LATEST TELEGRAMS

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 106, 24 July 1877, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[Special to the Mail.]

Wellington, July 17.

A Gazette extraordinary issued to-day. contains despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relative to the maintenance of neutrality in the existing state of war between Russia arid Turkey. Ships of war of either belligerent cannot make use of any port in Great Britain or her colonies for warlike purposes or equipment, and may not sail out of any port of Great Britain from which any vessel of the other belligerent, whether war vessel or - merchant ship, sKall havepreviously, departed until after the expiration of at least 24 hours. The following telegram has been received from the Agent-general. London, July 18. The Russians captured Nicopoiis, with slight loss. Two Pashas, 6,000 prisoners, and forty guns were taken. They continued crossing the Danube, and have passed the principal pass of Balkans. The Russian hesd-quarfcerg are at Timova. The Turks have.. fallen hack from the line of lasca to the line of the town. The Czarewitch is in command. Important results are expected from Rutschuk. July 21st. It is expected that the Porte declines to throw open the Dardanelles to any power, that does not support Turkey against Russia. The British Ambassador at St Petersburgh, remonstrated against the sinking of a vessel in the Danube, as impeding navigation. Ministerialist journals in England urge Government to declare without delay, that the Russian entry into Stamboul would be prejudicial to British interests. Reports of Russian atrocities semiofficially denied. Frisco mails *flelivered.