The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-04-22

pushiug re-euforcements In the direction of merry
IN hot haste, and that the Caucasian provinces are
| already denuded Of troops The rigorous censor
snip OF press dispatches from Russia prevents the
absolute yerihcatiOn of these rumOrs but they are
probably true.
A telegram from St. Petersburg to the InIep,sd-
aHos Bsigr Of Brussels which apparently inspired
! by the Russian Government discusses tba nIebs
| BILE attitude of Turkey during the impsnding
! struggle. IL says that England need not eIpect
/ An alliance with Turkey IN view of the fact that
| England forced the present Sultan to sign the
| Egyptian convention. which practically wrested
from his control a million square miles of terri
tory which was an integral part Of the Turkish
! empire.
] Sir Thomas Brassey, one of the Junior Lords
Of the Admiralty. said to-day: I'VE are here, as
they are at the War Office, as ready for war nov
l as II war was actually declared. We can place a
/ great British feet in the Baltic within four
days. We can stud the seas with cruisers within
twenty -four hours. We are ready Sir Thomas
smackgd his lips as If the prospect rather pleased
MN. For the hrst tune In almost a generation all
the army and navy officials are experiencing the
novelty OF hard work. The clerks in all the navy
ana military departments are really OyefEorked
and they are grumbing At their loss of holidays.
NEW YORK, April l2.-The Tribaas's London
cable special says; kUmaruf's attack on the AT.
guam Is regarded In every capital of Europe As an
act OF war. In no well. Uniformed quarter here or
abroad, Is there any but the faintest hope of
peace. GiadstJnes language and manner alike
Ia the House of Commons Thursday convinced
everybody that he himself is convinced that war
Is all bat inevitable Nothing has occurred 10
diminish this probability.
LoSDoS, April l2.-The Russian force south of
MerV Is enormously greater than was suspected
II Is evident that masses of troops have been
hurried forward during the whole period while
Russia was pretending To "diplomltze"
At the German and Russian Embassies here the
npInion IS expressed that the dispute between the
Car and Great Britain has actually reached it,
hnai phase IN diplomacy.
Both Russia and England are busily engaged in
correspondence With the other Powers and are
actively counting alliances. Ii the English nego
nations with Turkey succeed the most important
immediate result will be the opening Of the Oar.
danees to the British feet.
ST. PErEEsBUBG, April ll.-Tbe war feeling here
Is Overwhelmingly strong. Tie Car appeared at
the theHter last evening The audience still Gu
thusiastlc over the news from Peuidrh on the
general assumption that kOmar0f's conduct mad
imI eEiM approval, ruse when they saw the Car
plause. ~
Admiral Shest,kpf has ordered all torpedo-bo,ts
TO e sent To the b lite aud the Black seas.
I9rpedoes have just been sunk ia the canal
binding 81. Petersburg with the sea- Crousiadt.
81. Petersburg aud the palace at krasuo. SIo an,
nov connected by telephone, 50 that the Gar will
"f informed of every movement il the Case OF At
tack by the English heet The Russian fleet has |
been IA thorough state OF readiness since the \
n.
mAndiug the British forces on the Nile Above
Cairo, reports tOlhe Government talt II will he /
prActlet lly impossible b. move the British tru1ps
from DpuEoia during the sumner. brctuse they /
Would have 10 proceed SO slowly. The Nile b. |
says. Us not uayigabe from March t. Inl4 ami |
deprived OF water trInspprtUtI0u the soldiers /
would have TO march along the river banks. over
mountain spurs. bare rocks md -bpIts-I4a.s tTufs
under sun that would b. simply destructive
SyAKIN, April ll.-EHsLeeu, recently the head
quarters oil O-nhn DItuIs entire army. Is now
wholly deserted
CAIRO. April ll.-General Wulsel u. accoupl7irI
oy ms n rsonu staH and L1rd Charles BeresforI,
arrived hsre to-day.
NUAEIN, April lO-tisu raj tirtl1t,l b7s issr,.I .
. PROCLAMATION, 10 which be ur.ts the rebels to sub
mt 20 tue British and send 90 IS supply of pruyl- |
SLOWS anu cattle for which be- promises they will
% P'id. OiherSise they must take the cOuse
queucys.
ALENANDRIA, April lot is regretted here that
'he BRITISH GuyerumenI has tTr1ugrd, IN the event
Of VIZ Nth Russia 10 have the trpops nov uppsat-
ing IN the Soudtn sent 10 G ,Iippi. ittle entrance
Of tie sea Of Marmurl aud have their Il,c..i.t',
by Turkish soldiers.
LoSDoS, April 1.-THE Dfiiy Tine. states tb,t
the Government has ordered all var preutr,ti,ps
10 be accelerated.
D. 1t IS reported t9at the English uitimatum To-
General komaroH OF 90 10 war.
ST. PErEEsHURG, April lO-Ihs y,ara1fsf n
fftfTshHfg states that General kDuhroh's rrfuru /
within bis lines after driving Cd tue Afghan iudi
sates That the Russian attack was ctu-e1 by me |
hostile action Of the Atghans
LYNDON, Apu! 1.-The SfgalIyI has received
ue tolIoElng from its correspondent with Sir Peter
umsden's force: Tie accounts OF Afghan losses
u the recent engagement Hrs conflicting II i.
asserted shat some hundred Afghans were literally
u assacred. Sir Peter Luinsden has broken c,t.Ig
y Gqbran and Is marching on Tirpul, a II ton ON
he Her Rod, near husNu. The force was over
akeu on the march by severe snuwstor.u, which ,
laused several deaths aud great suffering among
he rstinue.
ST. PErERsHUBG, April g.-The OGisiaI W,s.s,g.,
,ublshes the f0lllViug this morning: General ,
AomArof reports that IN consequence of hostile L
BY the Afghaus be vas compelled
o attack them. rhs Afghaus were posted On
18th sides OF the river huskh in fortified psitions
he fight occurred on the Both Of last month mo
.tghan force consisted Of 400 men with eight
uns They vere defeated, With the loss of en-
leiI' All their artillery, two standard banners and
leir entire camp outfit. All the provisions 81
he Atghans were captured. The russian los :.
as three snbalterns and ten soldiers killed and
Renty nine wounded. When the fighting was
nded General homarud returned across the river
the position he had formerly occupied
LONDON, April "a disnatrh 4, fb. r. e. /