LATE NEWS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 430, 12 July 1877, Page 3

LATE NEWS.

{From our l£.{eUa.nges.) Bombay July 3rd. . The Turks have evacuated Montenegro. The order of the day issued by MacMahom to the army exh6rts.it to defend the interests of the country, and aid to the'full its mission to maintain respect for its good. Singapore, July 3rd. The British squadron has left Greece under sealed orders. Unofficial Turkish accounts state that the Russian advance guard was driven back to Beit with heavy loss. Bothbay, July 4th. The Eussians are flying sou'ih of Kars. A Russian official dispatch stales the Turks have been strongly reinforced from Balouvn. The Russians were obliged to take a better position. Ears' is almost relieved by retreat of the Russian.*.

Singapore (no date). The British squadron bus gone to Besika Bay. The Turks have returned to Ruslchuk. The Russian cavalry reached Tirnova. Sydney, July 7th. Arrived: Easby and Albion. Sailed: Tararua, yesterday, ■Singapore, July 6lh.

An official Turkish dispatch reports a battle at Baia Ealisa on the 2ud lesultingin the defeat of the enemy, who were almost annihilated. Au immense body of captured Russians were also driven from the near Ears. Muklar Pasha is within 12 miles of Kars, aud continues his victorious advance. Eombay, 3 uly 7th. The Bi'il.ish squauroj has been sent io Besika. Bay because it is more convenient lor En:-.land to refer to it there through Layaid. The Bulgarians have sacked Pistor-J. The following is the Agenfc-G.eueral's telegram : London, July 6th. The Bp.ssiiins have been severely defeated in Asia- and are said to hare fallen back to A.v.xcs Valley. The Bussians attack on Bjtoum has as yet been unsuccessful. One hundred and twenty thousand Hussions are reported to have crossed the Danube with au immense train of artillery. Tbe Russian mam force is now south of Babudiigh, and their cavalry are scouring the country to < he foot of the Balkan-'. The Bunk •..■ate is reduced to 2f per cent.