Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-28
The Eastern War.

that the enemy established GU Tuesday morning
three fresh batteries near the mouth OF the riYtr
Ardidi and landed four battallous Oh ihc island
opposite. Twenty boats with kussiaos were
sent to attack the right bank. brisk hre was
Simultaneous against Totrakau and the mortei
Chefket Nina The enemy was vigorously re-
pulsed and forced to evacuate The lsIand. Inc
boats retreatcd towards lspa!leho, three hours
distant from Totrakan. The engagement was
bo;ly contested, hui the Turkish losses were
small.
The Gar yesterday went to Turnu Aasu
rclI. Vigorous cauuonadng conIlnucs along
the Danube.
One hundred and twenty Russians have been
killed by the bombardment OF G'urg=Vo.
The Governor OF EIzcroum tclerlarhs Is lot,
lows AS the Russian army, consisting Of
five thousand horse, sixteen batalions OF in!an'
try and thirty-thrc guns, attacked our camp al
levin with the object CT occupying S"gia'i'u'
the enemy oEcncl fire from nlnetcrn guns III
front of the cntrrnchments ct 6ur right wing
In the afternoon the Russian Infantry anu cav
alry attacked the left wing, comnlaoded by
Clewket Pasha. The engagement lasted until
evening, and resulted IN the rcpulIe Ol the ituS
SLAMS, who, however. RECOMMENDED the light al
night to no purpose. The Ru>sIaus were r tni
cd, and reiuracd to their fortified camp. he
Turks lost 400 killed aud wounded, aud the
Russians lost 5000. The Russians are prepar-
ing for another attack.
A Russian official dispatch dated ka!zu6apl,
near Batoum, Juue rs, says: The Turks t.
! lacked the right wing Of the Samebah p"sltl"
on the oath inst. The fight lasted Gig ut aud
| half hours, aud the Turks were rrpu'scd witt!
great loss, The RussaDs lost ljn killed and
wounded. ~
A dispatch from Kuprikoi says the affair Of
| the Dist near Dahbaba wassVery severe. The
| Russians fell back on tic following morning
| with very heavy loss. The Turks had about
| 100 killed aud = 900 wounded. Upwards o
! 900 with addressed wounds arr on the ROAD tt
ErzerOu.u. a telegram from E!2'rdum dated
June 2j, states that the wounded are coming
| there ia large numbers. Hospital comforts and
physicians are badly needed. She Aurrleau
| missionaries Pierce and Cole, have Uttered
| their services as assistants or agents.
The general feeling seems TO bn that Seryia
should now help Montenegro. Minister RlsLc:
recently said that Scrvia w!l follow the policy
| of Russia, and, if necessary, open the way Ion
| the Russian army through their country, Which
| will in turn resist every Turkish invasion.
The M0utenegrip army Is concentrated IN q
| very strcng position opposite Spuz and foJro
ri,za. The morale seems TO hc good. Iht
Prince is determined 10 fight Tor every loot o.
grouud should The Turks advance OH Mcntcnc
grin territory.
| A Vienna correspondent says accounts irnm
Dalmatia represent that the position ri The
Montenegrus is quite desperate. Their Forces
are entirely broken and dispersed.
Mehemet Ali confirms the reports Of the oc
| cupatou OF the heights oil TchlIeke, Moutcne
gro. The Turks have advanced 10 the rScl
Maratzoha, and burned $40 houses on tho
upper aud lower Mara!zcha, but spared the
churches and monastcrias. They encountered
| {, 1000 Montencgrps, and after SIX hours tight
| ing, defeated them with the loss oil ! ,5OO. The
Turks lost eighty killed aud seventy MAC
wounded.
~ courier from the Moratzeha reports that 9
battle took place on Monday between 1000 Mon
tenegrins and body Of the army CT Alchemet
| Ali, who vas incorrectly reported to have with
drawn 10 Sieni!za. The Turks attacked OF
three sides, we're routed and pursued to 40
| laschin.
AT a council Of Turkish Ministers yesterday
| Redif Pasha promised TO raise 100000 more
men in two months. provided the Porte turn
jshed the money. The Chamber OF Deputies
has come TO an agreement with the Ministers
relative to the budget. 1t ouly made some II
significant reductions, to which the Govern
ment assen:ed. The Chamber adopted rcS5
luton calling upon the Government TO settle
| tue Montenegrln question. regardless OF any
| threatened interference Of Europe.
The Porte has teleeraphed TO lis representa-
| tives abroad note begging the Cabinets to take
coguizauce Of the destruction, with explosives
| of four Ottoman merchant vessels by the kl:
! slans which is denounced as contrary to the
| rules of international law.
LONDON, June 2S.-Thc Times says rcural
States arc painfully interested by reports that
Russians have been violating The laws OF war b.
| the nfiction OF wanton injury. lfthey deliberate
| ly directed their gus against the cjnsu!ateS
! and deenccless parts of Rustchuk their guilt is
surpassed only by their folly, and that folly would
be all the more glazing because if, as reported,
they continued to fire on the Laglish consulate
after the consul hoistcd the American hag,
they would have gone out OF their way to assal
a power peculiarly friendly to themselves. 1t
is difficult to believe the Russians would have
deliberately Inflicted such an outrage, and it Is
we'll to remember that similar charges nvarl-
ably accompany every b0mbardmcnt.
A dispatch from Erzeroum, dated June 25,h
says Mukhtsr Pasha is at Yenlkoi. He is tx.
pected to rejoin the centre at levin TO- morrow.
BUCHAREST, June 2S.-The Grand Duke
Nicholas, at the head Of the eighth army corps,
crossed the Danube, near Simuizi, yesterday,
at daybreak, driving the Turks from their po
stions. Boats filled with troops Continued to
cross the river all yesterday. a Russian official
account, dated yesterday, says the engagement
with the Turks is still proceeding. NIk0p Ills
has been burocd by the bomtardmont.
LONDON, June 2S.-The second edition Of
the Daily Telegraph has Rustchuk dispatch,
dated midnight, last, which says The Rus.
slams are crossing the Danube, near Sistova, not
far from Yantra, assisted by the Islands lying
between the banks Terrible fighting is now
going on. The Turks are doing their utmost
to resist the enemy. Auohcr crossing is CON
6dently expected at Tlcmunda opposite Nicopo.
polls. The bombardmept Of Rustcbuk continues.
BUCHAREST June 2S.-All the troops Of
General Zimmerman have crossed the Danube