EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 7, 17 November 1877, Page 2

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

(From the latest N. Z. Papers.) J LOVDOS, September 22. I .General Iyn:iLiu:i" in disgrace, his gone ; u i Vicv. '1 lore is nothing official of Mehemet ! Ah 's movements. I ;.'. GamhettaV sentence has been confirms '1 on appeal. September 24. ! Sir.) 'ili'iis Vogel telegraphs its follows : —I, >st\'i Avalanche, besides the names already w.'red :—Chief Cabin : S. W. |W.ittoti, il. T. Neale, \V. C. Stow, A. I Mont*omet ie, Win. W. Barnett, Doctor R. Farmer, and Sin. Second Cabin:

Annie and M ir.V Spreidboro', Alexander Kelley.C. J. 1.1. Pickman, J. C. Chamberlaino, .and wife, * ; . Brobin, .and son, W. ; I VVhitaker, John a/inter, John R. Minter, 1 L. 1). Kerby, John Graham, J. F. Somervillo, George Kevn, James Wilson, and i wifo. Steerage: P'relerick Lee,G. F. G. j Smith, Willia n K la raUs >■>. an 1 wife, J. lA, Blythj, Oiarlos Lyught, Charles Cvrrey, M Weotbin, Jjho Bishop. A. !I rajule, tf A Liaworiliv, James i£»xwll, Frederick law. The following took passages, but did not go : —E. : Milan I, J, Ewves, P, Wooderin. Tho Inqntst n the bodies washed tiorafrotn is to minat 11 Thoj'ir verdiol

The "Herald's" special of London, ■ September 2*. says the accounts of but Friday's fighting near Biela are greatly ■ I ixaggerate 1. The Turks admit that the action was ndeeisive. The attack made upon the Russian ' (trenched positions at Chairkivy and . i !h ia iva, co n nan ling the in itn road to ■ Bi da, have !•■• "i sn- • ■■.sfully impulse 1. J The Onrewitch has been receiving] 1' large reinfoi nents. . Osman Pasha has been urged to p I make a s irtie in order to etl'eo a junction of th ■ two forces. The " Times " siys the Austrian , Ambassador at Constantinople liad a ! |j isitive intervi :w with the Saltan. He : remonstrated against the continued , atrocities, on I hinte lat meditation. He i sh e.ve 1 moderation to be politic, declar- . ■in.' that Germany would not be i ia lifferent to Russian humiliation. Twenty thousand Turks are said to have been sacrificed in the various atie npts to take the Shipka P.i-s. j A Russian official de patch says that the Turks resumed bombarding the Nicholas redoubt [in the Shipka l'assj,! | and then assaulted it unsuccessfully. I

• I Fighting co itinues. In Asia, General Tergukasoff has de- , ! feated Ismael Pasha witli great loss. A Turkish official despttch svys chit a , large Turkish convoy of ammunition is i ♦ within two hours' march of Plevna. The result of the fighting at Uiela is ■ still undecisive. Plevna is nearly surrounded by the 1 Russi in forces. i ! Ilia'. Pasha Ins reached Dubruek i [Dibtiik or OahnikJ with suppli :s. ; The convoy was attacked by fifteen I battalions of Russian infantry an 1 three ] regimeat3 of cavalry, but, according to a ' ■ Turkish account, the attacking force was j i deteited. t A 'counts states that Sulicman Pasha i 'renewed the assault at Fort Ni.dulis, ', Shipka Pass, last Friday, but without I ] success.

September 2G. The Turks have occupied a natural strong hold in Roumania, opposite I Siiistria. The Russian-Roumanian loss at Plevna was twenty-seven thousan 1. General Todleben directs the siege. September 2S. Austria still continues neutral. Mehemet Ali Pasha is retiring on the Kara-Lom, owing to the massing of the Russians on the J.intra. The weather is v :ry ba 1, and supplies are di.iimt to obtain, and the roads are impassable. Sulieman Pasha co-operates with i Mehemet Ali Pasha in attacking Bieia i in parsuaneeof orders frouitheSeraskirat'

September 29. There are si ms of an early and severe ";''■"",'' , „ Tw o inches of snow have already fallen 1:1 tne .-cap.-, i i ,iv>. It is believe 1 to it tae eimoaign in Bulgaria tiiis season is virtually e.i ted. The Russi in-; arc t) remain entrenched during t.ie winter. • October 1. A siezure of arms has been in ide in Transylvania, causing an irruption. Four Iran lreh men are over the ' monntaint, destroying the Jassy railway. , General Klapk.a at Constantinople . disavows and deprecates the movement. Sulieman Pasha telegraphs to C'on- . stantinople that tiie Russian positiou is ' critical. Tiie " Times " reports that the Austra- , lian G ivern netits are negotiating fur the , purchase of the Etsteru Extension Company's cable from Singapore. The proposal is declared premature by Mr. , Michie and Sir J. Vogel. Oct .her 2. B'.sh ip Moriarty, of Kerry is dead of ■ paralysis. It is semi-offi lialily state 1 that Russia ■ refuses to entertain peace prop mis. 1 Fifty thousand men of the Imperial ' Guard have occupied l'opokoi [Ployesti (\ A Russian official despatch says that General Tergukasoff defeated Ismail Pasha on the 25th September with great Mukhtar Pasha reports that th i Russians have been completely defeated, and have crossed the Kars River. October 3. Mukhtar Pasha has gaine 1 a complete victory at Nc Iji in. Tiie Russians were driven beyond the frontier. i B nub irding to the eastward of Plevna still continues. ' October 0. M. Jules Simon, late Premier of the French Ministry, is alarmingly ill. A Turkish oflicial despatch reports a great battle at Gumrie, in Asia Minor, : with favourable results to the Turks. 1 A Russian unofli ml despatch states ■ thoton the 2nd Oetobir, the Russians • captured the entrenchments near K irs, on Mukhtar Pasha's left, repulsing large : masses of Turks, but subsequently odandoned them owing to the want of water. Tne Russian loss was 83 odieers ■ and 3200 men. The Turkish loss was • enormous. A Turkish official despatch from : Mukhtar Pasha reports a complete victory on the 2nd. The Russians attacked the whole line, but were compelled to retire, the Turks pursuing them t> Op ich ii. The R issi id loss was ot)Ji) ; tne rurkish loss is unknown. Other accounts say the battle was ' Indecisive. The Czir has revolve 1 to remain with the army till the w ir it en lad. There is in iih si kn • i •ai ■ ; the Ru*tUni r on l Plevna.

The Turks are now answerir.g the . bombardment. ! Operations at Shipka have been ; stoppad by the fog, i A Rassiau unodi dal despatch states that the Turkish left of the supporting garrison at Kars attacked the Russian right on the 4th, but were defeated with gre u loss. I" Sulieman Pasha has Keen appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Danube. | Mehemet Ali has been recalle I. Raouf Pasha commands in the Ihlkans, T i ■ Russian head-quarters have been removed to Sistova. There has been great changes in the command of both armies. General Kotestree has been appointed chief of the Russian staff. General Todleben directs the siege of Plevna. Mehemet Ali has been recalled; Sulioman Pasha succeeding to the chief command. Raouf Pasha commands the Shipka Pass. There has been no important battle i during the last fortnight, but a prolonged ■ yet undecided battle is proceeding before j Kars.

The Russians are carefully preparing for a winter campaign. Mehe.net Ali's recall and Sulie.nan Pasha's transfer to the command-iu-cbief of the army of the Danube is generally condemned. General Kotzebue is acting as General Adviser at the Russian head-quarters. Tile Grand Vizier's organ scornfully rejects proposals of meditation, and upbraids England for refusing money and help. Uhefket Pasha's corps have been powerfully reinforce 1, and has reached West Plevna. The Russians unsuccessfully attempted, with a cavalry force and two ride brigades, to intercept the I convoy. Russia has ordered 700 Kruppguns, to j be delivered in April next. ! The Servian hesitation is ascribed

partly to fear of a rising at Belgrade and the proclamation of a rival dynasty. The Transylvania plot had two objects —the invasion of Rumania and a rising of the Poles. The Hungarian deputy licit'/, is under police surveillance. The Montenegrin campuiu concluded with the occupation of Bajani. Prince Nicholas has written to the Czir, statin.; that he has attained his c" ■' ,-■-! obj.-.ii Lr- : .div-.n■_■..• fchi posuia tion of Herzegovina, and expressing hope that the 0/.ar would, on conclusion of pea e, incorporate the district of Bajani with M mtenegro. Four hundred Abc-hftian prisoners, en route to Siberia, perished through a railway accident. Four powder magazines exploded on'

the Sea of Marmora. Many workmen were injured. • It is lvportel that fourteen thousand Chefket Pa-mi is f >rimng a iort.ni m camp at Gur.thanio, with tiie view to keeping (open the roa 1 between Plevna and Sophia, and organising another relief for..-,; for Plevna. Tiie in /biiictitiea of the Srviin army stiil continues. Two million francs for that purpose having been received from Russia. October 7. M llle. Titiens is dead. The in piiry into the Avalanche collision is proceeding. October 8. The remains of Millie. Titiens, the great operatic singer, were interred today at Kensal Green. Operations at K irs and in Bulgaria have been suspended owing to the bad weather. Sulieman Pasha has depose I Ahmed Eyoub Pasha, and ordered him to return to Constantinople. Tne Grand Vizier has disowned the recent violent Turkish articles against England. Gambetta's manifesto hits provoked fresh prosecutions. The Penge convicts deny the ill-treat-ment of their victim. The execution is rixe 1 for the loth. Higgins beat B lyd by four lengths. Gate completed his great pedestrian feat. October !). The Russian forces continue the siege works at Plevna. The weather is unfavorable. It is raining and snowing. Servian diplomatic agents at Stamboul have renewed pacific assurances. Mukhtar Pasha reports on October fl, that the Russians have evacuated their p isitions parallel to Kars, and are retiring towards Arpaehi. Their loss during the last three days' fighting amounted to 15,000; ours was 2.">JJ. There is a strong public agitation against the execution of the Penge murderers. Mr. Justice Hawkins slimming up is considered unfair towards the culprits. M. Rouher has issued a manifesto identifying the Bonapartists with Marshal MaeMahon's policy. The Turks are fortifying the Sophia Road, along which they urn receiving supplies, despite Russian opposition. The report that a battle took place at Plevna on September 23th, with frightful losses to the Russians is discredited. The rains in Bulgaria have ceased. The Russians are more hopeful. The anti-war feeling in Roumania is spreading, Sorvia still vacillates. October 10. t A r te r ten days' violont stor.m, the ON I ,'f at Sill iv i .u, i \, ..,. li, ,„, lIJ ''.- ;,y c .hi lag,

R 'press:n measures by t!i9 French Ministry are increasing. Gv.ibetta baa I been again pruaecatod. Tha London p ipera Lave bet-a detained for ex unuution. The inquiry into the cause of the loss of tha Avalanche, has been concluded. I The Commissioners blamed the Avalancho partially for the collisi -. and censured Loekhart, captain of •., Forest, for inadequate care, and want . : promptitude. J Mr. Gladstone intends to visit Ireland. October 12. The Empress of Russia is expected at Bucharest on the 19th. Four thousand insurgent Circassians have been defeated in Daghestan with heavy lass. Marshal MacMahon denies that the Republic is imperilled by clerical influence, and urges the electors to return the candi lates nominated by the Government. He stitos that duty forbids him to desert his post. October 13. T' e " Daily News " special with the Czarcwiteh's army on the Jantra says that a week's rain converted the camp

r into a lake of mud. Roads are impassable except between Bielaand Rustchuk. i The troops are unprepared for winter, • having lost their great coat; and tents in i the retreat from the Lom. Inverary Castle, the chief residence of the Duke of Argyle, on Loch Fyne, has been destroyed by tire. Octobei 14. The Penge murderers were reprieved on the night preceding the date ti'xed foi their execution. The Republicans have carried the French elections so far. October 17. The Agent-General's telegram says, a great Russian victory has been gained in Asia. A column of General Dararcft" outflanked the Turks and General lleimemu

I attacked and carried Mount Awlias, cutting Mukhtar Pasha's army in two. Mukhtar Pasha retir d towards Kars, but was pursued and routed, losin« an enormous number in killed, and a | thousand prisoners, including several I pashas. Three Turkish divisions were ■ .-:•- rounded, who surrendered with thir:.two guns, and immense quantities uf w.r I material. The Russian losses were not large. The positions at Plevna and fcihipka I Pass are unchanged. | _ 2142 tons of military stores for Turkey ! have left America. i Humours of meditation between t. I belligerents have been revived. Austri . : and England are credited with liavin■'

i ' taken the initiative. Confirmation oi the rumour is found in the Su'ivm. -. |lpacifi: assurances, in Sir S"a;f.; , | Northcotos and Lord SalM.u.-. , l interei'.ees fallacious. • i A Berlin paper says that pc-ac" nr posals were submitted to the "(It k ■ I Government by Mr. Xayard' [L^ilh ■ ' Ambassador at Lon-Air.r],;.,..'.) „ L , • ,j rejected. '""P*], and wero I October 18. Full reports of the defeat ,f »,,,,., . 1 anna, the luriii.su (.ummaiii.,. • , . \r- i i -i ' Iu Asia ; .tlmor, have been received. They state that the Turks we, plctely routed. co:;l " Mukhtar Pasha fled from Kars, i ! ing nineteen thousand prisoners, tweru" • j seven guns, and seventeen thousam ki.led and wounded. t1 General Todleben proposes to starve t I tho Turks in Plevna, it is reported that I the besiege. 1 army is thoroughly em--1 : aciated. Turkish prisoners declare that l the condition of the garrison is deplorable. Many of the officers are willing to : surrender, but Osman Pasha resists. i The Russians are gradually closing the western outlets. I It is reported at Bucharest that the Turks have withdrawn the artillery from ■ theGravitza Redoubt, under the suspicion i that the place is undermined. The Turkish army corps concentrating near the Danube had a skirmish with the i Russians near Kadikoi. Egyptian troops have been sent to Varna. A portion of General Zimmerman's army is moving towards the Upper t Danube. Sulieman Pasha's position is being j bombarded from the Russian floating batteries. A Turkish gunboat had exploded on ! the Danube. Cannonading Fort Nicholas, in the , Shipka Pass, has been resumed. ; The Russians in the Hainkoi defile have been reinforced by two additional corns. , | _ The alleged invasion of Roumania ori- . ginated in the reports of peasants, who , I mistook Militia for Hungarian rangers. A Russian decree places military rank , [ within the reach of every soldier who , distinguishes himself by valour. I A violent gale swept tho Unite! , j Kingdom, and indicted enormous damage , and loss of life. ,' A communication in the Press gives .the result of the French elections as . follows:—Oat of 53.') deputies, there are :i:i."> Republicans and 19a Government nominees. Tho latter consist of Bonapartlsts, +0; Legitimists, Art; C.n ( servatlvos, no, Many of the official candidates ara expected to be unseated Iby the Election Committee, probably j raising the Republican majority to 140. The Prefects have been summoned to Paris to re e \e Instructions respecting the second ballotinjr. There is to 'ndi ition thai Miuliton intoadlto rolgu.