The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-09-07
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The ship SoaOna arrived yesterday morning,
fourteen days from San FRANCHISE. bringing dAtek
from Europe and the Eastern States 10 the 20sh ult.
Desperate sgh,ing has occurred In Bosnia. in
which the Ausirians we're victorious. We give the
following summary:
LONDON. August 20.-Tbc Russian Gcnsral S,O-
letOH has organized 10000 bulgarian volunteers. 20
whom the Gar has furnished arms and oHccra
VmxxA. August 20-An Official report from Cen
orAl Phinipoviob shows that the capture q ssrAjsvO
was the result 81 ehe oombined operations q bis own
force and that Of General Tegetbod. General TrEst-
he'd occupied Nisk0A on the 18th instant, capturing
q quantity d arms and ammunition, Eter an en-
gagement ia which he had Cighiy-two men wounded
and four killed. He Immediately advanced a oo1-
siderable distance IN the direction Of seraJevo. On
Monday General Tegeihoh's force formed In q col
umn Of attack against the northern side q ecrlsvo.
aud opened q cAnnonade against the cnpie at half
past 6 O'Clock In the morning. the ~inturgrnt artillery
replying. Meanwhile the force Of General Phlli-
povieh, divided into two columns. wEs favored ~ a
thick fog in eneciing a turning movement. A col
umn directed against the i~nEurgent position ON the
westward of ScrAjevo commenced the attack ~ half
past Z O'Clock. but the main column, driving the In
surgents with dtfhculiy from their Stroug positions.
Only reached It's appointed post on the nights south
Of the city a. 1880. when the insurgents cannon
were silenced and the Austrian infantry advanced
Ia sWarms. General Phillipovich sayt hghiiog 81
the most horrible Kind ensued, which lasted until
l:8O. The troops were fred upon from every door
way aud window. Even women and sick. and the
wounded Insurgents Ia the military hospitals par
ueipaied in incredible scenes e the widest fanau-
cism. IL Was only owing 20 the good discipline Of
the troops that the town was not more seriously
damaged As u 10. many houses we're burned. Our
losses are large. The insurgents fed In ell dircc-
tons, especially towards 0orasda and kogatica AZ
the close Of the lighting the Imperial Gag was hOissed
and saluted amid the cheers Of the Christian popula-
ton.
the AustriAns occapied SCrajevo yesterday.
VIENNA, August 20.-H 10 reported the insur-
gents attacked General Sfapary az Doboj, bot we're
repused after prolonged fighting.
vienna. August 9.-The Council of Ministss
has decided upon extensive military measures, 90 as
TO complete the occupation Of Bosnia and HcrEe-
goyina within two months, and obviate the necessity
ola winter campaign.
BELGRADE. August 20.-Precautons Cor ~resistahoe
Al SienitEA Ale gradually Slackening Several thou
sand Turkish troops passed through here on their
CoSsrANrINoPIE, August 20.-The Porte has re-
iterated It's orders In regard TO non-resistsnce. but
Turkish authority Is pOwerless in Bosnia.
LONDON. August 20.-lntelligcncc 10 received
from COnstantiSople that the English. French and
German Ambassadors have urged upon the Porte. In
n decisive manner, a strict and unreserved execution
Of the provisions Of the Treaty Of Berlin.
LONDON, August pa Pera correspondent says
The Porte received an official telegram stating that
the Russians had summoned Lasis 10 Immediately
evacuate Batoum. but that LaHis refused.
CoNsTASTISoPEE, Angus. 2O.-A Grand Council
Of the Porte will be held to-day 20 finally consider
Austria's latest objections to the Turkish provisions
for a convention.
PARIS. August 2O.-Following are the propositions
submitted TO the Monetary Conference by the United
States delegates. now under discussion; F1rut-It 10
the opinion Of this Assembly that u is not desirable
that silver be excluded from free coinage In Europe
and the United States. On the contrary, this AS
sembly believes Il desirable that the unrestricted
coinage Of silver and its use as money Of Unlimited
LEGAL tender should be retained Whero thew oTDnnd.
as far as practicable. and restored where they have
ceased to exist. Second-The use Of both gold and
silver as unlimited legal tender money may be safely
adopted--hrst. by equaliEing them at a relation hxed
by International agreement, and, second, by granting
to each metal, at the relation fired, the terms Of
coinage, making no discrimination between them.
LONDON, August 20--A Vienna dispatch sayui
Bismarck has given II 90 be distinctly understood
that any attempt 10 shirk obligations taken by con-
tracing Powers Of the Berlin Treaty would be imme-
lately followed by such measures az the circum-
stances may require.
CoNsrAxrIEoPLr August 20.-The Bosnian insur-
rectionary chief. RAD Loji. accidentally wounded
himself. He has ordered every Austrian commander
captured 10 be hanged.
VIrNNA, August 20.-Tho Asv Free Press says
Tunis is about TO acknowledge the suEerainiy Of and
TO conclude n treaty Of commerce aud an offensive
aud defensive alliance with Italy. who In return
guarantees projections TO Tunis and the reorgRniHa-
ton OF its finances.
Yellow fever is spreading all through the Southern
States, and frequent appeals are made TO the North
ern cities for assistance. These appeals ara an
swered promptly and generously. money and medi-
ciaes being forwarded to points where the necessity IL
urgent.
II. b. M ship BuJfneh, due at Halifax August
20. from Jamaica, has most Of her crew sick with
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