ENGLISH NEWS

Colonist, Volume XIX, Issue 2281, 8 September 1877, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS

1 ■'jriijjiifio.lnTj-fl, io-%'iMato.y/rf>l»o't|?-'JT»'III. *'J?F I"!: i . ' ?(hvtft of! (ijDEiEA.Tgj'imlti: c;i i;moH™ h.^it> ■;"""' • J'k'jil *>iIT .ji^-f'rr-"'^ liahvul i HAL ; ■■• W,rWAME^!i^ • ■>i / onl '■■'' v/> "'"^ 000 So hoitoij'f'isoLvc BefdrdJthe'find'^ July'the! ißifosiflitii W& dtfn^eiii trated »hundred 'Th.j completed the iuTe'stmentof Eustchueki'and ftd'TaiDc'ed near etoughttiytbrowiheiU iriiidi:!"'^'' Va" f B' iW :«' In t le bombardment of Silistria the-RuMianrflred |fche to'tniiitti .ttili'teitt^hd (nlr t}<yi)-ha-hiUnavvwi v. jr On July rSlstJ'theT/ißniiian'rigW^in'gV strong, attaokedOsman Pasha, who was in command of 50,CJ00:TurkBt The latt*r occupied » BtrongIh'6iiie shoe puition i around'PlcTtiaJ^ Opening' with 'a h^aVj bombardai«at'the,l4iiS»iani luffiired' teVribly. 10 Thflj! drove Ihe Turk's from th« outworki and t neighboring vii lage,Han'd attacked the'»p'osition| immediately coterii g iPlerna.''. The Turkish infantry yrete. strong and no impresaionswas made onl'the' position. The! Turkis i oannonademowing the Bussiah 'infantry in the open they iwere compel led !to-fsill b'acik^at'1 sunset; The T arks made <a| continuous forward ■tooTement;, despite the dqsporate- stand made! by tn» llus's'i'an'si Thsy ritobk.a'llthay;had lostrand*catter'ifagi dismay ,ampng|thß Bussiam troops th«'deftlt>w«l turned into a'icomplete rout. The Bashi Batouks took the Rus- ! iiaa field, slaughtering the. wounded, the fcrieS; of the latter for mercy being heard during the night. The panic spread as far as Sistorav-iStray Cossacks arrWing „ |here.., deelar ed,, the. ; ; !Tur v ks ; , jifete f '.oloselyi followiDg-'.t^ej whole ,popul»tipni^ bridge mjag^ne^al^anio, j^.,;^ |j ,oiiu->SV;h: j{ i>»u. ; The la.ttaok^onj^leina^BSire^eViejil fo* fellosriigi day, wifih'.lurth'j^r^^Eiea. , 6 « ;l s^,Russiian, killed and-wounde|d"Wre^(j^|9niy-|our 'thqu8 4 anpl. ol QiWailiiPasha) did not fbilo^'n'pj hi», jiptpry,i $ut \ t N[sp[li.tsinjotoe-.\ ments. Thißjaefaafc completely idi^arfawged ;the Russian ptan5.,.^,., ; ,.';',.;,',!, ; % t , m [rur>ilii'j\U\"»iiY! . On the ,same.;.day Oj the Russians attaqked ; Raouf ; 4 P4sß«: ar'|(ilH: JSagtira,^ [•> t>ghjurksj,back. ■ vSuleiman Paiha ai'rirsd with'rein^ rir; SaghraV/inflictingiiheiTy.loss.aod^capturing,; guns- i ■'..'.;'' ~T i ,iiv:;;: ; v : , : ; 'ii: U < 'siv/u'l ih From; Eesaplik ri the: Bussian, ady^nced^ guard, is: falling Daok/"They are strongly fortifying the Shipka aßa" 'I'lil •'■■\il •'( i" "ojit •Jl:;Mi i!hv.' OMH.j'.ii" The advance , ( of the ~ Rvssians ,in Jbe, ; C*uca.sus placed six Turks , a t.. Sohanibe^ya ( iin t j. a^ oritical position; Hobart PasHa's fleet removed them under a heavy i bombardment .iiomr the .Russian ; batteriea^^ompljsjiing'iiiia^it^rafilal o|,ihe Turkish military, expedition to .the Cauca»us.., ; ,i.,- (j! j ;,; ; A Hobarfc'Pabha is'in' entire command of ; the Blaok, Sea fleet 6f twenty "yesseisj^i J' ;|^'./iVitui] omiu ,'uh .-.■> Twenty (Ta^kisiifVpiiuiar^'ifjß^B ordered: fromßatqum (p T"arna^ i: ', ); , V ; ..-..j.'.,,!, ~\ - :y , \,, ? <iv..-\i The Servian1 militia, thirty 'thousand^ strong, is posted oh fcha frontier. ~"',' '.] j,,' .'.,.,.... ■~,::;.■!.,.,. The Austrian GoTernment haß announced a, loan pf ; , thirty million'florins, and has mobilised ninety thoutroopßi' ". /; '~ ■ !,V''.;,- .',..'.■ ~ • 1 :held in Hußgary/were in, favor of,arm,ed 'JnterTentibn to preserve the integrity of the Ottoman \j|papire. . t , , o . r , ~ .-.,, ~-y „,. -,: "Mehemet Pasha's army at Rasgrad, of forty thousand, is > opposed' by the Russians holding strong positionsfbri the river Lorn. :'•'.'' f . The Turkish" :Mitlister for' Foreign Affairs, has issued a circular charging the Russians, sacring Miiisiilmans', burning refugees in churches,' and massaoritig'refugee's1:' ' ''..,:....,,.,,,'! .',,,' General Q-burka telegraphed that he was compelled to scatter his troops, to prevent a massacre of Christians, i -■■■•■ ■'/:v"' ; ;t';:;..';. } yy■■.'''',. 'l',.:\ ';"";"' The Russian reinforctments sent: from Rustohuk to Plevna opened communication with Sohumla. , , :>,'. I There is sicknesa'iri thd Russian army, especially in the Dobrudsobtf. i!;;"):';^";' ••"';; "'[^[^■'^.l'^^'o^, A camp of seventy thousand men is oontemplftted at Constantißbplev) ''^' ' UU! '■ "!' -'.'.'"',','/ ,,■'•.,;,'; ,■ The Russian' clivalry, attaokod Lpvatz'ana were ; repulsed.' nJ':;;' l! ' !|! ''■'-;/• ■[■;''"' '"'y^,!'^::''J\, u 7\ The Tdrks oeoupied Se'lva:unopposed^" ' 5-v The'(3-rand Duke Nioolas was 'nearly captured at •Eski'Shagra...r. :i .H,..;[; • ; ■,:> '■;■,:>>■ '■ ■ ■■■ .':■■<-.rr.-i -A ■.:.•:-. The Turks from the Caucaius, reinforeei Suleiman Pasha viaj^arna. /.,,,,,.:/-. ■■.j;:v; ■ ■ i.-; :< :<:'i'^ r^^u .T An American u,issionary reports, that all the male Christian population :at Shagra, were condemned: to death by the Turkish commander, as enemies inia oivil war, extermination has begun there. : i : Thirty thousand,musfulnans, Bulgarian/ refugees, are at Constantinople. ; ; ~ i' ,; The Balkan villages revolted, and were suppressed, the Bulgarians were disarmed.,:, . i. ; . ; ' Fifty thousand Circassians and a hundred and fifty; thousand cattle were deported by Hobart Pasha from the Caucasus■ rto Trebizond, in consequenoe of the Russian re-occupation,,;,;.: ; ; ,;■■. ,•,•_,••■;.>:. ■.-..• -..^C'. vThe Russians lost twelve thousand in the South, Balkans, and General Ignatieff is charged i with causiDg the-'disaster by; misleading statements regarding, the strength of the Turks beyond the Balkans, they, have ninety (thousand "men.., ,; 1( ,v :.i , it^Mukhtar, Pasha; claims to have, surprised and, .defeated two! Russian battalions near Ardahan. Crowds paraded the, streets at Athens, shoutingi for war. Greek troops nre massing on the frontier. I A Berlin ■'msßsage says ;n-A French coup d'etatAtv consid"ered imminent.; A rendezvous of Bonapartists is announced to tike placei at Chiselhurit.. ■ '■ . : There are disastrous reports of,the Indian:famine. The situation-ismogt critical,; , Thtre is danger, of,a? general famine).' „, Half a million are already .dead of (• starvation. At a meeting ia Madras, resolutions, were passed,'praying assistance from all the cities of : Britain and India. . ; i-,. ,'r In America there have, been, fearful;riots and: strikes throughouc the , States. At Chicago bloody. conflicts took, place bet ween the mob and th# military./ Fifteen were .killed, and wounded. At Baltimore, St. Louis, and In'dianiapolui .frightful excesses were committed by the rioters. Cabinet councils were held at Washington to devise measures for the public safety. Military are posted all; along ;the central lines ofrailway. ;. p ~.r , ~.; ■ ~,.v , ( i ; ; ..,,;,,,,;',,, .' ~; s,; ;•; . At San Frarifcisco,' a plan, to exterminate the Chinese, and1 destroy the Pacific, Mail Boat T:''TBe^^ilaric«.,Cpmm]iMee;. i isj revived, and has'restored'.Bi'der f^'^.A'^abpr^Cipiiiinii^ sion is organised at'lxlahp.^ .'"( "\ ' ]\'y _ ..TV.;:'..-,/ ,';. ]( ;'r. The war don'tmues, (9-eneral Gibbon fought .^determined battle with the'lndmns at Big Hole Bason, killing a hundred and fifty, and losing'seve'nty of his, traQp^^bejsaTagea are retreatingj : * " / jflgurance - losses from the St John's fire 'jMrao|nks|;o Bevenumilli9n'dollars.' ''''■" ■'.'.■■..;•.:■•■■■■--■■• WTp Hsorhouae iat -: Siinooe was burnt^ with| loven-! ifßnTnmates.-pJft • !^';!;j !)i::|" ;'; '[^'^['^J',!''^..,