The Portland daily press., 1886-01-20
All officers and Men on Furlough
Ordered to Their. Regiments.
British Troops in Burnnah Meet with
Disaster.
An insurrecIion Threatened in Man
daiay.

MANDALAY, Jan. 19.-The flying columns
of the British troops sent out on reeonnoi-
tering exhibitions, have returned to Manda-
lay They lost several men killed and
wounded in skirmiSh with the Dacoits, but
the loss Of the latter is unknown Reinforce
ments are needed here, and much uneasineSs
prevails regarding the situation. Europeans
long for the arrival of Lord Dufferin, Vice
roy of India, when it is hoped a firm policy
will be adopted.
The Mandalay correspondent Of the Lon
don Times, in recent despatch, said the
forces under rebel princes are daily increas-
ing in strength, and their troops no longer
plumber villages, this fact showing that the
movement is developing from brigandage to
insurrection. Prince Hteitsin, son of the
late war prince who has proclaimed him.
self King, is at Tabain, to the northeast of
Mandalay. He has 10000 armed men, and
one body of his troops, under his younger
brother, is threatening Tsagan, seven miles
to the southeast of Mandalay Another
body of Hteitsin's troops are expected to
cross the Irrawaddy to the north of Manda-
lay, and to threaten the city from the north
west. Al0mpra, prince and son of the late
king, is still in the Shanhills
In the 8alkans.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 19.-The govern
ment is evidently much concerned over the
warlike news from Servia, for that belliger-
ent little State is determined not to let we'll
enough alone unless compelled to. Col. Rom
arotf, the Bulgarian commissioner, after
long private interview with the Sultan, left
hurriedly this morning for Sofia, being re-
called by the emergencies of the situation.
The military Gordon upon the Servian
frontier, which has been greatly relaxed and
almost withdrawn of late, has been ordered
to be rigidly re-established. Orders were
issued this morning for the transfer of the
troops from Mustapha Pasha, and part of
the garrison Of Adrianople to Moravia,
where they will be massed and be in posi-
tion to march upon Sofia via Tru, or Prot
via Misoyitza.
A despatch from Sofia states that Prince
Alexander has returned from Philippopolis,
and will leave tomorrow for Prot. All Off
GERS and men on leave or furlough, have
been ordered to Join their regiments at once.
Widdin has been reinforced and orders have
been issued for the enrolling of three new
regiments to be composed entirely of native
MuSselmen, who will be commanded by
Turkish officers, volunteers from the imperi-
al army. These will be sent to Mustapha
Palanka, the farthest Bulgarian outpost in
Servia, on the Nissaya river. These will re-
lieve the three Roumelian regiments who
have been there since the capture, who will
return 10 garrison fnlllpp0polls. Inc ldea
is to try the Turk against the Servians.
The Austrian representative here, Count
Calice, has protested against this open es-
pousal of Bulgaria's quarrel by Turkey
Count Won Radovitz, the German ambassa-
dor, has informed the Porte that Germany
will interfereif Servia violates the armis-
tice
Three English iron-clads of the Mediter
ranean squadron have arrived at Athens, it
is said, to prevent any overt act by the
Greek navy. Areyolution is threatened in
Athens in consequence Of the hesitancy of
the King to declare war. Hobert Pasha,
with four Turkish men-of-war, despite the
threats of the authorities to fire upon him,
arrived at Athens this morning, and will act
in concert with the English fleet.