New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-12
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watch and wait until British interests
shall be threatened by overt acts, East or
West
In the meantime preparations for the
worst are being energetically pressed for
ward, and no effort is spared to place the
army and navy in the best condition.
KARs.
Kars is fortified city of Tarkish Ar
menia. situated on bleak plain or table
land, G000 or 1000 feet above the sea, or
an elevation as great as that of Mount
Washington, in the White Mountains,
and the climate is therefore pretty severe
there. 1t has been strongly fortified under
the direction of English engineers, and
under the lead of General Williams and
Ishmail Pasha made most brilliant de-
fense to the Russian attack during the
Orimean war. The siege began on the
sixteenth of June, 1855, and the place
held out until the beginning of Decem-
ber. An attempt to capture it by assault,
struggle, but the place finally surrendered
from famine. The population of Kars is
about 13, 600, mo silly Armenians.
THE LATEST.
Associated Press dispatches of the
eleventh say:
Two Turkish gunboats bombarded
Oltenitza four hours. The Roumanians
replied. 1t is reported they silenced the
gunboats and ignited Turtukar, on the
opposite side of the Danube. No loss of
life in Oltenitza.
Nicsic has been victualled for six weeks.
Suliman Pasha will not attempt to force
| Duga Pass immediately.
A Reuter- Bucharest dispatch says the
largest Turkish monitor on the Danube,
which anchored before Ibrail, was sunk
by the fire from the Russian batteries at
four o'clock this afternoon.
The Turks continue to seize vessels ly-
| ing in Roumanian harbors. They burn
those which refuse to cross to the Turkish
side of the Danube.
Further particulars of Thursdays ar
tilleTy engagement between Roumanian
battery, near Oltenitza, and a Turkish
battery in front of the town of Turtukis,
supported by two monitors, have been re-
ceived. 1t is stated that Turtukia was
| ignited by shells, and twice displayed the
white flag. One monitor was seriously
damaged. The Turks, in consequence of
the conhagration, ceased firing and with
drew their battery during the night.
The daily Telegraph publishes an extra
edition containing special dispatch from
Pera, dated yesterday afternoon, which
says: Intelligence is received from Su-
lima that on Wednesday the Russians at
temptsd to cross the Danube at Reni.
They threw bridge over the river, but
were met by Turkish infantry and artil-
lery, assisted by three gunboats. The
bridge was broken, and large number OF
Russians killed and captured. The Rus
SLAMS were completely defeated"
The Sultan is much pleased with Earl
Derby's reply to Prince Gortschakof's
circular and has ordered the Porte to Off
cially thank the English government He
has also sent Said Pasha, his aid-de-camp,
to thank Mr.. Layard.
A dispatch to Reuters telegram COM
pany from Constantinople says the Rus.
slams encounter great difficulties in theil
attempt to force passage of the Danube
Chefket Pssha will 60 to Kars. Some
of the Constantinople papers announce
that the Russians have not only with
drawn from the environs of Kars and Ar
dahan, but also from Bayazid and Kayis
man.