Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-26
The Eastern War.

The RuSSla0S are sui UouuaiuluE 'ho Aoh''
before kars, which are replying vigorously.
| The Minister of War b : autographed TO the
! Rsv nj runis 20 send , Contingent OF troops to
! Turkey.
lHteIIigepce has been received from Kara
| Kilisa that the Turks have received consldera-
! be rcio ioIccmcuts and lnteud assuming the
,H.-;vy. Ajyiccs from the Caucasus to May
- report that the Abchaslan Insurgents have
Su f,.rrf considerable loss 10 sharply contested
cneastm nj.
Mukh.ar Pasha's headquarters will be re-
moved 10 Elzeroum. This does not signify a
retreat. but will redress fault, as Erzeroum Is
Tie poiut of JUNCTION Of all Armenian roads,ao
is he Only place from which operations can be
i directed
The Russian main army in Asia, which took
Ardahan, is 10 900 ssSohg. portion of this
force having since been detached, Bstoum is
now seriously impnr'lcd.
A COLUMN from Fau ADD Circassan column
from E. zeroum are pushing forward to Bayszld
to cut off the Russian advance 10 that quarter.
There was brisk engagement near AIkopo-
lis Yesterday between Turkish iron clad ard
the Russian foracat!ous. The Turks destroyed
the earthworks ADD the enemy rctreatcd, !eaV-
ing forty dead 90 the field.
The LONDON Times Bucharest correspondent
says:-"Prusebt iudicalions strengthen the COO
clusion that no important events will occur on
the Danube uuril the whole front line is 10 po
siti,n on the back of the river. A stroag corps
will be formed OF the extreme right. composed
OF The Riumanan army and division or TWO
, Of Russians. This lo:ce will move up the
n rnrkish side of the Timok and luru the lett
5 faux Of thu Balkan line by movement on
y SnGa and Phippy polls. Such fa0k attack
would DOT violate the promises not to enter
. Sery,sn territory, and would uuqusstionably
, bring corps OF ~. 900 Serviaos 10 assist it. A
Russian corps crossing below Widdlo would
J.. paraiyZe the Widdln garrison, and leave the
!, Tiuuk valley cu,umn uuGppoSed With friendly
l. country on its right irom Which TO draw sup
0 niles. The question whether the ROumanlau
army will cross the Danube as advocated by
e the war party, is now seriously embarrassing
the Roumanian Government, and it Is lmpOssl.
bic to toresee he Cabinets decision. The Aus
triau Government has informed he Roumanian
r Minister that it feels friendly Interest 10 the
l. Jew State, and as Roumaua has now attained
4 her iudcpeuG, oCe. Austria cauDot Be why she
y should cross the Danube 10 search Of anything
else.
e 1t is stated 90 good authority that the Rus.
t. sian army 10 Roumaua does not exceed 100 0OO
, Three complete army corps baVe not yet crossed
the Pruth.
| The kilograms announcing hat the Russians
: were preparing 70 cross the DaGube over Ser
\ Wan territory, aud that Prince MliaD's Minis
!. ters have advised him TO proclaim independence
|. and TO declare war are false. Russia will re-
spect Servia's neutrality Her Independence
o is a matter which will only be settled by agree
e ment among the great powers.
o Between Galatz and Bucharest the railway
l. is all but blocked by series Of Immensely Ions
J. trains Of cars crowded with Infantry. Bucha-
J. rest Constitutes the principal centre where the
i columns r.diatc TO their respective destinations
on the Danube Another important artery is
e the road from Busco to O!tcurz,.
), Private messages received at Flanna assert
II the Sultan Il ID to the As;aic shore OF the BAs
l. phorus on the approach Of the proccssioo OF
e Sofas, and only returned after the procama-
of state of siege.
J. THURSDAYS demonstration 10 CoastantinopIe
+. assumed very serious proportions. Many thou
e sands of people. lea; by armed SOftas, present
J. ed themselves before the pslace to demand the
dismissal Of RI" Ministry AID the recall of Mid
1t hat Pasha Ihc Sultan AsG to d fortress 90
It the Asatic side. The military dispersed 'hc
: crowd, wountiug many The Christians fs1
h out Of tic city, aud uany Europeans took ref.
ugc on board snip. The CONSERVATION wa'
4; general
a. 1t is stated that the Turkish GuvcrnmcDt
II will shortly issue fnrccd legal leudrr Treasury
:, notes for Sc 600, 900.
Il Rounau.a's reply to Count Andras>y's note
IL | tho iran ma tr:,Iu nj ibp D.uuhc
Wa: Unsatisfactory. The Austrian Government
reprd ia cncrgetic terms that it Is not dis
:, p5scd to recognize R0uUanla as bClligcrcDt.
A telegram from iratSyivanla states that the
7, RussiaUs are tGrllying positions near N'ncnl,
o within league of the Hungarian frontier
d Some vessels Of the Russian squadron which
j. left America with sealed orders will return to
. Cronsladt aud others vii! anchor before Gibral-
IS tar to intercept neutral ships carrying arms aud
Il ammuni!lon for Turkey.
g The recall Of Russian representatives from
y Fieona and Belgrade Is attributed to wish to
l. avoid discussion about the possibility Of Seryla 8
parlci patton 10 the war.
o The Turks have occupied severe| points 90
s. the river Timok, chrhy positions they held
e during the Servlan war, and have established a
G blockade along the Servian frontier. Servis
has DOT sent single soldier to the frontier yet.
e In consequence Of Au5tria's remoDtrsnces
only small Russian detachmeuts will remain 10
y Little W alachla. The orders Of the other de-
e tachmeuts have becn coutermauded tor the
z present
d Reports are current of BULGARIAN rising at
e Vratza and Bcrgovatzs 10 tn" Balkans.
# |. 10 Government circles at Vienna the Sofia
If demonstration is regarded as the commence
e ment Of another revolution.
Fifty Ulemas have beeo landed 10 the Crimea,
to excite the MosIcn inhabitants against Russia.
D The Egyptian contingent is now embarking
Il, at Alexandria.
b A correspondent at Bucharest teIegraphs
0 that the Emperor Of Austria has determined
Il to proceed to Ploesti % the Danube GO visit
e to the Gar.
A dispatch from Bucharest says:-"A teIe
gram received here announces that the Rus
SLAMS blew up large monitor On the Daoube
q, alaai .his h: Of -, nch