The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-04

1 day: Suleiman Pasha 8 advanced guard
of fFn battalions and two batteries has
been defeated, being ten guns and a
considerable quantity of ammunition.
Suleiman himself remains at Adriano-
pie. In consequence OF his reverse,
/ the hopes repOsed in Sulaiman, at Com
/ stantinOple, are much diminished. 1t
is feared the Russians, encouraged by
/ this success, will again begin marching
rapidly on Adrianople and Southern
1 Roumanla.
THE LOSS OF THE RUSSIANS.
| BUCHAREST, July 28-The loss of the
Russians at Plevna included 400 prison
ers and 300 standards. It is believed Il
| Russian force is preparing to move on
| rPlevna i'll overwhelming numbers, and
unless Osman Pasha retires he will pay
dearly for his previous success.
ACROSS THE DANUBE.
BUCHAREST, July 29.-Fourth Rou
manian division, unNer Gen. Mann,
crossed the Danube and occupied
| Nisopolis.
| LoNDoNy ,Jnly 3O.-A Reuter- telegram
from Vienna reports that the Hungarian
premier and the minister of finance
| have been summoned to Vienna to take
! part with Count Anlrassy and Prince
| Arresburg, VI. De Pretis and the i'm
! perial minister of war finance in cabinet
council, at which the question will be
considered whether the moment has
| arrived for AustrO-H Hungary to depart
| from Il passive attitude.
\ Reuters COnStantinOple telegram
says: The Turkish official report claims
| that the Russian cavalry attacks at
| Yeni Saghra and in the direction of
Osman Bazaar have been repuIsed with
loss.
WHAT MIDHAT PASHA BELIEVES.
Midhat Pasha goes from Vienna to
London. He thinks he can serve Tur-
key better in London than in COnstan-
tinople. Midhat does not believe in
early peace.
LONDON, July 30.-The Standards
COnstantin0ple special, dated Friday,
said the Turks lost 5000 killed and
wounded at karahunar.
1t is now positively settled that when
the Russians reach AdrianOple, the
sultan and the government will go to
BrOnssnOn, on the Asiatic side of the
BOsphorus.
An official report from Osman PaslIa
says: The Russians having occupied
LOvats, a body OF Turks from Plevna
assaulted and recaptured it July 2G.
The Standards Shumla dispatch, says
the recapture was effected after six
hours fighting.
FEARS ENTERTAINED THAT THE SULTAN
MAY NEVER RETURN-SIIOULD THE
RUSSIANS OCCUPY CONsTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, July 30.-A dispatch to the
Times, from COnstantinOple via Syria,
states panic prevails at Pera, probably
due to the dismissal Of the Sheik Ul
Islam, which is generally attributed to
his refusal to hoist the sacred flag.
1t is generally believed that the sui
tan will shortly leave for BrOusSa, un-
less Turkish success-Takes his position
more secure. 1t is feared he may never
return, if the Russians occupy Con-
stantinople, hence those who wish the
present government to remain, strongly
urge that an English force should be
sent with a fleet to Gallipoli, Lieut.. |
Gen. Mehemet Ali has telegraphed for
Gen. Klapl1a offering him his own con-
ditiOns.
LONDON, July 3O.-Though the re-
ported defeat of Suleiman Pasha at |
Rarobunar is not officially denaed, |
there are indications in later dis |
patches from Roumaria that is wholly |
false, or greatly exaggerated.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN |
GENERAL.
VIENNA, July 30.-The Political Cor
resp0ndence has a telegram from |
Bucharest stating that General Mann, |
the Roumanian commander, has re-
ceived instructions from the Russian
headquarters to cooperate in certain
necessary cases with the Russians, and
even if requisite to take an active share
in the fighting.
AUsTRIA's REASON.
LONDON, July 30.-The Times has a
Vienna dispatch from an occasional
which says the following
are the reasons which influenced Austria
to consider measures for protecting her
interests: The Montenegrins would, if
they succeeded in taking Nicsics, ad-
vance further into Herzegovina than
would suit Austria. Increasing agita-
tions in servia forbids the hope that
Prince Milan can be sufficiently master
of the situation to guarantee the alb
sence of any surprise. RumOrs of
peace between Russia and
Turkey continue to circulate and are
not impossible.
The council to discuss the question
Of mobilization meets on the express
n, vitation of the emperor, Francis
Joseph, The bearing OF this news,
however. must not be exaggerated.
Austria has no intention to annex, Oc-
cupy or take any hostile step III regard
to either belligerent. Nobody THINKS,
for instance, Of occupying Bosnia Or
Austria is simply going
10 mobilize two or three divisions to
be in readiness for any contingency.
HOBART PAsHA's FLEET.
LONDON, July 30.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph, from Batoum, Satur-
lay, says Hobart Pashs's feet has
,rriyad thara
LIVERPOOL. July 3O-The Servian
dissolved, and great agi-
alton with military preparations fol-
ows.
Berlin dispatches say the emperors
IF Germany and Austria viii have
IN interview about the 9th Of August.