The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-26
Success of the Turks i'm Asia
Miscellaneous Military Notes.

LONDON, May 16.-The Standard
Constantinople special telegraphs: | an
glad to report Il great success of tht
Turks in Asia, on Monday. Admira
Hassan RAslE4 after bombarding the for
titications of Soukgoum Kaleh, landed /;
number OF soldiers who were immediate
ly joined by 5000 natives.
A violent combat ensued. ~.
The Russians were driven out of Sioux
| gonm Kale day. Upwards of 10,O0(
natives joined the Turkish forces, Wht
hold the Notifications.
The town is in flames. |All the sur
| rounding country is rising in support ot
the Turks. Telegraphic communication
| between C0nstantinOple and kars, by
way of EzerOum, remains intact.
The reception of the Grand Duke
| Nicholas at Bucharest was cold, not q
| single cheer. ..
| A Russian war vessel escaped from
| Sebastopol and reached Batoum Sunday
night when seven miles from shore she
sent four boats with tOrpedoes to attack
Turkish frigate iii the r0adstead. The
boats were driven off; two reached Pot,
the fate of the others is unknown. The
Steamer disappeared.
The Russians attach importance to the
escape of the steamer, as showing insult
ticiency of the Sebastopol blockade.
The Turks have dispatched 1G, 900 men
from the garrison at Widdin to the
D0bmdsClla in all haste. -..
Roumania officially report 400 wound
ed in kaIafat during the h0mbardment.
There are no Russians further west
than Turnseverin. ....=
The Roumarian party which demands
active COZ i,perari0n with Russia is held
in check hy foreign influence, which
fayors temporizlng policy.
The Circas$idus, who have risen in
Trans Caucasian Russia, have destroyed
all telegraph.
The defeat of the Russians near Ba-
tonm, with fOnr thousand killed, is gen
orally believed.
The impression appears general at
Widdpn that no quarter NiIl be allowed
the Rnumaniars who cross the Danube
Miridites drove the Turks from Oroa-
chi. ....
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 17.-An official
Telegram dated at Achalkaiaki, May 49,
says the Russians have thrown a bridge
over the Kur. A flying detachment on
the 11Th advanced as far rs rhe fortif-
cations Of K0spasontabia. The Turks
remained passive. a=
LONDON, May 17.-The cannonadt
between Olrenitza and Turtukai con
tinues.
!, The Sheik Ut Islam has conferred the
title of victorious Oh the sultan, i'll honor
Of the capture of Sukgoum-Kale.
A BATCH OF MISCELLANY.
LONDON, May 18.-The Russian army
corps at Odessa will be sent to the
Crimea to prevent the spread Of the
Tartar insurrection. Many Moltahs ac
company the Turks to Caucasus to in
cite the Caucassiaus to holy war.
The Sultan has determined to admit
Christians into the army. A draft of
100000 will be made, regardless of race
or creed. -
The Times Berlin dispatch says:
The Russian movement of concentra-
tion upon kstfs from Poti, Akhalfzik,
Alexaneiropol and Irwin has come to
stand still a few marches from the
frontier.
The delay is partly occasioned by the
necessity of establishing stores for
victualing the troops on Turkish soil,
and partly by the Russian generals rec
Ognizing the change effected in the con-
ditions of warfare by the universal adop-
tion of the needle gun, and attack in
massed columns, such as the Russians
the other day near Batoum,
was in former times, as a rule, success
fnl. Now any such feats are out of the
question.
The needle gun, even in Turkish
hands, not admitting of stOrming col
umns being formed at a distance. Yet
It is expected that the Russians will find
If difficult to change their old systems
of tactics, and if this view is correct,
they will have chiefly to rely upon ar
tillery. It is intended to establish a sort
Df mutual insurance company against
Turkish shells in Russian seaport towns.
THE RUSSIANS WILL 60 TO ADRlANoPLE
AND THEN CALL UPON EUROPE FOR
ADVICE.
LONDON, May 18.-A Reuters dispatch, |
lated May Is. says an attack of the
Russians on Arabian bas been bravely
.epulsed Ivy the Turks. =
a'he Times Vienna correspondent
avs: According to on dts of the Rus
,ians themselves, they fmtend going |
lown once more to AdIia1f9ple and hav-
ng got there to inform the powers that |
having accomplished their task, they |
NV call upon Europe to consult upon |
what should be done next.
The same correspondent, discussing |
he report that England is endeavoring |
q induce Russia to nix the the limit to |
ler military a9peratEsI says il is not |
hnnght impossible that Count s4iouva-I
off NAV enfleavor to induce flle Rus
ian government to give such assurance |
lbaalt its ultimate designs as mtoy. serve /
io aiIay is much as possible ali appre- |
re egarIing them that have arisen /
ii England, but it Is very much doubted /
hat the way of doing this will he an at |
efnpt to fix a line OF demarcatiOn to /
military operations.
kARs wAkED UPt AGAIN.
LoSDON. May IA special TO the /
fram Efzerauni, dated MAY |
z. saws: The Russians have lHst at
enlpted fa lombard Kars with four |
ieagy siege guns. They misealeulatpd
lie range, and their shots flew over the
own Witiln1t doing any damage. Kars
eniied hriskly and the assaiEants were
compelled to retire, bnt subsequently,
Igain attempted the erection of seigp
Fntks.
MonFstar Pslla has lost some monitors
N consequence of having been suddenly
.tfacked on the fiank.
An advance of $500 Circassians from
Fan has been momentafily checked by
he enemy.
HE RUSSIANS FALLING BACK FROM
KARs-RoUMANIA GROWING LUKE
WARM.
LONDON, May 1s.-The Russians are
alling back from Kafs.
The Kurds and Circassians are adj
ancing Cd tile Russian left from Van
nd Erivaf.