The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE EASTERN WAR.

LONDON, July Sl.-Sulelman Pasha and
corps effected junction with Raauf Pasha
near Tersi Zelghra and IN engagement
Ia proceeding. Her Maiestya steamers,
Flamingo and Condor, which 70 to the
Danube to protect British interests and
assert Great BritAina treaty right 10
maintain two gunboatS on the Danube,
will be accompanied TO the Black Sea by
the iron clads Shannon and Agincourt, TO
support them should their passage be op.
posed. .
TURKISH ACCOUNT OF A BATTLE WHICH
CLAIMS A VICTORY.
CoSsTANrNoPLE, July 3l.-Arif Pasha
has resigned the Foreign Ministry aud is
succeeded by Servia Pasha.
0Sman PRsha telegraphs from Plenns,
July 20th, that three strong Russian
corps attacked US this evening. The can.
nonAde lasted two hours, then o general
engagement ensued, lasting till o'clock
at night, when the Russians retreAted.
The prisoners say that the Russians mum.
Dered 10000 infantry and three regiments
Of cavalry and had fifty guns. II is ex.
pected that the battle will recommence
tomorrow.
AUSTRIA ORDERS THE MOBILIZATION OF
HER ARMY.
BRussELs, July 3l.-A dispatch from
Vienna states that at the Ministerial
Council to-day, resolution was adopted
virtually ordering the mobilization Of the
army. Tho resolution authorizes Count
Andrassy to effect the mobilization with.
in limited bounds, should he deem such
course necessary.
WHAT GERMANY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
BERLIN, July 3l.-Tbe North German
Gazette says il learns from a reliable
source that the military measures which
Austria may determine on would only
consist OF the mobilization Of four divi.
sions. Neither Of these or any subse.
quent measure will interfere with the
excellent relations existing between Rus.
sia and Austria. - -. eAAsAs Sa - ------.
TURKISH DEFEAT DIscREDrTED.
LONDON, July 3l.--A correspondent Of
the Times at Vienna, utterly discredits
the reported great defeat Of Alamada
Youb Pasha, and says that after the con-
centration Of the Turks around Shumla,
considerable portion Of their forces was
ordered to advance by the way Of Eski
Djuma on the Tirnova TO unite with
0Smqn Pasha there and then follow
the rear Of the Russian detachment,
which has passed the Balkans. The Turks
therefore have only been able to leave a
feeble corps Of observation, which will
take good care not to encounter the enc
my's superior numbers.
The supposition is that the Russians
in the Shipka and Sllvna passes
and on the southern slope Of the
Balkans ia becoming hourly more grave.
Their effective forces ecbeloned on this
line do not exceed $4,000, which arc
threatened from four sides simultaneous.
ly: From Adrianople and Jamboli
by Suleimon Pasha, from Oaman Bazaar
BY Mehmet ali Osman Pasha is advanc.
ing in the direction Of Sillilu and the re.
serve corps from Sofia could approach
via Phelleppopolis. 1t seems also that
the Russians are not making much pro.
gress before Silistria and Rustchuk,
wheec they are meeting with desperate re-
siStance,
REPORTS.
BUCHAREST, July Silt is reported
that the Roumanian division commanded
by Gen. Mann, after leaving a small gar.
risOn at Nikopolis, marched in the direc'
tion OF Plenna.
1t is also reported that Czarenitch's
army is retreating towards the river
Yantra.