, 1877-05-03
Gen. Sherman's Plan Of Send
ing an Army Commits
sion to Europe.
The Obstacles Such a Deputation
Would Be Likely to
Encounter.
Analysis Of D1aj. Delatield's Report
ofTwcnty Years Ago.


TIE DATTLE OF K4ns.
LoauoN. May SIS q. ma n1oasago from
Vienna gives The following Account Of tho battle
Of Kars: The cantre Of tho Russian army. 40, 600
strong, under NclkofY, attacked Moukhtas nsc
miles from Ka1s, April 90 The Turks fought
desperately. The Russians, supported By powerful
artillery, sutcctdrd In dhlosging them from thtlr
positions. Moukhtar called ont all hts reserves.
md attempted, on Tho Goth, to recover tho lost
ground With 90, 900 men, hat was defeated and
driven hack under Tho guns OF Kass. The R1ssan
losses were considerable, aud those Of tho Turks
enormous.
IN ARMENIA.
TArns, May 2.-An Official Russian dispatch an
nonnccs that the Tu1kfah gaFrtsou, numbering
1,7o0. abandoned uayszid on Monday. withdraw.
Ing to AttadsJ Heights, leaving large quantity Of
ammunition. The Ftusslans occupied the town.
LONDON, bfay "a dispatch from ! R'tsan
source announces that tho Russian troops have
taken tho fo1tsoks OF DaIazid In Armenia.
aouMAN1A's DEFAMATION or wAn.
LoNnoN. Msy 2.-A Vienna correspondent. com.
msnting on tha Roumsniun troops returning to
stdefod tho RATIFICATION Of the convention With
Nussia declaration Of war Asatnst Turkey"
TIE nusslAN ADVANCE.
DrcHAnEaT, May 2.-The RussfAn advance guard
has reached Duzo, on the railway between Dueha.
rest aud Ga!atx. The Russians continue theiF
movements in 4 lcsurely manner, being retarded
br floods and insufficient Transports
PROSECUTIONS.
r. r,.1. ~. rArasrp+trr Nh rtstlsns In fhe I'll.
,.ee. onno.to 1hrslt and 0alatz, and tuEtIvea arc
.rr,y,ra In I'm tnttnr MACS. cossaek patro|, arc
helnr scnt over tho 7tycr,
The Huastaue In RonmaniA nrc estimated It 90, /.
600. .
Tho Car ieft last night fot Bender.
The Russians arc now before Kars.
uoxuARA AND KAsnaAn.
Tbs Amecrs Of Nokhasa and Kashgar hare. It Ia
.a1d. DECLARED thoIr tntcnton Of sending The lciss
to tnoir respective thrones to 81. Petersburg to
form IN hlliancu with 1Rnssla.
TURKISH ORDERS TO ITS rLKrr ou THE pANunH,
Lorpos, mar 2.-Tho British Foreign once pub
fishes dispatch frou, Layar1 announcing that tho
| Turk,sh Commander on The Dannsn has been en-.
nowercd by tho Forte to close tho sycr to all mari
cation: to dctaln on reqnisltton neutral vessola
| sub}eet to Naturalization, OF order thou,
| 70 rspa!f to or leavo certain ports nndcI
peuslty OF total conaseatIon or adopt AM
measures rendered necessary BY military ex'gsn'
| eles.
uucnAREsr.
prcuAnssr, May 2.-Eight thousand OF the
| russian advance guard aEe expected hero to'mor
row. sad tho Turks aso burning villages opposite
0a|atx,
RouMAN1A AND TIN FORTE.
y1kxrA. Msy 2,-A diplomatic ruptuEs betweer
| ru,kev and j.oumanl& il Imminent, and will b.
| followed BY declarations Of xAs.
| Gas,
The Huaa,tns hase stopped the manufacture o
RAa 1t ali their Black Sea ports. fearing conaagsA
| tlous In the eyenl Of boubar4ment,
bxHylA ANXIHo.v
B1LoAApx. May 2.-Scsv[a has concluded los'
Of l2, 600, 900 fsAaca With the French un!on Com
mescs Bank. Nseruits arc sill arriving. and eh
! formation Of volunteer corp, 10 accompany th
Nusslana Ia spoken about.
uoMBAhpMhNT.
The Iussiau TciegEsph!c Agency announces tha
the Turkish noct has resumed tho bolnbardment .
Fort St. Nicholas.
WITHOUT BLOW.
Russian forces from AlexAndfopol otc0pte'
ZiAma and EAtkeE&.
The Turkish pOaA on tho AS4tIG frontier fno9tl