Defeated.

cross the Danube At Reni They threw
bridge over the river, but were me,
By the Turkish infantry and artillery,
assisted by three gunbosts. The bridge
was broken and large number Of Rus
SLAMS killed and captured. The Russians
were comp. .e,ely defeated.
CoSsrAsTISoPLE, May 1.-THE Sui
tan is much pleased with Earl Derby's
reply TO Prince Gortschakotfs circular,
and has ordered the Porte to thank the
English government He also sent Said
Pashs, his Aide-de. Camp, To thank NJ.
Lsysrd The works for the defence OF
ConstsntiRople will be constructed by
the inhabitants
BERLIN, May ll.-There is no toun.
dstion for the statement that Prince
Hohenlohe, German ambassador st Paris.
has informed the French government
tha. the German garrisons in Alssce and
Lorraine will be considerably strength.
ened to restore equilibrium between the
military forces on both sides OF the from
tier.
LONDON, MAY ll-Her Msjssty's iron
srmor plated ship Achilles lett Liver
pool, yesterday, for Plymouth.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: II
has been definitely decided that Com
missioner Schouvolof will not return 10
| London.
All the gsrrIsons of the Baltic forts
have been mSde up to their full strength.
The modified army OF tbs North Is
oonCe l,rsted on the Baltic COST
The British merch ant q Q. is no. TO
leave the Baltic this yesr - usu.l IN
view of any eventusli les which msy:.arise
A special ambassador from tho Snsb
OF Persia. arrived here TO concluds tho
negotiations already commenced by the
Russian agent at Teheran. which pro-
poses 10 frame q convention 10 enable
the Russian troops and artillery 70 march
through Persian territory.
MANCHESTER, Enc, May IA cor.
respondent at Rsgusa, writing under
date of the 2nd inst says: Tna highest
military officials Of Dalm.tis bell,
the occupation OF Bosnia and II rZ,go
vins has been detn tely ds.eim nd y,
-nd the movement will begin about the
ooh OF May
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 1.-The local
authorities have reported TO the hunici
pal Council that in consequence OF sick
ness and poverty. as well rs Sacrifices
already male, they are unable 10 provide
the one million rout'e demanded by the
government rs a voluntary offer. They
otter TO pay the sum by instsllment.
LosDos, May ll.-A dipstch from
| Bllbos, says that the government, sppre
bendIng a rising in the Ls Encsrtaci.
vuz district, has ordered the military oc.
cupstion OF Douncelsly. TO search for
arms in suspected localities. The highest
antagonism exists throughout Blscsy.
LJsDos, May IA specisl fro m
Tcnrsn says: The Russian military sr-
pedition wh ch started from Fort kras-
novadsk, on the esst coast ol the Caspian
is going in the direction OF the country oil
the Aksbsl.T .TIrcomsns, VINO recently
rendered their allegiance TO Persia II 10
thought the object . the expedition IL
the acquisition OF fresh strsge!ic posi-.
| tions.
| II
lery engagement between q Rounsnias
battery near Oltenitzs and u Turkish
battery In front Of the town Of Turtuksi,
supported by two monitors. TurtU ksi
WAS Ignited by the shells, and twice d 3
PLAYED q white fsg One OF tho monI
tors was seriously damaged. In conse-
quence OF The confagrsIion the Turks
ceased firing during ihe night.
LONDON, May IA Bucharest
special says tha. the largest Turkish
monitor on the Danube, which Wn
anchored before Ibral, was sunk By the
! ire from the Russian batteries this FRI
day. afternoon.
ST. PETEBBuRo, May U.-No, a
single journal ia Europe has received
permission from Russia 30 send CORE
spondenn TO the headquarters Of the
kus.ian army.
! LONDON, May 1.-The Fn1ne7er
save: IncreditsbIe ~ it may sesin there
is resson 10 anticipate that tie Turkish
| financial agent vii sOon visit London -
attempt 70 raise, by hook or crook, few
million. The sttemP! will fail quickly.
LONDON, Msy ll.-It n reported In
Berlin that Count Zlcby IS instructed 10
give the Porte sn eIplAnauOn about the
entry Of the AUstro-Hungsriaa iroops
into Bosnis and ps'hsp, Servis.
CoSs1AsTISoPLE, May lI.-Chsfstt
| Pashs will 90 20 ksr, SINE Of the pa
pers announce that the Russians have
silhdrswu from k,rs, AriAhsn, Bays-
zid and Kssesnso.
LONDON, Nay 1.-The agents for toe
steamer CRy Of Brussels hsys cent the
powerful tug Challenger 10 search Of her.
VIEssA, Asy live hear from
Js.sy tnAl 8 revolt las broken oui IN
CrIuea. The Turks have occupied the
rosd tron Slm.eropol.
The .Je..in Ja.sv have been warned
tia, If they continue prayer, In their
syIac,,guss for the ,uccsss OF toe Turks
they WI be severely punished.
] The RoamsBlsn gOverBtnsni had, IN
cnu.eouence Of agstrs's friendly remon-
,,,pces, slmos. renouLced the iasa ot
,rJc slmiug their irdspendeDce, when
me chamber took It up. Meanwhile
Prince Charts received D conmuuics.
ton from Aasiris, which Is 10. allowed
70 .ranspre. /. IS runorsi tbs: the
Roumsniss government 10 eonsidsrabiJ
perp!eIed. :
There il considerable uneasiness in
Cops.sntinople lest the Russian sdmira
Buckakof, who Is nov 81 Palermo
,bould endeavor 70 intercept The
Egyptian transports With ihs suIiiiaries