EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 3, 20 October 1877, Page 2

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

j L'i\ <, September (I Mehemet Aii telegraphs thai Ahmet Kvouh Pasha has driven the 12th Kusshu corps ae,-,,.s tb- I ~ with a loss of :|l)l)i| i i : the Turkish loss was !)0(). ! The Turkish forces al Widdin have 1 n le.illfo, ed. Madame Thiers, claiming to arraiuv the funeral cortege of lea- lite husband, wished the presence of tie- Senate and pay military honors to tin- deceased. The |-; a ,l „f |),.,|,y, in the course of an address at Liverpool, said that the present time was unfavourable for any intervention in regard to the war by third parties. When the time arrived, ind it was, perhaps, not far distant, England would not lose cue opportunity. Scrvia. in replying to British repreAn interview will shortly fake nlacc l-twcen Prince Bismark' and Count Audrassy. September S. The Iluss-ians admit a defeat at Kazclevo. about fifteen miles east of Biola, will, h-avv loss, and had to fall back upon < isiri::a. The Russians are nowconcentratim'at Bicla. They have 1 ~ compelled to rai.e (he blockade at Pustchuk. The Turks threaten to bridge the A ba'd'c i.ns commenced a' Plevna, but tie' result is not yet known. Nothing fresh has'been reported from Plevna. The Turkish tnops who formed the attacking force at the Shipkn Pass have entered Bulgaria. Xieks-ieh has capitulated. Tie- II ,u. George Wigram Allan Speaker of the Legislative Asseinby of ' New South Wales has been created a Knight Commander of the order of St Michael and St. George. The funeral of the late M. Thiers 1 September It. The report respecting the capitulation 'of Nleksieh has I i, ,tinned. A Russian official despatch states ihat . the army of the (Vjir has been withi drawn to a new position; that at night ■ the Russians concentrated at Zeig, where 1 they carried on their works unobserved. I Tim heights of Plevna, on ihe 7th inst., ■ were bombarded continuously. Vester- . day the Itussian left occupied tho southern heights, losing ~00 men, whilst the position of the right and centre is • onlj I MOO yards from the Turkish . intrcnchmciits, The cannonading is I furious. September 10. The fVjtr, t0g,!,,.,- Will, the (} mn ,| • Puke Nicholas and Prince Charles of . Koutnimiti, is with the Itussian It an- . inn army, now attacking Plevna, I The Russian head quarters nrc nt K"l"'|ifa, between Hulgmeni nni | ' I'oii tin

None* I■■ be wivwl r»i a day twu . :■' . • ii \l. hj. i... r Ali ~. ■:: I'aMu, September l.'i The bombardment of Plevna commenced at .lawn on Friday, tin- 7th in-taut, the Russian troops being evert where in position, with stonnine parti - ready on the extreme left The corps under General SkoV.off and General SimniUky formed the centre division ; General Krudcncr's troops formed the right wing; whilst General Zoloft] with the Roumanian divisions, fonned the semicircle of investment. The artillery fire was dull throughout Friday and Saturday, and produced little result. On Saturday night the Russians advanced a heavy lattery nearer Plevna, the bombardment never ceasing all Sunday. A Turkish sortie against the Russians left was repulsed with heavy loss. (m Monday' General Skobelotf'captund the Southern height commanding l'levna, together with the whole fortified encamp nient, which is described as being enormously strong. A general assault was intcmledto iMMiindeoii Sunday orMonday, but was deferred until th.> Turkish lire had been suldued at the Grivickn redoubt, which occupied the centre position. The cannonade lasted six days from south and north-east. SeptemlH-r 17. A Turkish official dispatch states that Sulieman Pa-ha on the 10th instant, ijituiv.l I' "t \i ii, Ms. -ii the x> nka Pass. The nrmv of the Ozarowitch, on the line of the Jantra, his been stronglv re-inforced, and a great battle with Mehemet Ali is believed to be imminent. The Russian anuv in Poland has U-cn ordered to Bulgaria! The Germans are to guard the frontier. General Todleben is planning a winter campaign. Matchin, Hiiwiva, Sistova, Mespolis, Bnrnia, are all ijeeiareil ii\ a state of siege. September IN. The bombardment or Plevna continues. Cm.t:il ('lievnet is marching to the relief of tie' defenders of l'levna. The Russians at the Shipka Pass have been reinforced. September H) A Russian unofficial account states the Roumanians iinsiu ssfully attacked tin: Turkish ivdoubts on the I'sth. 30.000 Turk, for the relief of Osman Pasha, have anived midway between Sophia and Plevna. It is report,,] that Snip-man Pasha has effected a junction with Meheui-t Ali whose combi u ...| forces are exited to ..ttack the (V.nvwitch. at Biula. for ivfusiie,' reinfore-ements to Sk .b-1-..'i'. whose division iv;i. nearly annihilated. The total loss at Plevna ua> 13.001) ' Russians, and 3000 Roumanians. Mr. Stanh-v has crossed Africa, and lanved at the West Coast. He has |.roved the hlcnlitv of the Lualaba with . til e Congo. Prince Bismarck and ("Sunt Andrassv ' conferred togethei foi four hours. ' A semi-official correspondence, pub- ' lished at Berlin, indicates that the object ■ of the conference is to consider what, steps could be taken towards restoring ! Peace. President McMahon has issued a . manifest*, in which he asserts that he i >efv.- no party, but will maintain the Constitution. Whatever may be tin result of the elections, he will maintain and defend Conservative interests with the help ..f the Senate. • The result „f the Intemational Rifle Match at Creedm ■is American team, , 333-t; British team, 3242. ' September 2;. The DulyX.ws-cr.rivsponden+.snyn > that tb" atUe.k on P', -.:,., 1 a dwnaha'nA Turkish offi -i.il despatch reports that Mehemet Ali i< slowly advancing on the 1 right bank of the Banikolom towards Kopritza, twelve miles south-east of Biela, where the Russian* are ma&sin" ' their forces. News from Stambrml states that tho Porte refuses mediation whilst, a single .• Russian remains in Turkey. The Porte , will refuse an armistice unless concurrent with peace proposals. The blockade and bombarding of i Plevna continues. A report from a reliable source says that the interview at Salzburg is a se , quel to the meeting at Isehl. It is to strengthen the complete undcrstandin" ( between the three Klnperors. September:.'.-,. I A Turkish official despatch says thai a convoy numbering live thousand entered • Plevna. A Russian special olli.'ial despatch states , that Mehemet Ali urtsuec .ssfully attacked I the Russians ill Clierknviin cm tho Juntra on I the 21st, Her hed the entrenchments, , bat was compelled to fall back, the supports H failing. The iletertivps have I M committed for trial re the tury swindle, I _ Seven hundred and lifly Ihousand models f in Hi" American I'uiunl ..tire have 1,..,. . burnt, S. pie,|,l„.,. 07 Tie- Turkish nrmv, under Me|„.„„.., I Ah. defeated the IVjuCWitdl's ft,,,,. ilt| liiela.

\ , .: I 11 .!■ iperate lighting. • I'levn ■ but the ' ■ i ■ man Pasha is expected