Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-10
RUSSIA vs. TURKEY.
The Abandonment of Mon
tenegro.
MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN
ARMY.
They Intend TO Occupy Con-
stantin0ple.
THE SULTAN'S COMMUNICA.
TON TO ENGLAND.
1sernora Captured by the
RasSidHs.

NEW YORK, July 8. A cable despatch saws th,
abandonment OF Montenegro by the Turks Ia con
| brmed. and OF Il, 900 Bashi Bazouks who entered
Montenegro with the Turkish army, fully IL ,OO(
| are dead or missing.
cable despatch SAYS the head of the Russian
army Is massnS at Ilernovs. Its forward move
meht Is impeded by the necersity of ESTABLISHING a
depot Tor supplies along the route to be taken a,
the Turks are already clearing Bulgaria of al
supplies.
despatch from Bucharest says the Czaroyitch
| IS appointed to command in the Daprudscha
! Grand Duke Nicholas the centre, and the Prince
Of Roumania the right.
MANCHESTER, July 8. The Guardians London
corresponds Mt understands that the goverpmep,
has Information that the Russians int nd TO oc,u
py Constantinopie at all risks, unless the Turk,
anticipate them by making peace on the Gar
terms.
The effect of the receipt of this and other int
ligence as to the Russian intentions have been to
| modify very considerably the view taken of tbs
ciisis by certain members of the Cabinet. The
practicai outcome probably will be that if the
more energetic should feel bound to ADOPT an act
I've policy, they no longer will be opposed by then
colleagues hlthclt to disposed to caution
1t Is reported powerful reinfoIcements will be
| sent to the squadron in Beiska Bay.
CoNsTANTsNoPLE, July 9. The Sultan at q
private audience declared to Layard, British rep.
iesentatve, that he will not guarantee protect,ou
to Christians if the Russians continue TO cyclic re
osihon IN Bulgaria, and perpetrate atrocities in
Asia Minor. "
lsmaii Pasha telegiaphs from Erzeroum. July
9th The Alarhkot Division, after a desperate en-.
gagement pursued Russian force and compelled
IL TO quit ottoman territory near Messoppuedik
| which place was occupied by the Turks.
ST. PETERSBURG, July o. The following !.
| from the Czarovitch. dated yesterday
A body OF cavalry with one battery suppressed
lierhova Saturday, captured the Turkish camp
| with ammunition and baggage. The Turks re.
treated on Osman Bashi. Our infantry and artil
| lery are approaching TIcrnova.
ERzERoUM, July 8. The Turkish official new.
says the Russians have forty battalons on the
| north side of Kars. The bulk of their army And
| heavy artillery have been withdrawn in the drec.
ton OF Alexandrspol The line between Mukta,
Pashas headquarters and Kars, was completed,
Tree from the russians on the 4th.
Mustapa Pasha, the new Governor of Kars. has
lett Mukhtar Pasha with endorsements of 900
men tor the garrison of Kars.
Inc RUSSIAN column has been defeated in its
attempt TO enter Ardanutsch, and were driven
back on Ardahan, where a great concentration Of
the RUSSIAN troops is proceeding. Three battal-
lions have been despatched from Delibaba TO re-
lnforce Mukhtar Pasha.
LONDON, July 9. Reuter- despatch from St
Petersburg says that according to the reports re-
ceved here, the Russian retreat in Asia is not at
| uibutable to thesCaucassIan rising, which is vir
tually suppressed, but to the fact that the Rus
sans were too weak to overcome the Turkish
force, whose strength has been moderated. Gen.
erals Terg ukassoff and Oklabschio have eight to
| ten battalions each, and General LoIis Melikof
| about twelve.