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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 102, 10 July 1877, Page 2

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Bombay, .-Jiafy 3. •:' - The Turks Montenegro. ' ' July 7* ' v. The reason assigned for sending thft „ British squadron to JBesika Bay jb that it is convenient for communication with Consul Layard, at Constantinople. The Bulgarians have sacked Listooa. July SV\ THE CRISIS IN FRANCE: s • An Order of the Day issued to France by President M£cMahon, in view of the political crisis, exhorts the army to defend the dearest interes's , ojL- ,th§ir; , country. and aid him. to fulfill his' infeV sion, and to maintain respect for good Government, Bombay, July 4.'" The Russians are flying south of *" Kars. "j A Russian despatch states that;.-..the - Turks are being strongly reinforced fronv' \ Batoum;and the Russians were .comr*" pelled to take up a position better ."calculated for defence. ' . ?■?'' Kars is almost relieved by the retreat of the Ru-sians. Singapore, July £. The British squadron left Qicece under sealed orders. ' Unofficial Turkish accounts state that the Russians advanc guard was driven ack to Biela with heavy loss. Singapore, July 5; The British squadron has gone to Besika Bay The Turks retain Rustchuk. ~ . Julyfe. An official Turkish despatch reports a battle at Kara-Kalissa on the 2nd, resulting in the complete defeat and almost annihilation of the enemy, and the captnre of an immense booty. The Russians have been driven from their entrenchments at Kars.' ""* Midhat (Mukhtar) Pasha is within twelve miles from Kars, and continues this" victorious advance.