Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1876-07-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WAR IN THE EAST.  DISAFFECTION IN SERVII. 60 SOLDIERS SHOT FOR COWARDICE. --LATEST MILITARY MOVEMENTS.  VIENNA, Wednesday. According to private intelligence received here, the Conservative party in Servia are eon. spiring together to obtain the removal of the present Ministry, with the view of iniine;n4 Prince Milan to take advantage of the hilt chance that presents itself for pmposing an armistice. Some of the officers oppo.4ed to General Tchernayell's plan of operations are said to be implicated in this conspiracy, in cofl. nection with the present state of affairs in Set. via. All sorts of intrigues are spoken of. Turkish war steamers disembarked at Widdin yesterday five battalions of Asiatic troops. The Servian commander at Alexinatz has ordered 60 men of one regiment to be shot, on account of the cowardice they displayed at the assault upon Nisch, and the consequent disorder that took place in the ranks, and the order has been executed. Prince Milan pardoned 40 others.  VIENNA, Wednesday Evening. Intelligence received here from Widdin states that Ottoman Pasha is taking advantage of the present pause in military operations to bring up reinforcements of men and guns. The Servians are engaged organising guerilla corps, One of which, 3,000 strong, has advanced as far as Cargoda, a village two hours' march from Widdin. According to advices from Belgrade, the Minister of War has sent a reinforcement of 7,000 men to Teschjanin, who has pushed forward some distance in the Pashalik of Widdin, and an encounter with the Turkish troops is imminent. General Rank° Olympics is organising a body of 30,000 Bosnian Volunteers, near Belina, and General Tchernayeff is engaged in the military organisation of numerous Bulgarian Free Corps, near Akpalanka. The Drina Army has received a reinforcement of 8,000 men.  Coissmairrisons,Tuesday. A great number of vol'inteers, including some Christians, have been enrolled. Instructions have been given to the commanders of the army to treat the volunteers in the same way as the regular troops, and to see that they, as well as the regulars, in entering Servian territory, observe the duties of humanity towards the peaceable inhabitants of the revolted country. The Sultan and his mother have subscribed 20,000 Turkish pounds towards the expenses of the war.  It is confirmed that the Porte has sent a satisfactory reply to the representations of the Roumanian Government concerning the passage of Turkish gunboats up the Danube. The Turkish War Minister has resolved to assimilate the Bashi-Bazonks with the regular army.  Aii official despatch published here announce that the engagements to-day were of an unimportant character.  _ The Times has received the following telegram from Ragusa_:—  "A Tl:irkisli force of regulars and irregulars attacked Scogiani ; Griviani, the Voivode of Cernaizze, assisting with his people. The Tvrks were driven to Murezze, losing much baggage and ammunition and several prisoners. "Another expedition against Kuehl was repulsed after fighting all day, and the Turks were driven back to Podgoritza." BELGRADE, Tuesday night. In the Tabarbazardick district in Bulgaria the Bashi-Bazouks have, it is said, boastfully paraded cartloads of heads of murdered women and children. These exhibitions are their revenge after each defeat. Young women are now, it is affirmed, regular articles of traffic, being sold publicly in the villages by the Tartars and Turks.