New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
GRAVE DISORDER IN ALBANIA
dRnRMET ALI AND TURKISH GOVERNOR MUIR
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| MEHEMET ALI AND TURKISH GOVERNOR MUIR
DERED.
CONsTANTINOPLE. Sept. 8, 1873
The Albanian insurgents have assasslnated
the Governor OF Ipeka and ten other officials lnfor-
nation has also been received that Meheme Ali Paeha
who was sent 20 pacfy Albania, mobbed at SaeoVa,
flown sIxtyseyen miles northeast OF seutarl He fed
from the place and took refuge In shed. but was pur
sued by the Albanlans who called upon him 70 organize
an attack AGAINST the Ausrian Upon refusing 10
ply with this demand. Mehemet Ali aud twenty mem
beers Of his suite were massaered The insurgents after
ward fired the house containing the dead body Of Me-
hemet Ali. with petroleum
sZAPARY SCORES A VICTORY.
VIENNA, Sept 8, 1873.
General szapary telegraDhs that he defeated the in
surgent on Thursday They dispersed in various drec
tons the main body taking the direction OF Tuza The
Austrinns now hold the road between Gracanca Treb
mix and Maglai and fortifying their positions. The
Austrian In this engagement was 65 killed and 377
wounded or missing General Zach telegraphs that two
f the most important OutwOrks OF Bihacs have been
captured after obstinate fighting. but the positions be-
fore his left wing are still In possession OF the lnsur
gents.
BATUM OCCUPIED.
ST PETERSBURG, Sept g, 1878.
The Russians occupied Batum on Friday morning.
LONDON. Sept. g. 1873.
The Porte intends shortly to dispatch embassy to
Afghanistau
THE AUsIRIANs IN TREBTGNE.
RAGUsA Sept. 8. 1873.
The Austrians entered Trebigne at noon Saturday
They met with no opposition The Turkish troops sur
rendered the citadel, and Quilted tue town the same
evening.
Mehemet Ali, whose career has ended so
ipgloriousy was the OF a Prussan musician named
Datroy He was born in 1928 Disking business pur-
suits young Detroy fed TO Hamburg whence he went
as sailor 20 Turkey. Having had enough OF the sea- he
one day Jumped overheard and swan to caique which
WAS passing It's occupant, Ali Pacha, was pleased
with the boy that he took him under his
protection and sent him to u military school. In
1858 Detroy, who had become a Mahometan
and assumed the name of Mehemet All, received his
commission in the Ottoman Army, and fought against
the Russians on the Danube. lie became colonel in
1868 and in 1865 made pasha or general. Prior
10 the late war he served in Crete and Thessay and
toward the close OF 1875 he placed in command Of
Noyi-Bazar post OF great strategic Importance In
the events which began with the Herzegovnlan revolt
and ended with the downfall OF Turkey, Mehemet
All played Il leading part He made q sue
cpssful campagn against Montenegro, succeeded
Abdul Kern as commander OF the Eastern Army, and
toward the close OF the made feeble attempt to
relieve Pleyna by advancing from the toward that
fortress Despite the general isuceess OF his efforts,
Mehemet All continued III favor at COnst9ntlnopeI and
was sent as second plenipotentiarY 10 the Berlin Con-
gress his return he dispatched TO the Western
provinces 10 preserve order during the Austrian In
vasOn and while thus engaged according TO tue above
dispatch he lost his liie