The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
RUSSIA'S WAR WITH TUEKEY.

| hUSolA>S WAX WITH TUkkEY.
The Russians having concentrated and
advanced their sesg,r train, have attacked the
Turks before Kays- The battle commenced at
dAybrcak on the 29th ut. Details are mo-
mentarily expected Mukhtar Pash is in Kars
1t is officially announced at the war Office in
tins city that the government has made psepar-
alton to send 600 Gsen ut moments rsoticc
to Egypt. OF this force $4,000 will 90 aom
England and $4,000 from India The Commits
ssrlat and medical stmtt are also ready to leave.
The closing of the Danube by the Russians
seems rathcra serious matter. The freedom
OF navigation on the Danube is notoriously a
stipulated right. It is stated that besides
eight gunboats, which the Russians have.
| brought down IN sections and put together OH
the Pruth or Danube, the Russian fleet is ut
Nicol"etf and will eventually come down to
army in its passage of the river A cable dis.
patch from st. Petersburg says Russia has
:}OoOO0 men on the Danube and l25,OOO in Cai,-.
c:sus, while the opposing forces of the Turks
are 600 along the Danube and $4,000 or
less in Asia Minor. Both sides exhibit weak
Roumania is, indeed, very unfortunate.
| "A proclamation has been issued by the Queen
stating that she is determined to maintain
strict and impartial neutrality in the war be-
tween Russia and Turkey, and commanding
her subjects to abstain from violating the laws
relating thereto. Then follows the English
statute instituted to regulate her Majcstys
subjects during the existence Of hostilities be-
tween foreign states with which her Majesty is
at peace The proclamation concludes with
an admon'tlon to British subjects not to dis
obey the command, at their peril. A circular
from Duke De Cazes declares the attitude of
France to be one of absolute neutrality and
reserve. 1t is also stated that Italy will MAIN
| tain and rigidly enforce the same relations to-
ward the cOntending powers.
A Berlin dispatch reports that the
Prince Of Reuss has been instructed to furnish
authentic proof at Constantinople that Russia
is not pursuing selfish object, but will be
satisfied with the amelioration Of the condition
| of Christians in Turkey. After some victories
the Car would therefore be inclined to yield
to mediation of the powers. A Berlin cor
respondent states that Germany insists that
main there. Having undertaken their protcc-
ton, Germany considers herself entitled
to make this demand, and departure of
the Prince Of Reuss threaten to be delayed
in consequence of this new controversy.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London
Times telegraphs as follows: 4As things look
at present, the British government will posi-
! bly, be the only one to return regular official
answer to Russia's representation that she is
acting in the interest and according to the
possibly indicate the limits within which Eng
land would not consider her interests threa-
tened, and would therefore remain neutral.
The result Of this seems to be that for the mo-
ment at least there is an end to any
thing ike concert or even common
being intent upon it's own interest"
The following account Of Hobart Pasha, the
Turkish commander, running the blockade at
Galatz in his steamer, the Rettoima, is given:
The Admiral left Rustchuk at night. APP
preaching Galatz, which was guarded by tor
pedocs and heavy batteries commanding the
river, the lights on the steamer were extin-
| guishcd; but 4 rocket from the ROumanian
shore showed the steamer coming abreast of
the batteries. Heavy guns began to fire, but
| the RettOlma was run SO close in shore that
| the gunners were unable to depress their
pieces sufficiently for the shots to take effect.
| The Admiral only fired one shot, and the Ret
| toima passed to the Black Sea safely.
A Vienna correspondent confirms the news re-
ceived from Erzewoum that on both the Goth
kars with strong attachments of Russians,
but the result is yetunknown. A Pcra special
reports that the Bcy of Tunis offered the Sultan
5000 infantry and 5000 cavalry, provided the
Porte pays part the expense of transportation.
The Porte reserves the right of serching
suspected vessels both on the coast and at
sea. A Special from Bucharest reports that
the Turks captured the Roumanian war
ycssls Fulgerul and St. Fanoalmorc. A dis
patch reports that disgraceful outrages were
| pCIpCCIHlcU OE VIC lows COTpsCS
of the murdered lie unbured in the street
A message from Vienna gives the fol-
lowing account of the battle Of Kars: The
centre of the Russian army 40, 600 strong, under
Melikoff, attacked Mukhtar Pasha five miles
from Kars on April Doth. The Turks fought
desperately. The Russians, supported by pow
crful artillery, succeeded in dislodging them
from their positions. Mukhtar called out all
his reserves and attempted, on the 30th, to re-
cover the lost ground with 60 600 men, but was
defeated and driven back under the guns of
Kars. The Russian losses are considerable
and those of the Turks enormous. The Paris
Pa'rie publishes the text of the Khcdive's
speech to the Egyptian notables. The Khe-
dive says: Notwithstanding the Portc's de-
sire for peace, Russia has declared war. 1t is
important that Egypt should send troops to
Turkey. The notables have been convoked so
that the Minister Of War may know the
strength Of the contingent. The estimates do
not admit of our furnishing the full number
required, and it is necessary to resort to exccp-
on the Danube has been empowered by the
Porte to close the river to all navigation, to re-
tain, on rcquisition, neutral vessels, subject to
indemnitication, or to order them to repair to
or to leave certain ports under penalty of total
confscation, or adopt any measures rendered
dispatches say that the Russian army crossed
the Caucasian frontier at three different
points. The corps under General Oklobeco.
a Georgian by birth, encountered body of
Turkish troops and took possession Of their
strongly fortified camp. Russian loss IS
The Turkish posts on the Asiatic frontier
mostly surrendered without blow. The Rus
slams find the population in Asia everywhere
very friendly.
The battle of Kars seems to have been
an insignificant engagement with field artl-