Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-27
The Turco-Russian War.

Mehemet Airs reported victory over the
Czarowitch on Friday turns out to be a d, I.
feat, but the Russians do not seem to
make much OF the affair. Their official
bulletin merely Announces the following:
AT the close OF the engagement we held
sill the positions. Renewal of the attack
Is expected" No estimate Of losses aud
none but Turkish bulletins.
The armies of Mehemet Ali and the
Czsrowitch now occupy the hill On the
opposite banks OF Bsnica LON. The Rus
sian positions aud condition of the army
are described In flattering terms by cor
respondents who visited them last week.
a steam ferry has been. established be-
tween Orygos and Paran. To replace the
! bridge. so Ii seems the Russians are re
covering some of their lost ground.
The News Correspondent with the Turks
calls the affair a. offensive reconnoiss snce
BY the battalions, aud gives about the
same result AS the other accounts, but as
cribes more credit aud better results to
the Turks thsn ten relesraph's account,
which stated five or six attacks were made
by the Turks, whose loss was very heavy
Dispatches from Athens give an idea of
serious trouble brewing between Turkey
and Greece. The Porte requested the
French government a. a guaranteeing
power to advise Greece to abstain from a
hostile attitude. DvCsze,, minister of for
eign affairs, replied he was confident the
intentions of Greece were pacific.
The British Minister. Saturday, made a
new communication TO the Greek govern.
ment Of Turkish complaints AMI IN euaccS
after directions received from u -by. The
Turkish note conveyed through England.
concluded thus: ''rhe Porte viii not
seek to stop evil 10y hiIt measures, hat by
striking at the very root"
TROUBLE BREWING BETWEEN TURKEY AND
GREECE.
LONDON, Sept. u. Dispatches from Ath :
ems give an idea OF serious trouble betwce n
Turkey and Greece. The Porte requested
the French Government As the guarantee
Ing power, To advise Greece To abstain
from hostile attitude. DeCazes, Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, replied that he was
confident Greece's intention were pacific.
The British Minister on Saturday made n
new communication TO the Greek Govern
ment OF Turkish complaints and menaces.
after directions received from Derby. Toe
Turkish note conveyed through England
concludes thus "The Porte will not seek
10 stop evil by halt measures but by strik-
ing at the very root" ". Tricoupis, Greek
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, replied that
tNh was 10 Ne traced anl struck IN ueNaS-
tation OF Thessaly, Epirus and Macedo-
MIA by Bashi Bazouks aud Zeibecs, sent
there on purpose, In the insult offered to
the Greek Consulate at Larissa, in yiolat-
lon OF the promise not to introduce new
Circassian settlers In Greek provinces. In
the violation OF the treaty regulation res
pecting the Gulf OF Arta. and in the refus-
a, Ia acknowledge the just claims Of the
treaties. Derby declared the explanation
given by TricOupIs to be satisfactory. aud
therefore the latter strongly complains OF
England conveying 70 Greece the Turkish
menace. while acknowledgl ng there was
no legitimate grievance, England is one
ofthe guaranteeing powers.
SERIES or SUCCESSES,
despatch dated Gomv Studen yesterday
says the Turkish attack on Czercouna the
2lst, was decisivcly rcpulsed and not re-
newed. On the 22i the Turks retreated.
Our loss was 20 officers anl 100 men and
that Of the enemy AT least locJ men. Our
cavalry on The road between Picvna aud
Sofea have made two reconuoisAnces to
learn the strength OF the Turkish relief
troops. On the 10Th Adjutant- Count
Strackelberg ,dispersed three Turkish
sqadrons near Rsschita. but withdrew as
the infantry were seen coming up in the
rear. Our loss was Ave meu Killed aud
two officers aud eleven men wounded
On the aist Col. Totalmin drove back
Turkish cavalry force and discovered 10 bat +
talions with artillery and two regiments OF
cavalry ehtrenched near Temiv. BY open
Ing artillery fire upon the Turks he stop
ped their further advance and afterwards
withdrew his troop TO the post OF obser-
walton.