Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-05-02
The Russian and Turkey War.
THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 26.-The
following announcement is official: SAT
vet Pasha has addressed the follow dis
patch to the Turkish ambassador at
London The first engagement has just
been fought at Tchurukson, near Ba-
toum. After some fighting the enemy
was defeated and put TO rout, with the
loss of $780,"
THE BATTLE OF TCHORUKSON.
LONDON, April GA Reuter- dis
patch from Constantinople last night
says: "a telegram from Hassan Pasha,
commandant of the division at Batoum,
announces that the battle at Tchoruk-
son, which commenced on Wednesday,
when the Russians, as already reported,
lost 800 men, was resumed to-day"
TURKISH REPORTS.
CONSTANTINoPLE, April 27.-The
Russians have occupied Gungevo on the
Danube.
The renewed fighting near Batoum,
according to accounts received here,
has resulted unfavorably for the Rus
slams.
The Ottoman feet is bombarding the
Russian fortified harbor Of Poti, sixty
miles north of Batoum.
The Porte has issued another mani
festo which declares that the Bosnian,
Bulgarian and Herzegovinian insurrec-
tons, and the Servian and Montenegro
declarations of war We're instigated by
Russia. The manifesto concludes with
the declaration that Turkey is ready o
fight to death for independence.
The object of the Sultan's mission
to Cabul is to ask the Ameer to form a
confederation of the Semitic States.
THE TURKISH MoNIToRs-RUssIAN
CONCENTRATION, ETC.
LONDON, April 27.-The following
dispatches have been received by Reu-
ter's Telegram Company:
"Bucharest, April q, Evening.-Two
Turkish monitors, each carrying five
guns. advanced yesterday to the mouth
of the river Sereth, to take soundings.
The Russians coutinue to concentrate
at Barboschi.
1.-THE railways from Jassy to Firguli
and DohaesHa to Pascani are interrupt
ed by floods.
THE Roumanian Chamber of Depu-
ties has adopted bill authorizing re-
QUESTIONS for the army. The govern
ment Will probably refer the political
question to the Chambers tomorrow,
with the view Of eliciting its decision.
''Cracow. April 27.-Gen. Degenfeld,
who went to the frontier to greet the
Gar for the Emperor of Austria, has
returned here. He was received very
cordially by the Car, who repeatedly
laid stress on the excellent relations
existing between Austria and Russia.'
INVASION OF AsIATIc TURKEY.
A Reuter- telegram from Erzeroum
says the Russians are invading the
Turkish territory between Batoum and
Bayazid, and have seized 5000 bushels
of grain at Adjakooly. The Turks are
advancing towards -Alexandropoio IN
three columns, and battle is expected.
BRITISH INTERVENTION.
LIVERPOOL, April 27.-The Courier's
London correspondent telegraphs as
follows: THE British government
have resolved to interfere between
Russia and Turkey | have the high
est authority for stating that her majes-
tvs government has Just been called
upon by Austria to fulfill her engage
ments under the tripartite treaty of
1856 for protecting the integrity of the
Ottoman Empire, and that decision
has been come TO at the cabinet coun-
Gil to take action in accordance with the
national obligation.
The cabinet have resolved as the
first step TO make formal request of
the Russian government to state the
object of the military operations now
being undertaken against the Ottaman
government. and define the extent to
which it is proposed to carry these
operations. | learn from another
source that the Austrian government
have agreed to address an inquiry of the
same purport to Russia. The third
party to the tripartite alliance Of 1856,
France, has not been required by the
other two powers to take action at
present in consideration of the strained
relations between France and Ger
many.
GERMANY DECLINES TO MEDIATE.
The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a
dispatch from Berlin saying: 1T is
stated that cabinet council has resoly-
ed to decline to act upon the Turkish
note asking for the mediation Of the
powers"
LONDON, April 2S.-The Advertisers
special dispatch from Pera reports that
the town of Poti has been bombarded
and burned by the Turks.
The Augsburg Gazette reports that
five German newspaper correspondents
have been expelled from Klschenetf
after being subjected to inhuman treat
ment.
DEATH OF Mr.. VIM. f. RITCHIE.-
Mr.. VIM. Foushee Richie died on
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