Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-05
The Eastern War.

The Eastern War.
The report that the siege of Kars has been
raised is at least premature, but the defeat Of
the Russian field armies of the left and centre
Of the investing force before Batoum is beyond
question and altogether is likely to interfere
with il not terminate operations against kars.
| The latest Turkish news about kars is that the
| bombardmcnt has been materially slackened.
judging from the disconnected bulletins, both
Russian aud Turkish, it looks as if Geu. Tergu-
kasotf's column (ihe Russians lcft) is cndeavor-
log to reach kaggsmau, either to gain fresh
line Of Communication in place Of the one via
Bayazid, which is 10 the hands OF the kurds,
| or to unite with MelikoG's command aud abau-
don the attempt to flank Erzcroum via the Eu-
| phratas valley.
A correspondent at levin teegraphs that in
| the battle 90 the ooh ut. tue Russians retired
| after enormous losses. The Turks buried 900
Russians The Turkish loss was below 500.
| A dispatch from Constautinopt says: Since
| the 10th Of Juue the Russians have been do
| feated FIVE times. 1t is believed they lost TO-.
900 men 90 June 30,h. Their wounded filed
| 500 Wagons. The garrison of kars made sor-
| tie on Sunday and reoneoed communication
with Mukhtar Pasha. The siege Of kars must
be raised, If II is not already, as the Investing
army must 20 to the relief Of the left wing,
| otherwise the latter will be destroyed. The
| Russian officers suffered severely, and five Of
| high rack were killed.
Advices from Turkish sources state that the
left wing is retresing 10 disorder in the direc.
| ton Of Bsyazid. Faich Pasha from Van threat
ems their line Of retreat north OF Bayazid.
Mukhtar and Moussa Pashas are within twelve
miles OF kars Three battalioos of the lmpe-
rial Guard have reached Erzeroum from Ire
| bizond.
A Bucharest corrcspondentsays Ofeighteen
guuboats and monitors which were 10 the DAD
ube at the commencement of the war SIX are 10
small bay near Sulina two have been destroy
| ed, three or four are water bound near Matchio,
| two at Sistria, one at Tuotuki, two at Rust.
chuk and one at Nikopolis. The latter is re-
ported surrounded by torpedoes and helpless.
All on the Danube will fall iuto the hands OF
the Russians unless destroyed,
! A Turkish account Of the crossing Of the
Danube at Sistova says there was only one
Turkish company at the poiot where the bus
slams landed, and the latter had established
their positions before 6 sufficient number OF
| Turks could be concentrated to repcl them.
| A Constantinople correspondent states that
an extraordinary council Was held at the palace
on Monday, the Sultan presiding, 10 consider
measures necessary, 10 consequence Of the cross.
| Jog of the Danube, and to prepare for possible
hostilites on the part of Servia and Greece.
Mehemet Ali Pasha was appointed to the com.
mand of the army on the Thessalian lronlier
Constantinople is quiet, the populace being ap-
pareptly unmoVed by the news Of the passage
Of the Danube.
| The Grand Sheriff of Mecca is dead
! Sistova was sacked by the Bulgarians when
| the Turks departed.
A Bucharest dispatch says great hattie is
impending near Sistova. The Turks are at
tempting to cut off the Russians from the river
Danube, and thus separate them from their
base Of operations. The losses % both sides
| LONDON, July 5.-'Hhe Times says: If the
Russians had captured Kars and Batoum they
would have been strongly tempted TO offer early
terms of peace, but now they have been so far
baffsd they must strike with all their might in
Europe, and everything tends to show they IN
tend to strike very hard indeed.
A dispatch from Bucharest says: 1t is said
the Mussulmans are preparing to Tee from
| the scenes of last years atrocities IN Bulgaria,
fearing the vengeance Of the Russians and Bul.
| garlans
A Times dispatch from Vienna says: 1t is
rumored that the first act of the SkuptschlGa
will be declaration Of SerVan independence
| Russian papers announce that General Loris
Melloff is about to be recalled from his COM
mand 10 Armenia.
LONDON, July ga telegram fcom Constau.
tinople, dated today, says: The Russian retro
gade movement west OF kars will, it is believed,
be FASTENED by a report which has reached
| Erzeroum of the great spread of the iusurrcc-
ton 10 the Caucasus.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-The Russians con-
| tiuue their forward march in Bulgaria, but have
not occupied Tiernova. 10 official quarters here
the participation of Serva in the war would be
| considered inopportuue, and is rot believed to
be contemplated. No diplomatic explanations
have been furnished by Russia regarding the
Cars proclamation 10 the Bulgarians, nor
has any been demanded.
TIE BoArMENs' STRIKE.--The strike Of the
! bostmen on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal con-
| tnues Boats are tied up all the way from
Georgetown to Sir Johns run, and about sixty
are at the lock at the latter place. The intent
of the strikers scenes to be 10 create blockade,
| as the boats are generally tied with their stern
swung across the canal rendering passage eX.
tremely difficult. Some parties report that the
strikers are we'll supplied with money and de.
t6rnlueQ W uplu OuL, Wull6 Otu6ES Say uulos aFe
| found dead along the canal from starvation, and
boats deserted by their crews. 1t is generally
thought that before the expiration of the week
boats will be reaching Cumberland, but at what
price they Will load remains to be decided. Those
who are there now refuse to 90 down unit! the
matter is adjusted.
The Cumberland Alleganisn says that what
ever the condition down the canal, shippers and
owners of boats and teams and others holding
claims against the captains, are certainly uneasy,
and some have gone and others are going down
the canal to see how matters stand, and lookout
for their interests. The Maryland Compsny's
agent has been down; the Consolidation Com
pany's agent has been down, and the New Gem
trails agent is now below.
The News says that the bostmens strike tells
heavily on the Cumberland coal trade. June
q the canal shipments were 80 600 tons ahead of
last years; while they are now but IL, 600 tons
ahead, and falling behind rapidly.