The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-09
The WAR;

slpeneck, and the advance guard thefe-
of has reached Kalidagh. Cavalry pa
trolls belonging to the Russian centre
have advanced as far as Nezlnoalsan.
The left wing is now only SIX thous-
and strong, and the ffain body thereof
is at Utchikilissa. The advance guard
has had skirmishes with the Turks at
Toprak Kaleh. A column is also sta.
toned at Auliche. The main body of
the Turkish left wing is at DIN, with d
detachment near Ardahan.
The Turkish centre and headquarters
have not been moved from the Soghaniu
mountains. The advance guard of the
right wing is at Toprak Ka1eh. The
main body thereof is echelOned from
Garphune via Gulleutap to Delebaba.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 30.-EYenlng-
1t is officially announced that the Turks
have just retaken Ardahan.
LONDON, May 31.-Hebart Pasha has
left Constantinopfe for the BLACK Sea.
Thirteen trains, flied with Circassian
cavalry, belonging to the Russian army,
passed over Moldavian railways in one
day, on their way to Russia. These
squadrons will be disarmed. -
The Shiek Ul-Islam found means to
let those troops know holy war had
been declared.
A regiment of those discontented
troops will be sent to Siberian garrlsons.
Two Austrian monitors have reached
Semim to watch Servia.
The new Greek ministry will favor
war. Uneasiness prevails at Athens.
German papers continue semi official
intimatiOns that the. end Of the war
is approaching.
Roumanian batteries repulsed fifth
attempt Of the Turks to establish bat
terry opposite Islatz.
Two Austrian monitors are within
range Of Belgrade.
The daily Telegraph has the follow
ing: -,
attacked the Turkish positions here.
Notwithstanding the large force which
the Russians brought to the attack, and
their persistency against the calling
file Of the Ottoman artillery and infan-
try, they were finally repulsed, leaving
great numbers of dead and wounded.
The engagement lasted ten hours, du-
ring which time several close combats
took place.
The daily Telegraph's Erzeroum spe
cial confirms the report that the Russian
left wing was repulsed IN the attack
on karakilissa.
MOUHKTAR PASHA IN DISGRACE.
VIENNA, May 31.-The Tagbiatt states
that Mouhktar Pasha has been dis
missed from his command, and will be
courtmartialed for representing he had
an equipped army of $4,000 men, whereas
he had only 10000 at his disposal. NAL
yersatiOD, Oh an enormous scale, is said
to have been discovered.
BUCHAREST, May 31.-Sixty Russian
siege guns are expected at Kalafat, to
strengthen the batteries there.
The ROumanian ministry is in trouble
over paper currency project; unable to
get quorum the past two days, and
have therefore consented to adjourn the
debate, - --a-sze.
ROLD DASH BY TIE RUSSIANS.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 31.-An official
dispatch from the army of the Caucas-
sus, dated May 30, says: On Monday
Gen. Okolshia, commanding the opera
tions against BatOum, ordered his ad-
vance guard to the LETT banK OF the
river Kintrisch to carry the Sameba
heights, on the left Of the Turkish wing.
The enterprise was accomplished.
Meantime detachment assembled the
Kintrisch and after great difficulty es-
tablished a position about four miles
from khatZubani, thus cutting COM
munication between Batoum and the
The Russian loss in both enterprises
was four killed and thirty wounded.
SURE THING ON ARDAHAE.
LONDON, May 31.-The Turkish
foreign minister has telegraphed the
porte's representatives abroad as fol-
lows: "Ardahan, which was FORMERLY
occupied by the Russians has been re-
captured by the Ottoman troops"
THE SWOLLEN DANUBE STILL DEFIEs
RUssIA's ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT
EGYPT's GAME.
LONDON, May 31.-A special dispatch
from Ploysti to the News says: Though
the rain has ceased, the Danube is so
high owing to the melting of the snow
in the mountains near its source, that
an inundation is feared near Oltenitza,
move their batteries there.
The News Bucharest dispatch has the
fotloWingi 1t is understood small
detached column, under selected officers
and having widely outlying objectives,
will form part of the Russian scheme
OF operations after crossing the Danube.
Some Bashi-Bazouks crossed the
Danube between Kalarach and the
JelOmnitza, They captured some Rou-
manian militiamen and cut off the
calves OF their legs.
The News Alexandria dispatch says ::
The Egyptian transport steamers have
not started with the Egyptian cOntin-
gent OF troops for, Turkey. The strike
of the English engineers which at first
DELAYED their departuEe has been set
tied, but the Russian maH-of war Petl0-
panlonski, carrying twenty-ton guns,
is waiting for them in the eMediterranean.
A special dispatch from Paris to the
Times says: The Turkish irOnclads are
expected at Alexandria on the 4th of
June, to escort the Egyptian transports.
ERzERoUM, May 29.-All quiet at Rars.
Heavy rains continue, preventing oper-
ations.
LONDON, May 31.-Reuter's Constan-
tinople dispatch, dated Thursday even
ing says: " The Porte has not yet re-
eeived official information of the re-
capture of Ardahan from the general
commanding in America"
VERY VAGUE.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 31.-The Turk
ish governments announcement of the
recapture of Ardahan is regarded here
as untrue, because telegram from
Tifiis, dated to-day, mentions no such
event.