Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-26
THE WAR,
Several small engagements, ana
Preparation. for Greater ones.
a summary of thc
tant News OF the week.

Mondays dispatches assured Us ot TIT
capture. hv the Russians. of Ardahau.
fortified place on the river kur. somt
fifty miles northwest OF hars, III ASH
Minor. The following is the official ac'
count OF the battle. photographed by zen
Me.ekutf to the Grand Duke Nicholas
The OutwOrkS of Ardahan, its tortIhca
tons, citadel. sixty gun immense store
OF provisions and ammunition. ant The
camp formerly occupied hv fourteen bat
tttIUns OF Turks, lie At the teet Of the
car On May l.th the admirable fire
vi GU artillery between three aud SIN
q clock in the afternoon made 4 break
IN the wall AT >IN O'Clock the Erivun,
This and Haku regiments and the sap.
pcrs advanced TO the assault. Tn enc
Lny could not withstand the onslaught,
and He'd. leaving Il great number OF
verSed the whole town and notifications.
The troops arr full OF enthusiasm. oar
loss i believed iuhc one officer and fifty
soldiers Killed. tour officers and one
hundred and eighty soldiers wounded
| cannot lind sufficient praise tor the
courage and cnuiuc>~ OF our veung sol
di"r'' or ter the good disposition OF
troops made 10y the officers y
'"hstAnt!n"pte dispatch. OF the 2pth
inst, SaIS An official bulletin an
ho"nces that the Turkish force op"rat-
.AG near Nooh-s""m-ka!r We're attacked
pN ",'"' Russians near >IeI. The Turks
completely annIhIIatcd Il company OF
'">>acks- They took five prisoners be
SIZE some arms ana provisions. right
ny ''hIh"'>' Inc hPe' Ii'> destroyed
I"nFgiltrlurI iAe russians lost tire"
""'HFef Sic" 'al W""ntrt III Il >k'rlh-
ISM "eAr Mas Nu'h news a. TINS must
to" ''H"A with many grains OF
- NE l"'A> are the most an1c Bodied
.'a"> on earth II l. inrincr stated That
t'' NA';n-u -ISam ma proclaimed holy
wlr against Russia, and agreed to use
'A' >a''e" !und i"r Ii prosecution Inns
viii arouse a! the re.lsi"nS ianatlclsm
AND Il "t the Mohamm"dan nature.
anu create An enthusiasm Tor the war
winch nothing Else could. anu we may
expect to hear OF the most revolt
ihg deeds OF cruelty committed
III lnt name OF Fe.igloh. lo offset this
III advance we see Il dispatch from Con-
S~tautlnopie, which states that the Rus
SLAMS are committing irghttul massacres
! ON Tue 'aucasIan>, OF which. we do not
believe a word, koumanIa has declared
l'E independence. ana has a large army
III the Held helping the car. and the
'~'r"cian ministry. strongly supported BY
viii. IN a few days. adopt 4 war.ike
policy. The Russians are missing troops
0n the north side Of the Danube. while
the Turks are doing the same thing
on the south side. lie Temps say,
that England and Russia have coinc
10 an understanding about the Suez
1"4tAs - - 49, -tlAfti A.ItlA III .llI HAS
given notice To- Turkey that she VIII op-
pos everything which might hamper
the passage at merchant ships OF men
Fl war OF nrntra! powers through the
oucz canal She at the same time H.
formed the other powers OF her notItica-
ton. Turkey, in spite OF the blow thus
dealt her sovereign rights, seem, dis
posed to accep:. Ru>>it does not seem
t. attend raising objections. In conse-
1urnce Of this 4 rumor has circulated
tirtt IN exchange Tor the capitalization
al The Egyptian tribute pan! /" the porte
Ia" after i di-r">'.tf""~ Io t" Lnsi'nd
'"' ~'Ne'e'2nIE owen f9EP', HI7PAt'ii
''""l '""st'htin"p1r dated May 2ls',
>rs lA'' hi'illorIa oil lie urhI7i cHati-
''' "' "'l'''''> are i"'Fre'''hS' ana t'i't
2"''Ii'Ic'!I Troubles are feared. i"e
'-'i'''oN l'H''E News 'A.a'1 >prc'''' V'
'"''''E' NH lile l'"99'ahN' ''"9>'"S III
"'.''N ''"'l 'O'''' ''h'''r'' bufhe" 'ie
.''lrF pace. since the tt't oil H""h-
a"''H-N''e me l''>9't"> nave '">' 'H'it
commence III 'h"Fe batteries ana are
uneasy ABOUT 'de>>h' "hIch IheS are
taxing additional measures /" defend. A
'tlteF from hos>'ith l. published urging
an alliance between Hungary and Iur-
hey 10 defend their independence against
their common enemy. \ bucharest tel
cSram reports that the Turks crossed
the Danube above NikopnlI, on Sunday,
and made three attempt, 10 construct a
battery at ~l>iatz, but wore rrpul-
ocd by the RoumamianS. A Wen
na dispatch OF "Wednesday last. to
the London Times <ay- 1.-The
>hiek nj Islam. in proclaimin~ a holy
war against Russia, and the almost sim
ultancou. announcement from CONSTANT
NOBLE that the departure Of the sultan
tor the Danube has bcen decided on.
! would seem To- show that the advice of
those who all along looked uuon the
| present struggle as one Of existence for
the Ottoman has gained ascendency in
the council OF the Portr' Advirrs from
| Ash. Minor report that the Mohammcdau
instruction in the Caucasus has