The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-18

Disraeli, emboldened by his triumph
in Parliament, and certain Of the sup
port Of the nation, is believed to be pre-
pairing to precipitaie England, Joined by
Austria. into conflict with Russia.
EnglanL's participation is a foreg0ne
conclusion. Extraordinary preparations
In the armament o: both land ana naval
forces are reported In all parts OF the
Kingdom. All home transports from
distant colonies are under orders Tor
troops. Great fleets of ships are prepar-
ing from all naval rendezvous. Prodl-
giOus accumulations Of naval and mill
tary stores are exported TO the Mediter-
ranean station Orders have been sent
to India to mobilize the Mussulman Con-
tingent. Under these signs the
markets have become unsettled, ana
corn has reached extreme prices. The
tone Of the majority of the London and
provincial press faVors instant interyen-
tion. The feeling of hostility to Russia
is almost universal. England's inter-
ests will be the pretext, and the hrst
Russian success OF magnitude the occa-
sion lor intervention. Disraeli and the
officials of the Government have been
incessantly in Cabinet council since the
defeat Of Gladstone's peace resolutions.
The Russian A mbassador has gone home
to warn the Car of impending danger.
Couriers follow him in rapid succession
with reports of the situation, which are
too compromising to be intrusted 10 the
post or the telegraph.
A telegram from Vienna says only
meager reports from the Danube are
alloWel by the Russian StAf. Mail
matter is scrutinized, civilians kept uE.
der surveillance, and all contraband
49,. ~ vV.sk
warned at once. The Sun correspond
| sian army. HeIeports that the Russian
army all along the Danube, from Galal7
| to OiGenilza, forms continuous from
In echelon embracing a total of foul
hundred and fifty thousand men. IL
The estward OF this, from one to three
miles from the Danube thinned line Il
carried, SO as to widen the extreme
Russian right. Reinlorcaments are
passing in, but every artifce is adopted
TO lull the Turks into the belief that NJ
formidable movement would be al
tempted ON the Danube. TIE slow al
| vance OF the Russian army on the Dan
ube is caused by diplomatic rather than
by military considerations. The CZal
| is ANXIOUS to hold Austria In check by
| the presence on her frontier OF half 1
million Of men. Should this army rap
pidly cross the Danube aud into tut
Balkans, Austria would be free to at
tack the Russian road and thus para
l! re the campaign.
IL is belieYeu that England and Aus
Grla are joined in coalition to inter
vene so soon as decided Russian sue
cesses shall endanger the formers east
ern, and the latter's Danubian interest
DENIAL FROM RUSSIA.
LONDON, May 1S.-Dispa, ches from st
peter sburg deny the reports Of sever,
battle near Batoum, in whion the loss o
the Russians was placed at four thou
sand. The affair is not entitled to tn
dignity of a battle, and the loss on eithe
| side was inconsiderable.
BATTLE
is, however, believed to be imminent il
that vicinity. d"
| LATEST FROM ASIA MINOR.
LONDON, May 18.-The latest advice
from Asia Minor report that sever
battle was imminent in the neighbor
hood of Topak Kalch, where the Turk
are massed In heavy force. The Rus
slams left and center wings are advanc
ing to that point from Mandshegut ant
Kogisman, while the right wing still
menaces Kars. The main portion OF tn,
Russian army is at Kara Kslisa.