The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-27
The Esusso.Turkisf War.

UOSTILITIES BEGUN-TI1E FIRST BATTLE kh-
SUITS IN 4 TURKISH VICTORY.
CoxsTAHTISopLE, April 2G-OWcia!.-
Safact Pasha has addressed the following
dispatch to the Turkish Ambassador at
London:
..The. first engagement has just been
fought at Tchurukson, near Batoum. After
some fighting the enemy was defeated anu
nut to rout with the loss OF S00.'
THE LONDON TIMES ON THE CARS RESPONSE
BILITY.
LONDON, April 26.-The Times, in its
leading article reviewing the argument that
the car was irresistibly impclled to war
by the will of the people, says: "Ihls IS
consistent and ineligible, but it Is not the
language OF q reasonable being. but the
language of northern hordes thrust or
starved out Of their forest to get food
wherever it can be found. The world Will
not long permit the earth to be deSolated
bva struggle begun in an interchange Of
defiances, and if left to itself is pretty
sure to last as long as one party has
the strength to hurl defiance at the
other. Wars begun in reason may spon-
tanoously end in reason. The weak may
bow to the strong, but here there is neither
reason nor wisdom. A long score OF mu-
tual injuries has led to an accumulation OF
hatred which must be drowned in blood.
Civilization acknowledges no such dire ne
cessitics. Unfortunately the struggle is not
one far distant from the territory OF civiliza-
ton. but it is an awful and present danger.
In Self-dcfence, civilization will have 10 con-
fine it to the smallest possible limits and Sc
cure its speedy extinction If she cam
TURKEYS REPLY TO THE RUSSIAN MANIFESTO.
LONDON, April 2G.-Thc following are the
most important passages Of Turkeys reply
to the Russian manifesto. The reply, after
quoting the eighth article OF the treaty OF
Paris, says:
"Although it is not the Ottoman govern
mcnt which threatens and takes the inltla-
tive of aggression, and although consc-
uuentlv it was by right the part OF Russla
to appeal to these stipulations OF the treaty
OF Paris, the Imperial government, in order
TO avoid all misunderstanding, applies to the
slsnatorv Powers to use their good otflces
in the grave circumstances in which it is
placed by applying the article before men
toned, and thus putting an end to the dam
rerous tension affecting the relations OF the
two States. The Porte expresses the con-
yiction that the friendly Powers, true to the
feeling of benevolent interest, which they
have never ceased to manifest to the Otto
man Empire, will seize this opportunity to
arrest the outbreak OF a great war, thus
sparing those countries the painful eX-
tremities with which they are threatened,
and Europe herself the trouble and danger
resulting from conflict Of which the
Sublime Porte can Justly repudiate the en-
tire responsibility.
no REGULAR ENGAGEMENT NEAR KARs, &c.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 2G.-The news
papers report the Russians driven back at
Arabian, on the Asiatic frontier, and
fresh skirmishing, but no regular engage
nlent near kars.
In the Reichstag to-day Won Moltke eX-
plained his speech of Tuesday, when he
smoke OF compensatory measures when
must sooner or later be taken by Germany
for the masSing of French troops near the
frontier. He meant measures having an
offensive aggressive character. lie added,
"Our policy is necessarily pacific with
out. on that account renouncing our free
dom of action" This was received by the
House with cheers. The Budget was finally
adopted.
Won MoLTKE's SPEECH REVIEWED.
LONDON, April 26.-The Times, review
ing General Won Moltke's speech in the
German Parliament on Tuesday, says:
"General Won Moltke feels as we oil feel,
how easy it would be to extend the area Of
the war so as to include q majority OF the
European Powers. We have been told
again and again that If peace is once broken
we should enter upon war OF which no
man could see the end. The German Gov
eminent knows this, and they desire to pre-
pare for the worst while hoping for the best.
I'VE regret this policy, because they were
apparently perfectly prepared before, and
because preparations in critical times excite
counter preparations, and jealousy eXcites
jealousy, until we bring upon US what we
would prevent by our very anxiety to pre-
vent it. But we do not interpret the speech
as meaning anything more than the resolu-
ton OF strong man armed to hold his own
Mace. General Won Moltke's speech does
not deprive us Of the hope that the present
war will remain localized, but Is sore
| proyocation to dispair."
[Note.-This speech referred to arming
against Francc.]
| BRIEF NOTES.
LONDON. April 2G.-Not shot was Tired
I'D to 5 O'Clock yesterday in Europe.
! u,ha puss;ons ora moving to secure @ pass